Mawlid un Nabi
Today is the birthday of Prophet Muhammad and also the anniversary of his death. Muslims all over the world celebrated the day with remembrance of the Prophet, readings of the Qur'an, recitation of poetry, devotions to God, feasting and parades, distribution of charity and food to the needy. Shi'as, who celebrate the Mawlid five days later than Sunnis, will be having their celebrations the end of this week. In every Muslim country, except Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the day is a national holiday.
In honor of this occassion, I want to say a few words about what the Prophet Muhammad means to me.
When I first started studying Islam, there was much that appealed to me. I had long before determined that if there was a God, it not only had to be unitary, it had to be utterly transcedant. It had to be a God of love and mercy, to have created such a spendid universe. I found this God reflected in the Qur'an.
I had certain beliefs about humankind -- that we are all created of equal value, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, orientation, or ability, and that human beings are basically good, with grave temptation to evil, but with a longing for good. I belived that if there were a Divine, then each individual would relate to that Divine directly, without the intercession of other humans. The Qur'an and the Prophet had a similar vision of humankind.
I believed in justice -- economic, social, political -- and in an inclusive, humane vision for our future. This also, was echoed in the Qur'an and hadith.
As a woman, I found the Qur'an's attitude towards women refreshing and empowering. It at once affirmed our essential equality, the necessity of equal opportunity, while at the same time providing safeguards for those who chose not to purse careers in order to focus on family life. It seemed to me the social system I read about in the Qur'an ensured real choice, not just lip service choice, but choice backed up by injunctions which ensured a woman did not suffer unduly from her choices. I embraced the hijab as a means to opt out of the exploitation and objectification of women's bodies so rampant in Hollywood, the music industry, and marketing.
But none of this was sufficient for me to decide I was a believer. The morality that appealed to me, the practicality that grounded the idealism, the appropriate understanding of individualism and the Divine, could simply have remained pleasant ideals and affirmations of my own beliefs.
It was the Prophet who made me a Muslim. I was, at the time, a devout atheist. I say devout because I had as much faith in the non-existence of God as I now have in God's existence. I did not doubt there was no God. In fact, I did not want to beleive there was a God.
But I read about the Prophet. I read of his of his patience in the face of severe opposition, and his forgiveness for those who had scorned and actively tried to harm him. I read about his humility and how he lived a life of poverty when he ruled the community in Madinah, so different from the conduct of most men when they gain power. I read about how he spent time in his home darning socks, and helping with the housework -- and this from a Prophet, who surely had many, many demands upon his time. I read about his relationship wife, and how he used to run races with her, and tease her, how he would lie with his head in her lap, and how he praised her learning. I read about how he commanded that conflict should not be without bounds, that women and children and non-combatants should not be harmed, nor were farmlands or orchards to be destroyed. I read about how his nickname in his community was "al-Amin," the trustworthy, and how they turned to him to solve tricky social problems. I read about his love for his grandsons, and how he would stay with his face pressed into the ground when they climbed upon his back when he was praying, and how, when a dessert tribes man scoffed at him kissing children, he replied, "if God has put no love in your heart, I surely cannot."
The turning point for me came from the story of the first revelation. The Prophet was in the habit of meditating in a cave in the mountains surrounding Mecca. On one such occassion, he was visited by the angel Gibril commanding him to read in the name of God. The prophet, being unlettered, replied that he did not know how to read. Three times the angel pressed him, and commanded him to read, at last giving him the first revelation: "Read! In the name of your Lord who created, created mankind from a clinging drop, Read! Surely your Lord is most generous, He who teaches by the Pen, teaches mankind what they know not."
Then comes the part that really touched me. The Prophet ran down the mountain to his wife and, shaking and shivering, asked her to cover him up. He told her what had happened, and said that he did not know if he were mad, possessed, or if this was truly revelation. Khadijah expressed her faith in him, and her belief that it was truly revelation from God (thus becoming the first Muslim, before the Prophet himself!).
The sheer, human honesty of this confession of dread and confusion impressed me deeply,
especially in light of everything else I had read about his honesty, his humility, his love and compassion for everyone around him. What benefit could it possible serve to admit that he had been terrified (especially in a culture that prided itself on male bravado)? That he thought he might be mad or possessed? None. It certainly wouldn't bolster his claim to Prophethood. It was simply a revelation of the utter truthfulness of his character.
And so, believing implictly in his honesty, and in the truthfulness of his report, I accepted that he had received revelation. And, obviously, if he had received revelation, then he had to have received it from somewhere, someone, in other words, from God.
Thus I became a believer, not only in Islam, but in God, and in God's prophets. At the time, I knew pretty much nothing about the Muslim world. I had no idea about some of the more egregious interpretations, nor the complete departure many Muslims societies have made from various tenets found in the Qur'an and the Prophet's example. I was in for a bit of a rude awakening. But that's another story, for another day.
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Pamela K. Taylor
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March 31, 2007; 10:18 PM ET
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Pamela has claimed that Aisha was in her teens when her marriage was consummated. But Ali-Sistani says that girls UNDER the age of 9 years old can be married. I think that he probably uses Muhammed's example as his reasoning for why a 9 Year old girl can be married. So Pamela should take up this issue with him and try to convince him that Aisha was actually older when her marriage was consummated.
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Posted by: janet | April 11, 2007 12:32 AM
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Andrew,
You said: "I don't know alot about Islam, though have read Karen Armstrong's Muhammad biography"
A little knowledge is a very dangerous thing Andrew. It is clear from your post that you have no understanding of how Muhammad lived his life, and no knowledge of his ideology, and no knowledge of how the people of the time lived before he came onto the scene.
What you have read is a whitewash. Authors such as Karen Armstrong are blinded by their own ideologies and attempt to rewrite history the way they would like it to have been, rather than how it was.
You criticise Jewish beliefs, but the only reason why I and many others criticise Islamic beliefs is because people are being murdered all around the world in the name of Islam. You have nothing to fear from Jewish terrorists. No Jew is ever going to walk onto a train that you are travelling on and blow themselves up next to you. No Jew is ever going to hijack an aircraft and fly it into a building which you are working in.
You have nothing much to fear from Jews, and there are only 12 million Jews in the whole world.
Islam, on the other hand, has 1.4 Billion adherents. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims living in the UK have stated in various polls that they support British Muslims travelling to fight against British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The British security services have stated that there are thousands of British Muslims currently under surveillance, suspected of involvement in terrorism.
It is utterly ridiculous to compare Jewish beliefs to the beliefs which incite hatred and terrorism in Muslims towards non-Muslims, and it is incredible that someone has to point this out to you.
The only reason why Muhammad taught that Jesus was a prophet was because this made it much easier for him to convert Christians to Islam. Christians who refused to submit (the world 'Islam' means 'Submit') to his authority and become Muslims were massacred, the women were raped and then sold into slavery.
Muhammad plagiarised the Jewish and Christian faiths for one reason only – to convert Jews and Christians to Islam.
Please spend a few years of your life studying all the evidence from the original sources before commenting again, because your ignorance misleads other people who also lack knowledge and approach Islam from a rose-tinted perspective, determined to fit the history into a worldview of tolerance, multiculturalism, pluralism and cultural relativism.
What you need to understand is that Muhammad's ideology is the exact opposite of your own, and Muhammad's ideology requires the complete destruction of all other belief systems, just as Nazism requires the destruction of all other belief systems.
Sir Winston Churchill identified two of the greatest threats to your freedom today - Nazism and communism, although the appeasers of his time called him a fool. He was right on both occasions, and is considered one of the greatest leaders of all time by the British and Americans. He worked in Muslim countries prior to becoming Prime Minster. He won a Nobel prize for his literary scholarship. This great man identified Islam as an ideology more dangerous than the ideology of Nazism.
Somehow I doubt that your knowledge, wisdom, education, scholarship or track record is in anyway comparable to that of this great man, therefore please do not think that your opinion on this matter has any value whatsoever.
The sad truth is as Churchill understood it. Muhammad was a gangster godfather type character who ordered the assassination of anyone who spoke out against him, who kept slaves for his own pleasure, who kept a harem of wives for his own pleasure, who encouraged his men to rape female captives in order to bring shame on his enemies, who had sex with children for his own pleasure, who had people tortured to death by cutting off their limbs and then holding heated nails in front of their eyes until they went blind, and then left them in this condition in the heat of the sun and refused them water when they pleaded as they died.
Only the most foolish person would attempt to defend such a man when people are being murdered all around the world by people who study the life of this killer, dress like him, follow his ideology and use his terror tactics to strike terror into the hearts of today’s unbelievers.
