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Historically, some Muslim women played an important role in the foundation of many religious educational institutions, such as Fatima al-Fihri's founding of the al-Karaouine mosque in 859 CE, from which later developed the University of al-Karaouine. [116]: 274 Many royal women were founders of educational institutions, including madrassa. [111]
Most of the women in the Quran are represented as either mothers or wives of leaders or prophets. They retained a certain amount of autonomy from men in some respects; for example, the Quran describes women who converted to Islam before their husbands or women who took an independent oath of allegiance to Muhammad. [1]
For Friday prayers, by custom, Muslim's congregations segregate men, women, and children into separate groups. On other days, the women and children pray at home. Men are expected to offer the five times daily prayers at the nearest mosque. Muhammad specifically allowed Muslim women to attend mosques and pray behind men.
Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511148-4. Mernissi, Fatima (1991). The Veil and the Male Elite; A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam. Addison-Wesley (now Perseus Books). ISBN 9780201632217. originally published 1987 in French, 1991 english translation, Paperback 1993
The existence of a woman named "Khawla bint al Azwar" has been contested by many due to the lack of evidence in reliable books of history and biographies within Islamic tradition. One of the main sources of her story comes from "Futooh Ash Shaam", which is a book whose attribution to its author is highly debated. [ 3 ]
In response to the genocidal rape against Muslims in the Bosnian genocide, Al-Adawiya founded Women in Islam in 1992, [8] which was the "first national women’s organization founded by and on behalf of Muslim women". al-Adawiya formed a national campaign to advocate for the creation of women-friendly mosques, urging mosques to welcome women ...
The inclusion of women in university settings has increased the presence of women scholars. [2] Akram Nadwi authored the largest compilation on female Islamic scholars, titled Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa , spanning over two decades and containing a repository of more than 10,000 entries.
Some countries with majority Muslim populations established universal suffrage upon national independence, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In most North Africa countries, women participated in the first national elections or soon following. [1]