A Woman of Faith, Knowledge, and Da‘wah

Be a Female Companion and a Caller to Allah

When women became living schools

The female Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not play a marginal or secondary role in building the Ummah.

Rather, they were a central pillar in seeking knowledge, teaching, spreading the religion, and raising generations upon faith.

They did not wait for permission to be active,

nor did they confine worship to private corners.

Instead, they turned knowledge and da‘wah into a lifelong mission.

The Female Companions and Seeking Knowledge

Women who learned, asked, understood, and conveyed

Aisha, Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her)

She was among the most knowledgeable people in fiqh and hadith.

Senior Companions used to say:

Whenever an issue confused us, we would ask Aisha and always find knowledge with her.

She taught both men and women,

and the Companions would consult her on the most delicate religious matters.

Through her, the Ummah inherited an immense body of knowledge that remains essential to this day.

Ash-Shifa’ bint ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with her)

She was among the few women who knew how to read and write at that time.

She used her knowledge for benefit,

teaching other women,

and the Prophet ﷺ instructed her to teach Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her).

This is a clear indication of the importance of women teaching other women,

and that spreading knowledge was a responsibility the female Companions carried with awareness and purpose.

The Female Companions and Da‘wah

Calling with wisdom, words, and actions

Asma’ bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her)

She was firm, courageous, and deeply aware.

She carried food to the Prophet ﷺ and her father during the migration,

enduring harm without revealing secrets or retreating.

Her stance was a silent form of da‘wah,

teaching generations the meaning of steadfastness and sacrifice for the sake of the religion.

Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her)

She dedicated her son Anas to serve the Prophet ﷺ,

raising him upon love of knowledge and righteous companionship.

He later became one of the most prolific narrators of hadith.

It was the da‘wah of a mother—

yet its impact echoed through the Ummah for centuries.

The Female Companions and Teaching

The woman educator — the maker of lasting impact

The female Companion did not memorize knowledge to keep it to herself,

but to teach it.

She did not learn merely to know,

but to raise, nurture, and reform.

They:

taught women the rulings of purification and prayer

transmitted hadith and Sunnah

raised children who became scholars

spread religious awareness within their communities

They were living schools,

without signs or platforms,

yet entire generations were built through them.

How can you be a female Companion and a caller today?

You are not required to live in the time of the Prophet ﷺ,

but to carry the same spirit:

Seek knowledge with clarity and sincerity

Be keen on beneficial learning

Teach what you have learned

Spread goodness within your circle

Call to Allah with wisdom and mercy

Da‘wah is not merely a speech—

it is a way of life.

A closing message

Be a female Companion and a caller—

learn as they learned,

teach as they taught,

and carry the concern for the religion as they carried it.

How much the Ummah today needs women

who revive this role once again—

with knowledge, awareness, and sincerity.

Madrasat Al-Quran

At Madrasat Al-Quran, we believe that the female Companion-caller

was not an exception in history,

but a model that can be revived in every era.

With knowledge, the journey begins.

With the Qur’an, the impact continues.