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Hafsa bint Sirin

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Hafsa bint Sirin
Born651 CE
Died719 (aged 67–68)

Hafsa bint Sirin (Arabic: حفصة بنت سيرين, b.651 – d.718[1]/719 CE)[2] was an early female scholar of Islam.[3] She has been called one of the "pioneers in the history of female asceticism in Islam".[4]

She lived and taught in Basra.[5] She was known for her piety and knowledge of practical and legal aspects of Islamic traditions. She has been credited with seventeen traditions.[6]

She was the sister of Muhammad ibn Sirin, a man known for dream interpretation.[7][6]

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Further reading

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  • Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn Sulamī (1999). Dhikr An-Niswa Al-Mutaʿabbidāt Aṣ-Sūfiyyāt. Fons Vitae. ISBN 978-1-887752-06-0, has a chapter dedicated to Hafsa bint Sirin (Chapter XXI, p. 122-).

References

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  1. ^ Sayeed 2013, p. 66.
  2. ^ Michael Cook; Najam Haider; Intisar Rabb; Asma Sayeed (8 January 2013). Law and Tradition in Classical Islamic Thought: Studies in Honor of Professor Hossein Modarressi. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-0-230-11329-9.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Syafiq Hasyim (2006). Understanding Women in Islam: An Indonesian Perspective. Equinox Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-979-3780-19-1.
  4. ^ Sayeed 2013, p. 70.
  5. ^ Sayeed 2013, p. 74.
  6. ^ a b Sayeed 2013, p. 73.
  7. ^ Camille Adams Helminski (25 February 2003). Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure. Shambhala Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8348-2830-8.

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