The heat of day devours
with fire-bolts of thirst.
While palmed oasis waters
of virgin desert daughters
are bowing to the powers
of light that was coerced.
The heat of day devours
with fire-bolts of thirst.
A demon whispered puzzles
of golden leafy verse,
in five decrees so pearly
that gripped his will so surely,
their rutty iron muzzles
expand the human curse.
A demon whispered puzzles
of golden leafy verse.
Eleven wives he married,
he took one nine years old.
The prophet being holy
submitted, oh so lowly
as revelations varied,
to flesh he bought and sold.
Eleven wives he married,
he took one nine years old.
A’isha cries forever
through timeless bloody beds
about her mutilation,
her gruesome copulation,
that rips and tears to sever
flesh hearts from sheepish heads.
A’isha cries forever
through timeless bloody beds.
Our spirits heed Her calling.
We rally to Her side.
The prophet’s near undoing,
A’isha's bitter wooing,
amidst the hoards now falling
declare Our Lady's pride.
Our spirits heed Her calling.
We rally to Her side.
The heat of day devours
with fire-bolts of thirst.
While palmed oasis waters
of virgin desert daughters
are bowing to the powers
of light that was coerced.
The heat of day devours
with fire-bolts of thirst.
In a list
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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This reads well, much like a story which is very enjoyable in poetry.
- Consistent Theme
- Beautiful Message
- Sincere Passion
- This however is not a Spoken Word form.
Thank you very much for your entry.
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shocking
That worshippers of this Mohammed, and I say mohammed instead of Allah, because it must be that--these worshipers approve of, sanctify, justify and glorify a man, merely a human man, who "marries" and has sexual intercourse with a 9 year old girl. Get real, you muslims- in any normal culture, that is sexual abuse. You have to defend something indefensible here! -
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Muslims worship Allaah and not Muhammad(peace be upon him).
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You have done well and offered up a feast for thought. Now if people would get over feeling like it is necessary to kill the messenger mentality, they might realise you are only making us aware of of a snippet of the heritage of all human beings. We can all pay lip service to the fact of how "wrong" this behavior is, but that is only in the light of day. I think there is a price on every living being, whether it is in bulk, or piece by piece. As long as there are more than one of us there will always be something the other(or others) think they want or need. Even intangibles. It's in our nature. If people want to point fingers, point them at back at yourself. People want to "save the world" but can't manage to save their own... Lovely form, excellently delivered!
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this is so inspiring! specially the line "A’isha cries forever, through timeless bloody beds, about her mutilation," attacks my heart, and this is absolutly great! good luck love!
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Firstly, I would like to comment on the most beautiful phrasing and use of repitition I have probably ever read on this site (no offense intended), your metaphores are both intelligent, and soulful, producing an absolute indulgence to the senses. Secondly, the content, which was both historically and morally based, was so beautifully brutal, and your research and passion was evident. I agree that no matter the political or social circumstances, a nine year old is still a child whatever the time frame. Purity and innoncence is surely what exists before an unfortunate (or planned) corruption of the mind, body or soul takes place, or why else whould those words even be known. This piece was a heady portrayal of light and dark forces, my favourite lines were, "(of virgin desert daughters), are bowing to the powers of light that was coerced".
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Poetry Bomber! :)
Well,Sultan, haven't you caused quite the explosion with your beautifully depicted out-cry of yet another cruel injustice shrouded in the vibrant colors of religion creating beauty in the eyes of the believer, when in fact, this image is cleary black and white...?I'm sure that A'isha was convinced that it was an honor to shed her blood for one so holy, as I'm sure that women today are so very thankful to have their morsel of bread. What a world. Thank you for your bravery. Keep strapping those words around your heart!
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this is real poetry - a look at a situation now lost in history, which has non-the-less galvanised reactions from Believers and Infidels alike. The language used is beautiful, respect and love show in the choice of words, and in the hypnotic rhythm of the poem. "A'isha cries forever through timeless bloody beds" is somehow the cry of every woman in every time.
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I liked it.
Sensitive subject matter aside, I acknowledge your creativity in this poem.
It has a polished, antique quality to it while still showing the pain, anguish, and hope for the character.
This is beautifully written.
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There is always a tendency to superimpose modern day sensibilities into ancient history that was by 21st Century standards incredibly filthy, barbaric and cheap. Laws and mores of our modern middle class western society, especially the legal and social standing of women, could not be more removed from the reality and sheer fragility of women in the not too distant past.- much less Old Testament Middle East.
To describe the lot of women in Old Testament times has absolutely nothing to do with a belief in a single God, polytheism, or pagan etc. It also has very little to do really with tribes, nations and only minimally to do with status for on the subject of women it is basically a variation on the same downtrodden theme. To really view the brutality of these times regardless the specifics as to who these people were would best be described as stating that if it was a film it probably couldn’t be viewed as it would be one of the grossest porn or snuff movie imaginable.
Quite frankly, no one in modern society would really enjoy these times unless of course you were a homicidal maniac with a death wish: Certainly no woman. Rather than viewing ancient history with any reference to God or to modern society these following tips may help you appreciate what this society actually was and why Mohammad in the fifth century marrying a nine year old isn’t some extraordinary event but simply, what happened – as disgusting as it was.
The Old Testament was set a long, long time before Mohammad and it was even more lawless, more uncivilized and subsequently more brutal than 5th Century Middle East. The Old Testament days range from Abraham nearly four thousand years ago to over two and a half thousand years ago and these times need to be viewed with an uncensored brutality that beggars belief.
Despite the supposed years of Methuselah etc, the fact was if a person made it to 40 they were considered very old. A combination of wars, disease, famine, savage punishments, very high infant mortality rates, lawlessness and general savagery, people did not last too long and there were a surplus of single or widowed women and children who had lost one or both parents. Slavery was an accepted practice and females simply had few, if any rights without a husband in many of these society– so how were women treated in ancient society?
First and foremost if a girl was old enough to bleed she was considered more than old enough to fuck. A girl was often betrothed before she was ten, sometimes much earlier depending on how keen Dad was to sell you off. This often meant a girl had sex before her first period. One certain way for a man to get a spouse was rape her because after that she was yours so long as you adequately compensated the father. The real problem lay in the ludicrously high value men placed upon having a virgin bride- so as a consequence to get a virgin you needed to either get a very young girl or one that must have been hidden in a cave because with rampaging armies, girls getting sold off so quickly, low life expectancy and the enormous pressure to produce more idiot males was that the real miracle in the bible was Christ finding three wise men and a virgin to begin his story as these two groups would have been very thin on the ground in these times. The higher the status of a family and the more ambitious, the more fathers vied to sell off, or betroth their child to the most advantageous bidder. This often resulted in very young girls effectively being sold for political or financial gain to influential or wealthy older men who usually had other wives and concubines. Solomon spent his life constantly marrying for politically advantageous daughters to secure his kingdom. Remarkably, Solomon, renowned for his wisdom thought it wise to have over 700 wives and 300 concubines – as nearly all these liaisons were politically and financially motivated suggests the palace must have just about resembled a crèche. Incredibly Solomon only has one recorded son. Solomon’s Dad on the other hand, David was not royalty and effectively married his way into it my bagging Saul’s daughter Michal. David, author of Psalms, slayer of Goliath does this by cutting off 200 Philistine penises on Saul’s request…as you do. Why bring around a slab of beer when wooing some guy’s daughter when you can present your prospective father-in-law with a huge bag of penises for the trophy room. David had eight wives, 19 sons, one daughter and various concubines: Seems hard to believe that he had sons pretty much every time… although stranger things have happened.
A woman had the same rights as possibly a chair or an ox and was often traded
The Babylonian Marriage Market by Edward Long, who effectively copied the painting from Assyrian reliefs, caused an outrage in Victorian England when it was displayed in 1875 but the sad fact, that was how it was in many parts of the ancient world including the biblical world. Very young girls were sold into what amounted to slavery because in the ancient world, females by and large had the status of property rather than that of a human being. So therefore is a society where bartering, haggling and killing were the main currency of the day it should come as no surprise that girls were bought and sold in that system from a very young age. If your father has effectively purchased your mother, along with a few other girls, some not much older than yourself, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that you are sold sooner rather than later for profit or advantage- although even being a girl in ancient times, I think I’d be a bit miffed if Dad sold me for a bag of willies.
One of the aspects of this piece by Sultan was that it makes Aisha out to be just any girl and as I previously stated, you may find her “father was of some importance” and she was being sold to political advantage. Aisha’s status in the Islamic world is mixed. Among the Sunnis she would be the equivalent of the Virgin Mary to Catholics in her importance To the Shiites she was the killer of the rightful caliph to Mohammed. Aisha’s father was Abu Bakr, a long term friend and confidant of Mohammad, who effectively sold his daughter to his then 53 year old friend and when Mohammad died it was Abu Bakr who took over, killing a massive amount of people to help consolidate the Muslim religion. In much the same way as the early popes galvanised Christianity and in much the same way as Calvin and others galvanised the Protestant movement – people fought and died. However Abu Bakr was very keen to betroth his daughter for political advantage because although it seems disgusting that a father would want to set up his six year old daughter for marriage, Mohammed was the second cab off the rank as there was a previous betrothal that went pear shaped. But despite Abu Bakr hocking his kindergarten daughter off into marriage for his own personal gain, he is to the Sunnis probably as important as Peter or Paul is to the Christian community. It is one of the starkest examples of the status of women – they were considered property. And that is how it was for thousands of years in the ancient world.
That we have supposedly advanced in highly subjective because there are still places in the world where really off things are happening to women. The treatment of women in Darfur is appalling, the trafficking of sex slaves around the world, including America, UK and Australia is appalling, the violence towards women around many parts of eastern Europe, Africa and Asia is appalling and the use of young children as soldiers and as a workforce is appalling.
