08 December 2012

Prophet’s wife Aisha was 19-years-old when married, not 9, says scholar

One of the most often criticisms and attacks on Islam is that the Prophet Mohamed married Aisha and began sexual relations with her when she was only 9-years-old.

However, a Pakistani Islamic scholar has apparently debunked the myth, arguing that the evidence points to the fact that Aisha was in fact 19-years-old when she was married to the Prophet.

In his book “Truth about the Age of Aisha the Truthful”, Hakim Niyaz Ahmed looked at all the reports and mentions of Aisha in Hadith – sayings and deeds of the Prophet – as well as Islamic historical texts to determine the revised age of the girl. [Bikya Masr] Read more