Hazrat Muhammad [PBUH] and Aisha

star_munir · Post by **star_munir** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:24 pm

Do any one know the age of Hazrat Aisha when she was married with Prophet Muhammad [PBUH]?

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:25 pm

According to The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glasse, she was 6 or 7 years old!

According to Annemarie Schimmel, she was 'a mere child playing with dolls...when she was married to him'!.

star_munir · Post by **star_munir** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:36 am

How can a girl of 6 to 7 years old can marry ? I think in present time it would be like a girl studying in first or second standard getting married.

nagib · Post by **nagib** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:26 pm

I haver seen this customs still existing today in some culture where the kids get married even at birth but do not leave the parents house to live with their spouse up to age 16 or more.. It is more frequent in societies where the life expectancy is very low..

Nagib