Importance of Sex in Islam
16 Nov, 2007
- If we talk about the subjects Quran narrated the most, certainly sex is one of them. I would like to explain my point of view and of course would appreciate comments from people all around. In this exercise, may be I am able to get answers or explanation of my point of view. I shall be grateful if somebody (Muslim) proves me wrong and makes me understand the true message/lesson of the following teachings/principles relating to sex. But if the Muslims don’t answer me, it’s my request to them to ponder with a neutral and logical sense.
Four Wives at Time
First of all, I discuss the subject of “permission for having four wives”. I fail to find out any positive aspect of this thing. Being a dweller of the same planet earth where Islam came into being 1400 years ago, I do know a little bit about human instincts, nature, behavior, etc.
I claim that a husband, does not matter what country or continent he comes from, can never think or bear his wife’s sexual relations with some one else. It happens because of the possessive instinct/behavior of the human beings which equally exists in both the genders. Therefore, my question is, that how can a woman think or bear her husband’s sexual relations with some one else?
In addition, if we talk about sexual desire of the human beings, both the sexes are even. Just imagine the situation that a man having four wives fulfills his sexual desire of four times with four wives. How can each of the four wives satisfy their sexual desire of four times? Does it not look unnatural, illogical and discriminatory and violation of women’s rights?
It is a fact that sex is one of the primary instincts of human beings (male, female). It has been given so much importance but all with irrationality. I think it objectionable for two reasons. One—A large number of verses revealed wrongfully (ignoring women’s rights) in favor of sexual lust of male Muslims? Whereas, lot of other important matters including religious tolerance, peace, equality, justice etc. are discussed with less or little emphasis. Two—there are millions of couples all over the world who married and spent whole life with each other. It is not understandable that why Muslim shave been permitted to marry as many as four women simultaneously and can keep countless maids with rightful permission to have sexual intercourse.
My Analysis: What I understand there are two main reasons behind the permission to have four wives and countless female captives (maids) in Islam:
(i)--- obviously, for the sexual lust of men and to attract more and more people (men) to accept Islam. I would say that this was a kind of bribe offered to the men of a society which was male dominated.
(ii)--- To produce more and more children to maximize the strength of Muslims in a short span of time.
No one can deny that sex is one of the primary instincts and I think this can be done with just one wife, which is more feasible, logical, economical and based on equality. As I have stated above there are millions of couples around the world living happily and satisfactorily with regard to sex. Although, in this way, the Muslims have been able to increase themselves in numbers, yet they failed to establish themselves as good human beings and beneficial to others. Muslims could not visualize the bad impact of this rapid birth rate. Today, most of the problems like, social, health, education etc. are because of the growing population.
Uncontrollable Sexual Desire of a Prophet
Muhammad being a prophet should have been a role model for the Muslims in all respect including sex. But it is astonishing that he could not control his sexual desire and married to nine women, many more than a common Muslim. He was also allowed to keep countless maids. See the following Quranic verse Muhammad told his followers to justify his marriages and keeping of maid captives.
“O Prophet! We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have given their dowers; and those ladies whom your right hands possess (from the prisoners of war) whom Allah has assigned to you; and the daughters of your paternal uncles and aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and aunts, who have migrated with you; and the believing woman who gave herself to the Prophet if the Prophet desires to marry her – this permission is only for you and not for the other believers; we know what restrictions We have imposed on the other believers concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess. We have granted you this privilege as an exception so that no blame may be attached to you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful”. (Quran 33:50)
Marriage with 9-Year Old Aisha
Furthermore, his marriage with Aisha seems to be very funny when he was 53 and she was 9.
Sahih Bukhari (8.151)
Narrated Aisha:
“I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me”. (The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for 'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.)
Sahih Bukhari (5.234)
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became all right, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age.
Sahih Bukhari (9.140)
Narrated 'Aisha:
“Allah's Apostle said to me, "You were shown to me twice (in my dream) before I married you. I saw an angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said to him, 'Uncover (her),' and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from Allah, then it must happen.' Then you were shown to me, the angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said (to him), 'Uncover (her), and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from Allah, then it must happen.”
