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The Prophet Muhammad is the model we follow. He took 'Aisha to be his wife when she was six, but he had sex with her only when she was nine.
3. Comment #198655 by Dhamma on June 24, 2008 at 10:49 am
4. Comment #198657 by ThoughtsonCommonToad on June 24, 2008 at 10:50 am
5. Comment #198660 by PrimeNumbers on June 24, 2008 at 10:52 am
6. Comment #198662 by Apathy personified on June 24, 2008 at 10:54 am
7. Comment #198663 by al-rawandi on June 24, 2008 at 10:54 am
8. Comment #198665 by JemyM on June 24, 2008 at 10:56 am
Muhammad really is quite vile, Jesus isn't that bad.
9. Comment #198666 by TeraBrat on June 24, 2008 at 10:56 am
Way back when when human life expectancy was much much lower and most people did not get an education it made sense for them to get married and start having children as early as possible from a reproductive AND evolutionary point of view. The longer you waited the less chance you had to pass on your genes. I'm quite sure most people married at adolescence in those days.10. Comment #198669 by mejdrich on June 24, 2008 at 10:58 am
"He married her at the age of six, and he consummated the marriage, by having sex with her for the first time, when she was nine. We consider the Prophet Muhammad to be our model."11. Comment #198671 by liberalartist on June 24, 2008 at 11:00 am
12. Comment #198672 by advocatus_diaboli on June 24, 2008 at 11:00 am
"Officer, I swear she didn't tell me she was 1. She looked 2 and a half at the very least."13. Comment #198673 by Dhamma on June 24, 2008 at 11:01 am
So Muhammed is a paedophile and a child molester. Lovely. And here now, we've had a Saudi official confirm it. So, when can we start buying the Muhammed is paedophile T-Shirts?
14. Comment #198675 by Quetzalcoatl on June 24, 2008 at 11:02 am
Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi: He married her at the age of six, and he consummated the marriage, by having sex with her for the first time, when she was nine. We consider the Prophet Muhammad to be our model
15. Comment #198678 by Vaal on June 24, 2008 at 11:05 am
16. Comment #198681 by al-rawandi on June 24, 2008 at 11:10 am
17. Comment #198682 by clatz on June 24, 2008 at 11:12 am
18. Comment #198684 by Cartomancer on June 24, 2008 at 11:14 am
19. Comment #198685 by Szkeptik on June 24, 2008 at 11:14 am
Ahh, what did you expect?20. Comment #198686 by ThoughtsonCommonToad on June 24, 2008 at 11:14 am
21. Comment #198687 by mordacious1 on June 24, 2008 at 11:15 am
I always thought that the, "Old enough to breathe, old enough for me" line was just a sick joke, and then along comes islam...22. Comment #198689 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 11:16 am
23. Comment #198691 by Fanusi Khiyal on June 24, 2008 at 11:16 am
I'm going to point out that some of us have been mentioning little details like that and recieving nothing but outcries from certain people - you know who you are - outcries of of 'Fascist!' 'Racist!' 'It's all due to American foreign policy!' for quite some time.Way back when when human life expectancy was much much lower and most people did not get an education it made sense for them to get married and start having children as early as possible from a reproductive AND evolutionary point of view. The longer you waited the less chance you had to pass on your genes. I'm quite sure most people married at adolescence in those days.
24. Comment #198694 by Fanusi Khiyal on June 24, 2008 at 11:20 am
Oh, and because this seriously deserves mentioning :25. Comment #198695 by ThoughtsonCommonToad on June 24, 2008 at 11:21 am
I'm going to point out that some of us have been mentioning little details like that and recieving nothing but outcries from certain people - you know who you are - outcries of of 'Fascist!' 'Racist!' 'It's all due to American foreign policy!' for quite some time.Boring. Change the record, anyone who is sensible calls a spade a spade, you'll only find that coming from politicians and ignoramuses.
26. Comment #198698 by DavidJGrossman on June 24, 2008 at 11:23 am
27. Comment #198699 by rod-the-farmer on June 24, 2008 at 11:24 am
Who says all men are ferocious wolves?
28. Comment #198704 by advocatus_diaboli on June 24, 2008 at 11:27 am
Christ did so. I'm pretty sure that the Buddha also did.
29. Comment #198707 by ssssss on June 24, 2008 at 11:30 am
Comment #198665 by JemyM on June 24, 2008 at 10:56 amMuhammad did get married with a young person, but it was common back then.
30. Comment #198710 by Sciros on June 24, 2008 at 11:34 am
31. Comment #198712 by Fanusi Khiyal on June 24, 2008 at 11:37 am
Why exactly should we be tolerant of this crap? Religious approval of child rape deserves exactly what it gets; ridicule and condemnation.
