The christian missionaries always frown at the age of Lady Aisha when she married the honorable prophet, in this presentation we prove that it was common in ancient civilizations and other religions for women to marry at an early age...

1. Refuting the christian
missionaries fakes about

2. Christian missionaries always frown at the marriage
of the Prophet Muhammad from Lady Aisha when
she was nine years as stated in some biographies.
In fact there is another opinion based on historical
calculations that she was about eighteen years old.
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3. Prophet’s Marriage to Aisha
Since some authentic books say that Lady
Aisha was nine years when the prophet
married her was, we are going to prove that
marriage at this early age was common among
the Arabs and ancient civilizations.
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4. Prophet’s Marriage to Aisha
• In this presentation we are going to refer to :
• The marriage from Lady Aisha was no more that a
divine decree.
• There was great wisedom behind this marriage.
• The age of consent at that time was
something common.
• Many civilization followed similar age of consent.
• The age of consent according the Hindu Holy Book
• The age of marriage in biblical times.
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5. It was a divine inspiration
It is narrated that the prophet said to Lady Aisha
, “You have been shown to me twice in my
dream. I saw you pictured on a piece of silk and
some-one said (to me). „This is your wife.‟ When
I uncovered the picture, I saw that it was yours. I
said, „If this is from Allah, it will be
done.” {Bukhari :: Volume 5 :: Book 58 :: Hadith
235}
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6. What was Sayyidah Aisha famous for ?
No where is mentioned that the prophet married Lady
Aisha for her beauty or wealth.
She developed into a profound and able teacher and
scholar, due in part to her remarkable memory, intelligence
and wisdom.
She was always keen to learn whatever the prophet said
and also what was revealed to him.
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7. Great Wisdom behind this marriage:
Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) marriage with Aisha at
that age was indeed a great blessings for all the Muslims
ever since.
Most of the matters related to cleanliness, married
relationship and other household issues have been cleared
due to her narrations.
She lived a long time after the death of the Holy
Prophet and continued to teach the Ummah about matters
of daily routine and great importance. Even after the death
of the honourable prophet many scholars were taught at
her hands.
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8. It was not out of his physical desires:
After the death of Lady Khadiga( the first wife), the
prophet remained single for many years and it was his
companions who pressed on him to marry another woman
to look after him and his children. However, the prophet
chose an old lady though many beautiful young women
wished to marry him. The prophet also proposed to Lady
Aisha at that time who had already been engaged but this
engagement was nullfied.
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9. Age of Marriage in Old Ages:
1400 years ago, the age of concent was different from
that we know now. It is unfair if we take our age as a
criteria to judge past ages.
The prophet at that time had many enemies who were in
search for any fault to tarnish his image but no one
single event in which the idolaters used that against the
prophet simply because this was common among people.
Visit this link to see how common were the child
brides in the Byzantine Empire.
http://www.roman-emperors.org/aggiefran.htm
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10. • Marital Practices of the 7th Century
•East and west, civilized and uncivilized, Muslim or
Christian, Monotheistic or Polytheistic; the vast majority of the world in
the 7th century C.E. married young.
•Also it was the norm from at least the 5th century BC through Medieval
European times, and still continues till this day in part all over the world.
•An Encyclopedia of Religion
• Talmudic law fixed the legal age for contracting marriage at puberty.
• The prevailing marriageable age for girls in Europe during the Renaissance
was twelve years.
• Furthermore, marriages were often celebrated among Europeans until well
into the 17th century between persons who had not yet achieved
puberty, as was also true in India until very recent times …
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11. The Age of marriage according to
Hindu Scriptures
“A girl should be given in marriage before (she attains
the age of) puberty. He who neglects it, commits sin.
Some (declare, that a girl shall be given in Marriage)
before she wears clothes.”
(Gautama Smriti,,Chapter XVIII,verses 21-23)[ Sacred
Laws of Aryas Part I Translated by George Buhler
,SBE Vol-2 Edited by F.Muller,., Oxford Clarendon
Press ,1879]
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12. The Age of Marriage According to the Hindu Holy
Book
A man, aged thirty years, shall marry a maiden of
twelve who pleases him, or a man of twenty-four a girl
eight years of age ; if (the performance of) his duties
would (otherwise) be impeded, (he must marry) sooner."
- (Laws of Manu, Ch 9 ,Verse 94) [Sacred Books of East
, VOL. XXV, Oxford ,Claredon Press ,1886 Translated by
Georg Buhler, Edited by F.Max Muller]
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13. The Age of Marriage According to the Hindu Holy
Book
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14. When a Girl is to be Married according to Christian
Scriptures
Numbers 31:17-18 "Now kill all the boys [innocent kids].
