Psycolicigal damage to young girls

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    There have been several studies done on females who were married at 
a very young age, and then taken into sexual intercourse.  Following is a 
citation from two of them.


"Sexual contact between children and adults: A life course perspective."
Browning, Christopher R; Laumann, Edward O   

Citation:  American Sociological Review,  v62n4,  pp.540-560,  Aug 1997 
Number:  03374356  Features:  Table; Illustration; References 
Copyright:  American Sociological Association 1997   

    "Research interest in the long-term effects of sexual contact 
between female children and adults has increased dramatically in the last two 
decades. Two sets of issues have driven this enhanced attention. The 
first concerns the nature and extent of the impact these experiences have on 
subsequent well-being in adulthood. Empirical research has offered 
evidence of the severe and wide ranging effects of adult-child sex by 
documenting its associations with a host of later "symptoms," such as low self-esteem, 
depression, anxiety, and sexual dysfunction."

    "In each reduced model (Model 1), we see that adult-child sexual 
contact is significantly associated with the outcome considered.  Women who 
experienced adult-child sexual contact were 1.6 times as likely to 
report sexual desire dysfunction, 2.1 times as likely to report sexual 
response dysfunction, 2.4 times as likely to report high dysfunction, 1.6 times 
as likely to report low overall well being, 1.7 times as likely to report 
low relationship satisfaction, and had more sexual activities that they 
found appealing compared with those who had no coupled sexual experiences as 
children.  For every outcome except high dysfunction and number of sex 
acts found appealing, the introduction of the sexual trajectory variables 
(Models 2 and 3) renders the adult-child sexual contact coefficient 
insignificant, indicating that the effects of adult-child sex on adult outcomes are 
largely indirect, mediated through sexual trajectories."



    Another such study was done by Peter O. Ebigbo.  In the German 
periodical for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychoanalysis his work was published.  
The abstract reads, "Presents data on disturbed female clients whose marriages were 
arranged at age 9-13 years.  When husbands had paid the dowry and fulfilled 
marriage customs, they were entitled to have sexual intercourse with their 
wives. Early sexual experience, mostly against the will of the underage girls, 
precipitated positive or negative reactions.  In positive reaction 
cases, an imprinting fixation on the man took place.  If the man died or rejected 
the young women, a disorientation took place, resulting mostly in an 
inability to have sexual relationships with other men.  If the reaction was 
negative, the women did all she could to prevent sexual relationships with her 
husband through a variety of symptoms such as frequent pregnancies and secret 
love affairs."




    A quick review of Aisha's life, during and following Muhammad's 
death, shows that she exhibited some psychological problems:

1)  She was extremely jealous of some of Muhammad's other wives.

From Bukhari, 5.164:

Narrated 'Aisha: 

I did not feel jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet as much as I 
did of  Khadija (although) she died before he married me, for I often heard 
him mentioning her, and Allah had told him to give her the good tidings 
that she would have a palace of Qasab (i.e. pipes of precious stones and pearls 
in Paradise), and whenever he slaughtered a sheep, he would send her 
women-friends a good share of it.



2)  She conspired with other wives and lied to and deceived Muhammad.

From Bukhari 7.192:

Narrated 'Ubaid bin 'Umar:

I heard 'Aisha saying, "The Prophet used to stay for a long while with 
Zanab bint Jahsh and drink honey at her house. So Hafsa and I decided that if 
the Prophet came to anyone of us, she should say him, "I detect the smell 
of Maghafir (a nasty smelling gum) in you. Have you eaten Maghafir?' " So 
the Prophet visited one of them and she said to him similarly. The Prophet 
said, "Never mind, I have taken some honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, 
but I shall never drink of it anymore." So there was revealed: 'O Prophet ! 
Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made lawful for you ... If you 
two (wives of Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah,' (66.1-4) addressing 
Aisha and Hafsa.  'When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to some 
of his wives.'   (66.3) namely his saying: But I have taken some honey."



3)  She was a ringleader in the first Muslim civil war... the first 
time Muslims took arms up against other Muslims.  According to the Hadith, 
Muslims went to hell for fighting in support of her.  In the "Battle of the 
Camel", thousands of Muslims were killed fighting against each other.  Aisha's 
side lost, and she was basically put under house arrest by Ali.

From Bukhari 9.204:

Narrated Al-Hasan:

(Al-Ahnaf said:) I went out carrying my arms during the nights of the 
affliction (i.e. the war between 'Ali and 'Aisha) and Abu Bakra met me 
and asked, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I intend to help the cousin 
of Allah's Apostle (i.e., 'Ali)." Abu Bakra said, "Allah's Apostle said, 
'If two Muslims take out their swords to fight each other, then both of them 
will be from amongst the people of the Hell-Fire.' It was said to the Prophet, 
'It is all right for the killer but what about the killed one?' He replied, 
'The killed one had the intention to kill his opponent.'"


5.116: 

Narrated Abu Wail:

When 'Ali sent 'Ammar and Al-Hasan to (the people of) Kufa to urge them 
to fight, 'Ammar addressed them saying, "I know that she (i.e. 'Aisha) is 
the wife of the Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter (world to come), 
but Allah has put you to test, whether you will follow Him (i.e. Allah) or 
her."


    So not only did Aisha help cause the death of thousands of Muslim 
men, she is pictured as acting against the very will of Allah.


    One can only feel sorry for Aisha.  Robbed of her childhood, 
becoming a bride to a man who had a large sexual appetite for many women, Aisha 
felt she had to at times lie to and deceive Muhammad to keep his attention.  She 
ends up after her marriage to him, left all alone, forbidden to re-marry.  
Later, she helps lead the first Muslim civil war, causing the death of 
thousands of Muslims, who according to Islam, would go to hell for fighting each 
other.  
Finally defeated, she is not executed but ordered to live the rest of 
her days, basically under house arrest, in Medina.