Al-Shifāʾ bint ʿAbd Allāh (Arabic: الشفاء بنت عبد الله), whose given name was Laylā, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
She was the daughter of Abdullah ibn Abdshams and Fatima bint Wahb[1] and a member of the Adi clan of the Quraysh in Mecca.
[3] At a time when barely twenty people in Mecca could read and write, Al-Shifaa was the first woman to acquire this skill.
[2] She taught calligraphy to many others, [4] including, her relative, Hafsa bint Umar, and the two women remained friends.
[7] Among the hadith that she narrated are the origin of Umar's title, Amir al-Muminin,[6] and these words of Muhammad: "'The example of the jihad warrior in the path of Allah is like the one who fasts and prays and does not stop fasting or praying until the jihad warrior returns.