Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage: Difference between revisions

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At the same time, Abdullah ibn Abbas suggests Asma’s upper age-limit.
At the same time, Abdullah ibn Abbas suggests Asma’s upper age-limit.


{{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, Juwayriyah or Safiyah as “youthful,” and Asma’s naiveté certainly suggests youth.
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.

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