“Aisha was still a child when Muhammad married her, and she continued to play with her toys.”
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Khadija bint Khuwaylid
Khadija bint Khuwaylid was the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born into an aristocratic clan of the Quraysh, she was an affluent merchant and was known to have a noble personality within her tribe. She employed Muhammad to manage a trade caravan to Syria and, impressed by his skills, subsequently offered him marriage, which the prophet accepted. Khadija had married thrice before Muham…
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business · First wife of Muhammad (554–619) · businessperson · wholesale merchant · merchant · Muslim · also Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Umm almuʼminīn, Khadīja al-Kubra, Khadija the Great, Khadījah ibnat Khuwaylid, Kadijah
Born 0557 · Died 0619 · Q42034
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“If the Prophet Muhammad went to bed with a nine-year-old, then according to Dutch law he is a pedophile.”
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“child marriages continue to be practiced, and the fact that the Prophet himself married Aisha when she was only nine and he was fifty-three encourages Muslim society to continue with this iniquitous custom.”
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“Yes, o Mother of the Faithful.”
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“Her silence means her consent.”
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“I saw a man who came out of a place not far from us, faced the Kaaba and started performing his prayers. He hardly started before being joined by a young boy who stood on his right side, then by a woman who stood behind them. When he bowed down, the young boy and the woman bowed, and when he stood up straight, they, too, did likewise. When he prostrated, they, too, prostrated.”
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Died 0619.
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Born 0557.
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