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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 13484256" data-attributes="member: 91140">Was Muhammad a pedophile ?????<img src="http://islamgreatreligion.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/md3.jpg?w=300&h=298" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Through  the centuries, orientalists have advance numerous accusations and  far-fetched theories to discredit Islam and its last Prophet, Muhammad  (peace be upon him). Praise be to Allah alone, all such accusations have  been successfully refuted by the Muslims Ummah. Currently, one of the  ‘reinvented’ accusations against the noble character of the Prophet is  about his marriage to young Aisha Siddiqa ®. Let’s probe  some of the orientalists’ charges in detail in the light of modern  research, historic evidence and the Islamic sources of the Quran and the  Sunnah to separate truth from falsehood, and display to the world that  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is indeed an exemplary for all of  mankind. Two  main theories are often advance by orientalists to attack the pure  character of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on his marriage to Aisha ® at her  young age. A. He was a Pedophile. B. He was involved in child abuse. Let’s analyze each theory to dig out the truth, through the Guidance of Allah (SWT). A. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) married Aisha ® because he was a pedophile? Definition of a Pedophile: “Pedophile:  also spelled PEDOPHILIA, psychosexual disorder in which an adult’s  arousal and sexual gratification occur primarily through sexual contact  with prepubescent children. The typical pedophile is unable to find  satisfaction in an adult sexual relationship and may have low  self-esteem, seeing sexual activity with a child as less threatening  than that with an adult.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998 “pe.do.phil.ia  n [NL] (1906): sexual perversion in which children are the preferred  sexual object — pe.do.phil.i.ac or pe.do.phil.ic adj.” Merriam Webster’s  Collegiate Dictionary The diagnostic criteria for pedophilia according to American Psychiatric Association: # Over a period of at least 6  months, recurrent intense sexual urges and sexual arousing fantasies  involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children.   # The person has acted on these urges, or is markedly distressed by them.   # The person is at least 16 years old and at least 5 years older than the child or children in A. DSM-III-R Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ed 3, revised, copyright American Psychiatric Association. “In addition to their  pedophilia, a significant number of pedophiles are concomitantly or have  previously been involved in exhibitionism, voyeurism, or rape”.  (Voyeurism’s the recurrent preoccupation with fantasized or acts that  involve seeking out or observing people who are naked, or are engaged in  grooming or in sexual activity”. Synopsis of psychiatry, Harold  I.Kaplan et al., 5th ed., pg360, Publishers: Williams and Wilkens, 1988 Does the Prophet fit the above criteria of a pedophile? <img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/14j5je1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Wi   Statistics from the above table: Percentage of his wives who were 17years and older = 91 % Percentage of his wives who were widows = 75% Comment: The  statistics show that the prophet’s marriage to Aisha at her young age  was an exception and not a norm of his other marriages. Furthermore ‘a  pedophile’s main mode of sexual satisfaction is with prepubescent  girls’, which is contradictory to the 91% of prophet’s marriage to women  17 years and over. An unbiased examination of Prophet’s life and his  marriages to his wives blatantly rejects the notion of his lifestyle  fitting that of a pedophile. All his brides were aged widows (except  Aisha and Marium). Moreover,  according to the criteria in the references cited above in ‘Synopsis of  Psychiatry’, a vast majority of pedophiles possess a history of  exhibitionism, voyeurism, or rape. Again, there is no single reference  from either religious or secular sources that the noble Prophet ever  indulged in such sadistic behavior (God forbid). This truth is observed  and accepted by both Muslims and unbiased non-Muslims scholars. “It  is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great  Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel  anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great  messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say  many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I  re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for  that mighty Arabian teacher.” – Annie Besant, THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF  MUHAMMAD, Madras, 1932, p. 4. B. Others claim that the noble Prophet (peace be upon him) indulged in child-abuse when he married Aisha at her young age. Let scrutinize this allegation… Definition of Child Abuse: Child Abuse,  also called CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, the willful and unjustifiable  infliction of pain and suffering on children. The term can denote the  use of inordinate physical violence; unjustifiable verbal abuse; the  failure to furnish proper shelter, nourishment, medical treatment, or  emotional support; incest; other cases of sexual molestation or rape;  and the making of child pornography. Frequently described by the medical  profession as the “battered-child syndrome,” abusive treatment of  children is almost universally proscribed by criminal statutes. Child  abuse can have serious future consequences for the victims involved.  Delays in physical growth, impaired language and cognitive abilities,  and problems in personality development, learning, and behavior are  common following instances of child abuse or neglect.Encyclopedia  Britannica, 1998 Comment: None  of the criteria of child-abuse applies to the noble life of the Prophet  (pbuh). There is no single incident of any infliction of pain and  suffering by the prophet on Aisha or any other human being for that  matter. Neither any instance of verbal or sexual abuse can be concluded  from the relationship of the prophet with Aisha ® or any of his wives. An abused  child can have serious future consequences…delayed physical growth,  impaired language..learning and behavior…etc (above definition). As one  examines the chaste life of Aisha ®, her personality, physical, mental  and spiritual development are all contrary to that of an abused child.  In fact through the Prophet’s marriage and his guidance to Aisha,  history testifies that she should be labeled not as an abused child but  as a ‘blessed child’. After  analyzing and refuting the accusations against the noble character of  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the only viable alternative left  with us is:</blockquote>

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