Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage: Difference between revisions

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Mulaykah’s exact age is not given, but there is a clue in this statement.
Mulaykah’s exact age is not given, but there is a clue in this statement.


{{Quote|{{Tabari|39|165}}.|Her clan came to the Prophet and said, “She is small and has no mind of her own; she was beguiled.”}}
{{Quote|{{Tabari|39|165}}.|Her clan came to the Prophet and said, “'''She is small''' and has '''no mind of her own'''; she was beguiled.”}}


If they expected Mohammed to believe that “she is too young to think for herself,” they were suggesting that she was barely an adult – someone whose body had so recently reached puberty that her mind had not yet caught up.
If they expected Mohammed to believe that “she is too young to think for herself,” they were suggesting that she was barely an adult – someone whose body had so recently reached puberty that her mind had not yet caught up.