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The True Savior By: Bijla Singh Neglect for Wives Now we come to the so-called empty claims of “sex satisfaction” and “neglect” made by the Muslims. We shall see in this section that it was not Guru Sahib who had neglected his wife but Mohammad himself who showed little to no care for his wives and their needs. According to Islamic scholars a wife 1) must be sexually satisfied 2) must not become burden on the society 3) needs companionship of husband. We (Sikhs) reject these falsified claims because Sikhi, unlike Islam, teaches to have self-control and rise above them. From Islamic viewpoint, all women have to have these needs fulfilled and it is rational to believe that women must be provided with such needs even after the death of the husband. After all, the needs just don’t disappear after the husband departs from this world. We, therefore, evaluate this Islamic claim on the life of Mohammad. After reading this section it would become crystal clear that Mohammad not only neglected many of his wives but played a vital role in depriving them of the very needs Muslims are hectic about. In other words, the three needs mentioned above were not fulfilled by Mohammad. Mohammad married approximately 12 (varies) women in his lifetime excluding sex slaves and concubines. Therefore, we must look at how much time of their lives was spent with and without Mohammad.
1) Ayesha – Mohammad married Ayesha when she was 6 years old and the prophet was 53 (varies depending on sources). He consummated the marriage when she turned 9. When the prophet died at the age of 63, she was 16 years old. She died at the age of 66. So Ayesha lived for 50 years after Mohammad’s death. 2) Hafsah Bint Umar – Hafsah was the daughter of Caliph Umar. She was first married to Khunais Ibn alkhattab. She became a widow at the age of 18. She was 20 years and Mohammad was 55 years when they got married. She lived with Mohammad for 8 years. She died at the age of 63 which means she spent 35 years of her life after Mohammad’s death. 3) Umm Salama Hind Bint – Mohammad married her in 626 A.D. She was with Mohammad for about 7 years and lived for 48 years after Mohammad. 4) Juwayriah Bint – Mohammad married her when he was 58 and she was 20. She was married to Mohammad for 5 years. She died at the age of 65. She lived for 40 years after Mohammad's death. 5) Safiyah Bint Hoyay – She was war booty. She lost her father, recently married husband and all other close relatives in the battle. Safiyah had no choice but to marry Mohammad to save her life. She was 17 years old when she married the 58 years old Mohammad. She was with Mohammad for 5 years. She was 22 when the prophet of Islam died. She lived as a widow for 39 years. She died in 50 A.H (673 A.D.) at the age of 60. 6) Umm Habibah Ramla Bint Abu Sufyan – The King of Ethiopia, Negas presented her to Mohammad as a wife. She was 35 and the prophet was 60 at the time of marriage in 7 A.H. She spent about 3-4 years of her life with Mohammad and continued living another 33 years. She died at the age of 72. 7) Maimunah Bint – Mohammad married her when he was 60 and she was 36 in 629 A.D. (7 A.H). She lived with Mohammad for just 3-4 years. After Mohammad died, Maimunah lived for 40 years. She died at the age of 80. She was Mohammad's last wife to die. To summarize the above, Mohammad’s wives lived for many decades after his death. Ayesha – 50 years Hafsah Bint Umar - 35 years Umm Salama Hind Bint – 48 years Juwayriah Bint – 40 years Safiyah Bint Hoyay – 39 years Umm Habibah Ramla Bint Abu Sufyan – 33 years Maimunah Bint – 40 years This shows that Mohammad had left his wives sexually deprived after his death. Some like Ayesha were very young and could get remarried but Mohammad had put a stop to the remarriage by revealing the following verse. Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy God’s Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. (33:53).
On one hand, Islam says that wife must be sexually satisfied and on the other hand no one had the right to marry Mohammad’s widows. Then we must ask the same question: How were these wives sexually satisfied especially Ayesha the “mother of the believers” after Mohammad’s death? Did they turn to caliphs (Umar, Ali, Uthman, Hussain, Abu Bakr etc) or did they engage in “the secret act” as Muslims put it which is forbidden in Islam? Who attended to their needs? Granted that Mohammad had died but he had taken away the rights of his wives to remarry and seek companionship, as a result, leaving them as a burden on the society to be looked after. According to the prophet “responsibility of looking after the family should be given to no one but the husband” then who took over this responsibility after Mohammad’s death? Was this not an injustice to women who spent many decades without a husband, companionship, no one to look after their financial needs and most importantly satisfy their sexual urges?
Not remarrying would have been a personal choice of the wives but Mohammad did not have any right to decide their future after his death. This proves that Mohammad considered his wives to be his property as is apparent from the teachings of Quran. This is not even practical from rational point of view. What kind of message is this? That it is okay for husbands to decide the future of their wives without consent after they pass away.
The biggest problem with such an act is that it allows other Muslims to do the same. It certainly shows how Mohammad lacked common sense and thought nothing of the future sex life of his wives and not to mention the lack of companionship and intimacy they missed out on. They had no Naam and no teaching of Guru Sahib to elevate themselves above these worldly desires. So how were they satisfied? It certainly makes Mohammad a neglectful man. It was perfectly fine for him to marry as many women as he wanted to satisfy his sexual desires but little did he know that women too have feelings and require companionship. Therefore, it proves beyond the doubt that Mohammad neglected his wives and took no constructive measures to look after them after his death.
Revelation of the above said suras (33:37, 33:50, 33:53) have no impact in today’s life because there is no Mohammad, his adopted son and his wife and Mohammad’s widows. There are no more wives of Mohammad. Mohammad is not there to marry as many women as he can. These are the suras which do not have anything to guide the people of present time. Therefore, what message is being given to the people of present time? Absolutely nothing. |
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