Re: The young marriage of Aisha


"Salahuddin" <ask@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Salahuddin" <ask@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> Sadly we currently see the efforts of the Christian missionary activity
> >> focused primarily on derailing Islam now more than any other period in
> >> history. Thus, we witness numerous travesties and parodies coming from
> > them
> >> in their attempts to twist, manipulate and totally abuse historical and
> >> etymological facts. These polemics range from a variety of the utterly
> >> hilarious to the outright abusive and cruel. One such dishonest
Christian
> >> missionary polemic has been the allegation of the young marriage of
> >> `Âishah(R) to the Prophet Muhammad(P). The missionaries try to accuse
the
> >> Prophet of being a child molester, albeit in politically correct terms,
> > due
> >> to the fact that `Âishah(R) was betrothed (zawaj) at the age of 6 years
> > old
> >> and the marriage was consummated (nikâh) a few years after the marriage
> >> at
> > 9
> >> years old when she was in full puberty. The lapse of time between the
> > zawaj
> >> and nikâh of `Âishah(R) clearly shows that her parents were waiting for
> > her
> >> to reach puberty before her marriage was consummated. If it were not
for
> > the
> >> fact that some gullible Christians have been parroting the claims
without
> >> understanding the reasons behind it, we would have not even bothered
with
> > a
> >> refutation. Such a claim is based only on conjecture and moral
> >> relativism,
> >> and not on fact. This article seeks to refute the allegation,
> >> insha'allah.
> >>
> >> Puberty And Young Marriage In Semitic Culture
> >>
> >> The hilarity of the whole saga of Christian missionaries accusing the
> >> Prophet(P) of committing "child molestation" is that this contradicts
the
> >> basic fact that a girl becomes a woman when she begins her menstruation
> >> cycle. The significance of menstruation that anyone with the slightest
> >> familiarity with physiology will tell you is that it is a sign that the
> > girl
> >> is being prepared to become a mother.
> >>
> >> Women reach puberty at different ages ranging from 8-12 years old
> > depending
> >> on genetics, race and environment. We read that
> >>
> >> There is little difference in the size of boys and girls until the
age
> > of
> >> ten, the growth spurt at puberty starts earlier in girls but lasts
longer
> > in
> >> boys.[1]
> >>
> >> We also read that
> >>
> >> The first signs of puberty occur around age 9 or 10 in girls but
closer
> > to
> >> 12 in boys[.][2]
> >>
> >> Women in warmer environments reach puberty at a much earlier age than
> > those
> >> in cold environments.
> >>
> >> The average temperature of the country or province is considered the
> > chief
> >> factor here, not only with regard to menstruation but as regards the
> >> whole
> >> of sexual development at puberty.[3]
> >>
> >> Marriage at the early years of puberty was acceptable in 7th century
> > Arabia
> >> as it was the social norm in all Semitic cultures from the Israelites
to
> > the
> >> Arabs and all nations in between. According to Hâ-Talmûd Hâ-Bavlî,
which
> > the
> >> Jews regard as their "oral Torah", Sanhedrin 76b clearly states that it
> >> is
> >> preferable that a woman be married when she has her first menses, and
in
> >> Ketuvot 6a there are rules regarding sexual intercourse with girls who
> > have
> >> not yet menstruated. This is further collaborated when Jim West, ThD, a
> >> Baptist minister, observes the following tradition of the Israelites:
> >>
> >> 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.[4]
> >>
> >> Puberty has always been a symbol of adulthood throughout history.
> >>
> >> Puberty is defined as the age or period at which a person is first
> > capable
> >> of sexual reproduction, in other eras of history, a rite or celebration
> >> of
> >> this landmark event was a part of the culture.[5]
> >>
> >> The renowned sexologists, R.E.L. Masters and Allan Edwards, in their
> >> study
> >> of Afro-Asian sexual expression states the following
> >>
> >> Today, in many parts of North Africa, Arabia, and India, girls are
> > wedded
> >> and bedded between the ages of five and nine; and no self-respecting
> > female
> >> remains unmarried beyond the age of puberty.[6]
> >>
> >> Were There Any Objections to the Marriage of the Prophet(P) to
> >> `Âishah(R)?
> >> The answer to this is no. There are absolutely no records from Muslim,
> >> secular, or any other historical sources which even implicitly display
> >> anything other than utter joy from all parties involved over this
> > marriage.
> >> Nabia Abbott describes the marriage of `Âishah(R) to the Prophet(P) as
> >> follows.
