In Mecca during Uthman's assassination
· Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication · file 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.
