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  • Well he is the greatest man ever to have lived as no one individual has had a bigger impact on the politics, regions and religions of the world and for such a long time. As for the marriage of Hazrat Aisha (RA). It's a calligraphic error as the Arabic was not translated into English properly (no language ever is) and if the numbers rather than the text is translated then the correct ages were 16 and consummated 19 which is above the age of consent in most western countries (Japan is 13. A lot of the negatives said are usually the result of obscure translations, selective reading, or just outright lies. There are no issues with the Prophets time or those of the caliphate as these were in regions that not even the Romans could get into but most of the animosity comes from the Persian invasions rather than the Arabs who have more or less been put since the Caliphate era.
  • Marriages were often arranged back then, and as soon as a girl could physically bear children (I've heard of girls giving birth at as young as 8) it was alright to have sex with her. It was a different time. We live longer these days and thus feel like extending children's childhoods.

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