[Capt. Tom]

One can only wonder about the PARENTS and the extended family of that nine-year-old girl.

Aishas father was Abu Bakr a lifelong friend of Muhammad and he went along with it.
Abu Bakr became the first Caliph after Muhammad died. -Tom

[cloudmountain]

Aishas father was Abu Bakr a lifelong friend of Muhammad and he went along with it. Abu Bakr became the first Caliph after Muhammad died. -Tom

Nice father. I guess the Caliphate was the bribe.

Not surprising. The four scarce resources that humans pursue are: money, fame, status and power.
With the Caliphate he got all four.

[cloudmountain]

The name AISHA means: "she who lives" or "womanly."
All Arab names have a meaning.