Hazrat Ayesha (RA)

Hazrat Ayesha (RA) was the third wife of Holy Prophet (PBUH) and daughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA). She was the only virgin wife of Prophet Muhammad while the others were mostly widows before coming into his nikkah. Historical records show that Aisha was a genius and great scholar of Islam. She is a proof of the fact that a woman can be learned and educated like any other man along with being a source of joy and pleasure for her husband. Her marriage to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) holds significant aspect in Islamic history. Her striking beauty, eminent qualities and formidable memory were under the direct care and attention of the Prophet. As his wife and close companion she acquired from him knowledge and insight such as no woman has acquired. She had ample opportunities to penetrate into the innermost recesses of the sacred heart of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). She shared his company and thus was able to develop her potentialities and refine her taste perfectly in accordance with the teachings of Islam.

Hazrat Aisha was born Muslim. Her parents had converted to Islam before her birth therefore right from birth not a brink of kufr shadowed upon her. She came under the nikkah of Prophet at the age of six but her wedding did not take place until the second year of hijrah. About her wedding, she related that: "Shortly before she was to leave her parent's house, she slipped out into the courtyard to play with a passing friend. I was playing on a see-saw and my long streaming hair was disheveled." She further says: "They came and took me from my play and made me ready.". Her childish behavior and playful ways did not change after the wedding. Her friends use to visit her regularly in her home. She was so attached to Prophet Muhammad that one night when she did not find him, she started searching for in the darkness. Finally her hand touched his while he was in prostration, she was relieved.

Her treasure of knowledge was immense. About 2210 ahadith were narrated from her. She had approximately two hundred students of which Hazrat Abu Hurairah, Hazrat Abu Musa Ashari, Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas and Hazrat Abdullah ibnZubair .

At the time of death Prophet Muhammad’s head was in her lap. She was just eighteen at that time and lived on almost fifty years. She passed away in the year 58 A.H. in the month of Ramadaan and was buried in Baqi al-Garqad of Madinatul.