Munira al-Qubaysi
Munira al-Qubaysi (also spelt Qubeysi; born 1933 in Damascus) is the founder of Al-qubaysiat, a female only Sufi movement that originated in Syria. She is considered the 24th most influential Muslim in the world, and the most influential Muslim woman, according to the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2011.
Al-qubaysiat, which focuses on learning the Quran and Hadith by heart, is the largest women-only Islamic movement in the world, and offers Islamic education exclusively to girls and women. Qubaysi directs about 80 schools in Damascus alone, which enrol 75,000 students.[1]
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