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Sign up to AMAR Academy here: https://rahmaniyyah.com This is a lecture introducing a classical Arabic poem (qasida) written by the Andalusian scholar Ibn Bahij (5th century Hijri) in praise of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha رضي الله عنها. Ustadh AbdulRahman Hassan provides biographical context on the author before walking through the poem's 56 lines, which are written as though Aisha رضي الله عنها herself is speaking declaring her unique virtues: being the Prophet's ﷺ only virgin wife, the one in whose home and on whose chest he died, the woman whose honour Allah defended directly in the Quran across ten verses, and the daughter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the greatest of the companions. The lecture is delivered with evident urgency given the modern reality of people openly slandering her, noting that scholars have ruled such slander constitutes disbelief. The second half of the lecture pivots to the towering virtues of Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه his sacrificing all his wealth for the Prophet ﷺ, his companionship in the cave, his courage in fighting the apostates after the Prophet's death, and Jibreel's own testimony to his poverty in the path of Allah. Ustadh AbdulRahman Hassan ties it all together with a powerful message: loving Aisha means cutting ties with those who insult her, and true love of the Prophet ﷺ is inseparable from love of his family and his companions together, not one at the expense of the other. 00:00 Honour of Aisha 00:14 Slandering Aisha 00:37 Final Moments with Aisha 01:02 Final Days in Her Home 01:12 Opening 01:53 Qasida Introduction 02:36 Author’s Name & Kunya 02:52 Birth (5th Century AH) 03:00 Origin: Almeria, Andalusia 03:22 Limited Historical Records 03:45 Teachers & Studies 04:26 Praise of Ibn Buhayj 04:50 Author’s Works 05:04 Fatimid Egypt Context 05:39 Al-Ghazali on Ubaydis 05:57 Al-Azhar Restored 06:30 Aisha’s Status in Aqida 08:18 Full Lineage 08:57 Born After Prophethood 09:08 Marriage in Shawwal 10:01 Her Virtues 10:10 Hadith: Her Superiority 11:28 Most Beloved to Prophet 13:11 Salam from Jibril 14:22 Tayammum Revelation 16:07 Ibn Hajar on Blessings 16:58 Death & Age 18:36 Qasida Structure 18:59 Line 1: Her Status 22:27 Line 2: Her Virtues 27:14 Line 3: Warning at Grave 28:22 Line 4: Above Other Wives 29:12 Line 5: Leading in Virtue 30:40 Line 6: Prophet’s Death 32:07 Line 7: Wife of the Prophet 33:00 Only Virgin Wife 34:14 Line 8: Jibril’s Vision 35:13 Line 9: Trusted Bride 37:00 Line 10: Quranic Defence 38:07 Aisha During Ifk 39:30 Line 11: Acquitted by Allah 40:54 Line 12: Curse on Slanderers 42:50 Line 13: Rebuke of Slander 45:06 Line 14: Her Purity 47:17 Line 15: Divine Protection 48:52 Line 16: Hearing Revelation 51:07 Line 17: Revelation in Her Presence 53:21 Line 18: Raised by Prophet 58:26 Line 19: Learned from Parents 59:23 Line 20: Abu Bakr’s Role 01:00:14 Prophet’s Passing Impact 01:01:09 Abu Bakr’s Stand 01:04:46 Line 21: Caliphate of Father 01:06:31 Line 22: Al-Siddiq 01:07:57 Line 23: His Support 01:10:14 Charity Story 01:12:38 Line 24: Cave Companion 01:16:08 Line 25: Simplicity 01:20:32 Line 26: Angelic Support 01:21:37 Line 27: Fighting Apostates 01:26:00 Line 28: Zakat Wars 01:26:26 Line 29: Greatest Companion 01:27:24 Charity Race 01:31:55 Line 30: Abu Bakr Leads 01:31:55 Line 31: Warning Against Betrayal 01:33:51 Line 32: Love of Companions 01:35:04 Line 33: Unbreakable Bond 01:36:25 Line 34: Like Interlocked Fingers 01:38:44 Line 35: Hatred of Disbelievers 01:40:10 Line 36: Love of Fatima & Ali 01:42:25 Line 37: Leaders of Sharia 01:43:53 Line 38: Strong Unity 01:45:22 Line 39: United Hearts 01:47:58 Line 40: Mutual Mercy 01:49:43 Line 41: Avoid Division 01:51:52 Line 42: Support for Abu Bakr 01:53:41 Line 43: Allah’s Support 01:54:48 Line 44: Loyalty to Aisha 01:58:08 Line 45: Loyalty Test 01:59:35 Line 46: Created Pure 02:01:05 Line 47: Mother of Believers 02:01:58 Line 48: Loved by Prophet 02:02:44 Line 49: Allah’s Decree 02:03:00 Line 50: Gratitude to Allah 02:03:44 Co
