Prominent Women from Central Arabia

194 Pages·2008·0.56 MB·English

by  Dalal Mukhlid Al-harbi

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PROMINENT WOMEN
from
Central Arabia
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PROMINENT WOMEN
from
Central Arabia
D a l a l M u k h l i d a l - H a r b i
Translated by
Dr Muhammad M. Abahsain and Dr Mohammad A. al-Furaih
Edited by
Jill Ann Roberg-Abahsain
ITH ACA
P R E S S
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PROMINENTWOMENFROMCENTRALARABIA
Published in 2008 by Ithaca Press, in association with
the King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives
Ithaca Press is an imprint of
Garnet Publishing Limited
8 Southern Court
South Street
Reading
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UK
Copyright © King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives, 2008.
P.O. Box 2945, Riyadh 11461,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
any electronic or mechanical means, including information
storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing
from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote
brief passages in a review.
First Edition
Hardback ISBN : 978-0-86372-327-8
Paperback ISBN : 978-0-86372-328-5
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Typeset by PHi, India
Jacket design byDavid Rose
Printed in Lebanon
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Table of Contents
Preface ix
Introduction xi
The Biographies
Aljawharah bint ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad
ibn Mu’ammar 3
Aljawharah bint Faisal ibn Turki al-Saud 5
Aljawharah bint Musa’ad ibn Jalawi al-Saud 11
Aljawharah bint Nasir ibn Faisal al-Saud 16
Aljawharah bint Turki ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Saud 18
Aljawharah bint ‘Uthman ibn Hamad ibn Mu’ammar 21
‘Alya’ bint ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Humaiyan 23
Bunaiyah bint Mut’ib ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Rasheed 27
Dashishah bint Rakan ibn Mandil 30
Fatimah bint Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab 32
Fhadah bint al-‘Asi ibn Shuraim al-Shammari 35
Fiddah al-Munif al-Murays 38
Hasna’ bint Sulaiman ibn Salim al-Suwaida’ 40
Haya bint Salih ibn Nasir al-Sha’er 42
Hussah bint Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Sudairi 44
Hussah bint Muhammad al-Fawzan 48
Hussah bint Salih al-Dakhil 50
Huwaidiyah bint Ghaidan ibn Jazi’ al-Shamir 52
Jawza’ bint Bandar ibn Muqhim al-Timyat 55
Luluwah bint Salih ibn Dakhil 59
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PROMINENT WOMEN FROM CENTRAL ARABIA
Maytha’ bint ‘Ali al-Salami 60
Mouaidi bint Abi Hanaya al-Baraziyah 64
Moudi bint ‘Abd Allah ibn Hamad al-Bassam 69
Moudi bint ‘Ali al-Mu’arik 72
Moudi bint Humud ibn ‘Ubaid ibn Rasheed 73
Moudi bint Sa’ad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Dahlawi 75
Moudi bint Sultan Abu Wahtan 79
Munirah bint Mishari ibn Hasan al-Saud 81
Nurah bint ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasheed 83
Nurah bint ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Hamad
ibn Mu’ammar 86
Nurah bint ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Ibrahim al-Hijji 87
Nurah bint ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Faisal al-Saud 89
Nurah bint Faisal ibn Turki al-Saud 94
Nurah al-Muhammad al-Hatlani 96
Nurah bint Sulaiman ibn Fahd al-Ruhait 98
Ruqaiyah bint ‘Abd Allah al-Sa’ad al-Salihi 100
Ruqaiyah bint ‘Awadh ibn Muhammad al-Hijji 102
Sarah bint ‘Abd Allah ibn Faisal al-Saud 105
Sarah bint Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Sudairi 108
Sarah bint ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd
al-Wahhab 112
Sarah bint Mishari ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Saud 115
Sarah bint Turki ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Saud 117
Shaqra’ bint ‘Abd Allah ibn Khuzam al-‘Abd Allah 118
Thuraya’ bint Muhammad al-Muzaini 121
Turaifah bint ‘Ubaid ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasheed 124
Turfah bint ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Latif al-Shaykh 128
Turfah bint Faisal ibn Turki al-Saud 131
Turfah bint Muhammad al-Khuraiyef 133
Wadha bint Hashim ibn Faraj al-Ghuraiyes 135
Wadha bint Muhammad ibn Husain ibn ‘Uray’ir 137
Wadha bint Rasheed ibn Salih al-Shammari 142
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Zainab al-Muhammad al-‘Ajmi 144
Conclusion 146
Bibliography 148
Name Index 159
Place Index 175
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Preface
The regaining of Riyadh by King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn
Faisal al-Saud on the fifteenth day of January 1902 was a major step
towards the foundation of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
although its history actually goes back hundreds of years. Following the
historical meeting between Imam Muhammad ibn Saud and Shaykh
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab in 1744, the First Saudi State was
founded on a basic adherence to the Islamic creed. The ensuing Second
Saudi State followed the same basic principles.
When King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz embarked on his enlightened project to
build a strong state, he was determined to follow his predecessors. He
founded a strong modern state, which was able to maintain security
throughout its vast area. This state preserved the rights of its subjects by
adhering to the book of God and the traditions (Sunna) of His Prophet
(PBUH). Its generosity was extended to the Arab and Islamic world as
well. It has had a great impact on international politics because of its
just and firm stand and its work towards global peace based on justice
for the people of the world. The reigns of his sons Saud, Faisal, Khalid,
Fahd and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King ‘Abd Allah are a
continuation of this straight path.
January 23, 1999 marked the one-hundredth anniversary (in the
Islamic calendar) of King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz’s entry to Riyadh and the founda-
tion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through continuous struggle and
construction, he took the country and its people from poor circum-
stances to a wholly different reality. Through the guidance of God, true
unity based on Islam filled the hearts of the people with faith and loyalty
that culminated in the historical intertwining between the people and
their leader as history marched on. Our commemoration of the events of
that day is a reminder to thank God for His blessings and also a reminder
that the country of Saudi Arabia strives towards a unified direction in life
learned from the book of God and the traditions of the Prophet (PBUH).
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