Is this not something shameful for Muslims to narrate that their Prophet married a 9 year old little girl when he was 53 years of age? Is there any logic to marry a minor? Can Muslims give just one example that any of them married his 9 years old daughter to a man of fifty plus. Is it medically right to marry a minor girl, before she reaches the age of puberty? It is absolutely immoral, uncivilized and unethical.
Muhammad’s marriage with his adopted son’s wife
Zaid Ibn Harith was Muhammad’s adopted son. Zaid married with Zainab Bint Jahsh. Zainab was a very pretty woman. Muhammad could not refrain from his desire to marry her. Zaid, somehow or the other came to know the intention of Muhammad and divorced Zainab. After he divorced her, Muhammad told his followers about the revealation of the following verse to justfy his unethical, immoral and an ashamed action of marrying his adopted son’s wife:
Quran (33:37)
“O Prophet, remember when you said to the one (Zaid, Prophet’s adopted son) whom Allah as well as you had favored: “Keep your wife in wedlock and fear Allah”. You sought to hide in your heart what Allah intended to reveal; you were afraid of the people whereas it would have been more appropriate to fear Allah. So when Zaid divorced his wife, we gave her to you in marriage, so that there remains no hindrance for the believers to wed the wives of their adopted sons if they divorced them. And Allah’s Command had to be carried out.”
In my opinion no one can even think of such an action when one is already enjoying company of more than one wife. Firstly, to justify his marriage Muhammad brought the following sura to declare the status of adopted son:
Quran(33:4)
“God did not make your adopted son as your own sons. To declare them so is your empty claim. God’s word is righteous and constitutes true guidance.”
Secondly, this episode gives a message to the adopted sons all over the world not to trust their fathers with regard to their wives. Is this not a matter for the Muslims to be ashamed of?
After going through the above paragraphs, at least I am unable to comprehend the positive message of Muhammad’s nine marriages, his keeping of countless maids, marriage with a 9-year old minor girl and marriage with his adopted son’s wife. It should have been a matter of proud for the Muslims if Islamic history was full of stories of Muhammad’s patience, self-control and sexual disinterest.
For Muslims, each and every word of Quran is a lesson to follow. I ask the Muslims do they still need the following suras and many more alike to follow, which describe/justify/forbid:
Muhammad’s marriage with his adopted son’s wife. (Quran 33:37)
Muslims cannot marry Muhammad’s wives (Quran 33:53).
Permission to Muhammad to marry as many as women as he can (Quran 33:50)
Do not enter in to the house of Prophet without his permission (Quran 33:53)
According to Muslims Quran was revealed for the guidance of the people of Muhammad’s time and for the people to come hundreds of thousands of years later. Revelation of the above said suras has no impact in today’s life because there is no Muhammad, his adopted son and his wife and Muhammad widows. There are no more wives of Muhammad. Muhammad is not there to marry as many as women as he can. What I understand is that these are the suras which do not have anything to guide the people of present time. These suras ware revealed for that specific time. Therefore, if Muslims claim that Quran, as a whole, has been a source of guidance for them, I believe, is wrong.
Originally published in faithfreedom.org
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The author is a Pakistan-born former Muslim. Read his testimony of leaving Islam: Logically Knowing Islam
Name: Shafee al-Apostate
Date: Friday November 16, 2007
Time: 06:57:24 -0700
Comment
What violation of women's rights? There is no such thing, impossible, because in Islam there is no such thing as violations of women's rights because they deserve no such rights in the first place. Only their lords and masters have rights. Never forget that their randy prophet taught that "women are deficient in reason and would outnumber men in hell." When I hear of women willingly embracing the chains of Islam by conversion and adopting their pathetic face-rags then it tells me that Mo was a true prophet. Allah-0-Akbar! O thou 72 virgins perfume thyselves and get ready for me. Secondly no true Muslim would “ponder with a neutral and logical sense” as this is a fiendish innovation and invention of the cursed infidels. Woe to any who would dare to use their brains and imitate the unbelievers. Thirdly your question “is there any logic to marrying a minor?” Of course there is true wisdom behind this because these babies do not yet have their annoying messy monthly periods to interrupt lustful sexual activities
Name: Louis
Date: Friday November 16, 2007
Time: 11:39:40 -0700
Comment
If 25% of men have 4 Wives, 75% of men have none. It was made possible during à period where moslims conquered territories, killed the men or enslaved them and kept their women.
