How about the prophet's wives? Khadijah and Aisyah. They played vital roles in spreading the religion.
1votes 29/03/2009 11:13:25 AM
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With the growing rise of female population over male in Singapore, should the focus of Islamic study on historical contribution from Muslim women as well?
In my Islamic course, people talk about Al-ghazali, Ibn tufail, Ibn Khaldun etc...how about the Muslim women figures in history?
salem bro fariz
thats a good question. Maybe u can post the answers in ur blog.
Maybe muslim men have big ego over women. Thats what most time is. HEHE.
I will keep this question in mind when I blog. :)
Women tends to be criticised by the men if we are up on stage talking about islam. i can even picture that. ugh.
How about the prophet's wives? Khadijah and Aisyah. They played vital roles in spreading the religion.
1votes 29/03/2009 11:13:25 AM
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Salaam,
It is true. Khadijah and Aishah played a role in early growth islamic history. Just as the wife of fir'aun, Mary the mother of Jesus Al-Masih (peace be on them all) played a part in the Quran to inspire the Muslim women too...
However, there is also a huge problem.How about the golden age or the zenith of our Islamic civilization? How about modern or post-modern great Muslim figures. Like I say, we have a lot of them as I read from some Islamic historical books, however, in our Islamic education, most of the representation are called males.
With the ratio and growth of female Muslims and converts around us being increasing, I find hard in the near future that we Muslims have yet in our textbooks to introduce great Muslim women figure in the golden age to modern era in our books.
That worries me of course, for the fact if we have to explain to our non-Muslim friends that Muslim women contribute a lot to the society in the past, classical, middle ages, pre-modern to post modern when we lack names and examples :( I hope you know what I mean.
Salaam Broz and sistaz,
I'm led to believe that it's a conspiracy between the genders within our muslim Ummah that our religious books have not been updated them. Could it be that religious knowledge is lacking behind when it comes to Sinagpore, Malaysia, middle east etc..These are the countries which has muslims roming around for hundred of years and they have not let go of what is tradition and what is the fact of Islam?
On the other side of things i have found text and books which have credited Famous women scholars. The fact that most hadith came from Aisha is one of the main examples. Al-Gazali and others would not have come to being without the Hadith of Aisah and a few other women.
Perhaps i'm lucky to see them because i live overseas where books are in English with mixed veriety coming from famous scholars from all over the world. Esp US, UK.
To answer your question on our Muslim women in History:
* Khadija bint Khuwaylid
* Aishah bint Abu Bakr
* Fatimah bint Muhammad
* Barakah
* Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan
* Rumaysa bint Milhan
* Umm Salamah
* Asma bint Abu Bakr
* A woman warrior of Islam - Nusaybah
* Three Women of Jannah
* Women of Paradise
Please go to this link for more information on these individual fantastic women and more others.
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/...
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