Also, Mohammad had 40 wives, one as young as 6, of course he gave her a break and didn't have intercourse with her till she was 9 . ( Oh wow, what a prophet ).
a-Turk said:
Untrue, and unsubstantiated. Multiple wives were a custom even practiced by biblical figures. Are you reading propaganda off of Hindu sites?
I have studied about Mohammed and read portions of the Koran. Everything I have read confirms that Mohammed had many wives, his youngest was 6 although he did not have sex with her until she was 9. I have also read in my research about the rewards of paradise for Muslims, which include virgins.
A Short Life Sketch of Mohammed
Khadija Bibi was wealthy and after marriage with her, Mohammed lived in comparative luxury, for the first time in his life. They had several children, both boys and girls. The boys did not live long and the girls were given away In marriage. They adopted a son named Zayed after their sons died.
Khadija Bibi died when Mohammed was about 49 years old. Between the ages of 49 and 63, after Khadija died, the prophet married thirteen wives. The names of eleven ate given below. At the age of 54 Mohammed married Ayesha, a girl of six (some say nine) years of age. Ayesha was the daughter of Abu Bakr, a close disciple of Mohammed. Ayesha, according to many was Mohammed's most favorite wife.Mohammed's Wives:
Khadija Bibi, Sauda Bibi, Ayesha Bibi, Hafsa Bibi, Habiba Bibi, Salma Bibi, Safia Bibi, Moyomuna Bibi, Zainab bint Jahsh Bibi, Zainab bint Khuzaymah Bibi, Juwairya (Zudia) BibiZainab, daughter of Jahsh was initially married to his adopted son Zayed. But one day the prophet 'beheld in a loose undress, the beauty of Zainab, and burst forth into an ejaculation of devotion and desire. The servile, or grateful, freeman understood the hint, and yielded without hesitation to the love of the benefactor'. Zayed divorced Zainab so that Mohammed could marry her.
Among Mohammed's concubines were Rehana and Mary (also known as Mariam). Mary was a Christian slave girl presented to Mohammed whereas Juwairya and Rehana both were Jewish girls captured in battles with the Jews. Juwairya eventually married the prophet and gave up her Jewish faith. Rehana did not agree to give up her Jewish faith and would rather live as a concubine against her own will, than marry the prophet. both Juwairya and Rehana had lost their men folk in the battles with the Moslem followers of Mohammed.
And another link Women and Gender in Islamic History (Part 2) says this about Mohammed’s wives:
The Prophet Mohammed's wives:
Aisha: source of Islamic teaching and military leader, married Mohammed at age nine when he was 50; .she was his favorite wife and the child of his best friend and later Caliph Abu Bakr; led battle against partisans of Ali [originators of Shi'a]
Khadijja: his first wife, a merchant in her own right, and one of the first converts [d. 619 a.d.]
Zeinab, 'Mother of the Poor'
LJmm Salamah [famous beauty]
Suwath [a widow]
also two Jews and a Coptic Christian (although maybe these were concubines)
Mohammed tried to keep the Quranic injunction to treat all of his wives equally; he saw each of them every afternoon and followed a strict rotation of dinners and evenings
Al--Khanza - one of greatest Arab poets in 8th century
Rabia al-Adawiyyah, mystic and poet [712-8(1)], chief woman ascetic and head of a community of religious mystics
Zubayda - wife of Caliph Haroun Al-Rashid (-i'86-908), built wells and cisterns for pilgrims between Baghdad and Mecca