3. 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,…….
4. 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
6. 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.
7. 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
8. Famous Quranic
Women
• Hawwa : equal counterpart of
Adam
• Maryam: chosen amongst all the
women
• Bilqis (queen of sheeba)
leads her people to Islam
9. 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
10. • Safura (musa’s wife) : haya
personified
• Aisha: declared her chastity
• Khoulah bint Thalabah : ayahs
revealed to sooth her down
Famous Quranic
Women
11. Muslim Women in History
• Poetesses and
writers
• Women
of Eloquence
• Politicians
• Businesswomen
• Administrators
• Social Activists
• Councilors
12. Muslim Women in History
• Scholars
• Orators and
Preachers
• Warriors
• legal jurists
• Mathematicians
• Benefactresses
• Devout
worshippers
and mystics
• Experts in
medicine
16. 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
17. Aishah (ra)
• Teacher of Ummah
• Poetess
• Hafidha
• Unmatched in eloquence and oratory
18. 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)
20. • 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
21. Ash Shifa bint Abdullah
(ra)
7th Century AD
The Medicine Lady
22. 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
23. 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.
24. 7th Century AD
• Sumayya (ra)
first martyr of Islam
• Umm Ayman Barakah (ra)
a passionate care giver
25. 7th century Ad
• Fatima (ra)
Leader of women in Paradise
• Samra bint Nuhayk al Asadiyya
(ra)
market inspector
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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)
30. 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
31. • Umrah bint Abdur-
Rahman
8th century AD
• The Jurist
• Extremely Sharp memory
• Hadith transmitter
32. • Aisha bint Saad ibn
Abi Waqqas
• Jurist & a Scholar
• Teacher of Imam Maalik,
Hakim ibn Utaybah
and Ayyub ash Sakhtiyani
33. • 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.
34. 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
35. • 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.
37. 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.
38. 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
39. •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
40. •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.
41. Shuhadah bint Ahmad al-Jibrii
12the century AD
• great scholar of hadith
• great Jurist.
• She was known as “the pride of women.”
42. 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
43. 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
44. Princess Nana Asmaau
A West African Beauty
19th century Ad
• Poetess, teacher, scholar, and advisor to
her father.
45. 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.
46. 21st Century Muslim
Woman
• Misrepresented and
misunderstood
• On her way to prosperity and
success, liberated by her
religion
• Still ahead in education and
awareness
47. Woman Graduates in Science
21st century
• Bahrain 74%
Bangladesh 24%
Brunei (Drsl) 49%
Kyrgyzstan 64%
Lebanon 47%
Qatar 71%
Turkey 44%
• U.S. 43%
Japan 25%