"Remember your Lord inspired the angels with the message: ‘I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: you smite them above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.’" (8:12)
"Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah. Whatever you spend in the cause of Allah shall be repaid to you and you shall not be treated unjustly." (8:60)
"When We decide to destroy a population, We send a definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them: then We destroy them utterly." (17:16)
I suggest, Andrew, that you begin doing some study for yourself, starting with the original source material:
This link provides you with a database of Sahih hadith, translated into English by Muslims:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/
This link provides you with three different translations of the Qur’an (translated by Muslims into English), which you can compare side by side:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/
And remember two words, just in case you are ever tempted to appease Islam again: Winston Churchill.
Posted by: anonymous | April 10, 2007 6:27 PM
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Andrew,
I would much rather you read the true Islamic history from Islamic sources than a whitewashing from the likes of Karen Armstrong. In my opinion she knows naught about Islam.
The pagan culture was by no means inferior to Islamic culture as taught by Muhammad - in many ways it was superior. What Muhammad did was to set a seventh century culture/mentality in stone so that Muslims follow it forever. If you had to live under Sharia you'd know what backwardness it is.
I think your defense of Islam is curious and utterly devoid of knowledge. Islam may regard Jesus as a prophet but claims his message has been 'corrupted'. This is because Muhammad plagiarized Judaism and Christianity - it does not prove Islam to be true or humane. He made many errors of JudeoChristian beliefs which proves his religion is nothing if not false. I suggest you read up on what the Quran says about Christian beliefs and how Muhammad came about his erroneous understanding of Christianity and Judaism.
Posted by: Qasim Omar | April 10, 2007 9:50 AM
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What Americans need to understand has little to do with Islam, but that their own leaders are part of sick, evil, satanic societies such as Skull & Bones. As St Paul wrote,"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." But all that is hidden shall be revealed." Satan who is the Prince of this world", oddly forgotten by the deluded masses. The road to destruction wide, to truth narrow, etc. The Father of Lies has his willing servants.
Posted by: Andrew | April 10, 2007 7:42 AM
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I also don't want to turn this into an anti-Jewish, pro-Islam issue...Muhammad obviously had full respect for the Jewish and Christian traditions. However since it seems to be generaly Amreican "Christians" who are so violently against Islam, thits strikes e as rather odd since Islam views Jesus as a great prophet whereas within the Talmud, Jesus is described as a sorcerer who is boiling in human excrement for eternity for his sins. ALso that non-Jews are sub-human, that Mary, mother of Jesus, was a prostitute, that sexual relations with children was fine, etc. Why is their ire turned towards a religion which esteems Jesus very highly as opposed to one which in the Talmud describes him as an evil blasphemer? Very strange.
Posted by: Andrew | April 10, 2007 7:38 AM
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Islam, very much like Judaism, emerged from within a tribal society where a certain mode of life was the norm. The society Muhammad emerged from was one being destroyed from the blood feud and the lack of a developed moral value. It is strange the people who are attacking Muhammad for being, revolutionary though he was, of his world, presumably don't attack Judaism and its prophets in the same way. Who was the great prophet who was about to murder his son as a human sacrifice to God? Do the people attacking Islam apply the same condemnation to would-be child murderers? I don't know alot about Islam, though have read Karen Armstrong's Muhammad biography, and in essence this was an emergence of a far higher mode of life from within concrete circumstances.
Posted by: Andrew | April 10, 2007 7:32 AM
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Anonymous:
Sir Winston Churchill was fully aware of the ugly behemoth of the Islamic Sharia laws. And, I'll try to find quotes from him to that end.
However, you are indeed right. US politicians indeed a wake-up call on this issue. The liberal Senator Chuck Shumer (D-NY) is well aware of the dangers that an open society like USA is exposed to from spread and growth of Islam.
I just don't see any other practical way to contain such a clear and present danger. Do you ?
Posted by: Deb Chatterjee | April 9, 2007 3:45 PM
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Deb,
You said: "The bottomline remains clear: the spread/growth of Islam is harmful for USA. It needs to be checked and that can be achieved by controlling the Muslim population inside USA. I think this should be made a 2008 election issue."
Many politicians reading your comment would think that such a comment was extreme and unwarranted, simply because they have never studied Islam and have no understanding of the ideology behind it. If politicians were aware that Sir Winston Churchill studied Islam in great depth, and worked in Islamic countries, and considered it to be an ideology more dangerous than Nazism, then maybe they would start studying the belief system and ideology, rather than defending and appeasing something they have never studied and do not understand, on the basis of misinformation spread by people such as Pamela and Victoria. Politicians need to understand that Muhammad taught Muslims to defend Islam by spreading misinformation.
There needs to be a campaign to get Western politicians educated, until a critical mass of politicians have sufficient knowledge of Muhammad's ideology and behaviour to understand why Churchill considered it such a great threat. This needs to happen.
Posted by: anonymous | April 9, 2007 11:33 AM
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Deb,
You said: "The bottomline remains clear: the spread/growth of Islam is harmful for USA. It needs to be checked and that can be achieved by controlling the Muslim population inside USA. I think this should be made a 2008 election issue."
Many politicians reading your comment would think that such a comment was extreme and unwarranted, simply because they have never studied Islam and have no understanding of the ideology behind it. If politicians were aware that Sir Winston Churchill studied Islam in great depth, and worked in Islamic countries, and considered it to be an ideology more dangerous than Nazism, then maybe they would start studying the belief system and ideology, rather than defending and appeasing something they have never studied and do not understand.
There needs to be a campaign to get Western politicians educated, until a critical mass of politicians have sufficient knowledge of Muhammad's ideology to understand why Churchill considered it such a great threat. This needs to happen.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 9, 2007 11:01 AM
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Actually, those who convert to Islam do so out of greed and/or ignorance. Pamela Taylor is one of them. I can cherry-pick many instances in Pamela's post regarding Islam's treatment of women, but Ross, Mo (Muhammad), Omar Qasim others have done my job. Thanks to you guys!
Let's see what Pamela wrote:
"As a woman, I found the Qur'an's attitude towards women refreshing and empowering."
Hang on Pamela. No so fast. This is a quote from the Quran, which apparently says that under some circumstances incestuous relationships can be considered as divinely sanctioned. (Divine sanction because I am quoting God's word here.)
"Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck), foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;- " [Quran(004:023)]
A line-by-line careful reading of this passage states that a man can marry a woman and her daughter, simultaneously, if the man has never had any sexual intercourse with the woman ever before (the marriage). This assumes that the daughter of the woman (matron) was born out of a union between the woman and a different man.
In our present times, such marriages are not only considered prohibited, but also in a court of law would be considered as incest. Thus incest is also divinely sanctioned, and applicable in some special situations.
The source is: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/004.qmt.html
Got any clues Pamela ?
Let's see another gem that Pamela has thrown around:
"Attacks on the Muslim religion as violent, or attacks on the Prophet Muhammad as a forerunner of Islamic terrorism, are counterproductive because they have the predictable effect of unifying traditional Muslims and radical Muslims."
I would say Amen ! The whole world would then be evenly polarized between darl-al-harb and dar-al-islam (two civilizations). In an eventual Clash of Civilizations, there would emerge a clear winner and such would be an uniformizer.
"(b) Unfortunately there are many people, both on the left and the right, who continue to blame Islam for the sins of Islamic radicalism. "
Did you tell Dinesh D'Souza about the readings for the Sharia laws ? (Sharia is a part of Islam, isn't it ?) Can you ask Dinesh to argue about what's happening in Lal Masjid, Islamabad which is the capital of Pakistan ? If Dinesh knows better then why doesn't he write an article about the situation explaining why the radical mullahs are wrong about their interpretation of Islam, and the scenarios falling out of such interpretation in the Lal Masjid scenario ? If Dinesh or yourself cannot state why your interpretation is accurate/correct, then please spare us the diatribe and cliches of how wrong and biased the critics of Islam are.
"(c) Dinesh also chronicles the fact that Islamic regimes have been very tolerant of other religions -- Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Daoists, etc. were all free to practice their religions under Muslim rule."
That is garbage. Dinesh is lying/ignorant. He has to make money and probably he is cuddly with some Islamic charity foundation (Saudi connected) to get his food and wine. The barbaric rule of Islam, at least in India, is documented in the famous 8-volume work:
H. M. Elliot and John Dowson, HISTORY OF INDIA AS TOLD BY ITS OWN HISTORIANS (THE MUHAMMADAN PERIOD). NY, AMS Press, 1966.
