إِن يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَٰثٗا وَإِن يَدۡعُونَ إِلَّا شَيۡطَٰنٗا مَّرِيدٗا
They (the Pagans) call upon instead of Him (Allah) none but female (deities), and they (actually) call upon none but a rebellious Satan.
Quran 4:117
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In short, those that pray to female Gods pray to none other than Satan himself. This is very revealing about a lot of things. It’s important to note that Islam is utterly devoid of anything female within its divine hierarchy, as even the Angels are strictly stated to all be male (see Surah 37:150 and others). Muslims equate the mere concept of worshipping a female divinity as tantamount to worshipping what they consider the force of all evil.
This ties strongly into the previous verse (4:116) which states that any who ascribe “partners” to Allah (which is to say, those that engage in polytheism) are doomed. 4:121 actually goes on to specify the fate of those with Goddesses is hellfire.
And just to make sure it’s excruciatingly apparent, a hypothetical is offered later in Surah 39:4, stating that if Allah did, for whatever reason, wish to have children, it would be a son. No consideration of “children” or a daughter is mentioned. Evidently, Allah is so pure he could never sire something as disgusting as a woman. 37:153 outright has him state he does not at all prefer daughters to sons.
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وَلَن تَسۡتَطِيعُوٓاْ أَن تَعۡدِلُواْ بَيۡنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ وَلَوۡ حَرَصۡتُمۡۖ فَلَا تَمِيلُواْ كُلَّ ٱلۡمَيۡلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَٱلۡمُعَلَّقَةِۚ وَإِن تُصۡلِحُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗاYe are never able to be fair and just as between women, even if it is your ardent desire: But turn not away (from a woman) altogether, so as to leave her (as it were) hanging (in the air). If ye come to a friendly understanding, and practise self-restraint, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Quran 4:129
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So, if a Muslim man ever tries to actually consider doing the right thing for a change, and actually desires to do right by all his wives equally, the Quran tells him, no, don’t even bother trying. You won’t be able to, so don’t ever bother.
The commentary on this verse that I’ve seen is particularly strange, as it boils down to a straight admittance that Islamic men are marrying women for explicit purposes and not out of love. Abul A’la al-Maududi’s commentary, in fact, draws a contrast between one wife who is ugly and another wife who is beautiful and states you, obviously, cannot love one equally to the other for such a reason.
Of course, the why of it makes sense when you consider that women are simply possessions and thus have uses. The good looking wife is for sex. The ugly wife exists to clean the house. Allah knows you can’t love the ugly wife in the same way so, you don’t have to worry about that being a black mark on your record.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا قُمۡتُمۡ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَٱغۡسِلُواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ وَأَيۡدِيَكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡمَرَافِقِ وَٱمۡسَحُواْ بِرُءُوسِكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡكَعۡبَيۡنِۚ وَإِن كُنتُمۡ جُنُبٗا فَٱطَّهَّرُواْۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرۡضَىٰٓ أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوۡ جَآءَ أَحَدٞ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡغَآئِطِ أَوۡ لَٰمَسۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمۡ تَجِدُواْ مَآءٗ فَتَيَمَّمُواْ صَعِيدٗا طَيِّبٗا فَٱمۡسَحُواْ بِوُجُوهِكُمۡ وَأَيۡدِيكُم مِّنۡهُۚ مَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيَجۡعَلَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنۡ حَرَجٖ وَلَٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمۡ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ
O ye who believe! When ye rise up for prayer, wash you faces, and your hands up to the elbows, and lightly rub your heads and (wash) your feet up to the ankles. And if ye are unclean, purify yourselves. And if ye are sick or on a journey, or one of you cometh from the closet (toilet), or ye have had contact with women, and ye find not water, then go to clean, high ground and rub your faces and your hands with some of it. Allah would not place a burden on you, but He would purify you and would perfect His grace upon you, that ye may give thanks.
Quran 5:6
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Not much to say here, as it’s a repeat of much of what was said in Surah 4:43. However, it’s still worth pointing out how explicit it is here, where touching a woman is literally outright equated with having been to the toilet and wiping your ass with your left hand (as Muslims are supposed to do). I’m repeating myself a bit here, but it needs to be stated again. Having literal shit on your hand is on par with coming in contact with a woman, apparently.
