Important Personalities of Islam | Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu
Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu was the daughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr razi allah tala anh, the closest companion of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and the first Khalifa of Islam.
Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu was married to the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam ten years after he received the first revelation. At the time of the death of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, she was twenty-five years old.
Her apartment was chosen as the final resting place of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam“. Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu spent the remaining forty-eight years of her life as a widow, preaching and spreading the message of the Holy Quran and Sunnah.
Two years after the death of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Hazrat Abu Bakr razi allah tala anh died and Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu was deprived of parental love also.
Hazrat Umar succeeded Hazrat Abu Bakr razi allah tala anh as the khalifa. He respected Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu very much and took great care of her. He had fixed an annual allowance of ten thousand dirhams for each wife of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
In the case of Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu, the amount was fixed at twelve thousand dirhams as she was very close to the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu is ranked among the prominent companions of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
She used to give decisions on religious matters even during the days of the first three khalifas. Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu not only excelled in knowledge over all the wives of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam” and other women but also over the companions of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam except a few.
Many of the Hadis are attributed to her. Hazrat Ayesha razi allah tala anhu was a very pious and God-fearing lady. Apart from the five daily prayers, she would offer extra prayers as well. She fasted very often and was particular about pilgrimage. She would often buy slaves in order to free them.