Noble Women of Faith

Islamic tradition praises Asiya, Mary, Khadija, and Fatima as the four women who showed monumental examples of excellence in faith. While Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur'an, the other three are mentioned in the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Asiya was the wife of Pharaoh and she was the one who protected Moses in the palace from the wrath of her furious husband. Mary is the epitome of purity and submission, who was miraculously blessed with Jesus, and she stood firm against all kinds of slanders and accusations. Khadija was the first believer to the Prophet Muhammad. She was the one who covered him blanket in the traumatic shock immediately after the first the revelation. She spent all her fortune in her husband's cause, including her life. Fatima, the Prophet's daughter, is the person through whom the Prophet's generation still continues. This book depicts the lives of these four remarkable women of the human history.