And she [herself], her father, her son and husband were Sahabis. Marriage to Muhammad [edit | edit source]. Aisha was born 613 or early 614. that its the curiosity of churces/synogogs and there is no truth to it. consummated the marriage] in the second year of the Hijrah. Mirqat al-Mafatih Sharh Mishkat al-Masabih, ed. May Allah bless us all and Rabbi Zine Ilma. Since he married off his son Abdullah to Amina at an early age at around the same time of his own marriage with Hala, the Prophet was almost of the same age with his uncle Hamza. [and] she had [her full set of] teeth and she had not lost her intellect. She lived [up to] a hundred years of age and she died in the year 73 or 74 [of the Hijrah]. by Ahmet Karataş), Timaş Yayınları, İstanbul, p. 21, 2004; Savaş, Rıza, "Hz. Aisha was 25 years old when she married Muhammed. Dr. ʿUmar ʿAbd al-Salam Tadmuri (Dar al-Kutub al-ʿArabi: Beirut, 1st print, 1407/1987), III: 288. Muhammad's favorite wife, however, was Aisha, the daughter of his best friend, Abu Bakr. See: al-Isfahani, Abu Naʿim Ahmad b. 1. [Asma’] died a few days after ʿAbd Allah b. Zubayr in the year 73 of the Hijrah. }. ʿAmru), Asma b. Abi Bakr and ʿA’yshah who was a child [at the time]. Aisha bint Abu Bakr (died 678) (Arabic عائشة Transliteration: ʿāʾisha, [ʕaːʔɪʃæh] "she who lives", also transcribed as A'ishah, Ayesha, 'A'isha, Aishah, or 'Aisha) was the last wife of Muhammad. Asma’ was ten years older than A’yshah. See: al-Nawawi, Abu Zakariyah Yahya b. Sharaf b. Murri (d. 676 A.H/1277 C.E), Tahdhib al-Asma’ wa al-Lughat, ed. See: Mulla ʿAli al-Qari, ʿAli b. Sultan Muhammad al-Harawi. Muhammed ve Hayatı, 210. 10. As one of Muhammad's wives, she is regarded as a 'mother of the believers' and so is a … Critics allege that Aisha was just six years old when she was betrothed to Muhammad, himself in his 50s, and only nine when the marriage was consummated. Siyar Aʿlam al-Nubala’, ed. If he did it, then it is the RIGHT thing, it is revelation from Allah. Twenty-seven minus ten equals seventeen (27 – 10 = 17). How Old Was A’yshah When She Married The Prophet Muhammad? Any other use of the hosted content, such as for financial gain, requires express approval from the copyright owners. Loading... Unsubscribe from Omar Esa? [1] The issue of Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) marriage with nine-year old Aisha continues to be a primer in polemic talk on Islam. [Second], she said: “he married me three years after her [death] and [third], his Lord (Exalted is He!) Asma’ b. Abi Bakr al-Siddiq…she was the sister of ʿA’yshah through her father’s [side i.e. My proof is the western society today and the fact that it is suffering from all of these sicknesses because they followed their desires in running their affairs instead of following the order of their creator who knows what's best for them. } else { ʿAli Muhammad al-Bajawi (Dar al-Jil: Beirut, 1st Print, 1412/1992), VII: 487. According to this conclusion, A’yshah married the Prophet in the fourth year of the Hijrah (i.e. World is hungry and thirsty, Islam only will remove the thirst. This took place in the year 73 [of the Hijrah]. Let someone correct me if I am wrong somewhere. Especially in regards to young girls, it should not be forgotten that there was social pressure for this, that they matured earlier due to climatic and geographical conditions and that they were seen as goods that needed to grow in their husband's house. He married Aisha in contract when she was twelve according to. till his death). Aisha was born 5-6 years before the beginning of revelation. According to most of our companions, she was born five years after Nubuwwah, her age at the time of marriage should be nine, ten or eleven years because she married Ali a year after migration, and it is said two years after migration, and it is also said that three years after migration. Dr. Edriss: You are right, but there are millions out there who are sincere and innocent but got confused because of such blatant and unfounded attacks. 