OverviewA teacher in Damascus who connected generations through permission to transmit hadith.CategoryWoman scholarPeriodc. 1248 – c. 1339 CE
Life and settingZaynab received permission to transmit religious texts through scholarly networks that included teachers from outside Damascus.Source: Asma Sayeed, Women and Hadith Transmission: Two Case Studies from Mamluk Damascus
Work and legacyStudents studied and received transmission authorizations from her over a long teaching career. Her biography shows the importance of learned women to the preservation of hadith collections.Source: Asma Sayeed, Women and Hadith Transmission: Two Case Studies from Mamluk Damascus
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.Asma Sayeed, Women and Hadith Transmission: Two Case Studies from Mamluk Damascus
