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09-23-2010, 06:33 AM
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حبيت اشارك بموضوع بالانجليزية عن أم المؤمنين عائشة رضي اللهـ عنها
لتنتشر سيرتها الطاهرة بين العرب والغرب
Aisha bint Abu Bakr (died 678)
(Arabic عائشة Transliteration: ʿāʾisha, [ʕaːʔɪʃæh] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Arabic) "she who lives", also transcribed as A'ishah, Ayesha, 'A'isha, Aishah, or 'Aisha) was one of Muhammad's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad) wives. In Islamic writings, she is thus often referred to by the title "Mother of the Believers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_the_Believers)" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين umm-al-mu'min (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%27min)īn), per the description of Muhammad's wives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad%27s_wives) as "Mothers of Believers" in the Qur'an (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur%27an) (33.6), and later, as the "Mother of Believers", as in Qutb's Ma'alim fi al-Tariq (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27alim_fi_al-Tariq) (pps6). She is quoted as source for many hadith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith), sacred traditions about Muhammad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad)'s life, with Muhammad's personal life being the topic of most narrations. She narrated 2210 hadiths out of which 316 hadiths are mentioned in both Sahih al-Bukhari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari) and Sahih Muslim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_Muslim).
Aisha was the daughter of Um Ruman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Um_Ruman) and Abu Bakr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr) of Mecca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca). Abu Bakr belonged to the Banu Taym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Taym) sub-clan of the tribe of Quraysh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quraysh), the tribe to which Muhammad also belonged. Aisha is said to have followed her father in accepting Islam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam) when she was still young. She also joined him in his migration to Abyssinia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_migration_to_Abyssinia) (Ethiopia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia)) in 615 AD; a number of Mecca's Muslims emigrated then, seeking refuge from persecution by the Meccans who still followed their pre-Islamic religions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_mythology).
According to the early Islamic historian Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Jarir_al-Tabari), Aisha's father tried to spare her the dangers and discomfort of the journey by solemnizing her marriage to her fiance, Jubayr ibn Mut'im (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubayr_ibn_Mut%27im), son of Mut‘im ibn ‘Adi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mut%E2%80%98im_ibn_%E2%80%98Adi). However, Mut’am refused to honor the long-standing betrothal, as he did not wish his family to be connected to the Muslim outcasts. The emigration to Ethiopia proved temporary and Abu Bakr's family returned to Mecca within a few years. Aisha was then betrothed to Muhammad.
See also: Criticism of Muhammad#Aisha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Muhammad#Aisha)
Aisha was initially betrothed to Jubayr ibn Mut'im, a Muslim whose father, though pagan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism), was friendly to the Muslims. When Khawla bint Hakim suggested that Muhammad marry Aisha after the death of Muhammad's first wife (Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadijah_bint_Khuwaylid)), the previous agreement regarding marriage of Aisha with ibn Mut'im was put aside by common consent.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0) British historian William Montgomery Watt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montgomery_Watt) suggests that Muhammad hoped to strengthen his ties with Abu Bakr;[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0) the strengthening of ties commonly served as a basis for marriage in Arabian culture.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-1)
According to the traditional sources, Aisha was six or seven years old when betrothed to Muhammad.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Armstrong-3) American historian Denise Spellberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Spellberg) states that "these specific references to the bride's age reinforce Aisha's pre-menarcheal status and, implicitly, her virginity."[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2) This issue of her virginity was of great importance to early historians who supported the Abbasid Caliphate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate). These historians considered that as Muhammad's only virgin wife, Aisha was divinely intended for him, and therefore the most credible regarding the debate over the succession to Muhammad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_Muhammad).[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2)
Aisha stayed in her parents' home for several years until she joined Muhammad and the marriage was consummated (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consummate).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Armstrong-3)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-4)[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-5)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-6) Most of the sources indicate that she was nine years old at the time, with the single exception of al-Tabari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Jarir_al-Tabari), who records that she was ten.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2) The marriage was delayed until after the Hijra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra_%28Islam%29), or migration to Medina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina), in 622; Aisha and her older sister Asma bint Abi Bakr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asma_bint_Abi_Bakr) only moved to Medina after Muhammad had already migrated there. After this, the wedding was celebrated very simply. The sources do not offer much more information about Aisha's childhood years, but mention that after the wedding, she continued to play with her toys, and that Muhammad entered into the spirit of these games.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-7)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-7)[Status as "favorite wife"
