The Role of Muslim Women in Da’wah and Education
Abdullahi Dalhatu, Ibrahim Lawal Hunkuyi, & Shafaatu Ahmad Aliyu
1Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
2&3Department of Islamic Studies, Federal College of Education, Zaria. Nigeria
Abstract
The paper titled the role of Muslim women in Da’wah (conveying Islamic messages) and education traces the origin and development of education in Islam right from the birth of islam. It started with the Prophet (S.A.W) receiving the first revelation at the cave of hira where he used to seclude himself seeking for higher communion from Allah (S.W.T). Da’wah and education are simultaneously carried out with Muhammad (saw) as the teacher and his companions as Students including the women who taught and disseminate Islamic education among other women in the community. It traces the origin of education in Islam with the revelation of the first five verse of the Qur’an which commands the Prophet and the companions to equally search for knowledge. Having search for knowledge on one hand to convey it (da’wah) is another important aspect which women have a role to play based on the numerous hadiths of the Prophet (saw) encouraging Muslims to search for it, the methodology adopted for the study was a documentary analysis from the Qur’an and sunnah which direct women to take part in the da’wah activities in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations guiding their activities. Life of Muslim women companions such as Sumayyah and Aisha in the field of Hadith narration was taken as an exemplary measure for Nigerian women. It was concluded that women have a place in the education and tarbiyya of their children and other women according to the teachings of the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) that everyone is a shepherd in one way or the other and he will be asking about the way he govern them. It was recommended therefore, that women should be allowed to conduct da’wah among their women wing and to utilized every opportunity with in their ability.
Keywords
Da’wah, Muslim, Women and Education
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