OverviewA woman recorded among Damascus’s teachers of hadith.CategoryWoman scholarPeriod1223 – 1308 CE
Life and settingFatima bint Sulayman al-Dimashqiyya is also identified by the kunya Umm Abdullah. Narrator records place her within the scholarly networks associated with Damascus.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Fatima bint Sulayman
Work and legacyShe learned hadith from more than a hundred teachers. She used her wealth to establish colleges and Sufi lodges in Damascus, where she died in 1308.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Fatima bint Sulayman
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Fatima bint Sulayman
