Lady Aishah’s Age at the Time of the Consummation of her Marriage to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas)
by Ghulam Nabi Muslim
Translated and edited by Kalamazad Mohammed (with some revision by Nasir Ahmad Syed)
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This is the English translation of the Urdu booklet, Rukhsati ke Waqt Ummul Mumineen Sayeda Aishah Siddiqa ki Umar. It addresses the wrong notion that Hazrat Aishah (rta) was married to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) at the age of seven and that the consummation took place at nine. It places the correct age at 19 or 20-years.
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Publisher: Ahmadiyya Muslim Literary Trust, 400 Mission Road, Upper Carapichaima, Freeport, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
Year of Publication: 2010
Year of Publication: 2010
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Table of Contents:
- The Last Moments of the Holy Prophet’s Life with Hazrat Ayesha (rta)
- Publisher’s Note
- Lady Aishah’s Age at the Time of the Consummation of her Marriage to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas):
- Aishah’s Age
- Search for the Truth
- Historical Evidence:
- 1. Ibn Jarir Tabari
- 2. Allamah Ibn Kathir
- 3. Sahih Mishkat’s Account
- 4. The View of Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi
- Testimony of the Traditions
- Chapter 54, The Moon, and Lady Aishah’s Age
- Inferential Evidence from certain Events
- Care of Hazrat Abu Bakr during his Illness
- The Battle of Uhud and serving of Water to the Muslim Soldiers
- Knowledge of Genealogy and understanding of Poetic Language
- The Event of slander of Lady Aishah
- The Event of the Temporary Separation
- Love for the Holy Prophet – A Faith-enhancing Episode
- Completing of the Divine Mission
- Appendix 1: Christian Critics and Bible on Marriage of Young Girls by Dr. Zahid Aziz:
- Abraham
- David
- Mary and Joseph
- Appendix 2: The Infancy Gospel of James (Chapter 8 verse 2 to Chapter 9 verse 11)