I had some doubts that you had like the slavery issue and the young wife. The explanation that sufficced me was,
"you can't compare a 1400 year old culture and civilaztion with todays because it's unfair due to the fact that 1400 years ago that was the norm of the society and people. It was very common 1400 years ago for women to get married at that age, infact it was praticed around the world not just by the arabs.
And the important thing to notice here, is the prophet pbuh had numerous enemies so many enemies and not one of them raised the issue of his marriage to the young girl as a point of criticism. And they were looking at every possible angle they could pick on to reduce his respect in the eyes of the people but they didn't pick at this marriage. This is because it was completely normal at the time everyone was doing it there was nothing wrong with it back then.
It's like this, in another 1400 years the people of the future may look back on us and say
"how could they let their women get legally married at the age of 18 that's so young what a backwards people"
but in todays society it's completely normal there's nothing wrong with it but in another 1400 years I doubt things will be as they are today. In another 1400 years it might be the norm for a women to get married at 27. Also scientists have actually proven that the age of puberty has actually risen throughout the generations this means that women matured alot sooner 1400 years ago then they do today.
Do you see what I am getting at? you can't compare a 1400 year old culture and civilization with todays standards and morals because it's completely changed. guaranteed if you lived 1400 years ago this wouldn't have been an issue for you, you would've been like "hey whats the big deal here I don't see the problem" because this was the norm of the time and society.
And about the slavery thing, I was told that Islam does not encourage slavery, it only encourages slavery to God, however during the time of the prophet pbuh the slave trade was a big part of the economy in arabia, it was big business buying and selling slaves and if it was abolished straight away over night the entire economy would collapse.
Just like if alcohol trade and cigarretts trade was abolished over night the impacts on the economy would be devastating,
so Islam doesn't encourage slavery instead it discouraged it and gave slaves numerous rights to the point where they were equal people, it wasn't even beneficial to have a slave due to the fact they had been given so many rights. One of the prophet's pbuh closest companions was an african ex slave whom the prophet's best friend purchased and set free.
Infact this is one of the reason's why the prophet pbuh had so many enemys at the time because he preached that all men are equal including slaves this outraged the people. And many times the slaves were punished physically for believing and following the prophets pbuh teaching.
If he was for slavery, I don't think many of the slaves of his time would have believed in his message and followed him
As I mentioned if Islam abolished slavery over night then the entire economy would collapse so what Islam did was make it a rewardble act to set a slave free. Many people in the time of the prophet pbuh set slaves free because it was classed as a good deed in the sight of god and rewardable.
and if they wern't set free then they pratically had equal rights as non slaves. This wasn't the case before Islam, before Islam they were seen as inferior beings not equal, dirt.
but after Islam they were seen as equal people deserving of rights and treated with respect, provided for and taken care of. There are many cases were slaves were set free by individuals as an act to please God showing that islam discouraged slavery.
I remember reading an article stating that when the slave trade eventually died out it became inpermissable to take anybody as a slave it was only in that time it was allowed but not in todays world.
Also post what you believe to be innaccurate errors in the Qur'an I'm sure 1 of the brothers will be able to clarify for you. People have been trying to find in accurate errors for the last 1400 years and instead have only found mis understanding with regards to what the verse is referring to/saying. It may be that your interpretation of what you believe to be the error is incorrect and some 1 will be able to explain what it actually means
many people are like "oh the qur'an says this and that and this is incorrect becase of x y and z"
but when some 1 explains to them then it becomes clear
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