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A Study of her age at the time
of her Marriage
by
‘Shamshad M. Khan’
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Teepe of
HAZRAT AISHAH (ran
ab te at of ber Bariage
1. What prompted you to delve into this
subject?
Frankly, from my enly childhood! | never weep that
the age of Huzcl Ashish Suddige (RAA) was as a
‘ime of Nika ane ise ath in of Marae,
ows scholars, and
1 used Io pass this question t9
received varying repli,
Inthe es nineties we invited frm Dt, bs: one of
(du greatest sche a wt imo, tothe U.K. He sey at
cn howe, so that gar me gi oppemaniy fo spend mach
time within vas ther that Tak his tis queso:
Heres Ais atthe tae of her
Whae 85 the age oP
Nika aad Mariage?
“Wellacconding ts Bukhae itis sixendaine,"
spond.
"Hu Shik Saheb, would you mary a gil tt age of
Se" agkod
Hes
“Would you many your daughter atthe age
nine?” I repeated the nq
sinned sie
He ogaia cexuined sil
eal eeeouanrieitnancnas tis
*shaikn Sec Hasso, why should the Pronhet (nba)
out ef his wey tose a eacition th scholars lke you
swe Hd imypnsiner lla
Again, an answer
The nex® raraing, 1s him sittin inthe living oem,
holding his hea,
1 bid it alana and ack i everyting was ok,
“You how, Toould nt slop a sight
“But why?” Lingus,
“Well, have boon eink al ight, and you a right,
‘wel evidences te prove et die ae ef Ail (RAA}
‘wes sist a the Lime oF Nika ad netsen athe oe
oP Manga.”
sent me bon Fon Ini ale, Ive Ae nf
Ashi: Siddge (RAA) atthe me oF her Marriage” by
‘onlana Vohanned Farang Khar.
The fis holer thar IPI produced om the age af Aha
Siddiqe (RA) was based on is bool.
Lae wller bools were also published far excunpls
“Lime Aisha", by Allama Habib ur Rohmsan Siig,
and "Ur Usnrul-Lunmah” by Hake Ning led
proviag that tho ag of eta Asheh Silica was indeed
fisteenerthe rime af Nikah re sinereen when she joined |
the Peopet's hausehol, reece be upon bir
2 How was the marriage between the
Prophet (pbuh) and Hazrat Aishah
arranged?
Ton Keach osed ow Baba ad Mana writes in bis
seek oF History AMbiday wl bay dit lara Khai
(RA) passed synthe 108 year of Pruphetd Maer
Kau, aches oti uf ne Prophet (pbuh reuse that
tho Prophet (ho) as ner ole a der soils
Iwoesn in digchging bis Cuties os eed ofthe Vly,
Inking cate of the elder aul house chores, os elas
pursing Mis evervalning dah aeiviis, she tetefone
Angeoached hiya soggeset that he shall wy. 80
‘hata motherly lay'can look afler te children and the
Inoustld, and mennnas so pecble prospects:
5} Heat Soul, a*SAVYABA,ameley widow, ad
1. Hazrat Aisa bit Abu Beka, “BIER
Line word "SAY YABA" desories 11 elderly worn and
The word “IK refore to a mentally aud physically
smufured uneariod veg young lady
Se eo say LARVA fir Harrie, 2 weds
for young ps, who may or may nechave atsined Be ge
ofpuber
(dn View ofthe dite cireunnstaaces nad the demandiog,
equines a ean, ty marry 2 nor who would herself
ood care and attention would be unthinkable wy i
‘woul have not veined bt added to the problems)
g received corset orn the Propet (buh,
Hazrat Khanla irs aparcechoe Heat Abu Bakar (KAA)
su pu frend de precposin,
Ti espe, Hara Ab Baar (RA said vt All
ARAA} wer aeody ongogod ti bair bin Miata,
ia ebvinus shozeove tht ss was a yong fad a
‘avragente age. But he aid thot ub ene Mulia
folie Wl geak thie free Vina ithe noe ea dey
Ait wil hen eH
Hamat Khuula (KAA) jr er ma hugh sets cnt
fovexenming, ad that, ry be, a mt
Sin she sppmoacied Usa Swudn CAA), au elds
‘widow. Marmot Saudi QtAAy eccepied, ivi “he
Prva (pou an vie his Eos.
