Response to scary fact

I can see why prophet saw more women in hell than man, I think that as we see in the Bible woman is more guilty then men becuase she was the first to be seduced by Satan and therefore more prone to sin. There is a tendency to portray women as more naive, ignorant, and as such there are more of them in hell.

prophet or pedophile response

I too was taken aback by the knowledge of Muhammad marrying a 6 year old girl. Even if she was 16, she would still be 30 years plus younger than Muhammad. It is quite disturbing to think of a much older man marrying someone and consummating a marriage before a girl is even teenager. However, once again, I think the situation has to be viewed with a completely different perspective. First, Muhammad lived well before our time. It could have easily been common practice which through the years, has changed drastically. Second, Muhammad lived on the other side of world in a completely different culture. I don’t think it is fair to look at the marriage from our present day points of view.

Islam and Economics

I believe in this point in the course all of us students can ramble off at least a few good things about Islam. Some could probably put the emphasis on the benefit of Islam to the world system historically. Some could probably put the emphasis on Islam’s philosophical benefit to mankind, or the potential benefit. Some could point out how it’s just a good religion for an individual to follow. Islam is purportedly a complete way of life which covers every topic: from toe to head. I would not disagree with any of these statements. But I would agree with Professor Mozaffar and how he alluded to the tendency of Americans to treat our currency as an ilah. For instance, what of Islam’s benefit to economics? Even in a reality wherein the doctrine of Islam is executed properly. What of the all-mighty dollar and Islam. I believe Islam prohibits the financial gain of interest. This humors me because after the death of the prophet, the Caliphate started and at that point in time the Islamic Empire was probably the most glorious and strongest sovereign nation in existence. Regardless, although the Islamic Empire from 700 (in the common era) to 1200 contributed to science, mathematics, psychology, sociology, theology, philosophy and I’m sure many other fields but I’m not sure about Islam’s contribution to economics. Can Islam compete with other ways of life which advocate cutthroat business practices and finance in order to benefit the common man and the state in which the religion drives the way of life of politicians and the people who formulate policy? I can obviously expand on this topic in intrepid detail and I am confident in your ability to do so as well, but I thought it would be a good exercise to apply the difference between being a good Muslim and being a good financier or economist.

Most importantly, can we attribute Islam as the cause to the economic status of developing/3rd world/Global South countries which feature an Islamic theocracy?

I can see Russia from my house!

Prophet or Pedophile?

Aisha was supposedly six years old when she married the prophet Mohammad and then nine years old when the marriage was consumated. But as addressed in class by the famous professor O. Mozaffer, it could have been the ages sixteen or nineteen, which wouldn’t be as bad (viewed through our culture’s eyes). But here’s the deal: When you really look at the situation, how can a man who receives visions and revelations from Allah and still do something that can be seen by some cultures as perverse. He was the Prophet, not a pervert. Clearly, the founder of one of the fastest growing religions wasn’t going to be a perv on the side.