Name:
Date: Friday November 16, 2007
Time: 12:16:51 -0700
Comment
It was noticed by the British in India that, while two boys could have the same mother and different fathers, they could usually be the best of friends, but that if they had the same father and different mothers they were invariably the worst of enemies. I think polygamy is a good thing if confined to Muslims: it destabilises their societies, increases the general misery of the Muslim world and makes Mohammedans look comical in the eyes of most sensible members of the rest of the human race. Anything bad for Islam, is good for mankind.
Name: josie
Date: Friday November 16, 2007
Time: 21:08:09 -0700
Comment
When Muhammad can all the wives he can,the moslem men are entitled to 4?Hmm,such irony to that.And these poor moslem women don't have anything to say abt that cos they don't have the rights at the first place
Name: vbv
Date: Friday November 16, 2007
Time: 23:38:14 -0700
Comment
Islam attracted a lot of men in the primitive arabian society just because they could humiliate women subjecting them to all kinds of sexual perversions and keep them as slaves . Things have not improved even today. I have read a news item in "The Times Of India" dated 17th November reporting that a Saudi woman (belonging to 'shia minority community')of some 19 years of age was senenced to 90 lashes for having been raped by 7 men , while the rapists went scot-free . The poor woman was indicted further by doubling the sentence to 180 lashes for being with a male 'friend' alone in a car! What kind of justice is this? The muslim man can rape a woman at will and humiliate her by questioning her morality and even further humiliate her with a barbaric punishment making her a victim twice over. So much for "women's rights " in a truly Islamic society! Mohamed has made living on this planet hellish enough for all women and that cruel bastard castigates them further by consigning them to HELL in the Hereafter! Yet we find muslims , especially their foolish women, defending their rotten creed!
Name: A Muslim
Date: Saturday November 17, 2007
Time: 04:10:50 -0700
Comment
Simple question to the stupid author of this article. Is not more honorable to have more than one wife instead of going around like a dog doing everything that walks like how it is in your great societies? I do not think you quoted the verses in the Quran that talk about polygamy where many restrictions are put forward. This website is just so confused with so many subjects, so many articles criticized Islam for not allowing adoptions (again Islam allow you to care for a child and treat him as your own but can not pass on the name so that you protect inheritance) yet now you talk about Prophet Muhammed marrying his adopted son's wife.
Name: An Infidel Indian
Date: Saturday November 17, 2007
Time: 09:50:43 -0700
Comment
Dear " A Muslim ", By your own logic, all muslimahs {who obviously cant marry 4 men } must be doing all things like a dog. Sad, that your Perfect Prophet didnt look into this lacuna. Also, one more thing, you might feel that it is highly appropriate to have sex with ( in other words, rape } any number of Right Hand Possessions { as clearly sanctioned in the Koran ). Do you think that is more civilised than the free sex practised by Infidels ???!!!!
