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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Muhammad the Messenger of Allah Footnotes Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah (Life of the Prophet), Ibn Hisham, vol. l, p.205. Historians gave different dates for the Prophet's birth. Some said he was born on the 17th of the month, while others said on the 12th of it. The year of the Elephant coincided with the year 570 AD. Nahj al-Balaghah (Peaks of Eloquence) - Commander of the faithful, Imam Ali bin Abi-Talib (a.s.), Subhi al-Salih, 1st ed., 1967, p.300.

Bihar al-Anwar (Seas of Lights), Shaikh al-Majlisi, vol. 15, Tehran, p.363. 6&7 Al-Wafa bi-Ahwal al-Mustapha (Detailed Account of the Life of the Chosen Prophet), Ibn al-Jowzi, vol. l, p.133; Al-Bihar vol. 15, p.410. Historians said that Abdul-Muttalib himself chose his son, Abu-Talib to be the guardian of the Prophet (s.a.w.), even though he was neither his elder son nor the wealthiest, but he was the full brother of Abdullah the father of the Prophet (s.a.w.).

Suwar min Hayat Muhammad (Images from the Life of Muhammad), Amin Duwaidar, Dar al-Ma'arif - Egypt, p.76. Ibid. Ibid. Al-Bihar , vol. 16, p.13; Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. l, p.201 : al-Hamis (The Margin), 1936. Many historians agreed that Khadijah was not a virgin when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) took her as his wife. She was, they asserted, forty years old.

But many other historians had other versions: Ibn Shahr Ashub in his book, Ahmad al-Baladhari and Abul-Qasim al-Kufi in their books; Al-Murtada in his book al-Shafi (The Curer), and Abu-Ja'far in his book al-Talikhis (Summarization) stressed that the Prophet (s.a.w.) married Khadijah and she was a virgin.

In the two books of al-Anwar (The Lights) and al-Bida' (The Innovations) it is mentioned that Ruqayyah and Zainab were, in fact, the daughters of Halah, the sister of Khadijah and not Khadijah's. Many historians claim that Ruqayyah and Zainab were the daughters of Khadijah from her previous husband. As far as her age at the time of marriage is concerned historians differed about it. They put her age at 25, 28, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years.

The author of the book Kashf al-Ghummah (Removal of Grief) relates on the authority of Abu-Muhammad Abdul-Aziz al-Janabidhi al-Hanbali the author of Ma'alim al-Itrah al-Nabawiyyah (Milestones of the Prophetical Household), on the authority of Ibn Hammad and Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah married Khadijah when she was 28 year old. Her dowery was fixed at 12 ounces of gold.