By Shaykh Mohammed Daniel and Shaykh Dr. Abu Zayd [1] Edited by IlmGate May 2016 / Sha’bān 1437 [2] It brings me deep sadness to inform my fellow Muslims of the loss of one of the greatest female scholars in living memory. Shaykha Bahiyya al-Filaliyyah, from Meknes in Morocco, who was born on Monday 12 Rajab 1326 AH and passed away on Monday 16 Sha’bān 1437 AH (August 10th, 1908 to May 23rd, 2016). She was an incredible 111 years old in the lunar calendar. Shaykha Bahiyyah’s story remains relatively unknown, but what is for sure is that she was truly…