"earning her undergraduate degree in 1939, and an M.A. degree in 1941. In 1942, Aisha began work as an Inspector for teaching of Arabic literature for the Egyptian Ministry of Education. She earned her PhD with distinction in 1950 and was appointed Professor of Arabic Literature at the University College for Women of the Ain Shams University. She wrote fiction and biographies of early Muslim women, including the mother, wives and daughters of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as literary criticism. She was the second modern woman to undertake Qur'anic exegesis. She did not consider herself to be a feminist,"
"hundreds now, settled in India and Pakistan. One of the daughters, Amarun Nisan was married to Ghulam Mansoor. From the first wife, Qazi Hameeduddin had two sons Qazi Amaduddin and Raziuddin. Qazi Amaduddin was the last Qazi of Tijara as he performed this job till 1947. In 1947, both these brothers were migrated to Pakistan. From the second wife, Aisha, Qazi Hameeduddin had one daughter, Sajida Begum. Aisha’s father Haji Mahmood belonged to Kabul from where he went to Hajj and settled there at Makkah. In Makkah, he married to Aisha’ mother Nafeesa. Apart from Aisha, his other daughter’s name"
"Safiye Sultan Safiye Sultan (; 1550 – 1619), was the consort of Murad III and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire as the mother of Mehmed III. Safiye was also one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women. She lived in the Ottoman Empire as a courtier during the reigns of seven sultans: Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, Murad III, Mehmed III, Ahmed I, Mustafa I, and Osman II. The identity of Safiye has often been confused with that of her Venetian mother-in-law, Nurbanu, leading some to believe that Safiye was also of Venetian"
"Lalla Aisha Mubarka Lalla Aisha Mubarka, often referred to as Zaydana or Zaidana (died 1716), was the chief spouse of sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif of Morocco (r. 1672–1727). She had an acknowledged influence over the affairs of state through her personal influence over the sultan. Some Europeans are said to have called her the ""Empress of Morocco"". Zaydana was purchased to the harem as a slave concubine from Mawaly ar-Rashid for sixty ducats. In accordance with the Islamic law, the sultan was allowed to have a harem of slave concubines except for his four wives, as long as the concubines"
"mentioned as ""the one who was to Babur"" what Aisha was to Muhammad. She played an active role in the political affairs of Babur as well as in the royal household. She had the qualities of extreme intelligence and good looks. She accompanied her husband to Badakhshan and Transoxiana and stood by him through thick and thin. She was the chief lady of the royal household. Upon the birth of the couple's first child, Humayun. Another four children were born to her and unfortunately all died in infancy. They were Barbul, Mihr Jahan, Aisan Daulat and Faruq. As Babur's chief"
"Sa'id bin Zayd Sa'īd bin Zayd, (; c.593–c.671), also known by his ""kunya"" Abu'l-Aawar, was a companion () of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He was the son of Zayd bin Amr, from the Adi clan of the Quraysh in Mecca, and of Fatima bint Baaja of the Khuza'a tribe. His father was murdered in 605. Sa'id had over thirty children by at least eleven different women. Sa'id is described as a tall, hairy, dark-skinned man. Sa'id became a Muslim not later than 614. His wife Fatima was also an early convert. At first they kept their faith secret because Fatima's"
"Ramla bint Abi Sufyan Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (; c.594-665) also known as Umm Habiba () was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers. She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Safiyyah bint Abi al-'As. Abu Sufyan was the chief of the Umayya clan, and he was the leader of the whole Quraysh tribe and the most powerful opponent of Muhammad in the period 624-630. However, he later accepted Islam and became a Muslim warrior. The first Ummayad caliph, Muawiyah I, was Ramla's half-brother, and Uthman ibn Affan was her maternal first cousin"
"Osman II. Safiye was buried in Murad III's tomb. Safiye Sultan Safiye Sultan (; 1550 – 1619), was the consort of Murad III and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire as the mother of Mehmed III. Safiye was also one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women. She lived in the Ottoman Empire as a courtier during the reigns of seven sultans: Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, Murad III, Mehmed III, Ahmed I, Mustafa I, and Osman II. The identity of Safiye has often been confused with that of her Venetian mother-in-law, Nurbanu, leading"
"power. Ibn Saud and Hassa bint Ahmed married twice; their first marriage started in 1913 and may have produced a son, Prince Sa'ad (1914–19). Hassa then married Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman, the brother of Ibn Saud, with whom she had a son, Prince Abdullah, the father of Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud. Hassa and Ibn Saud married again in 1920, and their second marriage produced seven sons and four daughters. The influence of the Sudairi Seven, which can be termed as ""asabiyya"" (group spirit) following the khaldûnian terminology, grew constantly after the accession of its leader, Prince Fahd, to"
