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"How do you know that? " "When you are pleased. you say,, 0 Muhammadl
0 by the Lord of Muhammad, But when you are angered. you say. 0
Messenger of Allahl 0 by the Lord of Abraham'*"
On another occasions Aar bin al-A&B asked
"Xessenger of Allah. whom do you like the
"0 Messenger of Allah. " he said. "my ques
"Alishals father, " replied the Prophet*
I
the Messenger of Allah,
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most? " "ASisha, " van the r*plyo
tion was about son. ""
This indicates the admiration
he felt for his wife's special qualities. In that he put her before all
men*
A further quotation uses a homely simile to describe her superiority
over other women, "among son there are many who are proficient (in
r their resP*ctive spheres), but among womens there art none except
Maryan Bint Immran and Al. *.
syah.. wife of Pharaaq and Alishals superiority
over other women was like the superiority of Thrid (a broad soaked in
broth which was a favourite Arab dish of the day. )"
The Muslim companions know of his special regard for'Alisha, So. they
generally used to send her gifts on the day when he was in Alisha's
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home. although his other wives objected* "Do not say anything against
Alisha. She is the only one of my wives In whose house I receive
revelations*'"
a
k.
Moreover@ when he became ill, during his last dayeg he began to ask his
wives where he was to b* the next day and where on the day after,
I* Khalah, ope alt. @ Ps l3s & Ibn Slad# opo cit,, pe 69, Vol* 8
29 Ibn Hajar,, ope cit*# P, 399, Ahmad razh, Alisha the Truthfulp ps 39*
3, Khalahe ope cit*# Pe IS,.
4s See Khalah, op, cit,, p, 12
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