The volumes are based on the documentation of the court chroniclers of the various sultans and describe how the majority population (Hindus) were persecuted if they did not convert or refuse to pay the jiziya tax which they (Muslim rulers) imposed. The apparent " benign " attitude was shown because the sultans knew that if they killed or converted the population, thne the extra jiziya tax would not be available. Thus, the "peace" existed because middle-class Hindus paid more tax than Muslims and hence contributed to the heavy wealth amassed by the Muslim rulers. To name, Alauddin Khilji, Babar, Aurangzeb etc., to name a few imposed this jiziya tax.
The bottomline remains clear: the spread/growth of Islam is harmful for USA. It needs to be checked and that can be achieved by controlling the Muslim population inside USA. I think this should be made a 2008 election issue.
Posted by: Deb Chatterjee | April 8, 2007 5:37 PM
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Hmmm, this is very disturbing to me as a Christian. I wonder what Muslim women think of their prophet having sex with a nine year old girl? My Savior would not have done such a thing, I'm sure, as His character is beyond reproach, but He forgives all sins.
Happy Easter
Barry
Posted by: Barry Knightley | April 8, 2007 7:15 AM
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The following evidence comes from the Sahih hadith (meaning sound and authentic, as determined by Sharia Law courts). Islamic Sharia law is dependent on both the Qur'an AND the Sahih hadith:
From Ayatollah Khomeini's book, "Tahrirolvasyleh", fourth volume, Darol Elm, Qom, Iran, 1990:
A man can have sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However, he should not penetrate. If he penetrates and the child is harmed then he should be responsible for her subsistence all her life. This girl, however would not count as one of his four permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girl's sister. […] It is better for a girl to marry in such a time when she would begin menstruation at her husband's house rather than her father's home. Any father marrying his daughter so young [to another man] will have a permanent place in heaven. [Meaning that all girls should begin a sexual relationship before onset of menstruation. For more information about ‘Tahrirolvasyleh,’ please contact the Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation: www.homa.org]
Please remember that the following ‘Sahih’ Hadith represent Sharia law on the issue, and are fully accepted, and taught, by ‘moderate’ Sunni Muslims (Ayatollah Khomeini was a Shia Muslim). Please remember that these texts are made available to Muslim children studying at school, and in mosques and madrassas, because studying the sunnah (according to the Sahih hadith) is an essential part of an Islamic education:
Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 37, Number 494:
Narrated Aisha: (Muhammad’s third wife) ‘Since I reached the age when I could remember things, I have seen my parents worshipping according to the right faith of Islam. Not a single day passed but Allah's Apostle visited us both in the morning and in the evening.’ [Muhammad saw Aisha every day whilst she was a young infant]
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 18:
Narrated 'Ursa: ‘The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for 'Aisha's hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said "But I am your brother." The Prophet said, "You are my brother in Allah's religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for me to marry."’ [Aisha’s father didn’t want Muhammad to marry Aisha, because she was no more than 6 years old at the time, and Muhammad was in his 50’s]
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 15:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You have been shown to me twice in (my) dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I uncovered it; and behold, it was you." I said to myself, "If this dream is from Allah, He will cause it to come true."’ [Muhammad told Aisha that he had been dreaming about her]
Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234:
Narrated Aisha: ‘The prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six. We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Harith Kharzraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became all right, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, “Best wishes and Allah's blessing and good luck.” Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah’s messenger came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age.’
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3309:
'A'isha reported: ‘Allah's Messenger married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house at the age of nine.’ She further said: ‘We went to Medina and I had an attack of fever for a month, and my hair had come down to the earlobes. Umm Ruman (my mother) came to me and I was at that time on a swing along with my playmates. She called me loudly and I went to her and I did not know what she had wanted of me. She took hold of my hand and took me to the door, and I was saying: Ha, ha (out of breath), until the agitation of my heart was over. She took me to a house, where had gathered the women of the Ansar. They all blessed me and wished me good luck and said: May you have share in good. She (my mother) entrusted me to them. They washed my head and embellished me and nothing frightened me. Allah's Messenger came there in the morning, and I was entrusted to him.’
Sahih Abu Dawud Book 41, Number 4917:
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: ‘When we came to Medina, the women came to me when I was playing on the swing, and my hair was up to my ears. They brought me, prepared me, and decorated me. Then they brought me to the Apostle of Allah and he took up cohabitation with me, when I was nine.’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years’ (i.e., till his death).
Confirmation That The Word “Consummate” Means “Sexual Intercourse”:
In Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64, the root word used is "dakhala." From the Hans-Wehr Arabic-English Dictionary p273, it means "to enter, to pierce, to penetrate, to consummate the marriage, cohabit, sleep with a woman."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 65:
Narrated Aisha that the prophet wrote the marriage contract with her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham said: ‘I have been informed that Aisha remained with the prophet for nine years (i.e. till his death).’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 88:
Narrated 'Ursa: ‘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).’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 58, Number 236:
Narrated Hisham's father: ‘Khadija died three years before the Prophet departed to Medina. He stayed there for two years or so and then he married 'Aisha when she was a girl of six years of age, and he consumed that marriage when she was nine years old.’
Tabari, Volume 7, page 7:
Narrated Aisha: ‘....my marriage (to Muhammad) was consummated when I was nine.....’
Tabari, Volume 9, page 131:
Narrated Aisha: ‘Then the men and women got up and left. Allah’s messenger consummated his marriage with me in my house when I was nine years old. Neither a camel nor a sheep was slaughtered on behalf of me.’
Sahih Muslim Book 003, Number 0630:
'Aisha reported: ‘I and the Messenger of Allah took a bath from one vessel which was placed between me and him and he would get ahead of me, so that I would say: “Spare (some water for) me, spare (some water for) me”; and she said that they had had sexual intercourse.’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 8, Book 73, Number 151:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me.’
Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Volume 13:
The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for 'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.
Sahih Muslim Book 003, Number 0624:
Aisha reported: ‘The Messenger of Allah washed himself with water from a vessel because of sexual intercourse.’
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3311:
…she was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he (Muhammad) died she was eighteen years old.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Number 231:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Yasar: ‘I asked 'Aisha about the clothes soiled with semen. She replied, "I used to wash it off the clothes of Allah's Apostle and he would go for the prayer while water spots were still visible."’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Number 233:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘I used to wash the semen off the clothes of the Prophet and even then I used to notice one or more spots on them.’
Sahih Muslim Book 002, Number 0570:
'Amr b. Maimun said: ‘I asked Sulaiman b. Yasir whether the semen that gets on to the garment of a person should be washed or not. He replied: 'Aisha told me: “The Messenger of Allah washed the semen, and then went out for prayer in that very garment and I saw the mark of washing on it.”'’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 163:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘The Prophet was screening me with his Rida' (garment covering the upper part of the body) while I was looking at the Ethiopians who were playing in the courtyard of the mosque. (I continued watching) till I was satisfied. So you may deduce from this event how a little girl, who has not reached the age of puberty, who is eager to enjoy amusement should be treated in this respect.’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 67:
Narrated Abu Huraira: ‘The Prophet said, "A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after her permission." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! How can we know her permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission)."’
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 68:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘I said, "O Allah's Apostle! A virgin feels shy." He said, "Her consent is (expressed by) her silence."’
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3305:
'A'isha reported: ‘I asked Allah's Messenger about a virgin whose marriage is solemnised by her guardian, whether it was necessary or not to consult her. Allah's Messenger said: “Yes, she must be consulted.”’ 'Aisha reported: ‘I told him that she feels shy, whereupon Allah's Messenger said: “Her silence implies her consent.”’
Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 17:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: ‘When I got married, Allah's Apostle said to me, "What type of lady have you married?" I replied, "I have married a matron" He said, "Why, don't you have a liking for the virgins and for fondling them?" Jabir also said: Allah's Apostle said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you might play with her and she with you?"’ [Muhammad asked Aisha’s father for her hand in marriage when she was just 6 years old]
Definition of Womanhood In Islam - The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)
A Muslim girl who has not reached menarche is called ‘nabalika’ (immature), and a girl who has reached it is ‘sabalika’ (mature) […] As soon as a Muslim girl reaches menstruation she is instructed to pray five times a day, to keep fast, to wear special clothes such as long shirt and trouser (kamiz & salwar), most importantly an extra piece of cloth to follow "purdha" (veil), i.e., to cover head and breast. [A ‘girl’ becomes a ‘woman’ in Islam when she reaches puberty. This means that all references by Muhammad to ‘young girls’ can only mean young prepubescent girls]
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3460:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: 'Abdullah died and he left (behind him) nine or seven daughters. I married a woman who had been previously married. Allah's Messenger said to me: Jabir, have you married? I said: Yes. He (again) said: A virgin or one previously married? I said: Messenger of Allah, with one who was previously married, whereupon he said: Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you could sport with her and she could sport with you, or you could amuse with her and she could amuse with you? I said to him: 'Abdullah died (he was martyred in Uhud) and left nine or seven daughters behind him; I, therefore, did not approve of the idea that I should bring a girl like them, but I preferred to bring a woman who should look after them and teach them good manners, whereupon he (Muhammad) said: May Allah bless you, or he supplicated (for the) good (to be) conferred on me (by Allah). [The Arabic word for ‘woman’ was used for any female who had begun menstruation. ‘Young girl’ therefore means prepubescent girls. Jabir obviously didn’t fancy children. He was attracted to women]
Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 47, Number 755:
Narrated 'Urwa from 'Aisha: ‘The wives of Allah's Apostle were in two groups. One group consisted of 'Aisha, Hafsa, Safiyya and Sauda; and the other group consisted of Um Salama and the other wives of Allah's Apostle. The Muslims knew that Allah's Apostle loved 'Aisha, so if any of them had a gift and wished to give to Allah's Apostle, he would delay it, till Allah's Apostle had come to 'Aisha's home and then he would send his gift to Allah's Apostle in her home.’ [Aisha, Muhammad’s child bride, was his favourite wife, even though there was a age gap of 45 years between them. Other hadith reveal that his other wives often gave up their nightly turns with Muhammad, to please him, because they knew he preferred to spend his nights with preteen Aisha]
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 139:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘Sada bint Zam'a gave up her turn to me ('Aisha), and so the Prophet used to give me ('Aisha) both my day and the day of Sada.’
al-Tabaqat, by Ibn Sa'd, v8, p148 & Ibn Kathir, v5, p299
The Prophet married Malika Bint Ka'b who was known for her outstanding beauty. Aisha went to see her and said to her: "Aren't you ashamed to marry your father's killer?" [Aisha was very jealous of Muhammad’s other wives and tried to prevent him from taking new wives. Muhammad picked the prettiest female prisoners of war for himself, after slaughtering their families, sometimes keeping them as slaves and sometimes marrying them. Aisha was forbidden from remarrying after Muhammad’s death, although just 18 when he died]
Qur’an Chapter 33 Verse 50:
O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war (slaves) whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Mecca) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess (slaves); in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [This ‘revelation’ changed Islamic law so that Muhammad’s female cousins became sexually available to him. It also allowed him to take as many wives or sexual slaves as he desired, whereas his followers were restricted to 4 wives, plus sex slaves, according to a previous revelation]
Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 92, Number 462:
Narrated 'Aisha: ‘After the slanderers had given a forged statement against me (Aisha had been falsely accused of being sexually unfaithful to Muhammad), Allah's Apostle called 'Ali bin Abi Talib and Usama bin Zaid when the Divine Inspiration was delayed. He wanted to ask them and consult them about the question of divorcing me. Usama gave his evidence that was based on what he knew about my innocence, but 'Ali said, "Allah has not put restrictions on you and there are many women other than her. Furthermore you may ask the slave girl who will tell you the truth." So the Prophet asked Barira (Aisha’s slave girl), "Have you seen anything that may arouse your suspicion?" She replied, "I have not seen anything more than that she is a little girl who sleeps, leaving the dough of her family (unguarded) that the domestic goats come and eat it." Then the Prophet stood on the pulpit and said, "O Muslims! Who will help me against the man who has harmed me by slandering my wife? By Allah, I know nothing about my family except good." The narrator added: Then the Prophet mentioned the innocence of 'Aisha.’
Aisha’s slave girl confirmed that Aisha was a ‘little girl,’ who only left the bread dough unguarded through childish inexperience. Other hadith relating to this same event record the fact that Aisha used to travel in a ‘howdah’ which was hung over the back of a camel, and that on one occasion the men lifting her howdah back onto her camel didn’t even notice that she wasn’t inside. They rode off without her, and this eventually led to the accusation that she’d been sexually unfaithful. The ‘howdah event’ could only have happened if Aisha was a young child who weighed so little that the men couldn’t tell from her weight if she was inside the howdah or not. This event provides further confirmation that Aisha was a young child involved in a sexual relationship with Muhammad.
DATES:
Muhammad was born 570 CE (Encyclopaedia Britannica) and died in 632 CE. The date generally accepted by Islamic scholars and historians for Aisha’s year of birth is 614 CE (Encarta Encyclopaedia). Between 621 and 623 Aisha is said to have contracted a disease whereby she temporarily lost her hair. The Hadith records that the emigration to Medina in Shawwal took place in 623 CE and that Muhammad married Aisha three years earlier (620 CE), and consummated the marriage three years after the marriage, in 623 CE (http://lexicorient.com/e.o/aisha.htm).
From “THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ISLAM (published by E.J. Brill), under the heading "Aisha":
“…It had already been agreed that Aisha should marry Djubayr Mutim, whose father, though still pagan, was friendly to the Muslims. By common consent, however, this agreement was set aside, and Muhammad was betrothed to Aisha […] The marriage was not consummated until some months after the Hidjra, (in April 623, 624). Aisha went to live in an apartment in Muhammad's house, later the mosque of Median. She cannot have been more than ten years old at the time and took her toys to her new home."
From the book "WOMEN IN ISLAM" by Said Abjullah Seif-Al-Hatimy, published by Islamic Publications in Lahore Pakistan: " ...(Aisha) She was the youngest of his wives. It is said that she was nine years of age when he married her."
Many Muslim sources refer to Aisha still playing with her dolls when she was married:
Sahih Bukhari (no.5665), Sahih Muslim (no.4470), Sahih Abu Dawud (no.4283), Ibn-i-Majah (no.1972) and Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (no.23163, 24169, 24770 and 24777)
From Channel 4 Television: www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/I/islam_unveiled/history1.html
Aisha: Married to Muhammad at the age of just six, Aisha was the third of the Prophet's wives and his favourite after Khadija […] In 656CE, Aisha became one of the first women to play a prominent political role in Islam when she led thousands of men into the Battle of Camel against Fatima's husband Ali, the fourth Caliph. But Aisha suffered a devastating defeat in an Islamic civil war that led to the historic split between the Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims. Aisha was 18 when the Prophet died in her arms. After his death, she became a pivotal figure in the development of early Islam.
Further Confirmation That “Consummated” Means “Sexual Intercourse”:
Malik’s Muwatta Book 28, Number 28.7.17:
Yahya related to me from Malik from al-Miswar ibn Rifaa al-Quradhi from az-Zubayr ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn az-Zubayr that Rifaa ibn Simwal divorced his wife, Tamima bint Wahb, in the time of the Messenger of Allah, three times (divorce occurs when a man repeats out loud the words “I divorce you” three times to his wife). Then she married Abd ar-Rahman ibn az-Zubayr and he turned from her and could not consummate the marriage and so he parted from her. Rifaa wanted to marry her again and it was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, and he forbade him to marry her. He said, "She is not halal (lawful) for you until she has tasted the sweetness of intercourse." [Rifaa was prevented from remarrying his divorced wife until she had consummated a marriage with another man through sexual intercourse, and then became divorced from that man. This hadith confirms that the word ‘consummate’ means ‘sexual intercourse’]
Voices Behind the Veil p.110 (Ergun Mehmet Caner) Kregel Publications 2003
The Taliban encouraged families to marry off their daughters as young as eight years old. [This teaching was based on the hadith and demonstrates what happens when Sharia law becomes the law of the land]
Voices Behind the Veil p.136-137 (Ergun Mehmet Caner) Kregel Publications 2003
As of June 2002, it became legal in Iran for a 9 year old girl to marry with her parents’ permission. [Previously, girls could be married at a much earlier age]
Ayatollah Khomeini's Religious Teachings on Marriage, Divorce and Relationships
From Khomeini's book "Tahrir-ol-Masael":
www.homa.org/Details.asp?View=Detail&ContentID=2137352748&TOCID=2083225413
“A woman may legally belong to a man in one of two ways; by continuing marriage or temporary marriage. In the former, the duration of the marriage need not be specified; in the latter, it must be stipulated, for example, that it is for a period of an hour, a day, a month, a year, or more. A man can marry a girl younger than nine years of age, even if the girl is still a baby being breastfed. A man, however is prohibited from having intercourse with a girl younger than nine, other sexual act such as foreplay, rubbing, kissing and sodomy is allowed […] A man having intercourse with a girl younger than nine years of age has not committed a crime, but only an infraction, if the girl is not permanently damaged. If the girl, however, is permanently damaged, the man must provide for her all her life. But this girl will not count as one of the man's four permanent wives. He also is not permitted to marry the girl's sister. [...] …A woman who has contracted a continuing marriage does not have the right to go out of the house without her husband's permission; she must remain at his disposal for the fulfilment of any one of his desires, and may not refuse herself to him except for a religiously valid reason. If she is totally submissive to him, the husband must provide her with her food, clothing, and lodging, whether or not he has the means to do so. [...] … If a man who has married a girl who has not reached puberty possesses her sexually before her ninth birthday, inflicting traumatisms upon her, he has no right to repeat such an act with her. […] A woman temporarily married, say, for a month or a year, has her marriage automatically annulled at the end of that time, or at any other time when the husband releases her from the balance of her engagement. It is not necessary for this that there be any witnesses, or that the woman have had her period. A woman who has had her ninth birthday, or who has not yet entered menopause, must wait for three menstrual periods after her divorce before being allowed to remarry. If a woman who has not reached her ninth birthday or who has not entered menopause gets temporarily married, she must, at the end of the contract or when the husband has released her from part of it, wait two menstrual periods or forty-five days before marrying again. […] A woman who has not yet reached the age of nine or a menopausal woman may remarry immediately after divorce, without waiting the hundred days that are otherwise required.” [This last sentence states that Muslim men are allowed to have sex with girls younger than nine as often as they like through temporary marriage]
MOORE'S PAEDOPHILE 'SLUR' ANGERS MUSLIMS by Nicholas Pyke - 12 December 2004
The Independent (National UK Newspaper, Online Edition)
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=592343
Charles Moore, former editor of The Daily Telegraph, provoked a storm of criticism from British Muslims yesterday for an article in which he championed the right to call the Prophet Mohamed a paedophile. Mr Moore, who opposes new legislation banning incitement to religious hatred, chose the sensitive issue of the Prophet's marriage to a nine-year-old to illustrate his case.
