Prophet (pbuh) married relations with 9 yr old Aisha (ra)
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17/06/2007 9:23:04 PMi've taken quotes form an expert to shed light on Prophet Muhammad (mpbuh) marriage to Aisha (ra) this all time famous question. There was a similar question posted on another website which should give you the through discussion on this . please read through all the links given.
taken form:http://www.islamonline.net/ser...
"To me, the source of confusion in understanding this issue of the Prophet's marriages is that we judge a 7th century style of life with a 21st century criterion. At the Prophet's time and environment – Arab Peninsula - it was a normal thing for a man to marry an unlimited number of wives plus taking an unlimited number of women slaves. Then, when Islam was revealed, it restricted the number to only four wives plus encouraging people to free slaves.........
Again, the way he married a 9-year-old girl was not out of the norms of both time and place, specially when you know that the girls of this region – desert - till now reach their puberty in an early time - nine and ten years old. So it was not an act of harassment to `A’isha or violation of her innocence, but it was a norm that would put a girl to shame if she waited any longer after this age without getting married. Please notice that her sister Asmaa was married to Az-Zubayr at the age of eleven, and so did most of the girls at that time without even considering the age gap between the bride and groom. "
Please also read this other quesion on the site.
What is the true age of Aisha (ra)?
http://www.islamonline.net/ser...
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1/07/2007 5:53:28 PMI'm no expert but from what I read from books and online sources , it really is not a big of deal potray it to be if you look at history properly and the way people (non-muslims and muslims) lived in the past .
We can't understand it now because of changes of time.
I'm sure if the muslims from the past found out about how common it is for muslim teenagers of today to have sex before marriage , they can't understand it either. (and neither can i)
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17/07/2007 10:42:39 AMwe tend to get distracted by the age of Aisha when our prohpet got married to her. How about thinking about the hikma (hidden knowledge) behind why this happened. Had it not been for her, many of the things that our Rasul did in the privacy of his house would not have come to light had it not been for Aisha. Hence the need to marry a younger perosn who will survive our Rasul to tell us about his sunnah.
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18/07/2007 4:10:21 PMAbout the age thingy. I personally think that we have been brain washed by the Western Culture. They set rules and regulation about age and yet every single of us mature and have needs at different levels. In Islam when we reach puberty (akil baligh) we are answerable for own deed.
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21/07/2007 1:16:16 PMi agree with all the above points.
I mean we can go into depth about all the positive points to why it's a good thing or bad. But i think the fact to understand it all, is to put yourself in that century where that is the lifestyle and those things was acceptable, like hilighted by 'superaudah'.
Many people from different cultures for example ( in our current times) may find our lifestyle in singapore very weird and strange. Based on the norm that in within their culture, they will assume and impose on us, thinking how wrong and absurd we are.
So it's a natural thing. bottom line is to respect and acknowledge differences without any prejudice.
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The prophet married and consummated his marriage with a nine year old girl.
What is your expert opinion on this matter.
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