Aisha Siddiqah: A Woman of Great Learning

Aisha Siddiqah: An Extraordinary Woman 5 Understanding Aisha Siddiqah 10 Education and Personal Development 13 Formative Training Under the Prophet 17 The Principle of Gradual Reform 21 The Wisdom of Confidentiality 23 Aisha’s Derivation of Islamic Rulings 25 Aisha’s Observations on Hadith Reports 36 Clarifying Hadith Reports 38 Aisha’s Marriage and her Historic Role 47 A Marriage in a Wider Perspective 58 The Wisdom Behind the Marriage 61 Lessons from Chapter 24, Al-Nur 65 Irreligious Conduct in the Name of Religion 74 An Exemplary Woman CONTENTS