Name: Allat
Date: Saturday November 17, 2007
Time: 10:36:58 -0700
Comment
"Is not more honorable to have more than one wife instead of going around like a dog doing everything that walks like how it is in your great societies? " --------------------- Where do you get the ideas that we, in the West have sex with dogs? Have you been indulging in pornography? You know it is only people that have sex constantly in their mind that does this.----------------------------------- The majority of the people in the West are serious, honest, decent, moral and HARD WORKING people.--------- When you say, "great"societies" you have spoken truth.--- ------------- "This website is just so confused with so many subjects," -------------------------Well, it's up to you to use your brain and pick and choose what you want to read. It's up to you to question, don't accept what other's say,neither cleric nor government, but research on your own.---------------------------- " yet now you talk about Prophet Muhammed marrying his adopted son's wife. " ---------Yes, ole mo' took advantage of his adopted son's good will and respect. mo' took the wife as if there were no other women in the world. Hom many wives did mo' have already? It was as if he was a child in a bakery. --------------------------- "Do you think that is more civilised than the free sex practised by Infidels?" I beg your pardon! I am NOT an "infidel"- I am a non-moslem in my own country in the West. AND we, the base of our society - the salt of the Earth, who keep our culture going and vital, do NOT practice free sex! ------------You must realize that societal studies and statistics have discovered that cultures in which boths genders contribute freely in all ways, are upcoming and rising civilizations. Those cultures which treat one gender or the other as 2nd class, or inferior or repress them and no longer respect them, are failing, quickly fall behind into 3rd World sectors. This is because the contributions in all things, science and the arts have been ignored and/or held back - THERE IS NO LONGER A BALANCE in the society. Because We, women, have EVOLVED - EVOLVED enough to be able to choose our marriage/life partners freely - at a responsible, mature age, doesn't mean we have free sex. As a matter of information, we, women are also bringing in a great deal of assets in education - higher education and monetary infusion, wisdom and love and maturity, in a willing, partnership. As opposed to arranged marriages in the East - where it is the female that remains unfulfilled in all things - and unrealized in her potentials - ACROSS THE BOARD !
Name:
Date: Saturday November 17, 2007
Time: 14:21:15 -0700
Comment
"Why I Am Not A Muslim" by Ibn Warraq: http://www.city-net.com/~alimhaq/text/warraq.htm
Name: mhw
Date: Saturday November 17, 2007
Time: 19:34:19 -0700
Comment
I'm not a muslim but as I understand it, muslim believe that since Mohammud was as close as possible to a perfect man, that Muslims the world over need to model their behavior on his. Thus it becomes important to know what was permitted Mohammud - and when -. Of course, as your essay points out, Mohammud, far from being near perfect, seems to be a pathetic pervert. It is also interesting to consider that this near perfect fellow, even with many wives and many more consorts was unable to have any male offspring. Any normal Muslim who had multiple wives and is unable to have male offspring would be suspect of being cursed by Allah.
Name: Shafee al-Apostate
Date: Sunday November 18, 2007
Time: 02:09:36 -0700
Comment
To “A Muslim” and the subject of adoptions in Islam. You claim that under Islam one can adopt a child in all but in name to protect inheritance. A moment’s reflection would have shown you all of the flaws in your claim. Firstly why should an adopted child be denied a fair share of inheritance and treated as an outcast? Where is the fairness in this? Secondly why can one not pass on one’s name to an adoptee? What if this orphan was rescued from a natural disaster and no one knows who the parents were – who are we supposed to name the child after? Thirdly if a couple who have no children of their own leave all of their assets to their adoptee where is the harm in that? I could give many more examples. It sounds to us that you have blindly repeated what you learned in maddressa or heard a dawagandist say rather than think things through. The whole point of the author on adoptions is that Mo only banned this noble practice to satisfy his unquenchable lust. As for your jibe of supposed sexual practices in non-Muslim countries this only reveals your primitive state of mind and not reality. As for your noble talk about restrictions on polygamy in Islam – the only one we can find is that this is only allowed to men and not to women.
Name: A Muslim
Date: Sunday November 18, 2007
Time: 07:40:07 -0700
Comment
Occasionally we get some real smart answers like we can not a Muslim woman marry 4 or 5 like a man can do. I guess the person asking such question forget who gets pregnant, let a lone they forget the psychological differences between women and men. I guess another smart mouth will say we have DNA…etc. Position of the right hand or rape as some in the West would like to call. It is very convenient to quote the Quran and exclude certain verses before or after. Slavery laws in Islam are governed by rules that the Western democratic world has learned so much from but of course gave no credit to Islam, I guess that is the Western way.
