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We can also calculate Muhammad’s mean age as a bridegroom. Here is his age when he consummated each of these marriages. | We can also calculate Muhammad’s mean age as a bridegroom. Here is his age when he consummated each of these marriages. | ||
:::#Khadijah = 24 years and 3 months. | |||
#Sawdah = 49 years and 1 month. | :::#Sawdah = 49 years and 1 month. | ||
#Aisha = 52 years and 0 months. | :::#Aisha = 52 years and 0 months. | ||
#Hafsah = 53 years and 9 months. | :::#Hafsah = 53 years and 9 months. | ||
#Zaynab bint Khuzayma = 53 years and 10 months. | :::#Zaynab bint Khuzayma = 53 years and 10 months. | ||
#Hind = 55 years and 0 months. | :::#Hind = 55 years and 0 months. | ||
#Zaynab bint Jahsh = 55 years and 11 months. | :::#Zaynab bint Jahsh = 55 years and 11 months. | ||
#Juwayiriyah = 56 years and 9 months. | :::#Juwayiriyah = 56 years and 9 months. | ||
#Ramlah = 57 years and 3 months. | :::#Ramlah = 57 years and 3 months. | ||
#Safiyah = 57 years and 3 months | :::#Safiyah = 57 years and 3 months | ||
#Maymunah = 57 years and 10 months. | :::#Maymunah = 57 years and 10 months. | ||
#Mulaykah = 58 years and 9 months. | :::#Mulaykah = 58 years and 9 months. | ||
#Asma = 59 years and 3 months. | :::#Asma = 59 years and 3 months. | ||
#Amrah = 60 years and 5 months. | :::#Amrah = 60 years and 5 months. | ||
Total Years = 751 and 4 months. | :::Total Years = 751 and 4 months. | ||
Mean Age of Muhammad as Bridegroom = '''53.66 years''' | :::Mean Age of Muhammad as Bridegroom = '''53.66 years''' | ||
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Muhammad’s mean age at marriage was 53 years and 8 months. The mean age difference between Muhammad and all his wives was over '''29 years'''. | Muhammad’s mean age at marriage was '''53 years and 8 months'''. The mean age difference between Muhammad and all his wives was over '''29 years'''. | ||
Of course, Muhammad’s first marriage to Khadijah skews the statistics. She was the ''only'' wife whom Muhammad married as a young man. She was the ''only'' wife who was close to his own age, as opposed to being significantly younger. Some statisticians would exclude her as an outlier before they began the calculation. | Of course, Muhammad’s first marriage to Khadijah skews the statistics. She was the ''only'' wife whom Muhammad married as a young man. She was the ''only'' wife who was close to his own age, as opposed to being significantly younger. Some statisticians would exclude her as an outlier before they began the calculation. | ||