Girls ready for marriage at 12

Mathloom · Apr 29, 2012

The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has reportedly voiced his support for the marriage of under-age females in the kingdom, while condemning those who seek to raise the legal marriage age.

A girl is ready to marry at 10 or 12 years of age according to Islam, London-based Al Hayat reported Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh as saying, adding that Islamic law is not repressive to women.

"Those who call for raising the age of marriage to 25 are absolutely mistaken,"Al Sheikh said in a lecture at the faculty of Imam Mohamed bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.

He added: "Our mothers and grandmothers got married when they were barely 12. Good upbringing makes a girl ready to perform all marital duties at that age."

The Grand Mufti’s statement came following discussions by the Justice Ministry to set a minimum age for marriage.

The conservative Kingdom is facing strong pressure to raise the minimum age for marriage, following international criticism of cases involving children forced into wedlock with older men.

In 2010, for instance, the Saudi Human Rights Commission, a government affiliated group, hired a lawyer to help a 12-year old girl divorce her 80-year old husband.
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http://www.arabianbusiness.com/girls-ready-for-marriage-at-12-saudi-grand-mufti-455146.html

As I understand from recent news, the legal age will be raised to 18 despite the KSA Grand Mufti's views:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/us-saudi-childbrides-idUSBRE83H0JH20120418

fchowd0311 · Apr 29, 2012

the grand mufti needs to be raped in the anus... I dunno maybe he likes kinky stuff like that? Dude is just hiding behind religion so he can get away with his sick desires.

Carl Herrera · Apr 29, 2012

Dei · Apr 29, 2012

25!? That's crazy.

AroundTheWorld · Apr 29, 2012

A girl is ready to marry at 10 or 12 years of age according to Islam, London-based Al Hayat reported Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh as saying, adding that Islamic law is not repressive to women.
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He added: "Our mothers and grandmothers got married when they were barely 12. Good upbringing makes a girl ready to perform all marital duties at that age."
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YallMean · Apr 29, 2012

DaDakota · Apr 29, 2012

Just unreal, that we continue to believe stuff written down by uneducated myopic people 1300+ years ago as some sort of edict from the all mighty.

DD

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