Did prophet Muhammad marry a 9 years old girl?!!!?

Question

Yes, but she WASN'T a child!.Check this link carefully,then tell me your feed back.
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE&cid=1123996016558

Answer 1

That's correct !

First of all, it is important to know:
Aisha's parents were the ones who married her to our Prophet, and that no Muslim or even pagan objected to the marriage because it was widely practiced. And even until today in 3rd world countries (Muslims and non-Muslims), little girls as young as 9 or 10 do get married. Anyway, the reason no one objected was to the Prophet's marriage was:

1. People used to have very short life-spans in Arabia. They used to live between 40 to 60 years maximum. So it was only normal and natural for girls to be married off at ages 9 or 10 or similar.

2. Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many third-world non-Muslim and Muslim countries.

What about Mary, Jesus' Mother peace be upon both of them? How old was she when she got pregnant?

Not only was it a custom in the Arab society to Engage/Marry a young girl it was also common in the Jewish society. The case of Mary the mother of Jesus comes to mind, in non biblical sources she was between 11-14 years old when she conceived Jesus. Mary had already been "BETROTHED" to Joseph before conceiving Jesus. Joseph was a much older man. therefore Mary was younger than 11-14 years of age when she was "BETHROED" to Joseph. We Muslims would never call Joseph a Child Molester, nor would we refer to the "Holy Ghost" of the Bible, that "Impregnated" Mary as a "Rapist" or "Adulterer".

According to the Priest of Saint Mary's Catholic Church: "Mary was approximately 14 years old when she got pregnant with Jesus. Joseph, Mary's Husband is believed to be around 36. Mary was only 13 when she married Joseph. When she first was arranged with Joseph she was between 7 to 9 years old."

According to the "Oxford Dictionary Bible" commentary, Mary (peace be upon her) was12 years old when she became impregnated.

So if I want to be as silly and ridiculous as many of the Christians, I would respond to them by saying that Mary was psychologically and emotionally devastated for getting pregnant at a very young age. And speaking of "child molesting", since most Christians believe that Jesus is the Creator of this universe, then why did GOD allow himself to enter life through a 12-year old young girl's vagina? Please note that we Muslims love and respect Allah Almighty, Mary, Jesus and Allah's Message to the People of the Book (The Jews and Christians). In other words, we Muslims would never make fun of Christianity through such childish topic like this one as many ridiculous Christians do make fun of Islam through our Prophet's (peace be upon him) marriage.

Answer 2

The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death). Arabs were a primitive lot with little rules to abide. Yet they had some code of ethics that they honored scrupulously. For example, although they fought all the year round, they abstained from hostilities during certain holy months of the year. They also considered Mecca to be a holy city and did not make war against it. A adopted son’s wife was deemed to be a daughter in law and they would not marry her. Also it was customary that close friends made a pact of brotherhood and considered each other as true brothers. The Prophet disregarded all of these rules anytime they stood between him and his interests or whims. Abu Bakr and Muhammad had pledged to each other to be brothers. So according to their costoms Ayesha was supposed to be like a niece to the Holy Prophet. Yet that did not stop him to ask her hand even when she was only six years old.

Answer 3

And let's not forget that Mohammed was not the ONLY man marrying a very young girl (yet she had reached puberty). It was the absolute NORM for men in that culture, at that time. Nobody THEN thought it was wicked or depraved or perverted. It is STUPID to judge people from a totally different period in history by our standards of today. We don't have to like or approve of what he did, but we only show ignorance and immaturity when we try to equate the customs of that society to those of 21st century Europe and the west in general.

Answer 4

She wasn't a child. Someone offered his 9 yr old daughter for marriage, but he said she was too young, to wait until she's older.

Answer 5

Yes he did marry a nine year old, some say did not consumate the marriage until she was much older.....may knowledge is limited corcerning this

Answer 6

uhhh, every 9 year old girl i've ever met.....is a child. i don't care who says otherwise and i don't care how it is made to look otherwise or what culture decides a 9 year old girl is...she is a child. PHYSICALLY most 9 year olds are still children.

Answer 7

Vic: Sorry your own history books already told the truth before you got this bogas web site that is prapaganda.
She was 3 when it said, "He purchased her and she was trained in his household for 5 years before he took her as a wife. She was 8 years old." The older wives trained her in how to please her master. That's a quote.

Answer 8

He married 27 altogether

Answer 9

Well...of course we cannot judge that by our current standards. He lived in the 6th century where (duh) things were different. In ancient times children could be rulers of countries by the age of 7. Tutankamon was 8 or 9 when he was pharaoh.

Answer 10

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