Most early accounts say that Muhammad and Aisha became sincerely fond of each other. Aisha is usually described as Muhammad's favorite wife, and it was in her company that Muhammad reportedly received the most revelations.[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Goodwin-8) Some accounts claim it was the curtain from her tent that Muhammad used as his battle standard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relics_of_Muhammad).[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-harem-9)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-harem-9)
Accusation of adultery
Aisha was traveling with her husband Muhammad and some of his followers. Aisha claimed that she had left camp in the morning to search for her lost necklace, but when she returned, she found that the company had broken camp and left without her. She waited for half a day, until she was rescued by a man named Safwan ibn Al-Muattal (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Safwan_ibn_Al-Muattal&action=edit&redlink=1) and taken to rejoin the caravan. This led to speculation that she had committed adultery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery) with Safwan. Muhammad's adopted son Zayd ibn Harithah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Harithah) defended Aisha's reputation. Shortly after this, Muhammad announced that he had received a revelation from God confirming Aisha's innocence and directing that charges of adultery be supported by four eyewitnesses.[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-10) These verses also rebuked Aisha's accusers,[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-11) whom Muhammad ordered to receive forty lashes.[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-EIA-12)[14 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Glubb_264-13)
Story of the honey
Ibn Kathir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir) wrote in his biography of Muhammad that Muhammad's wife Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Salama_Hind_bint_Abi_Umayya) was given a pot filled with honey, which she shared with her husband.[15] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-14) He was fond of sweets and stayed overlong with Umm Salama, in the opinion of Aisha and her co-wife Hafsa bint Umar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafsa_bint_Umar), who conspired to tell Muhammad that the honey had given him bad breath. When he heard this from two wives, he believed that it was true and swore that he would eat no more of the honey. Soon afterwards, he reported that he had received a revelation, in which he was told that he could eat anything permitted by God.[16] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-15) In the following verses, Muhammad's wives are rebuked for their jealousy: "your hearts are inclined (to oppose him)".
Word spread in the small Muslim community that Muhammad's wives were taking advantage of their husband, speaking sharply to him and conspiring against him. Umar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar), Hafsa's father, scolded his daughter and also spoke to Muhammad of the matter. Muhammad, saddened and upset, separated from his wives for a month. By the end of this time, his wives were humbled; they had admitted their wrongdoing, and harmony was restored.
Some Muslim commentators on the Qur'an sometimes give this story as the "occasion of revelation" for Sura 66 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-Tahrim), which opens with the following verses: "Prophet, why do you prohibit that which God has made lawful for you, in seeking to please your wives? God is forgiving and merciful. God has given you absolution from such oaths
Death of Muhammad
In his Sirah Rasul Allah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirah_Rasul_Allah), Ibn Ishaq (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Ishaq) states that during Muhammad's last illness, he sought Aisha's apartments and died with his head in her lap. The text highlights Muhammad's fondness for Aisha.[18] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-17) Aisha could not remarry after Muhammad's death because a passage in the Qur'an forbids any Muslim to marry a widow of Muhammad:
Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy God's Apostle, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in God's sight an enormity.
—Qur'an 33:53
Aisha's father becomes the first caliph
After Muhammad's death in 632 AD, Aisha's father, Abu Bakr, became the first caliph (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliph), or leader of the Muslims. This matter of succession to Muhammad is extremely controversial to the Shia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam) who believe that Ali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali) had been appointed by Muhammad to lead;[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)] Sunni maintain that the public elected Abu Bakr, and did so in accordance with Muhammad's wishes.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
Death
After Khadijah al-Kubra (the Great) and Fatimah az-Zahra (the Resplendent), Aishah as-Siddiqah (the one who affirms the Truth) is regarded as the best woman in Islam by Sunni Muslims. She often regretted her involvement in war but lived long enough to regain position. She died at the age of 65 years in the year 678 AD in the month of Ramadan. As she instructed, she was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannat_al-Baqi) in the City of Light, beside other companions of Muhammad.
