English book · Aisha Siddiqah: A Woman of Great Learning

Clarifying Hadith Reports

English book, p. 45

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Clarifying Hadith Reports and close association with the Prophet, had gained a deep understanding of the spirit of religion. Therefore, she immediately grasped the real point. As soon as she heard the narrator’s statement, she recognized the reality on the basis of her religious insight, rejected the incorrect attribution, and explained the matter in its proper form. These few examples show the greatness of Aisha alSiddiqah’s contribution to Islam. In fact, studying her narrations is extremely important for understanding the true spirit of Islam. Perhaps the most important legacy later generations received through Aisha was her deep religious insight. Through her extraordinary intelligence and her complete dedication to Islam, she attained a depth of understanding in which perhaps no one was her equal. On the basis of this deep insight, she guided the Muslim community directly for nearly half a century. As for her indirect guidance, it continues to this day and will undoubtedly continue until the Day of Judgment. The reality is that religion has two levels: the outward form of religion and the inner reality of religion. A man or woman who receives religion only at the outward level is like someone who has received a fruit only at the level of its peel. But a man or woman who receives religion at the level of its deeper meaning is like someone who has

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