Bismillah: Assalamo Alikum.
This information is new to me and I just would like to share it with all of you, especially Christians.
Of course all of us know the Christians stand point regarding Muhammad pbuh and his marriage from Aishah RA at very young age, and so they accuse him pbuh of being <b>pedophile</b>. But subhan a Allah, <b>new information has come to light while reading the Catholic Encyclopedia </b> regarding the age of St Joseph whom they consider to be "<b>Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Our Lord Jesus Christ</b>"
While reading chapter St Joseph in the Catholic Encyclopedia, I found the following:
Quote:"When forty years of age, Joseph married a woman called Melcha or Escha by some, Salome by others; they lived forty-nine years together and had six children, two daughters and four sons, the youngest of whom was James (the Less, "the Lord's brother"). A year after his wife's death, as the priests announced through Judea that they wished to find in the tribe of Juda <b>a respectable man to espouse Mary, then twelve to fourteen years of age, Joseph, who was at the time ninety years old</b>,
went up to Jerusalem among the candidates; a miracle manifested the choice God had made of Joseph, and two years later the Annunciation took place."
The Catholic Encyclopedia. St Joseph.
I've also found it interesting that the Catholic Encyclopedia obtained this information <b>from the early Christian writing including the Apocrypha.</b>
The Catholic Encyclopedia. Apocrypha
The Catholic Encyclopedia says in conclusion
Quote:"...<b>retained the belief that St. Joseph was an old man at the time of marriage with the Mother of God." </b>
So if our Christian friends find no difficulties in accepting "their mother of god" who was <b>12 to 14 years</b>, marrying an <b>old man of 90 years </b> more than <b>2000 years ago</b>, why they should object the marriage of our beloved prophet Muhammad pbuh from Aishah which took place about 1400 ago?
Christians <i>(especially the Catholics)</i> have got 2 options now:
1- To desist from being so redecilous for abusing our beloved Prophet pbuh and admit their mistake. OR
2- To declare that St Joseph (<b>the husband of the mother of god</b>) is a <b>pedophile and child molester.</b>
Hopefully they will go for the first option insh a Allah.
Salam
Wael.