Tesneem Alkiek – Inspirational Muslim Women #00 Introducing Our Sayedaty Series

My name is Tasima Al Qayikh, and I'm

excited to announce a new series that the

Yaqeen Institute is launching,

which will be a collection of videos that

will reflect on the lives of some incredible

women and the contributions they made to their

societies.

As a teenager, there were probably only a

handful of female figures that I could look

up to. Now, that

number is steadily growing. But what really inspires

me along with the leaders we have today,

is when I come across a female companion

or scholar or just regular person who has

left such an impact on the world that

she's mentioned and recorded in hadith collections, or

books, or other historical sources.

And so the purpose of this series is

to introduce you to some of these inspirational

women.

What I hope will make this experience unique

for you is the fact that I will

not be limiting my coverage of these women

to a particular time period or location.

I want to use this as an opportunity

to highlight the achievements of women across space

and time, and perhaps you'll personally relate to

one story of a hard working leader or

all of them. In any case, the ultimate

purpose of these reflections is to inspire you,

or your sister, or your brother, or anyone

who's looking to give back to their community

and make a difference for the better.

So, inshallah, we'll be releasing the first set

of these series next month. They'll be short

and sweet, so you can tune in at

any time, but with enough detail to get

you thinking, to get you motivated, and to

get you contributing to society.

I want to encourage you all to join

the conversation.

Comment on the video to share people who

have inspired you to do good. Be it

a mother, a scholar, or a figure in

history.

Every story is important because it's these stories

that have made a better you and it's

these realities that have made stronger communities.

So tune in, join in, and get ready

to reflect and act. I look forward to

hearing from you all soon.