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[[File:wedding.jpg|right|thumb|A Bedouin bride and groom, c. 1904. The bride must be much younger than the groom as she has very obviously not yet reached her full height.|300px]] | [[File:wedding.jpg|right|thumb|A Bedouin bride and groom, c. 1904. The bride must be much younger than the groom as she has very obviously not yet reached her full height.|300px]] | ||
:::'''Mulaykah’s Probable Age = about 13 years.''' | |||
'''Muhammad’s Age at Marriage = 58 years and 9 months.''' | :::'''Muhammad’s Age at Marriage = 58 years and 9 months.''' | ||
'''Age Difference = 45 years and 9 months.''' | :::'''Age Difference = 45 years and 9 months.''' | ||
While this is only a guess, we were also only guessing about Sawdah. By the time Muhammad married Mulaykah, Aisha had become a just-nubile 16. Although Mulaykah was an older bride, she was almost certainly younger in years than Aisha. | While this is only a guess, we were also only guessing about Sawdah. By the time Muhammad married Mulaykah, Aisha had become a just-nubile 16. Although Mulaykah was an older bride, she was almost certainly younger in years than Aisha. | ||