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قَالَ ٱهۡبِطُواْ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوّٞۖ وَلَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُسۡتَقَرّٞ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ
[Allah] said, “Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment for a time.”
Quran 7:24
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The context of this is basically the Quran’s revisiting of the Adam and Eve parable. For those familiar with the Christian version, most people are aware of the “original sin” concept. This does not exist in Islam, as Adam and Eve were pardoned and there is no concept of original sin.
The reason this is relevant, is because Islamic scholars make it clear that Adam and Eve’s departure from the Garden of Eden was not a punishment, rather a fulfilment of mankind’s destiny.
And yet, he tells them they descend from the Garden to the earth as enemies. Yes, the Quran actually says it this blatantly. That men and women are to be enemies with one another.
Suddenly, a whole lot of the Quran’s shabby treatment of women makes a lot of sense. No reason is given for this, mind you. Allah just says it, or makes it so. Given man’s role in the Quran to own and subjugate women, the idea of them being “enemies” to men begins to feel like some sort of justification for everything wrong. Given Muslims at war engage in rape, torture and beatings and do the same to their wives, maybe it does make sense.
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قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي صَلَاتِهِمۡ خَٰشِعُونَوَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَنِ ٱللَّغۡوِ مُعۡرِضُونَوَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَٰعِلُونَوَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَإِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ
Successful indeed are the believers, who are humble in their prayers, and who shun vain conversation. And who are payers of the poor-due; and who guard their modesty – save from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy.
Quran 23:1-6
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It’s important to note that “modesty” here can be translated directly to “private parts” or “genitals”. Most translations in fact do. In short, Allah makes it clear that you should be chaste and sexually moral (by Islamic conventions), with one key exception.
They can do whatever they want to their wives, and yes, the poor slave girls they “own”, and be entirely blameless in the eyes of Allah.
Nobody can at all argue that Islam promotes chaste sexuality when this so blatantly admits Muslim men aren’t expected to hold back at all in indulging whatever sexual whims they have with the women they possess. The fact a religion can exist into the modern day that so blatantly says you’re blameless for raping your literal slaves should make anyone uneasy.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرۡمُونَ ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَأۡتُواْ بِأَرۡبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ فَٱجۡلِدُوهُمۡ ثَمَٰنِينَ جَلۡدَةٗ وَلَا تَقۡبَلُواْ لَهُمۡ شَهَٰدَةً أَبَدٗاۚ وَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَإِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصۡلَحُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞوَٱلَّذِينَ يَرۡمُونَ أَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ شُهَدَآءُ إِلَّآ أَنفُسُهُمۡ فَشَهَٰدَةُ أَحَدِهِمۡ أَرۡبَعُ شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses – lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient, except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves – then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the truthful.
Quran 24:4-6
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Barbaric punishments, another thing that has no place in the modern day. These verses are one big batch of hypocrisies. If you accuse a woman of being lewd, you need to have four witnesses to back up your testimony. If you do not, you’re sentenced to 80 lashes. From then on, you will never have your testimony accepted again.
Except if you say sorry, I suppose, so the whole thing is redundant. Yes, even if a man has a grudge against a particular woman for whatever reason, he can in fact accuse her again, so long as he “repents” enough the first time.
Here’s where it gets extremely stupid, however. You don’t actually need four witnesses anyway. You can just swear four separate times and it counts as the full set of testimonies. How does this make any sense whatsoever?
All it requires, to accuse a woman of adultery (which will carry a sentence of life imprisonment, lashes and/or execution) is a single man to testify 4 separate times. This, mind you, is on top of the fact that, as stated early, women, in the context of the Islamic legal system, are only worth half a man, nor does the rule of having one person provide multiple witness accounts seem to apply to women either. To mount any defense you would need about eight separate women to match the accounts of one man, which, given social realities, may simply be impossible.
