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Historians mentioned different ages for Khadija (a), when she married [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], from 25 to 46. Most of sources stated that Khadija (a) was 40 years old when she married the Prophet (s).<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 98; vol. 9, p. 459; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 174; Ibn Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba fī maʿrifat al-Ṣaḥāba'', vol. 1, p. 23.</ref> However there are reports for the possibility of other ages.<ref>Masʿūdī, ''Murūj al-dhahab'', vol. 2, p. 287.</ref> Historical sources mentioned her age when she married the Prophet (s) to be 25,<ref>Bayhaqī, Dalāʾil al-nubuwwa, 1405 AH, vol. 2, p. 72; Ibn Kathīr, al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya, vol. 2, p. 294; Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 1, p. 98.</ref> 28,<ref>Ḥākim al-Nayshābūrī, ''Al-Mustadrak ʿala l-ṣaḥīḥayn'', 1411 AH, vol. 3, p. 200; | Historians mentioned different ages for Khadija (a), when she married [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], from 25 to 46. Most of sources stated that Khadija (a) was 40 years old when she married the Prophet (s).<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 98; vol. 9, p. 459; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 174; Ibn Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba fī maʿrifat al-Ṣaḥāba'', vol. 1, p. 23.</ref> However there are reports for the possibility of other ages.<ref>Masʿūdī, ''Murūj al-dhahab'', vol. 2, p. 287.</ref> Historical sources mentioned her age when she married the Prophet (s) to be 25,<ref>Bayhaqī, Dalāʾil al-nubuwwa, 1405 AH, vol. 2, p. 72; Ibn Kathīr, al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya, vol. 2, p. 294; Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 1, p. 98.</ref> 28,<ref>Ḥākim al-Nayshābūrī, ''Al-Mustadrak ʿala l-ṣaḥīḥayn'', 1411 AH, vol. 3, p. 200; *Dūlābī, ''Al-Dhurrīyya al-ṭāhira al-nabawīyya'', 1407 AH, p. 52.</ref> 30,<ref>ʿĀmilī, al-Ṣaḥīḥ min sīrat al-Nabī, vol. 2, p. 115, from ''Tahdhīb tārīkh Damishq'' vol.1, p. 303; ''Tārīkh al-khamīs'', vol. 1, p. 264.</ref> 35,<ref>Ibn Kathīr, al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya, 1407 AH, vol. 2, p. 295; Ibn Hishām, ''Al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 1, p. 265.</ref> 44, 45<ref>Ibn Manẓūr, ''Mūkhtasar tārīkh Damishq'' 1404 AH, vol. 2, p. 274. </ref> or even 46<ref>Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, 1417 AH, vol. 1, p. 98.</ref>. | ||
Analyzing the exact age of Khadija (a) at the time of her marriage with Prophet Muhammad (s) is difficult. If we consider that their marriage lasted for 25 years, from 15 years before Bi'tha (595-96 CE)<ref>Ibn Kathīr, ''al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 2, p. 295.</ref> to 10 years after Bi'tha ([[619 CE]]), and the age of Khadija (a) when she passed away was 65 or as [[al-Bayhaqi]] said 50; therefore, we can conclude that Khadija (a) was either 40 or 25 when she married Prophet Muhammad (s). | Analyzing the exact age of Khadija (a) at the time of her marriage with Prophet Muhammad (s) is difficult. If we consider that their marriage lasted for 25 years, from 15 years before Bi'tha (595-96 CE)<ref>Ibn Kathīr, ''al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 2, p. 295.</ref> to 10 years after Bi'tha ([[619 CE]]), and the age of Khadija (a) when she passed away was 65 or as [[al-Bayhaqi]] said 50; therefore, we can conclude that Khadija (a) was either 40 or 25 when she married Prophet Muhammad (s). | ||