حبيت اشارك بموضوع بالانجليزية عن أم المؤمنين عائشة رضي اللهـ عنها
لتنتشر سيرتها الطاهرة بين العرب والغرب
Aisha bint Abu Bakr (died 678)
(Arabic عائشة Transliteration: ʿāʾisha, [ʕaːʔɪʃæh] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Arabic) "she who lives", also transcribed as A'ishah, Ayesha, 'A'isha, Aishah, or 'Aisha) was one of Muhammad's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad) wives. In Islamic writings, she is thus often referred to by the title "Mother of the Believers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_the_Believers)" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين umm-al-mu'min (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%27min)īn), per the description of Muhammad's wives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad%27s_wives) as "Mothers of Believers" in the Qur'an (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur%27an) (33.6), and later, as the "Mother of Believers", as in Qutb's Ma'alim fi al-Tariq (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27alim_fi_al-Tariq) (pps6). She is quoted as source for many hadith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith), sacred traditions about Muhammad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad)'s life, with Muhammad's personal life being the topic of most narrations. She narrated 2210 hadiths out of which 316 hadiths are mentioned in both Sahih al-Bukhari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari) and Sahih Muslim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_Muslim).
Aisha was the daughter of Um Ruman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Um_Ruman) and Abu Bakr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr) of Mecca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca). Abu Bakr belonged to the Banu Taym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Taym) sub-clan of the tribe of Quraysh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quraysh), the tribe to which Muhammad also belonged. Aisha is said to have followed her father in accepting Islam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam) when she was still young. She also joined him in his migration to Abyssinia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_migration_to_Abyssinia) (Ethiopia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia)) in 615 AD; a number of Mecca's Muslims emigrated then, seeking refuge from persecution by the Meccans who still followed their pre-Islamic religions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_mythology).
According to the early Islamic historian Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Jarir_al-Tabari), Aisha's father tried to spare her the dangers and discomfort of the journey by solemnizing her marriage to her fiance, Jubayr ibn Mut'im (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubayr_ibn_Mut%27im), son of Mut‘im ibn ‘Adi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mut%E2%80%98im_ibn_%E2%80%98Adi). However, Mut’am refused to honor the long-standing betrothal, as he did not wish his family to be connected to the Muslim outcasts. The emigration to Ethiopia proved temporary and Abu Bakr's family returned to Mecca within a few years. Aisha was then betrothed to Muhammad.
See also: Criticism of Muhammad#Aisha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Muhammad#Aisha)
Aisha was initially betrothed to Jubayr ibn Mut'im, a Muslim whose father, though pagan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism), was friendly to the Muslims. When Khawla bint Hakim suggested that Muhammad marry Aisha after the death of Muhammad's first wife (Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadijah_bint_Khuwaylid)), the previous agreement regarding marriage of Aisha with ibn Mut'im was put aside by common consent.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0) British historian William Montgomery Watt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montgomery_Watt) suggests that Muhammad hoped to strengthen his ties with Abu Bakr;[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0) the strengthening of ties commonly served as a basis for marriage in Arabian culture.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-1)
According to the traditional sources, Aisha was six or seven years old when betrothed to Muhammad.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Armstrong-3) American historian Denise Spellberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Spellberg) states that "these specific references to the bride's age reinforce Aisha's pre-menarcheal status and, implicitly, her virginity."[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2) This issue of her virginity was of great importance to early historians who supported the Abbasid Caliphate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate). These historians considered that as Muhammad's only virgin wife, Aisha was divinely intended for him, and therefore the most credible regarding the debate over the succession to Muhammad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_Muhammad).[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2)
Aisha stayed in her parents' home for several years until she joined Muhammad and the marriage was consummated (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consummate).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Watt-0)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Armstrong-3)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-4)[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-5)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-6) Most of the sources indicate that she was nine years old at the time, with the single exception of al-Tabari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Jarir_al-Tabari), who records that she was ten.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Spellberg-2) The marriage was delayed until after the Hijra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra_%28Islam%29), or migration to Medina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina), in 622; Aisha and her older sister Asma bint Abi Bakr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asma_bint_Abi_Bakr) only moved to Medina after Muhammad had already migrated there. After this, the wedding was celebrated very simply. The sources do not offer much more information about Aisha's childhood years, but mention that after the wedding, she continued to play with her toys, and that Muhammad entered into the spirit of these games.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-7)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-7)[Status as "favorite wife"
