Aslamo alaikum everyone. How are you doing all? Thank you all for wishing me the best for my exam it really help me feel confident about my self. Today I got short chapter for you guys, so let us get started.
Lubna was born a slave girl in 11th century Spain, within the royal court. But from an early age, she positioned herself in an important role: she organized the library. From there, she impressed the royals with her brilliant brain, earning her freedom and the title of "personal secretary."
In the library of Cordoba, Lubna was in charge of playing, writing, and translating many manuscripts. Along with Hasdai ibn Shaprut, she was the driving force behind the creation of the famous library of Medina Azahara.
According to Arab chronicles, in the time of Caliph Al-Hakam II, more than 170 literate women could be found in some suburbs of the city; these women were responsible for making copies of valuable manuscripts. This gives an idea of the culture and the role of women during the reign of the Caliph.
Historian and chronicler Ibn Bashkaval referred to her in the following manner: 'She excelled in writing, grammar, and poetry. Her knowledge of mathematics was also immense and she was proficient in other sciences as well. There were none in the Umayyad palace as noble as her'
She also oversaw the royal library, some saying she was acquisitions expert, presiding over 500,000 books. She traveled across the Middle East chasing books to add to her library, with records of her travels to Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad. Lubna was a solo female traveler before it was cool. Her library was one of the most important and famous of its time. Putting a woman in charge was a mark of great trust in the woman, and it showed how great people can become if they are giving chance.
As scribe, she added to the royal library of Cordoba works that she had transcribed herself, even translating many important historic Greek texts that would have otherwise been lost to time. There are stories of her roaming the streets of Cordoba and teaching the children who chased after her mathematical equations. She must have been a bomb teacher, because the children actually came back to learn more math. Which, as far as I am concerned it shows the knowledge of this great person who have forgotten in the pages of the history.
The isn't that much of information about her, but from what we know we is not easy to rise from slavery to become historical figure.
The reason why this was short is because there isn't that much I could find. I mean were ever I searched for it say there isn't that much of information I apologize for lack of search I did.
But get ready because next up is "rabia al adwiyyah" the women that even the non Muslims speak high of her. Stay tuned...
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