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This article is an incomplete list of female scholars of Islam. A traditionally-trained female scholar is referred to as ʿālimah or Shaykha. [ 1] The inclusion of women in university settings has increased the presence of women scholars. [ 2] Akram Nadwi authored the largest compilation on female Islamic scholars, titled Al-Wafa bi Asma al ...
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Khawla bint al-Azwar (Arabic: خولة بنت الازور; died 639), was an Arab Muslim warrior in the service of the Rashidun Caliphate. She played a major role in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, and fought alongside her brother Dhiraar. She has been described as one of the greatest female soldiers in history.
Al-Biruni. Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni / ælbɪˈruːni / ( Persian: ابوریحان بیرونی; Arabic: أبو الريحان البيروني; 973 – after 1050), [ 5] known as al-Biruni, was a Khwarazmian Iranian scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been called variously "Father of Comparative Religion ...
Hafiz ( / ˈhɑːfɪz /; Arabic: حافظ, romanized : ḥāfiẓ, pl. ḥuffāẓ حُفَّاظ, f. ḥāfiẓa حافظة ), literally meaning "protector", depending on the context, is a term used by Muslims for someone who has completely memorized the Quran. Hafiza is the female equivalent.
The Most Comprehensive Pakistan Postage Stamps Colour Catalogue 2006 – 2007, Edited by: MI Choudhary, Lahore, Pakistan; Popular's Pakistan Postage Stamps Catalogue 6th Edition, Edited by: A. Latif Rashed, Lahore, Pakistan, 2006; External links. Collect Pakistan Postage Stamps Stamp Catalogue. Akhtar ul Islam Siddiqui Editor, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Nevertheless, Mary is still revered by all Muslims throughout the Islamic world. She is praised in the Quran: "Behold! the angels said: 'O Mary! God hath chosen thee and purified thee – chosen thee above the women of all nations.'" [x] In Sura 21:91 Mary is revealed as a sign (ayah) from God: "And she who guarded her chastity. Then We ...
Air Commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam SJ & Bar [note 1] SI(M) (Bengali: মহম্মদ মাহমুদ আলম; Urdu: محمد محمود عالم; 6 July 1935 – 18 March 2013), popularly known as M. M. Alam, was a Pakistani fighter pilot and war hero, officially credited by the Pakistan Air Force with having downed five Indian fighter aircraft in under a minute and establishing a ...