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The Mythes of Muhammad
The Myth: Muhammad Took Many Wives As A Favor To Them
“Our Prophet (peace be upon him – -buy) was a great man who would never order any measure that might do harm to an innocent child.”
The Truth: Keep in mind that many Muslims also insist that Aisha reached puberty at age nine, since that is the age that Muhammad began having sex with her. If so, then he might have considered the age for “manhood” among boys to be around twelve.
Muhammad also played a bit loose with the lives of women and children during wartime. As recorded in both Bukhari and Sahih Muslim:
“It is reported on the authority of Sa’b b. Jaththama that the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him), when asked about the women and children of the polytheists being killed during the night raid, said: ‘They are from them.’” (Sahih Muslim 4322, see also Bukhari 52:256)
This does not justify the targeted killing of women and children per se, but it does prove that collateral damage is entirely acceptable if it accomplishes the military goal of spreading Islamic rule. The Quran, in verse 9:36, states that unbelievers should be fought “altogether” or “collectively.”
Muhammad used a catapult against the city of Taif – a catapult kills indiscriminately. The only crime those citizens were guilty of was rejecting his claims of being a prophet and evicting him. This episode from Muhammad’s life has been cited by al-Qaeda to justify terrorism.
Muhammad drew a distinction between Muslim and non-Muslim children and implied that it would be permissible to kill a child who has no prospect of accepting Islam:
“The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used not to kill the children, so thou shouldst not kill them unless you could know what Khadir had known about the child he killed, or you could distinguish between a child who would grow up to he a believer (and a child who would grow up to be a non-believer), so that you killed the (prospective) non-believer and left the (prospective) believer aside.” (Sahih Muslim 4457)
After capturing Mecca, the prophet of Islam also ordered the execution of two “singing girls” who had mocked him in verse:
“. . . two singing-girls Fartana and her friend who used to sing satirical songs about the apostle, so he ordered that they should be killed . . .” (Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 819, Ibn Kathir v.3 p.403).
The Myth: Muhammad Took Many Wives As A Favor To Them
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Last Update: 03/2021
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