All the members of this council approved of this suggestion...

All the members of this council approved of this suggestion, and so 'A'ishah ordered the army to be ready and proceeded from Mecca towards Iraq with seven hundred warriors. All along the way volunteers joined them until their number rose to three thousand.26 Umm Salamah speaks with 'A'ishah Ibn Tayfur says: On the days that 'A'ishah was going to leave for Basra with her army, Umm Salamah met her and said: " 'A'ishah! Your God has put limitations upon you. Do not step beyond His command.

In respect for His prophet, God has placed a veil between you and the people. Do not show disrespect to the Prophet by tearing down that veil. God has allotted you the corner of a house. Do not turn it into wandering in the desert. 'A'ishah! The Prophet knew you better and was perfectly aware of your position.

If it were advisable for you to interfere in such matters, he would surely have given you an instruction, about it and made an arrangement with you, but he has not done so, and on the contrary he has forbidden such acts. 'A'ishah! If the Prophet saw you on this route, what would you say? Fear God and be ashamed before the Prophet! For God is watching your deed and conduct, your smallest acts are not hidden from the Prophet either. 'A'ishah!

The way you have adopted is so repellent and contrary to human virtue, that, if I were in your place and were ordered to go to heaven, I would feel ashamed to meet the Prophet there, Do not abandon your modesty and humbleness, stay in the corner of your house till death, so as to satisfy the Prophet of God." History of at-Tabari 5/167. According to some historians, Umm Salamah ended her words with this sentence: 'A'ishah!

If I were to repeat for you what I have heard from the Prophet about this matter, you would twist with pain and cry out! 'A'ishah answered: "Umm Salamah! Though I have always followed your advice, I will not in this case do so. For, there is a fine journey ahead of me, and I intend to establish peace between the two groups of Muslims who are hostile to each other, and put an end to their differences."27 Reports of the route "O wives of the Prophet!

Stay in your houses till death!" The Qur'an Al-Haw'ab's dogs will bark at him. The Prophet of Islam 'A'ishah equipped her army, which was composed of various groups and parties opposed to 'Ali and proceeded towards Iraq, and now we will describe the incidents, which occurred on the way until she reached Basra. Differences about acting as leader of the…