Refuting the objections of Ayesha’s advocates in connection with her role at Jamal - 2

Refuting the Objections of Ayesha’s Advocates in Connection with her Role at Jamal - 2

Second Objection – Why would Ayesha demand Qisas for a man whose downfall she had contributed towards?

It is interesting that Abu Sulaiman poses this question:

“if Aysha was delighted for the death of Uthman, then why she would go after Uthman’s murderers? Did she come out to prevent Ali from taking the Caliphate?”

Reply

In light of the lead role Ayesha took in inciting people to kill Uthman, it would be much more appropriate for Ayesha’s advocates to answer this question themselves. We have proven from the sources cited in our article ‘Who killed Uthman’ that during his lifetime, Ayesha was a severe critic of Uthman, to the point that she advocated his killing. When hearing that Imam ‘Ali (as) had become the khalifa, her tone had changed immediately. All of a sudden she portrayed Uthman as being killed unjustly and she chose to rebel against Imam Ali (as) on the premise that his killers should be apprehended. Why did she leave Makka, portray Uthman as a victim and mobilize opposition from Basrah? Was this decision based on her desire to defend Uthman or was it motivated by her animosity towards Ali (as)? These are questions that Ayesha’s advocates always shy away from. Ansar.Org might well feel outraged at the suggestion that Ayesha’s real motive was ‘to prevent Ali from taking the Caliphate?’ but as we have cited previously the words spoken by Ibn Zubayr, one of her key Lieutenants in Basrah namely 

‘We don’t consider him more eligible for leadership than we’ 

(History of Tabari, English Edition, Volume 16 pages 68-69) – proves that her motive was just that.