23. Praise be to God & Infinite Peace/Blessings be upon His most Honourable Servant & Messenger, Muhammad. Lady 'Aisha was the one who narrated the details of this love through numerous accounts in which the scent of love enveloped her words. See: al-Bukhari al-Juʿfi, Muhammad b. Ismaʿil Abu ʿAbd Allah (d. 256 A.H/870 C.E), Sahih al-Bukhari, ed. Aisha's age is one of the fundamental questions people these days ask about Islam along with many other issues like women's rights and Jihad. See: al-ʿAyni, Badr al-Din Abu Muhammad Mahmud b. Ahmad al-Ghaytabi (d. 855 A.H/1451 C.E), ʿUmdat al-Qari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari (Dar Ihya’ al-Turath al-ʿArabi: Beirut (n.d)), II: 93. (Storytime) Omar Esa. The general belief is that the prophet Muhammad married, at 52 years old, Aïsha when she was only 6, and that he consummated his marriage with her when she was 9. For it is known that Aisha's sister Asma, who was born in 595, was 15 when she became a Muslim [11]. Also, it should not be forgotten that factors such as similar practices being quite widespread at the time and the physical development of children becoming complete at an earlier age at that time also contributed to the dispersion of this view. Abu Naʿim said: [Asma’] died before History [Hijrah] by twenty-seven years. Aisha was 6 when she married the prophet(SAS) and 9 when the marriage was consumed as stated in Al Bukhari from Aisha's statement (Vlm5, Bk58,Hadith234&236).Aisha was shown to the prophet(SAS) in his dream (Vlm5,Bk58,Hadith 235).It was right back then and it is right today to marry girls as soon as they reach the age of Nikah as Allah calls it in Chapter 4, which is the age of puberty.The labels of childhood/adolescence/adulthood are artificial names that should mean nothing to us Muslims because our live should be according to Allah's instructions.As far as the blasphemies and curses that we hear from the non-Muslims in regards to the Prophet SAS or to us, should not come as a surprise since Allah already said it in 3:186.Allah also said that the people of the book will not be happy with us until we follow their way (2:120).Therefore, instead of trying to convince them that Aisha was older than she was, we should point out instead that 1400 years ago or today we are created to eat, drink, and procreate. Here, you will also find the links to the most visited sections of IslamiCity, such as Prayer times, Hijri Converter, Phonetic Search, Quran Section, IslamiCity Bazar and more. But if you see, a red iconlike this (), it means you are NOT logged in. We should defend our faith within ourselves first. Islam establishes this practice. It's all color coded. Asma and ʿA’yshah, the two daughters of Abi Bakr, and Khabab b. al-Aratt converted to Islam [in the initial years of the Prophetic mission, and as for] Asma’ b. Abi Bakr and ʿA’yshah b. Abi Bakr, [the latter] was a child at that time and Khabab b. al-Aratt was an ally of Bani Zuhrah. May I ask you to keep this article for a long time plz. See: al-Nawawi, Abu Zakariyah Yahya b. Sharaf b. Murri (d. 676 A.H/1277 C.E), Tahdhib al-Asma’ wa al-Lughat, ed. This is the most beautiful article. I am for it (no doubt). See: al-Bayhaqi, Ahmad b. al-Husayn b. 16. Early life [edit | edit source]. Thus, it appears that the age of Aisha was 17-18 when she got married to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). what looking at the age of Aisha will do for any moslem? The story of the marriage of Prophet Muhammad to lady 'Aisha is one of love and mercy. [20] [21] On one occasion she is reported to have been tired of Muhammad speaking of his first wife so often and said that Allah had replaced Khadijah with a better wife, referring to herself, for which Muhammad rebuked her. لها سن ولم ينكر لها عقل وقال أبو نعيم الأصبهاني ولدت قبل الهجرة بسبع وعشرين سنة. Suyuti, Itqan, Beirut, 1987, 1/29, 50; Dogrul, Asr-ı Saadet, 2/148. Badr al-Din al-ʿAyni [d. 855 A.H/ 1451 C.E] writes: أسماء بنت أبي بكر الصديق... ولدت قبل الهجرة بسبع وعشرين سنة ، وأسلمت بعد سبعة عشر إنساناً ... توفيت بمكة في جمادى الأولى سنة ثلاث وسبعين بعد قتل ابنها عبد اللَّه بن الزبير ، وقد بلغت المائة ولم يسقط لها سن ولم يتغير عقلها ، رضي الله تعالى عنها . Our themes mostly focus on the universal values such as compassion, patience, love and so on. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. The opinions expressed herein, through this post or comments, contain positions and viewpoints that are not necessarily those of IslamiCity. As is known, this betrothal was broken by the Ibn Adiyy family due to the possible religious conversion of their son to Islam, and it was only after this that Aisha's engagement to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, took place [21]. It has been said that she lived a hundred years. [Asma’] was ten years older than ʿA’yshah by ten years and she died in Makkah a little less than a month after the killing of her son while she was a hundred years of age. According to the second possibility, she was probably born when Muhammad's prophethood had just begun [16]. brother shoja, I only reminded my brother to fear Allah. See: Ibn Asakir al-Dimashqi al-Shafiʿi, Abi al-Qasim ʿAli b. al-Hasan b. Hibat Allah b. Ibn Hisham, Sira, 1/176; Haysami, Majma al-Zawaid, 3/285; Ibn Kathir, Tafsir, 4/553; Bidaya, 2/214; Qurtubi, Tafsir, 20/195. In all accounts, there is the risk of STD's, AIDS, teenage pregnancies and abortions, high suicide rates,jealousy killings due to changing one's partner, etc. Here, you will find quick shortcuts to major topics & hubs under IslamiCity. It is believed on the authority of some Hadith reports that the marriage ceremony (known as nikah, amounting to betrothal) of Aisha with the Holy Prophet Muhammad took place when she was six years of age, and that she joined the Holy Prophet as his wife three years later at the age of nine. I know there was lot of wrong information on Prophets(PBUH) wife Aisha's age . “The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. Jamal ʿIytani (Dar al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyah: Beirut, 1st Print, 1422 /2001), I: 331. One of his arguments is about the age of Aisha, one of the Prophet’s wives. Shuʿayb al-Arna’ut and Muhammad Naʿim al-ʿIrqsusi (Mu’wassasat al-Risalah: Beirut, 9th Print, 1413/1992-1993? See: al-Nimri al-Qurtubi, Abu ʿUmar Yusuf b. Muhammad ʿAwwamah (Dar al-Rashid: Suriyah [Syria], 1st Print, 1406/1986), I: 743. Using the mentality of Umar, if intervention had been a matter of consideration here, the Prophet would surely have been warned in a coming revelation and a step would have been taken to resolve the issue. Amr ibn As, for instance, was 12 years older than his son Abdullah. 82-83, 2007. Hijrah]. مَاتَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بنتُ أبي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ سَنَةَ ثَلاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ بَعْدَ ابْنِهَا عبد اللَّهِ بن الزُّبَيْرِ بِلَيَالٍ ... وكان لاسماء يوم مَاتَتْ مِائَةُ سَنَةٍ وُلِدَتْ قبل التَّارِيخِ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً. Positively, who wants to talk of Jesus (as) or Moosa (as) or Hindu dieties, or Buddhism? 11. The IslamiCity site may occasionally contain copyrighted material the use of which may not always have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. - be pleased with her). See: al-Safadi, Salah al-Din Khalil b. Aybak (d. 764 A.H/1362 C.E), al-Wafi bi al-Wafiyat, ed. Mulla ʿAli al-Qari [d. 1014 A.H/1605 C.E] writes: وهي أكبر من أختها عائشة بعشر سنين وماتت بعد قتل ابنها بعشرة أيام ... ولها مائة سنة ولم يقع لها سن ولم ينكر من عقلها شيء ، وذلك سنة ثلاث وسبعين بمكة. The Muslim world's reaction to this different stance has been mixed. This figure may change according to the age of Aisha when she converted to Islam. I think it is very imoprtant to note that Aisha's age was written 2 to. However, there are no details in the texts under consideration to confirm this. Introduction. Al-Amir al-Sanʿani [d. 852 A.H/1448 C.E] writes: وهي أكبر من عائشة بعشر سنين وماتت بمكة بعد أن قتل ابنها بأقل من شهر ولها من العمر مائة سنة وذلك سنة ثلاث وسبعين . 