Shuhda al-Katiba

Hammond, Marle

Abstract

Shuhda bint Abi Nasr Ahmad ibn al-Farj, commonly known as Shuhda al-Katiba, was a leading transmitter of hadith—or narrations of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad—in twelfth-century Baghdad. Many prominent Islamic scholars studied under her, and a collection of her transmissions circulated as a book. Her nickname “al-katiba” or “the writer” appears to arise not from her activities as a transmitter but rather from her work as an accomplished calligrapher.

Citation

Hammond, M. Shuhda al-Katiba. Cham

• Other Type: Other
• Online Publication Date: May 30, 2024
• Deposit Date: Aug 19, 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Book Title: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-76219-3_357-1
• Additional Information: Additional Information : ISBN: 9783030762193