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Islam and Pedophilia
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The following are summaries of pages discussing Islam, in relation to pedophilia:

Islamic Writing and Pedophilia
Main Articles: Qur’an, Hadith and Scholars:Pedophilia and Qur’an, Hadith and Scholars:Aisha

There are many references in authentic Islamic scripture concerning the permissibility of pedophilia.

‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) married her when she was seven years old, and he was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old.
Sahih Muslim 8:3311

Pedophilia in the Qur’an
Main Article: Pedophilia in the Qur’an

The Qur’an permits pedophilia. The following Qur’anic verse allows sex with pre-pubescent girls who have not yet menstruated.

And (as for) those of your women who have despaired of menstruation, if you have a doubt, their prescribed time shall be three months, and of those too who have not had their courses; and (as for) the pregnant women, their prescribed time is that they lay down their burden; and whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah He will make easy for him his affair.
Qur’an 65:4

What is being discussed is the Iddat, which is a waiting period a female must observe before she can remarry.

According to this verse, the stipulated waiting period for a divorced girl who has not yet menstruated is three months.

Muhammad Fits the Clinical Definition of a Pedophile
Main Article: Muhammad and the Clinical Definition of Pedophilia

Muhammad was a pedophile, even according to the most stringent clinical definition of pedophilia - the DSM-IV-TR:
A.

Over a period of at least six 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 caused 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.

Note: This does not include an individual in late adolescence involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with a 12- or 13-year-old.

PsychiatryOnline - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition

Muhammad was engaged to Aisha when she was only 6 year old and he was 51, and consummated the marriage while she was still pre-pubescent, aged 9 lunar years old. Thus he fulfilled all three requirements needed for a positive diagnosis.

Muhammad’s Companions and Pedophilia
Main Article: Muhammad’s Companions and Pedophilia

Besides Muhammad himself, his companions also committed pedophilia.

Umar was the 2nd caliph of Islam and married Umm Kulthum at a time when she was 10-12 years old. Some sources even say that she was five years old when Umar married her.

“’Umar asked ‘Ali for the hand of his daughter, Umm Kulthum in marriage.

‘Ali replied that she has not yet attained the age (of maturity). ‘Umar replied, ‘By Allah, this is not true.

You do not want her to marry me.

If she is underage, send her to me’.

Thus ‘Ali gave his daughter Umm Kulthum a dress and asked her to go to ‘Umar and tell him that her father wants to know what this dress is for.

When she came to Umar and gave him the message, he grabbed her hand and forcibly pulled her towards him.

‘Umm Kulthum asked him to leave her hand, which Umar did and said, ‘You are a very mannered lady with great morals.

Go and tell your father that you are very pretty and you are not what he said of you’.

With that ‘Ali married Umm Kulthum to ‘Umar.”

Tarikh Khamees, Volume 2, p. 384 (’Dhikr Umm Kalthum’) and Zakhair Al-Aqba, p. 168

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