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وَقُل لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ يَغۡضُضۡنَ مِنۡ أَبۡصَٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحۡفَظۡنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡهَاۖ وَلۡيَضۡرِبۡنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوۡ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآئِهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوۡ بَنِيٓ إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوۡ بَنِيٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوۡ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيۡرِ أُوْلِي ٱلۡإِرۡبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفۡلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمۡ يَظۡهَرُواْ عَلَىٰ عَوۡرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِۖ وَلَا يَضۡرِبۡنَ بِأَرۡجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعۡلَمَ مَا يُخۡفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّۚ وَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ
O Prophet, enjoin the Believing women to restrain their gaze and guard their private parts, and not to display their adornment except that which is displayed of itself, and to draw their veils over their bosoms and not to display their adornment except before their husbands, their fathers, the fathers of their husbands, their sons and the sons of their husbands (from other wives), their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their female associates and those in their possession and male attendants incapable of sex desire and those boys who have not yet attained knowledge of sex matters concerning women; also forbid them to stamp their feet on the ground lest their hidden ornaments should be displayed. O Believers, turn all together towards Allah: it is expected that you will attain true success.
Quran 24:31
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To fully understand the gravity of the insanity here, I can cite a particular incident involving two of Muhammad’s own wives, Salamah and Maimunah. They were present when Muhammad was having a meeting with a blind companion, and Muhammad told them to veil themselves before meeting him. They asked Muhammad, why is this necessary? Is he not blind? He responded “yes, but you’re not.” This speaks quite a lot about the character of the Prophet for starters, but also about Islamic culture on the whole. It’s in fact commanded that women should not look intentionally at other men at all, and if they happen to have a chance glance at someone, even veiled, they need to immediately turn away.
This ties back into earlier Surahs regarding the notion that women are lusty beings that need to have their clitorises removed and to be controlled at all times, lest they betray their chastity. As with everything, the rule does not cut both ways. As Quranic commentator Ala-Maududi states, “it should be carefully noted that the demands that divine law makes from women are not only those it has made from men, that is restraining of looks and guarding of the private parts, but it makes some other demands from them also, which it has not made from men.”
Speaking of this particular commentator, he goes on to admit that, and I quote “In the pre-lslamic days of ignorance, women used to wear a sort of head-band, which was tied in a knot at the rear of the head. The slit of the shirt in the front partly remained open exposing the front of the neck and the upper part of the bosom. There was nothing except the shirt to cover the breasts, and the hair was worn in a couple or two of plaits hanging behind like tails.” This is a direct admittance that women who lived in the region prior to the rise of Islam and its degeneracy were free from this idiocy. It’s this Surah which is the source of a lot of the irrational clothing regulations you see around Muslim women today.
As a side note, there is a darker aspect to this Surah as well, which is the reference of “attendants incapable of sexual desire.” Don’t go assuming this only means those of advanced age. This refers quite blatantly to the existence of eunuch slaves (which is covered more in a separate article).
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يَٰنِسَآءَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ لَسۡتُنَّ كَأَحَدٖ مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِنِ ٱتَّقَيۡتُنَّۚ فَلَا تَخۡضَعۡنَ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ فَيَطۡمَعَ ٱلَّذِي فِي قَلۡبِهِۦ مَرَضٞ وَقُلۡنَ قَوۡلٗا مَّعۡرُوفٗاوَقَرۡنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجۡنَ تَبَرُّجَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَأَقِمۡنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِينَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعۡنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُذۡهِبَ عَنكُمُ ٱلرِّجۡسَ أَهۡلَ ٱلۡبَيۡتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمۡ تَطۡهِيرٗا
O ye wives of the Prophet! Ye are not like any other women. If ye keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft of speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease aspire (to you), but utter customary speech. And stay in your houses. Bedizen not yourselves with the bedizenment of the Time of Ignorance. Be regular in prayer, and pay the poor-due, and obey Allah and His messenger. Allah’s wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing.
Quran 33:32-33
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Again, this is another important look into the nature of the character of Muhammad, which will be gone into further. Since Muhammad is meant to be emulated and held as the perfect man, it’s important to note how he in particular acts in the Surahs ahead. It’s actually considered a core of Islam to follow “the way” of Muhammad, hence why criticizing his character is so pivotal.
This verse directly follows on from the previous verses, which state the punishment for lewdness for his own wives will be double that compared to regular Muslim wives. In fact, he’s so paranoid that unlike regular women, his are not allowed to even leave the house.
Here’s a direct quote on it.
“According to another tradition that Bazzar and Tirmidhi have related on the authority of Abdullah bin Masud, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The woman must remain veiled and concealed. When she comes out of her house, Satan stares at her. And she is closer to Allah’s mercy when she is inside her house.”
