An Artistic Archaeological Study of Inscriptions at the Madrasa of Um El-Sultan Shaaban in the Mam

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of tourism and hotels toutguidance department

2 Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

3 Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University

Abstract

The contributions of Muslim women have covered many areas in our Islamic society. Women have participated with men in many fields. They are on the battlefields, bandaging and treating the wounded and urging jihad against those who want to desecrate the soil of the homeland. They are scholars and educated in the field of science, especially Sharia sciences and what is related to them. She participated in the reconstruction or construction of religious, educational, and service institutions, and this denies the nature of Islam’s oppression of women, which is promoted by those who are biased against Islam and its people. Women had an influential role in the political aspect as well. Women had a distinct role in the Ayyubid era. The Ayyubid princesses were ahead of others in various fields, including the field of science and the preparation of scholars, preachers, students, and mujahedeen who fed the battlefields with men eager to defend Muslim countries, in addition to their construction of many religious, educational, and service institutions. These women participated in building mosques, schools, and other institutions. From their own money, these institutions had a pioneering and distinguished role in the religious and scientific preparation of students in various Levantine and Egyptian cities. This research came to contribute to shedding light on the role of these women in the cultural field and building religious, educational and service institutions. The research will focus on women’s culture. And its role in scientific life in the Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman eras.

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