نکاح النبیﷺکےوقت خدیجہ رضی اللہ عنہا کی عمر کا قضیہاہلِ سیَرکے آراء کی روشنی میں ایک جائزہ

The Age Issue of Ḥaḍrat Khadῑja(R.A) at the time of Marriage with Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W): An Analysis in light of Bio-Graphers Views

Abstract

Ḥaḍrat Muḥammad S.A.W is the last messenger of Allah, whom obedience has declared as obedience of Allah. Everything that belongs to Prophet S.A.W whether it is related to Wars (Ghazawᾱt) or Holy Wives (Azwᾱj-e-Muṭṭaharᾱt) Muslims get awareness of them and deem it a relighous duty. This trend has helped to save the lifestyle of the Prophet S.A.W and transform it to next generation. It is the miracle of the Prophet S.A.W that although the sources were limited, yet his complete life was mentioned in books and followed by beliers. After the Qurᾱn and Hadῑth Sῑrah is considered the most reliable source of religion, through which we get to about the practical life of Ḥaḍrat Muḥammad S.A.W. The Sῑrah of Ḥaḍrat Muḥammad S.A.W is authentic, complete and worthy to be followed. Sῑrah is a field where the Non-Muslim scholars have shown their interest. They have complied hundreds books on the life of the Prophet S.A.W. Though some have their critical opinions and negative interpretation about some events of Sῑrah. One issue that has been taken into consideration is the Age issue of Ḥaḍrat KHadῑja R.A at time she got married to the Prophet S.A.W. The Opinions regarding this issue are somehow controversial. In this article an attempt has been done to evaluate this issue and explore the most authentic opinions after researching the Sῑrah collections.