Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage: Difference between revisions
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It does not really matter whether Hafsah was 19 or 17. The important points are that (1) she was biologically a woman and not a child, but (2) she was a ''young'' woman, while Muhammad was biologically old enough to be her grandfather. | It does not really matter whether Hafsah was 19 or 17. The important points are that (1) she was biologically a woman and not a child, but (2) she was a ''young'' woman, while Muhammad was biologically old enough to be her grandfather. | ||
===Khuzayma's Age=== | ===Zaynab bint Khuzayma's Age=== | ||
Zaynab’s life is not well documented, which has led to guessing about her age. | Zaynab’s life is not well documented, which has led to guessing about her age. | ||