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===Zaynab bint Khuzayma's Age===
===Zaynab bint Khuzayma's Age===
Zaynab’s life is not well documented, which has led to guessing about her age.


[[File:ArabDinner.png|left|thumb|Almsgiving and hospitality have been a feature of most cultures throughout human history, with the pre-Islamic Arabs being no exception.|300px]]
[[File:ArabDinner.png|left|thumb|Almsgiving and hospitality have been a feature of most cultures throughout human history, with the pre-Islamic Arabs being no exception.|300px]]
Zaynab’s life is not well documented, which has led to guessing about her age.


{{Quote|[http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/could-you-give-information-about-prophet%E2%80%99s-wives-and-his-polygamy/ Hussein (2011). “Could you give information about the Prophet’s wives and his polygamy?”] in ''Questions on Islam''].|Zainab bint Huzaima … was 60 years old … Of course, it is impossible for a marriage with a sixty-year old woman to have passion. The only aim of this marriage was to help someone who was left alone.}}
{{Quote|[http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/could-you-give-information-about-prophet%E2%80%99s-wives-and-his-polygamy/ Hussein (2011). “Could you give information about the Prophet’s wives and his polygamy?”] in ''Questions on Islam''].|Zainab bint Huzaima … was 60 years old … Of course, it is impossible for a marriage with a sixty-year old woman to have passion. The only aim of this marriage was to help someone who was left alone.}}