Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage: Difference between revisions

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{{Quote|{{Tabari|39|p. 184}}.|According to Juwayriyah: “'''I was 20 years old''' when the Prophet married me.”}}
{{Quote|{{Tabari|39|p. 184}}.|According to Juwayriyah: “'''I was 20 years old''' when the Prophet married me.”}}


{{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:85.|Juwayriyah died in 50 AH when she was 65.}}
{{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:85.|Juwayriyah died in 50 AH [1 February 670 - 20 January 671] when she was 65.}}


If Juwayriyah was 65 in 50 AH, the year in which she was born would have been 16 BH, which fell between 9 January and 28 December 607. (Although there is a variant tradition that she did not die until 56 AH,<ref>{{Tabari|39|p. 184}}; Bewley/Saad 8:85.</ref> this tradition does not state her age at death, so we shall ignore it.) The year in which she was 20 would have been 5 AH. There is indeed some evidence for a wedding date of 5 AH.
If Juwayriyah was 65 in 50 AH, the year in which she was born would have been 16 BH, which fell between 9 January and 28 December 607. (Although there is a variant tradition that she did not die until 56 AH,<ref>{{Tabari|39|p. 184}}; Bewley/Saad 8:85.</ref> this tradition does not state her age at death, so we shall ignore it.) The year in which she was 20 would have been 5 AH. There is indeed some evidence for a wedding date of 5 AH.