Khadija bint Sahnun ibn Sa'id

خديجة بنت سحنون (Known as "Khadija bint Sahnun")

Maliki Legal Scholar, Jurist, Educator of Women in Kairouan

Born c. 815 AD

Kairouan, Tunisia

Passed Away 883 AD Kairouan, Tunisia

Lifespan ~68 years old

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"In the chamber of law, her counsel was as pure and decisive as the finest judgment."

Archival Overview

Daughter and intellectual collaborator of Imam Sahnun, celebrated across North Africa as one of the earliest female jurists (Faqiha) who issued fatwas, taught women, and advised her father on legal rulings.

Biographical Record

Khadija bint Sahnun was raised in the scholarly home of Imam Sahnun, the author of the canonical Maliki text *Al-Mudawwana*. Blessed with acute analytical intellect and encyclopedic knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, Khadija became her father's primary intellectual confidante.

Whenever complex legal dilemmas regarding women's inheritance, marriage contracts, or property disputes arose, Imam Sahnun routinely consulted Khadija before issuing rulings. Following her father's death, she held regular teaching circles in Kairouan, training generations of North African women in legal sciences and ethics, celebrated by biographer Qadi Iyad as a paragon of wisdom and modesty.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Imam Sahnun Mausoleum Enclosure
Kairouan, Tunisia

                         GPS: 35.6810, 10.0880                    

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