If he really loved her, he could have adopted her as a daughter. He must be a pedophile.
2006-10-21 13:53:57 · 15 answers · asked by Moriahho 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I had to answer this question several times before, allow me to provide u with a quick fact instead of a 50 page reply.
1- A muslim can NOT adopt - it is not allowed, simply illegal. To accomodate a female in your house, she has to be a first degree relative or a wife
2- The marriage was for the sake of adopting the girl and did not involve sexual relations
3- Marriage as an institution under islamic law does not necessarily mean sex - it is a legal channel whereby this girl could be a member of his household.
In a nut shell, it was not the traditional marriage of modern times, that involves sex, pregnancy etc.
2006-10-21 14:18:21 · answer #1 · answered by fozio 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He (SAW) married her because his good friend Abu Bakr wanted the Prophet to marry his daughter. That's right... you read that correctly, the father of Aisha wanted to give his daughter in marriage to the Prophet at such a young age because it was normal in those days. In fact, the Prophet gave his daughter Fatima (AS) in marriage to Ali (AS) when the girl was about 13 years old. It was perfectly acceptable and fine in those days to marry a young woman and it could never be considered pedophilia at that time!
2006-10-21 21:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Peace and salaam
In most cultures around the world, even in the United States up until about the 1950's it was common for women to marry quite young, during the 20th century the marital age was generally for women in their mid-to-late teens whilst previous to this (yes in the USA) marriage for young women who were just hitting puberty...i.e. 13-15 was normal while men traditionally married once they finished grammer school, obtained a skill and was working...making most men marriagable in their late teens, early 20's.
The currently marital age of early-mid-20's for women and late-20's, early 30's for men is a very recent phenomenon.
Another reason why societies tended to prefer young women becoming married in their teens or as soon as puberty hit was because of the high mortality rate, many women died giving birth and additionally, many women died due to disease.
now...During the prophet Mohammed time...and even before and after...think Ceasar the Roman Emperor and the time of Moses, young women typically married at puberty. Society considered them mature women, capable of being married...i.e. having children.
While we may scoff at this concept, our concept of later-marriage is a decidedly recent phenomenon.
Hence having a younthful wife was the norm...everywhere in the world, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
Another aspect of this is that frequently men married the daughters of allies or friends to strengthen ties and even if the girl was a child she would obviously not live with her husband until she reached puberty.
I remeber hearing that Mary the son of Jesus, peace be upon him was just barely a teen upon having her son.
Additionally, and alas, I dont have the sources with me, but I believe that the Prophet Mohammed PBUH did not "live" with his wife, Aisha until she had hit puberty and was therefore able to be a wife, she was also the daughter of a friend and allie of the Prophet Mohammed PBUH so marriage to her strengthened ties between the 2 families, and infact almost all of the Prophets marriages were based on tribal alliances and to strengthen the ties of both families.
This was a extremely common practice worldwide, even in the West up until the mid-20th century.
So before you jump to conclusions it might help to think about it from a historical perspective.
2006-10-21 21:17:13 · answer #3 · answered by zendegi786 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
their culture doesn't concider it being a pedophile. when a girl is orphaned she can be taken to be a future wife. Why they don't just adopt orphans is beyond me. But I think it has to do with the fact they like to have sex with young women. That is a good excuse. You ought to hear the excuse for multiple wives.
that one will really through you.
2006-10-21 20:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Christian scholars say that Mary was 12 when she had Jesus, and Joseph was in his 30s or 40s, are they both pedophiles or neither?
may Allah guide you
2006-10-21 20:56:13 · answer #5 · answered by abdulaziiz 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
This is ridiculous, this question was asked and answered a thousand times before! Get a life.
2006-10-21 21:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by Isis 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dude there is no suffienct proof that Aisha was 9 when she got married to him.Plus how old was Abraham was he got to sarai(sp).You christians hippocracy is at its peak.
2006-10-21 21:00:11 · answer #7 · answered by cha0s 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Have you read this book ?
What is your opinion, from the list below, provided by Spencer in his book?
The Truth About Muhammad
by Robert Spencer
Meet the real Muhammad:
Muhammad's bizarre reaction to his first "revelation": "I will go to the top of the mountain and throw myself down that I may kill myself"
The heretical Christian who convinced Muhammad he was a prophet – and may have taught him his erroneous views of Christianity
Islamic borrowings from Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism – and Muhammad's enraged replies to charges that he borrowed material rather than received actual divine revelations
The "revelation" that allowed Muhammad to marry his beautiful daughter-in-law
The strange incident in Muhammad's life that makes it virtually impossible to prove rape in Islamic countries today
The real "Satanic Verses" incident (not the Salman Rushdie version): how Muhammad's attempt to win over his opponents ended with his saying he had been inspired not by God, but by Satan
How the Qur'an's teaching on warfare against unbelievers developed – with constant war to establish the hegemony of Islamic law as the last stage
The first year of the Muslim calendar: not when Muhammad was born or became a prophet, but when he became a warlord
How Muhammad used the graphic lure of Islamic Paradise to urge his warriors to fight furiously to extend his rule
"Kill every Jew who comes into your power": why Muhammad became so angry with both Jews and Christians – with disastrous consequences that are still playing out in the world today
The momentous command by Muhammad that led to good being identified with anything that benefited the Muslims, and evil with anything that harmed them --without reference to any larger moral standard
Muhammad's child bride – and the terrible consequences his marriage to a nine-year-old still has in the Islamic world
"This is the caravan of the Quraysh possessing wealth. It is likely that Allah may give it to you as booty": how Muhammad gave divine sanction to the Muslims' bloody raids
"War is deceit": the permission Muhammad gave his followers to lie in order to gain an advantage over their enemies
How Muhammad broke the principal treaty he entered into, again setting a pattern for Muslim states thereafter
Muhammad's commands to his followers to wage perpetual war against non-Muslims, including Jews and Christians
Muhammad on women's rights: women "are prisoners with you having no control of their persons"
"If justice is not to be found with me then where will you find it?" Why Muhammad still stands for Muslims as the supreme model for human behavior
"I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula, and will not leave any but Muslims" – and other statements by Muhammad that contemporary jihadists take very seriously
Islamic tolerance? The onerous tax burden and other discriminatory regulations mandated for non-Muslims under Islamic law
How Muhammad ordered the killing of apostates from Islam
The massacre of a Jewish tribe by Muhammad that was invoked by modern-day jihadists at the beginning of Israel's July 2006 operations against Hizballah in Lebanon
"Embrace Islam, and your lives and property will be safe": Muhammad's threatening letters to the rulers of the lands around Arabia
Muhammad's frequent avowals that the Muslims would overcome the empires bordering on Arabia and one day stand as masters of the world
"I have been made victorious with terror" – and other statements of Muhammad on his deathbed
Six steps that American leaders can and must take in order to protect our nation from Islamic jihad terrorism
2006-10-22 12:10:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A religion that advocates pedophiles.
2006-10-21 20:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
for pure freshness
2006-10-21 20:58:02 · answer #10 · answered by tiny adventures 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