Sources:  Great Ancestors: Women Asserting their rights in Muslim contexts by Farida Shaheed with Aisha LF Shaheed (Women Living Under Muslim Laws); Forgotten Queens of Islam by Fatima Merinissi; Al Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam – by Mohammad Akram Nadwi; Muslim Women, A biographical dictionary by Aisha Bewley;  by  and Muslim Heritage website (www.muslimheritage.com) and various other internet sources.