emotions reigned until the two tribes were about to grapple with one another, but the
presence of the Prophet (r) calmed them down finally preventing the outbreak.
‘Aisha knew her innocence. She was distressed, but was also confident and composed, so
typical of the one who knows that the truth ultimately prevails in the end. She knew in the
depths of her heart that God would ultimately protect her honor and bring shame to the
slanderers. But it had never crossed her mind that God would send down a revelation con-
cerning her, which would be read in the mosques during prayers, a reality that will abide ‘till
the end of time. She had not waited for long when the verses attesting her innocence were
sent down by God, hence:
“Lo! They who spread the slander are a gang among you. Deem is not a bad thing for
you: nay, it is good for you. Unto every man of them (will be paid) that which he hath
earned of the sin; and for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will
be an awful doom. “Why did not the believers, men and women, when ye heard it,
think good their own folk, and say: it is a manifested untruth?” [Qur'an 24:11-12]And thus ended the frightful menace which was forgotten completely by the Muslims of
Madinah who devoted themselves once again to a great task which determines not only
their own success, but that of the salvation of the entire humanity as well. (Ibn Hisham, Vol.
II, pp. 289-302 and Al-Bukhaari)