In the UK (and most other civilised societies), sex with a girl under the age of 13 is classified as statutory rape, because such an act represents the total exploitation and abuse of a frail, dependent and defenceless human being. The offence carries a maximum life sentence. When girls under 13 are prescribed contraceptives, doctors are required to report this to the police or to social workers. The body of a 9 year old girl is much less developed than that of a 13 year old girl, and the mind of a 9 year old girl is much younger than the mind of a 13 year old child. Most 9 year old girls have no sexual thoughts or feelings therefore sex with a girl of 9 years of age can only be considered as RAPE, NO MATTER WHEN IT HAPPENED IN HISTORY. Just because rape of little undeveloped children by middle aged paedophiles was tolerated at the time of Muhammad doesn’t mean that it was any less of a crime against humanity than it is today. Do you think the children at that time felt any better about being raped than the children of today? The words “culture” and “religion” must never be used to justify or excuse serious crimes against humanity, particularly crimes against children. No excuse can justify such immoral and criminal behaviour. Any man caught having sex with a little nine year old child today would be locked up for life, and rightly so.
It should be mentioned that criminals who are imprisoned for murder, armed robbery and theft respect the crimes of all their fellow inmates with one exception; paedophilia. In many countries around the world, paedophiles do not survive long in prison, because they are very often raped or murdered by other inmates. Even amongst criminals, paedophilia is considered the worst crime of all. The lowest of the low.
If you are considering defending Muhammad on this issue, then probably you are a paedophile, BECAUSE TO DEFEND MUHAMMAD ON THIS ISSUE IS TO DEFEND SEX WITH LITTLE CHILDREN.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 7, 2007 3:43 PM
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Sorry to Victoria - I seemed to have confused Muslimahs. Pamela - please provide a single hadith where Aisha said she was more than 9 years old when Muhammad had sex with her.
Thank you.
Posted by: Qasim Omar | April 6, 2007 10:21 PM
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The contemporaries of the main narrator of those few hadith that mention her being a child criticized him as being inaccurate and unreliable, and said that narrations from him should not be accepted as valid.
That is not true. There are several other chains of narration that do not include Hisham ibn Urwa.
Also Hisham ibn Urwa as never criticised for faulty memory but for not overly relying on his father.
It seems you have fallen for the same old Islamist lies, Victoria.
Qasim
Posted by: Qasim Omar | April 6, 2007 9:58 PM
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Victoria said: there are far more hadith, including many from Aisha herself, that point to her being much older at the time of her marriage.
Okay - please bring just one. Remember it's got to be a hadith, not a recalculation from some spurious incorrect course. If you don't know what a hadith is, perhaps you might want to look up the definition. Also, please read up what Shaykh Gibril Haddad has to say on the subject before you answer.
Posted by: Qasim Omar | April 6, 2007 9:56 PM
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As for the comments issue... I am not the owner of the blog, WPNI is. I have no control over commenting. However, many sites have moderation on comments as spammers often strike in the comments section. The way posts have been repeated across threads, whether they have anything to do with that thread or not (and usually not) may have prompted WPNI to institute a screen process. I really don't know as they haven't told us of any changes to the commenting process.
As for Aisha, those handful of hadith are dealt with in the article I forwarded. Please take the time to read it.
However, for those who don't have time, it basically says:
1) there are far more hadith, including many from Aisha herself, that point to her being much older at the time of her marriage.
2) The contemporaries of the main narrator of those few hadith that mention her being a child criticized him as being inaccurate and unreliable, and said that narrations from him should not be accepted as valid.
That people (both Muslim and non-Muslim) continue to believe and push the hadith that refer to her being very young as the true represention of Aisha's age is a huge problem. As a result of these spurious hadith, some Muslims argue that it is ok or even desirable for families to arrange the marriage of their daughters once they hit puberty. Obviously that has huge implications on the girl's ability to pursue education, and the likelihood of her becoming a mother at an extremely early age.
Those who care about Muslim women would be far smarter to argue that those hadith have to be abandoned in favor of the stronger ones that are also more humane, rather than trying to convert Muslims or prove to us that Muhammad was evil, because neither of the latter is likely to succeed.
Miriam, the events that people have been holding up for the most part are not historical, or are extremely contextual and being quoted out of context. I do not have time to answer every single one of them, I'm a single individual with various obligations, but I hope to be able to address some of them over time.
More importantly, my goal in life is not to prove to other people that Muhammad was a decent human being, or to defend his actions. My goal is to bring more humane understanding and pratice to Muslim communities here in the US and overseas. Spending too much time responding over and over to misinformation detracts from my ability to do that work.
Posted by: Pamela | April 6, 2007 11:54 AM
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"people have tried to smear the character of Muhammad"
Pamela, you are in deep denial. People bring up actual events in Muhammed's life, and all you can do is talk about "smearing".
Posted by: miriam | April 6, 2007 11:03 AM
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Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 65
Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham said: I have been informed that 'Aisha remained with the Prophet for nine years (i.e. till his death)." what you know of the Quran (by heart)'
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 88
Narrated 'Ursa:
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).
Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 41, Number 4915, also Number 4915 and Number 4915
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) married me when I was seven or six. When we came to Medina, some women came. according to Bishr's version: Umm Ruman came to me when I was swinging. They took me, made me prepared and decorated me. I was then brought to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), and he took up cohabitation with me when I was nine. She halted me at the door, and I burst into laughter.
`A´isha Bint Abu Bakr: Muhammad married her in the month of Shawwal, three years before the Migration, ten years after he claimed prophethood, according to the tradition of `A´isha herself. He had intercourse with her in the month of Shawwal, eight months after the Migration. She was the only virgin among Muhammad's wives. Tabaqat Ibn Sa`d, 8:58; Ansab al-ashraf, 1:410.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 5, 2007 3:25 PM
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3. Aisha had sex with Muhammad when she was 9 years old.
Abu Dawud, Vol. 2, #2116: "Aisha said, "The Apostle of Allah married me when I was seven years old." (The narrator Sulaiman said: "Or six years."). "He had intercourse with me when I was 9 years old."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 58, Number 236.
Narrated Hisham's father:
Khadija died three years before the Prophet departed to Medina. He stayed there for two years or so and then he married 'Aisha when she was a girl of six years of age, and he consumed (sic – consummated) that marriage when she was nine years old.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64
Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
Posted by: Anonymous | April 5, 2007 3:23 PM
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2. Aisha had her dolls with her when she married Muhammad.
Sahih Muslim Book 8, Number 3311
'A'isha reported that Allah's Apostle married her when she was seven years old, and (s)he was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he died she was eighteen years old.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 5, 2007 3:22 PM
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Here is the evidence that Aisha was pre-pubescent when Muhammad married and had sex with her.