The sad fact is that really none of the major faiths have been that beneficial to women. Whilst the Islamic faith have had a long history of treating their women like shit the Christian religion have had major episodes of genocide against women resulting in witch hunts and the death of thousands of women throughout history. Due to the bible being put together through the years by chauvinists at best but more likely large groups of misogynists masquerading as clerics, the bible are littered with phrases and sentiments that are quite clearly out of step with 21st century thinking. But there they remain as stark reminders that the Islamic religion does not hang out there alone in is historical treatment of women. As for judging ancient history retrospectively using 21st century standards, you should never ever do that, as deplorable as the episodes may be. The people who have tisk tisked over this piece and made some judgement need to read a little more history for without understanding historical contexts you are judging something that in four thousand years time people will damn us with their same line of narrow, ignorant thinking. The ancient world is like living in Darfur but much, much more violent, dangerous and for women, precarious. In such a strange world, Abu Bakr protected his daughter by marrying her off to a 50 year old who shagged her when she was nine (although in fairness to Mo - she could have been ten or eleven)– and that was the norm – and folks, in Europe around the sixth century is was even less civilised than that. And that’s where most of us descended from.
David
PS regardless of the poem's literary merits - I have always believed that something that atleast gets a response has to be worthwhile as it shows people are trying to think. By some of the responses, not too intelligently but they are trying to bang out a response beyond "nice job" and for that you should be commended.
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As a Muslim woman who happens to be American, I'd like to correct your very flawed and overly generalized views of Islam (not all that uncommon in today's world overrun by the West's anti-Muslim prejudices). In fact, everything about the advent of Islam during what was the barbaric Middle Ages in Europe was liberating for women in Arabia. Women were indeed treated like chattel in pre-Islamic Arabia - however, even the most hostile Orientalist "scholars" of Islam in the West from the earliest times acknowledged the Prophet's revolutionary "feminist" teachings. He taught that men and women were equal in the eyes of God. He taught that women had the right to choose their husbands ; he taught that women had the right of divorce, had control of their own wealth. And he forbade the horrific pagan Arab practice of burying female infants alive.
Since undoubtedly, "Western" writers are the ones given any credence in today's day and age (unless the 'Eastern' ones happen to bash Islam a la Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasrin), you might read about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Karen Armstrong ; George Bernard Shaw ; Washington Irving ; James Michener ; and even Mohandas K. Gandhi.
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I also respect you
for the work you done in this poem. I know nothing about this subject, only that the words are touching.
Smile,
Judy
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do not judge based on the creations but the creator..
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On a more personal note I find it distressing that we use god in the whatever form you wish to call god or Allah as a pretext to commit war or terrorism we may or may not believe in each others form of a god but we should all try to practice the universal truth, that we are all brothers under the skin and therefore try to find ways meet with each other peaceably and respect.
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If one reads carefully the bible one might find many depravities found therein.
"Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife." (Gen 20:12)
"That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and lay with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
"The next day the older daughter said to the younger, 'Last night I lay with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and lie with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.' So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went and lay with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
"So both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father." (Gen 19:33–36)
Numbers
31:17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
31:18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Numbers has been used by some as evidence that not only did the early Jews sleep with teen and pre-teen girls but that God sanctified it and was given his cut of the women children I don’t condemn what I don’t understand I instead try to find understanding.
I Acknowledge your view and hope that you and I will some day be blessed with the wisdom to forgive and find tolerance for only through love and understanding can there be true peace.
I truly enjoyed reading your poem your passion really came through which is what any poet wants from a poem. Thank you so much for entering my contest.
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Again I challenge you
Is there even one person who can bring the smallest proof that Aisha was unhappy in her marriage to the Prophet,(May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
Or the slightest proof from her that she was victimised,or abused or treated badly treated...Anyone?
She lived many years after the Prophet and penned many authentic poems lavishing his praise,and many sayings fondly recalling their days together. These are too many to translate from Arabic to English and would take alot of time to put up here. If you are anywhere in the Middle East you wil find her sayings in most bookshops. But you will never ever find anything to even suggest she was unhappy, or abused or treated badly, NEVER, not even one sentence from her.
Anyone,with some solid proof??
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Stirring reminder...
to question everything (with our God-given intellect and free will) and always 'consider the source', indeed! Beautifully written.
Sure stirred up a ghibli though, eh?... 'Those convinced against their will, will hold the same opinion still' (par for the course )
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You guys are missing the point- she didn't have a say in her marriage to an ancient guy- and of course not, she lived in a different culture and at a different time- but you don't convince me or lots of us that you know the true story about her. And hey, how about this- you guys are guys- what do you know of how a little girl would feel about this? And apparently you don't know anything about how taking advantage of children in any way at a young age discredits what she or any of her defenders would later say to protect the one who did the harm. i still maintain that the bottom line is that islam's track record with girls and women is not good- look at the so called "honor killings" done in every arab country and everywhere that Muslims live-is that honoring to women? To kill them for some alleged religious violation that often is quite falsified. You have a horrific record with how you treat women-from then to always- you can't help it- it got started way back with Mohammed-
again: "I live in the Middle East- I know a lot of awful things about how women get treated around here- not necessarily your women ( but them too)...let's talk about the women you import to do your house work...and the shiploads of pregnant women sent home to their countries....this cruel practice came out of this kind of thinking- don't give us any crap about how Islam liberated women. Ask one of the pregnant philipino's how compassionate your prophet's religion is." -
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I wish you were right. I wish they were baseless. Unfortunately they aren't . I have lived a few places in the middle east and still do- many years altogether- and what I have said about what happens to women here is completely true. I am really sorry to say it.
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Is there even one person who can bring the smallest proof that Aisha was unhappy in her marriage to the Prophet,(May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
Or the slightest proof from her that she was victimised,or abused or treated badly treated...Anyone?
She lived many years after the Prophet and penned many authentic poems lavishing his praise,and many sayings fondly recalling their days together. These are too many to translate from Arabic to English and would take alot of time to put up here. If you are anywhere in the Middle East you wil find her sayings in most bookshops. But you will never ever find anything to even suggest she was unhappy, or abused or treated badly, NEVER, not even one sentence from her. -
You discredit your own "holy' writings, and you can't begin to conclude which one of them may be true. In the end, you haven't changed a thing.
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And the idea that this was a political arrangement as some have suggested- yeah all right- maybe-but whether it was because her father owed Mohammed in some way, or he requested her for some reason- it still does not make him look like a good guy- any 53 year old guy asking for and getting a 9 year old for his wife ( or whatever their ages were when he made the request) is not a good guy- sorry. I live in the Middle East- I know a lot of awful things about how women get treated around here- not necessarily your women ( but them too)...let's talk about the women you import to do your house work...and the shiploads of pregnant women sent home to their countries....this cruel practice came out of this kind of thinking- don't give us any crap about how Islam liberated women. Ask one of the pregnant philipino's how compassionate your prophet's religion is.
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Was Ayesha A Six-Year-Old Bride?
The Ancient Myth Exposed
by T.O. Shanavas
A Christian friend asked me once, “Will you marry your seven year old daughter to a fifty year old man?” I kept my silence. He continued, “If you would not, how can you approve the marriage of an innocent seven year old, Ayesha, with your Prophet?” I told him, “I don’t have an answer to your question at this time.” My friend smiled and left me with a thorn in the heart of my faith. Most Muslims answer that such marriages were accepted in those days. Otherwise, people would have objected to Prophet’s marriage with Ayesha.
However, such an explanation would be gullible only for those who are naive enough to believe it. But unfortunately, I was not satisfied with the answer.
The Prophet was an exemplary man. All his actions were most virtuous so that we, Muslims, can emulate them. However, most people in our Islamic Center of Toledo, including me, would not think of betrothing our seven years daughter to a fifty-two year-old man. If a parent agrees to such a wedding, most people, if not all, would look down upon the father and the old husband.
In 1923, registrars of marriage in Egypt were instructed not to register and issue official certificates of marriage for brides less than sixteen and grooms less than eighteen years of age. Eight years later, the Law of the Organization and Procedure of Sheriah courts of 1931 consolidated the above provision by not hearing the marriage disputes involving brides less than sixteen and grooms less than eighteen years old. (Women in Muslim Family Law, John Esposito, 1982). It shows that even in the Muslim majority country of Egypt the child marriages are unacceptable.
So, I believed, without solid evidence other than my reverence to my Prophet, that the stories of the marriage of seven-year-old Ayesha to 50-year-old Prophet are only myths. However, my long pursuit in search of the truth on this matter proved my intuition correct. My Prophet was a gentleman. And he did not marry an innocent seven or nine year old girl. The age of Ayesha has been erroneously reported in the hadith literature. Furthermore, I think that the narratives reporting this event are highly unreliable. Some of the hadith (traditions of the Prophet) regarding Ayesha’s age at the time of her wedding with prophet are problematic. I present the following evidences against the acceptance of the fictitious story by Hisham ibn ‘Urwah and to clear the name of my Prophet as an irresponsible old man preying on an innocent little girl.
EVIDENCE #1: Reliability of Source
Most of the narratives printed in the books of hadith are reported only by Hisham ibn `Urwah, who was reporting on the authority of his father. First of all, more people than just one, two or three should logically have reported. It is strange that no one from Medina, where Hisham ibn `Urwah lived the first 71 years of his life narrated the event, despite the fact that his Medinan pupils included the well-respected Malik ibn Anas. The origins of the report of the narratives of this event are people from Iraq, where Hisham is reported to have shifted after living in Medina for most of his life.
Tehzibu’l-Tehzib, one of the most well known books on the life and reliability of the narrators of the traditions of the Prophet, reports that according to Yaqub ibn Shaibah: “He [Hisham] is highly reliable, his narratives are acceptable, except what he narrated after moving over to Iraq” (Tehzi’bu’l-tehzi’b, Ibn Hajar Al-`asqala’ni, Dar Ihya al-turath al-Islami, 15th century. Vol 11, p. 50).
It further states that Malik ibn Anas objected on those narratives of Hisham which were reported through people in Iraq: “I have been told that Malik objected on those narratives of Hisham which were reported through people of Iraq” (Tehzi’b u’l-tehzi’b, Ibn Hajar Al-`asqala’ni, Dar Ihya al-turath al-Islami, Vol.11, p. 50).
Mizanu’l-ai`tidal, another book on the life sketches of the narrators of the traditions of the Prophet reports: “When he was old, Hisham’s memory suffered quite badly” (Mizanu’l-ai`tidal, Al-Zahbi, Al-Maktabatu’l-athriyyah, Sheikhupura, Pakistan, Vol. 4, p. 301).
CONCLUSION: Based on these references, Hisham’s memory was failing and his narratives while in Iraq were unreliable. So, his narrative of Ayesha’s marriage and age are unreliable.
CHRONOLOGY: It is vital also to keep in mind some of the pertinent dates in the history of Islam:
* pre-610 CE: Jahiliya (pre-Islamic age) before revelation
* 610 CE: First revelation
* 610 CE: AbuBakr accepts Islam
* 613 CE: Prophet Muhammad begins preaching publicly.
* 615 CE: Emigration to Abyssinia
* 616 CE: Umar bin al Khattab accepts Islam
* 620 CE: Generally accepted betrothal of Ayesha to the Prophet
* 622 CE: Hijrah (emigation to Yathrib, later renamed Medina)
* 623/624 CE: Generally accepted year of Ayesha living with the Prophet
EVIDENCE #2: The Betrothal
According to Tabari (also according to Hisham ibn ‘Urwah, Ibn Hunbal and Ibn Sad), Ayesha was betrothed at seven years of age and began to cohabit with the Prophet at the age of nine years.
However, in another work, Al-Tabari says: “All four of his [Abu Bakr’s] children were born of his two wives during the pre-Islamic period” (Tarikhu’l-umam wa’l-mamlu’k, Al-Tabari (died 922), Vol. 4, p. 50, Arabic, Dara’l-fikr, Beirut, 1979).
If Ayesha was betrothed in 620 CE (at the age of seven) and started to live with the Prophet in 624 CE (at the age of nine), that would indicate that she was born in 613 CE and was nine when she began living with the Prophet. Therefore, based on one account of Al-Tabari, the numbers show that Ayesha must have born in 613 CE, three years after the beginning of revelation (610 CE). Tabari also states that Ayesha was born in the pre-Islamic era (in Jahiliya). If she was born before 610 CE, she would have been at least 14 years old when she began living with the Prophet. Essentially, Tabari contradicts himself.
CONCLUSION: Al-Tabari is unreliable in the matter of determining Ayesha’s age.
EVIDENCE # 3: The Age of Ayesha in Relation to the Age of Fatima
According to Ibn Hajar, “Fatima was born at the time the Ka`bah was rebuilt, when the Prophet was 35 years old... she was five years older that Ayesha” (Al-isabah fi tamyizi’l-sahabah, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Vol. 4, p. 377, Maktabatu’l-Riyadh al-haditha, al-Riyadh, 1978).
If Ibn Hajar’s statement is factual, Ayesha was born when the Prophet was 40 years old. If Ayesha was married to the Prophet when he was 52 years old, Ayesha’s age at marriage would be 12 years.
CONCLUSION: Ibn Hajar, Tabari an Ibn Hisham and Ibn Humbal contradict each other. So, the marriage of Ayesha at seven years of age is a myth.
EVIDENCE #4: Ayesha’s Age in relation to Asma’s Age
According to Abda’l-Rahman ibn abi zanna’d: “Asma was 10 years older than Ayesha (Siyar A`la’ma’l-nubala’, Al-Zahabi, Vol. 2, p. 289, Arabic, Mu’assasatu’l-risalah, Beirut, 1992).
According to Ibn Kathir: “She [Asma] was elder to her sister [Ayesha] by 10 years” (Al-Bidayah wa’l-nihayah, Ibn Kathir, Vol. 8, p. 371, Dar al-fikr al-`arabi, Al-jizah, 1933).
According to Ibn Kathir: “She [Asma] saw the killing of her son during that year [73 AH], as we have already mentioned, and five days later she herself died. According to other narratives, she died not after five days but 10 or 20, or a few days over 20, or 100 days later. The most well known narrative is that of 100 days later. At the time of her death, she was 100 years old.” (Al-Bidayah wa’l-nihayah, Ibn Kathir, Vol. 8, p. 372, Dar al-fikr al-`arabi, Al-jizah, 1933)
According to Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani: “She [Asma] lived a hundred years and died in 73 or 74 AH.” (Taqribu’l-tehzib, Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani, p. 654, Arabic, Bab fi’l-nisa’, al-harfu’l-alif, Lucknow).
According to almost all the historians, Asma, the elder sister of Ayesha was 10 years older than Ayesha. If Asma was 100 years old in 73 AH, she should have been 27 or 28 years old at the time of the hijrah.
If Asma was 27 or 28 years old at the time of hijrah, Ayesha should have been 17 or 18 years old. Thus, Ayesha, being 17 or 18 years of at the time of Hijra, she started to cohabit with the Prophet between at either 19 to 20 years of age.
Based on Hajar, Ibn Katir, and Abda’l-Rahman ibn abi zanna’d, Ayesha’s age at the time she began living with the Prophet would be 19 or 20. In Evidence # 3, Ibn Hajar suggests that Ayesha was 12 years old and in Evidence #4 he contradicts himself with a 17 or 18-year-old Ayesha. What is the correct age, twelve or eighteen?
CONCLUSION: Ibn Hajar is an unreliable source for Ayesha’s age.
EVIDENCE #5: The Battles of Badr and Uhud
A narrative regarding Ayesha’s participation in Badr is given in the hadith of Muslim, (Kitabu’l-jihad wa’l-siyar, Bab karahiyati’l-isti`anah fi’l-ghazwi bikafir). Ayesha, while narrating the journey to Badr and one of the important events that took place in that journey, says: “when we reached Shajarah”. Obviously, Ayesha was with the group travelling towards Badr. A narrative regarding Ayesha’s participation in the Battle of Uhud is given in Bukhari (Kitabu’l-jihad wa’l-siyar, Bab Ghazwi’l-nisa’ wa qitalihinna ma`a’lrijal): “Anas reports that on the day of Uhud, people could not stand their ground around the Prophet. [On that day,] I saw Ayesha and Umm-i-Sulaim, they had pulled their dress up from their feet [to avoid any hindrance in their movement].” Again, this indicates that Ayesha was present in the Battles of Uhud and Badr.
It is narrated in Bukhari (Kitabu’l-maghazi, Bab Ghazwati’l-khandaq wa hiya’l-ahza’
: “Ibn `Umar states that the Prophet did not permit me to participate in Uhud, as at that time, I was 14 years old. But on the day of Khandaq, when I was 15 years old, the Prophet permitted my participation.”
Based on the above narratives, (a) the children below 15 years were sent back and were not allowed to participate in the Battle of Uhud, and ( Ayesha participated in the Battles of Badr and Uhud
CONCLUSION: Ayesha’s participation in the Battles of Badr and Uhud clearly indicates that she was not nine years old but at least 15 years old. After all, women used to accompany men to the battlefields to help them, not to be a burden on them. This account is another contradiction regarding Ayesha’s age.
EVIDENCE #6: Surat al-Qamar (The Moon)
According to the generally accepted tradition, Ayesha was born about eight years before hijrah. But according to another narrative in Bukhari, Ayesha is reported to have said: “I was a young girl (jariyah in Arabic)” when Surah Al-Qamar was revealed (Sahih Bukhari, kitabu’l-tafsir, Bab Qaulihi Bal al-sa`atu Maw`iduhum wa’l-sa`atu adha’ wa amarr).
Chapter 54 of the Quran was revealed eight years before hijrah (The Bounteous Koran, M.M. Khatib, 1985), indicating that it was revealed in 614 CE. If Ayesha started living with the Prophet at the age of nine in 623 CE or 624 CE, she was a newborn infant (sibyah in Arabic) at the time that Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon) was revealed. According to the above tradition, Ayesha was actually a young girl, not an infant in the year of revelation of Al-Qamar. Jariyah means young playful girl (Lane’s Arabic English Lexicon). So, Ayesha, being a jariyah not a sibyah (infant), must be somewhere between 6-13 years old at the time of revelation of Al-Qamar, and therefore must have been 14-21 years at the time she married the Prophet.
CONCLUSION: This tradition also contradicts the marriage of Ayesha at the age of nine.
EVIDENCE #7: Arabic Terminology
According to a narrative reported by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, after the death of the Prophet’s first wife Khadijah, when Khaulah came to the Prophet advising him to marry again, the Prophet asked her regarding the choices she had in mind. Khaulah said: “You can marry a virgin (bikr) or a woman who has already been married (thayyi”. When the Prophet asked the identity of the bikr (virgin), Khaulah mentioned Ayesha’s name.
All those who know the Arabic language are aware that the word bikr in the Arabic language is not used for an immature nine-year-old girl. The correct word for a young playful girl, as stated earlier, is jariyah. Bikr on the other hand, is used for an unmarried lady without conjugal experience prior to marriage, as we understand the word “virgin” in English. Therefore, obviously a nine-year-old girl is not a “lady” (bikr) (Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Vol. 6, p. .210, Arabic, Dar Ihya al-turath al-`arabi, Beirut).
CONCLUSION: The literal meaning of the word, bikr (virgin), in the above hadith is “adult woman with no sexual experience prior to marriage.” Therefore, Ayesha was an adult woman at the time of her marriage.
EVIDENCE #8. The Qur’anic Text
All Muslims agree that the Quran is the book of guidance. So, we need to seek the guidance from the Quran to clear the smoke and confusion created by the eminent men of the classical period of Islam in the matter of Ayesha’s age at her marriage. Does the Quran allow or disallow marriage of an immature child of seven years of age?
There are no verses that explicitly allow such marriage. There is a verse, however, that guides Muslims in their duty to raise an orphaned child. The Quran’s guidance on the topic of raising orphans is also valid in the case of our own children. The verse states: “And make not over your property (property of the orphan), which Allah had made a (means of) support for you, to the weak of understanding, and maintain them out of it, clothe them and give them good education. And test them until they reach the age of marriage. Then if you find them maturity of intellect, make over them their property...” (Quran, 4:5-6).