Name:
Date: Sunday November 18, 2007
Time: 09:04:01 -0700
Comment
To A Muslim: "Occasionally we get some real smart answers like we can not a Muslim woman marry 4 or 5 like a man can do."------------------What's the point of the comment, a woman can get pregnant the same with one man as with 4 men. The fact that it is a man that has 4 women, is because he's decided to be the cock o' the walk. islam is a man's religion. ANd if you're a woman, giving that answer, is because, you've been brainwashed into thinking men are better --wheareas, IN FACT, to attain a balance in the natural world - to have a satisfying life - to have love and to keep it - life partner's MUST be one woman and one man - AT A TIME! It is also safer for the human race, for the offspring, for these partners NOT to play around.-------------------------------------------- " I guess another smart mouth will say we have DNA…etc. ---------------------------" I AM a smart mouth - wht's wrong with that? I'm NOT going to hold back from telling how I think. But what do you mean by "we have DNA, etc.Position of the right hand or rape as some in the West would like to call. " ---------------It is very convenient to quote the Quran and exclude certain verses before or after. --------------The thing about the koran - is that islamics think that Westerners are still stupid and ignorant. We're getting educated fast. And JUST who are you kidding? We know about the meccan verses of love, peace and friendship being superceded by the violent Medina verses. You might as well tear up the koran and throw away the meccan verses, for what they are worth---------------------"(Slavery laws in Islam are governed by rules that the Western democratic world has learned so much from "----------------------that's the whole point - slavery has GOT to go - we had it too in the West, but we've unanimously decided that it's the wrong way, to own other human beings, to whip them and thrash other human beings, and force them to do what the owners want - because they have SOULS from God, and have feelings as human beings. We KNOW it wrong to own other human beings. As well, we imagine how it would feel to BE a slave...it woldn't feel very well. To put it in a simplistic manner. THe evidence that slavery is wrong, is that there have been even in the distant past, slave revolts. And when these have been put down, the masters punish slave terribly, or slaughter them. Ther have been millions of revolts in history, which have never been recorded by the masters. NO ONE WANTS TO BE A SLAVE. If you think there is nothing wrong with slavery, why don't you "walk in the shores of a slave" for 2 weeks? ---------Changing the laws to free humans, humanity, is called EVOLUTION. ---------------"of course gave no credit to Islam, I guess that is the Western way."------------------------Au contraire, it is YOU islamics that have taken all your religion and customs from others. The koran was mainly taken from Judeo-Christian teachings - with a few voodoo rules thrown in, such as mohamed with the 2 wings of the fly. ANd your customs are from pre-islamic days - from before the 7th century. With a few more rules thrown in, such as the black bedsheets women were, along with the gloves. Unfortunately, men never suffer from the lack of Vitamin D - with causes rickets (if you don't know what it is, look it up!).
Name: Allat
Date: Sunday November 18, 2007
Time: 10:04:22 -0700
Comment
To Muslim: Talk about slavery, see the following, and get educated: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiHOP2P_NTA&feature=related This applies to every body on this Earth - including all of you - islamics - and the imams are the controllers ordered by the higher echelons.
Name: Aicha
Date: Tuesday November 20, 2007
Time: 01:05:48 -0700
Comment
How can you say that women have no rights granted by Islam, is clearly says that women are granted equal rights as men, but in a different way. Girls and boys must have equal education, women have the right to deny or accept marriage proposals. True Muslim law gives women rights, it was the religious scholars that denied women rights because of what they wanted the laws to mean. Having four wives comes to the requirement that you treat all four wives equally, isn't their a debate on whether that is possible. There is literature that claims that although its says that you can have four wives, you must treat them the same and since it is impossible to do that you cannot infact have four wives. Although Aisha was married to Muhummad at such a young age, she was granted more rights as a religous figure. The reason women are veiled is bogus, men can't handle looking at a women without thinking impure thoughts and since that women is the desire of those thoughts she is automatically guilty. That is the major problem, all desire comes from women even if she is not presenting sexuality through her actions.
Name: Charles S.K. Matthew
Date: Tuesday November 20, 2007
Time: 11:07:37 -0700
Comment
Importance of sex in Islam. Mutilate women! Mutilate non-muslim me forcible. Remove their foreskin with a blunt, dirty knife, because just by removal of a little skin Kafirs will become true believers. I was born in Pakistan a Muslim and I have voluntarily converted to Christianity. A Muslim should produce a muslim kid every nine months. If he does not he is not a true Muslim. That is the only importance sex in Islam.