> >>
> >> 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.[7]
> >>
> >> Even the well-known critical Orientalist, W. Montgomery Watt, said the
> >> following about the Prophet's moral character:
> >>
> >> From the standpoint of Muhammad's time, then, the allegations of
> > treachery
> >> and sensuality cannot be maintained. His contemporaries did not find
him
> >> morally defective in any way. On the contrary, some of the acts
> >> criticized
> >> by the modern Westerner show that Muhammad's standards were higher than
> >> those of his time.[8]
> >>
> >> Aside from the fact that no one was displeased with him or his actions,
> >> he
> >> was a paramount example of moral character in his society and time.
> >> Therefore, to judge the Prophet's morality based on the standards of
our
> >> society and culture today is not only absurd, but also unfair.
> >>
> >> Marriage At Puberty Today
> >>
> >> The Prophet's contemporaries (both enemies and friends) clearly
accepted
> > the
> >> Prophet's marriage to `Âishah(R) without any problem. We see the
evidence
> >> for this by the lack of criticism against the marriage until modern
> >> times.
> >> However, a change in culture has caused the change in our times today.
> >>
> >> Even today in the 21st century, the age of sexual consent is still
quite
> > low
> >> in many places. In Japan, people can legally have sex at age 13, and in
> >> Spain they can legally have sex at the age of 12 years old[9]. A
> > 40-year-old
> >> man having sex with a 14-year-old woman may be a "pedophile" in the
> >> United
> >> States, but neither in China today, where the age of consent is 14, nor
> >> in
> >> the United States in the last century. Biology is a much better
standard
> > by
> >> which to determine these things, not the arbitrariness of human
culture.
> > In
> >> the U.S. during the last century, the age of consent was 10 years old.
> >> California was the first state to change the age of consent to 14,
which
> > it
> >> did in 1889. After California, other U.S. states joined in and raised
the
> >> age of consent too[10].
> >>
> >> Islam And the Age of Puberty
> >> Islam clearly teaches that adulthood starts when a person have attained
> >> puberty.
> >>
> >> From the collection of Bukhari[11], we read the following tracts:
> >>
> >> a.. The boy attaining the age of puberty and the validity of their
> >> witness and the Statement of Allâh:
> >>
> >> "And when the children among you attain the age of puberty, then
let
> >> them also ask for permission (to enter)." Qur'ân 24:59.
> >>
> >> a.. Al Mughira said, "I attained puberty at the age of twelve." The
> >> attaining of puberty by women is with the start of menses, as is
referred
> > to
> >> by the Statement of Allâh:
> >>
> >> "Such of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for
> > them
> >> prescribed period if you have any doubts (about their periods) is three
> >> months..." [Qur'ân, 65:4]
> >>
> >> Thus, it is part of Islam to acknowledge the coming of puberty as the
> > start
> >> of adulthood. It is the time when the person has already matured and is
> >> ready the responsibilities of an adult. So on what basis do the
> > missionaries
> >> criticize the marriage of `Âishah(R) since her marriage was consummated
> > when
> >> she had reached puberty?
> >>
> >> We also read from the same source that
> >>
> >> ...Al-Hasan bin Salih said, "I saw a neighbour of mine who became a
> >> grandmother at the age of twenty-one."(1)
> >>
> >> (1) The note for this reference says: "This women attained puberty
at
> >> the age of nine and married to give birth to a daughter at ten; the
> > daughter
> >> had the same experience."[12]
> >>
> >> Thus, it is clear that if the charge of "child molestation" were to be
> >> advanced against the Prophet(P), we would also have to include all the
> >> Semitic people who accepted marriage at puberty as the norm.
> >>
> >> Conclusions
> >> We have thus seen that
> >>
> >> a.. It was the norm of the Semitic society in 7th century Arabia to
> > allow
> >> pubescent marriages.
> >>
> >> b.. There was no reports of opposition to the Prophet's marriage to
> >> `Âishah(R) either from his friends or his enemies.
> >>
> >> c.. Even today, there are cultures who still allow pubescent marriage
> > for
> >> their young women.
> >>
> >> In spite of facing these well-known facts, the missionaries would still
> > have
> >> the audacity to point a finger at the Prophet Muhammad(P) for
immorality.
> >> Yet, it was he who had brought justice to the women of Arabia and
raised
> >> them to a level they had not seen before in their society, something
> >> which
> >> ancient civilizations have never done to their women.
