I’ll let the facts speak for themselves…so what did the Prophet do in Arabia?’ she paused, looked at the lady intently and then, ‘His first wife, Khadija, was a smart and prosperous businesswoman. She lived in a society that allowed her both the social and economic freedom to run an extensive caravan business. She chose her third husband on her own, a man fifteen years younger than her. He remained faithful to her as long as she was alive. After her death—he was over fifty-two then—he married eleven women.’ She turned and looked at all the faces around the round table before finally resting
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