1. Islamic law in Aisha's time said that only pre-pubescent girls were allowed to play with or own dolls.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 8, Book 73, Number 151
Narrated 'Aisha: I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for 'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.) (Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Vol.13)
Posted by: Anonymous | April 5, 2007 3:22 PM
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Have you tried commenting on Pamela Taylors article today ? I get a message saying something like 'message will be posted after approval from blog owner'
Pamela are you trying to censor/control the contents ?
Posted by: Anonymous | April 5, 2007 3:19 PM
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Ross,
That age is disputed by the earliest sources themselves. Many different hadith point to the fact that Ayesha was most likely between 17 and 18 when she actually began living as Muhammad's wife.
A good article about the issue can be found at:
http://understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=375
Posted by: Pamela | April 5, 2007 1:04 PM
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Barry Knightley wrote:
I have heard he married a little nine year old kid.
He married her when she was 6, he started having sexual relations with her when she was 9. She apparently was a gift from Big Al via a dream where she was presented to Mahomet as a baby carried by angels.
Posted by: ross | April 5, 2007 6:23 AM
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I must say that this Mahomet guy must have been a very interesting chap, what with all the killing of Jews, raping of women, taking slaves, attacking caravans, killing caravan drivers, dividing up the spoils etc. I have heard he married a little nine year old kid. Now, that's something to discuss over the dinner table.
It must be very moving being a Muslim, not being one myself, having all these wonderful anecdotes of Mahomet to fall back on when one is thinking about God. I presume it's very peaceful and 'goodwill to all men' sort of thing when one is praying to God knowing God's prophet had led such an interesting, albeit violent, life.
But hey, forgiveness right. Let's forgive Mahomet for killing and raping and stealing and slaving and pedophiling. It's all water under the bridge, so to speak. Anyone who does not do these things obviously does not speak for the Big Al, or whatever his name is.
But then again, I presume Mahomet's victims all deserved their unfortunate fates. I'm sure the Jews deserved to have their heads lopped off as I'm sure the poor women of the B. Mustaliq deserved to be raped by the Muslims. I can't for the life of me think what they did to deserve being raped and sold as slaves, other than be non-Muslims of course, but since it doesn't seem to bother female Muslims on this board like Pamela and Victoria it shouldn't bother anyone else.
Have a happy Easter and think of the one true Lord who died for you this Easter Sunday. And he never even beheaded anyone nor raped anyone nor took a sex slave. It's a miracle anyone can believe in Christianity given our Lord Jesus Christ's rather uneventful, if entirely too peaceful life. After all, he only taught God's message of peace and love and forgiveness to all, without causing anyone to die.
Happy Easter to you all,
Barry
Posted by: Barry Knightley | April 5, 2007 1:56 AM
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Assalaamu alaikum,
This is a moving article, Pamela, both about Prophet Muhammad and about your realization of Islam through him.
You did a good job, too, of responding to the detractors.
Posted by: Jamilah | April 4, 2007 8:05 PM
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I don't usually agree with Dinesh Dsouza, but his article today in townhall.com is quite apropro to the tenor of comments on this and other threads on this site. An excellent analysis of the situation. A few pertinent exerpts:
The Muslim world is divided between traditional Muslims and radical Muslims. The traditional Muslims are the majority, but the radical Muslims are an influential minority and their numbers are growing.
(...)
Attacks on the Muslim religion as violent, or attacks on the Prophet Muhammad as a forerunner of Islamic terrorism, are counterproductive because they have the predictable effect of unifying traditional Muslims and radical Muslims. How can traditional Muslims be expected to show any sympathy toward assaults on their most sacred beliefs and the founder of their way of life?
(...)
Let us remember that Islam has been around since the eighth century, while Islamic terrorism is a phenomenon of the past 25 years. Consequently it is wrong to blame Muhammad, the Koran, or the Muslim religion for something that is clearly a recent phenomenon. The real question to ask is, what is it about Islam today that makes it an incubator of fanaticism and terrorism? Why is it that now, as never before, so many people are willing to kill and be killed in the name of Allah?
(...)
Unfortunately there are many people, both on the left and the right, who continue to blame Islam for the sins of Islamic radicalism. These people are not only mistaken, they are strengthening the cause of Bin Laden and his allies and making the war on terrorism harder for us to win.
Dinesh also chronicles the fact that Islamic regimes have been very tolerant of other religions -- Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Daoists, etc. were all free to practice their religions under Muslim rule.
Anyway, the entire article is well worth reading and thinking about.
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/DineshDSouza/2007/04/02/islam,_a_religion_of_violence
Posted by: Pamela | April 4, 2007 9:23 AM
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Since the day he began receiving revelation, people have tried to smear the character of Muhammad. It is hardly surprising that people continue to do so. Isolated, exerpted snippets, resort to highly dubious texts, interpretations which extrapolate wildly and/or distort intentions, and outright lies are common tactics in the attack upon the Prophet. Nonetheless, billions of people have found and continue to find inspiration in his life.
Rather than trying to prove the unprovable, and to convert the unconvertible, wouldn't it be better to turn the conversation to the issues we do need to deal with?
Posted by: Pamela | April 4, 2007 9:11 AM
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Pamela,
Truth is about evidence. Unfortunately it is not about believing what you want to believe.
You imagine your prophet the way you would like him to have been, but the scriptures written by the earliest Muslims tell a very different story, as Ross pointed out:
Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 59, Number 448:
Narrated 'Aisha (Muhammad’s child bride): ‘…So Allah's Apostle went to them (i.e. Jewish Banu Qurayza tribe). They then surrendered to the Prophet's judgment but he directed them to Sad to give his verdict concerning them. Sad said, "I give my judgment that their warriors should be killed, their women and children should be taken as captives, and their properties distributed."’ [Note that these Jews had surrendered to Muhammad]
Sahih Abu Dawud Book 38, Number 4390:
Narrated Atiyyah al-Qurazi: ‘I was among the captives of Banu Qurayza. They (the Companions of Muhammad) examined us, and those who had begun to grow hair (reached puberty) were killed, and those who had not were not killed. I was among those who had not grown hair.’
Sahih Muslim Book 019, Number 4364 & 4368 & 4370:
…Then he (Muhammad) killed their men, and distributed their women, children and properties among the Muslims…
Ishaq: 464 (& Tabari VIII:35) (The Sirat Rasulallah – The earliest Muslim biography of Muhammad)
The Jews were made to come down, and Allah’s Messenger imprisoned them. Then the Prophet went out into the marketplace of Medina (it is still its marketplace today), and he had trenches dug in it. He sent for the Jewish men and had them beheaded in those trenches. They were brought out to him in batches. They numbered 800 to 900 boys and men. As they were being taken in small groups to the Prophet, they said to one another, ‘What do you think will be done to us?’ Someone said, ‘Do you not understand. On each occasion do you not see that the summoner never stops? He does not discharge anyone. And that those who are taken away do not come back. By god, it is death!’ The affair continued until the Messenger of Allah had finished with them all.
Tabari VIII: 40
Allah’s Apostle commanded that furrows should be dug in the ground for the Qurayza. Then he sat down. Ali and Zubayr began cutting off their heads in his presence.
Tabari VIII: 35 / Ishaq: 464
Huyayy, the enemy of Allah, was brought out. He was wearing a rose-colored suit of clothes that he had torn all over with fingertip-sized holes so that it would not be taken as booty. His hands were bound to his neck with a rope. When he looked at Muhammad he said, ‘I do not regret opposing you. Whoever forsakes god will be damned.’ He sat down and was beheaded.
Ishaq: 464 / Tabari VIII: 36
According to Aisha, one Jewish woman was killed. “She was by my side, talking with me while Allah’s Messenger was killing her men in the marketplace.”
Tabari VIII: 38
The Messenger of Allah commanded that all of the Jewish men and boys who had reached puberty should be beheaded. Then the Prophet divided the wealth, wives, and children of the Qurayza Jews among the Muslims.
Ishaq: 465
When their wrists were bound with cords, the Apostle was a sea of generosity to us. [Meaning that after all the fighting men had been tied up, ready for beheading, Muhammad gave the women and children as slaves to the Muslims]
Ishaq: 465
Then the Apostle divided the property, wives, and children of the Qurayza among the Muslims. Allah’s Messenger took his fifth of the booty. He made known on that day the extra shares for horses and their riders—giving the horse two shares and the rider one. It was the first booty in which lots were cast.
The evidence speaks for itself, doesn't it?
Posted by: muhammad | April 3, 2007 2:12 PM
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Hi Pamela/Salaams
i appreciate your sharing your personal experiences and providing a truthful accounting of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
I find your postings informative, balanced and objective. I am glad to see you are a member of the many exceptional writers posting in this forum.
