Amina bint al-Hajj ʿAbd al-Latif (Arabic: أمينة بنت الحاج عبد اللطيف; fl.
In the nineteenth century it was more usual for men in the Islamic world to work as scribes than women.
One such woman was Amina bint al-Hajj ʿAbd al-Latif, and whilst little is known of her early life, her training is referred to in the Tarikh Titwan (History of Tetouan) by Muhammad Daʾud (1908–1984).
The first is a final section of At-Targhib wat-Tarhib, a collection of sayings by the Prophet; the manuscript is dated to 1802.
[2] Whilst her date of death is unknown, it is recognised that she was buried at her home in Hawmat al-Mataymar (Metámar Quarter).