Aisha bint Abu Bakr (Arabic `Ä'isha, "she who lives", also transcribed as A'ishah, Ayesha, 'A'isha, or 'Aisha, Turkish AyÅŸe etc.) was a wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Islamic writings, she is thus often referred to by the title "Mother of the Believers" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين umm-al-mu'minÄ«n), per the description of Muhammad's wives as "Mothers of Believers" in The Qur'an (33.6). She is quoted as source for many hadith (traditions about Muhammad's life), with Muhammad's personal life being the topic of most narrations.