Why did the Prophet ﷺ marry Aisha at such a young age? Ultimately, this question leads us to a greater, more foundational question. Namely, what happens when revelation tells us something that culture or intellect holds is wrong. In sum, reason vs revelation.
This is because Aisha's age was not a problem at all. Not to her. Not to her mother. Not to her father. Nor even to Muhammad's own enemies in Makka and beyond. It is only a problem for people post-Industrial Revolution, when marriage ages went up for both boys and girls.
Marriage and all that goes with it, is relative and subjective to time and place. The criticism of the Prophet's marriage to Aisha is an anachronistic argument. It applies the norms of one era to another era. It may also be an instance of CULTURAL IMPERIALISM, dominating a people physically & economically, then defining for them who they are, and what they ought to believe is right and wrong.
Lady Aisha, Allah be pleased with her, was a vibrant woman. In fact, she may have been the most vibrant of all the Prophet's ﷺ Companions. She taught scores of men and women and even was involved in political life. This is not a woman who reflects the mental or emotional baggage of an abused girl.
Those who ask why the Prophet ﷺ married Aisha at such a young age have to accept this evidence, because they have already, wittingly or not, accepted Aisha as a source, for it is her testimony---and only her testimony---that tells us her age at marriage to begin with.
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24 авг 2015
