The Muslims Internet Directory

Biography of one of the first women of Yathrib to accept Islam.

- Nusseyba bint Ka'b was one of the Madinese Muslims who gave their oath of allegience to the Prophet, and noted warrior who fought in defense of Islam.

Story of the wife of the Prophet who was in her own right a leader in politics and war as well as a major transmitter of hadith.

Sister of 'A'isha, Asmaa was one of the first to accept Islam. She remained a staunch and faithful Muslim.

Maidservant to Aminah, this is the life-story of the woman who became the surrogate mother of the Prophet and continued to be close to him throughout his life.

Short biography of this exemplary Muslim role model and daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

Formerly Margret Marcus, Maryam was the first American Jewish woman to convert to Islam.

- Comprehensive one-page biography of the life of the Sufi mystic Rabi'a including excerpts from her teachings.

Huda Khattab's brief account of the formative years of Rabi'a of Basra.

Brief story of Ramlah, also known as Umm Habibah, who was one of the emigrants to Abyssinia and who later became a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.

Biography of Shagrat al-Durr who took upon herself the title of Sultan and regrouped the Egyptian army to take Damietta back from the Frankish Crusaders.

Commemorative website devoted to this South African Muslim women's rights activist.

Information about the Muslim Uyghur woman heroine also known as "Fragrant Lady".

Lifestory of one of the early Muslims, Hind was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Mohammad Omar Farooq's appraisal of Dr. Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi's paper on early female Muslim scholars with an appeal for women's education and promotion of scholarship.

Egyptian activist, Zaynab al-Ghazali headed the women's chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood.