At what age can a girl be married in Islam? There have been several challenges in Muslim countries recently to marrying off girls who are only 8 or 9 years old. Dhimmi Watch reports on one in Morocco.
Lawyer Mourad Bakouri argued that early marriages damaged children's human rights and the family and criminal codes by increasing the risk of rape. This situation, he said, undermines Islam. But Sheikh Mohammed ben Abderrahmen al-Maghrouai rebutted this argument on his website, saying that such marriages were sanctioned. As he put it, "I am a confirmed theologian and I have not made this up. It is the prophet who said it before me." And, indeed, he is correct on that point. (Readers who want the latest retelling of the story of Mohammed's child-wife Aisha will only have to wait a few more weeks for The Jewel of Medina...)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment