
Early Islamic Period
An Enslaved Scribe Saved Islam's First Constitution
The most important political document in early Islam survived because an enslaved woman in seventh-century Medina was better at keeping records than the men who wrote it.
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Download on the App StoreEarly Islamic PeriodArabian PeninsulaMedinaMuhammadConstitution of MedinaPolitical GovernanceReligious PluralismTribal PoliticsWomen in HistoryJewish Arab Relations
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