One of the pilgrimage sites that is of interest to Islamic sects, especially Shiites, after the grave of Hazrat Zainab (peace be upon her) in Syria, is the grave and shrine of "Ruqayyah" (peace be upon her), the infallible daughter and the youngest child of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him).

Hazrat Ruqayyah is the daughter of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him).

It has been reported from sources that Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) had six sons and three daughters. His daughters were: "Sakina" (daughter of Rabab, daughter of Amr al-Qays and sister of Ali Akbar), "Fatima" (daughter of Umm Ishaq, daughter of Talha ibn Ubaydullah) and "Zainab" (who was also Fatima's sister and both were from the same mother).

In most sources, the names of these three daughters are mentioned and Ruqayyah is rarely mentioned. Most likely, Ruqayyah was another name for Zaynab, and since Zaynab, unlike Fatima and Sakina, is not reported to have played an effective and active role in Karbala, it seems that she was no more than a child who must have been born in Medina in 57 AH.

In any case, along with the rest of the Ahl al-Bayt, Imam Hussain (a.s.) and Zaynab al-Kubra (a.s.) were captured and settled in a place next to the "Bab al-Faradis" - which was in ruins at that time. Ruqayyah was four years old at that time and made himself her father, and Yazid, cursed by Allah, ordered that her father's blessed head be brought to him. When Ruqayyah saw that bloody head, she died of great grief and sorrow after a few days.

The grave of Hazrat Ruqayyah is in the city of Damascus.