Muhammad worked as a trader for Khadija, a widow, until he married her in 595 CE at the age of 25. According to what Abu Abdullah ibn Mandah said, narrating from Ibn Abiz-Zinnad, Asma bint Abi Bakr was ten years older than Aishah, and the mother of Asma became Muslim later on. Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) was one of a kind. An-Nasai said: His hadith cannot be quoted as evidence. In conclusion, Asma was probably in her late teens; but we do not really know. Muslims believe that this renaming was rendered invalid by the revelation of some verses in Surah 33 of the Qur'an, Al Azb, wherein it is stated that an adopted child could not be treated as a natural son by marriage or inheritance. Ahmed, S. Prophet Muhammad and Aisha Siddiqa., Akhter, J. The real points are that (1) Aisha was a prepubescent child, and (2) Muhammad was old enough to be her grandfather. If he had long ago mentioned that Khadijah was two years older than himself, he might have needed to stick to his story about her relative age and readjust her chronological age in order to keep it consistent with his claims about his own age. [72] It seems that he married Mulaykah during his fortnight of residence in the city, i.e. This page was last edited on 28 May 2023, at 12:23. Age in Marriage to Prophet Muhammad (s) Historians mentioned different ages for Khadija (a), when she married Prophet Muhammad (s), from . If Hakim ibn Hizam was not literally 120, nor is it necessarily true that Khadijah (or any other person) was the age he claimed for her. Log in, Join our e-mail list for regular site news and updates, All Rights Reserved for Islam Q&A 1997-2023. The historical sources are also agreed that Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was born in Islam, four or five years after the Prophets mission began. The Arabian Peninsula was largely arid and volcanic, making agriculture difficult except near oases or springs. Shiite Muslims maintain that Muhammad was neither surprised nor frightened at the appearance of Gabriel but rather welcomed him as if he had been expecting him. Consequently, the adopted child had to retain the name of his or her biological father. Hafsahs Median Age = 19 years and 7 months. We came to Madinah and stayed among Banul-Harith ibn Khazraj. Muhammad, the final Islamic prophet, was born and lived in Mecca for the first 53 years of his life (c.570632 CE) until the Hijra. Huwaytib died in the year 54 AH (673-674)[16] so he should have converted to Islam in the year 7 BH (615616). [36] In fact nobody expressed even mild surprise that a woman of Khadijahs age had produced so many children. Then he emigrated to Medina and began spreading the word of Allah. (Qur'an 96:15), Most Sunni traditions believe that upon receiving his first revelations Muhammad was deeply distressed, but the spirit moved closer and told him that he had been chosen as a messenger of God, and that Muhammad returned home and was consoled and reassured by Khadija and her Christian cousin, Waraqah ibn Nawfal. As he quoted from al-Zahiri, the Prophet (s) was 21 years old when he married Khadija (a). After receiving assurances that the chiefs, who reportedly never heard Muhammad tell lies, would believe him, he declared the Oneness of God. Muhammad was almost 50 at this time, and the death happened not long after the end of the boycott against Muhammad's clan. He was Muhammads cousin, Al-Fadl ibn Abbas. in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: Proclaim! Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abiz-Zinnad (100-174 AH) is the only one who stated that the difference in age between Asma and Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them both) was ten years. If the Prophet (pbuh) was. She was a business-woman of great honor and fortune. The traditions about Maymunah are hard to reconcile: This would place her death in the year between 4 October 680 and 22 September 681 and her birth in 21 or 20 BH between 4 March 602 and 10 February 604 (median = 21 February 603). [8][19] While living with his uncle, Muhammad began tending flocks of sheep on the outskirts of Mecca to earn his living. These two concubines were presumably selected for their looks and were presumably young. [32], Due to the death of Abdullah, Muhammad's desire to relieve his uncle Abu Talib of the burden of providing for a large family, and Abu Talib's financial situation, Muhammad took Abu Talib's son and his cousin, Ali, into his own home. She was a woman of beauty, faith and courage. It does not follow that she was the youngest wife in the household. She used to say: I only ever remember my parents as following Islam. (Siyar Alam an-Nubala, 2/139). Ibn Kathir, writing 700 years after the event, was either trying to harmonize the conflict without considering all the facts or merely restating the words of someone else who likewise failed to consider the facts. [5][6] According to the tradition, Muhammad himself was a descendant of Ishmael, son of Abraham.