Umm al-Darda

Umm al-Darda was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was a prominent jurist in Damascus in the 7th century.[1] She lectured in the male section of the mosque. She prayed shoulder to shoulder with men-A practice that is very rarely seen today- and issued a fatwa, which is still used today allowing women to pray in the same position as men.[2] She became a teacher of hadith and fiqh and lectured in the men’s section. One of her students was the caliph of Damascus.[3][4] She was also the wife of fellow companion Abu Darda.

The Caliph of Damascus was Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. He was the 5th Umayyad caliph. He studied fiqh under Umm al-Darda[5][6] The 14th-century Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun stated that "`Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan is one of the greatest Arab and Muslim Caliphs. He followed in the footsteps of `Umar ibn al-Khattab, the Commander of the Believers, in regulating state affairs" [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Suleman, Mehrunisha; Rajbee, Afaaf. "The Lost Female Scholars of Islam". Emel magazine. Emel magazine
  2. ↑ Carla Power, "A Secret History", New York Times Magazine, 25 February 2007
  3. ↑ Carla Power, "A Secret History", New York Times Magazine, 25 February 2007.
  4. ↑ Ato Quayson, Girish Daswani, A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism, Chapter 29. ISBN 1118320646.
  5. ↑ Suleman, Mehrunisha; Rajbee, Afaaf. "The Lost Female Scholars of Islam". Emel magazine. Emel magazine.
  6. ↑ Nadwi, M. A. (2007). Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam. Interface Publications. ISBN 9780955454516
  7. ↑ Montefiore, Simon Sebag (2012-05-17). Titans of the Middle East. Quercus Publishing. ISBN 9781743511237.
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