Islam and Pedophilia

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Pedophilia is permitted in the Qur'an, was practiced by Prophet Muhammad and his companions, and some Muslims today continue to commit the crime, following their prophet's example.

Contents
1 Definition of Pedophilia 2 Primary Articles Exploring Islam's Relationship with Pedophilia 2.1 Pedophilia in the Qur'an 2.2 Muhammad Fits the Clinical Definition of a Pedophile 2.3 Do Some Islamic Sources say Aisha was Really 17 or 18 Years Old? 2.4 Muhammad's Companions and Pedophilia 2.5 Contemporary Pedophilic Islamic Marriages 3 Other Important Articles 3.1 The Meaning of 'Consummate' 3.2 Islamic Writing and Pedophilia 3.3 The Harmful effects of Abuse, Documented in Islamic Scripture 3.4 Pedophilia and the Tu Quoque Defense 3.5 Muhammad a Pedophile? Another Look 3.6 Proof that Aisha was Still Prepubescent Aged Fifteen 4 See Also 5 External Links 6 References

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Definition of Pedophilia
Pedophilia (US) or paedophilia (UK) is the paraphilia of being sexually attracted to prepubescent or peripubescent children.[1] A person with this attraction is called a pedophile or paedophile. Some pedophiles are sexually attracted to children only (exclusive pedophiles) whilst others are sexually attracted to both children and adults.[2][3]

In contrast to the generally accepted medical definition, the term pedophile is also used colloquially to denote significantly older adults who are sexually attracted to adolescents below the local age of consent,[4] as well as those who have sexually abused a child. In contemporary law enforcement definitions, the term "pedophile" is generally used to describe those accused or convicted of the sexual abuse of a minor. Pedophilia is considered a taboo and is illegal in most societies, cultures and religions; except in the Islamic world with regards to Islam.

Primary Articles Exploring Islam's Relationship with Pedophilia

The following are summaries of pages discussing Islam, in relation to pedophilia:

Pedophilia in the Qur'an

Main Article: Pedophilia in the Qur'an The Qur'an permits pedophilia. The following Qur'anic verse allows sex with pre-pubescent girls who have not yet menstruated. And (as for) those of your women who have despaired of menstruation, if you have a doubt, their prescribed time shall be three months, and of those too who have not had their courses; and (as for) the pregnant women, their prescribed time is that they lay down their burden; and whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah He will make easy for him his affair.
Qur'an 65:4 (http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/065-qmt.php#065.004)

What is being discussed is the Iddat (FGH), which is a waiting period a female must observe before she can remarry. According to this verse, the stipulated waiting period for a divorced girl who has not yet menstruated is three months.

Muhammad Fits the Clinical Definition of a Pedophile

Main Articles: Aisha's Age of Consummation and Responses to Apologetics: Muhammad and Aisha Muhammad was a pedophile, even according to the most stringent clinical definition of pedophilia - the DSMIV-TR: A. Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 years or younger). B. The person has acted on these sexual urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies caused marked distress or interpersonal difficulty. C. The person is at least age 16 years and at least 5 years older than the child or children in Criterion A.

Note: This does not include an individual in late adolescence involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with a 12- or 13-year-old.

PsychiatryOnline - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (http://www.psychiatryonline.com/content.aspx?aID=10307)

Muhammad was engaged to Aisha when she was only 6 year old and he was 51, and consummated the marriage while she was still pre-pubescent, aged 9 lunar years old. Thus he fulfilled all three requirements needed for a positive diagnosis.

Do Some Islamic Sources say Aisha was Really 17 or 18 Years Old?

Main Article: Refutation of Modern Muslim Apologetics Against Aisha's Age Some Islamic apologists have tried to cast doubt on the age of Aisha when she married and had sex with Muhammad despite the many sahih hadiths in which Aisha explicitly and directly states her age. They sometimes seek to explain that Aisha was in fact not nine-years-old as the Sahih hadiths of Aishas own testimony claim, but seventeen or eighteen-years-old at the time. The most common of these arguments is propounded by the Learner, or Moiz Amjad. Other transmitters of these arguments include T.O Shavanas, Imam Chaudhry (word-for-word plagiarism of Amjad's work), and Zahid Aziz. On closer inspection of these polemics you will discover that the various claims can be broadly categorized into these categories; unjustified slanders against Hisham ibn Urwah and the Iraqi narrators, the use of non-sahih information to refute otherwise sahih hadiths, the use of secondary and indirect sources in preference of direct testimonies, the use of imprecise dating in preference to specific dates and statements of age, the use of misquoted references and erroneous information, the use of incorrect logic, and personal opinion. Aisha was nine lunar years old at the time her marriage to the Islamic prophet was consummated and there is simply no valid evidence that suggests otherwise. The vast majority of Muslims today also agree with this, and many of these honest Muslims take offense to these lies propagated by western Muslim apologists who are embarrassed by their own prophet's actions.

