Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 684
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 684 intelligence, astuteness and her understanding of his disposition, made her recipient of more love. He used to say, "‘ A ’ishah ra 's superiority over the other wives is as 'Thar i d' (meat dish) eater has over the eater of ordinary food". Some of the wives objected to this statement. In reply H u du r sa said, "Out of all the wives, it is ‘ A ’ishah ra alone, in whose bed I receive revelation, that is to say that even God treats her in a unique way. " 33 Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra received kinder treatment due to her tender age as well. She herself relates; "Even after my marriage to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa I used to play with the dolls. Some of my friends used to come and play with me. When H u du r sa would arrive home, my friends would run away. He would bring them back to continue playing with me. " 34 Horse with the Wings The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to converse with his wives about their interests and according to their intellectual calibre. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra tells us; "Once we were sitting in the room, a draught of wind moved the curtain in front of the cupboard. My dolls were in that cupboard. H u du r sa enquired, ‘ A ’ishah ra what are these? I replied, "These are my dolls. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was surveying them carefully when he saw a horse with two leather wings in the midst of the dolls. He enquired about this horse and pointing to the