60 Great Women Enshrined in Islamic History by Dr Tareq As Suwaidan

Understanding the Role of Women in Islam

• Women in Islam and Other Civilizations

1. Women in Other Civilizations
2. Women in Modern Times
3. Women in Islam
4. The Relevance of This Study

• The Role of Women

1. Men and Women in Life
2. Marriage
3. The Main Roles of Men and Women
4. Equity

• Obscurities and Responses Regarding the Status of Women in Islam

• Women in the Holy Quran

1. The Ingrate: Wife of Nuh
2. The Traitor: Wife of Lut
3. The Spiteful: Wife of Abu Lahab
4. The Patient: Sarah, Wife of Ibrahim
5. The Certain: Mother of Musa
6. The Clever Sister: Kulthoum bint Imran
7. The Complete: Pharaoh's Wife
8. The Pure: Maryam bint Imran
9. The Queen: Balqees
10. The Intuitive: Wife of Musa
11. The Resolute: Hajar, Wife of Ibrahim

• The Mothers of the Believers: Wives of Prophet Muhammad

1. Special Characteristics of The Mothers of The Believers
2. The Complete, the Great: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
3. Caretaker of the Prophet's Daughters: Sawdah bint Zumu'a
4. The Truthful, the Beloved: A'ishah bint Abu Bakr
5. The loving scholar: Hafsah bint Umar
6. Mother of the Poor: Zaynab bint Khuzaymah
7. Lady of Two migrations: Um Salama (Hind bint Abi Umayya)
8. The Honorable, the Righteous: Zaynab bint Jahsh
9. Daughter of a King: Juwayriyya bint Al-Harith
10. Daughter of Makkan chief: Um Habiba
11. Daughter of the Chieftain of the Jews: Safiyyah bint Huyayy
12. The Bride of Makkah: Maymuna bint Al-Harith
13. Mother of Ibrahim: Mariya
14. Like No Other Women

• Daughters of the Prophet

1. Martyr of the Hijra: Zaynab
2. The Patient: Ruqayyah
3. The Responsible: Um Kulthoum
4. The Perfect: Fatima

• Mujahidaat (Women Warriors) in Islam

1. The Domains of Jihad
2. Mujahidaat (Women Fighters) of Islam

• Women Worshipers in Islam ('Abidaat)

1. An Introduction on Worship
2. Wife of the Martyrs: Atika bint Zayd
3. The Great Wife: Asma bint Umays
4. Lady of the Two Belts: Asma bint Abu Bakr

• Women Scholars and the Mothers of Male Scholars

1. Fatima Al-Samarqandy
2. Zaynab bint Ahmad bin Abdul Raheem
3. Mother of Imam Al-Shafie
4. Mother of Imam Ahmad

• Patient Women in Islam

1. An Introduction on Patience
2. The Clever: Lubaba bint Al-Harith
3. The Proud: Zaneera
4. The Free: Um Ubays
5. The Selfless: Al-Nahdiyyah
6. Islam's First Martyr: Sumayyah bint Khayyat
7. The Patient: Labiba
8. The Outstanding: Um Kulthoum bint Uqba bin Abu Mu'ayt

• Women Callers to Islam (Da'iyaat)

1. An Introduction on Calling to Islam (Da'wa)
2. Lady of the Great Dowry: Al-Rumaysa bint Milhan (Um Sulaym)
3. The Proud Muslim: Um Hakeem
4. Caller of Women: Um Shareek

• Women of Royalty in Islam

1. Women in Politics and Public Life
2. The God-fearing: Um Al-Baneem bint Abdul Aziz bin Marwan
3. Supporter of the Fifth Rightyly- Guided Caliph: Fatima bint Abdul Malik
4. The Righteous Worshiper: Zubayda bint Ja'far