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— Aisha: The Wife, The Companion, The Scholar by Resit Haylamaz

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Aisha

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (RA), was the wife of Muhammad (PBUH), the founder of Islam. She came to be called, “Mother of the Believers.”

Muhammad built Aisha’s (RA) home so that her door opened directly into the mosque. She was the only woman with whom Muhammad (PBUH) received revelations.

She could easily have lived a life of privileged leisure. Instead, she became a highly respected scholar.

She is credited with producing 2,210 Hadith, widely recognized and accepted by Islam, not just on matters related to Muhammad’s (PBUH) private life, but also on topics such as inheritance, pilgrimage, and eschatology.

25% of all Shariah Law is based on her Hadith.

Her intellect and knowledge in a wide range of subjects, were highly praised by early Muslim scholars.

She was known to possess an eidetic memory and piercing intellect.

Far from illiterate, she herself transcribed “The Love Surahs.”

“The Love Surahs” text is the verbatim content of pronouncements made by Muhammad (PBUH) in his last days, as he was confined to his deathbed.

His last breath was taken as he lay in her arms, his most beloved wife.

She lived during the age of Jahiliyya (ignorance) when women were thought less valuable than men.

The traditions regarding Aisha (SA) tell us that she forcefully opposed ideas unfavorable to women in efforts to elicit social change.

There exists substantial evidence that Muhammad (PBUH) did not view himself as superior to Aisha and encouraged her to speak to him candidly, even at the risk of his anger.

Furthermore, Muhammad (PBUH) and Aisha (SA) had a strong intellectual relationship. He valued her keen memory and intelligence, instructing his companions to draw much of their religious practices from her.

Aisha (SA) contributed her scholarly intellect to the fullest development of Islam.

Aisha (SA) was known for her expertise in the Quran, shares of inheritance, matters of law, poetry, Arabic literature, Arab history, genealogy, and medicine.

Her intellectual contributions regarding the verbal texts were transcribed into the official history of Islam.

After the death of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), there were concerns about the accuracy of the Quran’s preservation. Aisha (SA) played a key role in ensuring that knowledge was preserved.

During Aisha’s (SA) entire life she was a strong advocate for the education of Islamic women, especially in law and the wisdom teachings of Islam.

She was known for establishing the first Madrasa (Muslim school) for women in her home. Attending Aisha’s (SA) classes were various family relatives and orphaned children. Men also attended Aisha’s (SA) classes, with a simple curtain separating the male and female students.

Aisha (SA) was also considered to be the embodiment of proper rituals while partaking in the pilgrimage to Mecca, a journey she made with several groups of women. For her last two years of life, Aisha spent much time telling the stories of Muhammad (PBUH), hoping to correct false passages that had influenced formulation of Islamic law.

Aisha (SA) died at her home in Medina on 17 Ramadan 58 AH (16 July 678). She was 67 years old.

The name Aisha (SA) is Arabic in origin and means “she lives.”

“Aisha was the bridge between the time of the prophet and the future of Islam.” —- Resit Haylamaz

“I have never seen anyone who could have knowledge of an ayah, an obligatory act, a Sunnah act, poetry, history, lineage, judgement, or medicine better than Aisha.” –Hisham lbn Urwa

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Her Students

Aisha had a special talent for passing knowledge to others. With no child of her own to raise and educate, she was the mother of all. She found orphans and needy people, and fought to educate useful members of society. She not only provided their material needs, but aimed to turn them into stores of knowledge.

During those days, Medina was the heart of the Muslim world in terms of knowledge. And Aisha was the city’s foremost scholar. She was visited frequently by one and all who sought information. When she came to Mecca to perform the pilgrimage, a tent was set up between Hira and and Sabir mountains, and people visited her there and returned to their homes with enlightenment. 376

Aisha, who used all her days on earth to learn and teach, taught many students in various areas, primarily in the field of Hadith. Because of her, thousands of authentic Hadiths are available to every Muslim.

Her door was open to everyone, whether free men or slaves, from intimate to distant relatives. There was only one condition: that each must observe the essentials of religion. They came into her presence and listened to her lessons with great attention, and left with the intention to pass their knowledge to others.

