Women in Islam
Articles examining the role, status, and dignity of women within Islamic sources compared with biblical teaching, addressing common Muslim claims and misunderstandings.
Quranic Permissibility of Women having Sex with their Slaves Paid Members Public
The readers may find this hard to imagine (especially Muslim ones) that the Quran actually allows Muslim women to have sex as much as they want without requiring them to first get married: Successful indeed are the believers, Who are humble in their prayers, And who keep aloof from what
Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Catching Muslims In Another Lie The Quran gives men the permission to discipline their wives whom they fear are being rebellious by beating or striking them: Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their
Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Catching Muslims In Another Lie We resume our discussion (/2018/05/31/muhammad-and-wife-beating-pt-2/). The Polemicists to the Rescue! Suffice it to say the hadith of Muhammad physically striking his young bride Aisha in the chest, thereby causing her pain, has troubled many a Muslim, as can be seen by some
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
We come to the fourth segment of our rebuttal (https://answeringislam.blog/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-3/). A Walking Contradiction Recall what Brown wrote: “… Finally, there are some elements of the Prophet’s Sunnah that are actually prohibited for us, like continuous fasting and marrying more than four women…” Brown could not have picked
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we previously left off (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-2/). A Role Model for All Times Even though Brown appeals to cultural norms to justify Muhammad’s marriage to a premature minor, he forgets to mention that fact that his prophet is supposed to be a role model
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We proceed with our response to Brown’s assertions (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-1/). Here is what Brown further wrote in an attempt to defend Muhammad’s marriage to a minor: “The reason that no pre-modern critics paid attention to the Prophet’s marriage to a ten-year-old was because marrying girls
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this rebuttal we are going to be addressing another shameful attempt to justify Muhammad’s marriage to a 9-year-old minor. The following comments and interaction are taken from the website of Muslim apologist and Georgetown professor Jonathan A. C. Brown: bigdumbbear 7 points 6 months ago Dr. Brown if
Revisiting the Age of Aisha: Postscript Paid Members Public
In this section (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-4/) we are going to cite some of the narrations concerning the second caliph Umar’s marriage proposal to Ali’s daughter in order to highlight the people’s reaction to a 47 year old man desiring to marry a 10-12 year old girl.