Profiles Of Historical Giants: Aisha, The Wife Of Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him), Part 1.

In this writing we'll explore glimpses from the life of an astonishing historical figure, one of the most imminent scholars of ISLAM, as well as one of the most distinguished women to ever live, Aisha (may ALLAH be pleased with her) the wife of prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him).

Aisha (may ALLAH be pleased with her) was the daughter of Abu Bakr, the beloved companion of the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him). An angel brought Aisha to prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) in his dream informing him: "This is you wife..". The prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) told Aisha : "you were shown to me in my dream 2 or 3 times" and in another narration he reportedly said: "you were shown to me three nights in my dream, the angel brought you to me in a piece of silk and he told me 'this is your wife'. I uncovered your face, looked at you and said: "if this is from ALLAH !?!, let it come to pass."

The prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) married Aisha after he came to Medina. She developed a profound love for her husband and prophet, and so did he. The prophet (saw) was asked: "Who are the most beloved people to you?, he replied: Aisha, then he was asked who from amongst the men?, he replied: her father."

The companions (may ALLAH be pleased with all of them)knew what special place Aisha held in the prophet's heart. they used to wait for the day when prophet Muhammad (saw) would be at her house to bring him gifts. Aisha reported that the wives of the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) gathered at umm salama's to complain to her that the people wait until the prophet is at Aisha's house for them to bring him gifts and that they desire the good just like Aisha. They requested from umm salama to tell the prophet (saw) to instruct the people to bring him gifts regardless of what house he's in.

Umm salama addressed the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter, but he declined to respond. When he came to her a second time, she mentioned it to him, he again declined to respond. Then the third time he came to her, she mentioned it again, then he replied: "Umm salama do not harm me in what concerns Aisha. By ALLAH!! revelation has never come to me while I'm with any of you except Aisha."

In another narration it is reported that the wives of the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) sent to him his daughter Fatima (may ALLAH be pleased with her). Fatima said: your wives have sent me to ask you for justice concerning the daughter of abu suhafa, he replied: "O my daughter, don't you love who i love? she said: yes. "Then have love for Aisha!"

When times became very difficult and months would pass without any cooking fire being lit in the house of prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him), his wives began asking for an increase in maintenance, which made the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) angry and decide to separate himself from his wives for a whole month.

After that, revelation came instructing him to offer his wives a choice, ALLAH said to his beloved prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) :

"O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Say to your wives: If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, Then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). But if you desire Allâh and His Messenger, and the home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allâh has prepared for Al­Muhsinât (good­doers) amongst you an enormous reward. (Al-Ahzab 33:28, 33:29)"

Aisha reported that when these verses came down and the prophet (saw) was going to give the two choices to his wives, he began with Aisha first....

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The Fight Against Islam Throughout History.

Throughout its history Islam has been ridiculed, opposed, and fought. Kings, emperors, pharaohs and their nations sought to destroy its message and eliminate its followers. Today the fight continues.

ALLAH says in the QURA'N:

"And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can." (Al-Baqarah 2:217)

This is a description of the nature of the character of disbelievers, they will never cease to fight those who believe until they cause them to turn back from their religion if they can. However they were never successful at such endeavour and never will be because ALLAH says in the QURA'N:

"Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell. (Al-Anfal 8:36)"
Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) was faced with a tremendous amount of opposition and oppression in order to convey this message of ours, but with the help of ALLAH, he stayed patient, steadfast and relentless which made him the most successful man to ever live.

There are 5 steps that the disbelievers have used throughout history in their attempt to destroy Islam and Muslims.

1) Ignoring The Message.

They simply ignored the message of Islam hoping that one day the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) will just run out of words, ALLAH in the QURA'N has refuted this wishful thinking by saying:

"Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind). "If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord, surely, the sea would be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished, even if we brought (another sea) like it for its aid." (Al-Kahf 18:109)

In ignoring the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) the disbelievers were hoping that one day he would just go away and his message will vanish.

2) Bribery.

Once the disbelievers noticed that the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) started to have followers and admirers around him. They attempted to bribe him with all sorts of worldly benefits. They offered him their leadership, their wealth, their treasures and the best of their women, all in exchange of giving up what he was preaching.

Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "If you were to put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left, i will not stop conveying this message until ALLAH makes it victorious over the land or i die before that takes place".

The enemies of Islam believed and still believe that everyone has a price, so they attempted to buy the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) just like they try in vain today, to buy those who believe in this message.

