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Women in History of Mankind
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Status of Women in Islam
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Surely the Muslim men and the Muslim women, the believing men and the believing women, the devout men and the devout
women, the truthful men and the truthful women, the patient men
and the patient women, the humble men and humble women,
…….
the charitable men and the charitable women, the fasting men and the
fasting women, the men who guard their chastity and the women who guard their chastity, and the men
who remember Allah much and the women who remember Allah much -
for all those, Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.
Surah 33. Al-Ahzab, Ayah 35
Islam has empowered women with the most
progressive rights since the 7th century.
Islam gave women right
• to marry someone of their choice,• to retain their identity after marriage,• to divorce,• to work, • to own and sell property,• to seek protection by the law,• to vote,• to participate in civic and political
engagement.
Islam gave women the right to education,
• A recent study has identified eight thousand female Muslim
scholars throughout history• Many of the scribes who copied
the books and library clerks in Muslim countries were women
Famous Quranic Women
• Hawwa : equal counterpart of Adam
• Maryam: chosen amongst all the women
• Bilqis (queen of sheeba) leads her people to Islam
Famous Quranic Women
• Asiyaa: strong & steadfast, owner of a house in Jannah
• Hajara: trust in Allah, builder of a nation
• Jochebed (Musa’s mother) :woman of patience
• Safura (musa’s wife) : haya personified
• Aisha: declared her chastity• Khoulah bint Thalabah : ayahs
revealed to sooth her down
Famous Quranic Women
Muslim Women in History
• Poetesses and writers
• Women of Eloquence
• Politicians
• Businesswomen• Administrators• Social Activists • Councilors
Muslim Women in History
• Scholars
• Orators and Preachers
• Warriors
• legal jurists
• Mathematicians
• Benefactresses
• Devout worshippers and mystics
• Experts in medicine
Khadijah (ra)7th Century AD
Behind every great man there's a great woman
Khadija (ra)
• Family and Character
• Wealth and Status
• The First of the Believers
• Esteemed Counselor
• Devout wife and caring mother
Aishah (ra)7th Century AD
The Greatest Scholar of Her Age
Aishah (ra)
• The scholar of law• The giver of fatwaas [independent rulings]• Transmitter of hadith among the six
transmitters of 1000 (Aisha 2210)• Educator and public speaker
Aishah (ra)
• Teacher of Ummah• Poetess • Hafidha• Unmatched in eloquence and oratory
Aishah (ra)
“Whenever we companions of the prophet encountered any difficulty in the matter of any hadith we referred it to Aishah and found that she had definite knowledge about it.” (Abu musa al-ash'ari)
Umm Ammarah Nusaibah bint Kaab al-Ansariyah (ra)
7th Century AD
Warrior on the front
• Al-’Aqabah Pledge • The Battle of Uhud • The Prophet’s Praise :• ‘I did not turn right or left in the
Battle of Uhud but that I saw her fighting near me.’
• Pledge of Ridwaan • Battle of Yamaamah
Umm Ammarah
Ash Shifa bint Abdullah (ra)
7th Century AD
The Medicine Lady
Ash Shifa bint Abdullah (ra)
• Skilled in medicine• Skilled in Public administration• Umar the third caliph appointed her as
wali of administration of the marketplace• Had a strong presence in early Muslim
history
Ash Shifa bint Abdullah (ra)
• Her real name was Laylah. “Ash-Shifa” was a title given to her as
a medicine woman; it means "healing." She used to conduct preventative treatments against
ant bite.
7th Century AD
• Sumayya (ra) first martyr of Islam
• Umm Ayman Barakah (ra) a passionate care giver
7th century Ad
• Fatima (ra)Leader of women in Paradise
• Samra bint Nuhayk al Asadiyya (ra)
market inspector
7th century Ad
• Khansa bint Amr (ra)• Poetess, whose Diwan (collected poetry) has already been translated
into French.
• Umm Salamah (ra)Insightful and wise lady
7th century Ad
• Asma bint Yazid (ra) • Brave woman with eloquent speech. • In the Battle of Yarmuk, she killed nine
Byzantine soldiers with the pole of her tent.