> >>
> >> When Muhammad(P) first became the Prophet of Islam, the pagans of
Arabia
> > had
> >> inherited a disregard for women as had been passed down among their
> >> Jewish
> >> and Christian neighbours. So disgraceful was it considered among them
to
> > be
> >> blessed with a female child that they would go so far as to bury this
> >> baby
> >> alive in order to avoid the disgrace associated with female children.
> >>
> >> "When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) a female
(child)
> >> his face darkens and he is filled with inward grief! With shame does he
> > hide
> >> himself from his people because of the bad news he has had! Shall he
> > retain
> >> it on (sufferance and) contempt or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an
evil
> >> (choice) they decide on!"[13]
> >>
> >> Through the teachings of Islam, Muhammad(P) put a swift and resounding
> >> end
> >> to this evil practice. God tells us that on the Day of Judgment, the
> > female
> >> child will be questioned for what crime she was killed.
> >>
> >> "When the female (infant) buried alive is questioned - for what crime
> > she
> >> was killed."[14]
> >>
> >> Not only did Muhammad(P) severely discouraged and condemned this act,
> > he(P)
> >> also used to teach them to respect and cherish their daughters and
> >> mothers
> >> as partners and sources of salvation for the men of their family.
> >>
> >> Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrated that
> >>
> >> The Prophet(P) said: 'If anyone cares for three daughters,
disciplines
> >> them, marries them, and does good by them, he will enter Paradise.'[15]
> >>
> >> Abdullah the son of Abbas narrated that
> >>
> >> The Prophet(P) said: 'If anyone has a female child, and does not bury
> > her
> >> alive, or slight her, or prefer his male children over her, Allâh will
> > bring
> >> him into Paradise.'[16]
> >>
> >>
> >> The Prophet(P) is also cited in Saheeh Muslim as saying
> >>
> >> 'Whoever maintains two girls till they attain maturity, he and I will
> > come
> >> on the Day of Resurrection like this'; and he joined his fingers.
> >>
> >> In other words, if one loves the Messenger of God(P) and wishes to be
> >> with
> >> him on the day of resurrection in heaven, then they should do good by
> > their
> >> daughters. This is certainly not the act of a "child molester", as the
> >> missionaries would like us to believe.
> >>
> >> Finally, we end this with a citation from the Holy Prophet(P), who said
> >>
> >> "I have come to defend the two oppressed peoples: women and orphans."
> >> The Prophet Muhammad(P)
> >>
> >> Appendix: A married nine-year old in Thailand gives birth
> >>
> >> Below is a news article from The New Straits Times, Malaysia dated 10th
> >> of
> >> March, 2001 about a nine-year old girl living in northern Thailand
giving
> >> birth to a baby girl. The fact that a nine-year old girl is mature
enough
> > to
> >> give birth proves the point above about girls reaching puberty earlier
> > than
> >> men.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Should the husband of this young girl be accused of "child
molestation",
> > as
> >> insinuated by the Christian missionaries?
> >>
> >> Related Articles
> >>
> >> Muhammad(P) & The Lies
> >>
> >> The Illiterate Prophet(P)
> >>
> >>
>
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> > ------
> >>
> >> References
> >>
> >> [1] The Incredible Machine, National Geographic Society, p. 235
> >>
> >> [2] The Incredible Machine, National Geographic Society, p. 239
> >>
> >> [3] Herman H. Ploss, Max Bartels and Paul Bartels, "Woman", Volume I
> >> (Lord
> > &
> >> Bransby, 1988), p. 563
> >>
> >> [4] Jim West, ThD, Ancient Israelite Marriage Customs
> >>
> >> [5] Sue Curewitz Arthen, Rites of Passage: Puberty
> >>
> >> [6] The Cradle of Erotica (Julian Press, New York, 1962)
> >>
> >> [7] Nabia Abbott, Aishah, The Beloved of Mohammed, p. 7
> >>
> >> [8] W. M. Watt, Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman, (Oxford University
> >> Press,
> >> 1961), p. 229
> >>
> >> [9] Source: http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm
> >>
> >> [10] Source: http://www.ageofconsent.com/comments/numberone.htm
> >>
> >> [11] Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book of Witnesses, Chapter 18, p. 513
> >>
> >> [12] Ibid
> >>
> >> [13] Qur'ân, 16:58-59
> >>
> >> [14] Qur'ân, 81:9
> >>
> >> [15] Narrated by Abu Dawood
> >>
> >> [16] Narrated by Abu Dawood
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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> > ------
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Another question for you:
> > Is it permissable for a father to bed his own daughter in Islam?
> >
>
> no
>
>

Once again, you are wrong.
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