9 moments

1. Birth in Mecca

   0614-01-01 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia

   

   Aisha was born in Mecca. This is the earliest documented location in her life chronology. The source gives the birth year as circa 614; coordinates represent central Mecca.

2. Marriage to Muhammad

   0620-01-01 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia

   

   Aisha's marriage to Muhammad is conventionally dated to 620; the article identifies Mecca as the location of the marriage in the extant hadith tradition. The source's infobox dates the marriage to 620, while its text notes that some classical sources instead place the marriage in Medina.

3. Marriage consummation in Medina

   0623-04-01 · Medina, Saudi Arabia

   

   Aisha was in Medina when her marriage to Muhammad was consummated after the hijrah, a milestone in her relocation from Mecca to the Medinan community. Coordinates represent central Medina; the exact residence site is not securely identified.

4. Farewell Pilgrimage departure

   0632-02-01 · Medina, Saudi Arabia

   Aisha departed Medina with Muhammad and his other wives for the pilgrimage that became known as the Farewell Pilgrimage. The Gregorian month is approximate in the source; coordinates represent central Medina.

5. In Mecca during Uthman's assassination

   0656-01-01 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia

   

   Aisha was in Mecca at the time of Caliph Uthman's assassination, after having left Medina for the lesser pilgrimage. Her response to Ali's accession helped initiate her subsequent political campaign. The source establishes the year through the surrounding account of Uthman's assassination in 656; coordinates represent central Mecca.

6. Return to Medina after Basra defeat

   0656-01-01 · Medina, Saudi Arabia

   

   After the Battle of the Camel, Aisha returned to Medina under military escort and withdrew from public political activity. The return followed the 656 battle; the source does not provide a more precise arrival date. Coordinates represent central Medina.

7. March from Mecca toward Basra

   0656-10-01 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia

   Aisha led a force of Meccan rebels marching toward Basra during the First Fitna, a major episode in her political and military involvement. Coordinates mark the documented departure city; the source does not identify a precise departure point.

8. Battle of the Camel

   0656-12-08 · Battle of the Camel site, near Basra, Iraq

   

   Aisha was present near Basra as a leader of the Uthmaniyya coalition in the Battle of the Camel against Ali's forces. Coordinates are those supplied for the battle site by the cited article.

9. Death at home in Medina

   0678-07-16 · Medina, Saudi Arabia

   

   Aisha died at her home in Medina and was buried at al-Baqi cemetery, ending a long post-Muhammad career of teaching and participation in the community's affairs. The article calls this the generally accepted date while noting that the actual date is not known with certainty; coordinates represent central Medina rather than the unlocated home.