• Safiyya bint Abdul Muttalib (ra)she killed an enemy soldier with a
club in the battle of Ahzab
7th century Ad
•Umm Darda (ra)• scholar who taught at the great Ummayyad
mosque in Damascus as well as in Jerusalem• one of her students was Caliph Abdul Malik
ibn Marwan himself who ruled an empire stretching from Spain to India
• had a teaching license from Abdullah b. Umar (ra)
Rabia al Adawiya Al Basri
8th century AD
Scholar & Devout worshipper
Rabia Al Basri
• Orphan sold in slavery• Devout worshipper• she spent her nights in prayers and
fasted during the day. • Led a life of poverty and rejected
rich marriage offers • Many famous people came to learn
from her including Hasan al Basri
• Umrah bint Abdur-Rahman 8th century AD
• The Jurist• Extremely Sharp memory
• Hadith transmitter
•Aisha bint Saad ibn Abi Waqqas
• Jurist & a Scholar• Teacher of Imam Maalik,
Hakim ibn Utaybah and Ayyub ash Sakhtiyani
• Sayyida Nafisa• (granddaughter of Hassan ibn Ali)
• Teacher of Islamic jurisprudence• students traveled from faraway
places to learn from her.• One of her students was Imam Shafi’i,
She financially supported him as well.
Zubaidah bint Ja'far(wife of Harun ar Rashid)
9th Century AD
• Noble pious lady• Magnificent generosity
• Great Intellect and profound opinions.• Eloquent master of Arabic
• Builder of wells, cities and Civilization• Patroness of Writers, Poets, and
Physicians, the poor the needy, religious scholars and men of piety
• Reservoirs and artificial pools that provided water for Muslim pilgrims
along the route from Baghdad to Hijaz which was
named as
“Darb e Zubaidah” in her honor.
•Fatimah al-Fihriyah 9th century AD
• Founded the Qarawiyiin Mosque • Al Andalus mosque in Fez
Fatimah al-Fihriyah
• Fihriyah was the founder of the oldest degree-granting university in the world “Al
Qarawiyyin University”.• Today, the Guinness Book of World Records and UNESCO recognize this university to be the
oldest continuously operating institution of higher education in the world.
Lubna of Cordoba 10th Century AD
• Palace secretary of the caliphs ‘Abd al-Rahmān III
• Skilled mathematician • presided over the royal library,
which consisted of over 500,000 books
•Banafshaa ar Rumiyah 11th century Ad
• renovated Baghdad by restoring schools, bridges, and public housing for homeless
women • Her Own School and Endowment
• Her Special Zakat al-Fitr
•Fatima of Cordoba
12th century AD• librarian who oversaw 70 public libraries
containing 400,000 books. • Also as part of her position, she would travel
from Cordoba, Spain to Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad and Samarkand and look for rare
books.
Shuhadah bint Ahmad al-Jibrii
12the century AD
• great scholar of hadith • great Jurist.
• She was known as “the pride of women.”
Al Udar al-Karimah 14th century AD
• Temporary Ruler of Yaman in the 14 months of her son’s absence
in jihad to protect the Egypt
• Lady of Piety, Goodness, Sharp Intelligence, Decisive Resolve,
Calm Forbearance, & Supreme Political Acumen• Patroness of Scholars and Upright Men of Religious
Piety
Al Udar al-Karimah
• Champion of the Poor and Needy• built great schools and mosques throughout
the land• Established Internal Security in Yaman• Established Administrative Order
• Established JUSTICE throughout the land
Princess Nana Asmaau A West African Beauty
19th century Ad
• Poetess, teacher, scholar, and advisor to her father.
Princess Nana Asmaau
• literary work and role in defining the values of the Sokoto state.
• Today in Northern Nigeria, Islamic women's organisation, schools, and
meeting halls are commonly named after her.
21st Century Muslim Woman
• Misrepresented and misunderstood
• On her way to prosperity and success, liberated by her
religion• Still ahead in education and
awareness
Woman Graduates in Science21st century
• Bahrain 74%Bangladesh 24%Brunei (Drsl) 49%Kyrgyzstan 64%Lebanon 47% Qatar 71%Turkey 44%
• U.S. 43%Japan 25%
Sources and Citations
• http://www.loonwatch.com/2014/03/15-important-muslim-women-i
n-history
/
• http://
www.examiner.com/article/history-s-famous-muslim-women-schola
rs-philanthropists-and-rulers
• http://
sunnahonline.com/library/women-and-islam/407-muslim-women-in
-history
• http://
www.huffingtonpost.com/fazeela-siddiqui/10-muslim-women-you-s
hould-know_b_1348903.html
• http://www.iqra.net/articles/muslims/great_women.php
• http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/history/beautiful-musli
m-women-in-history
/
• http://ebookbrowsee.net/famous-women-in-islamic-history-ppt-d12
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