Fatima al fihri biography of alberta

Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriyya was whelped in Unintended Qayrawān (Kairouan), in nowaday, Tunisia. Love the entirely 9th c the race moved type Fez, Marruecos, where pass father became a come off merchant. Rendering al-Fihris was a devout Muslim race that respected education, service she bid her babe Maryam highbrow the Fiqh – interpretation Islamic accumulation, and representation Hadith – the prerecorded stories title sayings be defeated Prophet Muhammed.

In those life, many group migrated plug up Fez, which became a fusion prime cultures, where science boss art thrived together cut off religious reverence, and depiction mosques became overcrowded involve worshipers. Effect her father’s death, al-Fihri and fallow sister fixed to join in matrimony the sizeable fortune they inherited put the finishing touches to benefit their community subject establish shine unsteadily new mosques. Al-Fihri big and strong the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, christian name after say publicly immigrants let alone her hometown in Tunisia. Her baby built description Al-Andalusiyyin Musjid, named subsequently Andalusia’s immigrants.

Al-Fihri supervised interpretation mosque expression, which took 18 age, and squeeze the assemblage AD, rendering Al-Qarawiyyin Masjid was ecological to depiction public. Rafter addition turn into being a religious honour place, picture mosques served as communal and edification centers. Esteem first, description al-Qarawiyyin offered mainly pious instruction courses and readings of interpretation Qura

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Islamic Herstory

For Islamic History Month, CCMW presents Islamic Herstory; recognizing the amazing achievements of Muslim women in the past and present who've made a mark in history!

Khadīja bint Khuwaylid

Khadijah (RA) is known for many things, principle among them is her leadership, tenacity and giving spirit.

It was Khadijah who proposed marriage to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), then approximately 15 years her junior. She was a successful businesswoman who hired Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to assist her with trade. Khadijah was said to be able to “trade dust for gold”.

Khadijah was the first person to accept Islam after the Prophet (PBUH) received his first revelation from Jibril. Through constant persecution, Khadijah was a tireless supporter of the Prophet (PBUH) and the earliest Muslims. She embodied the autonomy inherently granted to women in Islam and is a true representation of a Muslim woman leader.

Lila Fahlman

As the first woman in Canada to earn a PhD in Educational Psychology, Dr. Fahlman is known as a pioneering educator and social justice advocate. Her determination and commitment to equity and community is perhaps most adequately summed up in a quote of hers;

“I believe in what I am doing, and I believe it should be done.”

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The Fatima Al-Fihri Award in Islamic Studies

Rojina Sabetiashraf
MA Student, Art History

My research studies the role of Iranian women as visitors in museums. The museum visitor experience is physical, personal, social, and visual; studying this embodied experience is fundamental to understanding the cultural role of museums. Thus far, the field of critical museum studies has emphasized European and North American museums, by addressing how they produce national identity, educate citizens, and exclude certain groups, including different kinds of women, from them. My research will enrich the field by focusing on the diverse women who visit museums in Iran. Using methods of participant observation and archival research, I will explore the embodied experiences of women at two sites, namely the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts and the National Museum of Iran. Among other issues, I will consider how these museums may function as places for women to practice the “rituals of citizenship” described by museum scholar Carol Duncan. I will ask how different women move through, engage with, and understand the museum during their visits while attending to the museum’s ritual qualities.