Ashraf AboArafe
Women have a rich history in the founding era, and their roles were evident in various social, economic, cultural, literary, and sometimes political fields.
In the founding community in Diriyah, women, in addition to building and caring for their families, had tasks related to managing their home and its affairs, with all the difficulties and burdens of life that they were facing at the time, as they were the ones in charge of its affairs.
The woman in Ad-Diriyah was distinguished from others by good qualities such as generosity, patience, courage, pride, pride, good management, and others. She used to participate and compete with the man in renting to the frightened person seeking shelter. This was known at the time in Najd as “al-Dakhala,” where the woman would protect the intruder from everything that might harm him.
There are famous examples of women who demonstrate courage and kindness, including Ghalia Al-Baqmiya, who became famous and wove heroic stories in the society of the first Saudi state, as Ghalia bint Abdul Rahman, from the Al-Bakum tribe – which lives in Tarabah, which is from the desert between the Hijaz and Najd – was a supporter of the Saudi state. The first and her supporters, and she was famous for her opinion. Al-Baqmiyyah harnessed her wealth and possessions to serve the defenders of the homeland and confront the campaigns of the aggressing Ottoman Empire. She was also known for generosity, and her house was a destination for the needy and poor and a refuge for the loyal men of the first Saudi states.
The poet Moudi bint Saad bin Abdullah Al-Dahlawi was also famous for her pride and pride, which was mixed with her enthusiastic poetry, filled with boasting about knights and invaders. Which supported the defenders to withstand the aggressing forces and instilled in them the spirit of enthusiasm and strength. It was a literary model resulting from the culture, education, and learning of the fundamentals of religion and knowledge that women enjoyed in the first Saudi state, with the care and attention of the imams of the first Saudi state at that time.
