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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 6017349" data-attributes="member: 91140">8-  Was Muhammad a pedophile?   The following is an email sent to me by brother <a href="mailto:amir_abdul_rahim@yahoo.co.uk">Amir Abdul Rahim</a>; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.   From: <a href="mailto:amir_abdul_rahim@yahoo.co.uk">amir_abdul_rahim@yahoo.co.uk</a>  To: <a href="http://www.answering-christianity.com/emailme.htm" target="_blank">truthspeaks@answering-christianity.com</a>  Subject: Was Muhammad a child molester?  Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:37:17 +0000 (GMT)   Assalamu Alaikum Wr Wb   The discussion of Muhammad's marriage to Aisha has recently come up on a muslim message board, with the usual cries of 'Muhammad was a pedophile' coming from the usual anti-Islam lobby.   In order to answer this filthy slander, I went to a police website detailing the traits of a <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=pedophile" target="_blank">pedophile</a>, and this is what I came up with. It seems that, even by today's standards, Muhammad could not be considered a pedophile.    Please feel free to use or edit this text in any way you like.   -----------------------------------------------------   Okay, lets have a look at the psyche of a typical pedophile, and see how much of it fits Muhammad shall we? Quoted text is taken from Understanding the Pedophile Psyche, courtesy of the Police Federation of England & Wales:   <a href="http://www.polfed.org/magazine/08_2001/80_2001_paedophile.htm" target="_blank">http://www.polfed.org/magazine/08_2001/80_2001_paedophile.htm</a>   "Low self esteem. Many pedophiles, although by no means all, do not have a great sense of capacity for adopting a sexual demeanor towards adults or those of their own age or older. They feel unhappy and fearful at the prospect of sexual behaviour with adults and hence turn to children due to the fact that they are unable to have the strength of personality to seek adults for sexual demeanor. When considering treatment therefore it is important to establish and develop a higher sense of self-esteem in such individuals."   As well as being married to Aisha, he was also married to many other women during his life. He wasn't certainly suffering from low self-esteem. Therefore, this does not apply to Muhammad.   "Lack of impulse control. Many pedophiles find it extremely difficult to deal with the impulsive nature which inclines them towards sexual behaviour to children. They simply cannot control their need for engaging children in sexual practices. They might be said to suffer from an obsessive-compulsive condition. Here again treatment would involve developing better impulse control and of course redirecting the sexual inclinations."   As has been mentioned before, Muhammad waited for at least two years before consummating the marriage. Therefore, this point of 'lack of self control' does not apply to Muhammad. Also, fasting during Ramadan requires abstention from sexual relations. Why would Muhammad practise this if he had no self-control?    "Denial. Many pedophiles deny there is anything wrong with having sexual relations with children and many will in due course paradoxically deny having carried out such practices should they be confronted. It is vital to change the attitudes of such individuals much as in the lack of empathy with their victim."   Muhammad never once denied having sex with his wife. Also note the use of the term 'victim'. Aisha could not be described as a victim. Therefore, this does not apply to Muhammad.   "History of previous pedophile activity. Many pedophiles have carried out minor or major acts of pedophile behaviour in the past and this has led to habit as well as the obsessive-compulsive nature of the act towards children. It is vital here to promote alternative habits i.e. in attitudes and demeanor of sexual behaviour with adults."   Muhammad has no history of pedophile activity whatsoever. Also, as I pointed out, all of Muhammad's other wives were adult, and there is no evidence of him being obsessed with children. Therefore, this doesn't apply to Muhammad.   "Poor family relationships - many pedophiles have come from families that are in chaos or are lacking in stability. This has led them to view sexual behaviour with children rather than adults as acceptable especially if this has been practised upon them by a member of the family in the past. Although it is difficult to reverse what has happened in the past through discussion or attitude changes it is vital that insight must be gained by the individual into how his/her pedophile activity originated and was developed through the family dynamics."   Although he was orphaned at a young age, Muhammad was always very close to all his family members, and advocated that whosoever cuts the bond of kith and kin, he/she would be denied paradise. Therefore, this does not apply to Muhammad.   "Low IQ - there are pedophiles who have low intelligence but by no means all are in this category. Where this is the case appropriate therapeutic efforts must be made to develop understanding of what they are doing wrong and what they must do to change."   Despite being illiterate, Muhammad had a reputation for being a very bright young boy, an excellent trader, and an extremely wise man. Therefore, this point does not apply to Muhammad.   "Loneliness, depression and relationship needs - this particular trait is associated with low self-esteem and lack of empathy with the victim. Many pedophiles are lonely individuals who live on their own and have found it difficult to establish relationships with adults, especially for sexual purposes. Some suffer from psychological problems and even psychotic illnesses. Here intensive treatment and monitoring is in order."   Muhammad wasn't suffering from depression when he married Aisha. Also, low self-esteem, loneliness, and difficulty to establish relations could not be attributed to Muhammad.   "Having been themselves sexually abused - many pedophiles have themselves been sexually abused in the past by adults. They merely imitate what they experienced and continue their activity considering it as appropriate since it was done to them."   This certainly isn't true.   I have demonstrated that, despite the fact Muhammad married a nine-year old girl, he could NOT be considered a pedophile.        9-  The life span 1400 years ago was short:   The following is an email that was sent to me by sister <a href="mailto:JnMil3@aol.com">Janet</a>, who recently embraced Islam; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with her.   From: <a href="mailto:JnMil3@aol.com">JnMil3@aol.com</a>  To: <a href="http://www.answering-christianity.com/emailme.htm" target="_blank">truthspeaks@answering-christianity.com</a>  Subject: Article on marriage of Aysha (saws) to prophet Muhammad (saws) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 03:59:10 EST   Assalamu alaikum brother Osama,   Thank you for your informative article on the marriage of Aysha, peace be upon her, to prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. I don't think I'm yet finished with this article, as I clicked on a topic.   Did you also research the average life span 1400 years ago in the Middle East? The gypsy, or romany people, of Indian descent who now for the most part occupy eastern Europe, arrange their children in marriage. They arrange the children @ the age of 9 to be engaged for 3 or 4 years before they are married. The only ground for divorce in their culture is failure to conceive a child within a year of marriage (what an irony-- largely illiterate people recognize the American Medical Association's definition of infertility and divorce, while 'educated' people in the west pursue various infertility 'treatments' for years w/o end). Also, compared to Europeans, the average life span of the Romany is around 45, compared with those life spans in the 60's and 70's, so when their children are married, their lives are about 1/3 over.   Thanks again for this article, which I found looking up Aysha on a searchnet. I am a new Muslimah in the U.S., by the way.   Allah hafiz, Sister Janet   An addition by me, Osama Abdallah:    Life 1400 years ago was very rough in the too hot desert.  From my personal knowledge, the average life span back then was 50 years.  People used to die from all kinds of diseases.  Both parents of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him for instance, died natural deaths before he even knew them.  His father, Abdallah bin Hashem, died while Amina bint Wahb (Amy in English as Mary for Mariam), Muhammad's mother was still pregnant with Muhammad.  After she gave birth, she died when he was 2 years old (I believe).  Muhammad was the only child of his parents.   Muhammad was raised by his mother's female servant, Saadiyyah, and by his uncle (father's brother) Abu Talib, who later stood up for him and protected him when Muhammad declared to be Allah Almighty's Messenger at the age of 40.  </blockquote>

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