SEXUAL ATTROCITIES IN ISLAM I do realise that sometimes a philosophy or religion can be distorted by the later acts of its followers. For example, the religious attrocities and wars in Europe are often related to Christianity according to historians. However, an assessment of the Christian scriptures, the Gospels and the Epistles, quickly refute such allegations, since the Christians Scripture, nor Jesus, nor Paul or any of the other apostels, supported war, rape, invasion enslavery or tyranny. If any self-claimed Christian engages in such conduct he breaks away from his Christian foundation.Now I will apply this method to Islam within the light of sexual attrocities. Truly Muslims have engaged in sexual attrocites against their non-Muslim subjects; for example the Islamic rulers of Spain demanded the Christians to bring an annual gift of 70 virgins to the palace, within the 800 years of Islamic rule, that is 800 multiply 70 which is 56.000 cases of rape, and that is only within the Islamic ruling body, I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of Christian girls were raped by Muslim soldiers within that period of Islamic invasion. However, such a story in itself does not support the allegation that Islam permits such attrocities, that is of course unless the Qur'an and the prophet of Islam, Muhammad support such conduct. And that is the problem for Islam, both the Qur'an and Muhammed support sexual attrocites, against female slaves, against female war prisoners and against 6-7 year old girls. This post is an assessment of that. In this post I am looking at the sexual attrocities committed with the support of Muhammad and the Qur'an.I will begin this first post of the tread as introductionary, and more will follow. 1. Rape of female slaves Sura 70:22-30; 23:5-6; 4:24 give full permission for the Muslims to rape their female slaves (the girls taken in war). In Sura 33:50 a special permission is even given for Muhammed. Otherwise Muslims are permitted to have sex with the four wives in addition to raping female slaves:
According to Tabari vol.39, p.194 the ruler of Alexandria gave a young Christian girl as a gift to Muhammad, her name was Mariyam. Muhammad never married her but used to sleep with her, and she even gave birth to a son who died after 18 months. According to Sahih Bukhari vol.5#637 Ali had sex with a slave girl whom he saw and found beautiful, and Muhammad seemed to have no objections.
In Muhammed's view Ali deserved even more from Khumas than raping a girl taken in war; I wonder what more Muhammed had in mind.I have had several debates with Muslims who are educated in Islam, who see it as an honour and a right to take slaves from their enemies and have sex with them. To these individuals however, having sex with a slave or a women taken in captive is not rape but a right, how blind can you be? I wonder if a Muslim would be of the same opinion if his mother, wife, sister or daughter was held captive by another religious or political faction; I wonder if rape would still be deemed a honourable right or what it truly is RAPE.2. Rape of female captivesAccording to Sahih Bukhari vol.9#506; Sahih Muslim vol.2#3371 Muhammad?s followers used to come to Muhammad after battles, to seek permission and advise to engage in sexual activity with the girls taken in battle. They doubted for several reasons, however, permission was granted. At one point Muhammad gave them permission and told them that it is up to Allah who gets created anyway, thus permission was given. a. The permission from the Koran"
b. Doubt due to fear of less money for selling pregnant slavesNarrated Abu Said Al-Khudri that while he was sitting with Allah's messenger we said,
I other words, whether you impregnate them or not, Allah himself decides who will come into existence.c. Fear due to pregnancy
Obviously if the women were made pregnate they would loose their prices, whether the intention was ransom or the slave-market.d. Lust or ransom?
e. Doubt since their men are polytheists
This is seems slightly more positive than the rest, however the reason probably originated from the idea that non-Muslims are unclean:Surah 9:28:
f. Doubt since their husbands watch them being raped
In this particular incident the men seem to be taken captive too, and are forced to observe the rape of their...well, mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. But oh no, lets remember the Muslim defence of the matter, this is not rape but a right. Some Muslims have even proposed that the Muslim soldiers and the captives had a romantic affair. Well in that case Islam promotes adultary, especially if the husbands are forced to watch.It seems therefore that Islam is not explicitly strict and judgemental over the issue of rape, especially if rape concerns a non-Muslim, as we the later Al-Risala makes us aware of:AL-RISALA (Maliki Manual)37.27 A CHRISTIAN RAPISTIf a Christian rapes a Muslim woman he is to be killed immediately by any Muslim.But a Muslim cannot be executed on account of a non-believer.3. Muhammad and Child bridesIt is recorded in the Hadiths that Muhammad?s second wife (Aisha) was not less than six years old when he (Muhammad) took her into marriage. The first sexual intercourse took place when Aisha was nine years of age; we are told that Muhammad was fifty-six years of age.
It can hardly be advisable to marry two nine years old, however if the trend absolutely needs to be enforced we would assume that a nine year old girl would be married to a 12 maybe 13 perhaps even 9-11. We might also accept a marriage between a 25 and 50 years old, even though such a marriage is bound to suffer in some way or other. Yet how about a 56 year old man and 9 year old girl? No offence Muslim, but I would have a problem following this sort of a religion, and I pray you will start reconsidering and wonder if there may be something else out there. Obviously, these acts cannot have originated by the will or revelation or inspiration of God or a prophet acting unbehalf of his will and standard.
