begged him to treat his nephews In the way of Hujiyah ibn alMudarrab, and give them preference over his own children, and never cease being kind and affectionate to them.
Another example of this excessive affection was that when 'Abd Allah ibn az-Zubayr fell into the hands of valiant man of the Kufah army, Malik al-Ashtar, in the battle of al-Jamal and managed to flee and save his life, she gave a reward of ten thousand drachmas to the man who had brought her the news of his safety.(285)
Many such events, which had occurred in the life of 'A'ishah show her excessive affection and bigotry towards her relatives, and her readiness to display such a self- sacrifice.
The sermons which have been quoted from her in praise of her father, and the efforts made by her for making her cousin, Talhah, assume the position of caliph, the story of which we have already narrated at length,(286) and some of the traditions that she has quoted from the Prophet in praise of her father and his loyal friend 'Umar and other authorities of as-Saqafah such as Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, show this strong and irresistible conduct of 'A'ishah. We have dealt with these traditions in some parts of this book.

'A'ishah as an eminent orator

By God! I know of no better orator than 'A'ishah.
Mu'awiyah

One of the most effective means of the influence of social and political personalities on human society, is the manner of their speech. If such individuals an peak loquently nd now he value of using words in their proper place without being boring, they can produce a deep impression on the society. It should, of course, be said that the rightfulness and religious character f person may not produce a perfect effect in this process, but every great social personality who is blessed with this gift,(287) can deeply influence a society even though he may be antagonistic towards God, morality and humanity.