Tuduhan Pedofilia Tidak Berdasar, Aisyah Sudah 18 Th
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:03 pm
The Christian missionaries of today accuse the Prophet of marrying Ayesha (ra) when she was 9 years old. Let us investigate if their accusations are correct or intended to make mischief:
The pagans of Makkah and Jews Madinah accused the Prophet of
being a poet, a trickster, a forger, and every other false charge,
(astagfirullah), during his lifetime, but never of being untruthful or
marrying a girl who was too young.
Let us analyse this charge:
According to the traditions of the Arab culture prevailing at that time
it was customary to marry once the girls reached teenage years. If that
were not the case then people would have objected to these marriages.
In the case of the Prophet we find no such reports of objection
mentioned by anyone, more especially from the enemies of the
Prophet (pbuh).
These enemies would not have hesitated to object to
such a marriage, but there is no such objection recorded anywhere.
According to another narrative in Bukhârî (Kitâb al-Tafsir) Â’ishah
(ra) is reported to have said that at the time Surâh Al-Qamar, was
revealed, “I was a young girl”. The 54th Surâh of the Qur’aân was
revealed nine years before Hijrah.
The Prophet married Aishah (r.a) about 1st / 2nd Hijrah. According to
a number of narratives, Aishah (ra) accompanied the Muslims in the
battle of Badr, which was fought two years after hijrah, and the battle
of Uhud63 which was fought a year after Badr. (i.e.-3 years after Hijrah).
Moreover, it is reported in books of hadîths that the Prophet did not
allow any person under the age of 15 years to take part in the battle
of Uhud. Everyone below 15 years of age was sent back by the
Prophet! A’ishah’s (ra) participation in the battle of Badr and Uhud
clearly indicates that she must have been at least fifteen years or older!
This is a very significant point to remember, because if she was under
the age of fifteen years, then the Prophet would not have allowed her
to participate in the Battle of Uhud. Women used to accompany men
to the battlefields to help them, and not to be a burden upon them.
Almost all the historians agree that Asma (ra), the elder sister of
Â’ishah (ra) was ten years older than Â’ishah (ra). It is reported in
Taqreeb al- Tehzeeb as well as AI-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah that Asmâ (ra)
died in the 73rd year after hijrah64 when she was 100 years old. Now,
evidently if Asmâ (ra) was 100 years old in the 73rd year after hijrah,
she should have been 27 or 28 years old at the time of hijrah. If
Asmâ (ra) was 27 or 28 years old at the time of hijrah, Â’ishah (ra)
should have been 17 or 18 years old at that time.
Tabarî in his treatise on Islâmic history, while mentioning Abu Bakr
(ra) reports that Abû Bakr had four children and all four were born
during the pre-Islamic period. Obviously, if Â’ishah (ra) was born in
that period, she could not have been less than 14 years in 1 AH - the
time she most likely got married.
On the basis of this report it seems only pragmatic to assume that
Â’ishah (ra) had not only been born 8 years BEFORE hijrah, but was
also a young lady, quite prepared for marriage.
According to Ibn Hajar, Fatimah (ra) was five years older than Â’ishah
(ra). Fatimah (ra) is reported to have been born when the Prophet
(pbuh) was 35 years old. Thus, even if this information is taken to be
correct, Â’ishah (ra) could by no means be less than 14 years old at the
time of hijrah and 15 or 16 years old at the time of her marriage.
The above are some of the major points that go against accepting the
commonly known narrative regarding Â’ishah’s (ra) age of 9 years old
at the time of her marriage.”
The pagans of Makkah and Jews Madinah accused the Prophet of
being a poet, a trickster, a forger, and every other false charge,
(astagfirullah), during his lifetime, but never of being untruthful or
marrying a girl who was too young.
Let us analyse this charge:
According to the traditions of the Arab culture prevailing at that time
it was customary to marry once the girls reached teenage years. If that
were not the case then people would have objected to these marriages.
In the case of the Prophet we find no such reports of objection
mentioned by anyone, more especially from the enemies of the
Prophet (pbuh).
These enemies would not have hesitated to object to
such a marriage, but there is no such objection recorded anywhere.
According to another narrative in Bukhârî (Kitâb al-Tafsir) Â’ishah
(ra) is reported to have said that at the time Surâh Al-Qamar, was
revealed, “I was a young girl”. The 54th Surâh of the Qur’aân was
revealed nine years before Hijrah.
The Prophet married Aishah (r.a) about 1st / 2nd Hijrah. According to
a number of narratives, Aishah (ra) accompanied the Muslims in the
battle of Badr, which was fought two years after hijrah, and the battle
of Uhud63 which was fought a year after Badr. (i.e.-3 years after Hijrah).
Moreover, it is reported in books of hadîths that the Prophet did not
allow any person under the age of 15 years to take part in the battle
of Uhud. Everyone below 15 years of age was sent back by the
Prophet! A’ishah’s (ra) participation in the battle of Badr and Uhud
clearly indicates that she must have been at least fifteen years or older!
This is a very significant point to remember, because if she was under
the age of fifteen years, then the Prophet would not have allowed her
to participate in the Battle of Uhud. Women used to accompany men
to the battlefields to help them, and not to be a burden upon them.
Almost all the historians agree that Asma (ra), the elder sister of
Â’ishah (ra) was ten years older than Â’ishah (ra). It is reported in
Taqreeb al- Tehzeeb as well as AI-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah that Asmâ (ra)
died in the 73rd year after hijrah64 when she was 100 years old. Now,
evidently if Asmâ (ra) was 100 years old in the 73rd year after hijrah,
she should have been 27 or 28 years old at the time of hijrah. If
Asmâ (ra) was 27 or 28 years old at the time of hijrah, Â’ishah (ra)
should have been 17 or 18 years old at that time.
Tabarî in his treatise on Islâmic history, while mentioning Abu Bakr
(ra) reports that Abû Bakr had four children and all four were born
during the pre-Islamic period. Obviously, if Â’ishah (ra) was born in
that period, she could not have been less than 14 years in 1 AH - the
time she most likely got married.
On the basis of this report it seems only pragmatic to assume that
Â’ishah (ra) had not only been born 8 years BEFORE hijrah, but was
also a young lady, quite prepared for marriage.
According to Ibn Hajar, Fatimah (ra) was five years older than Â’ishah
(ra). Fatimah (ra) is reported to have been born when the Prophet
(pbuh) was 35 years old. Thus, even if this information is taken to be
correct, Â’ishah (ra) could by no means be less than 14 years old at the
time of hijrah and 15 or 16 years old at the time of her marriage.
The above are some of the major points that go against accepting the
commonly known narrative regarding Â’ishah’s (ra) age of 9 years old
at the time of her marriage.”