I am curious about islam

[lordofgemini]

1. How many wives can you have?

2. I have heard muslims say the quran is older than the bible, is this true to many other muslims?

3. who is the antagonist of islam?

4. was the noahs flood in the quran global or local?

5. how could muhammad write the quran if he couldn't read or right

6. Did muhammad really marry a 9 year old? If so why?

1. You can marry four but then each have to be treated exactly in the same way, which is rather impossible for me. This condition I think is mainly for difficult times when many men die in wars etc.

"Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one." [Al-Qur'an 4:3]

2. Quran was revealed 1400 years ago.

3. Well non, but in a way the entire world atm.

4. Global

5. Muhammad (pbuh) didn't write it. His executer of will Haxrat Ali (as) wrote it for him whatever was revealed over a period of 22 years. Then later all the different copies of different companions were burned only only one orignal copy which we still use.

As Muslims some believe he couldn't read or write, other believe he could read and write 72 different languages. As per traditions.

One famous saying of the 9th Imam follows: Some one asked, “was the Messenger of God Muhammad ibn Abdullah an illiterate?” Imam replied, “No, the Messenger of God knew 72 languages in which he could read, write and speak.” Some one asked the Imam about the Angels. What are they? The Imam replied, “They are the powers of God that regulate the Universe.”

6. Islam allows marriage when a person is physically matured and mentally. Although the narrations are unauthentic but it is widely accepted she was 9-10. Prophet took her in at an early age because of the insisting of the father of Ayesha. And latter after some years marriage was celebrated. This is what I remember.

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To lordofgemini : where are you from ?

Why do you ask o.o
Well from the best possible place ever. #sarcasm PAKISTAN:p