Aisha - The Wife, the Companion, the Scholar

PREFACE
Chapter 1
Meccan Years and the Migration
	BETROTHAL
		MECCAN MEMOIRS
		The Marriage Offer
		First Stop
		Second Address
		The Advice Given to Umm Ruman
		The Holy Migration
		Hijra
		The Medina Pestilence
Chapter 2
A Home Full of Peace and Virtue
	The Marriage
		Her Father’s Attitude after the Wedding
		The Physical Conditions of Aisha’s house
		Enduring Austerity
		Women’s Representative
		Her Love for the Messenger of God
		The Prophet’s Love
		The Real Reason for this Love
		Aisha inside the Home
		Entertainment
		Competition
		Request for a New Name
		Sensitivity
		Her Worship
		Her asceticism and humility
		Her Generosity
		Her Attention to Hijab
		Guiding Others and Conveying the Message
		Aisha’s Attendance to Military Campaigns
		Performing ablution with sand or earth
Chapter 3
Aisha the Immaculate
	The Slander
		The Sickness of Aisha
		The Companions’ Reaction and Belief
		The Good News
		The wives of God’s Messenger and Aisha
		Khadija
		Other wives of God’s Messenger
		Aisha’s Status
		The Prohibition (tahrim)
		Aisha and Fatima
		The Last Days with the Messenger of God
Chapter 4
After the Prophet
	THE ERA OF THE FOUR RIGHTLY GUIDED CALIPHS AND MUAWIYA
		The Caliphate of Abu Bakr
		The Caliphate of Umar
		The Caliphate of Uthman
		The Caliphate of Ali
		Muslims’ Test with Their Brothers: The Battle of the Camel
		The Caliphate of Muawiya
Chapter 5
Aisha and Knowledge
	Aisha was the Source of Knowledge for Everyone
		Aisha and Transmission of Knowledge
		Interpretation (Tafsir)
		Hadith
		Fiqh: Muslim Canonical Jurisprudence
		Islamic Theology (Kalam)
		Aisha’s literary skills
		Poetry and Oratory
		Medicine
		Her Students
		Urwa ibn Zubayr
		Qasim ibn Muhammad
		Amra bint Abdurrahman
		Muaza al-Adawiyah
		At What Age Did Aisha Marry the Prophet?
		ALI AND AISHA
	BIBLIOGRAPHY
		COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND WEB SITES