Hafsa bint Sirin
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Hafsa bint Sirin (Arabic: حفصة بنت سيرين, b.651 – d.718[1]/719 CE)[2] was an early female scholar of Islam.[3] She has been called one of the "pioneers in the history of female asceticism in Islam".[4]
She lived and taught in Basra.[5] She was known for her piety and knowledge of practical and legal aspects of Islamic traditions. She has been credited with seventeen traditions.[6]
She was the sister of Muhammad ibn Sirin, a man known for dream interpretation.[7][6]
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Further reading
- Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn Sulamī (1999). Dhikr An-Niswa Al-Mutaʿabbidāt Aṣ-Sūfiyyāt. Fons Vitae. ISBN 978-1-887752-06-0, has a chapter dedicated to Hafsa bint Sirin (Chapter XXI, p. 122-).
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