In Islam, everything Muhammad did is the excellent standard for all muslims to follow, FOR ALL TIME, NOW AND FOREVER.\n\nIs pedophilia an excellent standard of conduct for all time simply because Muhammad was a pedophile?\n\n“the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he CONSUMMATED HIS MARRIAGE when she was NINE YEARS OLD” http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah/bukhari/062.sbt.html#007.062.064
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Peace on you....He never once engaged in sex outside of marriage, nor did he ever approve of it, even though it was very common at the time. His only relationships with women were in legitimate, contractual marriages with proper witnesses according to law. His relationship to Ayesha was only that of marriage. He did not marry her the first time her father offered her hand to him in marriage. He married her only after she reached the age of puberty and could decide for herself. Their relationship is described in every detail by Ayesha herself in the most loving and respectful manner as a match truly made in heaven. Ayesha is considered as one of the highest scholars of Islam and lived out her entire life only having been married to Muhammad, peace be upon him. She never desired any other man, nor did she ever utter a single negative statement against Muhammad, peace be upon him. May Allah bless us.
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All religions are great. (Except for Satanism or whatever you would call it, La Vay is a dumb ass.) The only part of Islam that isn't great are these terrorists who are twisting the words of the Koran around to make it fit into their way of thinking. But Islam actually says pretty much everything the Bible does. People can just be so ignorant.
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Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) with no doubt is the best teacher and messenger for all mankind ... \n\nsince 1400 years ago we are very confident that this great Holy Book will never be changed ... because Allah the almighty promised us to protect this last and final holy book forever ...\n\nAllah the almighty said in the Holy Qur'an\n\n"Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian. "\n\n015.009 \n\n\nThe Holy Qur'an is the greatest miracle because:\n\n1- it was never changed and it will never be\n2- it have hundreds of proofs that shows this Holy Book came from God the almighty\n3- many scientific miracles that challenged scientists through the years\n\n\n\n\nthis great Holy Book can't be from a normal human being \nits from one and only one ... he is God the almighty\n\n"Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other Than Allah, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy. "\n\n004.082 \n\n\nif this Holy Book was from someone else except God the almighty we would have found many errors and contradictions\n\n\nbut thankfully no errors in this final Holy Book because it came from God the almighty
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Family, society and ultimately the whole of mankind is treated by Islam on an ethical basis. Differentiation in sex is neither a credit nor a drawback for the sexes. Therefore, when we talk about status of woman in Islam it should not lead us to think that Islam has no specific guidelines, limitations, responsibilities and obligations for men. What makes one valuable and respectable in the eyes of Allah, the Creator of mankind and the universe, is neither one's prosperity, position, intelligence, physical strength nor beauty, but only one's Allah-consciousness and awareness (taqwa). However, since in the Western culture and in cultures influenced by it, there exists a disparity between men and women there is more need for stating Islam's position on important issues in a clear way. \n\nDr. Jamal Badawi's essay, The Status of Women in Islam, was originally published in our quarterly journal, Al-lttihad, Vol. 8, No. 2, Sha'ban 1391/Sept 1971. Since then it has been one of our most-demanded publications. We thank Br. Jamal for permitting us to reprint his essay. We hope it will clarify many of the misconceptions.
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ok. sorry for that. \n\nsee, how bad this word is , and how bad experience it would be for woman...Islam gives woman equal rights and there is a high value for the modesty of woman.  and thats why rape is capital punishment in islam. and rapist must be put to death. because this is one of the heinous crimes besides murder etc. \n\nwoman is considered as innocent in this case. and if her husband still wants her for his wife, why not! \ni am not a scholar but this is very common knowledge for muslims. \n\nHOPE THIS ANSWERS. \n\nplease check these websites\n\n\nhttp://www.jannah.org/genderequity/\nhttp://www.jamaat.org/islam/WomanMarriage.html\n\nhttp://www.islamtomorrow.com/women/\n\nvideo of "womans rights in islam - modernizing or outdated" >> http://www.aswatalislam.net/DisplayFilesP.aspx?TitleID=50027&TitleName=Zakir_Naik
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b - it's an obligation of all male muslims to do at least once in their lives
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Yes, Islam teachings cleared this idea and showed the quality between people.\n\nand for those who are saying there's no equality between man and woman in Islam, then they know nothing about Islam except what they are seeing in TV from the bad media of their own countires, and by the way women can drive in all the muslim countries except Saudia Arabia ONLY, and they got there reasons that i dont want to go through.\n\nIslam also made equality with men and women, the thing that we differ from that Islam taught us how to take care of women and let them wear proper clothing for one goal which Islam wanted is to protect them from rape and sexual harrasment that happens hundreds of times a day in different countries, as muslims we took direct teachings from Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) to treat women just like treating glass, handle with care ;), because he knew how sensitive women are and complicated, therefore we should not break their hearts.\n\nIslam is great from this aspect of equality, even Martin Luther King was impressed by equality of Islam, when civil wars was on between black and white in the US here in Islam black and white were living as brothers up to this day.\n\nsomething that made me proud actually how in every year in HAJ pilgrims from rich and poor , black and white gather for praying for one God beside each other and hand by hand.
