All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. May blessings and peace be upon the noblest of those who came before and those who came after—Muhammad, who was sent to all of creation and was distinguished by his patience in enduring the harm inflicted by polytheists and hypocrites. He endured at the hands of his own people far more than the other prophets and messengers had endured.

May blessings also be upon the members of his Ahl al-Bayt, the virtuous, pure, and oppressed, and may the everlasting curse be upon all their enemies, from the earliest generations to the last.

An objective analysis and comprehensive study of the generation that lived alongside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)—a generation that played the greatest role in shaping the political and cultural future of Muslims—reveals the historical reality that the governments of that era attempted to alter and falsify.

Yet light cannot be extinguished. Glimmers of it have survived in the pages of books, where they remain visible to anyone who has freed themselves from blind imitation.

We have gathered these glimmers to reveal the authentic account of the life and conduct of Aisha, the Mother of the Believers.

We present Aisha, the Mother of the Believers, to free-minded readers as she appears in the books of Hadith and history, without relying on the statements of those who regard her as sacred. The sanctification of individuals often shackles the intellect and prevents it from functioning freely.

Lady Lamia Hamada Damascus, Syria.