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Islam - Qu'ran through 13th Century

Women in the Qu'ran (Koran or Quran), women in early Islam, and women in Islam through the 13th century. Includes a variety of perspectives on the relationship of Islam to women and to women's rights, so that readers can come to their own conclusions about the different interpretations.

Who Was the Queen of Sheba?
The Queen of Sheba is mentioned in the Qu'ran, with the given name Bilqis. What do historians say about her name and where did she come from?

Rabi'a
Early Sufi writer. Translations, background, bibliography.

Shagrat al-Durr
In the 13th century, she assumed the throne as Sultan and inspired the Egyptian army to victory over the Frankish Crusaders.

Sultana Razia of Delhi (1236-1240)
Only woman to hold the throne of Delhi, she was a Moslem of Turkish descent.

Woman and her Rights: Woman in Qur'an
The first section of this page is a defense of the position that "Islam regards woman equal to man as a human being," based on the Qur'an (Koran). The page also includes a critique of women's rights in Europe, from a Muslim perspective. Part of a larger document on women's rights in Islam and Islamic countries.

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