 10 years from the beginning of prophethood, at the age of 50, the Prophet (pbuh) lost his first wife Khadija. Hence he needed wives who would help him for the housework and support for the invitation to Islam. For that reason he had someone ask for marriage to Sawda, who is an old and widowed woman, and to his closest friend's daughter Aisha. The prophet's (pbuh) this demand was ten years from the first revelation. Aisha was born five or six years before the beginning of revelation. As a matter of fact, Aisha got married with the Prophet (pbuh) when she was 17 or 18. This issue can be found in Mevlana Sibli's "Asr-i Saadet" in depth. From the biography of Asma, who is the older sister of Aisha, We certainly can conclude that Aisha's age was old enough when she got married. The ancient biography books say: Asma passed away on the 73rd year of Hijra and she was 100 years old. At the time of Hijra she was 27 years old. Considering the fact that Aisha was ten years younger than Asma, Aisha was supposed to be 17 at the time of Hijra. On the other hand Aisha engaged with Cubeyr before the Prophet (pbuh). Therefore her age was old enough to be eligible for the marriage. This article translated from this (sorularlaislamiyet.com) website. source: wmuslim.com |
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