Name: dawat muslim
Date: Tuesday November 27, 2007
Time: 11:33:22 -0700
Comment
islam is a great religion not for only muslims but also for the whole universe. first of all i would like to say that u have no right to make fun on the prophet[pbuh],s married life. because islam is a complete religion.here is every thing ordered due to the will of god. islam wants to give peace to every body .this is not necessary to sex with a nine year old girl but to support the wemon and safe her and look after her is great thing in the eyes of our god.
Name: A Nobody
Date: Saturday December 01, 2007
Time: 00:42:46 -0700
Comment
BEER AND WINE= ROOT OF ALL EVIL ISLAM = NO BEER AND WINE DATING AND FORNICATION = SIN AS PER 10 COMMANDMENTS ISLAM = NO DATING AND FORNICATION ISLAM HONOURS ALL 10 COMMANDMENTS!!! 4 WIVES ARE ALLOWED IN EXTREME CASES. I.E. IF 1ST WIFE IS NOT ABLE TO GIVE BIRTH THEN WITH HER CONSENT ONLY, MAY A MAN MARRY A SECOND ONE, AND SO ON. BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN THESE DAYS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. SUMMARY: THOSE THAT WANNA PUT DOWN A RELIGION, A RACE, A COMMUNITY, A NATION, WILL DO ALL IN THEIR MIGHT TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION!!! BUT IN THE END THEY WILL DIE JUST LIKE US ALL, I MEAN ALL HUMANS DIE! SO WHY WHY WHY, IS THERE TIME WASTED AND HATRED CREATED ON SUCH ISSUES AND WHY DO SUCH SITES EXIST? THANKS.
Name: A Nobody
Date: Saturday December 01, 2007
Time: 00:44:59 -0700
Comment
THANK THE LORD I DO NOT LIVE IN U.K. OR EUROPE! THANK YOU MY DEAR GOD!
Name: A Nobody
Date: Saturday December 01, 2007
Time: 00:52:57 -0700
Comment
BEING A MUSLIM, I BELEIVE THAT MOHAMMED (PBUH) DID WRONG BY MARRYING A MINOR! IF THIS REALLY IS TRUE. BUT DO I CARE ABOUT THE LIFE OF MOHAMMED, NOPE. I DON'T CARE. I JUST KNOW THAT THE RELIGION IS CLEAN AND TELLS YOU NOT TO SMOKE, DRINK, COMMIT ADULTRY, KILL, STEAL, OR OTHER CRIMES EVEN MENTIONED IN THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF MOSES. I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE PROPHETS. ALL PROPHETS ARE DEAD AND LONG GONE SO WHO KNOWS! I JUST KNOW THAT I AM ALIVE NOW, TODAY, 2007, LIVING THIS LIFE, NOT DOING ANYTHING BAD, OTHER THAN OCCASIONAL JERKING OFF, THAT WILL HOPEFULLY GO AWAY AFTER MARRIAGE IN A FEW MONTHS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NOPE, NOTHING BAD. NO HARM TO ANY SOUL. I WILL DIE ONE DAY JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE! SO, BIG DEAL!
Name: A muslim
Date: Sunday December 02, 2007
Time: 20:59:04 -0700
Comment
first of all, framing of question that a muslim should marry 4 is wrong bcoz marrying more than one is sunah not farz on every muslim. Secondly, according to world statistics for every 1 men there is 9 womens. So, if men marry only 1, wat will happ to other women.they had only one choice to become a prostitute.If ur sister would be in the que of other womens who r not married.i asked u wat will u do?.. there is no solution for that. So, almighty ALLAh gave the solution in quran to marry more than one.
