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Old 10-17-2007, 12:59 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Hazrat Ayesha's Age at Marriage.

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Originally Posted by Salim View Post
I don't understand how does it matter.

Who cares what anyone thinks?

Why has is it be proved to anyone?

Is anyone decreed as the moral custodians of the universe and who has laid down the yardstick?
If not from a theological perspective, then from a social perspective, with Muhammad's "sunnah" being the example for Muslims to emulate, it is an important question to address.

While one would wish otherwise, the reality of religion's hold over the masses cannot be denied. In such a situation, such issues must be clarified - too many people resort to justifying child marriages by resorting to such interpretations.

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