In the matter of children who have lost a parent, a Muslim is ordered to (a) feed them, ( clothe them, (c) educate them, and (d) test them for maturity “until the age of marriage” before entrusting them with management of finances.
Here the Quranic verse demands meticulous proof of their intellectual and physical maturity by objective test results before the age of marriage in order to entrust their property to them.
In light of the above verses, no responsible Muslim would hand over financial management to a seven- or nine-year-old immature girl. If we cannot trust a seven-year-old to manage financial matters, she cannot be intellectually or physically fit for marriage. Ibn Hambal (Musnad Ahmad ibn Hambal, vol.6, p. 33 and 99) claims that nine-year-old Ayesha was rather more interested in playing with toy-horses than taking up the responsible task of a wife. It is difficult to believe, therefore, that AbuBakr, a great believer among Muslims, would betroth his immature seven-year-old daughter to the 50-year-old Prophet. Equally difficult to imagine is that the Prophet would marry an immature seven-year-old girl.
Another important duty demanded from the guardian of a child is to educate them. Let us ask the question, “How many of us believe that we can educate our children satisfactorily before they reach the age of seven or nine years?” The answer is none. Logically, it is an impossible task to educate a child satisfactorily before the child attains the age of seven. Then, how can we believe that Ayesha was educated satisfactorily at the claimed age of seven at the time of her marriage?
AbuBakr was a more judicious man than all of us. So, he definitely would have judged that Ayesha was a child at heart and was not satisfactorily educated as demanded by the Quran. He would not have married her to anyone. If a proposal of marrying the immature and yet to be educated seven-year-old Ayesha came to the Prophet, he would have rejected it outright because neither the Prophet nor AbuBakr would violate any clause in the Quran.
CONCLUSION: The marriage of Ayesha at the age of seven years would violate the maturity clause or requirement of the Quran. Therefore, the story of the marriage of the seven-year-old immature Ayesha is a myth.
EVIDENCE #9: Consent in Marriage
A women must be consulted and must agree in order to make a marriage valid (Mishakat al Masabiah, translation by James Robson, Vol. I, p. 665). Islamically, credible permission from women is a prerequisite for a marriage to be valid.
By any stretch of the imagination, the permission given by an immature seven-year-old girl cannot be valid authorization for marriage.
It is inconceivable that AbuBakr, an intelligent man, would take seriously the permission of a seven-year-old girl to marry a 50-year-old man.
Similarly, the Prophet would not have accepted the permission given by a girl who, according to the hadith of Muslim, took her toys with her when she went live with Prophet.
CONCLUSION: The Prophet did not marry a seven-year-old Ayesha because it would have violated the requirement of the valid permission clause of the Islamic Marriage Decree. Therefore, the Prophet married an intellectually and physically mature lady Ayesha.
SUMMARY:
It was neither an Arab tradition to give away girls in marriage at an age as young as seven or nine years, nor did the Prophet marry Ayesha at such a young age. The people of Arabia did not object to this marriage because it never happened in the manner it has been narrated.
Obviously, the narrative of the marriage of nine-year-old Ayesha by Hisham ibn `Urwah cannot be held true when it is contradicted by many other reported narratives. Moreover, there is absolutely no reason to accept the narrative of Hisham ibn `Urwah as true when other scholars, including Malik ibn Anas, view his narrative while in Iraq, as unreliable. The quotations from Tabari, Bukhari and Muslim show they contradict each other regarding Ayesha’s age. Furthermore, many of these scholars contradict themselves in their own records. Thus, the narrative of Ayesha’s age at the time of the marriage is not reliable due to the clear contradictions seen in the works of classical scholars of Islam.
Therefore, there is absolutely no reason to believe that the information on Ayesha’s age is accepted as true when there are adequate grounds to reject it as myth. Moreover, the Quran rejects the marriage of immature girls and boys as well as entrusting them with responsibilities. -
a comment to the last guy- abuyi- and all the other defenders of Mohammed- you have nowhere denied that aisha consummated the marriage at the age of 9. No, the guys weren't bigger then, and no, it was not normal for marriages to take place between 9 and 12 years olds- betrothals maybe, but not consummated marriages. Anyhow, we're talking about a marriage between a 9 year old and a 53 yearold- come on guys- can't you see that for how wrong it is!!! How would you feel if you were a father, about giving your little girl to marry a man of 53??? It would be absolutely horrifying to the girl- regardless of how pretty your culture has tried to make it sound, those are all lies that cover up the truth of how this girl had to feel. and what she said was also colored and controlled by her society- she wasn't given the chance to express herself at the age of 9 when this big gross guy came in to have sex with her. People can adjust and adapt to abusive situations in their lives, but that doesn't make them morally right! You can't understand it, being a guy,- but at least you could try- if you weren't so controlled by your religion and could think CRITICALLY about what you've been taught and what you're spitting back. At least in the western religions we're encouraged to think about what we believe, not just accept it like dumb sheep "Authority that can make us deny our feelings can make us do anything" - Nanna Svendsen. This of course include spiritual authority.
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my dear fellow poet.. you are not getting the image here..
53 year old man marrying a 9 yr old girl for the reaosn of pleasure.. thats wrong
but thats not the case .. you have no idea what i ahve asked.. how i have bashed islam before i started following it.. i have thought about all the basic religions and then i choose islam..its not that i just followed others
every religon has contrevercies created by such individuals( eg da vinci code- i cant beleive how many people thought its true and misleaded and soem more branches in christianity were made)
. i cant help if people beleive that islam is devil religion, if they deny my god.. if they call me terorist cause i dont follow them, they only how many their people died.. who killed their families as if they are pure and innocent and had nothin to do with it.. they only see what they want to see.. they even dont even compare every1 equally
i dont have issues with this poet..
its your choice to choose, no 1 is asking u or him to join islam..
he shared his opinion and i shared mine..
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A’isha cries forever--- cries forever.. she was really happy and she got all the right of the wife the respect, she was known in society besides being a widow with out parents.. there quotes stating that she was very proud that our prophets last breaths were on her lap
through timeless bloody beds
about her mutilation, mutilation..she was loved the most by our prophet.. others kinda envied her cause of that.. she is known as " mother of the beleivers"..
her gruesome copulation,
that rips and tears to sever- copulation.. ???' its not necessary to have sexual relation.. its not stated anywhere.. the fact that only two wife bore children of our prophet.. aisha was the only virgin wife.. he married all widows
"It was suggested to Muhammad by Khawla bint Hakim, that he should marry Sawda bint Zama, a Muslim widow, or Aisha."-
those time there was no law suggestin any age to marry.. cuz people didnt live that long, cause again medical science was not that advance and there was no such thing as qualifiactions and education for jobs and stuff.. so men were big when they are tewelve.. and females were grown up at age of 9..
i came from rural india whcih still bsckward and im an arab now.. so i can imagine how difficult it msut be to live in such dark era if it was not islam..
flesh hearts from sheepish heads.
A’isha cries forever--
through timeless bloody beds.
what you have written is ur oppinion which lacks complete facts ..
your poem states that aisha was abused as if she was raped or prophet mohammed choose to marry her -- which is totally worng , aisha was very happy with the marriage and she is thus often referred to by the title "Mother of the Believers".. and u bash her inocence against her husband..
ur poem is misleading, and it only feeds towards the anger against islam, if islam was not a good religion it wouldnt be the fatsest spreading releigion..
this poem makes no difference to any muslim beleif, it just influiences those angry hearts who have been misleaded against islam
now i have some questions for u.. why the hell are you bashing my prophet mohammed PBUH???
what is that link of aisha with terrorist and sucide bombmers??
and please show me any context from quran or from any authentic history book that aisha was abused ??
and anywhere in islamic rules that it is said that u can abuse a 10 yr old girl or just that u can abuse any women?
tell me about any other religion before islam who gave rights and freedom to women especially widows- all it asks is to cover themselfs thats all.. n that also for their benefits.. the will be respected for wat they are not for their beauty
what ever u say or beleive its just bad luck.. that u dint understand what it is the way of islam?? like all the other misleaded people .. only allah can give u guidence
and yeah one more thing.. many preasts and popes are charged for child molesting at this era ..but i dont balme it on Chris·ti·an·i·ty.. cuase it still ahppens and thats truly is sad.. you have talent to write.. use it to something that we can all appreciate.. instead bashing ones religion, cast,color and beleifs
i respect all religion but i follow islam..
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Prophet Muhammad and Aisha Siddiqa
Through the centuries, orientalists have advance numerous accusations and far-fetched theories to discredit Islam and its last Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him). Praise be to Allah alone, all such accusations have been successfully refuted by the Muslims Ummah. Currently, one of the ‘reinvented’ accusations against the noble character of the Prophet is about his marriage to young Aisha Siddiqa ®.
Let’s probe some of the orientalists’ charges in detail in the light of modern research, historic evidence and the Islamic sources of the Quran and the Sunnah to separate truth from falsehood, and display to the world that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is indeed an exemplary for all of mankind.
Two main theories are often advance by orientalists to attack the pure character of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on his marriage to Aisha ® at her young age.
A. He was a Pedophile.
B. He was involved in child abuse.
Let’s analyze each theory to dig out the truth, through the Guidance of Allah (SWT).
A. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) married Aisha ® because he was a pedophile?
Definition of a Pedophile:
"Pedophile: also spelled PEDOPHILIA, psychosexual disorder in which an adult's arousal and sexual gratification occur primarily through sexual contact with prepubescent children. The typical pedophile is unable to find satisfaction in an adult sexual relationship and may have low self-esteem, seeing sexual activity with a child as less threatening than that with an adult." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998
"pe.do.phil.ia n [NL] (1906): sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object -- pe.do.phil.i.ac or pe.do.phil.ic adj." Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
The diagnostic criteria for pedophilia according to American Psychiatric Association:
Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent intense sexual urges and sexual arousing fantasies involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children.
The person has acted on these urges, or is markedly distressed by them.
The person is at least 16 years old and at least 5 years older than the child or children in A.
DSM-III-R Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ed 3, revised, copyright American Psychiatric Association.
"In addition to their pedophilia, a significant number of pedophiles are concomitantly or have previously been involved in exhibitionism, voyeurism, or rape". (Voyeurism’s the recurrent preoccupation with fantasized or acts that involve seeking out or observing people who are naked, or are engaged in grooming or in sexual activity". Synopsis of psychiatry, Harold I.Kaplan et al., 5th ed., pg360, Publishers: Williams and Wilkens, 1988
Does the Prophet fit the above criteria of a pedophile?
With the above criteria of a pedophile in mind, lets analyze the lifestyle of the prophet and his marriages.Name of Bride Bride’s age at marriage Comments
Khadija bint khawilad 40 Twice widowed before
Sauda Bint Zama 50 Widow
Aisha bint Abu Bakr 9 Started living with the prophet at the age of 9.
Hafsa Bint Umar bin Khattab 22 Widow
Zainab bint Khuzaima 30
Umm-I-Salma bint Abu Umayia 26 Widow
Zainab Bint Jahash 38 Widow
Juwaeria Bint Harith 20 Widow
Umm-I-Habiba bint Abu Sufyan 36 Widow
Marya Qibtiya bint shamun 17 Virgin, Egyptian
Safia bint Hayi bin Akhtab 17 Widow
Raihana bint umru bin hanafa Not available
Maimuna bint harith 36 Widow
Source: The Prophet of Islam, the Ideal Husband, by Syed Abu Zafar Zain, Kazi Publications, Lahore, Ist Ed., pg. 10-12
Statistics from the above table:
Percentage of his wives who were 17years and older = 91 %
Percentage of his wives who were widows = 75%
Comment: The statistics show that the prophet’s marriage to Aisha at her young age was an exception and not a norm of his other marriages. Furthermore ‘a pedophile’s main mode of sexual satisfaction is with prepubescent girls’, which is contradictory to the 91% of prophet’s marriage to women 17 years and over. An unbiased examination of Prophet’s life and his marriages to his wives blatantly rejects the notion of his lifestyle fitting that of a pedophile. All his brides were aged widows (except Aisha and Marium).
Moreover, according to the criteria in the references cited above in ‘Synopsis of Psychiatry’, a vast majority of pedophiles possess a history of exhibitionism, voyeurism, or rape. Again, there is no single reference from either religious or secular sources that the noble Prophet ever indulged in such sadistic behavior (God forbid). This truth is observed and accepted by both Muslims and unbiased non-Muslims scholars.
"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher." – Annie Besant, THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD, Madras, 1932, p. 4.
B. Others claim that the noble Prophet (peace be upon him) indulged in child-abuse when he married Aisha at her young age.
Let scrutinize this allegation…
Definition of Child Abuse:
Child Abuse, also called CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, the willful and unjustifiable infliction of pain and suffering on children. The term can denote the use of inordinate physical violence; unjustifiable verbal abuse; the failure to furnish proper shelter, nourishment, medical treatment, or emotional support; incest; other cases of sexual molestation or rape; and the making of child pornography. Frequently described by the medical profession as the "battered-child syndrome," abusive treatment of children is almost universally proscribed by criminal statutes. Child abuse can have serious future consequences for the victims involved. Delays in physical growth, impaired language and cognitive abilities, and problems in personality development, learning, and behavior are common following instances of child abuse or neglect.Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998
Comment: None of the criteria of child-abuse applies to the noble life of the Prophet (pbuh). There is no single incident of any infliction of pain and suffering by the prophet on Aisha or any other human being for that matter. Neither any instance of verbal or sexual abuse can be concluded from the relationship of the prophet with Aisha ® or any of his wives.
An abused child can have serious future consequences…delayed physical growth, impaired language..learning and behavior…etc (above definition). As one examines the chaste life of Aisha ®, her personality, physical, mental and spiritual development are all contrary to that of an abused child. In fact through the Prophet’s marriage and his guidance to Aisha, history testifies that she should be labeled not as an abused child but as a ‘blessed child’.
After analyzing and refuting the accusations against the noble character of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the only viable alternative left with us is:
C. The Prophet married Aisha for the benefit of Islam and Humanity.
Lets analyze…
The Prophet married Aisha primarily for three reasons:
To reinforce the friendly relations already existing with Abu Bakr (his closest companion).
To educate and train Aisha so she may serve the purposes of Islam.
To teach her to utilize her capabilities for the sake of Islam.
Her Marriage with the prophet was a Wahi (Divine Revelation). She, herself relates from the Prophet, ‘He said, "I saw you in dreams three times. The angel brought you to me and you were clad in white silk. He (the angel) said that it was your consort and he (angel) showed me by opening your face. You are just like that…" Sahih Muslim, Vol.2, p.285.
Aisha ® was born after her parents had embraced Islam. Therefore, she was free from the defilement of polytheism right from her birth.
In her youth, already known for her striking beauty and her formidable memory, she came under the loving care and attention of the Prophet himself. As his wife and close companion she acquired from him knowledge and insight such as no woman has ever acquired.
Aishah lived on almost fifty years after the passing away of the Prophet. She had been his wife for a decade. Much of this time was spent in learning and acquiring knowledge of the two most important sources of God's guidance, the Quran and the Sunnah of His Prophet. Aishah ® was one of the three wives (the other two being Hafsa ® and Umm Salamah ®
who memorized the Revelation. Like Hafsa ®, she had her own script of the Quran written after the Prophet had died.
So far as the Hadith or sayings of the Prophet is concerned, Aishah ® is one of four persons (the others being Abu Hurrah, Abdullah ibn Umar, and Ana ibn Malik) who transmitted more than two thousand sayings. From her, 2210 Hadith have come Many of her transmissions pertain to some of the most intimate aspects of personal behavior which only someone in Aishah’s position could have learnt. What is most important is that her knowledge of Hadith was passed on in written form by at least three persons including her nephew Urwah who became one of the greatest scholars among the generation after the Companions. It is the claim of the Scholars of Islam that without her, half of the Ilm-I-Hadith [knowledge, understanding of the Hadith (and Islam)] would have perished.
Many of the learned companions of the Prophet and their followers benefited from Aishah's knowledge. Abu Musa al-Ashari once said: "If we companions of the Messenger of God had any difficulty on a matter, we asked Aisha about it."
Arwa Bin Zubair says, "I did not find anyone more proficient (than Aisha ® in the knowledge of the Holy Quran, the Commandments of Halal (lawful) and Haram (prohibited), Ilmul-Ansab and Arabic poetry. That is why, even senior companions of the Prophet used to consult Aisha ® in resolving intricate issued".Jala-ul-Afham by Ibn Qaiyem and Ibn Sa’ad, Vol.2, p.26
Abu Musa al-Ashari says: "Never had we (the companions) had any difficulty for the solution of which we approached Aisha and did not get some useful information from her"
The Prophet said, "The superiority of 'Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. meat and bread dish) to other meals. Many men reached the level of perfection, but no woman reached such a level except Mary, the daughter of Imran and Asia, the wife of Pharaoh."
Musa Ibn Talha ® says, "I did not see anyone more eloquent than Aisha ®" Mustadrak of Hakim, Vol.4,p.11
The life of Aishah (R) is a proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be the teacher of scholars and experts. Her life is also a proof that a woman can exert influence over men and women and provide them with inspiration and leadership. Aisha (R) is a continuing inspiration and role model to today’s youth who are diligently searching for an example amongst the pop stars, movie actresses and sports stars. May the memory of her’s live forever in the heart of the Muslim Ummah and may Allah grant her the highest abode in Paradise…Aameen.
Conclusion:
It was the aforementioned qualities of Aisha ® and the Prophet’s guidance in molding these capabilities for the service of Islam, were the main reasons, why the Prophet Married young Aisha ®, and not the perverted reasons brought forth by misguided orientalists.
Muslims invite all sincere humans to study the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon) in the light of the authentic sources of the Quran and the Sunnah (exemplary sayings and deeds of the Prophet) and judge for themselves where the truth lies. Indeed, by recognizing the truth of Islam as the final and complete Guidance sent by our Creator can humanity find lasting peace in this world and a means of salvation from the hell fire in the hereafter.
"I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today." George Bernard Shaw, THE GENUINE ISLAM, Vol. 1, No. 81936.
Though, the Prophet is not among us in his flesh, but his exemplary life has been preserved for all humanity to follow.
When Truth comes Falsehood disappears, Islam came, now Shirk (polytheism) must clear
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My golly, you have just put the world to rights. We are all saved!
Well done (tongue in cheek).
If only it were so easy to find truth of any kind. Here you have offered a justification of your belief and attempted to prove that it should be everyone's belief. You will have to try harder than that.
Don't woory about peace or understanding - just tell us the truth - again, well done!
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truth is a truth.. wheter it is from today yesterady or any day..
its on how you take it.. we have our brain to think not to follow blindly..
there is nothin that i would loose from this write.. but its wrong on my side if i dont defend what i beleive and stand for what iam. if i cant be true to myslef.. then i cant be ture to any1
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Aishah became the Prophet's wife in Makkah when she was most likely in the tenth year of her life but her wedding did not take place until the second year after the Hijrah (migration) when she was about fourteen or fifteen years old. Before and after her wedding she maintained a natural jollity and innocence and did not seem at all overawed by the thought of being wedded to him who was the Messenger of God whom all his companions, including her own mother and father, treated with such love and reverence as they gave to no one else.
Once she asked him: "How is your
love for me?" "Like the rope's knot," he replied meaning that it was strong and secure. And time after time thereafter, she would ask him: "How is the knot?" and he would reply: "in the same
condition."
As she loved the Prophet so was her love a jealous love and she could not bear the thought that the Prophet's attentions should be given to others more than seemed enough to her. She asked him:
"O Messenger of God, tell me of yourself. If you were between the two slopes of a valley, one of which had not been grazed whereas the other had been grazed, on which would you pasture your flocks?"
