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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you feel about Muhammed marrying a 9 year old?  Do you consider him a pedophile? If not, would you allow your 9yr old girl to marry a 50 something prophet (assuming that "the prophet" returned?[/quote]

Does it bother you that Mary was 12 or 13 when she gave birth to Jesus?
You know even in the United States about 100 yrs ago it was normal for 12 and 13 yr olds to get married.[/quote]

Maybe Aisha was a mature 9?  Yes, 12/13 was the norm in those days, soon after their first period, but Aisha was 6 or 7 when actually married and then 9 when she moved in with her 53 year old husband (which was ANCIENT at that time).

not only do I know that in the US it was normal for a 12/13yr old to marry, but I EVEN know that in other parts of the world it is still the norm, but I'm not so sure where marrying and haivng sex with 9yr olds is the norm.
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I've read that in warmer climates some girls reach puberty sooner. My own mother was 8 or 9 when she reached puberty.[/quote]

OP here: To the PP who stated that Mary was 12 or 13 when she gave birth to Jesus...I don't know if you're Muslim or not, but I suspect you are. I don't think it's wise to defend or justify Islam by pointing a finger at other people's religion. In my opinion it's not as good as other means of defense. Pointing fingers or comparing one person's religion to another immediately puts people on the defense and that's not our objective. Our objective is to explain our own faith using historical context or reasoning. In bedouin times it was not unusual at all to be married at age 9. Many think Aisha got engaged at age 7 or so but married at age 9 or 10. For climatic and geographical reasons, girls did mature faster than they do now. And even boys were married early too. If Muhammad was a pedophile,  then he could have had not just one child bride, but several, up to four. But instead, he chose as his first wife, his most beloved wife, Khadija, who was much older than him. Khadija was a widow who was considered an old lady in her time. And as I mentioned in an earlier post, my own grandmother was married at 14 to an older man. [/quote]

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