Опровержение на "Стъклената къща на ислямофоба": Разлика между версии

Интересно е да отбележим, че авторът насочва вниманието ни върху Мария, майката на Иисус, и Йосиф. Като се позовава на неканонични (непризнати като християнски) писания от 2 в. сл. Хр., авторът твърди, че Мария е била на 13 години, когато е била сгодена за 90-годишния Йосиф. Разбира се авторът е забравил да спомене, че за разлика от Йосиф, доказателствата за педофилията на Мухаммад могат да бъдат намерени в достоверните (сахих) ислямски източници като Бухари и Муслим (над чиито авторитет като надеждност е единствено Коранът - поне за 90% от мюсюлманите), а за разлика от Мухаммад, Йосиф не се смята за „усуа хасана“ (съвършеният човек). Моралният образ на Йосиф не е от съществено значение за християнската теология. Той е можел да бъде и някой луд човек и това не би имало значение за християнина. Освен това според християнските и ислямските писания, Мария е била девица, когато е заченала и е родила Иисус; ето защо тя е нямала сексуални отношения с Йосиф, поне до рождението на Христос, ако въобще е имала някога такива. Всъщност Приснодевството на Мария е основен постулат на вярата за мнозинството християни (в т.ч. римокатолиците, източно-православните и дохалкидонските православни християни), а точно тези неканонични писания, използвани като източник на информация за възрастта на Йосиф и Мария, също потвърждават положението на Мария като „Присно Дева“ (Винаги Дева) (в „Историята на Йосиф Дърводелеца“, Иисус казва при смъртта на Йосиф: „Майка ми, непорочната девица“),<ref>нов завет апокриф(извън канона) - [http://www.interfaith.org/christianity/apocrypha/new-testament-apocrypha/6/4.php историята на Йозеф, дърводелецът]- <small>(англ. език)</small> - Interfaith Online</ref> което разгромява аргументите на автора.

Авторът ни пуска по хлъзгав наклон, като кара читателя да приеме, че Абу Дауд е разбирал „физическата зрялост“, както ние я разбираме днес, когато е записал: „Аиша беше достигнала физическа зрялост (когато нейният брак беше консумиран).  

==Aisha, pediatrician and child psychologist==

There seems to be no end to the foolish arguments present by the author. Exploring the section titled "Was Aisha Pre- or Post-Pubertal?", we read:

{{Quote|2=Sure, it sounds strange that a nine or ten year old girl would be ready for sexual intercourse, but this was over one thousand years ago, when people used to have an average lifespan in their twenties.}}

According to the author's logic: An average lifespan of twenty makes a nine-year-old girl ready for sexual intercourse! This is not logic! A does not equal B no matter how much the author wants us to believe it is so.

Inadvertantly the author reveals Aisha's ignorance about puberty and maturity by quoting:

{{Quote|1=Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Nikah|2=When the girl reaches nine years of age, she is a woman.}}

The author ''begs the question'' AGAIN when he then states:

{{Quote|2=From this, we can see that Aisha had the body of a woman when she consummated her marriage with the Prophet. She was mature, and not immature, as the Islamophobes claim.}}

The author had already spent considerable time reiterating that ancient societies viewed menarche as maturity, but that Islamic scholars now should not interpret it as such; however, when a 7th century Arab woman makes the ridiculous claim that a nine-year-old girl is in fact a woman, the author would have us believe that this must mean Aisha was physically mature when her marriage was consummated.

Isn't it quite possible that Aisha considered herself a woman at the age of nine '''because''' she was married at the age of six and her husband had sex with her only three years later? Considering that she was not a medical doctor or a child psychologist, her statement that "when the girl reaches nine years of age, she is a woman" only goes to show her profound ignorance. She associated sex with adulthood, rather than associating adulthood with sex (as it should be).

=="Adult women play with dolls too!"==

The arguments take a confusing turn as the author discusses Aisha's dolls. He attempts to prove that because some adults play with dolls then Aisha could very well have been an adult even though the ahadith record that she was playing with dolls at the time her marriage was consummated. After having quoted non-sahih ahadith and Islamic scholars to prove his previous arguments, in order to defend against a sahih hadith that explains only prepubescent girls were permitted to play with dolls, the author states:

{{Quote|2=To properly understand why this argument is a weak one, we need to clarify a few things. First of all, the Islamic Law (''Shari'ah'') comes from the Quran and the authentic ''hadeeths'' (Prophetic sayings); these two texts--the Word of God (Quran) and His Messenger (''hadeeths'')--are considered the Islamic canon.}}

So, only the Islamic canon may be referred to in regards to underage Islamic marriages, but the author need not limit himself to the Jewish and Christian canons when discussing underage marriages in Jewish and Christian societies. His double-standard is embarrassingly obvious.