Nowhere else in the world, in any culture, at any point in history, has this absolute removal of freedom been a reality for women. It’s entirely unique to Islam. Socialization is imperative to the health of not just the individual, but the greater community. I ask anyone reading this to imagine life under permanent house arrest under fear of punishment and death.
Returning to Ala-Maududi’s commentary: “In the presence of such a clear and express command of the Quran, it is not at all permissible that the Muslim women should seek membership of the councils and parliaments; that they should run after social activities outside the house; that they should work side by side with men in the government offices, should get education along with boys in the colleges, serve as nurses in the male wards of hospitals, should be employed as hostesses in the airplanes and rail cars, and should be sent abroad for education and training.”
To summarize, if Islam rules the world, women are forbidden from outside exercise, career opportunities and betterment, education, socialization, or really any quality of life that entails anything other than being raped by your master. The fact there are feminists who try to defend Islam is absolute insanity.
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وَإِذۡ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِيٓ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِ وَأَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ أَمۡسِكۡ عَلَيۡكَ زَوۡجَكَ وَٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ وَتُخۡفِي فِي نَفۡسِكَ مَا ٱللَّهُ مُبۡدِيهِ وَتَخۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخۡشَىٰهُۖ فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ زَيۡدٞ مِّنۡهَا وَطَرٗا زَوَّجۡنَٰكَهَا لِكَيۡ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ حَرَجٞ فِيٓ أَزۡوَٰجِ أَدۡعِيَآئِهِمۡ إِذَا قَضَوۡاْ مِنۡهُنَّ وَطَرٗاۚ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ مَفۡعُولٗا
O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful unto thee thy wives unto whom thou hast paid their dowries, and those whom thy right hand possesseth of those whom Allah hath given thee as spoils of war, and the daughters of thine uncle on the father’s side and the daughters of thine aunts on the father’s side, and the daughters of thine uncle on the mother’s side and the daughters of thine aunts on the mother’s side who emigrated with thee, and a believing woman if she give herself unto the Prophet and the Prophet desire to ask her in marriage – a privilege for thee only, not for the (rest of) believers – We are Aware of that which We enjoined upon them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess – that thou mayst be free from blame, for Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
Quran 33:37
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If you remember what I said about Surah 4:3, some Islamic commentators try to claim the limit on wives for the average Muslim man is set at 4. Even if this was true, it certainly isn’t for the Prophet himself. Let’s break down what Muhammad is allowed to do that others supposedly cannot.
He can marry:
1) Wives that he paid dowries for
2) Slave women from war or who Allah has “given” him
3) The daughters of his brothers
4) The daughters of his father’s sisters
5) The daughters of his wife’s brothers
6) The daughters of his wife’s sisters
7) Any believing woman who gives herself to him and that he would like to marry
Apparently Muhammad breaking his own limit was objected to by his fellow believers at the time. But, as the saying goes, rules for thee and not for me. Being an all around horrible person (being a rapist, slaver, hypocrite, defiler of culture, pedophile, etc), it makes sense for such a person to simply author their religion however it best suits them. So-called Muhammad made himself the exception to every rule. This, makes it very apparent why he told everyone he was the “Last Prophet.” Nobody else can come after him and say they have the “word of God”, as Muhammad’s words were the final ones.
And yes, if you read the full list of people he can marry you would have noticed all the incest and potential pedophilia at play. Evidently Muhammad’s lust was so great none of his family members could have a daughter without him wanting to immediately rape them so he wrote himself this verse. And this is the person Muslim’s hail as the perfect, ineffable man.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَدۡخُلُواْ بُيُوتَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡذَنَ لَكُمۡ إِلَىٰ طَعَامٍ غَيۡرَ نَٰظِرِينَ إِنَىٰهُ وَلَٰكِنۡ إِذَا دُعِيتُمۡ فَٱدۡخُلُواْ فَإِذَا طَعِمۡتُمۡ فَٱنتَشِرُواْ وَلَا مُسۡتَـٔۡنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمۡ كَانَ يُؤۡذِي ٱلنَّبِيَّ فَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦ مِنكُمۡۖ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَسۡتَحۡيِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّۚ وَإِذَا سَأَلۡتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَٰعٗا فَسۡـَٔلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَآءِ حِجَابٖۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ أَطۡهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمۡ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّۚ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمۡ أَن تُؤۡذُواْ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَن تَنكِحُوٓاْ أَزۡوَٰجَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦٓ أَبَدًاۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمۡ كَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمًا
Believers, enter not the houses of the Prophet without his permission, nor wait for a meal to be prepared; instead enter when you are invited to eat, and when you have had the meal, disperse. Do not linger in idle talk. That is hurtful to the Prophet but he does not express it out of shyness; but Allah is not ashamed of speaking out the Truth. And if you were to ask the wives of the Prophet for something, ask from behind a curtain. That is more apt for the cleanness of your hearts and theirs. It is not lawful for you to cause hurt to Allah’s Messenger, nor to ever marry his wives after him. Surely that would be an enormous sin in Allah’s sight.