"On that which had not been grazed," replied the Prophet. "Even so," she said, "and I am not as any other of your wives. "Everyone of them had a husband before you, except myself." The Prophet smiled and said nothing. Of her jealousy, Aishah would
say in later years: "I was not, jealous of any other wife of the Prophet as I was jealous of Khadijah, because of his constant mentioning of her
and because God had commanded him to give her good tidings of a mansion in Paradise of precious stones. And whenever he sacrifice d a sheep he would send a fair portion of it to those who had been her intimate friends. Many a time I said to him:
"It is as if there had never been any other woman in the world except Khadijah."
Once, when Aishah complained and asked why he spoke so highly of "an old Quraysh woman", the Prophet was hurt and said: "She was the wife who believed in me when others rejected me. When people gave me the lie, she affirmed my truthfulness. When I stood forsaken, she spent her wealth to lighten the burden of my
sorrow.."
Despite her feelings of jealousy which nonetheless were not of a destructive kind, Aishah was really a generous soul and a patient one. She bore with the rest of the Prophet's household poverty and hunger which often lasted for long periods. For days
on end no fire would be lit in the sparsely furnished house of the Prophet for cooking or baking bread and they would live merely on dates and water. Poverty did not cause her distress or humiliation; self-sufficiency when it did come did not corrupt
her styl e of life. when the Muslims were favored with
enormous riches, she was given a gift of one hundred thousand dirhams. She was fasting when she received the money and she distributed the entire amount to the poor and the needy even though she had no provisions in her house. Shortly after, a maidservant said to her: "Could you buy meat for a dirham with
which to break your fast?"
"If I had remembered, I would have done so," she said. The Prophet's affection for Aishah remained to the last. During his final illness, it was to Aishah's apartment that he went at the suggestion of his wives. For much of the time he lay there on a couch with his head resting on her breast or on her lap. She it
was who took a toothstick from her brother, chewed upon it to soften it and gave it to the Prophet. Despite his weakness, he rubbed his teeth with it vigorously. Not long afterwards, he lost con sciousness and Aishah thought it was the onset of
death, but after an hour he opened his eyes.
Aishah it is who has preserved for us these dying moments of the most honoured of God's creation, His beloved Messenger may He shower His choicest blessings on him.
When he opened his eyes again, Aishah remembered Iris having said to her: "No Prophet is taken by death until he has been shown his place in Paradise and then offered the choice, to live or die."
"He will not now choose us," she said to herself. Then she heard him murmur: "With the supreme companion in Paradise, with those upon whom God has showered His favor, the Prophets, the martyrs and the righteous..." Again she heard him murmur: "O Lord, with the supreme companion," and these were the last words she heard
him speak. Gradually his head grew heavier upon her breast, until others in the room began to lament, and Aishah laid his head on a pillow and joined them in lamentation.
In the floor of Aishah's room near the couch where he was lying, a grave was dug in which was buried the Seal of the Prophets amid much bewilderment and great sorrow.
Aishah lived on almost fifty years after the passing away of the Prophet. She had been his wife for a decade. Much of this time was spent in learning and acquiring knowledge of the two most important sources of God's guidance, the Quran and the Sunnah (way)of
His Prophet. Aishah was one of three wives (the other two being Hafsah and Umm Salamah) who memorized the Revelation (Quran). Like Hafsah, she had her own script of the Quran written after the Prophet had died.
Aishah not only possessed great knowledge but took an active part in education and social reform. As a teacher she had a clear and persuasive manner of speech and her power of oratory has been described in superlative terms by al-Ahnaf who said: "I have heard speeches of Abu Bakr and Umar, Uthman and Ali and the
Khulafa up to this day, but I have not heard speech more persuasive and more beautiful from the mouth of any person than from the mouth of Aishah."
Men and women came from far and wide to benefit from her knowledge. The number of women is said to have been greater than that of men. Besides answering enquiries, she took boys and girls, some of them orphans, into her custody and trained them
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you took a huge pain to find out and write it all down.. i really appreciate it
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sultan, there have been sooo many comments on this one man, dang....I read it again, and tried to read all the comments. I understand what most people are saying, the fact that a 50+ man had sex with a nine year old girls in unthinkable and wrong, on every level imaginable. But however wrong we think it is, you have to put the times in context. It was the 1400s such acts were not so wrong back then. As sick as it may sound, it was "normal" to have such age gaps in marrige, it still happens today sadly. What you have to realize is that laws don't apply in a lot of places, and that 50 year old men marrying 9 year old girls is not that odd in some places (I know I know, its really terrible). I am a muslim myself, I disagree with a lot in the religon, and I do feel that this is wrong on every level imaginable, but I accept it. Also, bear in mind the fact that Aisha is proably THE MOST celebrated woman in Islam, and considered to be the prophets faivorite wife. And the fact that the marrige was even consumated is still subject to debate. No where in the entire Quran (the muslim holy book) does it state the sexual relationship between the Prophet and A'isha, but there are conflicting reports. So don't automatically go judging a man who has inspired over 1.5 billion people, that doesn't happen without a reason, that doesn't happen without strong faith. Even if that faith is mislead.
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While I can honestly say that I do not know enough about the religion to be able to comment on it in its entirety I can say that I know enough about the war to know that what you speak about in this piece is TRUE!!! Any religion that pushes people to be suicide bombers has a flaw in it... I am NOT saying that the religion is completely without merit and should NOT be followed or that there is anything really wrong with the people who do follow it... Everything in religion is up for interpretation!! Every religion has a flaw within it that could lead to powerful debates such as this piece here has!! However, children should not sold or exploited for any kind of gain and YES I do realize it is a common practice in many countries and can have positive results but it is still my feeling.. That picture of the soldier holding that small girl will be in my mind forever and I thank you for that because it has again reminded me of what we are fighting for over there.
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I too had to come back re read this most touching piece.
I would like to say that I am shocked to read a few (very few) of the comments people left, but unfortunatley the wrold we live in is too tolerant of such horrific things especially when it's protected under the guise of religion.
The facts are child abuse whether it be sexual, physical, emotional ect... is sick. Period!
And as for the the accuracy of your piece all I can say is that ... it is.
I know this because of my own personal experiance with these 'religion' which I will not get into but I am sure that "wikepdia" is not going to be as close to the truth as a community which practices and worships this!
AS for the fact that Europe and even America is known for it's crimes against men, women and yes even children and that people are jumping all over this piece because you did not include this bit of info in this write, well... All day long we can read on AP about atrocities committed by our fellow Americans ect.
And when I read the poems by these poets I do not see nasty (ill informed) comments re: whether or not those poets included the crimes of other countries in their piece.
So I suppose I should feel complimented by these people. I am an American and it is good to know that America is indeed held to higher standard than countries that allow and encourage this behavior. We do not need or want the immoral, defending those who are amongst us that rape children. In fact we imprison them, they hide or they go to jail or even sometimes are killed for such unforgivable crimes.
For any reason... we do not ( as a whole) condone or encourage such behavior.
Like I said before we humans evolved, we continued to grow and to learn that children are precious gifts and should be treated with respect. Respect for their bodies and their minds.
You are truly a brave and talented man, it warms my heart to know I share this planet with such people as you.
And to sum this all up...
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Very thought provoking piece. Many religious icons do not stand up to close inspection.
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This was an unbelievably good write. You have captured this so well.
I applaud you! And also Knickerdew for her comments also!!!!!!!! There seem to be some nut jobs on here... *sigh*
Anyway... everyone is entitled to their opinion... but as a survivor of sexual abuse I will say that no child should be forced to have sex, in any culture!!!
Good onyou for posting this!
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An intricately woven tapestry, your phrasing and exact repetition of these powerful lines really rivets the reader from the first word to the last. I had to reread it for the sheer pleasure of the wording. The message pulls at the heart in sorrow at the thought of a nine year old child...abomination. Almost anything meant to be beautiful can be distorted beyond recognition and it seems that the Nation of Islam is devouring itself in this process. All religions have their abusers, it is unbearably despicable. Your words are spun perfection, no critiques, only praise. I will have to bookmark this one.
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This has such impact on me that i don't know what to say but it's hat acheing and soul urking.this is a beautiful write!
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very well written expressing the sickening truth of what still goes on in this world just gutwrenching I know what i would do to these skum I wont write it but I will just think it makes me so angry,
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Impactful Imagry
This is so horribly vivid in its imagry that it is very difficult for someone to review this without becoming emotional.
"A’isha cries forever
through timeless bloody beds
about her mutilation,
her gruesome copulation,
that rips and tears to sever
flesh hearts from sheepish heads.
A’isha cries forever
through timeless bloody beds."
You really know how to bring the reader into the full force with your poetic voice and diction. You did a fantastic job with this disturbing piece. I am looking forward to reading more of your poetic endeavors.
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courageous words here, blessed in a spirit of discovery and a humble attiude of questioning things simply taken for granted; wonderful effort, wonderful depth of thought...PK
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your poem was sad and almost desturbing but is something that the world needs to know about to put a stop of any of that absurd things from happening. i do how ever like your flow and penmanship of this poem it is over all good work dont be suprised if i read more of your work
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I applaude you for having the courage to write such a disturbing and detailed piece. I think the world should know and although this was distirbing to me, it also reminds me how we live blinders on. Most don't want know or hear about. Very moving and from a poetic devices point of view it was excellent. The imagery, flow and powerful choice of word made this piece awesome. you write very well as I have read some of you other works. Very deep and well educated! Rhon -
wow. i love this one. interesting form of repitition. never seen it before. good luck.
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Thank You for writing this brilliantly penned and enormously touching piece!
You have made a statement here, very loud and you should indeed be so proud of this awesome write.
If I could give you 100 appluase for this I would without hesitation.
Excellent Poet!
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"Option 3: I'm opposed to spiritual abuse of any sort. When religious leaders convince otherwise well-meaning and educated men to fly airplanes into buildings, and loving mothers from oil-rich contries to strap suicide bombs around their children, I think it’s time to do something. I’m convinced that in looking at the roots of this religion, and the glaring inconsistencies of its founder, we gain insight into the unique brand of spiritual abuse it propagates. Even though the cost is great, I adamantly support getting this problem in check"
For Jesus's sake "GET A LIFE!!"
