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In Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk, al-Ṭabarī mentions:

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If she was born before Islam, that means she must have been at least 14–15 years old by the time of Hijrah.

===== In Fatḥ al-Bārī (his commentary on Bukhārī), he repeats the Bukhārī narration but also notes: =====

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He doesn’t deny the report but acknowledges inconsistencies between chronological evidence and the 9-year claim.

===== If Asmāʾ was 10 years older and ʿĀʾishah was born 10 years later, and Asmāʾ was 27 at Hijrah, then: =====

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This was also the position of:
* Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah
* Shibli Nomani
* Maulana Muhammad Ali
* Ghamidi (modern Islamic scholar)

===== “Tazawwajahā wa hiya bint sitt” (married her when she was six) — the word bint (daughter) in Arabic could denote stage of life, not precise age. =====
Some scholars have argued that “bint sitt” could refer to being in her sixth stage (adolescent) rather than literally six years old — though this interpretation is minority.