A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah, Sufi poet and scholar

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A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyahعائشة الباعونية

Approximate dateDamascus

A Damascene poet and Sufi, the most prolific woman author in Arabic before modern times.

From a family of scholars, she memorised the Quran by eight, studied in Damascus and Cairo, and was licensed to teach and give fatwas. She wrote more than a dozen works, including long poems in praise of the Prophet ﷺ.

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