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-{{QualityScore|Lead=1|Structure=2|Content=4|Language=2|References=3}}Most Muslims are unaware that the [[Sahih]] [[hadith|ahadith]] say that [[Aisha]], the wife of [[Muhammad]], was below the age of puberty when she was at least fourteen years old, and remained in that state till the age of sixteen. The collectors of Hadith, however, were generally not ashamed of the truth. Even being some of the most devout Muslims to have ever lived, they had still preserved [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Muhammad|many authentic narrations]] which reflect very dubiously on the character of Muhammad. Some modern Muslims and apologists in the West, on the other hand, are ashamed that their prophet would marry and have sex with a pre-pubescent young girl, so they may claim that there is no evidence that Aisha was below the age of puberty. On the contrary, they may insist that she was already past the age of puberty, though without evidence to back their claim.
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-We do not need to accept on blind faith the unsubstantiated claims of these Muslims since we have the original sahih ahadith. What do these say about Aisha’s pubertal status? The evidence is clear from the collection of Imam Bukhari. Hence, we will base our proposition on the famous “[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Translation-Meanings-Summarized-Sahih-Al-Bukhari/dp/1567445195 Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari Arabic-English]” by ''Dr Muhammad Muhsin Khan'', published by the Islamic University - Al-Medina Al-Munauwara, Saudi Arabia.
+==Aisha's Age of Puberty==
-==The Evidence==
+===Scientific Evidence===
-===Scientific===
 Before we address the scriptural evidence, a few biological truths are worth noting. Apologetic claims which appeal to science can be summarized by the following argument.
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 [[W:Lina Medina|Lina Medina]] (born September 27, 1933, in Ticrapo, Peru), had her menarche at age 8 months,<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1020827/asp/foreign/story_1140311.asp Six decades later, world’s youngest mother awaits aid] - The Telegraph, August 27, 2002</ref> and after giving birth to her first child at the age of 5 years and 7 months (under unknown circumstances), she is the youngest mother in history. Following the logic used by many apologists, it would mean having sex with this child when she was 8 months old is acceptable behaviour. Giving birth at 5 years hardly meant this child was "mature". To view an image of Lina, 7 and a 1/2 months into pregnancy, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lina_Medina.jpg click here].
-===Scriptural===
+===Scriptural Evidence===
 We now move onto the scriptural evidence. Here are some of the relevant sahih hadith: