Muslims don’t like using today’s standard for Muhammad’s child marriage. “Oh it happened in the 7th century, don’t hold him to today’s standard” but he’s an example for all humanity? If Prophet Muhammad were alive today, would he still marry a six-year-old girl as he reportedly did, or was his moral compass simply a product of the time he lived in? 🤔

Even though you lie a lot, as a historian, I’ll correct you Aisha was undoubtedly 19 when she married Muhammad for some clear reasons: 1) Asma (Aisha sister) (ra) died in the year 73 AH at the age of 100. This means at the time of the Hijra (13 years after the start of Islam), Asma was 27 or 28. Since Asma was 10 years older than Aisha, Aisha would have been 17 or 18 at the Hijra, making her 19 or 20 when the marriage was consummated in 2 AH. 2) In the 3rd year of Hijra (Battle of Uhud), Aisha (ra) was recorded as an active participant carrying water for soldiers. The Prophet ﷺ strictly forbade anyone under the age of 15 from participating in military expeditions. If she were 10 at Uhud, she would have been sent home. 3) Aisha (ra) said she was a "young girl playing" when Surah Al-Qamar was revealed. This Surah was revealed 8–9 years before the Hijra. If she were 9 in the year 2 AH, she wouldn't have even been born when the verses were revealed. 4) Ibn Hisham, an early biographer, lists Aisha (ra) as one of the very first people to accept Islam in the first year of the mission. For her to accept Islam then, she must have been at least a young child, not unborn. 5) The Historian Tabari (in Tarikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk): Tabari reports that Abu Bakr had four children, and all of them were born in the Pre-Islamic period (Jahiliyyah). So if she was born in Jahiliyyah; she can’t be less than 14-18 years during the migration to Medina, and she married the prophet the next year. 6) Ibn Abd al-Barr (in al-Isti’ab): The historian notes that Aisha was born in the same period as Fatima. So when was Fatima born? Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (in al-Isaba): "Fatima was born in the year the Kaaba was rebuilt, when the Prophet was thirty-five years old... she was five years older than the Prophecy." So both; Fatima and Aisha were born about 5 years before the Prophecy began, making them around 18 years old at the time of the Hijra (13 years of Prophecy + 5 years). So how about the Hadith?? **In ancient Arabic, it was common to drop the "tens" digit when the context was understood. Just as someone today might say we are in 26; for 2026 So saying "nine" could have was a cultural shorthand for nineteen. *There are many examples from the authentic books of Arabs in this era dropping the tens when it’s clearly understood; as shown in the photo.

@Randomlyscript Cool story. Muhammad married Aisha when she was six and consummated the marriage when she was nine.