He continues:

{{Quote|2=However, it should be known that there is absolutely no directive in the Quran or the ''hadeeths'' that says dolls are permissible to pre-pubertal girls and forbidden to post-pubertal girls. No statement like such can be attributed to either God or His Messenger.}}

However, the reader must remember that Muslims are forbidden from making any images of God's creation whether it be in paintings or sculptures. A Muslim is not to even allowed to pray in a room that has photographs of people on the wall. The author explains this well.   

It would make sense that an adult woman capable of understanding such things would be forbidden from having things like dolls which are small replicas of humans and other creatures, just as the statements made in this hadith reiterate:

{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|73|151}}|Narrated 'Aisha: I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. '''(The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for 'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.) (Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Vol.13)'''}}

While the author would have us accept the statements as truth made by modern-day Islamic scholars, he would have us ignore the ''Fateh-al-Bari'', a 15th century Islamic scholar's famous commentary on the Sahih Bukhari. He also brings up a hadith in a less-trustworthy hadith (the Sunan Abu Dawud) to prove that Muhammad did not rebuke Aisha for not playing with dolls, therefore it must not have been forbidden for pubescent and post-pubescent women. This requires the '''assumption''' that Muhammad followed all of Islam's rules. Many of the Quran's verses were revealed upon necessity, and Muhammad himself violated several of its edicts.  The author's premise is based upon the assumption that Shari'a was perfected at the time of this hadith's occurence (unlikely considering the Quran was still in the process of being revealed) and that Muhammad always abided by the laws presented in the Quran. In fact, [[Muhammad and the Violation of the Qur'an|Muhammad violated the Quran]] on several instances.  The author's tangent on dolls in Islam continues for at least ten pages as he attempts to prove that Aisha was an adult playing with dolls rather than a pubescent, or even pre-pubescent, child.

=="Too young to care for bread dough, but old enough for sex!"==

The author's next argument is regarding Aisha's immaturity. He mentions the ahadith commonly referenced on ''Islamophobic'' websites that ''Islamophobes'' use to prove that Aisha was immature when she was married. These ahadith are: {{Bukhari|3|48|805}}, {{Bukhari|3|49|829}}, and {{Muslim|37|6673}}.  Apparently the author feels that Bassam Zawadi, an Islamic apologist who focuses on Islam vs. Christianity debates, is a more knowledgeable scholar of Arabic than the ones responsible for the widely available translations of Bukhari and Muslim ahadith, because he argues that Aisha was described as simply "young" not "immature."  Apparently a girl's young age excuses her from chores like keeping the goats from eating bread dough, however it is not indicative of being too young for sexual relations.  One has to wonder if the author has any daughters.

Moving on to the section titled "Who Decides When a Girl is Mature?", we are told that according to Islamic law, it is the father who decides the readiness of the girl. He states:

{{Quote|2=A father is the protector and maintainer of his daughter, and he would have the best interest of the child in mind. Who knows the daughter better than the father?}}

Oh, I don't know...the mother perhaps? Maybe the sister? Or how about the daughter herself?! But as we recall in the [[Quran]]:

{{Quote|1={{Quran|4|34}}|2=Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great.}}

Although the vast majority of fathers on this planet are not perverts and probably have their daughter's well-being at heart, the Islamic law fails to protect those girls whose fathers are sexually deviant or incredibly selfish enough to marry their daughters to much older men in order to increase their political or societal positions.

=="Islamic law is better than American law"==

The author goes on to make a nonsensical argument about how Islamic law protects girls whose fathers are sexually abusing them, and then moves on to discuss marital laws in the United States. On and on he rambles about the differences in state laws, all the while displaying his ignorance of said laws since he fails to mention that parental permission is required before the court-of-law in order for a girl under the age of eighteen to be married anywhere in the United States. There are only a few states that will allow marriage for teenages under the age of eighteen without parental permission IF there is a pregnancy.  And even with parental approval, most states require COURT APPROVAL for teenagers under the age of sixteen. The purpose of the law is not so that the government can have control over teenagers' relationships, but rather to protect children and teenagers from exploitation.