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That's why Muslim allows a maximum of 4 wives, only after getting approval by other wife before marrying. And only if he can afford to, otherwise, its a no go. And most Muslim country allows the girl to be a minimum of 17 years old.\n\nYou guys just think Muslims are corrupted. Look at yourselves.
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1. The Age of `Aisha, the Mother of the Faithful when she married Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him:\n\nThe issue of `A’ishah bint Abi Bakr has arisen purely around the fact that she married Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) when she was young and as you said, “Do we know what her true age was?” The problem is that we are dependent on reports of information. Even with accurate reporting, it is difficult to sustain that level of accuracy 100% of the time, all the time. \n\nThe true records that are referred to by Muslims for guidance are the Qur’an and the Hadiths (traditions) of Prophet Muhammad, the essence of both of which is the religion of Islam. They are not sociology textbooks although Islam covers all aspects of life. One of the foremost records depended upon is the collection of hadiths of Prophet Muhammad in the Sahih of Al-Bukhari. From the translation of Dr. Amin Al-Masri of Cambridge University, England and Head of Shari`ah at the College of Shari`ah and Islamic Studies in Makkah, we are informed: \n\n`A’ishah reported 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 `A’ishah remained with the Prophet for nine years (i.e., till his death).” (Al-Bukhari 7: 65) \n\nThe Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with `A’ishah 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). (Al-Bukhari 7: 88)\nIslamic scholar Maulana Muhammad Ali was one of the first to challenge `A’ishah’s age. In his books Muhammad, the Prophet and Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad, he states: \n\nA great misconception prevails as to the age at which `A’ishah was taken in marriage by the Prophet. Ibn Sa`d has stated in the Tabaqat that when Abu Bakr (father of `A’ishah) was approached on behalf of the Prophet, he replied that the girl had already been betrothed to Jubair and that he would have to settle the matter first with him. This shows that `A’ishah must have been approaching maturity at the time. \n\nAgain, the Isaba, speaking of the Prophet’s daughter Fatimah, says that she was born five years before the Call and was about five years older than `A’ishah. This shows that `A’ishah must have been about ten years at the time of her betrothal to the Prophet, and not six years as she is generally supposed to be. \n\nThis is further borne out by the fact that `A’ishah herself is reported to have stated that when the fifty-fourth chapter [i.e., surah] of the Qur’an entitled “The Moon” [Al-Qamar] was revealed, she was a girl playing about and remembered certain verses then revealed. Now the fifty-fourth chapter was undoubtedly revealed before the sixth year of the Call. All these considerations point to but one conclusion, viz., that `A'ishah could not have been less than ten years of age at the time of her nikah, which was virtually only a betrothal. \n\nAnd there is one report in the Tabaqat that `A’ishah was nine years of age at the time of nikah. Again it is a fact admitted on all hands that the nikah of `A’ishah took place in the tenth year of the Call in the month of Shawwal. This is while there is also preponderance of evidence as to the consummation of her marriage taking place in the second year of Hijrah in the same month, which shows that full five years had elapsed between the nikah and the consummation. Hence, there is not the least doubt that `A’isha was at least nine or ten years of age at the time of betrothal, and fourteen or fifteen years at the time of marriage.\n\nIf we dig deeper, we find that the great Islamic historian Ibn Jarir At-Tabari in his History iterated: \n\nIn the time before Islam, Abu Bakr married two women. The first was Fatila daughter of `Abdul `Uzza, from whom `Abdullah and `Asmaa’ were born. Then he m
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No religion is as good as or better than Islam.  Islam is the only pure religion accepted by God.  Muslim girls can't marry hindus because the children must be raised Muslims.  Allah is the All-Knowing and the All-Wise.
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His first wife was older than him by 15 yrs n was a widow 2 times over. \n\nHis second wife was a widow n older than him\n\nApart from Hazraat Aysha (R.A) whom he married when she was the age of 9, all other wives were either divorced or widowed. \n\nN this marriage was needed because after his death, there had to be somone clever enough who would live long enough to guide the Muslim community to the right track. She was one of the few who had enough knowledge n who did guide the community. \n\nHe had a good reason to marry. At that time, there was too much war and there were more women than men. They had to be given protection. There was only one solution. Marriage. N he kept them, not divorced them. I ask u, in today's world, will any man marry a widowed/divorced woman older than himself  and not divorce her till death!? \n\nIf U say he is a bastard, than what about u? All of u, in the name of chritianity or other relegion, u go out n have sex with anyone u like. Without proper marriage! Without anyting!!! U guys don't show any remorse!!! Y don't u look at urselves first?\n\neidted:\n\nwomen STILL all over the world start maturing as less as the age of eight! he married her when she was nine. When she was mature. No, he had a total of only 7 children, 3 sons who died n 4 daughters who survived.
