Aishah bint Abu Bakr (RA)

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Her Name and Her Birth

She is the Mother of the Believers, the wife of the master of the Prophets, the scholar, the eloquent speaker, the believing woman, daughter of the believing man, Aishah bint Abdullah bin Uthman bin Amir bin Amr bin Ka’b.
Her father was known as Abu Baqr and her grandfather Uthman was known an Abu Quhafah.
She was born in Makkah in 614 CE, after the start of the Messenger of Allah’s (SAW) Mission.
She was born into Islam and did not live a single day in the Days of Ignorance (Jahliyyah).

Her Father

He was Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq. He hastened to believe in the Messenger of Allah (SAW).
He was one of the wealthiest men in Makkah and was well known for his generosity and his high moral character.
He was known as the most kindhearted of men and the most compassionate towards the poor and needy.
Abu Bakr (RA) possessed innumerable virtues; He was the first person to believe the Messenger of Allah (SAW), He spent more of his own wealth in Allah’s Cause than any other person, He (RA) was the most beloved of Allah’s Creation to the Messenger of Allah (SAW), He (RA) was one of the ten persons given the glad tidings of Paradise, He was one of the most God fearing of people and the most pious of them, He fought the apostasy wars against those who apostatized and He (RA) was the first to collect the Chapters and Verses of the Qur’an in one volume.
He (RA) died on a Tuesday night, at the age of 63 years.
He (RA) was buried beside the Messenger of Allah (SAW).

Her Mother

The Years of Sorrow

When the Messenger of Allah (SAW) began to preach his Message openly, the leaders of Quraish belied him and declared their oppostion to him.
They inflicted great harm on him and they mocked him and leveled false accusations against him.
They used to throw thorns and filth on Him (SAW) while he was prostrating, one of them even threw the afterbirth of a sheep on him while He was praying.
The unlce of the Prophet (SAW), Abu Talib used to defend him and protect him from the tyranny and oppression of Quraish.
In these harsh circumstances, his heart was filled with sadness due to the treatment he encountered from his people, he would turn to Khadeejah (RA) and he would find with her kindheartedness and sympathy and his sadness would be lessened and her gentle hand and kind words would wipe away his sorrows and remove his distress and anxiety.
During these hard times, Abu Talib died and the Messenger of Allah (SAW) lost his greatest supporter in propagating the Message of Islam.
And in these difficult times, his wife, Khadeejah (RA) also died and the Messenger of Allah (SAW) was greatly saddened by her death, which caused him deep pain.
Her absence meant that he had lost a loyal wife, who had supported him in dificult times and calmed him down by her tenderness and compassion.

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