| − | '''Aisha bint Abi Bakr''' (Arabic '''عائشة''') was the first and most beloved of [[Muhammad]]s wives.<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/biographies/sahaabah/bio.AISHAH_BINT_ABI_BAKR.html USC Biography of Aisha]</ref> She is often described as the "Mother of All Believers".<ref>''The Holy Qur'an'' 33.6</ref> There has been controversy over the age of Aisha when she married Muhammad at age 6 or 7. Two [[hadith]]s narrated by Aisha herself<ref>Sahih Bukhari 5:58:234</ref><ref>Sahih Muslim 8:3311</ref> describe her as being six or seven years old at the time of marriage, and nine years old at the consummation of the marriage. | + | '''Aisha bint Abi Bakr''' (Arabic '''عائشة''') was the first and most beloved of [[Muhammad]]'s wives.<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/biographies/sahaabah/bio.AISHAH_BINT_ABI_BAKR.html USC Biography of Aisha]</ref> She is often described as the "Mother of All Believers".<ref>''The Holy Qur'an'' 33.6</ref> There has been controversy over the age of Aisha when she married Muhammad at age 6 or 7. Two [[hadith]]s narrated by Aisha herself<ref>Sahih Bukhari 5:58:234</ref><ref>Sahih Muslim 8:3311</ref> describe her as being six or seven years old at the time of marriage, and nine years old at the consummation of the marriage. |