Why do Muslims lead a holy obediant life..but their prophet did not?

Question

http://www.muslimhope.com/aishanine.htm...

Aisha & Mohammed

Marriage consummated at Aisha's age of 8-9
year: 623

So...this is a the guy you follow and which you base your lives upon....right?

Just clarifying.

Answer 1

moslems living a holy obedient life?!?!? their "prophet"'s a rapist and murderer and so are his followers!

Answer 2

First of all ......Allah swt actually created mankind because of him. He is the reason why we are here, cuz he was beloved by Allah. He actually was named the trust worthy even before his prophethood mission ( the whole arabia knew him bc of this respected title) . Be careful where you get your info from because their are a lot of sites that might seem to be pro islam when in actuality its the opposite(maybe that is where u got your info)
now that we've cleared that up lets focus on his unions...his first wife was nearly twice his age and he stayed with her for 25 yrs without marrying anyone else. (why would he pick her ? she was twice widowed and older than him and this is during his prime??) Why did he live like a simple man who went weeks w/o even any bread and lived on dates and milk, when kings and emperors offered him riches ( which he turned down) he had under a dollar left in his last days , and slept on hay? What prophet does that? A great one who has nothing else in mind than serving Allah.
People focus on his unions when they have no clue what the reasons are behind it. If I was a man who had a daughter who I could give to the prophet , you better believe I would ! There isn't proof to my knowledge that the marriage was consumated at that age anyways. Her father most likely said to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) I would like to offer my daughter in marriage , so what would be wrong with that ?
( remember.. back then she was probably 12 or 13 14 ( it doesn't matter ) but had the mind set of a 30 yr old. ( go to any 3 rd world country and you would be amazed at the maturity levels) .

He had to band together diffrerent tribes of different nations and so he married out of unifying and not some perverted idea that people have in their heads! He took on wives for that reason and the widows who wouldn't have anyone to marry. If we lived in an age where the woman out numbered men (because of war ) , you better believe that the only fair thing to do is to marry more than one wife! their are conditions though, a you must treat them equally and many more rights .....

Answer 3

Infact you insulted our muslims'prophet Muhammad pbuh.You have a wrong conclusion that Muhammad pbuh was a bed man.We convince that Muhammad pbuh was a very good and trusted man so Allah the only one God appointed him as prophet and messenger.Muhammad treated his wives tenderly and lovely.Aisha wa 9 years old when got married with Muhammad pbuh.This age is enough for a girl because she has been grown up..For a woman usually has had a monthly menstruation .
Nowadays our parents got married younger than us now.Aisha was the daughter of Muhammad close friend Abubakar bin Sidiq.This marriage was for sake of more strong relationship.Aisha was a beautiful and smart girl.There are many hadiths given by her.
Good moral do not be determined by married to a young girl..There was not any bad news about their marriage.Muhammad pbuh lived happily with all of his wives.There was not any harrashment in his family affairs..His wives loved Muham mad pbuh very much..Muha
mmad pbuh was athe best example of husband and best example of muslim.His character was the same with Qu'an as the life guidance given by God because he implemented well the contents of Qur'an in his everyday life.So muslims lead a holy obedient life.

Answer 4

Age of Marriage in the Old Ages
Morality is relative not absolute, it varies from culture to culture and society to society. What is perceived to be moral in USA may not hold to be true in other parts of the world, such as Africa and Asia. Morality is also relative to time, fornication/dating little time ago was regarded as taboo and a matter of shame for the family. However, now this is a common habit, dating could start as early as at the age of 10. Another example would be dress code, which was very modest in history but not so now.

