Keep in mind it&#x27;s not so much that Mohamed was a &#x27;paedophile&#x27; by our modern definition, rather that the definition has changed over time.<p>Even in our own culture it was once the norm to betroth daughters to suitors while they were pre-pubescent, and to marry them as soon as they reached puberty...  Polygamy is also a result of a violent era in which there were more unattached women than men - and in which having a husband was the only social security net.<p>The problem is the literal interpretation of a 1300 year-old book in today&#x27;s society (which is pretty much the whole philosophy behind Salafism&#x2F;Wahhabism, that ever so destructive ideology propagated by our friends the Saudis).  There&#x27;s still Christians today that think it&#x27;s OK to burn witches at the stake, and do...<p>Edit - I love the downvotes for stating that mideivel attitudes are due to circumstances that arose during the middle ages (actually, a little bit earlier).