The female PRESENTED BY:

KHADIJAH &
companions TAHIRA
Contents

• Introduction
• Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
• Khawla bint Azwar
• Nusaybah bint Ka’ab
• Al-Shifa' bint Abdullah
• Rufaydah al aslamiyah
• Al Khansa bint ʿAmr ibn al-Ḥārith
Introduction
Islam has valued women more than
any other religion. Unfortunately,
people end up believing the
stereotype ‘Muslim women are
oppressed behind the veil.’
Let's go through this presentation
and see whether this is true.
 Khadijah the
businesswoman

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Khadijah bint
Khuwaliyd
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid was the first
wife and is the first follower of the
Allah’s Messenger. Khadijah was a
successful businesswoman and really
rich. She spent plenty of her wealth in
the path of Allah to help the early
Muslims. In fact, she was the Prophet
Muhammad’s favourite wife.

 
Khawla the Legendary
Knight

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 Khawla bint Azwar

In battle of Yarmouk, Khawla bint Azwar put on a male

knight's attire, took her arms and rode her mare through the
Roman ranks, using her sword skillfully against whoever tried
to stop her. She did this in order to rescue her brother, who was
taken a prisoner by the Romans. The Muslim soldiers, and their
leader Khalid bin Walid, watched her with great admiration,
presuming that she was a man. Soon after the battle was over,
Khalid looked for the knight till he found him. He praised his
bravery and asked him to remove his veil. But the knight did
not answer and tried to run. The soldiers wouldn't let him do
that. And everyone asked him to reveal his identity.
 Khawla bint
Azwar

When the knight found that there was no way

to avoid that, he replied in a feminine voice:
"My prince, I did not answer because I am
shy. You are a great leader, and I am only a
woman whose heart is burning."
"Who are you?" Khalid insisted.
"I am Khawlah Bint Al-Azwar. I was with the
women accompanying the army, and when I
learnt that the enemy captured my brother, it
led me to do what I had to do."
Nusaybah The Warrior

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 Nusaybah bint Ka’ab

Nusaybah took part in numerous battles to defend

Islam.
But Nusaybah is most famous for her bravery in the
Battle of Uhud.
The Prophet (PBUH) said about her,
“Wherever I turned, left or right, on the Day of
Uhud — I saw her fighting for me.”
Al-Shifa The Finance
Minister

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Al-Shifa bint Abdullah
Because of her sharp and inquisitive mind, she became a
scholar of Islam, and during the Caliphate of Umar (RA),
she was appointed to oversee the market.

“Her duties were to ensure that the

business practices should always be
She would go with
consistent aroundIslam.”
the market, making sure that no
cheating or tricks took place and that the buyer and seller
conformed to Islamic values.
Umar told shopkeepers that if they were in doubt about the
legality of a particular transaction, they should ask “Al-
Shifa.”

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Rufaydah The Doctor

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Rufaydah Al-Aslamiyah

Her medical skills, and her clinic, which was a

simple tent called ‘Rufaydah’s tent’
From her job experience, Rufaydah became very
skilled in healing broken bones, wounds of war, etc.
She was keen, compassionate, and resourceful.
It was said that she sought whatever means were
available to her to treat those in her charge.
Remarkably, she never asked for a fee for the
treatment she gave, instead spending her own money
on her patient’s needs.

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Al-Khansa – The Poetess

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Al-Khansa bint Amr ibn
al-Harith
Al-Khansa (RA) embraced Islam in Madinah and
pledged her loyalty to the Prophet (PBUH)
The Messenger of Allah once heard her recite
poetry and asked her to continue.
The Prophet encouraged her in her art and loved to
hear her recite.

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Thank you
for your
attention!