DID THE MUSLIM PROPHET MUHAMMED MARRY A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL OR WAS SHE REALLY A 6-YEAR-OLD?
Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers of Austin, Texas/ Christian Debater (YouTube channel: CANSWERSTV) & Steve Morrison, Ph.D, director of Research for Christian Answers of Austin, Texas/ Christian Debater (Steve is the creator of our 3 websites: BIBLEQUERY.ORG, HISTORYCART.COM & MUSLIMHOPE.COM) analyze the truth claims of Muhammad & the religion of Islam which he fabricated as he went along. Besides the website MUSLIMHOPE COM (which is a thorough refutation to the claims of Islam from a Christian perspective), Steve has written 4 books on Islam: "Reliability of the Bible & Christianity vs. the Qur'an & Islam," "Answering Muslim Objections to Christianity," "Letting Islam Destroy Itself in a Muslim's Mind," & "Christian Dialoging with Muslims" (all are available from this ministry).
Most people seem to be unaware that the tradition of old men taking child brides is widely practiced in Muslim lands because they are following the example of Mohammad. In Iran as of June 2002 it is legal for a 9 year old girl to marry with her parents' permission. Voices Behind the Veil p.136-137. The Taliban encouraged families to marry off their daughters as young as eight years old. (Voices Behind the Veil p.110). The Dallas Morning News Sep 28, 2003 p.1,10S had a story about the sad plight of Muslim Nigerian girls who were married very young, got pregnant and had labor before their small bodies were ready. It was actually somewhat of a gross story, basically of many girls who needed C-sections but did not get them. Many survived, but could not have any children due to their perforated uteruses.
The following is documented from Islamic sources (authoritative Muslim hadiths) concerning the 53-year-old Muslim prophet's sexual desire to have a 6-year-old for a wife (there is much more):
1. Sahih al-Bukhari 810-870 A.D. 256 A.H.
1a. "Narrated Hisham's father: Khadija died three years before the Prophet departed to Medina. He stayed there for two years or so and then he married 'Aisha when she was a girl of six years of age, and he consummated that marriage when she was nine years old." Bukhari vol.5 book 58 ch.43 no.236 p.153.
1b. The same points are in Bukhari vol.5 book 58 ch.43 no.234 p.152.
1c. "Narrated 'Urwa: The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six year old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death). Bukhari vol.7 book 62 ch.60 no.88 p.65
1d. Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet was screening me with his Rida' (garment covering the upper part of the body) while I was looking at the Ethiopians who were playing in the courtyard of the mosque. (I continued watching) till I was satisfied. So you may deduce from this event how a little girl (who has not reached the age of puberty) who is eager to enjoy amusement should be treated in this respect. Bukhari vol.7 book 62 ch.115 no.163 p.119
1e. "Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) I never remembered my parents believing in any religion other than the true religion (i.e. Islam), and (I don't remember) a single day passing without our being visited by Allah's Apostle in the morning and in the evening." Bukhari vol.5 book 58 ch.44 no.245 p.158. Therefore 'Aisha either was not born yet or else not very old or not born yet when her parents became Muslims. This is consistent with her being a child when her marriage with Mohammed was consummated.
2. Sahih Muslim 817-875 A.D. 261 A.H.
"(3310) '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."
5. Sunan Nas'ai 830-915 A.D. 215-303 A.H.
5a. A'ishah said: The Apostle of Allah peace be upon him married her when she was six and had intercourse with her when she was nine. (Sunan Nas'ai, Book of Marriage, no.3255)
5b. A'ishah said: The Apostle of Allah peace be upon him married me when I was seven and had intercourse with me when I was nine. (Sunan Nas'ai, Book of Marriage, no.3256)
5c. A'ishah said: The Apostle of Allah peace be upon him married me when I was nine and I accompanied him for nine years. (Sunan Nas'ai, Book of Marriage, no.3257)
5d. A'ishah said: The Apostle of Allah peace be upon him married her when she was nine and died when she was eighteen. (Sunan Nas'ai, Book of Marriage, no.3258)
5e. A'ishah said: The Apostle of Allah peace be upon him married me when I was six and had intercourse with me when I was nine and I was playing with dolls. (Sunan Nas'ai, Book of Marriage, no.3256).
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When Aisha got married, all her hair fell out, perhaps from an illness she contracted or when she found out what was expected of her, she was terrified. Not to mention in the culture of the day, the only way you could consummate the marriage was to slit open the bride who had a Pharonic circumcision, with a knife. Women have terrible health problems when this is done to them and it is monstrous. That a man thinks he needs to enjoy himself this way is beyond sick. Women even do the circumcisions!
courag1 6 months ago
u always do as the custom permits. so dont apply today's standard to the 7th century, that's ridiculous. btw i'm a christian.
mathewjohn5174 6 months ago
I am a christian and in all honesty this arugument does not stand up in my opinion. I know Mohammed was a false prophet bu you are judging his actions based on our morality. Now I do know he was wrong but the point is not to convert a christian to Christianity but for the Muslim to see the error. So the only way your argument could work is to show a contraction in the quaran that says you can't marry a young girl and then show that Muhammad did do so (Which he did)
Onetruthrgv 6 months ago
@Bearographer "They [Jews that follow the Talmad] say that its OK to have sex with very young boys", where does it say this and what does it say?
"They [Jews that follow the Talmad] say that its OK to have sex with very young .... girls.....Much younger then Muhammad did" Again where does it say this and what does it say?
allan3141 6 months ago
@Bearographer
The reason i bring that up is because it is of the same lying spirit as the Koran. Neither is to be trusted for any reason.
The Torah and the OT and the NT is the only source of information that is GOD breathed and or inspired. The rest is of MAN and satan
THERAPTURECOMES 6 months ago
@Bearographer
The Talmud is a much later book and is not of GOD!
THERAPTURECOMES 6 months ago
how can you consummate sex with a 9 year old? unless you got a small dick...
attypulpol 6 months ago