Prophet Muhammad and Women
Prophet Muhammad and Women is an educational and revelatory documentary that aims to shatter preconceived notions about gender relations in Islamic faith. This intimate look at Muhammad's historical relationships with women contradicts the attitude of misogyny that is prevalent in radical Islam even to this day.
Theological and historical experts provide an oral history of Muhammad's life, a narrative that begins in 7th century Mecca and focuses largely on Muhammad's two great loves, Khadija and Aisha. Muhammad's relationship with Khadija defied many societal norms of the time. Not only was Khadija a successful merchant as well as Muhammad's employer, she was fifteen years his senior and the one to propose marriage. It is Khadija that taught Muhammad how to pray and is historically known as the first Muslim, although fundamentalists often ignore this fact due to her gender.
Upon Khadija's death at the age of 65 Muhammad moved to Medina. After twenty-five years in a monogamous marriage, he began practicing polygamy which was common at the time. As his harem grew he remained most passionate about the first of his new wives, Aisha. In this segment of the film we learn how his relationship with his wives, but especially with Aisha, furthered his belief in just and fair treatment towards women and ultimately led him back to a belief in monogamy.
Muhammad was revered by his peers, with men and women alike flocking to him for advice in love and relationships. Contrary to the prudent image most Muslims carry, female pleasure was emphasized in the prophet's writings. He wrote that the only difference between man and animal is man's ability to give women pleasure. According to the film's interpretation of Muhammad, refusing bodily pleasure was seen as the same as refusing God.
The scholars interviewed here inform viewers of the many ways in which Muhammad fought for women, but note he was met with significant push-back, a resistance that is ongoing in certain sects of contemporary Islam. Described as a "modern man of his time" the film asks what Muhammad would think of today's fundamentalists who impose an inaccurate interpretation of his seemingly feminist legacy.
The love of Muhammad's life was Khadija not Aisha really though she was beloved by him too. And Muhammad wasn't a nobody. He came from strong tribe. He was protected by his uncle Abu Talib.
There are many points mentioned here about the Prophet Muhamed (p.b.u.h) are not true. example: it was Angel Gibraeel (a.s.) who taught the prophet to pray. Please get the facts right.
With "honor"!?? It would be laughable if the poor women weren't tortured, maimed or killed.
Well, you know the females aunt flo visits around 12. I'm sure they thought she was, "good-to-go!" Sick, but that's what I think it was like back then.
People on here are really ignorant of their own country (I'm speaking of the US). I have been trying to help change the marriage laws in the US for years due to the number of girls who are underage when married off here. The easiest people to condemn for this are fundamental Mormons, but they are by no means the only people who force their extremely young daughters into marriages (and almost exclusively to much older men). The fact is that young girls (under the age of 16) are forced to marry to the tune of 2 per day here. That might not be a lot when compared to other countries who openly do this, but it is far too much when you see the number of people here who proclaim Islam as promoting pedophilia. The truth is that Christians all across the US (I'm including Mormons in describing Christians, but as I noted they are certainly not the only group who advocates this practice) have been advocating the marriage of girls as young as 9 and 10 being married off. Judges who are sympathetic are allowed in EVERY SINGLE US STATE to allow a child to be married against their will. Many of the clerks and staff who see these children being registered are powerless to stop it, watching helplessly as young girls are dragged sobbing and screaming to their forced marriages. And yet, almost none of the men who marry into these relationships will ever get charged with crimes of pedophilia.
It's so easy to condemn those who are doing these things a half a world away from you, meanwhile, we close our eyes to the issue happening in our own country. If you don't believe a word I've written here, go look it up. There are many websites and news articles that have been dedicated to this topic. A short search will give you a plethora of information. So before any of you condemn another group or country for this practice, make sure you understand how bad it is here.
Real issue here is, god was guiding Mohammed, all actions he did were sanctioned by god; god suddenly in modern times now considers some actions of Mohammed as sinful by humanity but were okay back then? Its a good thing that Calipha Islam doesnt allow questioning of Mohammed, otherwise Islam's credibility will sink.
What is the big issue here from her age? Did they force her to get married from him? No way, all the evidence which we got from history showed that she was like him so much and him also ! And now you come here and guessing about her age + saying something not good about him? Why Muslim people not saying any bad things about any prophet? because only Islam respect all religions "Only Islam" ..go and search in all social media and you will see that
Aisha the wife of prophet moammad born in 606 and she married in
620 that's mean she married when she was 14.
Mike the same hadiths of bukhari that say Aisha was 6 also give other information that proves she could not possibly have been 6. She was in fact at least 10 yrs older.
How could Khadija be the first female Muslim when Abraham and every righteous Woman who adhered to Abraham's teaching was considered Muslim . The fact that Islam existed before Muhammad is a known fact.
some facts don't match: Mohamed is born in the year 517(Video 2:54); He was 24 y/o when married the 40 y/o Khadija, now she dies in the year 619(Video 12:06); then they say He was 50 y/o when she died; but from 517 to 619 had pass 102 years. I plea un explanation please.
Can the film maker provide citations from Islamic literature to back up these statements? Why did film maker mention that M granted women the right to legacy, but omitted the fact that women's legacy was half of a man's? Aren't Khadijah's wealth & power a more valid testimony to the state of women in pre Islamic times? Did she inherit from her husbands?
