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Khadīja and ʻĀ’isha: a study of premodern and modern scholarly portrayals

Hussain, Naseeha S

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Title
Khadīja and ʻĀ’isha: a study of premodern and modern scholarly portrayals
Author(s)
Hussain, Naseeha S
Issue Date
2015-07-31
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Hoffman, Valerie J.
Department of Study
Religion
Discipline
Religion
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
  • Khadīja bint Khuwaylid
  • ‘A̅’isha bint Abū Bakr
  • Ibn Sa‘d
  • Al-Zarkashī
  • ʻAbd al-Raḥmān
  • Mernissi
Abstract
This is a study of the portrayals of two of the most influential women in Islamic history: Khadīja bint Khuwaylid and ‘A̅’isha bint Abū Bakr. This paper will outline the descriptions of these women made by both premodern and modern scholars. The eighth volume of Muḥammad Ibn Sa‘d’s Al-Ṭabaqa̅t al-Kubrá and Badr al-Dīn al-Zarkashī’s Al-Ijāba li-īrād mā istadrakathu ʻĀʾisha ʻala al-ṣaḥāba make up the premodern scholarly works studied. The modern works included in the study are ʻĀ'isha ʻAbd al-Raḥmān's The Wives of the Prophet and Fatima Mernissi's The Veil and the Male Elite
Graduation Semester
2016-05
Type of Resource
text
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Copyright 2015 Naseeha Hussain

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