Umm al-Darda

Umm al-Darda al-Kubra (Arabic: أم الدرداء الكبرى) was a companion of prophet Muhammad. She was a prominent jurist during the 7th century in Damascus.[1] She lectured in the male section of the mosque. As an orphan child, under the sponsorship of Abu Darda, she prayed with men, until she reached maturity at which point she started praying with women. She became a teacher of hadith and fiqh and lectured in the men's section. Her husband was the fellow companion Abu Darda.

One of her students, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān, was the 5th Umayyad caliph.[2][3] He studied fiqh under Umm al-Darda[4][5] The 14th-century Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun states, "ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan is one of the greatest Arab and Muslim Caliphs. He followed in the footsteps of ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab, the Commander of the Believers, in regulating state affairs." [6]

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