"Seeking knowledge is a duty incumbent upon every Muslim." ⁵⁴

"May the whips be unsheathed over the heads of my Companions so that they learn and distinguish the halaal "lawful" and the haraam "unlawful"."⁵⁵ we come to some other traditions inviting women to seek knowledge, reported from these great leaders "Imams", like:

"Seeking knowledge is a duty incumbent upon every Muslim man and Muslim woman: ⁵⁶

Also the Messenger of Allah"S" said:

"Beat the women for learning good and benevolence." ⁵⁷

The Prophet"S" further said: "What excellent women the women of the Helpers "Ansar" are, their bashfulness could never curb them from learning rules of religion." ⁵⁸

If we pass over these traditions we can see so many evidences indicating prevalence of knowledge and sciences among the women, during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah:

The Women Questioning the Prophet

The history of first era of Islam contains in within numerous examples of science acquiring and knowledgeseeking on part of women.

Zaynab Attarah, whose profession was purchasing and selling women's adornment equipment and tools, once upon a day came near the Prophet"S" questioning him about the way of creation of the world, when the Messenger of Allah"S"

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54. Surat Al-Baqarah, verse 222: "they question thee ( o Mohammed) concerning mensttuation. say: it is an illness".

55. Al-Kaafi. vol. I, p. 30. Hadeeth I.

56. Bihaar Al-Anwaar, vol. I, p. 213, Hadeeth 12.

57. ibid,. vol. I, p. 177, Hadeeth 54.

58. ibid., p. 249, Hadeeth, 39.