Passion Islam I December 2008 SPECIAL FEATURE I 17
Hazrat Aisha (R.A.)
The life of Hazrat Aisha (Radhiyallahu- year of her life but her wedding did for him in the darkness. Finally her
Anha) is proof that a woman can be far not take place until the second year hand touched the foot of the Prophet
more learned than men and that she after the Hijrah when she was about (Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam), who
can be the teacher of scholars and nine or ten. About her wedding, she was in prostration, and she was very
experts. Her life is also proof that the related that: “Shortly before she was relieved.
same woman can be totally feminine to leave her parent’s house, she The bulk of her vast treasure of
and be a source of pleasure, joy and slipped out into the courtyard to play knowledge was obtained while she
comfort to her husband. with a passing friend. I was playing on was quite young. There are 2210
In her youth, already known for a see-saw and my long streaming hair traditions narrated from her.
her striking beauty and her formidable was dishevelled.” She further says: Hazrat Aisha’s (Radhiyallahu-
memory, she came under the loving “They came and took me from my Anha) students were approximately
care and attention of the Holy Prophet play and made me ready.” 200, out of which were: Hazrat Abu
Muhammad (Sallallahu-Alayhi- Marriage to the Holy Prophet Hurairah, Hazrat Abu Musa Ashari,
Wasallam) himself. As his wife and (Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam) did not Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas and Hazrat
close companion she acquired from change her playful ways. Her young Abdullah ibn Zubair (Radhiyallahu-
him knowledge and insight such as friends came to visit her regularly in Anhum).
no woman has acquired. her own apartment. Hazrat Aisha When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu-
Hazrat Aisha (Radhiyallahu-Anha) (Radhiyallahu-Anha) had her life Alayhi-Wasallam) was on his death
was born as a Muslim. She says: “When to the Prophet (Sallallahu-Alayhi- bed, he had his head on Hazrat Aisha’s
I got to the age of understanding my Wasallam). (Radhiyallahu-Anha) lap. At the time
parents were already Muslims.” From Once the Prophet (Sallallahu- of the Holy Prophet Muhammad’s
this is it clear that not even a brink of Alayhi-Wasallam) went somewhere (Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam) death
Kufr was shadowed upon her. at night. When Hazrat Aisha’s she was only eighteen years old.
Hazrat Aisha (Radhiyallahu- (Radhiyallahu-Anha) eyes opened she May Almighty Allah make the
Anha) became the Holy Prophet’s did not find the Prophet (Sallallahu- women of today act upon the life of
(Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam) wife in Alayhi-Wasallam) present, so she was Hazrat Aisha (Radhiyallahu-Anha).-
Makkah when she was in the sixth very disturbed. She started searching Darul-Uloom Bury
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