@article{Mehfooz_2021, title={Contribution of Muslim Women Scholars to Ḥadīth Transmission and Authentication}, volume={60}, url={http://irigs.iiu.edu.pk:64447/ojs/index.php/islamicstudies/article/view/1183}, DOI={10.52541/isiri.v60i1.1183}, abstractNote={<p><em>Muslim history witnessed many women who mastered the science of </em>ḥadīth<em> and demonstrated their expertise in the science of </em>al-jarḥ wa ’l-ta‘dīl <em>(invalidation and validation of </em>ḥadīth<em> narrators). The science of </em>al-jarḥ wa ’l-ta‘dīl<em> is one of the subtlest and the most important branches of the science of </em>ḥadīth<em>, which assesses the authenticity of the narrations attributed to the Prophet (peace be on him), based on the trustworthiness or otherwise of </em>ḥadīth<em> narrators.</em><em> Since the beginning of Islamic history, Muslim women constantly took part in narrating, preserving, and memorizing </em>ḥadīth<em>s. These efforts continued in the later periods. This study aims to investigate the contribution of these women scholars of </em>ḥadīth <em>(</em>muḥaddithāt<em>), especially of ‘</em><em>Ā’ishah, the wife of the Prophet, to the transmission and authentication of </em>ḥadīth<em>s</em>. <em>Furthermore, it highlights the intellectual contribution of women scholars of </em>ḥadīth<em> in order to encourage contemporary Muslim women to continue the legacy of their predecessors by mastering this science.</em></p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Islamic Studies}, author={Mehfooz, Musferah}, year={2021}, month={Mar.}, pages={95-107} }