Chapters
Ailment and Remedy
A part of the introduction by Dr.Hamid Hafni Dawud-Facts
Let us know the truth and its supporters
Support of Islam
Muhammad and enforcement of Justice
The close and distant friends of Muhammad
The author as viewed by Dr.Hamid Hafni Dawud
Ali's assassination and A'ishah's praise of God
Ali regarded God as his Governor
Ali and the Caliphate
    Historical verdicts of A'ishah
    Umm Salmah's historical letter to A'ishah
    The motive for writing this book
    A'ishah in the Prophet's household
    A glance at A'ishah's life
    Why did the Prophet have several wives?
    Some remarks about Ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu'tazili
    The two Sheikhs(Elders)
    The Jinn mourn for 'Umar
    Who was Uthman ?
    Al-Waljd ibn 'Uqbah
and governorship of Kufah
    Playing with fire
    The winebibber ruler of Muslims
    A'ishah assumes the leadership of the revolution
    Pleaders for Justice proceed to Medina
    Usman is besieged
    A strange letter
    Uthman in siege of Talhah, 'A'ishah's cousin
    A word with critics
    A word with the writer
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

THE ROLE OF AISHA IN THE HISTORY OF ISLAM
In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful
FACTS

to his laws and commands. Consequently, there is no reason why we should exempt the leaders and pioneers of Islam from the general law of investigation and criticism solely owing to their companionship with the Prophet; for, they have not been of equal weight from the viewpoint of justice. For instance, despite intense insistence and desire of the Prophet for the guidance of all human beings towards the path to perfection, there were some individuals in whose heart Islam did not easily find its way, and also there were some who had hidden infidelity and hypocrisy behind the mask of Islam.
The Qur'an clearly describes the lofty ideas of the Prophet and his deep and sincere interest in guiding people on to the path of truth, and it has, on several occasions, spoken of his attitude and sacred ideals. It says at one place:
"Therefore do remind, for, you are only a reminder. You are not a watcher over them(3)
And elsewhere it says:
"Surely you cannot guide whom you love but Allah guides whom He pleases."(4)
And at another place it says:
"Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit. "(5)
There are also many such verses in the Qur'an which confirm the insistence of this great reformer of mankind, and his deep desire to guide all people, and especially his sympathy and kindness upon the order of God, towards those persons who are still wayward and have not had the privilege of finding the true path, having been separated from the followers of the divine path.

Support of Islam
All the above points show that the glory and greatness of Islam are based on its laws and teachings, not on its followers, and this greatness is not the product of the support and confirmation by its followers so as to expose it to annihilation
I myself believe that if the entire world rises to fight and joins hands to destroy it, there cannot be inflicted the slights damage upon its glory and greatness. Similarly, if the whole world join hands to glorify and support it, nothing can be

 

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