[Trump20162020]

At risk of being flamed: Was marrying that young even considered a bad thing, or uncommon, in Muhammad’s time of A.D. 600?

[mn-bush-man]

Fair question, and I don’t know the answer. But the practice of not marrying until 20+ is a relatively modern phenomenon. Parents’ basements seem to be made too comfortably these days.

[kimtom]

I have read denials, by pro-claimants, but in practice, the results are such. I am sure in many cases the marriage is arrangements by families and consummation is at puberty.
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“...In many Islamic countries, child marriages are common practice. Girls far below the age of puberty are often forcibly married to older persons (sometimes in their 50s and later) for various personal gains by the girls’ guardian or with the intention to preserve family honor by helping her avoid pre-marital sex. Pedophilic Islamic marriages are most prevalent in Pakistan and Afghanistan, followed by other countries in the Middle East and Bangladesh.[1][2] This practice may also be prevalent to a lesser extent amongst other Muslim communities, and is on the rise among the growing Muslim populations in many non-Muslim countries, such as the United Kingdom[3] and the United States.[4]..”

https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Contemporary_Pedophilic_Islamic_Marriages

[a fool in paradise]

Mohammed married an 8 year old and even moderate Islamists defend it because Madman Moe was “the perfect man” donchaknow?