I don't understand this about the Prophet?

Question

I was reading translations of the Koran and it said Mohamed (spelling) married Aisha when she was only 8 or 9 yrs old. It said her father slapped her and drew blood once. It also showed several times where women were allowed to be hit or "disciplined" by their husbands. Is this true? I'm just wondering because I don't know alot about this stuff and I don't want to have wrong info. Thanks (:

Answer 1

There is nowhere in the Quran that is mentioned our prophet marrying Aisha, or that her father slapped her!
those stories were mentioned in the hadith, and maybe u got abit disoriented and mixed some hadith with others.
so here are some facts:
- the prophet(pbuh) said that the best muslim of all is the best one to his wife _not the one who prays the most, or fasts the most_ and the prophet was the best to his wife, it was said that he never hit a woman or a child!
- there was one time that Aisha was arguing with the prophet and she was raising her voice when her father stepped in and tried to slap her for yelling at the prophet, when the prophet(pbuh) stood in his way and prevented him, and urged her father to leave, in this incident Aisha was so embarressed from herself so the prophet tried to cheer her up (knowing how she must be feeling) and joked with her by saying "c how i stood in his way!'' just to bring the smile to her face!!
- the incident that u mentioned by a man slapping a woman that the woman bled from her ears, it was Asmaa (Aisha's older sister) and the man was Abu Gahl, he was an unbeliever who used to torture muslims during the early rise of islam, on that day the prophet and Abu Bakr(Asmaa's father) were heading to Al madina and they were keeping it a secret, and Asmaa was the only one they told about their plan and the route they r taking ( women in islam have great roles) so Abu Gahl wanted to know and when Asmaa didnt tell him he slapped her!
- men are not allowed in any circumstances to beat their wives, based on the hadith that the prophet(pbuh) said thet he never beaten his wife or a women!
u might as well check these:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsXPzKE3YQAY4wIJw7pPCvbty6IX?qid=20070315001212AABB4jq&show=7#profile-info-kxHZsJ52aa

Answer 2

u r reading a wrong (modified/altered ) version of Quran.

1) there is no such saying about hazrat Muhammad's marriages(PBUH). in Quran
2) when he married to Hazrat Aysha, she was 18 or 19 and not 8.
i have full detail about this fact if u want to know email me. i will send to u. as this question has been asked some thousand times and i have answered in details.
iof ur aim is to pinch muslims then i cant help u any way.
but if u want to know the fact then u can email me any time. i will answer u in few days.

3) islam has not allowed anyone to hit or beat womens

thanks

Answer 3

You do relize that Aishah and Muhammad's marriage wasn't mentioned in the Qu'ran? It was in a "true" hadith. Which obviously was flawed.

Besides, Aishah wasn't 9, she was 17-18, here's why:

When Historians mention the age of Aisha (r.a) in their books, they are only providing an estimation. This is is because the Islamic Calender was not set up until the days of Omar ibn Al- Khattab (r.a). And the marriage of Rasuallah icon_saws.gif to Aisha happened long before this. Professor/ Dr. Ibrahim Abu Mohammad says that; "if one wants to know the exact age of Aisha, they need to use their skills to work it out. And this is what we shall do:-

1- The Prophet Muhammad icon_saws.gif was not the first person to propose to Aisha (r.a). Jubair bin Al- Mut'am was engaged to her before the Prophet. I pose the question, is it possible for a girl to be engaged when she is not ready for marriage?

2- Asma' (r.a), the sister of Aisha (r.a), was older than her by 10 years. Asma' died in 73 Hijrah at the age of 100, whilst Aisha died in 58 Hijrah.

3- The age of Aisha (r.a) was very close to the age of Fatima (r.a) and it is known that Fatima was born in the 5th year after prophethood. Let us assume that Aisha was 5 years older than Fatima, this means she was born in 1 year after prophethood. The Prophet icon_saws.gif consumated his marriage with Aisha in the 2nd year of Hijrah. This means that when he married her, she was 15 years old and not 9. How? Because after becoming a Prophet, the Messenger icon_saws.gif stayed in Mecca for 13 years before he migrated to Medinah. 13 years in Mecca + 2 years in Medina = 15 years.

Another method is:-

- It is known that Asma (r.a) died a few nights after the assassination of her son Abdullah in 73 Hijrah. Abdul Rahman bin Abe Zeenad states that the difference between Asma and Aisha was 10 years.

- If indeed Asma' did die when she reached 100 in 73 Hijrah, that means if Aisha lived to 73 Hijrah, she would have been 90 years old.
So... 90 (age) - 73 (year of Hijrah)= 17 years old.
Therefore, in 1 Hijrah, Aisha (r.a) was 17 years old when she married the Prophet icon_saws.gif.

There is a narration that says Aisha died in 58 Hijrah, and she was 67 years old. This cannot be correct because we know for sure that Asma, her sister, was 100 years old in 73 Hijrah, which means she was 85 in 58 Hijrah (the year Aisha died).
And since the difference in age is 10 years, that means that Aisha was 75 years old in 58 Hijrah and not 67.
75 (age of Aisha)- 58AH (year of death) = 17 years old.
Therefore, in 1 Hijrah. Aisha was 17 years old.

Conclusivley, the Prophet icon_saws.gif married Aisha (r.a) when she was 17-18 years old. And not when she was 6-9"






Anyways, about the beat part, it's not really beat. The most accurate personal translation if I can give is: Give her a tight slap if she's a cheating biatch after she ignores your advices.

Answer 4

I read that Aisha was only 6 when she married Muhammed and they consummated the marriage when she was 8. Imagine how many try outs he had before it really happened. Very unlikely prophet of God of the Bible. : (

Answer 5

Ok let me ask you ppl one question, is it only Muslim beat up their wife. How about others, can you be sure that american or other races and religion did not or do not beat their wife. Is family violence comes form the Mulsim community only? How about others race and religion?

Answer 6

TS has a good answer there...

and where did you find that version of Quran?

double-check the authenticity of things you read on the internet, dear...

Answer 7

I belive Muhammed (pbuhs) married her because she had no were else to go. He just married her and left her on the back burner till she was of age?

Answer 8

It is true that those events happened and it is also true that the same form of barbaric treatment still goes on in Muslim countries. What 'idiots' satan has conned man into becoming through the name of 'religion.' Religion without Life in Christ is dead, twisted and evil.

Answer 9

Sorry can't help you. Never read it. Good that you asked.

Answer 10

If you read it then is has been! yes you are your own proof this existed how what you read could be wrong?~!