AISHAH

īˈshə, äˈĭshäˌ, c.614–678, third and favorite of the nine wives of Muhammad the Prophet. Her father was Abu Bakr, who became first caliph after the Prophet's death. She was married to the Prophet soon after the Hegira, his only wife that was neither a widow nor a divorcee. A brilliant, astute woman, she was devoted to her husband and his teachings, and after his death she exerted considerable influence, especially against Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law. She took part in an unsuccessful armed revolt during Ali's tenure as caliph (656) and was exiled to Medina. Her name also appears as Ayesha or Aisha.

See N. Abbott, Aishah, the Beloved of Mohammed (1942, repr. 1973).

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books on: Aishah  - 95 results

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The Islamic World: Past and Present - Vol. 1
Book by John L. Esposito, Abdulaziz Sachedina, Tamara Sonn, John O. Voll; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Islam--Encyclopedias, Islamic Countries--Encyclopedias
...government. (See also Colonialism; Education; India.) Aishah Aishah was the third and youngest wife of the Prophet Muhammad...husband on his trav- els. When Muhammad died in 632, Aishah was at his side. Only 18 and without children, she...
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History of the Islamic Peoples: With a Review of Events, 1939-1947
Book by Carl Brockelmann, Moshe Perlmann, Joel Carmichael; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1947
Subjects: Islamic Countries--History
...blamed him for the murder. They followed Aishah to Mecca. The Mother of the Believers...to who was to lead the public prayers; Aishah settled it for the time being by designating...while in flight. But at the camel which Aishah was mounted on, encouraging the warriors...
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Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective
Book by John Witte Jr., Eliza Ellison; W.B. Eerdmans, 2005
Subjects: Marriage--Religious Aspects
...condition that her wala remained theirs, Aishah became reluctant to enter this untenable...previous owners, even as she lived with Aishah and was actually being protected by Aishahs...Barirahs owners to overreach. He told Aishah, Free her, for the wala relationship...
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History of Syria: Including Lebanon and Palestine
Book by Philip K. Hitti; Macmillan, 1951
Subjects: Lebanon, Palestine--History, Syria--History
...dissidents position was reinforced when Aishah, favourite wife of the Prophet, joined their ranks. Aishah harboured a lifelong grudge against Ali...the camel", after the camel on which Aishah rode. Both rivals of Ali fell. 2 Aishah...
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The World of the Middle Ages: A Reorientation of Medieval History
Book by John L. Lamonte; Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1949
Subjects: Middle Ages
...vengeance on the murderers. Meanwhile Aishah, Muhammads widow, raised a revolt at...Ali met the Meccans and Basrans under Aishah at the Battle of the Camel. The Battle...Moslems. It resulted in the defeat of Aishah and her allies, Aishah escaping on her...
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journal articles on: Aishah  - 21 results

