"[A] woman who precedes both Rabia Al-Basri and Fatima Al-Fihri. Al-Shifa bint Abdallah Al-Adawiyyah was a reputable healer of her time. [T]he first Muslim woman in Islamic history to have received a public affairs office, as a market controller, in the time of Umar RA’s caliphate in the 7th century."
Shifa bint Abdallah - First Muslim woman to hold public office. (via mehreenkasana)
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