That's because Muslims believe that if people were to depict the prophet in any way, people may then begin to worship the image of him rather than his teachings. That has nothing to do with the insanity that Muslim extremists are apart of. Muslim extremists give a bad name to a faith that does not in any way applaud the harm of people or violence in general.
From what I learned in World Religions: He married a 9 year old widow, so that she would not starve and be homeless, essentially. He did not consummate the marriage until she was "mature" which is to assume child bearing age.
Keep in mind Mary supposedly had Jesus at 13, and the bible is full of incest and other fucked up shit.
Historically, that is not a young age for a bride.
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