Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time, HarperPress, 2006, p. 167
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There was no impropriety in Muhammad’s betrothal to Aisha. Marriages conducted in absentia to seal an alliance were often contracted at this time between adults and minors who were even younger than Aisha. This practice continued in Europe well into the early modern period. There was no question of consummating the marriage until Aisha reached puberty, when she would be married off like any other girl.
— Karen Armstrong
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There was no impropriety in Muhammad’s betrothal to Aisha. Marriages conducted in absentia to seal an alliance were often contracted at this time between adults and minors who were even younger than Aisha. This practice continued in Europe well into the early modern period. There was no question of consummating the marriage until Aisha reached puberty, when she would be married off like any other girl." in the context of "Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time, HarperPress, 2006, p. 167" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Aisha" (About Aisha)
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About Aisha
Āishah bint Abī Bakr (613/614 – 678 CE; Arabic: عائشة,transcribed as A'ishah, Aisyah, Ayesha, A'isha, Aishat, Aishah, or Aisha) was one of Muhammad's wives. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين umm al-mu'minīn), per the description of Muhammad's wives in the Qur'an.
About Aisha
Āishah bint Abī Bakr (613/614 – 678 CE; Arabic: عائشة,transcribed as A'ishah, Aisyah, Ayesha, A'isha, Aishat, Aishah, or Aisha) was one of Muhammad's wives. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين umm al-mu'minīn), per the description of Muhammad's wives in the Qur'an.
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