10-11-2005, 08:05 PM
Bismilah
When we talk about Aisha and Muhammad marriage,we must take the time factor into consideration,the question must be is this marriage was against the traditions of that time or not.I will mention two simple facts to show that this marriage was common at that time.
*Aisha was engaged to Gubeer Ibn Mutam Ibn Oday before her engagement to Muhammad(pbuh)and this engagement was ended because Gubeer parents were afraid from Gubeer embracing Islam after his marriage from Aisha.
*Muhammad(pbuh)asked Abu Baker to marry him his daughter Aisha according to Kaula Bint Hakeem suggestion.
This means that this marriage is something normal at that time,and this will let us understand the acceptance of her parents.
If this marriage was offending Aisha,how we can understand her great love to Muhammad as a man not only as Allah messenger,Aisha did`nt hide her love to Muhammad or resist the natural jealousy of the woman when she loves her husband.
One of the western writer E.V.R bodlye mentioned in his book"The messenger"that those who attack this marriage did`nt know that this was an Asian tradition and it was still in east EUrope,Espain,Portugal,and in some mountains areas in US till a few years ago.
I think he wrote his book at the begining of the last century(the20th)