Portal: Muhammad’s Wives and Consorts: Difference between revisions

{{PortalArticle|image=Aisha.png|title=Aisha bint Abi Bakr|title=Aisha bint Abi Bakr|summary= Aisha was Muhammad's third and favorite wife, who was married to Muhammad at the age of six, and the daughter of Abu Bakr Abdullah b. Uthman, Muhammad's best friend. During Muhammad's life she was his most jealous wife and caused many househould disputes for the prophet despite her status as his favorite. After the prophet's death, Aisha remained mostly queit during the reigns of the first two caliphs but became a vocal critic of the government during the reign of [[Uthman]], and she eventually lead a campaign alongside the companion Talha ibn Ubaydullah and Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr against Ali ibn Abi Talib (Muhammad's cousin), who had claimed the caliphate, and other opponents of Uthman. Aisha's party lost the ensuing battle, known as the Battle of the Camel, yet Aisha was dealt with respectfully while Talha and al-Zubayr both lost their lives.|description=}}

{{PortalArticle|image=Muhammad_and_Aisha_freeing_chief%27s_daughter.jpg|title=Aisha's Age|summary=Aisha was only 6 when the prophet married her and 9 when the marriage was consummated, according to the sources which the Islamic tradition itself deems most trustworthy. This is confirmed in multiple [[hadith]], indicating that the tradition is going to some}}