<![CDATA[This paper analyzes the marriage of the Prophet Muḥammad (peace beupon him) to Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) within theframework of maqāṣid al-sharīʿah, emphasizing the historical,normative, and educational dimensions of the event. Modern debates thathighlight the issue of ʿĀishah’s age often stem from a literalist readingdetached from the maqāṣid-based context of Islamic law. Through aqualitative literature study of classical sources such as al-Sīrah alNabawiyyah, al-Muwāfaqāt by al-Shāṭibī, and Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah alIslāmiyyah by Ibn ʿĀshūr, this article finds that the marriage carries broadlegal dimensions: the protection of lineage (ḥifẓ al-nasl), preservation ofreligion (ḥifẓ al-dīn), education of the ummah (taʿlīm al-ummah), and theformation of Islamic family ethics. Methodologically, this study employsa maqāṣidī-historical approach, using qualitative analysis of both textsand the 7th-century Arabian social context. The findings suggest that themarriage of ʿĀishah was not merely a historical fact but a sharīʿahinstrument for safeguarding moral order and the epistemology of Islamiclaw. A maqāṣid-based understanding helps to avoid ahistoricalinterpretations while reinforcing the relevance of Islamic family ethics inthe modern era.]]>
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