Name: Shaffique Ahmed
Date: Wednesday December 05, 2007
Time: 12:18:41 -0700
Comment
The only purpose of sex in Islam is to produce more Muslims. Havn't you seen Muslim families in Walmart? Five kids walking, one in dad's ars, another in Mother Khadija's arms, one in her tummy. If you do not produce a child every nine months you are not a true Muslim. Now they are producing these urchins in Canada every nine months with a vengeance; the Canadian government foolishly pays child allowance for every child one produces
Name: Platypus
Date: Sunday December 09, 2007
Time: 06:34:21 -0700
Comment
Is this not something shameful for Muslims to narrate that their Prophet married a 9 year old little girl when he was 53 years of age? Is there any logic to marry a minor? Can Muslims give just one example that any of them married his 9 years old daughter to a man of fifty plus. Is it medically right to marry a minor girl, before she reaches the age of puberty? It is absolutely immoral, uncivilized and unethical. -Zaa Brifd, Islam Watch Nov 16.07 -Well looks like IT IS PC (Pedophilia Correct!) IN THE MUSLIM WORLD! -Platypus
Name: Salah
Date: Saturday April 26, 2008
Time: 19:07:20 -0700
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Most of the articles on this website, including this one, are immature and only consist of half truths. That Mohammad was a great man is a fact accepted by nearly all Western academics. He brought the Quran, a book unparalleled in its language and content, one of the most beautiful ever written. He completely revolutionized the Arabian society of his time by quelling down their tribal rivalries and creating a unified community of followers. To really understand what Mohammad accomplished, we will have to refer to our history books. In the 7th century AD, the two great empires of the time, the Roman Empire and the Persian Sassanid empire, were involved in a war. Mohammad's followers arose from Arabia and conquered the whole of Persian Empire, and half of the Roman Empire (Syria, Palestine-Jordan, Egypt and North Africa.) In fact we often forget that Syria, Egypt and North Africa were Roman territories before Islam emerged, so much so that several Roman emperors were of Arab or African descent. Islam however changed all this. It is an established fact that the Islamic era was the most prosperous era for the Middle East. Islam brought peace, civilization, and the arts and sciences to the Middle East and Persia. The Muslim conquest was not the first such conquest of the Middle East and Persia. In 3rd century BC, Alexander the Great too had conquered this vast area. Alexander brought the Greek language, Greek philosophy and art to the Middle East. However this Greek heritage did not survive for even two centuries. Islam on the other hand, which brought the Arabic language and the Quranic philosophy to the Middle East, not only survived but thrived. In fact Islam today is deeply rooted in the Middle East. During the European Dark and Middle Ages, Islam was the greatest civilization in the world. The Muslims encouraged arts and sciences. The greatest cities of the world, Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Constantinople (Istanbul), Delhi, were all Muslim. The Muslims invented Algebra. Ibn Sina's textbook on medicine was used in Europe for 700 years. The Muslims were also tolerant of other religions. John of Damascus, the famous Christian theologian who defined orthodoxy and is considered one of the Fathers of the Church, lived in Damascus and worked in the Muslim court. The Jews had their Golden Age in Muslim Spain. There were no instances of either forced conversions or religious persecutions in the Islamic Empire (unlike in Europe). It should be remembered that in the Middle Ages, it was possible to be a Christian or a Jew and live in Baghdad, but it was not possible to be a Muslim and live in Paris or London. The Muslims protected Greek philosophy. They translated Greek books into Arabic. In fact if it wasn't for the Muslims, Greek heritage would have been lost. The European Renaissance owes a great deal to the Muslims. In the Middle Ages, educated people used to learn Arabic just as people today learn English. But decline of the Muslim empire started in the late 17th century. As European nations discovered sea routes to America and India, trade in Muslim countries stifled. Slowly and gradually the downfall of Muslim countries started while European countries became richer and started growing. However, unlike the Muslims, who governed the countries they conquered justly and wisely, the Europeans used their conquered territories as colonies. They exploited the wealth of these colonies. It is estimated that in India alone, the British stole 100 trillion dollar modern-day worth of resources during their 2 century rule. When criticizing Islam, people should remember that it was once the greatest civilization in the world. When criticizing Sharia Law, they should realize that for 12 centuries, Shariah Law was the law applied in half of the world. It is still considered to be one of the most coherent systems of law. As for Muhammad, he was easily the most influential person ever to have lived. As my professor at Yale University, Benjamin Foster, says: "If there was anything such as prophecy in history, then Muhammad was a Prophet." There is a reason why Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, both in terms of births and conversions. And people, before commenting on Islam, should at least study it first. Please take a few university courses on Islam before talking.