tickleandrose wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2019 at 1:10pm:
In truth, there is no firm consensus from scholars on just how old Aisha was when she married Mohammad.
Then, there is no evidence from Mohammad's other marriages - many of them older than him, nor there is any text to suggest that he had a persuasive interest in children, and that he actively sought them out. So Aisha was his third wife. His first wife Khadija was 40, second one, Sawda was 55.
Then, we look at the context of that time. Back then, girls were viewed as part of power play and commodities.
Then we look at the context of the marriage itself. Aisha was the daughter of one of Mohammad's most powerful allies. In fact, her father became the leader when Mohammad died. And Aisha herself went on to become an important and disguisihed figure in history on her own. Her marriage was not because of Mohammad's lust for a child, but rather, it was common for that time, to have a child married to an ally.
Mohammad spent his life spreading Islam, and consolidate his power over Arabia.
Now, I am not trying to somehow legitimize Mohammad. But we have to look at facts and contexts before we make our statements. I am just telling it as it is.
Bukhari is very clear on how young Aisha was when Muhammad married her.
Khadija was arounf 40 when she married Muhammad who was around 25, she was the only wife he had who was older than him while he was married to her he took no other wives.
Can you cite any Islamic text that say Sawda was 55 when she married Muhammad and by Islamic texts i mean Quran or Sunnah.
Muhammad married Sawda in his 10 th year of prophethood after the death of Khadija she died 54 years after Hijra which was 56 years after she married Muhammad so according to your bullshit Sawda lived to be over 110 years of age. Nothing about Sawdas age in any texts most think she was between 27-37 years of age when she married $$ Profit Mo.
If women were viewed as commodities and part of a power play explain why Khadija one of the richest women in Arabia was able to take a much younger toy boy?
Abu Bakr and his daughter Aisha were neighbors of Muhammad and Khadija he was one of the first to buy into the horse manure called Islam Muhammad was selling.
The sky fairy told Muhmmad Aisha would be his wife, how convenient, better tell Abu Bakr he will burn in hell if he doesn't let me marry his daughter
Quote:Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An angel brought you to me, wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I removed the piece of cloth from your face, and there you were. I said to myself. 'If it is from Allah, then it will surely be.' "
https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/61 You are not telling it like it is you are resorting to spineless apologetics in defending Muhammad and Islam
I am not defending Mohammad or Islam. I am just telling it as it is, we are talking about historic issues. However, it does not mean there is no marriage that is free, and that there is no women in position of power. There are exceptions. Khadija was considered widely as the most important figure in Islam, and the mother of believers. She was already very wealthy long before she married Mohammad.
Secondly, the Bukhari I think is one of the six hadith of the Sunni sect of muslim, which I think.. the Shia sector does not really ... erh... conform to. Furthermore, the Bukhari scripture were completed around early to mid 8th century AD, and both Aisha and Mohammad lived in the 6th century.