"It should also be noted that Aisha joined the Holy Prophet's
household only one year before the battle of Uhud. According to the
common view she would be only ten years of age at this time, which is
certainlynot a suitable age for the work she did on this occasion.
This also shows that she was not so young at this time." [12]
If, as shown in the previoussection above, Aisha was nineteen at the
time of the consummation of her marriage, then she would be twenty
years old at the time of the battle of Uhud. It may be added that on
the earlier occasion of the battle of Badr when some Muslim youths
tried, out of eagerness, to go along with the Muslim army to the field
of battle, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sent them back on account of
their young age (allowing only one such youngster, Umair ibn Abi
Waqqas, to accompany his older brother the famous Companion Sa'd ibn
Abi Waqqas). It seems, therefore, highly unlikely that if Aisha was
ten years old the Holy Prophet would have allowed her to accompany the
army to thefield of battle.
We conclude from all the evidence cited above that Aisha (may Allah be
pleased with her) was nineteen years old when she joined the Holy
Prophet as his wife in the year 2 A.H., the nikah or betrothal having
taken place five years previously.
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