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Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Aisha is one of the most important transmitters of hadith and a major authority in early Muslim learning.

BORN c. 613 CE · Mecca, HijazDIED 678 CE · Medina, HijazERA Early Islam

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Transmitted a large body of prophetic reports and taught later generations in Medina.

THE RECORD

She narrated reports about the Prophet's household life, worship, and legal practice.
Companions and successors consulted her on religious questions.
Her public role also made her part of early political history.