The jewel of Medina
Subtitle: a novel
By: Sherry Jones.
Publisher: Beaufort Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780825305184
Subjects: ʻĀʼishah, -- ca. 614-678 -- Fiction; Muḥammad, -- Prophet, -- d. 632 -- Marriage -- Fiction; Muḥammad, -- Prophet, -- d. 632 -- Relations with women -- Fiction; Muslims -- History -- Fiction; Islam -- History -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Set against the backdrop of seventh-century Arabia, a fictional portrait of A'isha, the child bride of the prophet Muhammad, describes how she battled religious persecution, jealousy, political rivals, and temptation to become Muhammad's trusted advisor.