"also spouse of King Abdulaziz and the mother of Prince Badr, late Prince Abdul Majid and Prince Abdul Illah. Ibn Saud and Jawhara had at least four children. Her lifespan was 1900–1969. Shahida (died 1938) was an Armenian woman who was reportedly the favourite wife of King Abdulaziz. Ibn Saud and Shahida had at least three children. Bazza died in 1940 and was Syrian or Moroccan. Second wife from that clan. Her lifespan was (1913 – 18 April 2003). Munaiyir was an Armenian woman. Her lifespan was (c. 1909 – December 1991). Nouf was the daughter of Nawaaf. She married"
"that as Muhammad's only virgin wife, Aisha was divinely intended for him, and therefore the most credible regarding the debate. The Islamic scholar Kecia Ali disagrees with Spellberg's assessment, and states that early Islamic literature does not present Aisha’s young age as noteworthy or exceptional. She notes that some of Mohammed's companions are reported to have engaged in marriages with a similar age gap, and that the marriage would likely not have seemed controversial at the time. In many Muslim traditions, Aisha is described as Muhammad's most beloved or favored wife after his first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid, who died"
"the Banu Harith tribe. According to a source, she was married off to Sallam ibn Mishkam, who later divorced her. When the Banu Nadir were expelled from Medina in 625, her family settled in Khaybar, an oasis near Medina. Her father and brother went from Khaybar to join the Meccan and Bedouin forces besieging Muhammad in Medina during the Battle of the Trench. When the Meccans withdrew Muhammad besieged the Banu Qurayza. After the defeat of the Banu Qurayza in 627 Safiyya's father, a long-time opponent of Muhammad, was captured and executed by the Muslims. In 627 or early in"
"effectively make use of the Quran, using Islamic tradition as a source on which antisemitism today feeds, but it is also a selective and distorting use. During Muhammad's life, Jews lived in the Arabian Peninsula, especially in and around Medina. Muhammad is known to have had a Jewish wife, Safiyya, who subsequently converted to Islam. The story of Safiyya ties into the Battle of Khaybar where, according to the Hadiths, Muhammad and the Muslim army conquered the city and the women and children were subsequently distributed as prisoners of war. Safiyya, who was the wife of Kenana ibn al-Rabi, was"
"Ayisha from Tanur and had two daughters, Swaliha and Fathima. His three spouse left this mortal world in his lifetime and he then married Swalaiha, from Sile of Indonesia. Sayyid Alavi Mauladaveela followed the Ba'alawi Thareeqath, sub branch of Quadriya Thareeqath, related to the saint Abdul-Qadir Gilani . He was recognised as Qutub Zaman (leader of Vali's, saint of the century) by the Sunni world. He suggested spiritual treatment for his disciples as well as infidels that consulted him. He was being consulted for personal issues as well as social and was considered as greatest leader in the horizon of"
"not all Muslims. Aisha believed that Muhammad's favourite wives, after herself, were Zaynab and Umm Salama.<ref name=""Bewley/Saad vol. 8 p. 81"">Bewley/Saad vol. 8 p. 81.</ref> She said: ""Zaynab was my equal in beauty and in the Prophet's love for her."" Umm Salama said of Zaynab: ""The Messenger of Allah liked her and he also used to become vexed with her.""<ref name=""Bewley/Saad vol. 8 p. 74"">Bewley/Saad vol. 8 p. 74.</ref> Several traditions indicate conflict between Zaynab and her co-wives. She used to boast to them: ""You were given in marriage by your families, while I was married (to the Prophet) by"
"Huyayy ibn Akhtab, chief of the Jewish tribe Banu Nadir, who was killed at the Battle of the Trench. She had been married first to the poet Sallam ibn Mishkam, who had divorced her, and second to Kenana ibn al-Rabi, a commander. In 628, at the Battle of Khaybar, Banu Nadir was defeated, her husband was executed and she was taken as a prisoner. Muhammad freed her from her captor Dihya and proposed marriage, which Safiyya accepted. According to Martin Lings, Muhammad had given Safiyyah the choice of returning to the defeated Banu Nadir, or becoming Muslim and marrying him,"
"when camels had no milk ..."" ""Could men be immortal through ancient glory,"" ""(Alas immortality is unobtainable!)"" ""He would make his last night endure for ever"" ""Through his surpassing glory and long descent.""</poem> She was first married to Harith ibn Harb, and their son was Safi ibn Harith. They were apparently divorced by 593. Her second husband was Awwam ibn Khuwaylid, a brother of Khadija, who lived next door to them. Safiya and Awwam had three sons: Al-Zubayr, Al-Sa'ib and Abdulkaaba. Awwam died while their children were young. Safiyyah used to beat her son Al-Zubayr severely. The neighbours protested about"
"and took active participation in their upbringing especially `Abdu'l-Bahá. The three surviving children of the couple were `Abbás, entitled the ""Ghusn-i-A'zam"" (meaning ""Mightiest Branch"" or ""Mightier Branch""), who later took the epithet `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahíyyih, entitled the ""Ḥadrat-i-Varaqiyih-'Ulyá"" (meaning ""Greatest Holy Leaf""), and known as Bahíyyih Khánum and Mihdí, entitled ""Ghusn-i-Athar"" (meaning ""Purest Branch"" or ""Purer Branch""), and known as Mírzá Mihdí. The oldest of these: `Abbás, married in 1873 to Fátimih Nahrí and had nine children. In her youth Bahíyyih chose to remain unmarried so therefore she had no children. Mihdí died at the age of twenty-two unmarried. All in"
