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The scimitar and the veil : extraordinary women of Islam / Jennifer Heath.

by Heath, Jennifer.

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Mahwah, N.J. : Hidden Spring, c2004.

Muslim women -- Biography

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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003023780.html

1587680203 (alk. paper) :

xxiv, 465 p. ; 24 cm.

"Paradise lies at the feet of the mothers." : in the beginning: women of the prophetate. Barakah -- Khadija bint Khuwaylid -- Asmaa bint Abu Bakr -- Hind bint Utba -- Fatima bint Muhammad -- Aisha bint Abu Bakr -- "That does not come from you, but from her behind the curtain." : scholars of the Hadith. Transmitters -- Traditionists -- "Be like wax and illumine the world. Be like a needle and work naked." : ascetics, saints, and mystics. Raiy'a bint Ismai'li -- Rabi'a al-Adawiyya -- Nafisa -- Jahanara -- "If you do not fall in battle, someone is saving you as a token of shame." : warriors and amazons. Umm Omara -- Khawlah bint al-Azwar al-Kindiyyah -- Shajarat al-Durr -- "Drink from this cup, then be gracious to her who sent it by paying a visit after sunset." : rebels and concubines. Aisha bint Talha -- Sukayna bint Husayn -- Umm Salama -- Khayzuran -- Amat al-Aziz -- Roxolana/Khurrem -- "Listening stirs the heart to see God." : musicians and dancers. Jamila al-Medina -- Olayya bint al-Mahdi -- "We have left the account for the Day of Accountings." : rulers, regents, queen mothers, and philanthropists. Zubaydah bint Ja'far -- Sitt al-Mulk -- Asma bint Shihab & Arwa bint Ahmed al-Sulayhiyya -- Radiyya -- Nur Jahan --I "To educate a woman is to educate the whole world..." : tradeswomen and learned ladies. Nana Asmau -- "Enjoy life! Who cares what people say?" : poets. Al-Khansa -- Maisuna -- Laila al-Akhyaliyyah -- Hafsa bint al-Hajj -- Mihri Khatun -- Zeb-un-Nissa -- Leyla Hanym -- The five pillars of Islam.

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