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===Khadijah's Age=== | ===Khadijah's Age=== | ||
The discussion about [[Khadijah]]’s age does not arouse the type of defensiveness | The discussion about [[Khadijah]]’s age does not arouse the type of defensiveness that surrounds the discussion of Aisha’s age. Nobody denies that Khadijah married Muhammad as a very willing adult. Nevertheless, the traditional view of her age is probably wrong. | ||
{{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:11; {{Tabari|39|p. 41}}.|Hakim ibn Hizam said, “The Messenger of Allah married Khadijah when she was 40 and the Messenger of Allah was 25. Khadijah was two years older than me. She was born 15 years before the Elephant and I was born 13 years before the Elephant.”}} | {{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:11; {{Tabari|39|p. 41}}.|Hakim ibn Hizam said, “The Messenger of Allah married Khadijah when she was 40 and the Messenger of Allah was 25. Khadijah was two years older than me. She was born 15 years before the Elephant and I was born 13 years before the Elephant.”}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Muhammad's | *[[:Category:Muhammad's wives and concubines|Muhammad's wives and concubines]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||