The author argues that it is ''haram'' for a father to oppress his daughter. Well, that's all fine and dandy, however just because something is described as sinful it doesn't prevent someone from doing just that. He states:

{{Quote|2=In such cases of abuse, then the Islamic court could step in to prevent and stop the father from this. Under Islamic Law, the court system and judges should be the protectors of the daughter over and above the father, if he oversteps his bounds.}}

After making this nice-sounding statement, the author fails to provide any references of such a thing occuring under Islamic law. He then goes on to discuss forced marriages and how they are ''haram''. Many times coersion and pressure occurs privately in the home, so the court is usually not involved when a girl's entire community pressures her to faithfully obey her parents and abide by strict rules that segrate her from men and even her own betrothed. Would such a girl even know how to go about refusing a marriage without putting her reputation and perhaps even her life at risk? Under Islamic law, the burden of proof is placed on the girl. She must go to court in order to refuse a marriage.  Since marriage is not considered an individual undertaking between two people who are interested in one another but rather a contract made between two families, a girl is easily exploited and left with only complicated and difficult avenues of escape.

The author continues in a tiring discussion about legal marriage ages and governments and concludes the topic with an appeal to moral relativity: '''"It would be absolute hubris for the post-modern man to look down on the sociological norms of ancient civilizations."'''  Well, Mr. Hashimi, it would not be hubris if that norm is supposed to be based on the lifestyle of a man claiming to be the Messenger of God and the best example of humanity.

==What's a Pedophile?==

The author then tries prove that Muhammad would not fit the definition of a pedophile. He quotes only a small part of the definition and then leads the reader into a tangle of logical fallacies.

See if you can follow this...

A. "Puberty is sexual maturity" (This is an inaccurate definition.)

B. "Islamic scholars are agreed that puberty is a precondition for marriage"  (This is a gross over-generalization and deceiving considering many Islamic scholars agree that menarche defines puberty. Besides, Muhammad was not answerable to Islamic scholars.)

C. "Aisha moved into the Prophet's house after she attained the age of puberty" (''Puberty'' according to 7th century Arabia standards, not 21st...but the author fails to explain this.)

The author's logic: Since B requires A, that must mean C; therefore Muhammad is not a pedophile. Sorry, Mr. Hashimi but this simply does not add up.

The article the author quotes to define pedophilia also states: '''"An adult who engages in sexual activity with a child is performing a criminal and immoral act and this is never considered normal or socially acceptable behavior."'''

The criteria for pedophilia is as follows:

{{Quote|1=[http://www.medem.com/?q=medlib/article/ZZZUZRUZGLC The American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for Pedophilia (302.2)]|2=A. Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 years or younger);  

B. The person has acted on these sexual urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty;  

C. The person is at least age 16 years and at least 5 years older than the child or children in Criterion A.}}

Muhammad had sex with Aisha from the time that she was '''nine years old''' until his death nine years later. He was 44 years her senior. Just because 7th century Arabs may have considered Aisha a woman does not mean that if she were born today she would be seen in the same light. A nine-year-old girl today would still be considered a child by the very society that relies upon the DSM-IV-TR criteria for pedophilia.

The reader should be aware that this definition is not the world's only definition. It is amusing that the author relies on an American definition when he also criticizes America for trying to protect children by enforcing such "high" legal ages of consent. The DSM-IV-TR criteria is simply what American psychologists use in order to formally diagnose the pathological disorder of pedophilia. In reality, American law enforcement uses the term "pedophile" in a much broader sense. A 54-year-old man who has sex with a nine-year-old girl would easily be labeled a pedophile according to law enforcement standards considering the typical definition of a pedophile is "an adult who is sexually attracted to young children."  A man need not be exclusively attracted to children in order to be labeled as a pedophile. As the author has proved for us with the Sahih Bukhari, Aisha was considered a young girl even after the consummation of her marriage.

According to the World Health Organization, pedophilia is defined as:  

{{Quote|1=[http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/index.htm?gf60.htm+ WHO - ICD 2007 - F65.4 Paedophilia]|2=A sexual preference for children, boys or girls or both, usually of prepubertal or early pubertal age.}}

Therefore, if Aisha had in fact experienced menarche an American psychologist '''might''' not be able to give a formal diagnosis of pedophilia; however, in America Muhammad would be arrested for rape and other crimes against a minor, as would Abu Bakr for facilitating such an arrangement and, if Muhammad ever got out of prison, for the rest of his life he would have to register as a sex offender.  American law enforcement as well as American society would view him as a pedophile.

The remainder of the book is not really a logical argument but rather a reiteration of points such as "the marriage was a socio-political alliance" and "Jews and Christians should not be pointing the finger at Muhammad."  The author failed to prove that the label of "pedophile" is inaccurate for a 54-year-old man who has sexual intercourse with a nine-year-old girl.

* {{external_link|url=http://talmud.faithweb.com/articles/three.html |title=The Talmud Does Not Permit Sex With A Three Year Old |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://talmud.faithweb.com/articles/three.html&date=2012-03-23 |author=Gil Student|archivedate=2012-03-23 |linkdesc=The Real Truth About The Talmud |deadurl=no}}

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