Posted by: Widad | April 2, 2007 3:16 PM
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Thanks Pamela for this inspiring reminder. Incidentally in my country of birth Guyana, South America, where muslims are a very small minority, our Prophet's birthday is also a National Holiday-a true testimony of his great influence!
Keep up the great work!
Thanks
Faizal
Posted by: FAIZAL KAYUM | April 2, 2007 8:52 AM
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Pamela,
Nice article, you did well trying to turn this evil paedoplile into a buddha or a christ like figure.
The following article exposes the tactics used by muslims like you to give Mo a character makeover, infact it is as if the author is responding to your article !!!
BTW, Happy birthday Mo !!! I'm sure you and you mates are having a WILD party today with those houris.
Islam Beheaded
By David Wood
The Information Superhighway and the Death of Mohammedanism.
Heinrich Heine once wrote a clever poem titled "Marie Antoinette," in which the ghost of everyone's favorite French queen entertains her guests with "strictest etiquette." The irony of the poem is that neither Antoinette nor her guests realize that their heads are missing. They were all beheaded during the French Revolution, but without their heads, they don't have the brains to acknowledge their headlessness.
Islam is currently in a similar situation. Muhammad's empire of faith has managed to thrive in the modern world for one simple reason: Muslims have kept Muhammad's dark past a secret. Indeed, they have gone beyond keeping it a secret; they have somehow convinced themselves (and many others) that Muhammad was an outstanding moral example, perhaps even
the greatest moral example of all time. Perpetuating this fraud has been, in my opinion, the most stupendous deception in world history.
True, there are plenty of instances in Muhammad's life that one could view as the deeds of a moral individual, and Muslims are quick to point out his acts of charity and his dedication to prayer. However, in assessing the overall character of a man, we must take into account all of his actions, not just the ones that support our feelings about him.
For instance, suppose I become convinced that the greatest person in history was a man named John Gacy. I could point to his charity work at local hospitals, to his activities in the Boy Scouts and the Jaycees, to his patient endurance of numerous physical ailments, to his community activities such as neighborhood barbecues and other social gatherings, to his generosity to others, to his dedication to his family, and to his outstanding work ethic, which made him one of the pillars of his local business community. Yet, if I am to make a case for the moral superiority of Mr. Gacy, I must not leave out the fact that he raped, tortured, and murdered more than thirty boys and buried them under his house.
I bring this up because of the peculiar tactic employed by Muslims whenever the character of Muhammad is challenged. When someone argues that Muhammad was a robber or a murderer, Muslims suddenly cry out in one accord, "But he was merciful and kind! He started Islam, and Islam is good! God revealed the Qur'an through him! How dare you say something bad about him!? He was the greatest prophet ever! Stop being so intolerant!" The difficulty here is that, no matter how loudly a Muslim shouts these objections, they have no power to overcome the historical fact that Muhammad was a robber and a murderer. Yet, to a Muslim who already believes that Muhammad was a prophet, the Islamic line of reasoning apparently
makes sense. Nevertheless, to anyone who is not a committed Muslim, any claim to moral superiority will be an empirical issue, that is, a matter of examining and weighing the evidence.
Tragically, examining the evidence is something that most Muslims seem unwilling to do. In fact, Muslims have been so persistent in ignoring the facts about their prophet that the Muhammad now proclaimed by Islam bears little resemblance to the man who preached in Arabia more than thirteen centuries ago. For example, Abul A'la Mawdudi presents the following picture of Muhammad:
He is entirely different from the people among whom he is born and with whom he spends his youth and early manhood. He never tells a lie. The whole nation is unanimous in testifying to his truthfulness. . . . He is the very embodiment of modesty in the midst of a society which is immodest to the core. . . . He helps the orphans and the widows. He is hospitable to travelers. He harms no one . . . [He] is such a lover of peace that his heart melts for the people when they take up arms and cut each other's throats. . . .
In brief, the towering and radiant personality of this man, in the midst of such a corrupted and dark environment, may be likened to a beacon-light brightening a pitch-dark night or to a diamond in a heap of dead stones. . . . [After he begins to deliver the message of Islam the ignorant nation turns against him. Abuses and stones are showered at his august person. Every conceivable torture and cruelty is perpetrated upon him. . . .
Can anyone ever imagine a higher example of self-sacrifice, brotherliness and kind-heartedness towards his fellow beings than that a man would ruin his happiness for the good of others, while those very people for whose betterment he is striving should stone him, abuse him, banish him, and give him no quarter even in his exile, and that, in spite of this all, he should refuse to stop working for their well being? . . .
When he began preaching his Message, all of Arabia stood in awe and wonder and was bewitched by his wonderful eloquence and oratory. It was so impressive and captivating that his worst enemies were afraid of hearing it, lest it should penetrate deep into the recesses of their hearts and carry them off their feet making them forsake their old religion and culture. It was so matchless that the whole legion of Arab poets, preachers, and speakers of the highest caliber failed to bring forth its equivalent. . . .
This reserved and quiet man who, for a full forty years, never gave any indication of political interest or activity, suddenly appeared on the stage of the world as such a great political reformer and statesman that without the aid of radio, telephone and press, he brought together the scattered inhabitants of a desert extending across twelve hundred thousand square miles. He joined together a people who were warlike, ignorant, unruly, uncultured, and plunged in self-destructive trivial warfare-under one banner, one law, one religion, one culture, one civilization, and one form of government. . . .
He accomplished this feat not through any lure, oppression or cruelty, but by his captivating manner, his winsome personality, and the conviction of his teaching. With his noble
and gentle behavior, he befriended even his enemies. He captured the hearts of the people with his boundless sympathy and human kindness. . . . He did not oppress even his deadly enemies, men who had sworn to kill him . . . He forgave them all when he triumphed over them. He never took revenge on anyone for his personal grievances. He never retaliated
against anyone for the wrongs perpetrated on him. . . .
It was he who turned the course of human thought away from superstition, the unnatural and the unexplainable, towards a logical approach illustrating a love for truth and a balanced worldly life. . . . In the cavalcade of world history, the sublime figure of this wonderful person towers so high above all the great men of all times that they appear to be dwarfs when contrasted to him. . . . Can anyone cite another example of a maker of history of such distinction, another revolutionary of such brilliance and splendor?
This is actually a very condensed version of Mawdudi's reverent depiction of his beloved prophet, but it accurately reflects the Islamic conception of Muhammad. The problem, of course, is that this conception is horribly inaccurate. The historical Muhammad (that is, the Muhammad we can know about through history) was psychologically unstable, brutal towards his enemies, and, according to some, sexually perverted. This isn't to say that Muhammad was all bad. He wasn't, and Mawdudi is correct in maintaining that Muhammad's character played a role in converting people to Islam. Even so, while Muhammad may have had many redeeming features, some of his less admirable characteristics are difficult to ignore. Consider the following facts about the life of Muhammad, which can be gathered from the reports of his earliest followers:
Fact #1: When Muhammad began receiving his revelations, his first impression was that he was possessed by demons. The "angel" who appeared to Muhammad choked him almost to the point of death. Muhammad concluded that he was demon-possessed and quickly became suicidal. This wasn't the first time a person thought that Muhammad was under demonic influence, however. Ibn Ishaq tells us that Muhammad's childhood nurse also believed that he was demon-possessed. Thus, both the woman who raised him and Muhammad himself held (if only for a short time) that he was possessed by demons. Further, throughout his life, Muhammad believed that he was the victim of magic spells cast by his enemies, who were somehow able to
torment God's chosen prophet through their incantations:
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: Magic was worked on Allah's Apostle (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) so that he used to think that he had had sexual relations with his wives while he actually had not. Then one day he said, "O Aisha, do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning the matter I asked Him about? Two men came to me and one of them sat near my head and the other sat near my feet. The one near my head asked the other: 'What is wrong with this man?' The latter replied, 'He is
under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?' The other replied, 'Labid bin Al-Asam, a man from Bani Zuraiq who was an ally of the Jews and was a
hypocrite.' The first one asked, 'What material did he use?' The other replied, 'A comb and the hair stuck to it.'"