Teeove- aller sue days ia sat Abu Dis (RAR)
et Mul. and spoke hin about te mcragect Jaa
swath Aisha us Uy hae been engaged far see Fi,
‘Mutum dedined ur penus the aungement because he
‘bars thin ane Jutear woul uve So uepet tlm
fei navamsha,
laze Abu Wakartheeuferwpreuached Claret Khu, +
saplhirsd-heststionto rund ld heethatthe popecal |
thats had ew for Alsbah wos cepa,
‘Tae Toly Prope (pu) la wf course already marrisé
Heznl Sinica. Bulb di nol wis ‘reject aramangemest
fe Maat shu lly eos she was the faughler |
AA Aah rts Gi
his best tend aud sevondly because silly i wold
Fave appeared wo he dist to decline « praponal
unr thes eireunstaness in tat sey.
lowes their agreed thatthe Nikuh aes lace Metwgen
{he Prophet lv) an erat Asta ado
jin the hnusehole of the Proietti sn
Is it not mentioned in Bukhari that
Hazrat Aishah was six at the time of
Nikat and that she joined the household
of the Prophet (pbuh) at the age of
alne?
Yes, itis memfoned too nthe honk “MeritsafAZAnteP™
in Bukhari. However; it ve fst case hah elo
‘which uppers he haok of bet, (ui, 2923),
ai ee Sen
: Sol Ae
cuts aly gael 8 pall Sy
Snes he in Sanit msn vel oa to
ido he pope uh Wp a ase aod
Sete lena quae feacen te om
song ae Maan, The Prop (hy lst ce
but inom yo abt te gt atta ars
Wei sestoner aan nn oi ete
so quartet ils as neon ay Lego
i ad uty be toa beter for you, Now Loe i the
sexeal ninth and
‘We find ithe hicth ase shat refering to night of
a-Qaae it should be sovght in Sobaa, Visa, Kham,
‘meaning event ninth and ith.
“Wheres ffs wellknown tl Liens to event seventh,
‘ovens ath aul ewenty ith of Ramadhan
In tho oath theefore iL shu have. hace *Sobaa
throu, ‘Tisaa eshroon, Khamsa cshroon, that
vents seventy iwory nth ase twenty i
vr, eHow Mat eters co lst Asbra Cast
1) of Remnuchan, therefore Eshuoor (tems) is
‘inet,
Aico abc anol ais wll re, tt
tet aby reed. tis ase Earn (sea) 0
repeated isan
Nos Io us tra 4 the aectith mentioned in Buk,
rea to age of Harmt Aitah (RA)
an tl ging gle ot)
seul Cie egg cw 2s iy wang ly ae
Ree rarer ery
Bc Dos ol es oS ce as
Fue De ee.
Sacpstenn i etna ie ibGi
le atk say a ey aes pl
RM Sige i Seco gal el el
eH Peed is egg Cua con ea
gle IR Sa GS a aga OS A
Ge gah ell ati tbe ak le 928 ly
spay lly ole ow Jy Tagg al ah
sil pathy hy a LL
Siaroied Ait AALS we eagaget 2 The Po
‘pbk whan Terao of Be to
Soe tae ome of Ban Her Khas, gt
“on bir eo. eter on a ge oa
Uhr Bumon, eam tome whe Two
She tn ve 0 te dora
nse, ax my ning fine acral ashe ny
a iT a ook ei te ee, vse
svn ond as
she ented mein tn
Sag wih sie af
te
fometa meine fencer nd ay mache csr
Finn ts i Fan ies of age a9
Say. 8 vale gala Ge Solel aw
cel apg lly le al ee Cal @ phe ld
ws ly sci cal ge OS a
ch el Syl Guu Cay aay he Gy
Narrated Hisham Sows jie ftir
tet ees an ASSMAN
yen Before the Prophet (ph depante io Matin. He
‘unyed heft pearsorsocrd hen fe marisa Aish
Yoho se usin she wer of ae, ade mannan
‘thor marlage When se wasn yea ld ihe 885
As you see fn the quntatans above marked in re six
‘ind nine are mentioned. However, applying the same
principle as in hadith (2023) above, it actly ne
slsteen and nineteen, Ashra (eu) is oaited heeause it
fs understoud.
Another view suggests that the word igre in the
narration In Arnbic has been emited. So whereas i
should haye been *SitAshara™ meaning sixteen sud
*TisoacAshnvo teaningaincteen because in those dys
allie weting was done by seribes whose Job wast copy
the tex. Often they ncliher focused on the contents nor
thecontext Their job wassimply to cops. Andifamistake
was once md, auld just conrinne rpelitivly anil
Someone questioned it and investigated i,
that wakes the marvation
is what it says is, However,
lew forthe
‘Then there layet another
Titerally and says Una
ve ave major problems in aeeopting th
{oll reasons
4 Bikini, KisbubTetear (4876), below, Haenat
‘Aisha (AA) ie quowed as sesing: “Las a pagal gil
‘oles Surah AF-Osmar about che sping of te oon
‘wes reve
