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To: Stoat
Sadly, the article mentions nothing about the devout Muslim that is trying to follow the path of Mohammad, who after all, married Aisha (his favorite wife) at the tender age of 6. However, Big Mo did wait until Aisha turned 9 before consummating the marriage.
7 posted on 04/15/2008 7:38:41 PM PDT by KKing
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To: KKing
Wonder what Sen. "Scottish Law" Specter, Justice Darth Vader Ginsberg, and a few others think about this foreign precedent?

Why, they might order that the State of Texas leave alone those LDS folks in the news of late.

Cheers!

13 posted on 04/15/2008 7:54:53 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: KKing

Im about 2 months late, but I feel the need to say something. Im surprised more people did not mention the Prophet marrying Aisha at a young age. Im sure the Father considered it before he forced his daughter, with the threat of her being raped and killed, to marry someone. Its not an Islamic problem, its a retarded cultural problem. The same thing happens in Nigera and other African countries but we never hear about it. According to Islamic law, the marriage is invalid. You cannot force a female into marriage in Islam, no matter what her age is. According to a Hadith, the Prophet said “A woman without a husband (or divorced or a widow) must not be married until she is consulted, and a virgin must not be married until her permission is sought”
Sahih Muslim

Even the Quran says “Ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will” Quran” 4:19

The Prophet had special reasons for marrying Aisha. He did not do it of his own will. God commanded him to do it. She ended up being the first female scholar of Islam. If we want to stop this from happening again, I suggest that the Yemen government issue punishment for those Fathers who force their daughters to marry as well as those men who accept forced marriages. The punishment should be a public flogging. The 2nd offense should be castration for both males.


30 posted on 06/14/2008 10:04:03 PM PDT by Marvel451 (Not an Islamic practice)
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