Aisha was not prepubescent at the time of her marriage to Muhammad because girls reached puberty earlier due to the hot climate.

The claim that Aisha was not prepubescent at the time of her marriage to Muhammad is based on the assertion that girls matured faster in the hot climate of Arabia. However, there is no evidence to support this claim, and Islamic sources, such as al-Tabari, explicitly state that Aisha was 'very young and not ready for consummation' at the time of her marriage. This indicates that her age was indeed a factor in the marriage, and it does not support the idea that she had reached puberty. Furthermore, the hadiths provide additional evidence that Aisha had not reached puberty. Reports of her playing with dolls suggest that she was still a child, as such behavior is typically associated with prepubescent girls. This cultural context further undermines the argument that Aisha was mature enough for marriage at the age of nine. In conclusion, the claims made by some Muslims to justify Muhammad's marriage to Aisha fail to hold up under scrutiny. The historical and textual evidence indicates that Aisha was indeed prepubescent at the time of her marriage, and the arguments attempting to refute this are based on misinterpretations of the sources.