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A traditionally-trained female scholar is referred to as ʿālimah or Shaykha. [1] 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 ...
Author of O, My Muslim Sisters, Weep [55] Susan Carland: Australia: 1978 – academic [56] Kamala Chandrakirana: Indonesia – human rights activist [57] Shirin Ebadi: Iran: 1947 –; activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner for her efforts for the rights of women and children [58] Sineb El Masrar: Germany 1981 – Moroccan-German author and magazine ...
Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam is a book by Akram Nadwi, originally published in 2007. This work serves as an English introduction to his Arabic publication, Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa , which consists of 43 volumes and focuses on the biographies of women scholars of hadith .
Women’s History Month is an excellent time to learn about the trailblazing women who came before us and are currently changing the world. Many women’s achievements have been given an even ...
Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa (Arabic: الوفاء بأسماء النساء, romanized: al-wafāʿ bi-ʿasmāʿ an-nisāʿ, lit. 'Loyalty with the Names of Women') is a 43-volume Arabic biographical compendium that documents the lives of women who participated in the narration of hadiths or played crucial roles in their dissemination.
U Shwe Yoe (a Burmese Muslim named U Ba Ga Lay. He was also a cartoonist, actor, comedian and dancer.) He was also a cartoonist, actor, comedian and dancer.) Sikdar Aminul Haq (Bangladeshi)
Egyptian jurist Qasim Amin, the author of the 1899 pioneering book Women's Liberation (Tahrir al-Mar'a), is often described as the father of the Egyptian feminist movement. In his work, Amin criticized some of the practices prevalent in his society at the time, such as polygyny, the veil, and purdah, i.e. sex segregation in Islam. He condemned ...
Set in 2010, the book also tackles the theme of life as a Muslim in the post-9/11 era. [26] Bird Summons: Published in 2019, Bird Summons is a story of three Muslim women who travel to the Scottish Highlands to visit the grave of Lady Evelyn Cobbold, the first British woman to complete the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. [27]