StarGazer Posted August 10, 2005 Ina Lilahi Wa ina Ilahi Rajicun. She's the author of "Return Of the Pharoah", I highly recommend y'all to read it. Zainab Al-Ghazali Dies at 88 By Sahba Mohammad CAIRO, August 3, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – Leading Muslim female preacher and activist Zainab Al-Ghazali died Wednesday, August 3, at the age of 88, leaving her indelible mark on da`wah. Born in the Egyptian governorate of Al-Bihira in 1917, Ghazali is the descendent of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Muslim caliph, and Al-Hassan Bin Ali Ibn Abi Talib. Ghazali showed early signs of brilliance and was known for her eloquence at the very young age of 10. Throughout the years she has set herself up as a paradigm for self-educated people. Her vaulting ambitions and staunch resolve have helped her move up the educational ladder at a time when female education was something of a rarity if not a taboo. She was keen on striking the right balance between modern and religious subjects, receiving her religious education from prominent scholars in Al-Azhar like Sheikh Ali Mahfouz and Mohammad El-Naggar. Early in her youth, she was an active member of the Egyptian Feminist Union, founded by Huda Sharawi in 1923. At the age of twenty in 1937, she founded the Muslim Women's Association in order to organize women's activities according to Islamic norms and for Islamic purposes. She resigned her membership in disagreement with the secular ideas of the women's liberation movement, though she held Sharawi in high esteem and hailed her as a faithful and committed woman. No sooner had she established her association than she swung into action and secured licenses from the Minister of Waqfs (religious endowments) to build 15 mosques along with dozens of self-financed mosques. Her association groomed generations of female preachers, who defended the status of women in Islam and firmly believed that their religion permitted women to play a pivotal role in public life, hold jobs, enter politics and speak their minds out. She was influenced by the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Sheikh Hassan Al-Banna and was firmly of the view that religion did not conflict with politics. She was an outspoken defender of Shari `ah and often ran into trouble with the regime of late Egyptian president Gamal Abdul Naser. Imprisonment and torture, however, never broke her staunch will and emerged stronger than ever. She left behind a legacy of uphill struggle to defend Islam and a reputation of a Muslim feminist, who undoubtedly replaced secular and liberal ideologies with Islamic values. http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2005-08/03/article06.shtml Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RendezVous Posted August 10, 2005 ^^^Ghazali is the descendent of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Muslim caliph, and Al-Hassan Bin Ali Ibn Abi Talib. That itself is already a BONUS to her status as a muslim woman.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amatillah Posted August 14, 2005 Inna Lillahi wa Ina ilayhi Raji'oon May Allah Tala raise her in the company of the sidiqqeen and likes of Musa (as), May Allah Tala grant her peace and shower His mercy upon her for each moment she spent in the dungeons of -gamal abdi nasser.. Ameen Allahuma Ameen web page web page Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OG Moti Posted August 14, 2005 Inaa Lilahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun She was amazing women, Alahuma adkhilhaa janataka al Waasi'a warzuqnaa al imaan, wal qurbu ileyka, Anta rabii wa Qaaliqii as'aluka al imaan, Alahuma min adaabil Alqabri wa min Adaabi Al naar waj'alnaa ka mithli Zeynab Algazaali wa Al saalihiin.. Aamiiin.. Waa Umaraah lil Islaam in the world we are living in.. Salaaaam minal Islaam, wal aaqibatu lil muslimiin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taqwa Posted August 14, 2005 Inaa Lillahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun. May Allah bless her. The Return of the Pharoah is a great book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samafal Posted August 14, 2005 Inaalilaahi Wa inaalilaahi Rajicuun. May Allah forgive her sins and reward her efforts. For sure she was a gift and an outstanding figure in the muslim world. Her book "Ayaamu Xayaatii, The days of life" was the first arabic book I started reading when I was young and was learing Arabic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haneefah Posted August 18, 2005 Inaa Lilaah Wa Inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun. May Allah swt have mercy on her soul and grant her Jannah. She truly was an inspirational activist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haashim Posted August 18, 2005 ILAAHAY HA U NAXARIISTO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haaraahur. Posted August 18, 2005 ------------------------------------------------ Inaa Lilahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun She was amazing women, Alahuma adkhilhaa janataka al Waasi'a warzuqnaa al imaan, wal qurbu ileyka, Anta rabii wa Qaaliqii as'aluka al imaan, Alahuma min adaabil Alqabri wa min Adaabi Al naar waj'alnaa ka mithli Zeynab Algazaali wa Al saalihiin.. Aamiiin.. ------------------------------------------------- Aamiiiiin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
