famous women in islam
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Famous Women in Islam. Introduction. What is the importance of discussing gender issues in Islam?. “ Women are the twin halves of men ”. The Muslim Woman. What is the image of the Muslim woman in your mind?. oppressed Secluded Uneducated Controlled by men submissive. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Famous Women in Islam
What is the importance of discussing
gender issues in Islam?
Introduction
“Women are the twin halves of men”
The Muslim Woman
• What is the image of the Muslim woman in your mind?
oppressedSecludedUneducatedControlled by mensubmissive
What is the status of the Muslim woman today?
Has it deteriorated or become better over the years?
Why?
The status of the Muslim woman has deteriorated…thanks to feminism!
What is feminism?
What impact did it have on the Muslim world?
Feminism in the Muslim world is a Colonial legacy
• Did it really liberate Muslim women?
NO !
• Led to male disempowerment and women seeking employment
Status of women in the Prophetic Society
What was it like?
Was the society patriarchal?
• Marked difference in the Prophetic and post-prophetic period
• Women in the early Prophetic society were very much involved in the public sphere
• Example: Al Jahiz observed that with time it had become increasingly difficult for divorced Muslim women to re-marry
Some Prominent Women in the Prophetic Society
Ume-Aiman
Um-al-Fadl
Urwa
Asma bint-e-Abibakr
Ash-Shifa bint-e-Abdullah
Asma bint-e-Umais
Fatima bint-e-Qais
Ummaiyah bint-e-Qais
Nusaibah bin Ka’ab
Juwairiyah bin Abu Sufiyan
Ume-Habib bint Al Aas
Azda bint al Haris
Khwala bint al Azwar
Female Warrior Companions of The Prophet (saaw)
Hazrat Ayesha
Fatima Bint-e-Muhammad
Asma Bint-Abi Bakr
Zainab bint-e-Abdullah
Asma bint-e-Umais
Hafsah bint-e-Umar
Amrah bint-e-Abdurahman
Women Scholars of Early Islam
Amat-ul Wahid
Karima bint Ahmad
Shuhda
Fairoz bint Muzaffar
Aisha Bint Ali Bint Muhammad
Annas Khatoon
Zainab bint Yahya as Sulaimi
Ayisha bint Muhammad al Maqsidiyah
Fatima bint Muhammad as Samarqandi
The Prophet’s Wives and Companions as Benefactors
Zainab bint-e-Jash
Zainab bint-e-Khuzaima
Fatiha ummal Banin Shuja umal Mtawakil
Female Muslim builders
Al Udar al Kareema Banfsha bint Abdullah Mariam bin Shams Safiyah