Fact #2: Muhammad supported his fledgling religion by robbing people. The early Muslims could have maintained Islam through hard work, frugal spending, and the donations of admirers. Yet Muhammad chose robbery as his chief source of income, and greed soon became one of the primary factors in people's rapid conversion to Islam. Indeed, Muhammad deliberately used the spoils of war to lure people to Islam. When he was criticized for the way he distributed his newfound wealth, he replied, "Are you disturbed in mind because of the good things of this life by which I win over a people that they may become Muslims while I entrust you to your Islam?" Given the prospect of untold riches, it's no wonder
so many people committed themselves to Islam. Muhammad guaranteed that Allah "will admit the Struggler in His cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty." This message must have sounded extraordinary to the poor of Arabia. If they died in the cause of Allah, they would go to Paradise and be rich. If they survived, they would plunder their enemies and be rich. Either way, their situation would be much better upon embracing Islam.
Fact #3: Muhammad was often ruthless towards his adversaries. Punishments for taking a stand against Muhammad included torture and death. Both men and women were brutally killed for criticizing Muhammad. Hundreds of Jewish men were beheaded for standing against him, while their wives and children were sold into slavery. Some early Muslims who apostatized were killed after Muhammad gave the command to kill all who turn away from Islam. Modern Muslims often claim that Muhammad only killed when he was attacked by his enemies, but history shows that he murdered numerous people whose only crime was writing poems against him. Given the facts, it's difficult to understand how Muslim writers such as Mawdudi could have the audacity to claim that Muhammad "never took revenge on anyone for his personal grievances."
Fact #4: Muhammad had far more wives than even his own revelations allowed. The Qur'an allows Muslims to have up to four wives: "And if you fear that you will not deal fairly with
the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that you cannot deal justly (with so many), then one only, or (the captives) that your right hands possess."
(4:3). We know that Muhammad had at least thirteen wives during his life, and that he had at least nine wives at one time. Of course, he did receive a Qur'anic revelation telling him that he alone could exceed the four-wife limit: "O Prophet! We have made lawful unto you your wives whom you have paid their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses of those whom Allah has given as spoils of war, . . . a privilege for you only, not for the (rest of) believers" (33:50). Nevertheless, since Muhammad was the one receiving revelations that allowed him to transgress rules that applied to everyone else, many people have concluded that he was inventing revelations to justify his hypocritical behavior.
Fact #5: Muhammad consummated a marriage to a nine-year-old girl. Muhammad's courtship of Aisha began when she was only six. Muhammad had a dream about her, which led him to believe that God wanted him to marry the young girl. Fortunately, Muhammad didn't have sex with her until she reached menses at the age of nine. (Most girls do not have their first period by this age, but Aisha had been suffering from some form of intense sickness, which probably induced menses early.) Muhammad apparently took Aisha's first
menstruation as a sign that she was an adult ready for sexual relations, and Aisha quickly became his favorite wife. Among her earliest duties as Muhammad's wife was the task of
washing semen stains off his clothes: "Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: I used to wash the semen off the clothes of the Prophet (the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) and even then I used to notice one or more spots on them."
Fact #6: Muhammad had a contemptible opinion of women. Muslim apologists often argue that Muhammad raised the status of women, and they are entirely correct in saying this. However, the status to which he raised them is almost as shameful as their status in pre-Islamic Arabia. According to Muhammad, women's minds are so deficient that the testimony of a woman is worth only half that of a man. Given this lack of intellectual ability, women have to be kept under control by other means. Thus the Qur'an sanctions the beating of women: "As for those [women] from whom you fear disloyalty, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and beat them (lightly, without visible injury). Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them" (4:34). Notice the parenthetical remarks that the beating should be a light one. These words do not occur in the Arabic; apparently, even Muslim translators have a problem with this verse and do what they can to water it down. Notice also that the beating is done to bring the wives into submission. Muhammad repeatedly warned women about disrespecting their husbands: "The Prophet (the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: 'I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who were thankless.'" Hell, then, is composed primarily of ungrateful women (perhaps their husbands hadn't beaten them enough). However, even Heaven is a bleak prospect for women, for, according to Muhammad, women will spend eternity standing in the corners of Paradise, waiting for the men to come and have sex with them.
Fact #7: Muhammad is unique among prophets in that he is the only one to receive a revelation, proclaim it as part of God's message to man, and later take it back, claiming that it was actually from Satan. According to the earliest extant biography of Muhammad, he eventually became so sad about his countrymen's rejection of his prophethood that he began longing for some verses that would bring them to Islam. He soon received what he was looking for-a revelation saying that the intercession of three other gods was acceptable. Muhammad presented the revelation to the people, and his countrymen were overjoyed to hear that they could continue praying to al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat. A mass-conversion to Islam followed, but in time Muhammad received another revelation, which told him that the former verses had been given to him by Satan. God told him not to be too disturbed over the matter, for, according to the new revelation, all prophets occasionally receive ideas from Satan:
The apostle was bitterly grieved and was greatly in fear of God. So God sent down (a revelation), for He was merciful to him, comforting him and making light of the affair and telling him that every prophet and apostle before him desired as he desired and wanted what he wanted and Satan interjected something into his desires as he had on his tongue. So God annulled what Satan had suggested and God established His verses, i.e. you are just like the prophets and apostles. Then God sent down: "We have not sent a prophet or apostle before you but when he longed Satan cast suggestions in his longing. But God will annul what Satan has suggested. Then God will establish his verses, God being knowing and wise."
These are just some of the facts that Muslims have been keeping secret, but they are enough to make any reasonable person doubt the validity of Islam. Muhammad was guilty of countless murders and of torturing his victims. He robbed caravans and participated in the slave-trade. His persecution of the Jews bordered on genocide. His polygamy went beyond that which even his own revelations permitted (though he did receive a revelation saying that this was okay for him). One of his wives was a nine-year-old girl, whose earliest duties in Muhammad's house included the constant task of washing the semen stains off his clothes. At times he believed he was demon-possessed or under the effect of magic. He was
known to be suicidal. He admittedly received a message from Satan and delivered it to the people as if it were from God. He declared that women have half the intellectual ability that men have, that it is okay for men to beat their wives, that most of the inhabitants of hell are women, and that, even if a woman somehow makes it to heaven, her eternity will consist of standing in a corner, waiting for men to sexually enjoy her.
These details about Muhammad raise a very important question: What does a prophet have to do before Muslims will be willing to question whether he is truly the greatest moral example in history? Normally, when we say that someone is a moral person, we mean that he doesn't commit acts such as robbery and murder. Yet Muhammad did all these things and much more. It appears, then, that Muslims are using the term "moral" in a very unique way. In this uniquely Muslim sense of the term, the word "moral" is defined as "whatever
Muhammad does." Thus, if Muhammad were to chop off the heads of hundreds of people (which he did), this act would still be defined as a moral act, since Muhammad did it, and anything Muhammad does is, by definition, moral.
But this raises another important question. If God's greatest prophet is free to take part in murder, robbery, genocide, and slave-trading, can we really point a finger at people like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein and say that they are evil? They killed many innocents, but so did Muhammad. Saddam tortured countless people, but so did Muhammad. In fact, one could make a case that Osama bin Laden is morally superior to Muhammad, for, while bin Laden killed thousands of people, he didn't sell their wives and children into slavery, or have sex with a little girl, or marry more than a dozen women.
The truth about Muhammad has been one of the world's best-kept secrets. For centuries, it has been virtually impossible to raise objections about the character of Muhammad in Muslim countries, for anyone who raised such objections would (following the example set by Muhammad himself) immediately be killed. Outside the Muslim world, there has been little interest in Islam, and those who have been interested have typically relied on modern Muslim reports about Muhammad, such as the above passage from Mawdudi. But things have changed. Now many people are interested in Islam, and Muslims aren't able to silence everyone. Moreover, with the advent of the Internet, it is now impossible to keep Muhammad's life a secret. The facts about the founder of Islam are spreading very rapidly, and Muslims are frantically scurrying to defend their faith. But the information superhighway is
paving over the ignorance that has for centuries been the stronghold of Islamic dogma. In the end, Islam will fall, for the entire structure is built upon the belief that Muhammad was the greatest moral example in history, and this belief is demonstrably false.
Posted by: ross | April 2, 2007 4:15 AM
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Wonderfully touching. Brought tears to my eyes. And a longing for the Prophet that we share.
Posted by: Saaleha | April 2, 2007 2:27 AM
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Norrie, I can only say it is the human condition to take beautiful ideologies and turn them ugly. It has happened to every ideology and/or religion I've ever heard of.
And thanks for the kind words.
Pamela
Posted by: Pamela | April 1, 2007 9:49 PM
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Yes, Pamela the story is beautiful, as is the hope it inspired in you.
But why didn't it work out in history and reality?
Posted by: Norrie Hoyt | April 1, 2007 5:13 PM
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What a beautiful story, Pamela. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Posted by: Megan | April 1, 2007 1:35 AM
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