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The year of sorrow

Cited in 4 segments across 4 recordings · 2017 to 2020 · event/event:year-of-sorrow

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12 Oct 2020video Why the circumstances of the marriage rule out a six-year-old Aisha Aisha cannot have been six when the Prophet married her, because the marriage was meant to give him companionship, household help and support after the year of sorrow, which a child could not provide. Her engagement of several years before that, and the fear that she would convert her fiance, point the same way. Discussionguest speechAishaThe year of sorrowDr Shabir Ally (guest) machine5 min 13 s0:00on YouTube
22 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why do the circumstances of the Prophet's marriage rule out a six-year-old Aisha? The marriage after the year of sorrow was meant to give the Prophet a companion, a carer for his children and a support in the da'wah, which a six-year-old could not provide, and Aisha had been engaged for years to a man whose mother feared she would convert him. Mufti Abu Layth suggests her age was exaggerated downwards after the ifk slander to defend her purity. Discussionguest speechDr Shabir Ally (guest)Aishathe incident of the ifk (the slander of Aisha)The year of sorrow machine6 min 34 s41:29on YouTube
30 Nov 2018Mothers of the Believers: The Wives of the Blessed Prophet ﷺ Why was a marriage suggested to the Prophet after the year of sorrow? After the year of sorrow, Khawla suggested the Prophet marry and named Aisha and Sawda. Mufti Abu Layth says a wife was meant to help him with the home and children, companionship, intimacy and his mission. Lessonposition checkedThe year of sorrowKhadijahAbu TalibKhawla bint Hakim [?] machine3 min 54 s6:33on YouTube
11 Jan 2017Mothers of the Believers: The Wives of the Blessed Prophet ﷺ The reality: the year of sorrow and the proposal to Aisha Marriage was proposed to the Prophet in the year of sorrow as support and companionship, which Mufti Abu Layth says makes no sense if Aisha was six. A prior engagement and a fear she would convert her fiance also point to an older girl. Lessonposition checkedthe year of sorrowthe Prophet's journey to Ta'if machine13 min 08 s33:58on YouTube