New Posts For Thread: The Prophet Muhammad and marriage to Aisha - What is the Baha'i perspective on this?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_thisHi all,Whilst discussing the worlds big questions with two friends recently, a Christian friend mentioned that he disliked Islam. When I probed further he gave a number of reasons, one being that apparently, the prophet Muhammad had married a six yeaThanks for the additional info, Lilwabbit. You certainly do your homework!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=504070143#504070143Thanks for the additional info, Lilwabbit. You certainly do your homework!Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:14:20 -0500Nice to see so many well-versed and informed people discussing Aishah in a civilized and amicable manner - a veritable anomaly in the contemporary byte universe.As many are aware, the recent curiosity about Aishah all over the internet is mainly duehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=504065021#504065021Nice to see so many well-versed and informed people discussing Aishah in a civilized and amicable manner - a veritable anomaly in the contemporary byte universe.As many are aware, the recent curiosity about Aishah all over the internet is mainly dueWed, 03 Aug 2011 12:37:03 -0500"The Prophet Muhammad and marriage to Aisha - What is the Baha'i perspective on this?" I've never known there to BE a "Baha'i perspective" on this topic. Everything written about it (and there's been little) can only be construed as personal opinionhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=503843927#503843927"The Prophet Muhammad and marriage to Aisha - What is the Baha'i perspective on this?" I've never known there to BE a "Baha'i perspective" on this topic. Everything written about it (and there's been little) can only be construed as personal opinionFri, 29 Jul 2011 15:42:05 -0500no need to apologize... I think it's better to restart a dead thread than to start a new one and take all the time and effort to RE-post all the relevant data again.I had no idea about the audience watching the marriage consumation. does that still ohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=503838517#503838517no need to apologize... I think it's better to restart a dead thread than to start a new one and take all the time and effort to RE-post all the relevant data again.I had no idea about the audience watching the marriage consumation. does that still oFri, 29 Jul 2011 13:40:03 -0500Sorry to restart a dead thread, but I have recently had a similar encounter with Christians using this to justify their beliefs. One possibility I thought might be pertinent was the place of the veil. Fatima Mernissi, in "The Veil and the Male Elite"http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=503821687#503821687Sorry to restart a dead thread, but I have recently had a similar encounter with Christians using this to justify their beliefs. One possibility I thought might be pertinent was the place of the veil. Fatima Mernissi, in "The Veil and the Male Elite"Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:49:53 -0500Yea well so far I seem to be interested in the Baha'i faith. I already figured out I'm not Christian. I know that much.Yea, I'd say being married off young was the cultural norm at that time which is an argument I'll make for Muhammad marrying Aisha,http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=449609693#449609693Yea well so far I seem to be interested in the Baha'i faith. I already figured out I'm not Christian. I know that much.Yea, I'd say being married off young was the cultural norm at that time which is an argument I'll make for Muhammad marrying Aisha,Fri, 28 May 2010 15:23:33 -0500Thanks. :) I just joined this site like yesterday to help me on my spiritual journey as I'm currently without a faith. I did notice that your very first post was here in the Baha'i Faith board... Please take time to look through some of our discusshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=449564277#449564277Thanks. :) I just joined this site like yesterday to help me on my spiritual journey as I'm currently without a faith. I did notice that your very first post was here in the Baha'i Faith board... Please take time to look through some of our discussFri, 28 May 2010 09:12:47 -0500Thanks. :) I just joined this site like yesterday to help me on my spiritual journey as I'm currently without a faith. Anyways, as for the facts about Mary I can try to find it again, but I stumbled upon it one day while reading about something comphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=449549357#449549357Thanks. :) I just joined this site like yesterday to help me on my spiritual journey as I'm currently without a faith. Anyways, as for the facts about Mary I can try to find it again, but I stumbled upon it one day while reading about something compFri, 28 May 2010 06:39:36 -0500Jannah ~Welcome to Beliefnet and to the Baha'i Faith forum.As an ex-Catholic, that's a new one on me. Could you provide a link or some pertinent reading material about that? It's my understanding that Jesus had brothers and possibly sisters, if onehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=449512765#449512765Jannah ~Welcome to Beliefnet and to the Baha'i Faith forum.As an ex-Catholic, that's a new one on me. Could you provide a link or some pertinent reading material about that? It's my understanding that Jesus had brothers and possibly sisters, if oneThu, 27 May 2010 21:04:52 -0500Not that it matters much since she remained a virgin, but it has been confirmed by the Catholic church that Mary was about 12 or 13 when she became pregnant while Joseph was about 90.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/23110469/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_marriage_to_Aisha_-_What_is_the_Bahai_perspective_on_this?post_id=449482061#449482061Not that it matters much since she remained a virgin, but it has been confirmed by the Catholic church that Mary was about 12 or 13 when she became pregnant while Joseph was about 90.Thu, 27 May 2010 16:46:51 -0500