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''This is not in any way relevant to whether or not Mohammed became attracted to Zaynab. He was attracted to her because he saw her undressed, not because her husband was unhappy.''}} | ''This is not in any way relevant to whether or not Mohammed became attracted to Zaynab. He was attracted to her because he saw her undressed, not because her husband was unhappy.''}} | ||
Muslim Apologist Gives Reasons why it was Right for Mohammed to Marry Zaynab | Muslim Apologist Gives Reasons why it was Right for Mohammed to Marry Zaynab<ref>[http://www.islaminfo.com/new/detail.asp?ID=28)/ A Muslim Explanation.]</ref> | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Citation Above.|First, the prophet was responsible for arranging Zaynab’s marriage to Zayd. In a sense, then, he was also indirectly responsible for the unhappiness she felt in her marriage. | ||
''A true prophet would have known in advance that Zaynab and Zayd would be unhappy together. In fact, Muhammad did not need to be a prophet to know that the marriage would probably be unhappy. A quite ordinary man is capable of understanding that when a woman says, “I don’t want to marry Zayd,” what she means is, “I don’t want to marry Zayd.” Mohammed certainly was responsible for Zaynab’s unhappiness because he ignored her objections and pressured her into the marriage anyway. But surely the correct response was to apologise and allow her a divorce? Mohammed did not do this. Zayd said three times that he too wanted a divorce, yet Mohammed discouraged divorce and urged him three times to keep his wife. The idea that Zaynab could be “compensated” for one bad marriage by being remarried to the person who had caused the situation was naïve and shallow, to say nothing of conceited.'' | ''A true prophet would have known in advance that Zaynab and Zayd would be unhappy together. In fact, Muhammad did not need to be a prophet to know that the marriage would probably be unhappy. A quite ordinary man is capable of understanding that when a woman says, “I don’t want to marry Zayd,” what she means is, “I don’t want to marry Zayd.” Mohammed certainly was responsible for Zaynab’s unhappiness because he ignored her objections and pressured her into the marriage anyway. But surely the correct response was to apologise and allow her a divorce? Mohammed did not do this. Zayd said three times that he too wanted a divorce, yet Mohammed discouraged divorce and urged him three times to keep his wife. The idea that Zaynab could be “compensated” for one bad marriage by being remarried to the person who had caused the situation was naïve and shallow, to say nothing of conceited.'' | ||