This article is an incomplete list of female scholars of
Islam. A traditionally-trained female scholar is referred to as ʿālimah or Shaykha.[1] The inclusion of women in university settings has increased the presence of women scholars.[2]Akram Nadwi authored the largest compilation on female Islamic scholars, titled
Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa, spanning over two decades and containing a repository of more than 10,000 entries.[3][4]
^Farooq, Dr. Mohammad Omar; Siddiqi, Dr. Muhammad Zubayr.
"Women Scholars of Hadith". Women Scholars of Islam: They Must Bloom Again. Archived from
the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
This article is an incomplete list of female scholars of
Islam. A traditionally-trained female scholar is referred to as ʿālimah or Shaykha.[1] The inclusion of women in university settings has increased the presence of women scholars.[2]Akram Nadwi authored the largest compilation on female Islamic scholars, titled
Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa, spanning over two decades and containing a repository of more than 10,000 entries.[3][4]
^Farooq, Dr. Mohammad Omar; Siddiqi, Dr. Muhammad Zubayr.
"Women Scholars of Hadith". Women Scholars of Islam: They Must Bloom Again. Archived from
the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.