You may remember that I wrote a few weeks back about the 8 year old who could not legally get divorced from her 58 year old husband. I had a couple (not many) comments about how blaming the religion for the Sharia based ruling that the court gave was incorrect. I found this amazing because the article clearly stated that the court ruled based on their religious books AND I quoted from the relevant Hadith citing Mohammad's example.
Now the top cleric in Saudi Arabia has weighed in on the matter and given his thoughtful religious declaration about young girls marrying older men.
Turns out he has read his religious texts and believes them to be a good way to live.
CNN: Top Saudi cleric: OK to wed young girls
The debate over the practice of men marrying children in Saudi Arabia was back in the spotlight this week, with the kingdom's top cleric refusing to annul the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a 47-year-old man.
...Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, the kingdom's grand mufti, said in remarks quoted Wednesday in the regional Al-Hayat newspaper. "A girl aged 10 or 12 can be married. Those who think she's too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her."
... "We hear a lot in the media about the marriage of underage girls," he said, according to the newspaper. "We should know that Shariah law has not brought injustice to women."
Sharia law is explicitly based on religious texts that say that these things are allowed.
So as I wrote before in my “Why I engage in religious debates…” essay:
In Islam, Mohammad’s life is the best example of how to lead a virtuous life. How he lived his life is to be emulated by faithful Muslims. It is blasphemous to suggest that Mohammad’s moral example could be improved upon. This leads to some tragic modern day occurrences.
The Sahih al-Bukhari is the most trusted Sunni collection of Hadiths which records the life of Mohammad. It has passages like the following (the link is to the specific quote in the USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts):
HADITH: Sahih al-Bukari -- Volume 7, Book 62, Number 88: Narrated ‘Ursa:
The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with ‘Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).
Mohammad consummated his marriage with a nine year old.
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Thank you for your stoic comments on this (they do not go unnoticed). The emmulation of Mohammad with regards to this practice is disturbing as it shows that in modern times you have a massive group of people who are handicapped by their religion and in turn subdue the human right and virtue of free will! How can a young girl be born into this kind of slavery in this day and age? I'm not sure either… guess they'll have to ask their dog when they meet him.
Could it be that this text is either taken out of context or not translated properly? Supposedly Mary gave birth when she was 14 but even the Christians claimed that she was a virgin (acknowleding that she was too young for sex as well)
"Could it be that this text is either taken out of context or not translated properly?"
1. In what context is having sex with the 9 year old that you married praiseworthy?
2. Perhaps it's translated improperly, a strong reason to suspect that it is not is that the head cleric of Saudi Arabia is declaring legal judgments that are consistent with the translation.
"Supposedly Mary gave birth when she was 14 but even the Christians claimed that she was a virgin (acknowleding that she was too young for sex as well)"
1. Where did you find the 14 number?2
2. Why does a miracle virgin birth imply that 14 is too young for sex?
3. How does this relate at all to this news story?
mohamed was a pedo
i dont think you idiots understand the culture and traditions of the middle east back then. back in medievel times in europe girls were married when they are children
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, the kingdom’s grand mufti, said in remarks quoted Wednesday in the regional Al-Hayat newspaper. “A girl aged 10 or 12 can be married. Those who think she’s too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her.”
… “We hear a lot in the media about the marriage of underage girls,” he said, according to the newspaper. “We should know that Shariah law has not brought injustice to women.”
To The Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh (PBUH) It has been this way for thousands of years and should remain so.
My grandmother was married at 13 and my mother-in-law at 12.
They are not Muslim. “I like your Christ. I don’t like your Christains. They are so unlike your Christ.”
Your body isn’t fully developed until 18 let alone your mind. These men are paedophiles. Would you marry a 9 year old boy to a 58 year old woman and expect him to have sex with her and turn out her equal?
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