Footnote 2728 on the same page says in part: "Thus the marriage of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) with ‘A’isha at an age when she was at the threshold of puberty was a great necessity, as it was through her that instructions could successfully be imparted to the young ladies who had newly entered the fold of Islam. Moreover, this marriage struck at the root of a wrong notion which had firmly taken hold of the minds of the people that it was contrary to religious ethics to marry the daughter of a man whom one declared to be one’s brother."
Rejeo la 2728 chini ya ukurasa huo huo linasema kwa sehemu: "Kwa hiyo ndoa ya Nabii (amani na iwe juu yake) na A’isha katika umri ambapo alikuwa karibu na kuvunja ungo ulikuwa umuhimu sana, kwani ilikuwa kupitia kwake mafundisho yangeweza kupitishwa kwa mafanikio kwa wanawake wadogo ambao ndio kwanza wameingia kwenye kundi la Uislam.