Hafsa bint Sirin (Arabic: حفصة بنت سيرين, b.651 – d.719 CE)[1] was an early female scholar of Islam.[2] She has been called one of the "pioneers in the history of female asceticism in Islam".[3]
She lived and taught in Basra. She was known for her piety and knowledge of practical and legal aspects of Islamic traditions. She has been credited with seventeen traditions.[4]
She was the sister of Muhammad ibn Sirin, a man known for dream interpretation.[5]
^Michael Cook; Najam Haider; Intisar Rabb; Asma Sayeed (8 January 2013). Law and Tradition in Classical Islamic Thought: Studies in Honor of Professor Hossein Modarressi. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-0-230-11329-9.
^Syafiq Hasyim (2006). Understanding Women in Islam: An Indonesian Perspective. Equinox Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-979-3780-19-1.
^Asma Sayeed (6 August 2013). Women and the Transmission of Religious Knowledge in Islam. Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-107-35537-8.
^Asma Sayeed (6 August 2013). Women and the Transmission of Religious Knowledge in Islam. Cambridge University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-107-03158-6.
^Camille Adams Helminski (25 February 2003). Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure. Shambhala Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8348-2830-8.
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