زينب فواز

زينب فواز

1914 CE · 1332 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Zaynab Fawwaz of Jabal Amil (d. 1914 CE) — author of al-Durr al-Manthur, the great biographical dictionary of famous women, 'the best composed in its genre' 1.

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Roles
Scholar · writer
Era
The Modern Era
Region
Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile
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Overview

Zaynab bint Ali (may God be pleased with her) Fawwaz al-Amili, a historian and writer, who died in 1914 CE. She was born in Jabal Amil, from a family known in the village of Tibnin, grew up in Cairo, stayed briefly in Damascus where she married, then parted from her husband and returned to Egypt, and died in Cairo 2.

Her works

She wrote "al-Durr al-Manthur fi Tabaqat Rabbat al-Khudur" (The Scattered Pearls on the Ranks of the Women of the Veiled Chambers) in one large volume, which al-Zirikli considers the best work in its field. She has a "Collection of Letters" and studies she published in newspapers and magazines 2.

Sources

  1. al-Alam — al-Zirikli, tarjama
  2. al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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islam.museum contributors. “زينب فواز”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/zaynab-fawwaz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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