130 - Seeking God’s guidance

‘Āʼishah bint Abu Bakr ‘Abdullāh ibn Abu Quḥāfah ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Āmir. She belonged to the Taym branch of the tribe of Quraysh. She was was given the appellation Umm ‘Abdullāh, referring to ‘Abdullāh ibn al-Zubayr who was her sister’s son. The Prophet (peace be upon him) married her in Makkah two years before his migration, but her wedding took place in Madinah in the month of Shawwāl in Year 2 AH. She was the only one of the Prophet’s wives who was a virgin at the time of her marriage, while all his other wives had previous marriages.  She was one of the Prophet’s companions who narrated a large number of hadiths, in total 2,210 of them. She was a leading Islamic scholar and one of the best female scholars. According to authentic reports, she died in Madinah in Year 57 AH, 677 CE, and was buried at al-Baqī‘ graveyard.