1, p. 276) See: al-Dhahabi, Shams al-Din Muhammad b. Ahmad b. See: al-Maqdisi, Muttahar b. Tahir (d. d. 507 A.H/1113 C.E), al-Bada’ wa al-Tarikh (Maktabat al-Thaqafah al-Diniyah: Bur Saʿid [Port Said], n.d), IV: 146. Due to concerns about child marriage this topic is of heavy interest in the apologetic literature … Why muslims are so worried about what non-believers say about the religion and Prophet of Allah? ʿUmays al-Khathʿamiyah (the wife of Jaʿfar b. Abi Talib), Fatimah b. al-Khattab (the wife of Saʿid b. Zayd b. Therefore, A’yshah was four years old during the first year of the Prophetic mission [14 – 10 = 4] and as such, she was seventeen years of age during the thirteenth year of the Prophetic mission [4 + 13 = 17]. If you see a green icon like this (), it means you're already logged in! In the verses of the Quran that came at the same time, the age for marriage was mentioned and it was emphasized that children should be married when they come of age [7]. We should therefore not sound like apologists when face this issue, because whether you convince the world that Aisha was 6 or 36 will not change their animosity towards the Prophet (SAS).The Virgin Mary was between 12&14When she gave birth to Jesus: newadvent.org/cathen//08504a.htm. See: Ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi, Ismaʿil b. Therefore, convincing the disbelievers are not what muslims should spend their time. the year 4 H., hence Aisha was 24 years old when she married the Prophet (PBUH). Muhammad proposed to and married Aisha when she was 6. This number, [however], is subject to change when we take into consideration her age when she converted to Islam. Here Sunni scholars claim that Shia scholars say the prophet wanted to consummate his marriage with Aisha when she was six years old, but Abu Bakr said for the marriage contract to be when she was six, and consummation to take place when she turned nine. Dr. Reşit Haylamaz is the editor-in-chief of Kaynak Publishing Group. When this information is combined with her name being on the list of the first Muslims, we get the result that Aisha's date of birth was probably 606. [It has been narrated] from al-Hafiz Abi Naʿim [who] said: Asma’ was born twenty seven-years before the Hijrah of the Messenger of Allah (S). Okay you're saying that at the time it was socially acceptable to marry younger people then how can you say the morality in Islam is still valid today if whats alright and what's not alright varies each time period? Reference : Aayan al-Shia, Vol. (EIN: 95-4348674). I really thank ALLAH SWT FOR making me a muslim and i am prophet muhammad pbuh umma,There is no doubt the actions of our prophet Muhamad peace be upon him is purely under ALLAH'S COMMAND AND HE IS FLAWLESS IN CHARACTER AND WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY APPROVE HIS MARRIAGE TO AISHA SIDDIQA RAZIALLAHU THAALA ANHA, AND WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO COMPILED THIS ARTICLE, SINCE THIS WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. It should not be overlooked that this decision was made during the period when the call to Islam had begun to be made openly. In conclusion, A’yshah’s marriage to the marriage to the Messenger of Allah at six or nine years of age is a lie which was fabricated during the time of Banu Ummayah and is not consistent with historical realities. …of those who died along with ʿAbd Allah b. al-Zubayr in the year 73 [of the Hijrah] in Makkah [were]… Asma’ b. Abi Bakr, the mother of ʿAbd Allah b. al-Zubayr… and she was older than her sister ʿA’yshah by ten years…her life span reached a hundred years and none of her teeth had fallen out nor did she lose her intellect [due to old age]. 16, Issue 1, 2003. MY take about this issue is if age was a factor during the time of the Prophets Muhammad's(PBUH) to Aisha, there would have been some objection from Muslims, or even the disbelievers using it to attack the Prophet. The sources also show that Aisha was prepubescent. There is no conclusive evidence as to how old she was, however if prof mo had said girls couldn't marry untill 16, no one would have agreed in those days. or [the archangel] Jibril (peace be upon him) commanded him to bless her with a house in heaven made out of reed (qasab).”. A hundred minus seventy-three equals twenty-seven (100 – 73 = 27). ʿAbd Allah b. قال ابن أبي الزناد وكانت أكبر من عائشة بعشر سنين. Allah is the Ultimate defender of our faith. Does this, however, reflect reality? Azimli, Mehmet, "Hz. Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, married Hala bint Uhayb, who was young then. Similarly, Ibn Hisham [d. 213 A.H/828 C.E] also mentions the name of A’yshah as one of the people who converted to Islam during the first year of the Prophetic mission while she was a child: إسلام أسماء وعائشة ابنتي أبي بكر وخباب بن الآرت وأسماء بنت أبي بكر وعائشة بنت أبي بكر وهي يؤمئذ صغيرة وخباب بن الأرت حليف بني زهرة. Orientalists who do not consider the conditions of the time period in which an action occurred and who examine Islam from "outside" have made this a current issue. ʿAbd Allah (d. 430 A.H/1038 C.E), Maʿrifat al-Sahabah, VI: 3253, no. Click on these beautiful images & start exploring the theme/value behind it. Therefore, in the first year after the Hijrah she was twenty-seven years old. fear Allah my brother and do not fall in the satan's games? This is especially in response to the Shia-Sunni split which saw the Shiite view condemning Aisha as a seductress and adulterous woman who was unfaithful to Muhammad before and after the wedding. In addition to this, the following memories confirm this matter: a) Her saying that she had seen two people begging who had remained from the Year of the Elephant (the year in which Yemeni King Abraha sent an army of elephants to Mecca in order to destroy the Kaaba; the elephants were pelted with pebbles dropped on them by birds), which occurred 40 years before the prophetic mission and is accepted as a milestone for determining history, and her handing down this information with her sister Asma only [17]. Al-Sayyid Ja'far Murtada al-'Amili denies that A'isha was underage at the time of marriage. A validation e-mail has been sent to your e-mail address. 678) or عائشة, (also transliterated as A'ishah, Aisyah, Ayesha, A'isha, Aishat, or Aishah) was married to Muhammad at the age of 6 or 7, and the marriage was consummated by Muhammad, then 53, at the age of 9 or 10 according to numerous sahih hadiths. Aisha's age at the time she was married to Muhammad has been of interest since the earliest days of Islam, and references to her age by early historians are frequent. Such attacks and discussion will continue to come up since Prophet (as) personality is the most dominant on the world arena. JazakAllah - you have done plenty of research to make your point. The allegation that the Prophet Muhammad married Aisha in the year 624AD when she was only a nine-year old girl, is not new. Consequently, she would have been at least 17 when she married. وماتت بعده بأيام يسيرة سنة ثلاث وسبعين للهجرة وهي وأبوها وابنها وزوجها صحابيون قيل إنها عاشت مائة. He consummated the marriage when she was nine years old." All Rights Reserved, IslamiCity ™ is a registered trademark of HADI, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization. Shia believe that Aisha was jealous of Muhammad's other wives, especially his first wife, Khadijah. There are differing views in regard to the history of the Messenger of Allah’s marriage to A’yshah. Of those [among males] who had precedence [over others] in their conversion to Islam were Abu ʿUbaydah b. al-Jarrah, al-Zubayr b. al-ʿAwwam and ʿUthman b. Mazʿun…and among the women were Asma’ b. ʿAki b. Musa Abu Bakr (d. 458 A.H/1065 C.E), Sunan al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra, ed. Every other Friday, we try to feature a new theme which will uplift our spirituality. She says she was playing in Mecca when the verse from Quran was 1st read. On the other hand, Asma’ was a hundred years of age during the seventy-third year after Hijrah. The article makes lot of sense. Aisha was 25 years old when she married Muhammed. Hisham said: I have been informed thatAisha remained with the Prophet (ﷺ) for nine years (i.e. Educated yourself man so we can educate people and propagate Islam & eliminate the misconceptions. 6. Aisha ( ‘Ā’ishah, c. 613/614 –c. Her alleged young age has been used in smear campaigns against the Prophet. We prepared this quick tour to help you get familiar with the new design so you find your way around the new site much quicker. Beautiful and informative article. Reports that Aisha bint Abi Bakr was 6 or 7 years old when she became engaged and 10 when she married [1] have been the most basic factor in the formation of the view regarding her age of marriage. Related Suggestions These are offered as a means for IslamiCity to stimulate dialogue and discussion in our continuing mission of being an educational organization. document.write ('