فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ٧
He will be in a pleasant life.
عَائِشَة
Aisha: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin ʿĀʾisha
Mother of the Believers“She who lives”, alive and prosperous; name of a wife of the Prophet ﷺ
Aisha in Islam
ʿAʾisha, daughter of Abu Bakr and Mother of the Believers, was the wife of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the greatest scholars of Islam: she transmitted more than two thousand hadiths, and the Companions consulted her. The Prophet ﷺ said: “The superiority of ʿAʾisha over other women is like that of tharid over other dishes” (al-Bukhari 3769).
Meaning of the name Aisha
ʿAʾisha is the feminine active participle of ʿasha, “to live”, from the root ʿ-y-sh of life and livelihood: “she who lives, who enjoys a happy and prosperous life”. The Quran uses a word from this root for the life of the blessed: “he will be in a pleasing life” (fi ʿishatin radiya, 101:7). The name takes different forms: Aisha or Ayesha in English, Aïcha in the Maghreb, Ayşe in Turkey, Aïssatou in West Africa.
- In Arabic
- عَائِشَة عائشة
- Transliteration
- ʿĀʾisha
- Root
- ع ي ش · 8 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Aisha in the Quran?
The name Aisha does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ع ي ش) occurs 8 times. Examples:
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ٢١
So he will be in a pleasant life -
وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ ٢٠
And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.
All the words of the root ع ي ش in the Quran (8 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3769
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Many amongst men attained perfection but amongst women none attained the perfection except Mary, the daughter of `Imran and Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh. And the superiority of `Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. an Arabic dish) to other meals."
" كَمَلَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَثِيرٌ، وَلَمْ يَكْمُلْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلاَّ مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ، وَآسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَفَضْلُ عَائِشَةَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ كَفَضْلِ الثَّرِيدِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الطَّعَامِ "
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Aisha in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Aisha in each language
- French
- Aïcha, Aicha, Aïsha, Aïssa, Aïssatou
- English
- Aisha, Ayesha, Aishah, Aysha
- Spanish
- Aisha, Aixa, Aicha
- Turkish
- Ayşe, Aişe
- Arabic
- عَائِشَة