A Treasury of Aisha: A Guidance from the Beloved of the Beloved(Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization)

ʿAisha bint Abu Bakr (RA) has been an inspiration and paragon for Muslims since the first generation of Believers emerged. Hailed as a guiding light, a fount of wisdom and a purveyor of the Prophetic mission, Aisha’s words have illuminated Islamic thought in all its branches. This book compiles 40 of her insights and statements in the categories of Qur’anic exegesis (tafsīr), Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Theology (ʿaqīdah), Politics (siyāsah) and Heart Softeners (al-raqā’iq) with commentary for the contemporary Muslim seeking spiritual and moral direction as they traverse through daily life and its challenges and possibilities.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Introduction                                                                                                                   6 Tafsīr of ʿAisha bint Abu Bakr                                                                                    9 The power of duʿāʾ and the nearness of Allah to the believer                              9 Every hardship or suffering is an expiation for the believer                               11 Do not use Allah as an excuse to refrain from good deeds                                 12 Finding strength in the Creator over the Creation                                               14 The importance of the pursuit of justice in the life of Muslims                          15 Supplicating to Allah to keep our hearts firm upon faith                                    17 Fiqh of ʿAisha                                                                                                              19 Women’s travel                                                                                                   19 On the need to unravel braids for ghusl                                                               20 On perfume while in a state of Iḥrām                                                                  21 When a woman starts her period while she is performing the Hajj                     21 The status of a child born out of wedlock                                                           22 On the need to perform wudhu after performing ghusl on the Deceased            24 Whether a woman nullifies the prayer                                                                 25 On Salat al-Duha                                                                                                 26 On when to break fast                                                                                          28 On ostentatious living                                                                                          28 ʿAisha on matters of Aqidah                                                                                       31 Women as a source of bad luck                                                                           31 Punishment of the believers in the hereafter                                                       32 Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet them                                    33 The Prophet’s ascension to Allah                                                                        34 ʿAisha’s political influence: her Siyāsah Sharʿiyya                                                  36 Her commitment to the Sunnah                                                                           37 ʿAisha’s speech upon hearing of ʿUthman’s murder                                           37 ʿAisha’s letter of appeal to the Kuffans                                                               39 Etiquette of war                                                                                                   40 The poetry of ʿAisha and her army                                                                      41 ʿAisha’s warning to Muʿāwiyyah                                                                        42 ʿAisha on heart softeners                                                                                            44 The Prophet would choose the easiest of what is permissible                             44 The Prophet loved to show gratitude to Allah                                                     46 Mercy begins at home                                                                                         47 The rights of a neighbour                                                                                    49 The perfect character of the Prophet                                                                   50 On controlling the tongue                                                                                    51 On gentleness                                                                                                       53 Humility                                                                                                               55 Abu Bakr on his deathbed                                                                                   57 The ideal duʿāʾ                                                                                                    58 The reward for reciting the Qur’an                                                                      59 The blessed character of the Prophet (SAW)                                                      60 The Prophet’s duʿāʾ  for his ummah                                                                    62 At the first sign of hardship the believer’s refuge is in Allah                                 64 Bibliography                                                                                                                69 Arabic references                                                                                                 69 English references                                                                                               70