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How backward Muslim women have been since ages?
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Fatima al-Fihriyya
A Muslim woman, Fatima al Fihri, is the founder of the school that the Guinness Book of World Records calls the oldest continuously operating institution of higher education in the world, al-Qarawiyyin University in Fez, Morocco, established in 859.
Fatima al-Fihriyya A Muslim woman, Fatima al Fihri, is the founder of the school that the Guinness Book of World Records calls the oldest continuously operating institution of higher education in the world, al-Qarawiyyin University in Fez, Morocco, established in 859.
2. Khawlah bint al-Azwar
She was a legendary Muslim WARRIOR during the life of the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) and later a MILITARY LEADER . She has been described as one of the greatest female military leaders in history.
Khawlah bint al-AzwarShe was a legendary Muslim WARRIOR during the life of the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) and later a MILITARY LEADER . She has been described as one of the greatest female military leaders in history.
3. Rufaida Al-Aslamia
Many centuries earlier,a woman named Rufaida Al-Aslamia introduced nursing to the Muslim world. She is estimated to have been born in the year 620 — exactly 1,200 years before Florence Nightingale.
Rufaida Al-AslamiaMany centuries earlier,a woman named Rufaida Al-Aslamia introduced nursing to the Muslim world. She is estimated to have been born in the year 620 — exactly 1,200 years before Florence Nightingale.
4. Khadīja bint Khuwaylid
She was a successful and esteemed business-woman. She fell in love with the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) and through a friend, she asked him to marry her. She was older than Muhammad (pbuh) .He said yes and they got married. Islam is not progressive? Huh?
Khadīja bint KhuwaylidShe was a successful and esteemed business-woman. She fell in love with the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) and through a friend, she asked him to marry her. She was older than Muhammad (pbuh) .He said yes and they got married. Islam is not progressive? Huh?
5. Nusayba bint al-Harith
also known as Umm al-Athia, she took care of casualties on the battlefield and took care of providing them with food and water and first aid and, moreover, performed circumcision.
Nusayba bint al-Harithalso known as Umm al-Athia, she took care of casualties on the battlefield and took care of providing them with food and water and first aid and, moreover, performed circumcision.
6. Ashifa bint Abdullah
She was the first Muslim woman to be appointed by Caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab as market inspector and manager.
Ashifa bint Abdullah She was the first Muslim woman to be appointed by Caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab as market inspector and manager.
7. Al Shifa bint Abdulla al-Quraishiyya al-Adawiyah
She was amongst the wise women of the time and was involved in public administration and skilled in medicine.
Al Shifa bint Abdulla al-Quraishiyya al-Adawiyah She was amongst the wise women of the time and was involved in public administration and skilled in medicine.
8. Zainab al-Ghazali
The most recent account of a scholar, who dedicated her life to Islam, is that of Zainab al-Ghazali. Born in 1917, in Egypt, she was an activist and was closely associated with theMuslim Brotherhood.
Zainab al-GhazaliThe most recent account of a scholar, who dedicated her life to Islam, is that of Zainab al-Ghazali. Born in 1917, in Egypt, she was an activist and was closely associated with theMuslim Brotherhood.
9. Umm al-Darda
In seventh century Damascus, she was a prominent jurist whose students included Abdul Malik ibn Marwan, the then Caliph himself. She was an important scholar of the time.
Umm al-DardaIn seventh century Damascus, she was a prominent jurist whose students included Abdul Malik ibn Marwan, the then Caliph himself. She was an important scholar of the time.
10. Sutayta al-Mahamili
She was a mathematician lived in the second half of the tenth century, and came from an educated family in Baghdad. She excelled in many fields such as Arabic literature, hadith and jurisprudence.
Sutayta al-MahamiliShe was a mathematician lived in the second half of the tenth century, and came from an educated family in Baghdad. She excelled in many fields such as Arabic literature, hadith and jurisprudence.
11. Razia Sultana
Closer home in India we have Razia Sultana, the only female to sit on India’s throne in Delhi for four years in the thirteenth century.
Razia SultanaCloser home in India we have Razia Sultana, the only female to sit on India’s throne in Delhi for four years in the thirteenth century.
12. Arwa al-Sulayhi
Women who stand out as rulers include Arwa al-Sulayhi, an eleventh century Yemeni who ruled for 71 years and was known as the Noble Lady and Sultana Shajarat al-Durr, who took control of Egypt after the death of her husband in the thirteenth century.
Arwa al-SulayhiWomen who stand out as rulers include Arwa al-Sulayhi, an eleventh century Yemeni who ruled for 71 years and was known as the Noble Lady and Sultana Shajarat al-Durr, who took control of Egypt after the death of her husband in the thirteenth century.
13. Fathima bint al-Hasan ibn Ali Ad-Daqqaq al-Qushayri
She was a hadith scholar of the fifth and sixth centuries who was celebrated not only for her piety and mastery of calligraphy but also for her knowledge & the quality of the isnads (chains of narrators) she knew.
Fathima bint al-Hasan ibn Ali Ad-Daqqaq al-Qushayri She was a hadith scholar of the fifth and sixth centuries who was celebrated not only for her piety and mastery of calligraphy but also for her knowledge & the quality of the isnads (chains of narrators) she knew.