Most early accounts say that Muhammad and Aisha became sincerely fond of each other. Aisha is usually described as Muhammad's favorite wife, and it was in her company that Muhammad reportedly received the most revelations.[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Goodwin-8) Some accounts claim it was the curtain from her tent that Muhammad used as his battle standard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relics_of_Muhammad).[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-harem-9)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-harem-9)
Accusation of adultery
Aisha was traveling with her husband Muhammad and some of his followers. Aisha claimed that she had left camp in the morning to search for her lost necklace, but when she returned, she found that the company had broken camp and left without her. She waited for half a day, until she was rescued by a man named Safwan ibn Al-Muattal (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Safwan_ibn_Al-Muattal&action=edit&redlink=1) and taken to rejoin the caravan. This led to speculation that she had committed adultery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery) with Safwan. Muhammad's adopted son Zayd ibn Harithah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Harithah) defended Aisha's reputation. Shortly after this, Muhammad announced that he had received a revelation from God confirming Aisha's innocence and directing that charges of adultery be supported by four eyewitnesses.[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-10) These verses also rebuked Aisha's accusers,[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-11) whom Muhammad ordered to receive forty lashes.[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-EIA-12)[14 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-Glubb_264-13)
Story of the honey
Ibn Kathir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir) wrote in his biography of Muhammad that Muhammad's wife Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Salama_Hind_bint_Abi_Umayya) was given a pot filled with honey, which she shared with her husband.[15] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-14) He was fond of sweets and stayed overlong with Umm Salama, in the opinion of Aisha and her co-wife Hafsa bint Umar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafsa_bint_Umar), who conspired to tell Muhammad that the honey had given him bad breath. When he heard this from two wives, he believed that it was true and swore that he would eat no more of the honey. Soon afterwards, he reported that he had received a revelation, in which he was told that he could eat anything permitted by God.[16] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-15) In the following verses, Muhammad's wives are rebuked for their jealousy: "your hearts are inclined (to oppose him)".
Word spread in the small Muslim community that Muhammad's wives were taking advantage of their husband, speaking sharply to him and conspiring against him. Umar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar), Hafsa's father, scolded his daughter and also spoke to Muhammad of the matter. Muhammad, saddened and upset, separated from his wives for a month. By the end of this time, his wives were humbled; they had admitted their wrongdoing, and harmony was restored.
Some Muslim commentators on the Qur'an sometimes give this story as the "occasion of revelation" for Sura 66 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-Tahrim), which opens with the following verses: "Prophet, why do you prohibit that which God has made lawful for you, in seeking to please your wives? God is forgiving and merciful. God has given you absolution from such oaths
Death of Muhammad
In his Sirah Rasul Allah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirah_Rasul_Allah), Ibn Ishaq (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Ishaq) states that during Muhammad's last illness, he sought Aisha's apartments and died with his head in her lap. The text highlights Muhammad's fondness for Aisha.[18] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha#cite_note-17) Aisha could not remarry after Muhammad's death because a passage in the Qur'an forbids any Muslim to marry a widow of Muhammad:
Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy God's Apostle, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in God's sight an enormity.
—Qur'an 33:53
Aisha's father becomes the first caliph
After Muhammad's death in 632 AD, Aisha's father, Abu Bakr, became the first caliph (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliph), or leader of the Muslims. This matter of succession to Muhammad is extremely controversial to the Shia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam) who believe that Ali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali) had been appointed by Muhammad to lead;[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)] Sunni maintain that the public elected Abu Bakr, and did so in accordance with Muhammad's wishes.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
Death
After Khadijah al-Kubra (the Great) and Fatimah az-Zahra (the Resplendent), Aishah as-Siddiqah (the one who affirms the Truth) is regarded as the best woman in Islam by Sunni Muslims. She often regretted her involvement in war but lived long enough to regain position. She died at the age of 65 years in the year 678 AD in the month of Ramadan. As she instructed, she was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannat_al-Baqi) in the City of Light, beside other companions of Muhammad.