The authors: Maulana Saeed Ansari Nadvi
Maulana Abdul-Salam Nadvi
Allama Syed Suleman Nadvi Women were looked down upon in Arabia- nay, all over the world- before Islam. The Quran emphasised her status and Muslims came to respect and value her.
Islam defined the right of women and in the words of a Hadith, "the woman is the guardian of her husband´s household.
This book recalls the lives of the Prophet´s wives and daughters, and bother famous women. It emphasises the fields where they excelled. Their exploits cover the religious, political and literary fields. They used to weave cloth, till the soil, engage in writing and do business.
Muslim writers have written biographies of famous women. Ibn Kathir and Ibn Sa´d were notable among them.
The second part of the book deals with specific departments of their lives. It draws a pen pictures of the faith of these women, their character and social life and their services to humanity. 300 pages, hard back
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