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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%

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