The Quran describes the wives of Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) as “the mothers of the believers.” (Surah Ahzaab: 33:6)
Among Prophet’s (S.A.W.) wives, Khadija bint Khuwaylid (R.A.) and Aisha bint Abi Bakr (R.A.) are the most famous.
Aisha (R.A.) was third and youngest wife of Prophet (S.A.W.). She was the daughter of the closest man to the Prophet (S.A.W.) i-e Abu Bakr Siddiq (R.A.). She showed the world how the woman could be more knowledgeable than men, politician or warrior fourteen centuries ago. She had a brilliant mind and a remarkable memory. She contributed to the spread of Prophet’s (S.A.W.) message and served the Muslim community for 44 years after the death of Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.). She was involved in religious matters and political events as well. She is also known for narrating 2210 hadiths.
Her Early Life:
Aisha bint Abi Bakr (R.A.) was born in Makkah in 613 or early 614 CE, three or four years after Messenger of Allah’s (S.A.W.) prophet-hood. Her mother was Umm Roman Zainab (R.A.) and her father was Abu Bakr Siddiq (R.A.), two of the most trusted Companions of Prophet (S.A.W.). There is little known about Aisha’s (R.A.) childhood years.
Aisha’s (R.A.) favorite pastime, as a girl, was swinging and playing with dolls. Once on a visit to her father Abu Bakr (R.A.), Prophet (S.A.W.) saw her playing with a winged horse. She was barely five years old at the time. He (S.A.W.) asked her what it was. She (R.A.) replied it was a horse. He (S.A.W.) smiled and answered that horses did not have wings! She (R.A.) promptly retorted that the Prophet Sulaiman (A.S.) had winged horses. This incident reveals several things about her. First, she (R.A.) was intelligent,
brilliant, well-informed on religious and historical matters. Also, at such a tender age, she (R.A.) had a memory like a computer, which never seemed to fail her. She hardly ever forgot something once she heard it. At the time of Hijrah, (migration from Makkah to Madinah) of the Prophet (S.A.W.), she (R.A.) was barely eight years old, yet she remembered years later even minor details about that historic and momentous move, when the first Islamic state was on the rise.
