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It is no secret that sexual abuse of children has serious consequences on its victims and, among Muslims and non-Muslims alike, it is no longer a secret that the Qur'an explicitly condones pedophilia. Of course, for Muslims to finally acknowledge the harmful effects of abuse on a child it becomes necessary for us to expose those effects through authentic Islamic sources. That is why we find Aisha, Muhammad's third and "favorite" wife, to be the perfect model for assessing pedophilia and its consequences on the victims. The life of Aisha bint Abu Bakr truly was a seventh century tragedy.
It is no secret that sexual abuse of children has serious consequences on its victims and, among Muslims and non-Muslims alike, it is no longer a secret that the Qur'an explicitly condones pedophilia. Of course, for Muslims to finally acknowledge the harmful effects of abuse on a child it becomes necessary for us to expose those effects through authentic Islamic sources. That is why we find Aisha, Muhammad's third and "favorite" wife, to be the perfect model for assessing pedophilia and its consequences on the victims. The life of Aisha bint Abu Bakr truly was a seventh century tragedy.


===Pedophilia and the Tu Quoque Defence===
===Pedophilia and the Tu Quoque Defense===
: ''Main Articles: [[A Refutation of 'The Islamophobe's Glass House']] and [[Joseph the Pedophile A Case of Christian Hypocrisy|Joseph the Pedophile: A Case of Christian Hypocrisy?]] ''
: ''Main Articles: [[A Refutation of 'The Islamophobe's Glass House']] and [[Joseph the Pedophile A Case of Christian Hypocrisy|Joseph the Pedophile: A Case of Christian Hypocrisy?]] ''


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