One thing I noticed is how she tells Mohammed that, if she claims she is innocent she will not be believed, but if she confesses falsely to the crime of adultery she will be. I thought this was an interesting statement as it has deeper implications about human nature and our natural suspicion of others. Also in the account, ‘A’isha says that God will prove her innocence, which he does through a revelation to Mohammed. This shows a side of God that is not as inactive as one might think, as ‘A’isha is a single individual, but God’s intervention on her behalf shows a sort of impartiality on the part of God in his interactions with mortals, as it begs the question as to why God would intervene on ‘A’isha’s behalf in particular, especially since God’s intervention is so rare to begin with.
The Wiles of Women and Performative Intertextuality