About religious matters, Aisha followed a path that anyone could pursue, and answered questions in a way that was easy to understand. When she saw that someone was shy to ask a question, she encouraged them and made it easier to ask and learn about the thing they were hiding inside. 377

Aisha started a wave of knowledge that would reach more people and would become more valuable in future generations.

The environment of the Messenger of God was felt within her teachings. To her regular visitors, Aisha passed on the matters that she had witnessed in the conversations between God’s Messenger and his Companions, using the Messenger’s own style. She avoided hastiness and adopted a specific attitude to those who thought they could acquire everything immediately in the first lesson. She told them that God’s Messenger had not behaved that way. 378

Aisha’s school of knowledge was frequented by Umar and his son, Abdullah ibn Umar, Abu Hurayra, Abu Musa al-Ashari, Abdullah Ibn Abbas, Abdullah ibn Zybayr and by other well-known Companions, such as Amr ibn As, Zayd ibn Khalid al Juhani, Rabia ibn Amr al-Jurayshi, Saib ibn Yazid, and Harith ibn Abdullah.

The scholars of the next generation competed with each other to benefit from this spring of knowledge. It is said that around one hundred and fifty scholars attended her lectures and listened to her teachings. Urwa ibn Zubayr, Qasim ibn Muhammad, Abdullah ibn Yazid, Alqama ibn Qays, Mujahid, Iqrima, Shabi, Zirr ibn Hubaysh, Masruq ibn al-Ajda, Ubayd ibn Umayr, Said ibn al-Musayyib, Aswad ibn Yazid, Tawus ibn Kaysan, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Abdrrahman ibn Harith ibn Hisham, Ata ibn Abi Rabah, Sulayman ibn Yasar, Ali ibn Husayn, Yahya ibn Ya’mar and ibn Abi Malaika were among the scholars. These are the distinguished names that enlightened not only their own times, but also eras after them.

Abu Amr, Zakwan, Nafi, Abu Yunus, ibn Farruh, Abu Mudilla, Abu Lubaba Marwan, Abu Yahya and Abu Yusuf were freed slaves (called mawali) and were also among Aisha’s students. 379

Not only men benefitted from her school of knowledge. In the gatherings, there were important women, such as her sister Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr, Amra bint Abdrrahman, Amra bint Aisha bint Talha, Asma bint Abdrrahman, and Muza al-Adawiya, Aisha bint Talha, Jasra bint Dajaja, Hafsah bint Abdrrahman ibn Abu Bakr, Safiyya bint Shayba, Barira, Sayiba, Marjana and Hasan al-Basri’s mother, Hayra. Around fifty women total attended her lectures.

Being a student of Aisha’s was a special virtue. The people closest to her were envied, but without malice. Her nephew Urwa’s position attracted the notice of almost everyone. 380

Urwa Ibn Zubayr

Urwa ibn Zubayr was young, born in the twenty-third year of the Islamic calendar, during the last year of Umar’s Caliphate. He sought knowledge since the earliest days of his childhood. We see in him the desire to become a store of knowledge which could benefit other people.

We see evidence of this when he and three friends he met on the Hijr, adjacent to the Ka’ba, were talking about the future.

Although Musab ibn Zubayr, Abdullah ibn Zubayr, and Abdullah ibn Umar each had different wishes, Urwa asked:

“O my Lord, bestow on me knowledge that people will benefit after my death.” 381

Perhaps as a result of his Prayer, a short time later he became one of Medina’s scholars, respected by the elderly in spite of his youth. He stayed close to Aisha, hardly ever leaving her alone, trying to get more information from her. Kabisa ibn Zuayb said:

“Surely Urwa was the one among us who best knew Aisha’s Hadith knowledge, because he was the only one among us who entered Aisha’s presence without any difficulty.” 382

Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, himself a leader in Hadith science, expressed Urwa’s knowledge as an ocean whose bottom was unreachable. 383

Urwa himself said: “During Aisha’s last for or five years, I thought to myself, ‘If our mother Aisha passes away, there is no Hadith in her knowledge treasure trove that I do not know.”’ 384

One day, Urwa ibn Zubayr and his son Muhammad went to visit Walid ibn Abdul Malik in their barn. While they were in the barn, the startled horses got out of control. Muhammad died in the turmoil. Urwa himself received a serious blow to the leg, which later had to be removed because the injury turned in gangrene. The fortitude that he showed while his leg was amputated before his eyes, without anaesthetic was impressive. When the surgery was complete, he read the verse meaning, “We had some difficulty in this journey of ours.” There was no one holding him, and finally, he fainted.

