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	[[Muhammad\|Muhammad's]] hijra ("flight" or "migration") from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]] in 622 AD marks the beginning of the ''Islamic lunar calendar''. This is why Muslim dates have the suffix ''AH'' (After Hijra). The [[Islam\|Islamic]] lunar year (354 or 355 days) is between 10 and 12 days shorter than the "Western" or "Christian" Gregorian solar year (365 or 366 days).<ref>Syed Khalid Shaukat - [http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/calendar.htm What is Islamic Calendar] - MissionIslam</ref>		Prophet [[Muhammad\|Muhammad's]] hijra ("flight" or "migration") from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]] in 622 AD marks the beginning of the ''Islamic lunar calendar''. This is why Muslim dates have the suffix ''AH'' (After Hijra). The [[Islam\|Islamic]] lunar year (354 or 355 days) is between 10 and 12 days shorter than the "Western" or "Christian" Gregorian solar year (365 or 366 days).<ref>Syed Khalid Shaukat - [http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/calendar.htm What is Islamic Calendar] - MissionIslam</ref>

	Muhammad's child bride, [[Aisha]], was 9 years-old at the [[Aisha Age of Consummation\|time of her consummation]] according to the Islamic calender. Therefore it is quite possible that she was aged only 8 years at the time of her consummation according to the internationally accepted Gregorian calender we use today.		Muhammad's child bride, [[Aisha]], was 9 years-old at the [[Aisha Age of Consummation\|time of her consummation]] according to the Islamic calender. Therefore it is quite possible that she was aged only 8 years at the time of her consummation according to the internationally accepted Gregorian calender we use today.