Muhammad's Companions and Pedophilia

Main Article: Muhammad's Companions and Pedophilia Besides Muhammad himself, his companions also committed pedophilia. Umar was the 2nd caliph of Islam and married Umm Kulthum at a time when she was 10-12 years old. Some sources even say that she was five years old when Umar married her. "'Umar asked 'Ali for the hand of his daughter, Umm Kulthum in marriage. 'Ali replied that she has not yet attained the age (of maturity). 'Umar replied, 'By Allah, this is not true. You do not want her to marry me. If she is underage, send her to me'. Thus 'Ali gave his daughter Umm Kulthum a dress and asked her to go to 'Umar and tell him that her father wants to know what this dress is for. When she came to Umar and gave him the message, he grabbed her hand and forcibly pulled her towards him. 'Umm Kulthum asked him to leave her hand, which Umar did and said, 'You are a very mannered lady with great morals. Go and tell your father that you are very pretty and you are not what he said of you'. With that 'Ali married Umm Kulthum to 'Umar."
Tarikh Khamees, Volume 2, p. 384 ('Dhikr Umm Kalthum') and Zakhair Al-Aqba, p. 168

Contemporary Pedophilic Islamic Marriages

Main Article: Contemporary Pedophilic Islamic Marriages Because of its many endorsements within Islamic scripture, child marriages are permitted by the majority of Muslim scholars and leaders, and in many Islamic countries it is common practice. Because this happened to the Prophet, we cannot tell people that it is prohibited to marry at an early age.
Sheikh Hamoud Hashim al-Tharihi, general secretary of the Vice and Virtue Committee and member of the Islah Party in Yemen (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7711554.stm)

Girls far below the age of puberty are forcibly married to older persons (sometimes in their 50s and later) for various personal gains by the girls' guardian. Pedophilic Islamic marriages are most prevalent in Pakistan and Afghanistan, followed by other countries in the middle east and Bangladesh.[5][6] This practice may also be prevalent to a lesser extent amongst other Muslim communities, and is worryingly on the rise among the growing Muslim populations in many Western countries, such as the United Kingdom[7] and the United States.[8] There are many reasons and justification that may be given by the world-wide practitioners of pedophilic Islamic marriages, the common denominator being Islam. In August, 2010, the Malaysian State of southern Malacca legalized child marriages specifically between Muslim men and Muslim girls below the age of 16. In a country where Muslims now amount to 60% of the total population, they enforce "Sharia law which operates in parallel with the civil legal system." Ivy Josiah, the executive director of the Women's Aid Organisation, says "It is really a regressive move. It is turning back the clock." [9] News like this leaves one wondering what will happen to child abuse laws in Western countries once Muslims form a sizeable portion of the population.

Other Important Articles

The Meaning of 'Consummate'
Main Article: The Meaning of Consummate A growing number of Muslims (primarily in the West) cannot bring themselves to accept the narrations given by Aisha in which she states that she was married to Muhammad when she was six years old and that he consummated his marriage with her when she was nine years of age, even though these are recorded in Bukhari's sahih ahadith collection. These Muslims will usually resort to questioning the English translation [10] of Dr. Mushin Khan, without addressing the ahadith in their original Arabic. A reading of the relevant Bukhari ahadith make it clear that Muhammad had sexual intercourse with Aisha when she was nine years of age. The terms used are: "udkhilath" and "bana biha", which can only mean "sexual intercourse" in the context of the ahadith. The confusion from Muslims regarding this comes from their lack of understanding regarding the English phrase "consummation of marriage", their ignorance of Arabic and their unwillingness to admit that their prophet had sexual intercourse with a nine year old child. Instead of attacking the English phrase "consummation of the marriage", it might better serve Muslim apologists to read the relevant ahadith in the original Arabic before venturing a rebuttal.

Islamic Writing and Pedophilia

Main Articles: Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Pedophilia and Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Aisha There are many references to the permissibility of pedophilia, to be found in authentic Islamic scripture.

