In line with their Master advocates Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Kathir and Shah Abdul Aziz – Abu Sulaiman and Ibn al Hashimi had sought to play down the situation with the claim that the two parties had resolved hostilities and that the battle of Jamal was in fact started by...
Whilst we will raise Ibn al Hashimi’s generic objections to the Shia view of Aisha later on, this chapter addresses his specific objections in connection with our critique of her role at Jamal. First Objection – The suggestion that Aisha wanted to fight Imam Ali (as)...
We shall in this chapter seek to bring together the vast array of defenses presented by Aisha’s advocates to justify her conduct and will address each one individually. Defence One – Aisha was acting as an arbiter demanding Qisas for Uthman? Defence Two – Aisha was...
Aisha’s entry onto the battlefield of Jamal was a violation of the Quran Allah (swt) states clearly with regards to the wives of Rasulullah (s) in Al-Quran 33:33: “And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of...
This article seeks to assess the role of Umm-ul Momineen Aisha in Islamic history. Whilst focusing primarily on her conduct towards the Imam (as) during his reign as the fourth khalifa, it touches on other aspects of her character that we felt were worthy of...
