About Abidah Al-Madaniyyah
Abidah Al-Madaniyyah was a scholar, muhaddith and literary scholar.
Abidah Al-Madaniyyah was an Islamic hadith scholar.
Early life Al-Madaniyyah was born into slavery in what is now Saudi Arabia. She was owned by Muhammad ibn Yazid and spent her early life learning hadiths with teachers in Medina.
Marriage and freedom Al-Madaniyyah's enslaver, Muhammad ibn Yazid, gave her as a gift to Habib Dahhun, a Spanish man from Andalusia who was also a hadith scholar, when Dahhun visited Jerusalem on his way to perform the Hajj Islamic pilgrimage.
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Who was Abidah Al-Madaniyyah?
woman hadith scholar (died e. 8th cent,)
When was Abidah Al-Madaniyyah born?
Abidah Al-Madaniyyah was born in Medina.
What was Abidah Al-Madaniyyah's occupation?
Abidah Al-Madaniyyah was a scholar, muhaddith and literary scholar.
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