The Heart's Witness Against Muhammad: Sex With Girls

By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq.
10/27/2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

If one is not in the thrall of Islam, one would clearly make the assessment that Muhammad was disturbed.

There is not much prophetic or divine in the image of a 55-year old man marrying and copulating with a premenarcheal girl regardless of how many bismillahs are said during intercourse. Nor is there anything prophetic in the suggestion that God would positively will this moral enormity. Regardless of how common (or not) this practice was in the sexually-corrupt or sexually permissive Bedouin society in which Muhammad lived, and moved, and had his being, marriage with a six-year-old and sex with a nine-year-old was not required. It certainly is not something that a man ostensibly holding himself out as the pattern for all men then and for all the future should engage in.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic Online) - Until the yawm ad-din, the Day of Judgment of which Muhammad so eloquently preached, Muhammad's character will be tarred by his relationship with his third wife, 'A'isha. Considered one of the "Mother of the Believers," ummul mu�minin, 'A'isha bint Abu Bakr is generally regarded to have been Muhammad's favorite wife.

Perhaps for the purpose of cementing Muhammad's political relationship with Abu Bakr, 'A'isha's father, who later would take over the reins of that politico-religious bellicose machine called Islam that Muhammad had founded or perhaps motivated out of simple lust, the marital relationship between Muhammad and 'A'isha spells the death knell to any claim of authentic prophethood by Muhammad.

The traditional ahadith put 'A'isha at six or seven years of age at the marriage, and at age nine at its consummation by Muhammad, then in his mid-50s. Uncontestably, this puts the young 'A'isha at a premenarcheal age when Muhammad consummated his marriage. What is even more frightening is that Muhammad seems to have had unnatural sexual desires for 'A'isha before he married her. In Sahih al-Bukhari 9.87.139, 9.87.140, and 9.87.141, Muhammad seems to confess a prior longing for 'A'isha, as he even had dreams about her being uncovered. Seeing 'A'isha naked in a dream (at age six) meant to Muhammad that this desire "is from Allah, then it must happen."

There is not much prophetic or divine in the image of a 55-year old man marrying a six-year-old and copulating with her when she turned nine regardless of how many bismillahs are said during intercourse. Nor is there anything prophetic in the suggestion that God would positively will this moral enormity. Regardless of how common (or not) this practice was in the sexually-corrupt or sexually permissive Bedouin society in which Muhammad lived, and moved, and had his being, marriage with a six-year-old and sex with a nine-year-old was not required. It certainly is not something that a man ostensibly holding himself out as the pattern for all men then and for all the future should engage in.

It seems that 'A'isha's father, Abu Bakr, was not initially excited about the prospect of Muhammad's marriage to his daughter, but, being under the thrall of Muhammad appears to have conceded to the pseudo-prophet's proposal after weakly trying to deflect it on the grounds that he was Muhammad's brother: Sahih al-Bukhari 7.18: "Narrated 'Ursa: The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for 'A'isha'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 ('A'isha) is lawful for me to marry.'" In other words, Islam--not Bedouin practices--made it legitimate for Muhammad (and by implication any Muslim) to marry and bed premenarcheal girls. This precept in itself is so repugnant to the natural law and to reason that, by itself, it destroys any possible divine warrant underlying Islam.

Even supposing that child marriage and consummation had been the standard convention for the Bedouin, this is something a far-seeing prophet and his Allah, it seems, would not have encouraged, but would have banned. This is not something one should expect from the man hailed as al-insan al-kamil, the person who has reached perfection. Most men not inculcated by Islamic values would find it morally repugnant. This is not a moral zenith, but a moral nadir, at least if we are to judge by objective standards of natural moral law.

It is no use whitewashing this historically certain situation. All the standard, approved and orthodox ahadith relating to this issue are consistent. For Muslims or their Western cronies to deny this fact is intellectually dishonest: nay, it is a plain lie. Sahih Muslim 8.3310 relates:

"'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house when I was nine years old."

The same anthology of ahadith continues with another hadith, 8.3311, which has a slight, but ultimately meaningless, discrepancy in her age:

"'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married her when she was seven years old, and he was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old.

Various ahadith in Sahih al-Bukhari corroborate 'A'isha's age at marriage to be six and at consummation to be nine, 7.62.64, 7.62.65, and 7.62.88:

"Narrated 'A'isha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, ...

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Terri K
6 months ago
Karl,

This isn't about the followers of the different religions. It's about the founder of Islam. Within the religion, Muhammed is touted as the "perfect man" who is to be emulated in every aspect of his life and person. These articles demonstrate that Muhammed was a corrupt, power-hungry monster of a man who was a slave to his passions. He is not worth of emulating and the reigion which he established is a sham.

The fact that many Muslims manage to live good, virtuous lives is fruit of God's goodness. He wrote his natural law on all our hearts when He created us. Islam is a deception. Good Muslims' overcoming the contamination of their religious tradition is evidence of the goodness of the one, true God. Their goodness does not validate Islam. Their goodness contradicts Islam.
Tom McGuire
6 months ago
It is legitimate to research the historical roots of any religion. The Old Testament has many references to activities that are against the natural law. A study of the history of the Popes reveals many many times when the leaders of the Catholic Church violated principles of the natural law in their violation of women and children.

I am not in any position to evaluate your historical research, but I think it wise to reflect on the words of Vatican II document Lumen Gentium:

"Mohammedans, who, professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who on the last day will judge mankind."
KarlVDH
6 months ago
Andrew, withrespect, are we going to be honest as well with our OWN faith's history, and our OWN scriptures, and the unsavory acts committed by some of God's favorites in OUR faith, or are we just "being honest" about history where Islam is concerned?
Do you happen to personally know a lot of Muslims? Have you spent much tme in a Muslim country?
Emma
6 months ago
@Karl..the difference is that we are not called to worship any prophets from the Old Testament, nor do we worship the church or the Catechism or any who committed atrocities in the name of God. Those who have done such horrible deeds while using God's Name violate the commandment against taking the Lord's name in vain. Most of us are informed re. church history. However, our history is not hidden. We acknowledge it and hopefully, learn from it. We worship Jesus Christ who was a defender of the weak. Muslims follow the teachings of a pedophile. There's no comparison.
jim
6 months ago
May God bless and protect you for your courage! The Natural Law has been ignored for some time. Be Well !!
Andrew M Greenwell
6 months ago
@KarlVDH: What if a senator or a priest or the owner of a child care center had the proclivities of Muhammad? Would it be shameful to expose it? Where does the Catechism say we must not be honest with history? Nowhere does the Catechism suggest Muhammad is off limits and the knowledge of his faults and moral failures should be repressed. No. What's shameful is being fearful of exposing a false prophet, one who by the way was virulently anti-Christ.
KarlVDH
6 months ago
...you may want to check your bible's Old Testament, and read a little Church histrory before saying that, Juno. Also check what the Catechism says about Islam...
Juno
6 months ago
That's why child marriage is sharia standart practice in all devout muslim countries, amongst many, many other obominable sins islam condones and practices shamelessly, all over the world.
KarlVDH
6 months ago
We bridle when people point out the more sinister sounding passages of the Bible or point out the unsavory, bloody parts of our history. But... THIS is fine, right?
What exactly is it tha tthe Catechism of the Cathoilic Church says about how we're to relate to Muslims? Does Church doctrine only apply when we feel like it, or when it[s politically expedient?
This is shameful.
Emma
6 months ago
God Bless you for your courage in speaking the truth. May He keep you and your loved ones sheltered in His Loving Embrace.

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