"Aisha and Umm Salama, prepared the wedding feast with dates, figs, sheep and other food donated by various members of the Medinan community. According to Hossein Nasr, their marriage possesses a special spiritual significance for all Muslims because it is seen as the marriage between the greatest saintly figures surrounding Muhammad. Their marriage lasted about ten years and ended when Fatimah died. Although polygamy is permitted by Islam, Ali did not marry another woman while Fatimah was alive. After her marriage to Ali, the wedded couple led a life of abject poverty in contrast to her sisters who were all"
"argued with him. Khadijah is said to have had four daughters with Muhammad (Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, Zainab bint Muhammad, Fatimah Zahra) and two sons (Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad and Qasim ibn Muhammad, who both died in childhood). All but one of his daughters, Fatimah, died before him. Some Shi'a scholars contend that Fatimah was Muhammad's only daughter. Maria al-Qibtiyya bore him a son named Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, but the child died when he was two years old. Nine of Muhammad's wives survived him. Aisha, who became known as Muhammad's favourite wife in Sunni tradition, survived him by"
"Nadir. The companions informed Muhammad of Safiyya's good family status, and requested him to accept her as his wife so as to preserve her prestige and status. Muhammad acceded to the request, and freed and married her. Thus, Safiyya became one of the Mother of the Believers. Kenana ibn al-Rabi, when asked about the treasure they brought with them at the time of leaving Medina, denied having any such treasure. He was told that in case the treasure could be found hidden, he would face death-penalty for his false promise. Kenana agreed to this. A Jew told Muhammad that he"
"Women in pre-Islamic Arabia There is very scarce information regarding women in pre-Islamic Arabia. Most of it originates from traditions (hadith and historical traditions), from pre-Islamic poetry, and from early biographical accounts or from conclusions from Qur'anic statements and the aforementioned sources. According to Islamic history sources, the first wife of Muhammad, Khadija, was a prosperous business woman who proposed to Muhammad (as opposed to being proposed to). They additionally say the wife of his chief-rival, Abu Sufyan (Hind), was politically active and was present at the Battle of Badr including conflicting accounts of her personally defiling the body of"
"of Mecca. Muhammad is said to have asked for arrangements to marry both. Muhammad's marriages after the death of Khadijah were contracted mostly for political or humanitarian reasons. The women were either widows of Muslims killed in battle and had been left without a protector, or belonged to important families or clans whom it was necessary to honor and strengthen alliances with. According to traditional sources Aisha was six or seven years old when betrothed to Muhammad, with the marriage not being consummated until she had reached puberty at the age of nine or ten years old. She was therefore"
"Atiqa bint Zayd Atiqa bint Zayd was a companion of the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad and a wife of Umar bin Al-Khattab, the second Caliph. She was a poet who is notable for having married Muslim men who died as ""shahids"". She was the daughter of Zayd ibn Amr, a member of the Adi clan of the Quraysh in Mecca, and of Umm Kurz Safiya bint al-Hadrami. Sa'id ibn Zayd was her brother. Their father was murdered in 605. Atiqa was probably still a child when Muhammad declared himself to be a prophet in 610. Sa'id was among the"
"with the buttons on Ásíyih Khánum’s clothes as jewels, these jewels were later sold to provide for food for the family during the persecution of Bábís in 1852. The early years of the marriage were apparently happy, according to Bahá'í texts, living a life of luxury; with Ásíyih and Bahá’u’lláh occupying themselves with philanthropy though naturally Ásíyih only helped the women and young children. The marriage resulted in seven children: Kázim, Sádiq, `Abbás, `Alí-Muhammad, Bahíyyih, Mihdí and `Alí-Muhammad. Only three survived to adulthood all of whom were deeply loyal to their mother. Ásíyih Khánum was very close to her children,"
"Aisha Sultan Begum, was his paternal cousin, the daughter of Sultan Ahmad Mirza, his father's brother. She was an infant when betrothed to Babur, who was himself five years old. They married eleven years later, . The couple had one daughter, Fakhr-un-Nissa, who died within a year in 1500. Three years later, after Babur's first defeat at Fergana, Aisha left him and returned to her father's household. In 1504, Babur married Zaynab Sultan Begum, who died childless within two years. In the period 1506–08, Babur married four women, Maham Begum (in 1506), Masuma Sultan Begum, Gulrukh Begum and Dildar Begum."
