Who is the first woman Mujtahid (Jurisprudent) in the world of Islam?
Dear Brother / Sister,
Islam gives great importance to learning and teaching science and knowledge. It can be said that the issue of education is a duty and responsibility rather than a right. The Messenger of Allah always encouraged his companions to learn science and knowledge. As a matter of fact, many companions did not lose the enthusiasm for science and knowledge; they always showed the determination of learning and practicing what they learned.
Among the women of the Age of Bliss, Hazrat Aisha has a different place because Hazrat Aisha was a very intelligent, enlightened and shrewd woman.
She corrected the mistakes of many scholars of fiqh since she knew the lifestyle of our Prophet very much. She also explained many hadiths perfectly. She could be called the first woman mujtahid.
Hazrat Aisha reported 2210 hadiths from the Messenger of Allah. She is one of the companions that reported the most hadiths.
Questions on Islam
- What is the reason why madhhabs were formed and what are their benefits for people?
- How is Ijtihad-in Islam, the act of deducing secondary judgments from the Quran and Hadiths-the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)- in a certain way by the gifted people of knowledge- viewed in Islam?
- Do we need to follow sects (madhabs)? Why? Are there any hadith or verse about this in Quran?
- Will you give information about the life and virtue of Hz. Aisha?
- Who is mujtahid-the performer of ijtihad, which is the act of deducing secondary judgments from the Quran and Hadiths-the sayings of Mohammad (pbuh)?
- Why is ijtihad necessary? Why did madhhabs choose the way of ijtihad when there was a lack of narrations?
- Is the ijtihad of the Companions regarded as a religious evidence?
- Why do we follow a madhhab?
- Will you please give information about Fiqh? What is the aim of Fiqh?
- How did the fight among the Companions take place?

