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{{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:12; {{Tabari|39|p. 161}}.|Hakim ibn Hizam said, “Khadijah bint Khuwaylid died in the month of Ramadan in the tenth year of prophethood. She was 65 then.”}} | {{Quote|Bewley/Saad 8:12; {{Tabari|39|p. 161}}.|Hakim ibn Hizam said, “Khadijah bint Khuwaylid died in the month of Ramadan in the tenth year of prophethood. She was 65 then.”}} | ||
The year “65 years before the tenth year of prophethood” ran between July 556 and July 557, which was 15 years before the so-called Year of the Elephant, so this is internally consistent. | The year “65 years before the tenth year of prophethood” ran between 27 July 556 and 15 July 557, which was 15 years before the so-called Year of the Elephant, so this is internally consistent. | ||
Hakim was Khadijah’s nephew.<ref>Guillaume/Ishaq 160</ref> Since children generally know the ages of their playmates, it is assumed that Hakim would have known the age of an aunt who was only two years older than himself. That is why his statement that she married Muhammad when she was 40 is usually accepted as true. However, there are problems with Hakim’s assertion. | Hakim was Khadijah’s nephew.<ref>Guillaume/Ishaq 160</ref> Since children generally know the ages of their playmates, it is assumed that Hakim would have known the age of an aunt who was only two years older than himself. That is why his statement that she married Muhammad when she was 40 is usually accepted as true. However, there are problems with Hakim’s assertion. | ||