Aisha
614-678; Arabic: عائشة بنت أبوبکر) was the third wife of Muhammad. Aisha is given honour in Islam, especially in the Sunni branch. She is often called by Muslims Umm-al-mu'minin which means "the Mother of the Believers".
Aisha was the daughter of Abu Bakr of Mecca. Her age is specified in the Sahih hadiths she was 6-7 years old when Mohammed married her and 9 years old when Mohammed consumated the marriage whith her. [1][2] She was not Muhammad's only wife.[3]
She was married to Mohammed for 9 yrs ,till his death. Aisha lived fifty more years in and around Medina.
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- ↑ D. A. Spellberg, Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past: the Legacy of A'isha bint Abi Bakr, Columbia University Press, 1994, p. 40
- ↑ Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Harper San Franscisco, 1992, p. 157.
- ↑ "Prophet Muhammad". www.nndb.com.