"was gone and the Arabs were there near him, he got up and in his long black robe and a staff, he ran after them, and surely the Arabs were scared and the chevra kadisha was allowed to continue burying their dead. There was a book written about his life, published only a year later called ""Hod Yosef"". It was put together by the leaders of the community. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Shloush had a wife named Sa'ada and three children, Rav David Chaim Shloush the Chief Rabbi of Netanya, Rabbi Avraham Shloush the Chief Rabbi of Kfar Saba and Avigayil"
"or 665 C.E.) during the Caliphate of her brother, Muawiyah I. She was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi cemetery next to other wives of Muhammad. The Hadith literature includes about sixty-five hadiths narrated by Ramla. Muhammad al-Bukhari and Muslim b. al-Hajjaj agreed on two of them, and Muslim took two of them alone. Ramla bint Abi Sufyan Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (; c.594-665) also known as Umm Habiba () was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers. She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Safiyyah bint Abi al-'As. Abu Sufyan was the chief"
"more often. As Babur tells it, ""Though I was not ill-disposed towards her [Aisha], yet, this being my first marriage, out of modesty and bashfulness, I used to see her once in ten, fifteen, twenty days."" Though over time Babur's bashfulness decreased as Aisha gave birth to his first child after three years of marriage, a daughter: Princess Fakhr-un-Nissa, who was born in 1501 at Samarkand but died after a month or forty days. Her death grieved Babur the most as he dearly loved his daughter. Though their relationship was much closer now, it seems that Aisha and Babur quarrelled"
"most prominent leaders of the Quraysh, Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, and of Safiya bint Umayya ibn Abd Shams. Hence Safiyya and Utba are cousin. She had two brothers: Abu-Hudhayfah ibn 'Utbah and Walid ibn Utbah. She also had two sisters: Atika bint Utba and Umm Kulthum bint Utba. Her father and her paternal uncle Shaibah ibn Rabī‘ah were among the chief adversaries of Islam who eventually were killed by 'Ali in the Battle of Badr. Her first husband was Hafs ibn Al-Mughira from the Makhzum clan, to whom she bore one son, Aban.<ref name=""Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 165"">Ibn Saad/Bewley p. 165.</ref> Hafs"
"in Safiye's honor. The mosque of al-Malika Safiyya derives its name more by appropriation than by real patronage. It was started by 'Uthman Agha, who held the post of the Agha Dar al-Sa'ada, or black eunuch in charge of the harem, as well as the Egyptian waqf estates of the holy places in the Hijaz. 'Uthman Agha was the agent and slave of the noble Venetian beauty Safiya, of the Baffo family, who had been captured by corsairs and presented to the imperial harem, where she became chief consort of Sultan Murad III (1574–95) and virtual regent for her son,"
"her in. Muhammad’s wife Aisha asserted that Fatima “truly repented”. When she was in need, she would visit Aisha, who used to pass on her requests to Muhammad. Fatima was married in Muhammad’s lifetime. Her ""kunya"" Umm Amr indicates that she had a son named Amr. Fatima bint Al-Aswad Fatima bint Al-Aswad was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She is notable for being the first Muslim to undergo the ""hudud"" penalty for theft. Fatima was from the Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. She is also known as Umm Amr bint Sufyan; since Sufyan was the"
"Salama bint Butti Sheikha Salama bint Butti () was the wife of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1922, and the mother of Sheikhs Shakhbut (who ruled Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966) and Zayed (who ruled Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2004, and was the President of the United Arab Emirates from 1971 to 2004). Other children include Hazza bin Sultan, who was the Ruler's Representative of the Western Region of the Emirate, and died in 1958. Salamah is believed to be from the family of Al Qubaisi, a"