Was Muhammid a child molester?

Question

If he was all wise he should have seen something wrong with this.

Answer 1

yea i herd he married a 8 yr old

Answer 2

It was part of their culture. Just like my Great Grandfather was 20 yrs old when he married my 12 yr old Great grandmother - it was Acceptable during that time... actually, in many cases it was expected because of large families (my great grandmother had some 14 bro's and sis'), low income (most of them were farmers who made very little money and had a hard time feeding everyone), and the fact they couldn't just run to the store or the clinic for birth control.... Not that it makes it Right, so to speak, but it was cultural norm of that time.

Child molestation means Rape.... When it's accepted by all parties due to the culture they are in, it's not rape. You can't take the laws of today in this culture and try to apply them to a totally different culture of a different time.

Not that I agree with marrying a child off or a grown man/woman sleeping the child... I don't. But let's be a little reasonable about this and actually look at the culture they come from and what was considered acceptable and not apply todays laws and outlooks to those of a long gone time.

Answer 3

If Muhammad was truly the last prophet with perfect character, as Muslims claim, then he would have set an example that should last forever! Apparently marrying a 6 yr old girl and consummating the marriage at 9 is what Allah allows forever. No child is mentally or physically ready for this kind of intimate relationship. Just because a girl is menstruating doesn't mean she has finished developing. Shouldn't Allah know that and pass that message along?

People seem to forget that Mary was a virgin.

Answer 4

Nope.

http://www.islamawareness.net/Polygamy/fatwa004.html

Answer 5

It was quite common for girls to be married off at a young age in Mohammed's day and age. If you want to call Mohammed a child molester, you would also have to call Joseph a child molester as Mary was only around 13 when she had Jesus.

Mohammed would not have consecrated the marriage until the girl was older.

Answer 6

NOOO
first of all , many ppl don't understand that marriage, i've got no problem of explaining it many times , but at least it will be highly appreciated if u or any of the answerers here disagree , then disagree with respect , we haven't offended anyof ur faiths though !!!!

prophet muhammed is the BEST among man kind , here is what some NON MUSLIMS say about him:

Michael H. Hart says:
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level."
(Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., 1978, p. 33.)
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnjrQeYSKcpvvfuf81oz0xMhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20061117234957AAGQtqj

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here is about the marriage " if u really want to understand it":

There is no doubt that in most countries today it is not acceptable for a 53–year-old man to marry a 9–year-girl. Why? Because it is against the law and against the traditions of the people. This means that if we want to label any action as wrong, then we need to ask: wrong according to what, the law or the traditions?

The Prophet (peace be upon him) never violated the law, the Qur’an descended during his lifetime and never prohibited the Prophet’s acts. Also, the Messenger never violated the traditions and customs of his people, as we all know that he was attacked vigorously by the idolaters, the Jews, and the hypocrites.They lashed out at him boldly and continuously attempted to defame his personality, but they never claimed that he was a pedophile or a child abuser.Y? In fact,using hismarriage to A’ishah,when she was so young, could have been an excellent opportunity to destroy him and to convince his Companions and followers that he was not worthy of following.

The answer is simply because these kinds of practices wre the norm at that time of the Prophet. Therefore, he didn’t violate the traditions of his people in his time. Prophet Muhammad was also married to Safiyyah, the daughter of Huyayy ibn Akhtab, the leader of a Jewish tribe in Arabia. The Prophet married her when she was 16 years old and guess what? He was her third husband; she was married twice before him. So, how old do you think she was when she got married to her first husband? Probably around 9, just like `A’ishah.

It is mentioned in authentic hadiths that our Prophet got engaged to her when she was 7 years old and waited for two whole years until she reached the age of 9. Then, when she reached puberty, he married her. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica—which is a Western source written by non-Muslim scholars and scientists—puberty is “in human physiology, the stage or period of life when a child transforms into an adult normally capable of procreation,” which essentially means “sexually mature.”

Another surprise is that when he got engaged to her at the age of 7, he was not the first man in her life. She was engaged before him to the son of Uqbah ibn Muayt. He was one of the idol worshipers of the Quraish, who had abandoned her because of her father’s strong position in supporting Islam. What I want to say is that it is unfair to sit in air-conditioning, enjoying popcorn in 2006, and to judge the actions of people who lived 1,400 years ago, in a completely different environment.

You can imagine how a girl would feel if she was abused by an old man. This is completely different from the beautiful stories that `A’ishah narrated about the gentleness, kindness, and romanticism of the Prophet of Allah. Whenever you read the story of the Prophet and `A’ishah, you get the feeling that this was a perfect love story, the kind that Shakespeare was trying to write when he wrote Romeo and Juliet. Except that his story had a sad ending since Romeo committed suicide along with his beloved Juliet.

Make sure to keep in mind the words of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), a Scottish historian, critic, and sociological writer who said, “The lies, which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man [Muhammad], are disgraceful to ourselves only.” Many lies were told about God’s Messenger, as well as other messengers and prophets. In addition, our religion tells us that the prophets are the best of mankind, simply because when Allah chose certain people from among His creation, He chose the best.

Answer 7

In our modern world it would be seen as Child Molestation. But it wasn't in the Modern World, it was hundreds of years ago, in those days it was perfectly normal to marry a young child to a grown man, even Christians did it.

Answer 8

I'm not defending people who have sex with children, but people really need to stop focusing on Muhammed about this. It was very common in that time and place for people to marry as children.

Answer 9

he married a young girl, but didn't consecrate it until she was older.

"Kevin sites in the hot zone" had a story about a "child bride" who was basically treated like dirt from her family. But she said she didn't consecrate the marriage with her "husband", because Mohammad didn't until the girl was older.



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Answer 10

Well, seeing that Muslims have recently lowered the age of consent to 9 years old, I would say yes.

Answer 11

In my opinion yes. I mean I read (because of reading something on here and dong my own research) where he talked about thighing young girls like 8 years old. now I am all for everyone having their own religion and I support your rights and all but what person in their right mind can be okay with that act alone???