[7]. Both Sawda and Aisha would outlive Muhammad, dying around sometime between 642672 and in 678, respectively. According to the traditional sources, she was the only wife whom Muhammad married as a young man. Young people are usually accurate about their ages (When my husband was killed, I was definitely 20, not 19 or 21) whereas the elderly are more likely to use round numbers (I think this will be my final illness, for Im already in my mid-60s). As for the response to the author of the hostile article quoting as evidence what is narrated in some sources about the age difference between Asma and Aishah being ten years, we say: That is not proven in terms of the isnad or chain of narrators. Rayhanah was a Jewish female from the Nadir tribe in Medina. Abu Lahab soon withdrew the clan's protection from Muhammad, placing Muhammad in mortal danger since the withdrawal of clan protection implied that the blood revenge for his killing would not be exacted. It is possible that Sawdah was also about that age[53] and that she lived to be over 100. [Muhammad] married [Zaynab] in Ramadan at the beginning of the 31st month of the Hijra. [16] Because he was fatherless, wet nurses refused to take him, fearing that it would not be profitable to take care of an orphan. That is for several reasons: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) married me when I was six years old. We asked Hakim ibn Hizam which of them was older, the Messenger of Allah or Khadijah? She called me loudly and I went to her, and I did not know what she wanted of me. Together, they were the best version of themselves, not just towards each other but to all those around them. The apostle was born on Monday 12 Rabi-Awwal in the Year of the Elephant. [Quran43:1316][40] Early converts to Islam included Muhammad's wife, Khadija, his cousin Ali, his adopted son Zayd, his nursemaid Umm Ayman, and his friend Abu Bakr. Questions cannot be asked through this form, Age of Aishah when she married Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), when the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did the marriage contract with her, It was narrated by the individual concerned herself, namely. [51] If Muhammad had not been contemplating marriage to a fifth woman, there would have been no point in divorcing Sawdah, for she was no trouble to him at home. And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- Taught man that which he knew not. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. The problem is, he openly admits that he did not convert until the conquest of Mecca in 8 AH (January 630). Ibn Kathir mentioned different ages for Prophet Muhammad (s) at the time of his marriage: 21, 22, 25, 28, 30 and 37. While we dont know all of his wedding dates or the dates where he first sexually assaulted his slaves, the new figure would probably come to about 55 years making the age difference between Muhammad and his average wife a grand mean of 33 years. So Muhammad captured Rayhanah in spring 627, a date when her youngest possible age would have been 14. He stayed there for two years or so and then he married 'Aisha when she was a girl of six years of age, and he consummated that marriage when she was nine years old. Hence we quoted reports from the history books that support what we quoted above. At the same time, Abdullah ibn Abbas suggests Asmas upper age-limit. [15] Muhammad was sent to live with a Bedouin family in the desert soon after his birth, as the desert life was considered healthier for infants. The widows whom Prophet Muhammad married after Khadijah's death do indeed fall into two distinct age-groups. Asmas age is unknown but her age-range is clearly implied in the sources. [34] The tradition never points to the fecundidity of Khadijah as a miracle, even though the biblical tradition records a similar miracle in the birth of Isaac to Abraham. The ages of these five women are unknown. This is the view of adh-Dhahabi quoted above: She i.e., Asma was ten or more years older than Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). There is indeed some evidence for a wedding date of 5 AH. The first few days and months after the initial Revelation were full of wonder and awe for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her). Khadjah, (died 619, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]), merchant who was the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad relied upon Khadija and did not enter into a marriage with another woman during his first marriage. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. So the median wedding date is September 631. Muhammads Age at Marriage = 58 years and 9 months. Later, Muhammad and Abu Bakr turned to the Red Sea, following the coastline up to Medina, arriving at Quba' on Monday, 27 September 622. But this is clearly impossible in the light of the fact that she lived another fifty years. 1928. Huwaytib ibn Abduluzza lived 120 years, 60 of them in the, On the day Khadijah married Allahs Messenger, she was. Since Asmas family had adopted Jewish cultural norms over a century earlier,[73] it is safe to say that she had passed puberty at the time of her first marriage. [11] W. Montgomery Watt further adds that Muhammad was confident that he could distinguish his own thoughts from these messages.