Quran 33:53
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As a side note, it’s strange how much of this section of the Quran relates to how you should treat the Prophet Muhammad, as if any of this would have been relevant in a thousand years. Much like the early Christians (and frankly, the Christians of today), there was a tightly held belief that Armageddon was mere months/years away. You can maybe assume Muhammad was writing this with the expectation that his doctrine would only be relevant for his lifetime or shortly after, especially given he was the “Last” Prophet, and that the world would end soon. Evidently, it has not, which confounds Abrahamics to this very day.
Returning back to the topic at hand, this ties into Surah 33:32. It’s not enough that Muhammad’s wives can never leave their home. He is in fact, so paranoid, jealous and superstitious that other men cannot even speak to them unless they’re hidden behind not only their veils, but an additional screen barrier as well.
Just to further add to his jealousy and sense of possession, he lets everyone know that, again, he is the exception to earlier verses which stated widowed women should always re-marry. His wives, however, are completely off-limits. I suppose he couldn’t handle the thought of other men having sex with them after he was dead, even after he was given his 72 virgins in heaven. This is an insane level of pettiness and self-obsession. The fact there’s a commandment specifically for people not to overstay their welcome at his house and leave so he doesn’t have to awkwardly ask them to is laughable.
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۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَمِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
And it is said unto the angels: Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell
Quran 37:22-23
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As it turns out, it doesn’t actually matter if you’re a pious Islamic woman. If your husband doesn’t obey the Quran in full and is hellbound, you’ll join him in the eternal torment by default. I’ve heard before that Muslims believe that “the majority of those burning in hell are women”, and I can clearly see where they get the material to make such a claim, because this is on top of the fact that women are restrained by a lot more rules in order to be pious, and the fact there’s an innate Islamic belief that women are inherently prone to wickedness unless these restraints are enforced.
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إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٖفِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖيَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٖ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَكَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٖLo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured. Amid gardens and watersprings, attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another. Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
Quran 44:51-54
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Same as before, more verses about the beautiful virgins Muslim men will receive upon entry to paradise. There’s several of these verses repeating the same idea even after this (specifically 55:70, 56:17, 78:33), so I won’t bother repeating them all. I’m mostly noting this as I’ve been unable to find any real note of what women receive in heaven. Any verse about the rewards of paradise are specifically tailored to the desires of men, with only Surah 36:55 noting the existence of mortal wives in heaven at all (though, again, not any real specificity of their reward). Given it’s seemingly the only mention of women being allowed into heaven period, it seems single women are unable to reach heaven.
As was stated in a prior verse, you will go to hell if you’re a woman with an impious husband. Seemingly, the only way in for a woman is not only to be extremely pious herself, but to marry a pious man. After all, the oft-repeated 72 virgins are not actually “real people”, so to speak, rather supernatural creations of Allah.
If you understand the ultimate point of Islam, it becomes apparent Muhammad was simply trying to convert as many bandits to his cause as possible with the repeated promise of beautiful wives in paradise, so he had the necessary force to conquer and convert as much territory he could, to his religion where he was the Last Prophet and the central star.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّ مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡ عَدُوّٗا لَّكُمۡ فَٱحۡذَرُوهُمۡۚ وَإِن تَعۡفُواْ وَتَصۡفَحُواْ وَتَغۡفِرُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ
O ye who believe! Lo! Among your wives and your children there are enemies for you, therefor beware of them. And if ye efface and overlook and forgive, then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Quran 64:14
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This is not only something unique to Islam, as across the Luke and Matthew sections of the Christian New Testament you have the same garbage of how the religion is going to tear families apart on purpose. And people say Christianity and Islam are necessary for the family unit.
