'A'isha al-Ba'uniyya
'A'isha al-Ba'uniyya | |
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| Born | ʿĀʾishah bint Yūsuf al-Bāʿūniyyah c. 1456 Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate (now Syria) |
| Died | December 1517 Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate (now Syria) |
| Occupation | Sufi master, poet, writer |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Notable works | Al-Fath al-Mubin, Al-Mawrid al-Ahnā |
ʿĀʾishah bint Yūsuf al-Bāʿūniyyah (Arabic: عائشة بنت يوسف الباعونية, died the sixteenth day of Dhū al-Qa‘dah, 922/1517) was a Sufi master and poet. She is one of few medieval female Islamic mystics to have recorded their own views in writing, and she "probably composed more works in Arabic than any other woman prior to the twentieth century." Some of her works have been translated to English in the 21st century. "In her the literary talents and Ṣūfi tendencies of her family reached full fruition." She was born and died in Damascus.