Madam Aishah, a Study of her age at the time of her marriage with Prophet Muhammad

Some historical facts that need considering carefully:

Many facts, ignored by early scholars, should be examined very carefully indeed before today’s scholars conclude that Aishah was only six at her nikah.

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1. The age of Aishah in relationship to the age of her sister Asma

2. Abu Bakr’s children were born before the advent of Islam

3. Abu Bakr’s marriage to Umm Ruman

4. Aishah was one of the first children to embrace Islam

5. Some background details of the marriage

6. Abu Bakr’s concern about the delay of Aishah’s full wedding

7. Aishah was playing on a swing when called to her marriage

8. The date of the death of Aishah

9. The status of the narratives in the Sahih collections

10. Sayyid Sulayman Nadvi’s statement examined

11. Aishah’s dolls

12. Aishah’s ‘playmates’

13. Aishah’s Needlework

14. Aishah’s Account of the Miraj and the Hijrah

15. Aishah’s role in the Battle of Uhud

16. Aishah’s knowledge

17. Her status as a jurist