I have read enough of Koran & Hadith to recognize that this is a very sanitized version of Mohammed's life. Once freed from Kadijah's constraints, Mo's true colors come out--violent, murderous, vengeful--a man who made his living by thievery. The Koran & Hadith do not show great respect for women (wives must submit to husband's sexual advances at all times; women can only achieve paradise by pleasing their husbands;a woman's testimony is worth half of a man's; etc. etc.) The medina verses of Koran are filled with hate for and violence toward Jews & Christians and polytheists. Also once freed from restraints imposed by the rich & powerful Khadijah, Mo's lust asserted itself. He married and had intercourse (raped) a Jewish woman whose husband he had just killed. One can only wonder how she felt. Even Aisha noticed that God intervened to allow Mo to break the rules as in number of wives. And where are the stories about the poets, including a woman poet, Mo had murdered for writings against him?
The best person to comment on this debate is Aisha ..
Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age. Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234
Other commentary affirms intercourse took place. This is a propaganda movie of the worst kind .. mohammed was a beast. The evidence is in the quranic trilogy, and there is no attempt to disguise that fact. No one making proclamations on [him] has any excuse for misrepresenting the facts believed by mohammedans 1400 years, most especially those contemporaneous to the foundation of the cult of islam. It can to be noted that mohammed directly advocated the outcasting of the female Goddess Al-Lat .. supplanting devotion of her with the masculine Al-Lah.
To those saying this film is Islamic propaganda/ lies. Why don't you read the Koran & see for yourself? It's available in 114 languages including English. Or go to the local mosque & ask what they teach there? If you do, you'll see that this film tells the story of Mohammed as the Koran has told it for centuries. Mohammed himself was a pagan(Christian) until he was 40yrs old, when god was said to first reveal to him the prophecy. According to history this was about 600yrs after Jesus died. Mohammed grew up in a pagan society where girls/women were treated horribly. They were bought & sold as slaves. Not allowed to work or own property. They had no choice about who/when they got married. Often forced in to polygamous marriages. Pedophelia or multiple wives had been common place for centuries before Mohammed & Islam even existed. It's ironic that at 25yrs old he married a 40yr old widow with kids, who was also his wealthy boss. They were married for 25yrs, had 6 kids and Mohammed didn't marry for years after her death. If you compare that to say Cleopatra, who married her 9 year old brother then murdered him to secure her place the Queen of Egypt. That marriage was conducted & blessed by the high priests at that time. Or Marie Antoinette who was forced to marry King Louis of France when she was 13. Today we'd consider that criminal & wrong, but in 1770 people thought she was "ungrateful". Time and place is very important if you want to understand history. What we today consider to be right or wrong wasn't always the case.
All those talking about the age of Muhammad's second wife, what's the point you are trying to make? If you are trying to suggest that this shows that most Muslim men engage in pedophilia then you are totally 100% wrong. The fact is that most people are simply born into their religion and the overwhelming majority of Muslims do not engage in pedophilia.
And it's quite easy to find verses from the bible which totally go against modern beliefs about right and wrong. For example in the old testament there are verses in which God commands the Israelites to kill children of enemy nations. Is that better or worse than the age of Muhammad's second wife?
Was Mohameds magic flying horse male or female?
Hanzalah please tell us the hadith that says she was around 17 18 when she got married , source please .
I find it funny that if Mohamed married her when she was 6 and consummated the marriage when she was 9 and she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death), that you can even say something so ridiculous ,lets do the math 9 years old at consummation and 9 more years till he died that is 18 years , when she was 18 Mohamed was dead!!! .
This is just more Islamist propaganda , i have been studying religions and its people for years resulting in a most significant discovery Muslims are by far the biggest liars for there faith , they will say anything to convince you that what they are saying is true no mater what insanity they spew in fact its called Taqiyya , Taqiyya is a form of Islamic deception. The Quran (16:106 and 3:28) allows Muslims to lie in order to protect themselves or to protect the Muslim community and further the Islamic cause .
Luca Cutinella are you insane or just to lazy to do the research Mohamed married aisha when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
killing girl newborns was before Islam came,and Islam does not support idea of marring young children,it has said in Koran that woman needs to be grown,and a woman also has a choice to marry a person, or refuse...But today's world, men have f-cked up everything (as taking women as second class) and media is poisoning Islam... Sad, very sad... anyway, mankind is destroying itself... wars, power...
Quran 4:34 supports wife beating while quran 4:24 openly tells its followers to have sex slaves. I think these 2 verses are enough to make a point or two about islam and how it tells you to treat a woman.
Those are Pure Lies .
Prophet muhammad S.A.W.'s married aisha r.a at the age of 6.
This is the hadith of the bukhari.
In the same book it narrates that when she was 9 her father asked prophet muhammad to marry her and he said no.
Despite of the age we must know this that she was engaged with another man prior to marrying prophet muhammad. So it means that she was old enough to be considered to get married despite of contradiction in the age.
By the way the most sound hadith is that she was around 17 18 when got marries
Dear you can not show any woman as wife of Prophet Mohammed SAW because it is not allowed in Islam.just only you can speak with respect about Prophet Mohammed SAW and his family (I did not see full documentary just when you show a woman and give example of Hazrat Khadija i stop this)
Muslims must not watch this vedio