Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 702
CHAPTER 27 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Excellent Example of Marital life 702 favour and kindness had made his home life heavenly and the wives were eager to join him in the life Hereafter. An ex-Christian nun, professor Karen Armstrong, rejecting the western allegation of sexuality in marrying many wives, writes. "But, seen in this text, polygamy was not designed to satisfy the sex life of men, it was a part of the social legislation. The problem of the orphan girls had worried Muhammad since the beginning of his prophethood. The problem increased manifold by the deaths at Uhud. The men who had died in this battle, not only left widows but daughters, sisters and other relatives who needed protectors. Their new guardians might not be scrupulous about administering the property of these orphans. Some might even have kept these women unmarried so that they could hold on to their property. It was not unusual for a man to marry his women wards as a way of absorbing their property into his own estate. " 64 May All a h enable us to follow the pure and perfect example of our Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's family life. May we be able to create a pure society on the example set by our beloved master. 1 Tirmadh i Kit ab ul Man a qib. 2 Muslim Kit ab ur Ra da ‘, Bab wasiiyati bin Nis a ’. 3 Muslim Kit ab ur Ra da ‘, Bab wasiyyati bin Nis a ’. 4 Musnad A hm ad bin H ambal by referance Majma‘uz Zaw a ’id by Haitham i , vol. 9, p. 5.