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Marriage & Age

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Islam promotes child marriage.

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Islamic Response:

Islam requires consent and maturity; consummation waits for readiness, forbidding exploitation.

  • Marriage requires the bride's permission.
  • Quran 4:6 ties guardianship to sound judgment, not a fixed age.
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Biblical / Talmudic comparison:

  1. Talmud: Allows betrothal at very young ages in some texts.
  2. Canon Law: Medieval canon law set marriage age for girls at 12.
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If Islam is faulted for 7th‑century norms, why ignore far younger ages in other sources?