Rufaida Al-Aslamia was the first female Muslim doctor who lived during the time of the Prophet Mohammed. She went with the prophet on many holy wars to treat the sick soldiers. During the Battle of the Trench

Battle of the Trench

The Battle of the Trench also known as Battle of Ahzab, Battle of the Confederates and Siege of Medina , was a fortnight-long siege of Yathrib by Arab and Jewish tribes. The strength of the confederate armies is estimated around 10,000 men with six hundred horses and some camels, while the...

, she started a small clinic in the mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

, where the prophet visited the sick men. She is well known in Islamic history for providing medical care in the battlefields

Battlefields

Battlefields is a settlement in Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe....

. Later on, the prophet asked the men to put up a mobile tent. Rufaida treated and kept the injured soldiers in the tent. This was the beginning of the first military

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...

hospital.