contribution of females in Islamic Education specially on Hadith Sciences

1. Women Scholars of
Hadith Studies
Presented To: Dr. Humaira Ahmed
Associate Professor, Department of Islamic
Thought and Civilization, UMT
Presented By: Muneeb Masoud
M.Phil Scholar, Department of Islamic Thought
and Civilization, UMT

2. Content
 Prophet and His companions’ lifetime
 Period of Successors
 Compilation
 4TH century AH
 5TH & 6TH century AH
The End of History; 900-1500AH

3. Prophet and His
companions’
lifetime
 Throughout the Islamic history
women played an important
role (Islamic point of view).
 Sahabiyat and preservation of
Hadith.
 Companions and wives of
Prophet S.A.W.
 Hafsa, Umm Habiba, Maymuna,
Umm Salma, Aisha. R.A.
 Earliest Reporter, Largest
Number and Interpreter.

4. Period of
Successors
 Hafsa (daughter of Ibn-
Sirin).
 Umm Al Darda (81H)
the younger.
 Able Judge, Superior all
other.
 Celebrated Masters of
Hadith by Al Hasan Al
Basri & Ibn-Sirin.
“I’ve tried to worship Allah in
every way,” she wrote, “but
I’ve never found a better one
than sitting around, debating
other scholars.”

5. Period of
Successors
 Amra Bint Abdul Al
Rehman.
 Authority on traditions
related Aisha R.A.
 Judge of Madina was
ordered by Caliph Omar
Bin Abdul Aziz to write
down traditions known
to Her.

6. Period of
Successors
 Abida Bint Bashar
slave of Muhammad
bin Yazid.
 Given to spanish
Muhaddis Habib
Dahhun.
 Related 10,000
traditions from Her
Madni Teachers.

7. Compilation
 During compilation their
contribution Cont.
 Received many
traditions from female
scholars.
 They even mastered in
books after compilation
and started giving
lectures from them.

8. 4TH Century
 Fatima Bint Abd Al
Rehman Bin Abu Daud
R.A.(312H).
 Al Sufiyya, Great
Piety.
 Granddaughter of
author of Sunan Abu
Dawood.

9. 5TH & 6TH
century
 Fatima-Bint-Al-
Hassan-Ibn-Ali-Ibn-Al-
Daqqaq.(480H).
 Abu’l Qasim Al-
Qushayri’s wife.
 Piety, mastery of
calligraphy, knowledge
of Hadith, quality of
Isnads.

10. 5TH & 6TH
century
 Karima Al-Marwaziyya
Bint Ahmed.(464H).
 Sahih Al-Bukhari’s
best authority
 Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi,
Al-Humaydi were best
known students of
Her.

11. 900AH-to date..
Halqat u Droos.
Ijaza
Kutub Asma Al
Rajal(eg. Ibn Hijr)
10TH 11TH 12TH
decliened.
Fatima Tu Al-
Faziliah, the last one.

12. The World
Today
 India
 Family of Ahmed
Sirhindi(1034H).
 Family of Shah Wali
Ullah Dihlawi(1176H).
 al-Muhaddithat (Nadvi),
8000 instead of 20 or
30. 40 volumes,

13. Any Questions ?