1-It was a divine inspiration:

Before describing the rationale behind this married relation, let it be known that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon
him) married Sayyida Aisha not of his own desire rather it was a Divine inspiration. Read the following Hadith;
Narrated Aisha:
That the Prophet said to her, You have been shown to me twice in my dream. I saw you pictured on a piece of silk
and some-one said (to me). This is your wife. When I uncovered the picture, I saw that it was yours. I said, If this is
from Allah, it will be done. {Bukhari :: Volume 5 :: Book 58 :: Hadith 235}


2-It was not out of his physical desires:

The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) did not marry Sayyidah Aisha out of his physical desires. One need to note
that for first 54 years of his life he had only one wife. His only wife till 50th year of his life was Sayyida Khadija. He
spent his entire youth with her and she was a two time widowed woman, 15 years elder to him. For next four
years his only wife was Sayyidah Sauda.


3-Age of Marriage in Old Ages:

One must first understand that 1400 years ago was very different than now, times have changed and so have
humans. 1400 years ago it was something very common to marry young girls, in fact they were not considered
young girls, and rather they were considered young women back then. It is a historic fact that girls from the ages
of 9 to 14 were being married in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in fact even in the United States girls at the age of 10
were also being married just more than a century ago.
Yet with these facts no historian claims that all these people were sick perverts, historians would call anyone who
made such a claim to be arrogant and very stupid who has no grasp or understanding of history.

Even in Indo-Pak Sub-Continent girls used to be married at 12-13 even 50-60 years ago. And those girls infact
raised much better families. There were less family problems then. A simple analyses of the divorce rate then and
know would certainly make it clear that maturity level earlier used to be different i.e. people used to come of age
rather quickly.


4-Child Brides in Byzantine Empire:

http://www.roman-emperors.org/aggiefran.htm
Visit this link to see how common were the child brides in the Byzantine Empire.This article clearly states;Child
brides, whether Byzantines or foreign princesses, were the norm rather than the exception, especially from the
late twelfth century.


5-The Pagans of the Prophets time:

The fact that it was a completely acceptable thing can also be seen from the response of the pagans at that time.
No Muslim or even pagan objected to the marriage because it was widely practiced. And even until today in 3rd
world countries (Muslims and non-Muslims), little girls as young as 9 or 10 do get married. Anyway, the reason no
one objected was to the Prophets marriage was:1-People used to have very short life-spans in Arabia. They used
to live between 40 to 60 years maximum. So it was only normal and natural for girls to be married off at ages 9 or
10 or similar.2-Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many
non-Muslim and Muslim countries


6-Engagement with Jubair bin Mutim:

It ought also be noted that Sayyidah Aisha ( RA) was engaged to Jubayr son of Mutim before Prophet
Muhammed (Peace be upon him. This indicates the age of marriage and engagement in Prophets time. However,
the engagement was later nullified by Jubayrs parents due to Abu Bakr (RA) embracing Islam.Doesnt this
indicate there was nothing bad in marrying a 9 year girl at that time?She must have been even younger when she
was engaged to Jubair


7-Sayyidah Aisha was fit for marriage:

Furthermore as to the Holy Prophets marriage with Sayyidah Aisha, something people will notice is that the
completion of the marriage was done when Sayyidah Aisha was 9 years old, not when she was 6, and there is a
reason for that. The reason why this happened is because Sayyidah Aisha had been through puberty by the age of
9, and in Islam a female who under-goes puberty is considered a lady and is fit for marriage.
If we read the hadiths, we find that right before Sayyidah Aisha got married off to the Holy Prophet that she was
sick and not feeling too well:
Narrated Sayyidah Aisha:
The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-
Harith bin Khazraj then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman,
came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not
knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I
was breathless then, and when my breathing became all right, she took some water and rubbed my face and head
with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, Best wishes and
Allahs Blessing and a good luck. Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage).
Unexpectedly Allahs Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I
was a girl of nine years of age. {Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234}
So as we can see, Sayyidah Aisha got ill and her body was going through some changes, indicating that she was
going through her puberty.


8-Sayyida Aisha never showed her displeasure:

Another striking thing to observe is that among hundreds of her narrations there is not even a single one showing
her displeasure about this marriage. Hence, she had no problem with this relation. Infect it is manifest from
several traditions that she loved the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) too much and even felt some sort of
jealousy when she found others around him. Does this not prove that she was extremely happy about this
marriage? So, when she herself had no problem at all then whats the matter of concern for others?


9-A 9-year old Thai girl gave birth:

A 9 old girl can become a mother. If you dont believe me then see here is the proof;
The news item is from the New Straits Times, 10/3/2001.
In our world today, we still have people who marry very young girls. Why should we object to someone who
married a 9-year old girl 1400 years ago, when we still practice it today? The girl above even gave birth at the age
of 9!


10-It was absolutely legal:

Prophet Muhammads marriage with Aisha was 100% legal and acceptable by all laws and Divine Religions. It is
important to know that girls during the Biblical and Islamic days used to be married off at young ages when they
either had their first periods, or their breasts start showing off. In other words, when they turn into women,
then they get married off. It was quite different for men on the other hand, because physical power and the
ability of living an independent life had always been and will always be a mandatory requirement for men to have
in life. So men waited much longer than women in terms of getting married. The guy had to develop both his
body and mind before he was ready for marriage. That is why you see girls as young as 9 or 10 were married to
men as old as 30 or even older. The culture back then and in many of the world countries today (NON-MUSLIM
ONES TOO) is quite different than what you live in today.And there is no divine law which is broken in marrying a
girl of nine at any costs.


11-Her parents never objected:
Sayyidah Aishas mother and the Muslim women back then were O.K with her marriage. It was part of the Arab
custom and still is in many of the Muslim and non-Muslim countries today for girls to marry at a very young age.
When a girls body starts showing up (her breasts and her height and physical size), then she would be ready for
marriage
The only reason why Sayyidah Aishas father, Abu Baker Al Sidique, broke her engagement with Jober is because
he was a non-Muslim. Later, a woman named Kholeah Bint Hakeem suggested for Prophet Muhammad peace be
upon him to marry Sayyidah Aisha, because the Prophet and Abu Baker became best friends. Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) engaged Sayyidah Aisha for 3 years before he married her.


12-Muslims never concealed it:

Had there been any bad thinking regarding this marriage in minds of the people at that time. Muslims would have
tried there best to conceal at that time. But they didnt.


13-Refuting unjust Pagan views:

There were many baseless traditions in practice among the Arabs in those days. So Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him) was usually ordered by the Almighty ALLAH to refute such traditions through personal examples.
Similar is the case of Prophet Muhammads marriage with Umm al Momineen Aisha (R.A.)
1-For a bad omen, Arab considered Shawwal a month prohibited for marriage. Sayyidah Aishas betrothal and
departure from her parents house took place in Shawwal. This changed the ridiculous custom.
2-Another bad custom was that the Arabs did not give the hands of their daughters to those who they called
their brothers (though were not actual brothers). This was the objection raised by Abu Bakr himself, when the
Prophet (peace be upon him) made the proposal. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) then told him that a brother
in faith was not an actual blood brother to be placed in the prohibited category.


14-Great Wisdom behind this marriage:

Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) marriage with Sayyidah Aisha at that age was indeed a great blessings for all
the Muslims ever since. Most of the matters related to cleanliness, married relationship and other household
issues have been cleared due to her narrations. She lived a long time after the death of the Holy Prophet (peace
be upon him) and continued to teach the Ummah about matters of daily routine and great importance.


15-What was Sayyidah Aisha famous for ??

Well what was her specialty? I ask the critics.
Was it beauty?
Was it wealth?
No it was religion!Thus proving the DIVINE LOGIC.
Arwa Bin Zubair says, I did not find anyone more proficient (than Aisha ) in the knowledge of the Holy Quran, the
Commandments of Halal (lawful) and Haram (prohibited), Ilmul-Ansab and Arabic poetry. That is why, even senior
companions of the Prophet used to consult Aisha in resolving intricate issues.
(Jala-ul-Afham by Ibn Qaiyem and Ibn Saad, Vol.2, p.26)
Also see this;
Abu Musa al-Ashari says: Never had we (the companions) any difficulty for the solution of which we approached
Aisha and did not get some useful information from her. (Sirat-I-Aisha, on the authority of Trimidhi, pg. 163)