(June 28, 2009 at 5:22 pm)peace2u Wrote: Firstly, although it is widely reported that the Prophet (PBUH) married Aisha at the age of nine, many scholars, researchers and other reports suggests that he in fact married her at the age of 17 or that she moved in with him at the age of 17.This is simply untrue, and quite possibly a lie conceived by Islamic scholars to stop the spread of the fact that Muhammad would be classified as a paedophile in modern culture.
The truth, as told by traditional sources and most widely accepted, is that Muhammad married Aisha when she was either 6 or 7 (not 9). Aisha lived with her parents until she was 9, when Muhammad consummated their relationship.
