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Zaynab was therefore married on or soon after 18 February 625. She died on or just before 11 October 625. If she was “about 30” in 4 AH, she was born in October 596, plus or minus a few years.
Zaynab was therefore married on or soon after 18 February 625. She died on or just before 11 October 625. If she was “about 30” in 4 AH, she was born in October 596, plus or minus a few years.


:::'''Zaynab’s Median Age = 28 years and 4 months.'''
*''Zaynab’s Median Age = 28 years and 4 months.''
:::'''Muhammad’s Age = 53 years and 10 months.'''
*''Muhammad’s Age = 53 years and 10 months.''
:::'''Age Difference = 25 years and 6 months.'''
*''Age Difference = 25 years and 6 months.''


Zaynab married five times.<ref>Ibn Hisham note 918; Bewley/Saad 8:82; {{Tabari|9|p. 138}}; {{Tabari|39|pp. 163-614}}.</ref> Her fifth choice, it seems, fell on a high-status and already-married man old enough to be her father.
Zaynab married five times.<ref>Ibn Hisham note 918; Bewley/Saad 8:82; {{Tabari|9|p. 138}}; {{Tabari|39|pp. 163-614}}.</ref> Her fifth choice, it seems, fell on a high-status and already-married man old enough to be her father.
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