Not true. He married a six-year-old girl, Aisha, and consummated the marriage when she was nine after she was supposed to have menstruated. After that she grew up under the prophet's loving care. When she was eighteen, prophet died of old age and possibly from sexual exhaustion. It is said by the Sunni sect that the … Continue reading Who was Aisha? Did Muhammad marry her when she was nine?
Category: RELIGION
SHOULD BORIS JOHNSON APOLOGISE?
(A version of this piece appeared in quora.com.) Rowan Atkinson, more ardently known as Mr. Bean, said that one needs to apologize for a bad joke; hence there is no need for an apology in saying that a woman in burqa looks like a letterbox. Mr. Bean should know what is a good joke. In … Continue reading SHOULD BORIS JOHNSON APOLOGISE?
DID GOD MAKE THE LAWS OF PHYSICS?
Our universe knows no laws, nor cares for any. Its elements have their intrinsic qualities derived from their origin in what is euphemistically known as the Big Bang. Laws of Physics are humankind’s attempt to understand, employ and make predictions based on those intrinsic qualities. All such laws are conditional, … Continue reading DID GOD MAKE THE LAWS OF PHYSICS?
God is not above Space Matter and Time
This blog is a reviewed and revised version of a 2017 blog of similar name.. I feel a little foolish when called upon to point out or critisize the childish, primitive, ignoble passages of the Old Testament and much of the New Testament, particularly Revelations. Yet when filth is thrown in one’s face, one has … Continue reading God is not above Space Matter and Time
Will there be a nuclear war in Syria?
Will there be a war? “There’s every indication that Assad did it,” said Theresa May, the Prime Minister of UK. She was paraphrasing Bush’s side-kick Tony Blair who said he had solid proof that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. In truth there is no indication, whatever, that Assad gassed his own people. Assad … Continue reading Will there be a nuclear war in Syria?
IS MECCA DIVINELY LOCATED?
This is my reply to the latest and interesting comment I received to my eight-year-old yet still widely read blog, Famous Astronauts and Good Faith. Comment: "today i read an article regarding the location of kaaba in mecca is conforming to the magic number or universal number or golden number or creator’s no of 1.618(fibonacci … Continue reading IS MECCA DIVINELY LOCATED?
PADMAVATI – THE TRUE STORY
Mr. Suraj Pal Amu has been offered virtual support by all the chief ministers of Indian states ruled by the Hindu-right BJP party, bossed over by the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi. The Hindu fatwa is on the producer-director and actors of a yet-to-be released film named Padmavati. Beautiful Padmavati of Rajasthan folklore … Continue reading PADMAVATI – THE TRUE STORY
ISLAMOPHOBIA – REAL AND SURREAL
Who is responsible for the prevalent Islamophobia - the sporadic violence and murders in the name of Islam or historic Christian hatred of Muslims in general? Islamophobia means fear of Islam. This fear is real; it exists in places where Islam is the majority religion; also in places where the practitioners of the religion are … Continue reading ISLAMOPHOBIA – REAL AND SURREAL
Islam – A Religion of Peace?
My answer to What are some proofs that Islam is not a religion of peace? That is a strange question. When did Islam find peace since its inception? Islam was born in fratricidal battles within the tribes that lived around Mecca. The fights were intended to prevent people from worshipping the Gods of their choice and … Continue reading Islam – A Religion of Peace?
More Questions answered on atheism.
1. As an atheist, what stops me from harming my neighbour when I am said to have no moral high ground from any so-called "Gods"? You are obviously no atheist; you are one of those who like to propagate that this is what atheists like to say. Atheists truly stand on a better moral high ground … Continue reading More Questions answered on atheism.