Therefore, we need to analyse the age of marriage in history and judge Prophet’s marriage from there. Historically, the age at which a girl was considered ready to be married was puberty; this also was the case in biblical times. In an article called "Ancient Israelite Marriage Customs", by Jim West, ThD - a Baptist minister writes:

"The wife was to be taken from within the larger family circle (usually at the outset of puberty or around the age of 13) in order to maintain the purity of the family line;"

While discussing the meaning of the word 'almah, which is the Hebrew word for "young woman" or "adolescent female", Gerald Segal, in his book "The Jew and the Christian Missionary", Ktav Publishing House,1981, page 28 says:

"It should be noted, however, that in biblical times females married at an early age."

The Campaign To Raise The Age Of Consent, 1885-1994 (http://womhist.binghamton.edu/teacher/aoc.htm

)[note the education domain] states:"American reformers were shocked to discover that the laws of most states set the age of consent at the age of ten or twelve, and in one state, Delaware, the age of consent was only seven."

Thus it was a norm to be married at a young age. This is why the people of Quraish and other Arabian tribes at Prophet's time found absolutely no fault in their marriage. On the contrary it is evident from countless narrations that the marriage was successful. They detested Islam, they did everything to belittle the Prophet, tried to prevent Islam from spreading and even attempted to kill the Prophet! However, they raised no objection to the marriage of the Prophet to Aisha since at those times such a thing was not considered 'immoral'.

Nabia Abbott, who is a western female orientalist and has written many anti-islam materials, writes in her book Aishah-The Beloved of Mohammed, Al-Saqi Books, London, 1985, page 7:

"It is not clear just when the marriage actually took place. According to some versions, it was in the month of Shawwal of the Year 1, that is, some seven or eight months after the arrival at Medina; but, according to others, it was not until after the Battle of Badr, that is, in Shawwal of the second year of the Hijrah. In no version is there any comment made on the disparity of the ages between Mohammed and Aishah or on the tender age of the bride who, at the most, could not have been over ten years old and who was still much enamoured with her play."

Even in our times in certain parts of the world the age of marriage is still relatively low. According to a chart on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent#Ages_of_consent_in_various_countries ) the age of consent in Mexico and Philippines is only 12. In Guyana, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Swaziland the age of consent is 13. Hence even in ‘Today’s Times’ a young marriage is not abnormal, as some in the west think.

Should the people of United Kingdom, where the age limit is higher, be correct in slandering the people of Philippines/Mexico where the age limit is much lower and thus married at young age? Of course not! Or if within few centuries the age of marriage rises up to 20, then should those people have a right to slander those who lived at our times and married before 20? By the same token, we should not criticize the marriage of the Prophet based on the norm of our time.

It ought also be noted that Aisha ( RA) was engaged to Jubayr son of Mut'im before Prophet Muhammed. This indicates the age of marriage and engagement in Prophet's time. However, the engagement was later nullified by Jubayr’s parents due to Abu Bakr (RA) embracing Islam. This can be read in detail on http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/02_abu_bakr.htm#Holy%20Prophet

Thus the history demonstrates that the age of the marriage was lower and relative to olden times, the marriage of the Prophet was not abnormal and there was nothing immoral about it. It was a norm at biblical times to be wedded at puberty or earlier, the age of consent one century ago in a 'modern country' was as low as 10 or 12, even 7 in Delaware! Even in our times, in certain societies, the age of consent is as low as 12 or 13. In the light of historical evidences, the marriage cannot be criticized.

Age of Puberty, can a 9 year old be mature enough?
Age of puberty varies however in woman it is generally reached earlier. "The average temperature of the country or province," say the well-known authors of the book Woman (Herman H. Ploss, Max Bartels and Paul Bartels, Woman, Volume I, Lord & Bransby, 1988, page 563.), "is considered the chief factor here, not only with regard to menstruation but as regards the whole of sexual development at puberty."

Puberty in Girls (http://www.population.health.wa.gov.au/Communicable/Resources/2107%20PubertyinGirls.pdf) by an Australian government Public Health organization, says:

"The first sign of puberty is usually a surge of growth: you become taller; your breasts develop; hair begins to grow in the pubic area and under the arms. This may start from 10 years to 14 years - even earlier for some and later for others."