As always, what’s standing in the way here is Muhammad’s own example — a “beautiful pattern of conduct,” per Qur’an 33:21. Muhammad married Aisha when she was six, and consummated the marriage when she was nine. For this cleric, condemning child marriage would thus run the risk of implying Muhammad…
“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).” — Bukhari 7.62.88 This is Muhammad’s example. It will be essentially impossible…
This article acknowledges that the practice is permitted under Sharia law. But far too few people realize that the persistence of this practice in Muslim communities stems from Muhammad’s own example: “Narrated ‘Aisha: the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she…
It’s fair to say that Nicholas Kristoff isn’t anyone’s idea of a conservative, but his excellent column today picks up on a theme that incensed some on the Left when it was earlier explored by Middle East scholar Martin Kramer (I wrote about that controversy yesterday).
Kristoff’s column is actually about the moving plight of a [...]
“There is no law that prohibits the marriage of a girl under 18,” says the randy old goat, and he’s right. After all, Muhammad did it: “The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with ‘Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine…
How does a civilization based on humanism tolerate such conditions?
Three elements of this story are of particular interest regarding the subversion of British law for Sharia: The first is the persistence of child marriage, which was made not only acceptable but commendable in Islam (Qur’an 33:21) by Muhammad’s own example. The second is the obvious disregard for the force…
Lucy Mashua confronts the mutilators world-wide.
