Ayesha

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Ayesha2 name of the central character of Rider Haggard's She (1887), the mysterious and long-lived queen who is otherwise known as She-who-must-be-obeyed.

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Ayesha

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Ayesha1 name of the youngest wife of Muhammad, who nursed him in his last illness, and who is traditionally depicted as a model of piety.

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