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{{Quote|{{Muslim|5|2347}}.|[Muhammad] said to Mahmiyah: “Marry your daughter to this young man,” (i.e. Al-Fadl ibn Abbas) and he married her to him.}} | {{Quote|{{Muslim|5|2347}}.|[Muhammad] said to Mahmiyah: “Marry your daughter to this young man,” (i.e. Al-Fadl ibn Abbas) and he married her to him.}} | ||
Mahmiyah ibn Jazi did not take his family on his emigration to Abyssinia,</ref>Guillaume/Ishaq 148, 527.<ref> so his daughter must have been conceived in Mecca before 615. Her age is not known beyond this; we can only guess that Muhammad paired her off with Al-Fadl (her cousin) because they were roughly the same age, i.e., about 15. | Mahmiyah ibn Jazi did not take his family on his emigration to Abyssinia,</ref>Guillaume/Ishaq 148, 527.</ref> so his daughter must have been conceived in Mecca before 615. Her age is not known beyond this; we can only guess that Muhammad paired her off with Al-Fadl (her cousin) because they were roughly the same age, i.e., about 15. | ||
Later Al-Fadl married Amrah bint Yazid. It is safe to say that he married her willingly. Amrah was of no political importance, and Al-Fadl was extremely susceptible to pretty girls.<ref>See {{Bukhari||74|247}}.</ref> So it is highly unlikely that Amrah was older than Al-Fadl (or that she was plain). She would have been the same age as her bridegroom or a little younger. However, Al-Fadl subsequently divorced Amrah, and she was afterwards married to Muhammad. | Later Al-Fadl married Amrah bint Yazid. It is safe to say that he married her willingly. Amrah was of no political importance, and Al-Fadl was extremely susceptible to pretty girls.<ref>See {{Bukhari||74|247}}.</ref> So it is highly unlikely that Amrah was older than Al-Fadl (or that she was plain). She would have been the same age as her bridegroom or a little younger. However, Al-Fadl subsequently divorced Amrah, and she was afterwards married to Muhammad. | ||
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We do not know how old Amrah was in 631, but it is reasonable to suggest that she was 14 or 15 – a couple of years younger than Aisha. | We do not know how old Amrah was in 631, but it is reasonable to suggest that she was 14 or 15 – a couple of years younger than Aisha. | ||
:::'''Amrah’s Probable Age = about 15 years.''' | |||
'''Muhammad’s Age at Marriage = 60 years and 5 months.''' | :::'''Muhammad’s Age at Marriage = 60 years and 5 months.''' | ||
'''Age Difference = 45 years and 5 months.''' | :::'''Age Difference = 45 years and 5 months.''' | ||
Again, this is a guess, but it is an estimate based on real data about Amrah’s life. We can make no such guesses about the remaining women in Muhammad’s life. | Again, this is a guess, but it is an estimate based on real data about Amrah’s life. We can make no such guesses about the remaining women in Muhammad’s life. | ||