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Was the Age of Aisha (ra) Always Problematic?

December 21, 2018

In recent years, Aisha RA’s age at the time of marriage to the Prophet has become a favorite talking point of Islamophobes, and cause of doubt for young Muslims. But was her age always so problematic? 

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