But they are unable to deliver the price, how could they deliver gardens under which rivers flow?, how could they deliver women who if they were to spit on the earth, the whole globe would smell like perfume?, how could they deliver that which an eye has never seen?, how could they deliver that which an ear has never heard?, how could they deliver that which never crossed a human heart?.

Neither can they deliver the price to the believers here on earth, nor will they be able to deliver the price to ALLAH in the hereafter to get out of the fire. Verily these are businessmen who lost both transactions and they are amongst the losers in this world and in the hereafter. We seek refuge in ALLAH from such a terrible decree.

3) The Slandering Of Character.

They slandered the name of the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) and attacked his character in an attempt to have people turn on him and abandon him. The disbelievers have slandered the messenger of ALLAH ( may peace and blessings be upon him) calling him a madman, a poet, a sorcerer, a soothsayer and a fortune teller. Just like today they call Muslims terrorists, they call them Fundamentalists, they call them Radicals, they call them Fanatics, they call them Extremists and the list goes on. Except that in this day and time, the means to sway public opinion are much more powerful, making the impact of slander and distortion a global phenomenon. Encompassing even nations that often know very little to nothing at all about Islam.

4) Sanctions And Embargo.

They put the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) and his followers under sanctions and embargo, so much so that the companions used to eat tree leaves and boil the leather from their shoes just to survive. Many people including Khadijah (may ALLAH be pleased with her) the wife of prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) died while being under sanctions and embargo. Much like today, sanctions and embargo are responsible for the deaths of millions of Muslims including women and children. All in the name of what they refer to as democracy.

5) Physical Killing.

When the disbelievers decided to kill the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him), they brought forth 7 men. All from different tribes and formed a coalition against the messenger of ALLAH. They said if all of us participate in the killing of Muhammad then his blood will be spilled across 7 tribes and how can Muhammad and his little group fight all 7 tribes. They have formed a coalition to kill the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) and his message, just like today they have formed coalitions and global campaigns to repeat the same aggression.

With the permission of ALLAH, the prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) was able to leave his house unharmed under the very eyes of the 7 men who were gathered at his doorstep to end his life, spraying dust on their heads as he was passing. Another historical example of reliance on ALLAH and on the triumph of this faith against its adversaries.

over 14 centuries of opposition, plotting, conspiring and planning against this message of ours, brothers and sisters!! but we are still standing 1.4 billion strong and ever increasing, lift you head up high and be proud, you are a MUSLIM.

ALLAH says in the QURA'N:

"Do not be weak, nor be saddened you are the superior ones if you are true believers"

Muslims Dying For The Sake Of Music.

Eleven people have been killed and forty injured in stampede at a music festival in the city of Rabat in morocco. After spectators stormed out of the stadium where the concert was held.

The event was a week long music festival aimed at promoting an image of tolerance and modernity in morocco and it is backed by the king himself.Not a very good allocation of resources in a third world nation, that suffers from a range of issues that are far more important than gathering people to events that waste their time and money.

The event was attended by 70,000 people, 70,000 people!!! how can our condition change when we have 70,000 individuals engaged at one time in the disobedience of their creator. So much so that 11 of them lost their life in this quest. We seek refuge in ALLAH from such an end.

Mohamed Jadib

Reliance On ALLAH, (The Most Critical Of Disciplines), Part 2.

Prophet Ibrahim's (may peace and blessings be upon him) other test came to him in a dream where he saw his son Ismael, whom ALLAH has blessed him with after the age of 86, he saw that he slaughtered him. Ibrahim decided to obey ALLAH and carry out his dream, so he informed his son about his intentions, Ismael replied: "Do what you have been commanded, you will find me Inshallah (if ALLAH wills) from the patient ones".

Ibrahim put his son's forehead facing down, so that Ismael won't see the knife that was going to put an end to his life, when Ibrahim proceeded to slaughter his own son, ALLAH caused a sheep to receive Ibrahim's knife and Ismael was standing live and well. Proving that carrying out ALLAH'S command has ultimate wisdom in it, even if it doesn't appear so to our feeble minds.

Also Ibrahim faced another test when he was brought in front of a powerful king that asked him who is your lord, Ibrahim replied: my lord is the one who gives life and takes it away. The king said i also give life and take it away, so he commanded his servants to bring him 2 prisoners, he executed one of them and let the other go. "I took this one's life and i allowed the other to live" declared the king arrogantly. Ibrahim then told the tyrant: "my lord raises the sun from the east, why don't you raise it from the west". The king was deeply shocked at such challenge and completely helpless.

