Faatimah bint Yahya

　　Faatimah bint Yahya was a great Mujtahidah of the 9th Century. A Mujtahidah (which is the female word of Mujtahid) is a scholar of great caliber who can deduce from the sources of Islamic law (texts from the Quran and the Sunnah). In turn, they use these deductions to give...

Rufaydah Al-Aslamiyyah

　　Rufaydah Al-Aslamiyyah, may Allah be pleased with her, was one of the great female companions. She, may Allah be pleased with her, was one of the residents of Madeenah, and was known for her generosity and sacrifice. She, may Allah be pleased with her, was loyal to her belief and...

Virtues of the Mothers of the Believers - I

　　A Muslim woman finds true happiness when she follows the example of the best women who lived in the best of generations. These women lived in the noblest of homes, the home of the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Allah The Almighty exalted their status, honored their rank and the...

Haleemah As-Sa‘diyyah: The Blessed Wet-Nurse

　　Haleemah, may Allah be pleased with her, breastfed the Prophet until he was weaned, and he remembered this as a favor from her. 　　Abu At-Tufayl said: "I saw the Prophet distributing meat in Al-Ji‘irraanah. A woman came to him and the Prophet stretched out his cloak for her (to sit...

A Blessing to her People: Juwayriyah bint Al-Haarith

　　Juwayriyah, may Allah be pleased with her, chose Allah The Almighty and His Messenger, sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and preferred Islam to polytheism and thus came to be honored as one of the Mothers of the Believers. 　　It was reported that her father, Al-Haarith ibn Abu Dhiraar, the chief and...

Virtues of the Mothers of the Believers - II

　　‘A’ishah bint Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them both: 　　 　　In the house of truthfulness and piety, ‘A’ishah bint Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them both, was born. She grew in a home that was based on faith, for her mother was a Companion,...

Virtues of the Mothers of the Believers - III

　　Zaynab bint Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with her 　　 　　The mother of the needy, Zaynab bint Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with her, was the paternal cousin of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, enjoyed a noble and prestigious lineage. Allah The Almighty made her a wife...

The Daughters of Scholars

　　Islam advocates educating women and enlightening them about the teachings of religion, as this greatly influences the life of women as well as that of their children in the future. As Hafiz Ibrahim, the Poet of the Nile, said, "The mother is a school; if she is well-prepared, a noble...

Maryam bint Jahsh

　　Muslim women excelled, not only in Fiqh, Hadeeth and Tafseer but also in other Islamic sciences. One such example is Maryam bint Jahsh who lived in the 4th Century; she was an expert in the language in which Allah chose to reveal the Quran (i.e. Arabic). 　　She was married to...

Hawwaa’ (Eve)

　　Hawwaa’ And The Story Of Her Creation 　　Allah The Almighty commanded Adam and his wife, may Allah exalt their mention, to reside in Paradise. He mentions this in various verses, Saying (what means): 　　• {And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in...