Emaan's Blog

  Many of us Muslims know about the great women that lived during the time of RasuluAllah, such as Aisha (RA), and Fatima (RA). But, do we know about the great women who lived during the Golden Age of the Muslims? The time when Muslims were leaders in all fields of knowledge. During that time, a great women by the name of Fatima al Fihri, opened the first university in this world! It is named Al Qarawiyyin University and is still operating to this day!           Fatima al Fihri was born in modern day Tunisia. As a young girl, her family moved to Fez, Morocco. Fez, at that time was a dream city where people would go to fulfill their dreams. Her family struggled a lot in the beginning but eventually her father, Mohammad ibn Abdullah, became a very successful business man. Eventually, Fatima’s father, brother, and husband passed away in a short period of time. Her only family member left was her sister, Maryam. They both acquired a si...

There are many amazing Muslim commanders you have heard of over and over again. Some of them may be, Khalid bin Al Waleed, ‘Amr ibn Al ‘Aas, and Abu Ubaidah ibn al Jarrah. But, have you ever heard about an amazing Muslim commander named Al-Qa’qa’ ibn ‘Amr at Tamimi? He was one of the main commanders in the battle of al Qadisiyyah against the Persian Empire.           Not much is known about him of his early age before he became Muslim. We do know that he converted to Islam along with his tribe during the year of the delegation (year 631). Later, for a short time, he started following the false prophetess Sajah bint al Harith. When the Muslim army battled the false prophetess and threw her out of control, Al Qa’qa’ joined the Muslim army and marched with Khalid bin Al Waleed to Iraq and Syria and fought many battles such as Yarmouk, Battle of the Chains, and Al Qadisiyyah.           In the B...