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Aisha spent her adult life in the mosque at Medina, keeping all the Muslim prayers and fasts, and being careful never to show her face to any man. When a blind man asked her why she bothered to veil herself from him, she replied, “Even if you cannot see me, I can see you.”<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49.</ref> Her female friends observed that she was usually dressed in loose trousers, a shift, gown, ''niqab'' (full veil that exposed only the eyes) and gold rings. Her veil was sometimes black, but (unlike the typical modern wearer of a ''niqab''), Aisha often wore both a veil and a gown dyed with safflower, which is bright pink. Wolfskin furs against the cold are also mentioned, although Aisha was particular not to wear the furs of carrion.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49-50.</ref> | Aisha spent her adult life in the mosque at Medina, keeping all the Muslim prayers and fasts, and being careful never to show her face to any man. When a blind man asked her why she bothered to veil herself from him, she replied, “Even if you cannot see me, I can see you.”<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49.</ref> Her female friends observed that she was usually dressed in loose trousers, a shift, a gown, a ''niqab'' (full veil that exposed only the eyes) and gold rings. Her veil was sometimes black, but (unlike the typical modern wearer of a ''niqab''), Aisha often wore both a veil and a gown dyed with safflower, which is bright pink. Wolfskin furs against the cold are also mentioned, although Aisha was particular not to wear the furs of carrion.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49-50.</ref> | ||
She had limited control over her movements, for she needed permission to leave Medina. It was not until October 644, when she was 30, that she and her seven surviving co-wives were given leave to make a ''Hajj'' pilgrimage to Mecca (i.e., to take a holiday). They travelled in ''howdahs'' covered with green shawls, preceded by the camel of Uthman ibn Affan and followed by the camel of Abdulrahman ibn Awf. Uthman and Abdulrahman “did not let anyone come near them nor see them,” and shouted, “Get away! Get away! Go left!” or “Go right!” at anyone whom they passed on the road. In the midday heat they camped in ravines, shielded by trees on every side, “and they did not let anyone come near them.” A woman who brought them some meat and milk wept at the sight of them, saying she “remembered Allah’s Messenger,” which made all of them weep with her. Some years later, they petitioned, and were granted permission, to make a second ''Hajj'', again guarded on every step of the journey.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:146-148.</ref> It is not recorded that Aisha left Medina again until 656. | She had limited control over her movements, for she needed permission to leave Medina. It was not until October 644, when she was 30, that she and her seven surviving co-wives were given leave to make a ''Hajj'' pilgrimage to Mecca (i.e., to take a holiday). They travelled in ''howdahs'' covered with green shawls, preceded by the camel of Uthman ibn Affan and followed by the camel of Abdulrahman ibn Awf. Uthman and Abdulrahman “did not let anyone come near them nor see them,” and shouted, “Get away! Get away! Go left!” or “Go right!” at anyone whom they passed on the road. In the midday heat they camped in ravines, shielded by trees on every side, “and they did not let anyone come near them.” A woman who brought them some meat and milk wept at the sight of them, saying she “remembered Allah’s Messenger,” which made all of them weep with her. Some years later, they petitioned, and were granted permission, to make a second ''Hajj'', again guarded on every step of the journey.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:146-148.</ref> It is not recorded that Aisha left Medina again until 656. | ||