Aisha In a Dream
- philhoraia
- Mar 27, 2025
- 2 min read
According to a number of ahadith, the founder of Islam had a dream in which he was shown a cloth upon which was the image of Aisha or in which was Aisha herself.
Narrated 'Aishah:
that Jibril came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with her image upon a piece of green silk cloth, and he said: "This is your wife in the world, and in the Hereafter."
Narrated `Aisha:
That the Prophet (ﷺ) said to her, "You have been shown to me twice in my dream. I saw you pictured on a piece of silk and some-one said (to me). 'This is your wife.' When I uncovered the picture, I saw that it was yours. I said, 'If this is from Allah, it will be done."
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), "You have been shown to me twice in (my) dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I uncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said to myself, 'If this dream is from Allah, He will cause it to come true.' "
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An angel brought you to me, wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I removed the piece of cloth from your face, and there you were. I said to myself. 'If it is from Allah, then it will surely be.' "
Notice that a number of ahadith have him saying 'If this is from Allah'. Now, were he a prophet, shouldn't he be expected to know? If the original account had an 'angel' bringing Aisha to him in a cloth and if he is nonetheless saying 'IF 'this is from Allah', what is going on? If this 'angel' looked like a man, how might he have concluded that it was an angel? How might one conclude that it was from Allah?
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