And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but
save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with
a man.“
After the conquest of Midian and Moab, and the great
venereal plague, Moses (peace be on him) ordered that
all the women "who have known a man" be killed but
that "all the young girls, who have not known a man by
lying with him" be kept alive for the Israelites.
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15. When a Girl is to be Married according to Christian
Scriptures
Since the only females left fit for marriage and
wholesome relations were prepubescent virgins, a Jewish
law concerning child marriage was enacted. That law is
found in the Babylonian Talmud:
"Rabbi Joseph said, 'Come and hear. A maiden aged 3
years and a day may be acquired in marriage by coition.'
Mishnah: A girl of the age of 3 years and a day may be
betrothed, subject to her father's approval, by sexual
intercourse.
Today, the Jewish law for marriage, sets the age of
consent for females at the age of 11 yrs
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16. Biblical Marriages
-Solomon and Rehoboam (refer to 1 Kings chapter
11 and 14 for further reference)
- Mary, the Mother of Jesus
-Like other women of her day, Mary would have
been married around the age of twelve, the onset
of puberty. Dr. Helen K Bond
-As per Oxford bible Dictionary Mary delivered
Jesus at the age of 12 yrs.
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17. Encyclopedia Britannica on English Common Law
Historically, the attitude of the English common law
was that a person under 7 yrs lacked the mental ability
to consent to marriage, and that between 7 yrs and
puberty there could be consent but not a consummated
marriage.
At common law, therefore, the marriage of a person
between the ages of 7 and 12 or 14 was "inchoate" and
would become "choate" on reaching puberty, if no
objection was raised.
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18. What is English Common Law?
-English Common Law in its earliest structure was
formulated in 1066.
-By the 14th century, legal decisions and commentaries
on common law started to supply precedents for the
courts and lawyers to follow.
-Today almost all common law has been enacted into
statutes with modern variations by almost all US states.
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19. Is Common Law Related to Christianity?
The common law of England has been the subject of
unstinted eulogy and it is, undoubtedly, one of the most
splendid embodiments of human genius. It is
a source of profound satisfaction to Catholics that it came
into being as a definite system and was nurtured, and to a
great extent administered, during the first ten centuries of
its existence by the clergy of the Catholic Church.
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20. Christian Marital Doctrine
-The Church set the age for marriage at puberty,
when girls reached the age of twelve and boys,
the age of fourteen.
-Children could be betrothed at seven years of age,
although this would not be binding for another five
to seven years.
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21. Church Doctrine cont’d
- If any marriage took place before the age of seven, the
partners, not the parents, (although it would be a difficult
task to separate one from the other) had to confirm their
consent when they reached maturity.
-The lay authorities accepted the Church's doctrine on
marriage, but betrothals and marriages did occasionally
take place before the parties were seven years old.
Ward, English Noblewomen in the Later Middle Ages
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22. Catholic Pio-Benedictine Code
Not until 1917 under the Catholic Pio-Benedictine code
that the canonical age of marriage in the church was
raised to fourteen for girls and sixteen for boys.
Oddly enough, this is not the law in many territories
including eight to ten US states where the legal age of
marriage is still twelve for girls provided there is
parental consent.
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23. Consent in Marriage - Christianity
In Christian law, not until 1140 was the consent
of a woman of any importance in regards to the
marriage contract
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24. When a Girl is to be Married according to ISLAMIC
traditions
- A girl can be married the moment she get matured.
-But the marriage should be with the consent of girl.
No body should marry a girl with force.
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25. When a Girl is to be Married according to ISLAMIC
traditions
The Messenger of God said, "A matron should not
be given in marriage except after consulting her; and
a virgin should not be given in marriage except after
her permission." The people asked, "O Prophet of
God! How can we know her permission?" He said,
"Her silence (indicates her permission). - Bukhari
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26. Modern Puberty Information
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) defines
puberty as: "the time in your life when your body
changes from that of a child to that of an adult."
One of these changes in women is the onset of
menstruation, and according to the AAP, "Most girls
[first] get their periods between 9 and 16 years of age.”
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27. Was It Unusual for Aisha to Reach Puberty at
Nine?
According to a 1997 landmark study published
in the medical journal Pediatrics, nearly 50%
of African-American girls and 15% of Caucasian
American girls begin to develop Maturity by age
eight!