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Islam in arabic means submission to the one only god Allah. This involve every aspect of life. Islam is not another religion in the narrow meaning of the word but rather it is a comprehensive way of life. You will find answers to all your questions and find guide in every aspect of life. Islam is the last and final authentic, evidence-based religion, which aims not only to the happiness of individuals in this life and the day after, but also for  happiness of all humans every were at any time (global). The problem today is that Islam not implemented by Muslim as it should because of dectator rulers and this gives poor image of it, in addtion to the mass media attack against it to distort its image in order to stop its phenomenal spread rate of 3/1000 per year which is above the spread rate of both the human growth rate and christianity rate of 2.3/1000 per year. It is still the fastest spreading religion.The Quran is a masterpiece of language elequancy but also a book of guide that have been preserved accuretly word for word. There is only one Quran today and it is still in its first edition without errors or contradictions after more than 1400 years. Many people are trying to distort the image of Islam, prophet Mohammad, the Quran on the internet but the fact is crystal clear. Islam is the way of happiness in both this life and the day after. One last fact: after less than 50 years of the establishment of the first islamic state, and when it was spreading widly from India in the east to Morroco in the west, the Muslim ruler Omar bin Abdl Aziz had plenty of extra money to give to poor people, but for the first time in history there were no poor single citizin in this huge state that accepted donation or charity, not even a Jews or  a christian citizin, poverty was eradicated. I hope this give you an idea. for more information visit the following links. Thanks.
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This is a personal response, not a cut and paste, as I hope you will read the full reply.\n\nFirstly, 'Aisha (peace be upon her) was an adult when the marriage was consummated, though she entered into the Prophet's (peace be upon him) house several years before consummation. Her young age distresses many people today, and given the current climate, it is understandable why.\n\nHowever, I ask you a question, who is your frame of reference when you think of a nine year old? Think about this carefully. Have you ever had the experience of meeting a nine year old from Mauritania? Where individuals in their teens are judges and there is no adolescence?\n\nIt should be noted that adolescence is an artificial period that has been injected into the lives of our youth due to the current education system (you can read The Disappearance of Childhood by Neil Postman if you would like further details on this). The reality is that once individuals are pubescent, they are adults. If they act like children, then it is due to their upbringing and social environment.\n\nA key feature of Arabia fifteen hundred years ago is that they were an oral_ culture, and I wonder whether the neurologists you mention have ever met such an individual. They would develop a deep understanding and eloquence in language at a very young age – are you aware of the affect that language has on maturity? They would memorize massive amounts of information (thousands upon thousands of lines of poetry) at a very young age. Did you know that memorizing in youth actually creates more synapses in the brain? The youth of Arabia fifteen hundred years ago fought in battles, got married and took care of their families in their teens. This is historical reality, and was a norm of that society.\n\nTo respond to the statement that doctors say that the organs are not developed – then how is it that the youngest woman to conceive was only five years old? (Such relations are prohibited in Islam as the youngest a woman is considered to be an adult is nine.)\n\nIf you study the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) you will see the wisdom in the marriage. 'Aisha (peace be upon her) narrates over two thousand Prophetic traditions – second only to Abu Hurayra (peace be upon him). Of the one hundred thousand plus companions of the Prophet, she was from the less than ten that issued legal verdicts (Fatwa). She would question the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in a way that other people would not, and because of this, we have gained greater understanding of verses of the Qur'an.\n\nTo respond to the various accusations that are leveled against the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), remember that his first wife was twenty five years older than him, and every wife after 'Aisha (peace be upon her) was a widow.\n\nYou may contend that only someone that is eighteen (as an example) should get married. I ask why? If your answer is related to maturity, and I am pretty certain that it will be, then what happens if  maturity is found in some that is fifteen (or younger) – should they be allowed to get married? If the answer is no, then your problem with the marriage lies with the taboos of your society, and not because you think that a nine year old can't make any decisions for themselves.
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It is well established that Muhammad married Aisha when she was nine.  Actually, the marriage was contracted when she was six, but Muhammad came and picked her up to live with him as his wife when she was nine.  \n\nThis was common back then.  In fact, it was another woman who suggested he take Aisha as his wife.  \n\nLater, he did have a concubine named Mariam from Egypt, a Christian, but I don't know if there are any historical records about her age.
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Because Allah gave you the false prophet Muhammed, who married little Aisha when she was 6 & he was 54...then when Aisha was 9 yrs old he scratched her private area to make her bleed,and proclaimed that she was a grown woman having her menstrual cycle so it was ok to have sex with her. He also murdered hundreds of Jews, later he accepted a dinner from the widow of one of the murdered Jews and she poisoned him.The Quran & hadiths make sex with animals, killing infidels, incest, jihad all acceptable.
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I agree to some of your points. Jesus taught that everyone is equal, hence the lesson he taught his disciples when he washed there feet, so why is the pope treated so special? He should be treated on the same level as everyone else.
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He married a girl (I think her name was Aisha) at six and consummated the marriage at 9. Because Muhammod did this, some Muslim men practice this today. \n\nThis should be condemned. A child's body is not ready for sex at that age. Poor little girl.