Well,
let us begin with Christ. Totally, Christ obeyed the law, the Mosaic law
to the letter. You read the New Testament and you'll see that Jesus Christ
obeyed the law of Moses to the letter; He never erred in that area. But
when we come to Mohammed, it's interesting, when do we say in surat Al Nissa,
that is surat number 4 in the Quran, in verse 3, we read these words, "Marry
women of your choice. Marry women of your choice two, or three, or four.
But if you feel that you shall not be able to deal justly, then only one.
Or the slaves that your right hand on this that is nearer to prevent you
from doing injustice." Well, now according to the Quran, Allah commanded
the Moslems, that any Moslem has the right to marry two, or three, or four,
beside the slaves they take from war. You see, now, if this is the law of
Allah, who has to obey first? I would say Mohammed. But Mohammed did not
obey that because he married more than four. In fact he married nine, and
in some biographies he married 14, and in some other biographies he married
21. Whatever the case, if it's nine, 14, or 21, he did not comply with the
law of Allah. Why? Is he above the law, or is God working double standard,
one for Mohammed, and one for the other Muslims? And beside that, when we
go to surat Al Ahzab, we read, and this is surat number 33, we read more
than that, Mohammed is given a privilege, "Oh, Mohammed, oh, prophet
Mohammed, verily," that's Allah talking, "we have made lawful
to you," I am quoting now from surat Al Ahzab, 33 verse 50, "Oh,
prophet Mohammed, verily we have made lawful to you your wife to whom you
have paid their Mahr, Mahr means the deposit before marriage, the bridal
money, the Mahr in Arabic means the bridal money. And then he said, "and
those slaves," Allah gave Mohammed the privilege of marrying all these
women besides all the slaves, you know, whom your right hand possesses.
When he went and fought, he came back with very beautiful young women, and
they were added to the Harem, to the women in his house with no count. No
count about that. We don't know how many Harem, how many concubines. But
Allah is saying to Mohammed, "All right, go ahead, you have your wives,
and you have your concubines." And then he said to him here, "whom
Allah has given you. And the daughters," Allah made lawful to Mohammed
to marry, "the daughters of your Am (which means uncle), and the daughter
of his aunts," the sister of his mother, "and the daughters of
your aunts and uncles who migrated with you." And here is a very interesting
thing. Listen carefully. "And a believing woman, a Moslem woman if
she offers herself to the prophet Mohammed, and the prophet wishes to marry
her, a privilege for you only." Could you believe it? Allah will dealing
with double standard. When for the average of Moslems marry two, three,
or four, and if you are afraid that you will not do justice to them, marry
one. But to Mohammed he says, "Go ahead. All your wives are lawful.
And then you can go and marry the daughters of your aunts and uncles, and
a Moslem woman, if she offers herself to you, and you wish to marry her.
Go ahead! There is no limit, Mohammed, for you." How come? How come?
Is it right to marry only two, three, or four, or to marry without set limits?
If the Moslems will follow the example of Mohammed, they could go to marry
plenty of women without feeling guilty by all means. Mohammed did not obey
the law of Allah in the Quran concerning marriage. He did not. He put himself
above the law of Allah, and contradicts the Quran. If the Quran is saying
two, three, or four, here the Quran is saying marry, you married all these
women, they are lawful, and if a woman comes to you and offers herself to
you, you have to marry her, and this is a privilege for you. Double standard
in the Quran.
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