Fatima al-Fudayliya explained

Religion:Islam
Fatima bint Hamad al-Fudayliyya
Shaykha
Birth Place:Emirate of Zubair
Death Date:1831 AD, 1247 AH
Death Place:Makkah, Hijaz Province under Eyalet of Egypt, Ottoman Empire
Region:Arabia
Occupation:Islamic scholar
Denomination:Sunni
Jurisprudence:Hanbali[1]
Main Interests:usul, Fiqh, Tafsir, Sufism
Influences:Ibrahim ibn Jadid
Influenced:Umar ibn Abdul Karim al-Hanafi, Muhammad Salih al-Shafi'i[2]

Fatima bint Hamad al-Fudayliyya, also known as Al-Shaykha al-Fudayliyya (died 1831) was an 18th and 19th-century Muslim scholar of hadith[3] [4] and jurist. She is considered one of the last scholars in a long line of female muhaddith.[5]

Biography

Early life

Fatima bint Hamad al-Fudayliyya was born before the end of the twelfth Islamic century, and soon excelled in the art of calligraphy and the various Islamic sciences. She had a special interest in hadith, read a good deal on the subject, received the diplomas of a good many scholars, and acquired a reputation as an important muhaddith in her own right.

Scholarship

She was also an expert on usul, fiqh and tafsir.[6] In Mecca her lectures were attended by many eminent muhaddith, who received certificates from her. Among them, of mention in particular are Umar al-Hanafi and Muhammad Salih. The scholars who studied with her praised her for her piety, righteousness and practice of zuhd. She was also highly regarded for writing books in beautiful calligraphy.

Later life and death

Towards the end of her life she settled in Makkah where she founded a rich public library. She died in 1831 (Hijri 1247).

Notes and References

  1. Suḥub al-wābilah 'alá ḍarā'iḥ al-Ḥanābilah by Ibn Ḥumayd 3/ 1227
  2. Suḥub al-wābilah 'alá ḍarā'iḥ al-Ḥanābilah by Ibn Ḥumayd 3/ 1228
  3. Web site: Farooq. Dr. Mohammad Omar. Siddiqi. Dr. Muhammad Zubayr. Women Scholars of Hadith. Women Scholars of Islam: They Must Bloom Again. 10 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150707185713/http://globalwebpost.com/farooqm/study_res/islam/gender/women_hadith.html. 7 July 2015. dead.
  4. Siddiqi. Muhammad Zubayr. Hadith Literature Its origin, development and special features: Women Scholars of Hadith. The Islamic Texts Society Cambridge. 1993. 117–123. 23 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Amazing Women Scholars. The True Knowledge. 2 March 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133530/http://www.thetrueknowledge.org/amazing-women-scholars. dead.
  6. Book: Nadwi . Mohammad Akram . Al Muhaddithat: the women scholars in Islam . 2007 . Interface Publishers . London . 263.