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{{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:103.|Ibn Abbas said: “Asma bint An-Numan was the most beautiful and youthful of the people of her time.”}} | {{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:103.|Ibn Abbas said: “Asma bint An-Numan was the most beautiful and youthful of the people of her time.”}} | ||
This kind of accolade would be absurd for a woman who was older than 20. The sources do not describe Hafsah, | This kind of accolade would be absurd for a woman who was older than 20. The sources do not describe Hafsah, Juwayriyah or Safiyah as “youthful,” and Asma’s naiveté certainly suggests youth. | ||
In conclusion, Asma was probably in her late teens; but we do not really know. To be conservative, we will say that she was 20. | In conclusion, Asma was probably in her late teens; but we do not really know. To be conservative, we will say that she was 20. | ||