This was the creed of the messengers and prophets, they had total reliance on ALLAH, they had no fear from the creation nor any need for it. Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"If you ask, ask ALLAH. If you rely, rely on ALLAH. And know that if the nations gather to benefit you with something, they won't be able to do so unless ALLAH has written it down for you, and if all the nations gather to harm you with something they won't be able to do so unless ALLAH has written down for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried".


Musa (moses) was born in Egypt , his mother was worried about him because the pharaoh at that time used to kill all the newborns from the children of Israel, and she knew that her son will be a prophet and a savior. Musa's mother fear grew bigger as time went on, then ALLAH's words came to her:

"And We inspired the mother of Mûsa (Moses), (saying): "Suckle him [Mûsa (Moses)], but when you fear for him, then cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We shall bring him back to you, and shall make him one of (Our) Messengers." (Al-Qasas 28:7).

She did what ALLAH revealed to her and casted her newborn child into the river. This is probably one of the greatest if not the greatest example for total reliance on ALLAH. A woman throwing her newborn baby into a streaming river and having faith that ALLAH will one day reunite them,ALLAHU AKBAR, ALLAHU AKBAR!!!!.

The waves took the little coffin that Musa was placed in by his mother, to the shores near the castle of Pharaoh. The servants brought the newborn inside the tyrant's home and instantly ALLAH put the love of Musa in Pharaoh's wife, who immediately said "Do not kill him maybe he will be of a benefit to us or we'll take him as a son.

Musa refused all the women that were brought to suckle him, as well all the food that was presented to him, meanwhile his mother became overwhelmed by the feelings of her missing son, so she told his sister to go and look for him.

As she was walking in the marketplace she saw a gathering for the purpose of finding a woman to suckle her brother, so she came forward and told them: "I can take you to a people who will suckle and take care of him", "how would you know such people, do you know this child?" asked the workers of pharaoh."No, but i know that these people are eager to serve the king and they want to benefit from such services" said the Sister. So all of them went back to the home of Musa's mother, when he was given to her, he immediately responded and started suckling then surely the promise of ALLAH came to pass, All praises due to the all knowing, all wise.

Musa's mother was invited back to the castle of Musa where she was received by the Pharaoh's wife, who offered her to live in the castle, to suckle Musa in exchange for a salary. Musa's mother told the queen that she had kettle and family to take care of back home, but that she is willing to take the child back with her, to suckle and take care of him. Pharaoh's wife agreed and issued her a salary in exchange for suckling her own son in the comfort of her own home.

Subhanallah! how ALLAH the almighty, arranges the affairs of those who truly have faith in his wisdom and totally rely on him.

ALLAH says in the QURA'N:

Verily, therein is indeed a reminder for him who has a heart or gives ear while he is heedful. (Qaf 50:37)

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Sleeping Through The Fajr Prayer.

The Question:

May ALLAH reward you Sheikh, I'm a young man, i woke up from my sleep at the time of the Fajr Athan (call to prayer) and lazily i fell back asleep, and i didn't wake up again until the time of Fajr prayed has passed, what is the ruling on this?

The Answer:

You've made a mistake, because you woke up at the time of the Athan (call to prayer), if you slept through it and you didn't hear the Athan, you would have an excuse. But since you heard the call to prayer you should've got up and not submitted to sleep. You have to seek forgiveness from ALLAH for this sin and perform your due prayer.

Translation of the answer of sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan.

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Do Women Also Have Special Husbands In Paradise Like Men Have Wives?

ALLAH says in the QURAN about the bounties of paradise (Jenna):

" Therein you shall have (all) that your inner-selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask for, an entertainment from (Allâh), the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Fussilat 41:31, 41:32) and the most high also says:

"therein all that the one's inner-selves could desire, all that the eyes could delight in, and you will abide therein forever." (Az-Zukhruf 43:71).

It is known that marriage is one of the inner self's highest desires and it is available to the people of paradise male and female. ALLAH the almighty will let the woman marry her husband that was with her in the worldly life:

"Our Lord! And make them enter the 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens) which you have promised them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. (Ghafir 40:8).

If she had more than one husband then she will be given the choice to pick which one she wants to be with. If she was never married then ALLAH lets her marry whatever is most pleasing to her from the men of paradise.

Bounties in paradise are not solely for men but for both men and women, and marriage is surely one of the best bounties. A person might ask: well ALLAH mentioned special wives for men in paradise, but he hasn't mentioned special husbands for women. Wives were mentioned for men because it's usually the men who seek out women and pursue them, and not because women will be without men in paradise.

Translation of the answer of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen.

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Eric Schmidt Speaking At The Princeton Colloquium.