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| '''Aisha''' or '''Ayesha''' (] for ''life'') was the daughter of ] and married the ] ] at the age of 6, making her his third wife. Aisha reportedly was Muhammad's favourite wife. | '''Aisha''' or '''Ayesha''' (] for ''life'') was the daughter of ] and married the ] ] at the age of 6, making her his third wife. Aisha reportedly was Muhammad's favourite wife. | ||
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According to ] narrated by Aisha herself, ]) came to be when Aisha was the age of six, with her parents' consent and approval. Since Aisha was merely a child at the time, consummation or completing the marriage by having sexual intercourse with Muhammad occured three years later when she was nine. | ||
| Some Muslims question the accuracy of narrations and how a founder of ] could have married a juvenile. Other ]s hold that it is generally accepted amongst the prestigious Islamic scholars and mainstream academia that Muhammad was in his fifties and Aisha was nine when the marriage was consummated, and that it was accepted by Arab society at the time, with both husband and wife reaching sexual maturity before consummating the marriage. | Some Muslims question the accuracy of narrations and how a founder of ] could have married a juvenile. Other ]s hold that it is generally accepted amongst the prestigious Islamic scholars and mainstream academia that Muhammad was in his fifties and Aisha was nine when the marriage was consummated, and that it was accepted by Arab society at the time, with both husband and wife reaching sexual maturity before consummating the marriage. | ||
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Aisha or Ayesha (Arabic for life) was the daughter of Abu Bakr and married the prophet Muhammad at the age of 6, making her his third wife. Aisha reportedly was Muhammad's favourite wife.
According to hadith narrated by Aisha herself, betrothal) came to be when Aisha was the age of six, with her parents' consent and approval. Since Aisha was merely a child at the time, consummation or completing the marriage by having sexual intercourse with Muhammad occured three years later when she was nine.
Some Muslims question the accuracy of narrations and how a founder of Islam could have married a juvenile. Other Muslims hold that it is generally accepted amongst the prestigious Islamic scholars and mainstream academia that Muhammad was in his fifties and Aisha was nine when the marriage was consummated, and that it was accepted by Arab society at the time, with both husband and wife reaching sexual maturity before consummating the marriage.
Having the prospect of living for a considerable period of time after Muhammad's death, Aisha was a key figure within the oral traditions of narrations, especially since she spent countless hours with the religious figure known as the Last Prophet. Renowned for her knowledge, which she had learned from the Prophet first-hand, Aisha was involved in the teaching of Islamic deen (way of life) for the distant generations, memorizing narrations of Muhammad, and was given a respected position in Medinan society. Despite the long relationship, they did not produce any children. She was also bold, rising up in rebellion against Ali ibn Abu Talib. Although she was initially defeated along with her armies, she was not harmed. Despite the tension between the two, Ali suprisingly did not intend to hurt the wife of his cousin and gave her a pension. She lived the rest of her days in Madinah near the burial site of Muhammad.
Muslims later gave Aisha the honorific title Ummul Mu'minin, mother of believers.