# According to Traditional and Mainstream Islamic Source, the Prophet Muhammad Raped a Child

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 7, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-traditional-and-mainstream-islamic-source-the-prophet-muhammad-raped-a-child/655112 "2013-04-07T23:30:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hank\_Beecher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hank_beecher/32/7275_2.png) [@Hank\_Beecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hank_Beecher)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-traditional-and-mainstream-islamic-source-the-prophet-muhammad-raped-a-child/655112/261 "2015-11-07T22:28:27Z")

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> [@aldiboronti](#):
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> Hmm, I have to take issue with that. Are you saying that if Einstein was a kiddy diddler we should pay no attention to his theories of relativity?

One defense of the statement in question would be: testable theories ≠ musings.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-traditional-and-mainstream-islamic-source-the-prophet-muhammad-raped-a-child/655112/262 "2015-11-07T22:35:59Z")

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I believe - in the last anti-muslim thread - I said for you to take a few days and come back to the topic. Bumping an 18-month-old thread for the purposes of continuing a debate that’s been closed is poor form.

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