5 AH
Traditional date, disputed
Left behind on the march home, Aisha is brought back by a Companion, and hypocrites spread a lie. After a month of pain, verses of Surah an-Nur declare her innocent.
AishaMuhammad ﷺAbdullah ibn Ubayy
Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of one another and say, "This is an obvious falsehood"?
Quran 24:12
Source: Quran, Bukhari ·
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