Sayyida Nafisa
| Islamic scholar Sayyida Nafisa bint Hasan | |
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| Born |
762 AD, 145 AH. Makkah, Arabia |
| Died |
824 AD, 208 AH. Cairo, Egypt |
| Region | Egypt |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
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Sayyida Nafisa bint Hasan (145 – 208 AH;[1] 762 – 824 CE) was a woman of the Ahl al-Bayt and a scholar and teacher of Islam.
Biography
Born in Mecca, a descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Hasan, she spent her later life in Cairo, where there is a mosque bearing her name.[1]
She was the daughter of al-Hasan al-Anwar, the son of Zaid al-Ablaj, son of Hasan ibn Ali.[1]
Marriage and career
She married Ishaq al-Mutamin, son of the sixth Shia Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq. She emigrated with him from Hejaz to Egypt.
Her students traveled from faraway places and among them was Imam Idris al-Shafi’i,the man behind the Shafi’i school of fiqh. She financially sponsored his education for him.[2]
Legacy
Sayyida Nafisa, Sayyida Ruqayya and Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali are traditionally considered the patron saints of Cairo.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nafisa at-Tahira
- ↑ Aliyah, Zainab. "Great Women in Islamic History: A Forgotten Legacy". Young Muslim Digest. Retrieved 18 February 2015.