arzafar
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It must shocked many people to know that for centuries Muslim women were teachers to men, where they preached openly in houses and mosques.
Among the examples –
1) Sheikha Nafisa who was one of the teachers of Imam Shafi ( he sat in her circle during the height of his fame ) ;
2) Sitt al-Wuzara was known for her acclaimed mastery of Islamic laws, and delivered lectures on religion in Damascus and Egypt
3 ) Karima al-Marwaziyya (d.1070 AD) who counted among her students the male scholars al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d.1036 AD) and al-Humaydi (d.1095 AD).
4 ) Zaynab of Harran (d.1289 AD), whose lectures attracted a large crowd of students, teaching them the Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the largest known collection of hadiths.
5 )’Amra bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. Among her students, was Abu Bakr ibn Hazm, the celebrated judge of Medina, who was ordered by the caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz to write down all the prophetic traditions known on her authority.
6 ) Umm al-Khayr Amat al-Khaliq (1408-1505), who is regarded as the last great hadith scholar of the Hijaz held classes on the hadiths.
7) The famous historian of Damascus, Ibn Asakir (1106-1175) had 80 women teachers.
8) The great Muslim male scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti studied the Risala of Imam Shafi with Hajar bint Muhammad.
9 ) Afif al-Din Junayd, a traditionist of the ninth century AH, read the Sunan of al-Darimi with Fatima bin Ahmad ibn Qasim.
10 ) Zaynab bint al-Sha’ri (d.524/615-1129/1218). She studied hadith under several important traditionists, and in turn lectured to many students – some of who gained great repute – including Ibn Khallikan, author of the well-known biographical dictionary Wafayat al-Ayan.
11) Juwayriya bint Ahmad. ‘Some of my own teachers,’ said the scholar Ibn Hajar ( 1372-1448), ‘and many of my contemporaries, attended her discourses.’
12 ) A’isha bin Abd al-Hadi who for a considerable time was one of Ibn Hajar’s teachers, was considered to be the finest traditionist of her time, and many students undertook long journeys in order to sit at her feet and study the truths of religion.
i went to a site and found the above info. can anyone confirm it to be correct? please provide your source.
Among the examples –
1) Sheikha Nafisa who was one of the teachers of Imam Shafi ( he sat in her circle during the height of his fame ) ;
2) Sitt al-Wuzara was known for her acclaimed mastery of Islamic laws, and delivered lectures on religion in Damascus and Egypt
3 ) Karima al-Marwaziyya (d.1070 AD) who counted among her students the male scholars al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d.1036 AD) and al-Humaydi (d.1095 AD).
4 ) Zaynab of Harran (d.1289 AD), whose lectures attracted a large crowd of students, teaching them the Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the largest known collection of hadiths.
5 )’Amra bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. Among her students, was Abu Bakr ibn Hazm, the celebrated judge of Medina, who was ordered by the caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz to write down all the prophetic traditions known on her authority.
6 ) Umm al-Khayr Amat al-Khaliq (1408-1505), who is regarded as the last great hadith scholar of the Hijaz held classes on the hadiths.
7) The famous historian of Damascus, Ibn Asakir (1106-1175) had 80 women teachers.
8) The great Muslim male scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti studied the Risala of Imam Shafi with Hajar bint Muhammad.
9 ) Afif al-Din Junayd, a traditionist of the ninth century AH, read the Sunan of al-Darimi with Fatima bin Ahmad ibn Qasim.
10 ) Zaynab bint al-Sha’ri (d.524/615-1129/1218). She studied hadith under several important traditionists, and in turn lectured to many students – some of who gained great repute – including Ibn Khallikan, author of the well-known biographical dictionary Wafayat al-Ayan.
11) Juwayriya bint Ahmad. ‘Some of my own teachers,’ said the scholar Ibn Hajar ( 1372-1448), ‘and many of my contemporaries, attended her discourses.’
12 ) A’isha bin Abd al-Hadi who for a considerable time was one of Ibn Hajar’s teachers, was considered to be the finest traditionist of her time, and many students undertook long journeys in order to sit at her feet and study the truths of religion.
i went to a site and found the above info. can anyone confirm it to be correct? please provide your source.