It’s constantly stated that it’s required Muslims serve Allah first. Thus, things like wives, children and families will only tempt you away from such things, and they are your enemy as such.
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وَٱلَّـٰٓـِٔي يَئِسۡنَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمۡ إِنِ ٱرۡتَبۡتُمۡ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَٰثَةُ أَشۡهُرٖ وَٱلَّـٰٓـِٔي لَمۡ يَحِضۡنَۚ وَأُوْلَٰتُ ٱلۡأَحۡمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعۡنَ حَمۡلَهُنَّۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ مِنۡ أَمۡرِهِۦ يُسۡرٗاThe waiting period of those of your women who have lost all expectation of menstruation shall be three months in case you entertain any doubt; and the same shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated. As for pregnant women, their waiting period shall be until the delivery of their burden. Allah will create ease for him who fears Allah.
Quran 65:4
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For context, everything in Surah 65 relates specifically to the nature of the legality surrounding the divorcing of your wives, which has been touched on earlier.
What makes this particular verse notable is that it’s an outright admission Muslim men were marrying premenstrual girls. Children.
The process was in fact, so common, that there needed to be specific rules for the divorce process owing to the fact they couldn’t bear children yet. I don’t even really need to say anything else, other than restating that Muhammad is a pedophile and Islam is a religion of pedophiles and I make no apology saying such when the proof is right here.
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِيَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَۖ تَبۡتَغِي مَرۡضَاتَ أَزۡوَٰجِكَۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞقَدۡ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ تَحِلَّةَ أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُوَإِذۡ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِيُّ إِلَىٰ بَعۡضِ أَزۡوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثٗا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتۡ بِهِۦ وَأَظۡهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِ عَرَّفَ بَعۡضَهُۥ وَأَعۡرَضَ عَنۢ بَعۡضٖۖ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِۦ قَالَتۡ مَنۡ أَنۢبَأَكَ هَٰذَاۖ قَالَ نَبَّأَنِيَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡخَبِيرُإِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ صَغَتۡ قُلُوبُكُمَاۖ وَإِن تَظَٰهَرَا عَلَيۡهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوۡلَىٰهُ وَجِبۡرِيلُ وَصَٰلِحُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ
O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector. He is the Knower, the Wise. When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. And when he told it her she said: Who hath told thee? He said: The Knower, the Aware hath told me. If ye twain turn unto Allah repentant, (ye have cause to do so) for your hearts desired (the ban); and if ye aid one another against him (Muhammad) then lo! Allah, even He, is his Protecting Friend, and Gabriel and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore the angels are his helpers. It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids.
Quran 66:1-5
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As this is the last entry of this series, we will take a moment more to further inspect the character of Muhammad, with a story behind these verses.
Muhammad promised one of his wives, Hafsah, that he would stop having sex with a particular one of his slave girls. He agreed. However, Muhammad went and immediately broke this promise, specifically on the day he was meant to be with Hafsah (as Muhammad had so many wives he rotated them out on the daily). Hafsah was upset, but Muhammad, not wanting to be called out for breaking an oath (especially given the prominence of oaths in Islam), asked her not to tell anyone. Hafsah however, was still upset, so she spoke to Aisha, who, if you’ve been reading along, would know as Muhammad’s primary wife (and globally infamous child bride).
Because Aisha was perhaps the most brainwashed of his wives and the most devoutly loyal to him, it’s apparent that she immediately went and told Muhammad Hafsah told her. Muhammad then proceeded to confront Hafsah, and simply told her that “Allah told him”.
He then proceeded to make sure there was a verse that meant he could break literally any oath he ever made without fear of consequence (unlike everyone else).
He then proceeded to threaten all his wives that, if you ever do something like this again, I will simply go find a multitude of other, better wives who will be more obedient and never criticize me.
Though I’ve mostly kept a formal tone throughout all of this, I’d simply like to end on saying that Muhammad is one of the most disgusting characters I have ever had the displeasure of reading about. Every word from his lips have detracted from the quality and hygiene of this world.
I can only hope and pray one day that his name will be met with nothing but scorn, humor and derision, and later after that, be forgotten entirely.
If you’ve lasted this long, hopefully you walk away knowing just what the proliferation of Islam means for humanity, man and especially woman alike.
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