Aisha bint Abi Bakr was the third and youngest wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad. After Muhammad's death, she was politically active during the Rashidun Caliphate and stands out as a prominent female f
Ottoman miniature from a Siyar-i Nabî manuscript depicting Aisha (left, in brown) informing her husband, Muhammad, about a local plague.
Ottoman miniature depicting Khawlah bint Hakim proposing the marriage between Muhammad and Aisha, from a 16th-century Siyer-i Nebi manuscript, produced in Constantinople and now held in the Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Persian miniature from the Compendium of Histories (Majma' al-tawarikh) by Hafiz-i Abru, depicting the Battle of the Camel, with Aisha opposing Ali
Abu Bakr, born Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa, was a senior companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who served as the first Rashidun caliph, ruling from 632 until hi
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…her scholarly contributions, Aisha was involved in the religious, social, and political affairs of the early Muslim community. During the caliphates of Abu Bakr (her father), Umar, Uthman, and Ali, she engaged in public discourse, transmitted religious knowledge, and took part in major events, including the…
Calligraphic seal featuring Abu Bakr's name, on display in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
A 1595 Ottoman miniature from the Siyer-i Nebi depicting Abu Bakr intervening to stop a Meccan mob, led by Abu Lahab, from killing Muhammad at the Souk of Okaz.
Muhammad (left) and Abu Bakr hiding in the cave in Jabal Thawr from Siyer-i Nebi.
A 19th-century miniature from a manuscript of Hamla-i Haydari, depicting Abu Bakr dying in the presence of Ali.