- Biographies ,- Bibi Karimah bint Ahmad Maruzi

She had been a world reputed scholar in fifth century Hijrah. She was
daughter of Ahmad ibn Muhammadibn Abi Hatam. She was born in Iranian
town of Merv. She studied theology for years and learnt Ahadith from
great scholars. She went to Makkahafter having been qualified to
narrateHadith. She commenced delivering Dars at Makkah. The noted
Muhaddith of MuslimSpain, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Sabaq Saqli was a
devoted learner from her. He, after the Muslim rule at Saqqlyah
(Sicily) ended, had gone to Makkah where he achieved learning of
Hadith from her. He, afterwards went to Spain and made her abode in
Granada to narrate Ahadith, he had learnt at Makkah. Ibn Bashkwal
says…
(Abu Bakr Muhammad reported Ahadith from Karimah bint AhmadAl-Maruzi
and others, He came to Andalus and the people of Granada passionately
learned from him).
AIlama Khatib Baghdadi says in Tarikh Baghdad (History of Baghdad)
thathe, in 463H, during the days of Hajj, heard Sahih Bukhari from
Karimah. Hundreds of seekers participated in the Dars session of
Muhaddithah Karimah and quenched their thirst of learning. Besides Abu
Bakr Muhammad, Allama Khatib Baghdadi and Allama Abu Talib Zaynabi,a
number of other scholars of great esteem attained knowledge of Hadith
from her. Bibi Karimah was said to haveachieved perfectionin mysticism
besides other faculties of studies. She presumabty died about 464H
with the controversy on the exactness of the date.
(Khazinat-ul-Asfia, Tarikh Saqqlya)