WHY SHIAS CURSE HAZRAT BIBI AYESHABy

SYED JAMALUDDIN

https://youtu.be/eP56vyfVoJQ This propaganda video is itself aimed at creating discrimination among Muslims. Hazrat Bibi Ayesha was not a prophet or an angel or even the most pious woman as claimed by the Wahabi and Sunni sect of Islam and therefore criticising Hazrat Bibi Ayesha because of her faulty political decisions, does not convert SHIAS into infidels. Rather, an impartial analysis of Islamic history proves that Hazrat Bibi Ayesha had played a very controversial role during her last days which made her so much condemnable that we cannot restrict or blame Shias from not cursing Hazrat Bibi Ayesha in the manner they are constrained to do. If Hazrat Bibi Ayesha was such a biggest Islamic scholar as claimed and portrayed by Wahabi and Sunni Ulema, regardless of physical evidence against her, there are certain circumstantial evidences against Hazrat Bibi Ayesha which remain as very mysterious even after so many centuries.

There are surely certain acceptable arguments which go against Hazrat Bibi Ayesha so much so that it becomes very difficult to defend her from a justifiable or logical perspective. Instead of reacting as a Shia or a Sunni or a Wahabi, there is need to analyse the role of Hazrat Bibi Ayesha in her last days as an honest observer when she did not do what she was supposed to do or (in other words) she could have done within the so-called parameters of her political power which she had inherited from her father's tribe though this is prudently presumed that Hazrat Bibi Ayesha was an Islamic scholar with lot of knowledge about Islam and about the person none other than RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) himself. However, the way Hazrat Bibi Ayesha handled the situation during the time of rising conflicts among various groups of Sahaba after the murder of Hazrat Usman, this proves that she was indeed bias towards the Ale-Rasool (AS) and she did miserably fail to prove her worth as widow of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) or MOTHER OF MOMINEEN.

Instead of facilitating reconciliation among different groups of Sahaba who were ready for a bloody conflict among themselves, she rather became party and forgot her position as widow of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) thereby reducing any potential chance of unification of various groups of Sahaba to sit down and reach to any amicable solution to the whole controversy about the sudden murder of Hazrat Usman. This was the turning point in the history of Islam when Islam was divided. It was Hazrat Bibi Ayesha who can be held responsible for this division among different groups of Sahaba. Hazrat Bibi Ayesha either failed to comprehend her role as widow of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) and MOTHER OF MOMINEEN or she acted more dominantly as daughter of Abu Bakr who was part of ruling elite which had hijacked Islam soon after departure of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) from this world. In my opinion, the real problem started when Hazrat Bibi Ayesha decided to become Abu Bakr's daughter instead of realizing her position as widow of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW). This was the greatest mistake of Hazrat Bibi Ayesha which converted her into the most controversial figure in the history of Islam and for this reason she is being cursed and blamed for her wrong doings even after many centuries.

From the logical perspective and in view of certain circumstantial evidence available even in the books of Wahabi / Sunni books, following arguments surely go against Hazrat Bibi Ayesha and henceforth it has become very difficult to defend her:

Her decision to fight / wage war against Hazrat Ali and kill him

If Hazrat Bibi Ayesha was such a great scholar of Islam, why she forgot all those ahadith of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) in which the greatness and spiritual elevation (WILAYAT) of Hazrat Ali were highlighted and announced by RASOOL ALLAH (SAW). If there was some problem with her

(Bibi Ayesha's) memory, indeed she can be given benefit of doubt but it appears that she had not lost memory and she did all with knowledge and due consent and in connivance with that specific group of Sahaba who were openly ridiculing Hazrat Ali (AS) and accusing Hazrat Ali (AS) of being involved in the murder of Hazrat Usman. Hazrat Bibi Ayesha decided to accept the consultative opinion of such Sahaba (who were openly advising to wage war against Hazrat Ali) and thus declared war against Hazrat Ali (AS) without realizing the repercussions of such an act which later divided Islam till today.

Thus, it can be established that Hazrat Bibi Ayesha had no knowledge of Islam at all or she ever had any knowledge about the ahadith of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) in which the RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) had mentioned about the importance and wilayat of Hazrat Ali (AS). Hazrat Bibi Ayesha acted only as a biologocal daughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr and forgot completely her role as a widow of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) which had elevated her to the position of MOTHER OF MOMINEEN. If a person does not know/realize his/her position in its true perspective, such a person does not deserve to be known or popularized because of that specific position. And for this reason, Hazrat Bibi Ayesha lost her position because she had failed to act in accordance with her position. She had acted as a common person dominated with emotions, self desire, wishful thinking and anger combined with inherent tribal hatred. This should not be the quality of a MOTHER OF MOMINEEN.

Her decision to act as SILENT SPECTATOR and allowing Mawiya (Maloon) to persecute Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)

Again in her last days, Hazrat Bibi Ayesha failed to utilize an important opportunity granted by Allah to her to compensate her errors of judgement when she had gone for war against Hazrat Ali (AS) and miserably lost it so much so that she was embarrassed enough not to be seen in public for many months. She put herself under ''HOUSE-ARREST'' therefore she had decided to keep herself indoors almost till the end of her life out of repentance and unforgettable pain of moral defeat. In no way, she could have justified her act of waging war against Hazrat Ali (AS) and therefore her decision to disappear from the political arena of that era is understandable.

