Aisha Muhammad's marriage to Aisha is particularly controversial, mainly because of her age during the marriage. D. A. Spellberg states that in Ibn Sa'd, the age of Aisha at marriage varies between six and seven.[18] She stayed in her parents' home till she had reached puberty at nine (or maybe ten according to Ibn Hisham) and then her marriage with Muhammad was consummated.[18][19] Spellberg states that "all these references to the Aisha's age reinforce Aisha's [premenstral] status, and, implicitly her virginity."[18] The age of Aisha is of particular concern to some non-Muslims, who denounce Muhammad for having sexual relations with a girl so young. American Baptist reverend Jerry Vines called him a "demon-possessed pedophile".[20][21] Jewish leaders and mainstream Protestant groups joined Muslims in denouncing the comments made by the reverend. Abraham Foxman from the Anti-Defamation League described Vines' comments as "deplorable", adding that they were "not surprising coming from the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has a track record of denigrating and delegitimizing other religions."[21] Colin Turner, a professor of Persian language and Islamic history, states that Muhammad's marriage in its context was not in the least improper. Such marriages between an older man and a young girl were customary among Bedouins as they still are in many societies across the world. Coulin further writes that Arabs in the seventh century tended to reach adulthood at an earlier age than Westerners today.[22]
Muhammad's marriage to Aisha is particularly controversial, mainly because of her age during the marriage. D. A. Spellberg states that in Ibn Sa'd, the age of Aisha at marriage varies between six and seven.[18] She stayed in her parents' home till she had reached puberty at nine (or maybe ten according to Ibn Hisham) and then her marriage with Muhammad was consummated.[18][19] Spellberg states that "all these references to the Aisha's age reinforce Aisha's [premenstral] status, and, implicitly her virginity."[18]
The age of Aisha is of particular concern to some non-Muslims, who denounce Muhammad for having sexual relations with a girl so young. American Baptist reverend Jerry Vines called him a "demon-possessed pedophile".[20][21] Jewish leaders and mainstream Protestant groups joined Muslims in denouncing the comments made by the reverend. Abraham Foxman from the Anti-Defamation League described Vines' comments as "deplorable", adding that they were "not surprising coming from the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has a track record of denigrating and delegitimizing other religions."[21] Colin Turner, a professor of Persian language and Islamic history, states that Muhammad's marriage in its context was not in the least improper. Such marriages between an older man and a young girl were customary among Bedouins as they still are in many societies across the world. Coulin further writes that Arabs in the seventh century tended to reach adulthood at an earlier age than Westerners today.[22]
So it seems that Muhammad was indeed a pedophile, and that this wasn't very unusual at the time.
It only increases the retardation of building your life around absurd ancient texts compiled by primitive desert tribes, especially as muslims are supposed to imitate the life of Muhammad.
There's no reason to say you are sorry for criticising horrible stuff in "holy" books, if these things are indeed in them.
If anyone can find the relevant passages in the Quoran this issue shouldn't be hard to settle. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
So it seems that Muhammad was indeed a pedophile
Sigh... Is that what you understood from what you read there?
You should have seen enough from the exchange of hostilities in your quoted passage to understand that the issue will not be easy to "settle". Since Islam-bashers use it as an inflammatory meme, there are inflammatory replies from the other side.
And what makes you refer to the Qur'an? As I noted above, the oral tradition legends about Aisha and her marriage are set down in the hadith. When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
For example, Santiago (St. James) was believed to have come forth from Clavijo on his white charger, and to have slain 40,000? moors. Well, this was long after his death, and now days we call what he is credited with a war crime. (The difficulty of finding numbers on the Internet testify to the changing morality as well.)
While religious texts may be useful from a historical or sociological perspective - they should not be assumed to be neutral, let alone error free. We are for Justice and Mercy, and Truth and Peace, and true Freedom. Edward Burroughs 1659
I guess what you said qualifies as heresy... ;p Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
