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  2. Khawla bint al-Azwar - Wikipedia

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    Khawla bint al-Azwar (Arabic: خولة بنت الازور; died 639), was an Arab Muslim warrior in the service of the Rashidun Caliphate. She played a major role in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, and fought alongside her brother Dhiraar. She has been described as one of the greatest female soldiers in history.

  3. Nusaybah bint Ka'ab - Wikipedia

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    A member of the Banu Najjar tribe living in Medina, Nusaybah was the sister of Abdullah bin Ka'ab, and the mother of Abdullah and Habib ibn Zayd al-Ansari. [1]When 74 leaders, warriors, and statesmen of Medina descended on al-Aqabah to swear an oath of allegiance to Islam following the teaching of the new religion by Mus`ab ibn `Umair in the city, Nusaybah and Umm Munee Asma bint ʿAmr bin ...

  4. The Lady of Heaven - Wikipedia

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    The text of the movie at first: In accordance with Islamic tradition, during the making of this film no individual represented a Holy Personality. The performances of the Holy Personalities were achieved through a unique synthesis of actors, in-camera effects, lighting and visual effects. Denise Black as Bibi; Gabriel Cartade as Laith

  5. List of women warriors in folklore - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish heroine Blenda advises the women of Värend to fight off the Danish army in a painting by August Malström (1860). The female warrior samurai Hangaku Gozen in a woodblock print by Yoshitoshi (c. 1885). The peasant Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) led the French army to important victories in the Hundred Years' War. The only direct ...

  6. Khawla bint Tha'labah - Wikipedia

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    Malik) bint Tha'laba b. Asram b. Fihr b. Qays b. Tha'laba b. Ghanm b. Salm b. 'Auf was a woman in Arabia and one of the disciples (Sahaba) of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. She is mentioned in the Quran in reference to Zihar. The 58th chapter of the Quran Al-Mujadila, meaning "The pleading woman" derives the name from her reference.

  7. Kahina - Wikipedia

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    In the Kabyle insurrection of 1851 and 1857, women such as Lalla Fatma N'Soumer and Lalla Khadija Bent Belkacem, who were known as chief warriors took Kahina as a model. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Anthropologist Abdelmajid Hannoum wrote "though the story of the Kahina may vary from one informant to another, the pattern is the same: the Kahina is the Berber ...

  8. List of Islam-related films - Wikipedia

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    French documentary on the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. One Day in the Haram. Arabic: يوم في الحرم (فيلم) 2017 Documentary USA Makkah: Arabia Pictures. Al Reasah Haramin. On the Grand Mosque in the Holy Sanctuary at Makkah. The Muslim Jesus: 2007 Documentary UK Jesus: ITV: On the Islamic view of Jesus. Koran by Heart: 2011 ...

  9. Sayyida al Hurra - Wikipedia

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    Sayyida al Hurra was born in Chefchaouen around 1491 and 1495 or precisely in 1491, [5] [2] to a prominent Muslim family of Andalusian nobles, who were expelled to Morocco after the fall of Granada, at the end of the Reconquista and settled in Chefchaouen. [10]