Hazrat Bibi Ayesha was visited by Mawiya (Maloon) who had descibed his intentions to Hazrat Bibi Ayesha about what he wanted to do with Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) in the event the great Imam had not given up his (Imam's) current stance of opposing the khilafat of Yazeed ibne Mawiya (Maloon). Hazrat Bibi Ayesha had full knowledge about the intentions of Mawiya (Maloon) but instead of stopping that Mawiya (Maloon) from any potential brutal act arbitrarily against Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS), she decided to keep quiet and see what happens next. Rather, Hazrat Bibi Ayesha decided to follow ''WAIT AND SEE'' policy thereby losing yet another opportunity to prove her worth as widow of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) and MOTHER OF MOMINEEN. Hazrat Bibi Ayesha once again decided to think like an ordinary woman having personal grudge and temper thereby failing to prove her position as so-called MOTHER OF MOMINEEN. She acted as a SILENT SPECTATOR to witness the potential killing of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) which was on the cards in those days. If Hazrat Bibi Ayesha was a learned Islamic scholar as claimed by Wahabi and Sunni ulema, why did she fail to warn Mawiya (Maloon) about the consequences of eliminating Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS). Rather, she decided otherwise which simply proves that Hazrat Bibi Ayesha never deserved to be MOTHER OF MOMINEEN. She was more like a person dominated with jealousy, hatred, personal grudge, intolerance and enmity against the Ale-Rasool (AS) who were/are blood of the holy prophet (SAW). Hazrat Bibi Ayesha could have used her influence on Mawiya (Maloon) so much so that she could have stopped Mawiya (Maloon) from even thinking against Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS). But she did not do it. This act alone proves the real character of Hazrat Bibi Ayesha and her partiality towards the Ale Rasool.

Hazrat Bibi Ayesha herself was more a gift (or say bribe) and not MOTHER OF MOMINEEN

Hazrat Bibi Ayesha herself was more a gift (or say bribe) given by Hazrat Abu Bakr to RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) to win his (holy prophet's) confidence and become his (holy prophet's) CONFIDANTE in his (Abu Bakr's) competition with Hazrat Omar bin Khattab. These two guys (ABU BAKR and OMAR BIN KHATTAB) have always been competing with each other all their lives to become CONFIDANTE of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) so much so that after departure of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) from this world, Hazrat Omar bin Khattab invented several ahadith in his favour to prove him as pious person more than Abu Bakr. The Wahabis and Sunnis always quote this false hadith in which it has been claimed that RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) had mentioned possibility of Omar bin Khattab to be the next prophet IF prophethood was to continue. This fabricated hadith is technically wrong and false for many reasons obviously which can be discussed in another essay.

Hazrat Abu Bakr decided to compete with Hazrat Omar bin Khattab so much so that he decided to gift away his under-aged/minor daughter Ayesha to RASOOL ALLAH (SAW). If we analyse this ''gift'' given by Hazrat abu Bakr in today's perspective, it can be conveniently observed that Hazrat Abu Bakr had attempted to ''bribe'' RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) in his (Abu Bakr's) own thinking and wanted to become a very close CONFIDANTE of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) in his (Abu Bakr's) endeavour to beat Omar bin Khattab. Indeed RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) was knowledgeable of all what is hidden in the hearts of such people sitting besides him (RASOOL ALLAH (SAW)) in the disguise of companions of RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) and in view of the fact that Allah had already given, all powers of examining what is hidden in the earth, in the galaxies and whatever exists, to RASOOL ALLAH (SAW), it can be well established that RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) had preferred to remain silent because of certain HIKMAT for the sole reason that Allah wanted to prove and expose the reality of MUNFIQEEN to the entire Muslim Ummah.

On one occasion, when the LAILAT-UL-QADR arrived, RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) himself got up and started his prayers and did not wake up Ayesha. If Ayesha was so close to RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) as claimed by Wahabis and Sunnis, why they always narrate this story in their books that says: ''AYESHA SAYS THAT ONE NIGHT I GOT UP AND DID NOT FIND RASOOL ALLAH IN THE BED. I WENT TO SEARCH FOR RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) AND FOUND HIM PRAYING. I ENQUIRED IF ALL WAS OKAY, RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) MENTIONED THAT IT WAS LAILAT-UL-QADR''. From logical perspective, it is proved that RASOOL ALLAH (SAW) did not deliberately wake up Hazrat Bibi Ayesha from her deep sleep. It was when she had stopped smelling the beautiful fragrance of Rasool Allah (SAW), she woke up and searched for Rasool Allah (SAW) and then she found out it was Lailat-ul-Qadr.

Wahabis and Sunnis always try to prove Hazrat Bibi Ayesha as more pious and more worthy than Hazrat Bibi Khadeeja (Raziallah Anha) without realizing that they are actually exposing their own backwardness and illiteracy. No need to go more in details. Indeed Hazrat Bibi Ayesha cannot be compared with such a high-profiled/high-ranking/highly-respectable lady like Hazrat Bibi Khadeeja (Raziallah Anha) and it looks like very amusing to even think of such a comparison. One can only laugh at the Ulema of Deobandi / Wahabi / Sunni sects who are unaware of even basics of Islam.

ConclusionIn the light of above mentioned few logical explanations, it can be well concluded that if Shias curse Hazrat Bibi Ayesha, this is quite justified and hence the condemnation of Hazrat Bibi Ayesha is fully tolerable for the basic logical reasons as discussed in the foregoing paragraphs.

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