[39]. When he came to Iraq at the end of his life he passed on a great deal of knowledge, among which were a few hadiths that he did not remember well. Aishah was born four or five years after the Prophets mission began. in the second half of January 630. While we do not know the ages of any of these women, we can infer a definite trend. Nevertheless, the number of these early converts remained small, and Muhammad concentrated on quietly building a small, but spiritually strong, community. [16][18] He lived with his mother in Mecca for the next three years until she took him to Medina (then known as Yathrib) to visit his maternal relatives, and died on the way back around Abwa'. 7, 10; A'lam Alwari, p.146.This period is considered to be the best period of his married life. [18] This means he should have been born in 60 BH (seven years before Muhammad) and should have died in 61 AH (680-681). Some say that Khadijah died at 65, but age 50 is sounder. She was married in Shabaan 6 AH, a median date of 2 January 628. The old biography books write about Asma as follows: "When Asma was 100 years of age, she died in the seventy third year of the Emigration (Hijrah). They do not give precise information about how old the women were. The international standard for the representation of dates and times, ISO 8601, uses the Gregorian calendar. Abu Hatim said: His hadith may be written down but it may not be quoted as evidence. It is not impossible for a human to live 120 years but it is an exception to the general rule and in this case is almost certainly an embellishment of the tradition. Muslims believe Muhammad began receiving revelation sometime in the year 610 CE. This fell between 11 April and 9 May (median = 25 April 623). There is alot of guesswork that went into this estimation, but it is an estimate based on real data about Amrahs life. Further, it is certain that the raid at al-Muraysi and consequent marriage to Juwayriyah took place not before, but after, Muhammads marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh. 2,071 8 38 62 Add a comment 4 Answers Sorted by: 17 What was her name? [46] Regardless, several attempts were made at Muhammad's life. Narrated by Abu Dawud, 4937. (1959). When Asma died in 73 AH, she was ninety-one or ninety-two years old, as was mentioned by adh-Dhahabi in Siyar Alam an-Nubala, 3/380: Ibn Abiz-Zinnad said: She was ten years older than Aishah. Muhammad's early efforts in preaching the new faith focused on the preaching of a single ideal: monotheism. Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: She i.e., Aishah was born four or five years after the Prophets mission began. (Al-Isabah, 8/16). The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Perhaps that was because Khadijahs fertility was a commonplace for a woman of her age. This makes sense in the light of the fact that Mulaykah found a new fianc within days of her divorce from Muhammad, before she had completed her three-month waiting-period[70], indicating that the marriage was likely not consummated. Ibid., pp. Average age at menarche in various cultures., Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children, Thomson, H. A. But presumption is not fact. However, he was accepted by Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb al-Sa'diyyah, who had found no child to take care of. Muhammad, in full Ab al-Qsim Muammad ibn Abd Allh ibn Abd al-Mualib ibn Hshim, (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]died June 8, 632, Medina), the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurn. [14] But Hakims ability to recite details that were already common knowledge does not prove he was an eyewitness to the event: he might well have heard the story from his parents. According to this, she was born in 30 BH, i.e., between 9 June 593 and 28 May 594 (median = 2 December 593). This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. After several unsuccessful negotiations, he found hope with some men from Medina. [74] Further, the text suggests that her first husband had been dead for some months or even years. 6 How old was the Prophet (saw) when he married Khadija (Khadija)? Based on the above sources the calculations of the ages of Muhammad's wives at marriage (including the various estimations above) are as follows: The mean age of Muhammads brides was about 24 years. Hafsah died in Shabaan AH 45 during the caliphate of Muawiya. [33][34] Islamic belief holds that in one of his visits to Mount Hira in the year 610, 13 years before the Hijra, the angel Gabriel began communicating with and commanded Muhammad to recite the following verses of the 96th Surah of the Quran, Al 'Alaq:[35], Proclaim! She was older than Aishah; she was born twenty-seven years before the Hijrah, and ten years before the mission of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) began. She was the last of the wives of the Prophet to die, and her age was then 80 or 81. [64], Other later historical works, particularly those of the 3rd and 4th century of the Islamic calendar, are also of considerable importance in mapping Muhammad's life in the city. There had been a common tendency among earlier western scholars against these narrations and reports gathered in later periods, who regarded them as fabrications. 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