32. Comment #198719 by Spinoza on June 24, 2008 at 11:50 am
33. Comment #198721 by advocatus_diaboli on June 24, 2008 at 11:54 am
How about let's not 'marry off' anyone anymore, please?
34. Comment #198723 by black wolf on June 24, 2008 at 11:57 am
35. Comment #198724 by Fanusi Khiyal on June 24, 2008 at 11:58 am
No, Thoughtsoncommontoad I will not 'change the record'. We anti-Jihadists have tolerated this crap for far too long. Remember this little comment of yours?The only corners that criticise Islam are the very right-wing often racist vile xenophobes.
36. Comment #198726 by phil rimmer on June 24, 2008 at 11:59 am
37. Comment #198728 by black wolf on June 24, 2008 at 12:01 pm
38. Comment #198730 by Sciros on June 24, 2008 at 12:05 pm
39. Comment #198731 by al-rawandi on June 24, 2008 at 12:06 pm
40. Comment #198734 by mordacious1 on June 24, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I have two friends who are originally from Pakistan and who were "married" at a young age. They both stayed at home with their parents until it was felt that she was "old enough", 17 or 18.41. Comment #198735 by Corylus on June 24, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Let's see now, where are the feminists? I mean, surely, surely they will raise hell about this?They do exist Fanusi. The British MP Ann Cryer is one of them. You might find some of her articles on forced marriage interesting.
*crickets chirping*
42. Comment #198736 by mordacious1 on June 24, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Sciros43. Comment #198737 by Vaal on June 24, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Muhammad really is quite vile, Jesus wasn't that bad. Not great but relative to a warmongering paedo.
After that again he went through the village, and a child ran and dashed against his shoulder. And Jesus was provoked and said unto him: Thou shalt not finish thy course. And immediately he fell down and died. But certain when they saw what was done said: Whence was this young child born, for that every word of his is an accomplished work? And the parents of him that was dead came unto Joseph, and blamed him, saying: Thou that hast such a child canst not dwell with us in the village: or do thou teach him to bless and not to curse: for he slayeth our children.
And Joseph called the young child apart and admonished him, saying: Wherefore doest thou such things, that these suffer and hate us and persecute us? But Jesus said: I know that these thy words are not thine: nevertheless for thy sake I will hold my peace: but they shall bear their punishment. And straightway they that accused him were smitten with blindness. 2 And they that saw it were sore afraid and perplexed, and said concerning him that every word which he spake whether it were good or bad, was a deed, and became a marvel. And when they (he ?) saw that Jesus had so done, Joseph arose and took hold upon his ear and wrung it sore. 3 And the young child was wroth and said unto him: It sufficeth thee (or them) to seek and not to find, and verily thou hast done unwisely: knowest thou not that I am thine? vex me not.
44. Comment #198739 by advocatus_diaboli on June 24, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Was there any indication he was gay?
45. Comment #198740 by Celandine on June 24, 2008 at 12:18 pm
TeraBrat,Way back when when human life expectancy was much much lower and most people did not get an education it made sense for them to get married and start having children as early as possible from a reproductive AND evolutionary point of view. The longer you waited the less chance you had to pass on your genes. I'm quite sure most people married at adolescence in those days.There's no point in having sex with a girl before she's begun having menstrual periods - no reproduction possible. And age of menarche was significantly higher 1500 years ago, due largely to nutritional deficiencies. Age of marriage has also varied quite a lot in different societies; I do not know what the average age was in Arabian societies in Muhammad's lifetime, but for instance in much of medieval Europe marriage did not occur until well into the 20s for both men and women - hardly adolescence. All of which is as much to say that any justification of such an early marriage age is hogwash.
46. Comment #198742 by Geodesic17 on June 24, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Only 1-year-old? Heck? Why not from the moment of birth? Or why not promise to have daughters to be married off when they are born? Why not marry a fetus? Why stop at 1 year?47. Comment #198745 by huzonfurst on June 24, 2008 at 12:30 pm
"The Prophet is our model." - Islam48. Comment #198746 by al-rawandi on June 24, 2008 at 12:30 pm
49. Comment #198749 by funflower on June 24, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Why do we have to go to the internet to see this stuff? Where is Fox News when you need them?50. Comment #198756 by Fanusi Khiyal on June 24, 2008 at 12:51 pm
THanks, Corylus. I appreciate that. Yet she also says what I've been saying:The same "leaders" who were dragged kicking and screaming into recognising the realities of forced marriages seek to label anyone who dares challenge the status quo as Islamophobic or accuse them of "demonising" the Asian community.
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