Karima al-Marwaziyya
11th century hadith scholar
About Karima al-Marwaziyya
Lived 975 – 1070 (aged 94–95). Karima al-Marwaziyya was an islamic jurist and muhaddith.
Karima bint Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hatim al-Marwaziyya (969-1069) was an 11th-century scholar of hadith.
Biography Karima was born in the village of Kushmihan near Merv. She later settled in Mecca.
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and Abu al-Ghana’im al-Nursi narrated from her. Karima never married and was celibate and ascetic. Louis Massingon connected her to the women's futuwwa movement founded by Khadija al-Jahniyya. This was the female equivalent of the male futuwwa societies that advocated chivalry, morality, and worship.
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Who was Karima al-Marwaziyya?
11th century hadith scholar
When was Karima al-Marwaziyya born?
Karima al-Marwaziyya was born in 975 in Merv.
When did Karima al-Marwaziyya die?
Karima al-Marwaziyya died in 1070.
What was Karima al-Marwaziyya's occupation?
Karima al-Marwaziyya was an islamic jurist and muhaddith.
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