Narrated Sahl bin Sad: While we were sitting in the company of the Prophet a woman came to him and presented herself (for marriage) to him. The Prophet looked at her, lowering his eyes and raising them, but did not give a reply. One of his companions said, "Marry her to me O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet asked (him), "Have you got anything?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet said, "Not even an iron ring?" He Sad, "Not even an iron ring, but I will tear my garment into two halves and give her one half and keep the other half." The Prophet; said, "No. Do you know some of the Quran (by heart)?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I have agreed to marry her to you with what you know of the Qur'an (as her Mahr)." 'And for those who have no courses (i.e. they are still immature). (65.4) And the 'Iddat for the girl before puberty is three months (in the above Verse).
Sahih Bukhari 7:62:63 (http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/062-sbt.php#007.062.063)

'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married her when she was seven years old, and he was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old.
Sahih Muslim 8:3311 (http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/008-smt.php#008.3311)

The Harmful effects of Abuse, Documented in Islamic Scripture

Main Article: The Tragedy of Aisha It is no secret that sexual abuse of children has serious consequences on its victims and, among Muslims and non-Muslims alike, it is no longer a secret that the Qur'an explicitly condones pedophilia. Of course, for Muslims to finally acknowledge the harmful effects of abuse on a child it becomes necessary for us to expose those effects through authentic Islamic sources. That is why we find Aisha, Muhammad's third and "favorite" wife, to be the perfect model for assessing pedophilia and its consequences on the victims. The life of Aisha bint Abu Bakr truly was a seventh century tragedy.

Pedophilia and the Tu Quoque Defense

Main Articles: Joseph the Pedophile: A Case of Christian Hypocrisy? and A Refutation of 'The Islamophobe's Glass House' A refutation of the e-book The Islamophobe's Glass House: Refuting the Claim that Prophet Muhammad was a Pedophile by Ibn al-Hashimi. In his introduction titled "The Glass House", the author reveals that the first way he is going to prove Muhammad was not a pedophile is by applying the logical fallacy of ad hominem tu quoque. His first claim is that Jewish law permits a man to marry a girl as young as three years of age, and Christian law permits a man to marry a girl as young as seven years of age. He also brings up Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph. Relying on 2nd century AD non-canonical (not considered to be Christian scripture) writings, the author attempts to parallel Joseph's actions with those of Muhammad. Both claims are false, and the author fails to prove that the label of "pedophile" is inaccurate for a 54-year-old man who has sexual intercourse with a nine-year-old girl.

Muhammad a Pedophile? Another Look

Main Article: Was Muhammad a Pedophile? A second look at the question; was Muhammad a pedophile? One of the most disturbing things about Islam is that it does not categorically condemn pedophilia. Indeed, it cannot, for to do so would draw attention to the pedophilia of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Many Muslims cannot condemn pedophilia even if they would like to, for they would have to abandon Islam. Muslims tacitly approve of pedophilia, even if they are

embarrassed to say so. So mesmerized are Muslims by the example of Muhammad's pedophilia that they are unable to categorically denounce pedophilia or feel shame. It is prevalent in many Muslim countries disguised as child marriage. The UN is today trying to stop the evil of child marriage among the backward Islamic regions of Asia and Africa. The future of some 300 million young girls depends on it.

Proof that Aisha was Still Pre-pubescent Aged Fifteen

Main Article: Aisha and Puberty The doll-playing exegesis used in "Aisha's Age of Consummation" in itself proves Aisha's status as prepubescent at the time of the consummation of her marriage to Muhammad, but most Muslims are unaware that the Sahih ahadith say that Aisha, was below the age of puberty when she was at least fourteen years old, and remained in that state till the age of sixteen. This is because they have never read the Sahih ahadith in Arabic. The narrators of the Sahih ahadith were not ashamed that Muhammad had married and had sexual relations with Aisha when she was below the age of puberty. Hence, from the original Arabic, it is clear that Aisha was below the age of puberty at the age of 14 (at the time of the raid on the Bani Mustaliq) or 15 (at the time of the Ethiopian slaves dancing incident), and begun her first menstrual period at the age of 16 (during the journey for hajj).

See Also
Articles Pedophilia (Translations of Arabic/Islamic Media) Quotes on Muhammad relating to Pedophilia Islam and Bestiality Muslim Statistics (Children) Multimedia Videos on Islam: Pedophilia Satire Aisha (Farsideology) Other Core Articles Core articles contain an overview of other articles related to a specific issue, and serve as a starting point for anyone wishing to learn about Islam: Islam and Apostasy Islam and Homosexuality Islam and Miracles Islam and Propaganda Islam and Science Islam and Scripture Islam and the People of the Book Islam and Women

External Links

Link between child porn and Muslim terrorists discovered in police raids (http://www.webcitation.org/query? url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4959002.ece&date=2011-06-01) A Complete Guide to Pedophilia in Islam (http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.sex-inislam.com/amar.khan/Pedophilia-in-Islam.htm&date=2011-06-01) Images of pedophilic Islamic marriages (http://www.webcitation.org/query? url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5541006&date=2011-06-01) Let's clear up all this pedophilia garbage... (http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php? t=23452&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0) - Forum discussion on another defence of Muhammad's marriage to a child News regarding Pedophilia among non-Muslims Poland okays forcible castration for paedophiles (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090928/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_poland_castration) (9/28/2009) related: Chemical castration at wikipedia

References
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