The question of Ayesha%u2019s age at the time of her marriage to the Prophet (peace be upon him) troubles many Non Muslims, particularly in our present time when the onslaught against Islam stops at nothing. Many are those who try to attack Islam through attacking the Prophet. Yet they cannot find any justification for such attack, so they look at seemingly weak points, like his marriage to Ayesha. She was 6 or 9 at the time of marriage but Indeed the evidence congregates towards the view that she was at least 18, and perhaps 20 or over at the time of her marriage.