NOT EVERYONE APPROVES of people wearing bombs and killing theselves. First they don't use their children they do it themselves. Second, they do it for a reason... die with honour and hope than be annihilated by the enemy.. how does that sound? When someone comes burning down my country, I intend to make their stay as deadly and unwelcome as I can. That is they only way people at the moment can think of...
third if you really EVER thought of religion you would not in anyway consider to even talk of ANY religion in that manner especially one sent by God!
We believe in Jesus .. differently yes.. but never and i mean NEVER have we insulted him in anyway.. in face we speak better of him than you do!
LOOK AT YOUR ATTITUDE! WHAT A PEACE MAKER!
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perhaps some of us would like to know what state you inhabit so we can steer clear your insane intentions.
This is a wonderful write and this poet is entitled to his rights to create such a deep and powerful piece without someone going out of their way to try bully him into slience.
And as far as SOME using their children, yes they most certainly do. You said it yourself they believe they dying for honor and to ensure a place in heaven so they belive sending their children into be blown to bits is good parenting. Perhaps you should read into what 'heaven' is and what it includes for them.
I do not believe anywhere in this write does this poet say that they ALL strap bombs to their children. In factr I think you missed the point completely.
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I'd send you an applause for your comments on this also if I could!!
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Ask Aisha
Oh Prophet of Allah ,May Allahs peace and blessings be upon you,
And on all Prophets , Jesus and Moses too
They have slandered you, belittled you
Yet nothing do they know of you
Your exalted character is far above what they say
Your kindly gaze, forgives the linguistic games they play
Their ignorant seek to pen your actions in the guise of scholars
But for seeking the truth, not a single one of even bothers
Oh Prophet of Allah, they perfume their words in rhyming phrase
But the knower’s know their lies are but in a haze.
Oh Prophet of Allah, from your lips came the words ‘modesty is half the faith’
And from the lips of your beloved Aisha came the praise, ‘He was more shy than a virgin bride’
Describing you she said,’ Which act of his was not wonderful, all his acts were wonderful’
Little do the know that from A’isha’s lips came the words ‘"Indeed I desire Allah and His Prophet and the abode of the next world.
Little do they know of the happiness she enjoyed with you ,
Oh Prophet of Allah.
Upon seeing you rise up to pray to Allah In the dead of every night
It was your A’isha that said spoke the lines ‘ Your Sun rises in the morning, but my Sun rises at night
Indeed your last words were spoken to her
And your soul left this temporary abode while you were in her arms, in her home
What do they know of the races you used to play with Aisha, which some you won, and sometimes she
What do they know of the praises you showered on Aisha
What do they know of the grief she felt at your separation
Let them believe the lies and rumours they conjure, the truth is there for all who wish to see it!
Let them ask A’isha, for her words in the books of history are full of your praises
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i loved your work shirazi..its amazing
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Let them ask A’isha, for her words in the books of history are full of your praises
WOW! Ever heard of Stockholm syndrome? PTSD? Or how about a child is not emotionally, mentally or pysically capable of making the decisions and the consents that an adult with life experiance can make. Nor should she be expected to! -
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like i said, read Aisha's words then speak. otherwise you would never know the truth
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OK, cool it ...
Shirazi, you totally missed knickerdew's point. A nine year old girl who has been sexually abused, like what your 'prophet' did to A'isha, is unable to speak for herself because of the trauma she's been through. Whatever your book says is irrelevant. What is real is that a 53 year old man can't have sex with a 9 year old girl without causing serious emotional damage to the girl. That's all there is to it. -
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you are a very wise man and an awesome poet.
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Timely, Well Written
This poem is not only brilliantly schemed, it's also extremely relevant. The repetition and use of synechdoche makes it stick with the reader. Loved it, nothing more to say. No flaws that I can see. This is the best poem I've read on this site. Where my family's from, other atrocities are carried on everyday and people are just now starting to speak out against it, which makes me really appreciate the theme here.
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simply amazing. i have no other words.
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Wow, I've seen this posted up here and I was not going to check it out. I got tired of reading so many boring writes and stuff. Now, I have to say, I am delighted to have clicked on your piece. It shows the creativity of a great mind and of course of a poet who sees the world beyond of its horizon. Keep up the great work and best of luck as well.
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"The heat of day devours
with fire-bolts of thirst.
While palmed oasis waters
of virgin desert daughters
are bowing to the powers
of light that was coerced.
The heat of day devours
with fire-bolts of thirst."
What a strong ans powerful verse you've penned here!
I felt it in my soul.....
Although I must say that I decided to read this poem , I because I actually use to know a girl named Aisha.
What a beautiful girl she was...is
Thank you for the insight
Keep them comin!!!!!!!!!!
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and she's ten today!
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you're a fag!
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Well
Whether it is anti war. Or speaking of those in power . Or perhaps about the exposure of a hated pratice I am not sure. But it does make on think
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There has been many a famous person who has had, by today’s standards and indeed laws, some very suspect marriages. Gandhi married at 13 to a 13 year old illiterate girl. Jerry Lee Lewis third marriage at 23 was to his 13 year old cousin and wasn’t until he got to England did the shit hit the fan- somehow it passed muster in Louisiana. As for Aisha being betrothed at six and Mohammad marring nine year olds, I wouldn’t be too judgemental as you would be staggered how many “heroes” of the bible can be guilty of the same thing. You need to have a good look at history for every history is littered with this. Just look at the royal houses of Europe and see when many of these people were “betrothed” and more importantly why. I think you will find that Aisha’s father was a man of some importance.
Also we rightly condemn the thought of a parent strapping a bomb to their child. However this is not simply a political or even religious matter as one of economics. That parent could well have ten other children, living in dire poverty, some arsehole comes along and offers them a way out of that poverty and the parents take it. So whilst condemning wholesale the religious zealots, condemn also the world that apathetically allows such poverty to exist and tolerates such heinous practices as bonded labour where that very same child could be effectively sold into slavery. The parents could be paid for a child that is forced to work 16 hours a day, every day for debt that wasn’t theirs and for a debt that will never be paid off. However you could also be wearing clothes, wearing jewellery, walking on carpets or working for an American company who is taking advantage of a globalisation of child labour or losing business to that child labour. What you describe here has so little to do with religion and almost everything to do with ancient custom, modern economics and a completely frustrated and politically marginalised group who happen to also be Muslim. This does not condone nor forgive abhorrent behaviour but to simply condemn is to do either nothing or be blind to the deeper more insidious aspects of this horribleness. As for ol’ Mo getting his end in to a nine year old, have a wander down to your local special victims unit if they have ever come across paedophiles in modern America. Especially ask them what they think of Catholic priests. Or better still, have a wander over to Africa in 2007, where the problem of young girls, again mainly due to custom but really due to dire economics circumstances of the girl’s family is married very young to usually some well heeled older man, with numerous other wives. This can result in a young girl having to give birth and being struck down with a fistula.
As for the piece, I find it melodramatically and, to a degree, simplistically addressing a way more complicated problems than simply the Muslim religion and custom and sexual peccadilloes of its founder.
As for this following on from the bloody sheets verse(wasn’t that long ago or that far away where they used to hang the wedding night sheets out the window to prove she was a virgin) this is just tub thumping.
Crusaders hear her calling.
With stone-deaf ears they ride.
The prophet’s near undoing,
A’isha vengeful wooing,
amidst the hoards now falling
redeem A'isha's pride.
Crusaders hear her calling.
With stone-deaf ears they ride.
At the very heart of all this, and I do mean all this- is not religion, is not culture and to a smaller degree not the war or even economics… for they are all symptoms of one very long, very bad on going problem – men’s attitude towards women. Many of these past and present problems are simply the net result of men behaving badly. Somewhere, someone said that to marry and pork a nine year old was okay. To strap a bomb to a child was okay. Look carefully at the culture, religion and the behaviour in most countries and their history; it is dominated by men and their self serving decisions. Lines like “Crusaders hear her calling with stone-deaf ears they ride.” To me is fucked and serves no purpose but to inflame hatred for something that is not at the heart of the problem.
David
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I wouldn’t be too judgemental as you would be staggered how many “heroes” of the bible can be guilty of the same thing.
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You may need to remove a very judgmental head from a very protected clacker and have a look around your own world. Not being condoned is not the same as it doesn’t exist. Secondly around the same time as Mohammad was porking his politically advantageous nine year old wife was the same time as our forbearers of Europe were among other things, having no democracy, living in fetid, disease ridden ignorance, believing the world was flat and surviving the aftermath of a massively destructive Justinian bubonic plague effectively plunging Europe into the dark ages that was lawless and most people in the western world’s ancestry. Young girls were raped and abused on a regular and tragically accepted basis by both the nobility and very corrupt and by modern standards, insane dogmatic clergy. Not that we have completely eradicated an insane and dogmatic clergy. Standing in judgment is not a good thing to do when one comes across as being completely bereft of a basic knowledge of history. I would suggest you read beyond a wikapedia and grasp an understanding of what happened in the days or yore, beyond names, places and dates and really get a feel for just how foul and how brutal it was. That we have a Christian and Muslim religion that is no widely spread is due in equal part to the sheer brutality in how it was disseminated in to the core of the message. Mohammad and what came afterwards were conquerors. Calvin was a conqueror. Many of the popes were military and in this political and violent cauldron dispensed with the turn the other cheek doctrine of the “sermon on the mount.” Your comment is the height of naivety and as for stating that we have evolved in western society, your family obviously missed the pleasure of the battered populace of New Orleans, trapped in the astrodome after Katrina ripped the place to shreds. Then consider that the Astrodome was a paragon of law, order and brotherly love and hygiene compared to the dark ages. You really need to read more.
David
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Good points ...
... particularly about the use of the 'Crusader' symbol. It's gone. Thanks, Sultan
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The emotion, the imagery, The rhythm. I felt it saw it.. I definitely heard it. The meter is definitely a bit high paced, but this does make for some wonderful lyrics. Do you sing?
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written by one who has lived in the culture
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very good
i find it an intriguing read
it's like a lot of abuse goes on
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no one sees it
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i was drawn into your poem, but i couldn't help but breeze through it; slow it up some. i liked the picture, it fit niceley. i pictured holding that little girl in my arms and crying with a'isha when i read your poem.
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I found the meter made me read this quicker than I would have liked.
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Reminds of a novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns". what u have managed to is to capture of the essence of all those pages and presented beautifully...do read that when u find time..it echoes similar thought
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Much said in this poem, it is difficult to lay down some comments on such a potentialy charged subject. For the all-mighty is different onto us all, wherein lies the problem of religion.
If it were not so potent as to drive entire civilizations to the brink than perhaps I could lay down my own thoughts but to be quite honest the internet is not anonymous enough for me just yet.
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Exceptional!
This is a Beautiful and Grim and Stirring piece and an imminently strong piece as well. This is one of the best structured pieces I've read on here, Ever. You have True Talent. Bravo sir!
-Sincerely Yrs,
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COURAGIOUS!
You dared the wrath of the believers and the 'fatwa' of their irate priests who say, follow blindly what we say but don't do what we do.'
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I think you struck a nerve, Sultan. the Muzzies are going positively ape! Which is their usual reaction to whenever somebody put's their religion in the limelight. rather than defend it with reason, historical fact, or even Koranic scripture, their usual reaction is to hurl cries of "Infidel!" and make death threats. Just like a schoolyard bully.
Here is a question I would like to know. If women are so impure that it is difficult for even the most virtuous of them to enter paradise, where are all these 72 virgins Jihadists are blowing themselves up for coming from? I would think there would be a shortage by now.
and if Allah is so merciful, why are his followers such cruel bastards? I mean, hell! they beat the living crap out of any woman who so much as lifts her veil to get a drink of water on a hot day. they teach their kids to hat anything Jewish, so much so that they play suicide bomber in the same way our children play cops and robbers. Religion of Peace?? i don't buy that for a wooden nickel. -
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"And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you. But do not transgress limits. Truly Allah loves not the transgressors."
- Qur'an, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:190)
Once Again I will quote the rules of war from the prophet (who is a messenger of allah and islam and speaks on the behalf of):
“ Stop, O people, that I may give you ten rules for your guidance in the battlefield. Do not commit treachery or deviate from the right path. You must not mutilate dead bodies. Neither kill a child, nor a woman, nor an aged man. Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful. Slay not any of the enemy's flock, save for your food. You are likely to pass by people who have devoted their lives to monastic services; leave them alone. ” Torturing the enemy, and burning the combatants alive is strictly prohibited.The mutilation of dead bodies is also prohibited....
Commentators of the Quran agree that Muslims should always be willing and ready to negotiate peace with the other party without any hesitation. Islam does not permit Muslims to reject peace and continue bloodshed.[29]
Islamic jurisprudence calls for third party interventions as another means of ending conflicts. Such interventions are to establish mediation between the two parties to achieve a just resolution of the dispute
And as for Jihad..
Jihad (Arabic for "struggle") was given a military dimension after the oppressive practices of the Meccan Quraish against Muslims. It was interpreted as the struggle in God's cause to be conducted by the Muslim community. Injunctions relating to jihad have been characterized as individual as well as collective duties of the Muslim community. Hence, the nature of attack is important in the interpretation — if the Muslim community as a whole is attacked jihad becomes incumbent on all Muslims. Muslim jurists agree that Muslim armed forces must consist of debt-free adults who possess a sound mind and body. In addition, the combatants must not be conscripted, but rather enlist of their free will, and with the permission of their family.
And for suicide : "Suicide is forbidden. "O ye who believe!...# [do not] kill yourselves, for truly Allah has been to you Most Merciful. If any do that in rancour and injustice, soon shall We cast him into the Fire..." (Qur'an 4:29-30).
# The taking of life is allowed only by way of justice (i.e. the death penalty for murder), but even then, forgiveness is better. "Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause..." (17:33)..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_war_in_Islam
Bottom line...these people are false representation of Islam and Muslims and have tarnished the name of Islam ...unfortnately....and should not be used as examples or rebuttle to the debate of Islam ...when no where in the Quran or Sunnah supports them if anything abandons them and frowns upon them..
I rest my case...
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If you have no knowledge of the Prophet of Islam, please don't comment on his pure being. Anybody who reads the life of Muhammad will be totally amazed at his sublime character and morality. This poem was penned without knowing the true facts of History and what is alleged is really laughable! My plea is first read up on his life, his morals, his character, his authentic sayings on morality, adultery, fornication etc, which number thousands - then decide
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wow~! A gripping emotional ride, this piece has so much vivid imagery and sadness, that the emotions thrive on how I feel when reading.
I agree with the spiritual abuse, it is wrong. But I feel alot is wrong in this world, and so many things continue to taint it.
This poem was a beautiful yet sad stand for something that should be stopped.
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This is an amazing poem; it's that simple. The lines "A'isha cries forever...that rips and tears to sever flesh hearts from sheepish heads" make a very gruesome stanza, in which the readers' hearts immediately go out to A'isha and her situation.
That poor girl!
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This is so not true.Its better to research a topic before concluding a false interpretion.Anyways your vocabulary and writing skill is fine.But I would say this is just the half way story of Aisha.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is indeed an exemplary for all of mankind.
1. The Prophet married Aisha primarily for three reasons:
a. To reinforce the friendly relations already existing with Abu Bakr (his closest companion).
b. To educate and train Aisha for the purposes of Islam.
c. To utilise her capabilities for the sake of Islam.
Her Marriage with the prophet was a Wahy (Divine Revelation). She, herself relates from the Prophet. "He said, 'I saw you in dreams three times. The angel brought you to me and you were clad in white silk. He (the angel) said that it was your consort and he (angel) showed me by opening your face. You are just like that..."
http://www.iol.ie/~afifi/BICNews/Sabeel/sabeel6.htm
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The repetition of lines is haunting and just right in tone, serving to reinforce the overall strangeness and mystery of the content. The rhymes are all natural, and rarely false, though faltering at stanza 3 for me. Not really the scheme, but more the sound sense isn't quite there as in the other stanzas. I think this is a world class poem, however. You are gifted, for sure. The content is unusual and inspiring, in the sense that my curiosity is piqued and I will look further into this topic! Thank you. -
Wow! This was a really powerful poem. I really enjoyed reading this. It was different than most of the poems ive read on this site. The flow was great and i like the rhyming scheme. Keep writting your talented
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I respect Muslims and think they add to the world's unique cultures but I agree that something must be done about radical Islam. Another intriguing piece Sultan.
Sincerely,
-Roti
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sticking strictly to the verses...well written, i like how you repeat the rhymes...don't exactly agree with what you are staying here but still, well written!
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wow this is great. I didnt even know this had happened. We are learning about Muhammad in school right now! good luck and great job
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No need to be upset people, this is a poem, and the author has every right to be creative, which is the case in this piece, and i see a lot of factual information in it, i believed this is an eye opener, great piece to read, good luck in the contest.
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Well written but i must say...
The marriage between Aisha and the Prophet was not forced and was by her own free will....and not an abusive relationship what so ever..as you seem to make it out to be
(from your wikipedia page)" most early accounts say that Muhammad and Aisha became sincerely fond of each other. Aisha is usually described as Muhammad's favorite wife, and it was in her company that Muhammad reportedly received the most revelations"
Beloved Prophet Muhammd (pbuh) liberated women from slavery, gave them equal rights, respect, property amongst other things, the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) made his enemies into his friends, just by Wisdom, passion, & the guidance of Allah Subanatallah, there are many things a non-Muslim & indeed a borr Muslim does not know about Islam & what the beloved great Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had done, ppl need to read carefully, know the exact meanings of the words, phrases, Hadiths in the Quran, the Prophet Married the beloved Aisha (May Allah Subanatallah be pleased with her) so the Prophet could spread his teachings to Women through his wife, it was not a sexual marriage, Aisha respected the Prophet, the marriage was consented, and Aisha by the way was not under 19, but end of the day it was out of respect the Aisha wanted to marry the Prophet as the Prophet was shy to Women & respected women so in order to spread his teachings, visions from Allah Subantallah he taught Aisha to teach other girls & Women, im just mentioning some of the teachings, aspects of Islam & the Quran,
http://www.themodernreligion.com/prophet/prophet_aisha.htm
And as for the terrorism... Islam, the Quran, and Hadith do not support suicide..or the massacre of innocents, to fight with someone who is not in combat with you, and in war you are not allowed to kill women, children, or the old, nor are you allowed to destroy the natural ressources of the land .. the food
In every aspect of the world there is corruption these people may use the name of Islam as their reasoning but Islam and the Sunnah do not hold up to any their views they are ignorant and know nothing of the religion -
I had no idea on what I was clicking on in this piece... All I can say... is I am not one to judge other people, let alone another culture, especially one of the past. Harsh. Judge ye not, unless ye be judged yourself.
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I agree with you. I hate spiritual abuse. Using religion to hide behind and to do dirty deed with is an insult to the Living God. Thanks for sharing this poem. May you take first prize!
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Thats a very false story abiout Muhammad{saw}Because He didnt want to merry Aisha for sexual purpose
He was at that time above fifty when he married aisha.
At the age of about fifty someone is not able to bear
a child .man at this age is inactive sexually.
ok.Aisha was the most educated woman that time.Muhammad [saw]wanted toteach her as many things as she is able to pick up.Because there are many problems and things which a person cant share with every one other than her own wife.and Aisha have been taken about 1500 or more than that solutions to problems or 1500 "ahadith"[arabic word}.Is it a bad thing? now u hav to decise.its quite false wat u said.ok thanks
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The use of language is good, and I appreciate that your rhymes flow most naturally. Rhyming poetry is a feat unto itself, in that it can easily come off cheap. Your poem did anything but, and it has plenty of redeeming factors. Time well spent!
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Touchy Subject
and still not something we really can understand. for just yesterday I watch united93 (about the 9/11 attacks)and thanked the GOOD LORD that we don't need to hurt ourselves/others to spend our eternity up there! great poem it really struck a core, this is the subjects we should wright more about!!!
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