In the name of Allah

My favorite woman inIslam is Fatima  Zahra (SBUH) .daughterof our dear prophet. Her mother was Khadije(SBUH) (the first muslem among womenand one of  the biggest woman in Islam&paradise .she was the great friend and backer for her husband Mohammed(SBUH)). Fatima (SBUH)is the biggest woman in Islam &paradise  ,too and the bestof them .all of the other women ( her mother ,Mary(SBUH), Asie(SBUH)(wife ofPharaoh))  are after her and obey her . shemarried with son of Abu-Taleb (Abu-taleb was uncle of Mohammed (SBUH)and one ofthe biggest men in Islam) in a very special day that this day is very sacred . shehad four children 2 boys(Hassan(AS) &Hussein(AS)) and 2 girls (Zainab(AS)&Omme kolsum(AS)) .she married when she was 9 and became martyr whenshe was 9 and became martyr when she was 18 years old while she was  pregnant for her fifth child .her holy bodyis in Mecca in Baqi cemetery .she was love of Mohammed (SBUH).No one knows theexact place of her grave ,it is hidden for all muslems .our dear prophet likedher more than every thing and every one in the world. And said about her :everyone hurts her is hurt me and every one likes her ,likes me .and he said Fatimais my dear and part of me. Her mother died when she was child . after that time,she was like a mother for her father (Mohammed(PBUH)).(Belal-Habashi (theperson who was saying azan in time of prophet every day and never said after hisdie ))when Fatima asked him at last moments of her life to say azan again forher .he accepted .  voice of Belal caused thatshe remember her father and nice days of being near him .after Belal began tosaying azan, nice and holy souvenir of our dear prophet left this world andwent near her dear father( almost 2 month after his father`s die).  

CALIPH UMAR'S ADDRESS AFTER JERUSALEM

After receiving the surrender of Jerusalem and completing the tour of Syria when Caliph Umar was returning to Madina he led the prayer at Jabiah. On this occasion he delivered an address which is preserved in history. The major part of his address was:

"O ye people I counsel you to read the Qur’an. Try to understand it and ponder over it. Imbibe the teachings of the Qur’an. Then practise what the Quran teaches. The Qur’an is not theoretical; it is a practical code of life. The Qur’an does not bring you the message of the Hereafter only; it is primarily intended to guide you in this life. Mold your life in accordance with the teachings of Islam for that is the way of your well being. By following any other way you will be inviting destruction.

"Fear Allah, and whatever you want seek from Him. All men are equal. Do not flatter those in authority. Do not seek favors from others. By such acts you demean yourself. And remember that you will get only that is ordained for you, and no one can give you anything against the will of God. Then why seek things from others over which they have no control? Only supplicate God for He alone is the sovereign.

"And speak the truth. Do not hesitate to say what you consider to be the truth. Say what you feel. Let your conscience be your guide. Let your intentions be good, for verily God is aware of your intentions. In your deeds your intentions count. Fear God, and fear no one else. Why fear others when you know that whatever sustenance ordained for you by God you will get under all circumstances? And again why fear when you know that death is ordained by God alone and will come only when He wills?

"Allah has for the time being made me your ruler. But I am one of you. No special privileges belong to ruler. I have some responsibilities to discharge, and in this I seek your cooperation. Government is a sacred trust, and it is my endeavor not to betray the trust in any way. For the fulfillment of the trust I have to be a watch-man. I have to be strict. I have to enforce discipline. I have to run the administration not on the basis of personal idiosyncracies; I have to run it in public interest and for promoting the public good. For this we have the guidance in the Book of God. Whatever orders I issue in the course of day to day administration have to conform to the Qur’an. God has favored us with Islam. He sent to us His Messenger (Muhammad, pbuh). He has chosen us for a mission. Let us fulfil that mission. That mission is the promotion of Islam. In Islam lies our safety; if we err we are doomed."

Yeah, I agree.

Zainab al- Ghazali ! I wish every muslimah gets inspired by her. Even you sis Chrysallis. I wish you you to kindly read the english version of her book "Return of the Pharoah". You possess that energy and potential. Situations around you demand an other Zainab.

What inspired me ! Well, she was a devoted die-hard voice of the Muslim Brotherhood and the soul of the Muslim Sisters. She was a pre-eminent Islamic activist and spell binding preacher who lived a life for Islam. She was subjected to the most inhuman and cruel torture and to unspeakable extremes of opression. She was beaten up , flogged, kicked and tied up. Her approach towards trials and fortitude, her energy and zeal for Islam, inspires me.

You can read more of her here

http://www.islamicthinkers.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=273&Itemid=26

And please do read her book "Return of the Pharoah

Subhanallah! I just read about Umar bin Abdal Aziz . .  . the second link was very informative! His life is very humbling and admirable! deeply moving . . . I loved the short bio. He is definitely one of my favorites now too! Jazakallah for the link.

Sallahuddin Ayyubi is also a huge favourite of mine!  I wish I could get hold of his biography . . . I hear he has some memoirs as well - is that true?

Assallamualaikum. . .

Also, by mentioning other names, this will increase our knowledge about Muslim personalities, which is an added bonus. I'll wait for other answers, meanwhile I'm drawing lots amongst my personal favourites.