Aisha

Aisha bint Abu Bakr (614–678; Arabic: عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ أَبُوبَكْرٍ) was the third wife of Muhammad. Aisha is given honour in Islam, especially in the Sunni branch. She is often called by Muslims Umm-al-mu'minin, which means "Mother of the Believers".

Mother of the Believers Aisha bint Abu Bakr
عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ
Caligraphy of her name
Born	614
Died	678

Aisha was the daughter of Abu Bakr of Mecca. Her age is specified in the Sunni sahih (authentic) hadiths as 6 years old when Muhammad married her and 9 years old when he consumated the marriage with her. She was Muhammad's favorite wife even though he married seven women after her. She was the only virgin that he ever married. She was also a scholar of Islamic jurisprudence and narrated the fourth most ahadeeth from him.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

She was married to Muhammad for nine years until his death in 632. Aisha lived fifty more years in and around Medina.

Shia view

Unlike the Sunni branch of Islam, Shiites view Aisha as a evil woman for her actions.^[7] They reject her title of "the Mother of the Believers" and send curses upon her for her actions.^[8][9] Many Shiites also celebrate the death of Aisha by sending more curses upon her and celebrating with food.^[10]