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As-salāmu ʿalaykum Thinkers,

I am Hamidah Abbas, an Islamic Researcher and Author trained in Shari'ah Intelligence by the Da'wah Institute of Nigeria. I research the impact of music on society and I'm fascinated by the complexity of being human. I also write about salvation.

However, I have spent most of my life researching gender and polygamy in Islam. Click here to listen to this 20-Min summary of everything I know.

If you prefer more details, some of my digital books include:

• Women are the Messengers of Life
• The No-Polygamy Clause in Islam: According to the Companions
• Salvation in Minutes, and more.

Where it started.

As an ever curious autistic mind, at the age of 10, I wrote my first “book,” Ṣẹ́gun, in my language, the Yorùbá language.

Fast forward to three years later: at the age of 13, out of genuine concern for society, I submitted three articles to at-Taleem magazine, and all of the articles were published. All. Three. Not one. Not a single one was rejected. And certainly, all praise belongs to ALLAH.

Throughout my life, my inability to stop researching and asking questions resulted in a few outcomes.

• Childhood and adolescence: I won different prizes at the OTM Seminar Quizzes (Future Scholars of Nigeria).
• 2007 - 2013: At Ummul-Qura Institute, Ibadan: I won various prizes for being the only student who answered a Hadith question correctly. I won multiple debate competitions and I also served as the General Secretary of the Press Club in 2012.
• 2014: I won the Islamic quiz competition organised by the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) at the Institute of Human Resource Development (INHURD, Mawuko).
• 2016: I co-founded FUNAAB Media Houses United (FMHU)
• 2018: I was a speaker at the AgroDefacto Summit, FUNAAB. I also won al-Mustakshif Impromptu Speech Competition organised by al-Mustakshif, MSSN, FUNAAB.
• 2026: I was a panelist at the 9th Annual Sisters’ Summit of the Pure Hearts Islamic Foundation of Nigeria (Oyo State Chapter), which was held on Sunday, 21st Dhul-Hijjah 1447 (7th June 2026), at the Ọ̀jọ́ọ̀ Civic Hall, Ìbàdàn.

AlhamduliLLAH today, as an Islamic researcher trained in Shari'ah Intelligence by the Da'wah Institute of Nigeria, I share my thoughts.

Some of my letters include:

• 1️⃣ ALLAH is Closer than you think: This is a story of a Tasbih counter from Masjid-l-Haram, Makkah
• 2️⃣ When Life Feels Delayed: Lessons from the Story of Prophet Ibrahim (Alayhi Salaam). This includes a practical tip. AlhamduliLLAH.
• 3️⃣ An-Nisa: ALLAH loves women: This is the story of a woman who thrived after polygamy.
• 4️⃣ The Gender War that Shayṭān is currently waging on earth: In a way, this is a topic I've spent most of my life with.
• 5️⃣ Hamidah Abbas Books: This is the only place where you'll find all of my digital books about gender and polygamy in Islam. It's a place of light and delight for deep thinkers.

A fun fact about me is that I am a firm follower of the truth. It doesn't matter what I feel; I follow the truth, not my truth.

In summary, I am a lifelong seeker of answers who hopes to spread light on the surface of the earth.

So all praise belongs belong to Almighty ALLAH, who has revealed “وَمَكَرُوا وَمَكَرَ اللَّهُ ۖ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ” - Qur'an 3:54

Again, all praise belongs to ALLAH who has bestowed on me, the gift placing the Shahadah upon a few tongues.

Some people say, “There’s no God.” Others say, “There’s no god but mine.”

ALLAH means “The God.” Therefore, to be a Muslim (one who submits to God) is to say—and mean—“There’s no god but The God.”

Basically, God is God.

And all praise belongs to ALLAH who has sent the Prophet ﷺ with the Qur'an and Sunnah.

Sincerely,

Hamidah Abbas (Thinker)