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Muhammed life and wife’s. One of the major criticisms of Islam is the general conduct of the so called “prophet” Muhammed and his marriage to 6-year-old wife Aisha. This is actually one of the main reasons many are leaving Islam. I actually had a debate with a Muslim about this. Most Muslims try and justify this very controversial marriage by the following. Muhammed was just doing what most people did at the time,1400 years ago. They claim it was normal during those times for young girls get married. Aisha wanted the marriage and was not forced into it. (The above are very poor reasons) If he was sent from God he would not just to do what the common man did. So they are quite pathetic excuses. How I see it and why I think this marriage was wrong and how most idependent scholars see it. Maybe people in those days got married young. But that would be between two young people. Ie a (12-year-old and a 9 year old) ect Not a 50 yr. old and 6 yr. old. This is obviously very big age gap to start with and completely wrong. Lets look at the background – Many of the women Muhammed married were solely for reasons to do with forming alliances with different/rival tribes and for political reasons or to keep the peace. That is one reason why he had so many wife’s, over 12. Lets concentrate on his most controversial marriage Aisha. Aisha was actually the daughter of Muhammed’s friend. He wanted to marry this child so asked for his friends’ permission. The friend rightfully refused. Now this is where it gets very bad and completely exposes Muhammed. Muhammed then comes back and says I have got a revelation from God to marry aisha. (So this is where the big criticism lies) Muhammed’s choice to marry Aisha was not something he just thought about himself and decided to do. Which would have been a different matter, it would still be very bad and wrong of course. But What makes this 1000 times worse and wrong. Is that Muhammed is saying I have directly been ordered to marry a 6 yr old by God from a revelation. It is only when he tells everyone he has had a divine revelation to everyone that his friends permit the marriage. Let’s look at the revelation “The marriage of Prophet Muhammad to lady 'Aisha was based on a divine command as lady 'Aisha narrated that angel Gabriel came to Prophet Muhammad carrying a green silk cloth with her image on it and said "this is your wife in this world and in the hereafter" narrated by al Tirmidhi.” Various traditions reveal the mutual affection between Muhammad and Aisha. He would often just sit and watch her and her friends play with dolls, and on occasion, he would even join them It is described in Bukhari that Aisha, while living with Muhammad, used to play with dolls along with her girlfriends Journalist Katherine Zoepf finds this description emphasising Aisha's childishness despite being married to a man in his fifties can make for "upsetting reading".