When he came to his senses, he wiped the sweat from his brow and asked those who were there to give him the amputated leg. Holding it in his hand, he said:

“I swear to God who exalted me by walking with you, I neither gave in to a sin with you or stepped into it.” 385

Then the people around him heard him pray:

“O my Lord! I had four limbs, two hands and two legs, you took one of them and left the other three to me; surely, as always, praise be upon you! I had four sons. You took one of them and left the other three to me; surely as always, praise be upon you! Aren’t the ones that become everlasting the ones you take?” 386

Urwa had inherited the perfect manners of Aisha in worship, generosity and benevolence. It was he who transferred her habits about worship to future generations. He spent his nights reciting the Qur’an. finishing one-quarter of it in one night, and kept long vigils at Prayer.

Even after his leg was amputated, Urwa never shortened his worship. Only one night was he not able to spend his night in Prayer and recitation––the night his leg was removed––but he performed the worship the following night. He never wanted to lose his place in his spiritual life. He advised his family to pray all the time.

“When any of you see something worldly that you like, you should go home and advice the family to perform Prayers; you should incline towards worshipping because God Almighty advises his Prophet: ‘Do not strain your eyes towards what We have given some groups among them to enjoy, the splendour of the present, worldly life, so that We may test them thereby. The provision of your Lord is better and more lasting!”’ (Ta Ha 20:131)

Of Urwa, his son Hisham said:

“My father fasted his whole life and he was fasting on the day that he died.” 387

Urwa inherited Aisha’s generosity too. In the season when the dates were ripening, he picked them from the trees, spread them on his wall, and invited people to his garden to take some. People came from all around to visit his house and none left empty-handed. Whenever he entered his garden, he said Mashallah (how beautifully God made!) and recited the verses (al-Kahf 18:39) meaning, “What Allah wills (will come to pass)!” There is no strength save in Allah!” 388

The following statements express his depth and are very meaningful:

“When you see someone doing a good deed, know that there are brothers of the good deed near that person too. Similarly, if you witness someone doing a bad deed, know that there are brothers of the bad deed near that person as well. Thus, a good deed is the forerunner of other good deeds; and a bad deed is a sign of more bad deeds.”

Urwa died in the ninety-fourth year of the Muslim calendar. Since there were many other scholars who started their eternal journey in the same year, this year started to be called “the year of Fiqh (jurisprudence) scholars (sanatul fuqaha).” 389

{374 Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 6:67 (24425); Hakim, Mustadrak, 4:218 (7426) 375 Dhahabi, Siyar, 2:183. 376 Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 6:40 (24170)); Ibn said, Tabaqat, 5:595; 8:68. 377 Ibn Majah, Tahara, 111 (610); Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 6:97, 265 (24699, 26332). 378 Bukhari, Manaqib, 20 (3375) 379 Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 6:32 (24845), 258; Tirmidhi, Da’awat, 129 (3598). 380 Ibn Hajar, tahzibu’t Tahzib, 12:463 381 Abu Nuaym, Hilyatu’l Awliya, 1:309; 2:176; Ibn Asakir, Tarikh Dimashq, 40:267 382 Ibn Hajar, Tahzibu’t Tahzib, 7:165; 12:463 383 Ibn Sa’d, Tabaqat, 5:181 384 Ibn Hajar, Tazhibu’t Tahzib, 7:165 385 Ibn Asakir, Tarikh Dimashq, 61:410 386 Abu Nuaym, Hilyatu’l Awliya, 2:179 387 Ibn Sa’d, Tabaqat, 5:180 388 Abu Nuaym, Hilyatu’l Awliy, 2:180 389 Ibn Sa’d, Tabaqat, 5:181}

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Salaam! I am a revert who is struggling to understand the Qur'an, but I wish to read the stories of the Prophet Mohammad PBUH and his wives so I can learn from them. Would you have any resources for that?

Wa alaykum as salam wa rahmatullah, welcome welcome!

For the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (also called the seerah, in Arabic), I recommend the Sealed Nectar.

