Articles filed under Muslimah of the Month

Teaching of the Muhaddithaat

By: Umm Khawla Teaching both men and women The teaching offered by the muhaddithaat was not restricted to other women, but extended to male students as well. Since the time of the Companions, it has been a well-established practice that women modestly obscured behind the screen may teach hadeeth to male students. Al-Suyuti records this: ‘The ancestors learnt ahadeeth from Aishah and other mothers of the believers,... Read More →

Woman Power: A Dictionary of the Righteous

Compiled by: Amatullah What makes a woman powerful? Is it her status, wealth, gorgeous looks, number of children or degrees? Is it her political or economic leadership reign over society? Or is it her piety and righteousness? People will always differ on this topic. But the fact remains that power connotes ability to inspire, ability to move, ability to remain on the tongues and in the minds of people even after one passes... Read More →

Milestones of Humanity (Part 2)-An Example of Disbelief: Wife of Abu Lahab

Bismillah An Example of Disbelief: Wife of Abu Lahab We discussed in our first post that we will cover both believing and disbelieving women in the Qur’an to learn lessons from both. Allah ta’ala discusses the ultimate end of one woman in the Qur’an: the wife of Abu Lahab. Umm Jamil, also known as Arwa bint Harb, who was the sister of Abu Sufyan (radi Allahu anhu) was known for her staunch disbelief... Read More →

Milestones of Humanity: Women in the Qur’an (Part 1)

By: Amatullah Bismillah The Qur’an and Sunnah are filled with accounts of the lives of humanity’s greatest men and women: the Prophets of Allah and the righteous. Allah ta’ala says: لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَـٰكِنْ تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ... Read More →

Khadija bint Khuwailid (ra)

A lady who experienced wealth and hardship, a mother whose children gained dignity of their own, a wife whose consoling words calmed the Prophet (saws) and an example for the world for generations to come: this was Khadija bint Khawailid, may Allah be pleased with her. Khadija was born in 556 CE to Fatima bint Za’ed and Khawailid bin Asad, a renowned businessnman and leader from the tribe of Quraish. She married Abu... Read More →