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Writing Sufi Biography: the Case of 'a'ishah Al-ba'uniyah (D. 922/1517)1
Journal article by Th Emil Homerin; The Muslim World, Vol. 96, 2006
Subjects: Education, Learning, Muslims, Poetry, Religion, Scholars, Writing
Writing Sufi Biography: the Case of aishah Al-bauniyah (D. 922/1517)1 by Th Emil Homerin...almost," because there is one very notable exception: Aishah al-Bauniyah, Aishah was a respected religious scholar and Sufi of the Mamluk...
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The Refusal of Motherhood in African American Women's Theater
Journal article by Joyce Meier; MELUS, 2000
Subjects: African American women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., American drama--African American authors, Childress, Alice--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Graham, Shirley--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Grimke, Angelina--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Johnson, Georgia--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Motherhood--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Rahman, Aishah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...extent Alice Childresss Mojo (1971) and Aishah Rahmans Unfinished Women Cry in No Mans...with "some Black in my soul" (22). Aishah Rahmans play Unfinished Women Cry in No...Indiana UP, 1989. 207-10. Rahman, Aishah. Unfinished Women Cry in No Mans Land...
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From Seeking One's Voice to Uttering the Scream: The Pioneering Journey of African American Women Playwrights through the 1960s and 1970s
Journal article by Olga Barrios; African American Review, Vol. 37, 2003
Subjects: African American dramatists--History, African American dramatists--Social aspects, African American playwrights--History, African American playwrights--Social aspects, Women dramatists--History, Women dramatists--Social aspects, Women playwrights--History, Women playwrights--Social aspects
...Adrienne Kennedy, Ntozake Shange, Aishah Rahman, and Alexis De Veaux. These playwrights...celebration of unity and hope. And it is Aishah Rahman, in Unfinished Women Cry in No...characters celebrating themselves. (17) Aishah Rahman Although music plays an important...
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Old Shaykhs, Young Women, and the Internet: the Rewriting of Women's Political Rights in Islam
Journal article by Barbara Stowasser; The Muslim World, Vol. 91, 2001
Subjects: Equality, Islam, Political power, Traditions, Women
...presently make much of the fact that (Aishah (the Prophets widow) led an army to...also paradigmatically false, because `Aishah was neither combatant nor military leader...accompany her, as did many others. `Aishah herself later remembered several warning...
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Entrepreneurial Inclination of Students at a Private University in Malaysia
Journal article by Manjit Singh Sandhu, Kamal Kishore Jain, Mohar Yusof; New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 13, 2010
Subjects: College students, Developing countries--LDCs, Entrepreneurship education, Malaysia, Studies
...entrepreneurs (Nor, Ezlika, and Ong 2000; Nor Aishah and Yufiza 2004;Ariff and Syarisa Vanti...education and entrepreneurial intention (Nor Aishah and Yufiza 2004; Jumaat, Ishak, and...However, in a study of contractors, Nor Aishah and Yufiza (2004) found that majority...
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Blackberry Productions: a Voice for the Voiceless
Magazine article by Gloria Browne; Black Masks, Vol. 8, July 31, 1992
Subjects: African Americans, Berry, Stephanie, Black culture, Blacks, Culture, Entertainment, Fine arts, Green, John-Martin, Harlem, NY, Minority & ethnic groups, Rahman, Aishah, Theater
...winning playwright and English professor Aishah Rahman; and actor/singer/songwriter...recalls Berry. "I was complaining to Aishah Rahman that the roles for Black women...with human strengths and weaknesses. Aishah told me if you dont like the way it is...
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Stories of Survival
Magazine article by Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell; In These Times, Vol. 31, July 2007
Subjects: African Americans, Documentary films, Motion picture directors & producers, Rape, Simmons, Aishah Shahidah, Victims of crime
Stories of Survival by Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell Filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons didnt miss a beat when a white, female student told her at a 2003 Boston College screening of her documentary...
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Interfaith Health Care Hearing on Capitol Hill
Magazine article by Aishah Schwartz; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 28, December 2009
Subjects: Asian Americans, Health care policy, Health insurance, Local elections, Political activism
Interfaith Health Care Hearing on Capitol Hill by Aishah Schwartz As promised in September, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights...encourage them to pass health care legislation that contains a public option. -Aishah Schwartz
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Rad Based Prototyping Methodology for Timextra E-commerce
Magazine article by Aishah Sabki, Pervaiz K. Ahmed, Glenn Hardaker; Journal of Services Research, Vol. 4, April 2004
Subjects: Electronic commerce, Information systems, Internet, Rapid prototyping, Studies, Web sites
Rad Based Prototyping Methodology for Timextra E-commerce by Aishah Sabki , Pervaiz K. Ahmed , Glenn Hardaker INTRODUCTION: BUSINESS IN THE AGE OF ON-LINE MARKET-SPACES Fast innovation management...
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Seeking Tranquility
Magazine article by Salma Elkadi Abugideiri; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 37, July 2008
Subjects: Islam, Islamic life & ethics, Marriage, Muslims
...first received the Revelation; openly showed his affection for Aishah (radiy Allahu anha) and knew what made her happy and what...dinner invitation several times because the host did not include Aishah. Most important, he listened not only to his wives but to...
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I Do Take off My Veil with Kids. but Not a Man SAYS AISHAH AZMI the Woman Suspended from School for Covering Face; THE GREAT VEIL DEBATE
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 14, 2006
Subjects: Children
I Do Take off My Veil with Kids. but Not a Man SAYS AISHAH AZMI the Woman Suspended from School for Covering Face...VEIL DEBATE. Byline: By JAKE MORRIS AXED Muslim teacher Aishah Azmi yesterday denied education chiefs claims that she refused...
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I Do Take off My Veil with Kids. but Not a Man; THE GREAT VEIL DEBATE SAYS AISHAH AZMI the Woman Suspended from School for Covering Face
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 14, 2006
...off My Veil with Kids. but Not a Man; THE GREAT VEIL DEBATE SAYS AISHAH AZMI the Woman Suspended from School for Covering Face. Byline: By JAKE MORRIS AXED Muslim teacher Aishah Azmi yesterday denied education chiefs claims that she refused to...
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REUNITED: MUM AND GRAB TOT; Leila Wins Back Girl Snatched in Egypt
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), January 24, 2010
...Leila Sabra, 32, as she hugged little Aishah. Cops in Egypt ordered Leilas businessman...of Whitefield, Manchester, cuddled Aishah and said: "Its a dream come true. Ive...divorced the following year - and agreed Aishah would stay with her mother in the UK and...
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Branded a Thief at Age of 2
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 3, 2008
Subjects: Theft
...mix sweet. Isra Khan was with mum Aishah when she put the 20p candy in her mouth...and said: "Thats theft," lectured Aishah about health and safety rules on buying sweets and made her pay for it. Aishah, 23, said: "I was humiliated...
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Face It, Veils Are Scary to Kids
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), October 15, 2006
...country but what right does Muslim teacher Aishah Azmi have for insisting on wearing her...they can actually understand. And if Aishah Azmi cares more about her cultural rights...of it are other Muslims. Muslims like Aishah Azmi, who simply reinforce a negative...
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encyclopedia articles on: Aishah  - 5 results

 
 
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Aishah
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AISHAH i sh , a isha , c.614 678, third and favorite of the nine wives of Muhammad...exiled to Medina. Her name also appears as Ayesha or Aisha. See N. Abbott, Aishah, the Beloved of Mohammed (1942, repr. 1973...
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Abu Bakr
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...first convert outside the Prophets family and alone accompanied Muhammad on the Hegira. The marriage of Abu Bakrs daughter Aishah to Muhammad made the ties even stronger. On the Prophets death in 632, Umar secured Abu Bakrs election over the tribal chiefs...
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Ayesha
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AYESHA see Aishah . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Ali
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Muhammad intended Ali to be his immediate sucessor. In 656 he became the 4th caliph on Uthman s death. He was strongly opposed by Aishah , the Prophets wife; Muawiya , who later founded the Umayyad dynasty; and dissatisfied ex-supporters, the Khawarijis...
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Muhammad , Prophet of Islam
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the fact that he had nine wives has received a vast, and perhaps disproportionate, amount of attention. His third wife, Aishah , was able and devoted; he died in her arms June 8, 632. Legends and Veneration Islam has enshrouded Muhammads life with...


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