For the stories of the other Prophets of Allah, I recommend looking up Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir.

For the wives of the Prophet, Resit Haylamaz has excellent books about Khadijah (his first wife) and Aisha (his last wife).

For biographies of other prominent sahaba, such as the first four caliphs, I recommend the books of Dr. Ali Al-Sallabi

There are also plenty of excellent podcasts and YouTube playlists on the life of Prophet Muhammad عليه الصلاة والسلام such as:

I hope these are helpful and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

If anyone would like to add any resources, please do share so we can all benefit from each other inshaAllah 🌙

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„Wherever she went, that place would come to life.“

- Resit Haylamaz, „Aisha: The Wife, the Companion, the Scholar“

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From : Sultan of Hearts:Prophet Muhammad-By Resit Haylamaz, Faith Harpci

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JADIYA

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JADIYA

La ejemplar vida de Jadiya ha sido una fuente de inspiración y estímulo para todos los hombres y mujeres. Ella es una guía y un modelo a imitar para todos.

Acerca de JADIYA, que Allah esté complacido con ella, la esposa del Profeta Muhammad, que Allah lo bendiga y le dé paz.

Cada momento difícil en la historia también ha producido a sus héroes. Jadiya fue una de las heroínas de los primeros días del Islam. Ella vivió una vida legendaria, y esta leyenda es referida por Dios Mismo, así como Su siervo más querido, el Último Profeta. Explorando el período de gestación del Islam, esta biografía se centra en la historia excepcional de una de las más grandiosas mujeres de todas las épocas, la cual incondicionalmente declaró su sumisión al Mensaje Divino entregado a través del profeta Muhammad. Jadiya al-Kubra no se destaca tan solo en la historia como la primera persona que declaró su fe en el Islam sino también como la defensora más firme y confidente del profeta Muhammad, y una persona que fue constante fuente de ayuda para la primera comunidad musulmana. Abordando su devoción sin precedentes al mensaje del Profeta, esta obra arroja luz sobre una personalidad que es un modelo a imitar para todos los hombres y todas las mujeres, ya sean musulmanes o no.

Una de las necesidades más acuciantes para nosotros hoy en día es conocer las vidas ejemplares de los Compañeros que fueron instruidos directamente por el profeta Muhammad, la paz y las bendiciones sean con él. Las soluciones para muchos problemas que parecen irresolubles se pueden encontrar ocultas allí, ya que no sólo aplicaron los principios prácticos de la vida social, sino que lo hicieron por medio de la Guía Divina y la dirección profética, proporcionando así el prototipo de una existencia humanitaria y un ejemplo para todos aquellos que vendrían después de ellos.

Se dan numerosos métodos diversos que se podrían utilizar para explicar aspectos históricos de sus importantes vidas. He elegido centrarme sobre todo en cómo las lecciones de su tiempo se pueden aplicar en la actualidad, de modo que puedan resultar aún más ventajosas, en lugar de pensar obsesivamente en lo que fue ayer. Al hacer eso, en lugar de rellenar los espacios en blanco con mi imaginación, he pensado que lo mejor es reflejar el diálogo entre ciertos Compañeros que hacen referencia a la bendita persona de Jadiya Al-Kubra. He preferido dejarlo a los expertos mostrando las fuentes tal y como aparecen escritas, sin entrar en crítica textual alguna, ya que no es mi objetivo en esta obra.

Siendo uno de los personajes más dinámicos y vitales de la historia del Islam, la ejemplar vida de Jadiya ha sido una fuente de inspiración y estímulo para todos los hombres y mujeres. Ella es una guía y un modelo a imitar para todos aquellos que aspiran al servicio activo, con sus vidas y bienes, en el camino de Dios y del Profeta. Su senda muestra diferentes caminos para aquellos que deseen ser recordados siglos después de que hayan fallecido. Ella asimismo preparó el terreno para las mujeres al establecer un ejemplo con aquello que logró como mujer, aun cuando ella vivió en unos tiempos en los que esto suponía una desventaja y una limitación físicas.

Escrito por Resit Haylamaz.

Publicado en Jadiya

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Letters to Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm from Umar ibn Abdulaziz

— Aisha: The Wife, the Companion, the Scholar