Excerpt: “Islam has no age barrier in marriage and Muslims
have no apology for those who refuse to accept this” — Ishaq Akintola, professor of Islamic Eschatology and
Director of Muslim Rights Concern, Nigeria “There is no minimum
marriage age for either men or women in Islamic law. The law in many countries
permits girls to marry only from the age of 18. This is arbitrary legislation,
not Islamic law.” — Dr. Abd Al-Hamid Al-‘Ubeidi, Iraqi expert on Islamic law There
is no minimum age for marriage and that girls can be married “even if they are
in the cradle.” — Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, prominent cleric and member of Saudi Arabia ’s
highest religious council “Islam does not forbid marriage of young children.” —
Pakistan ’s Council of Islamic Ideology Few things are more abundantly
attested in Islamic law than the permissibility of child marriage. Islamic
tradition records that Muhammad’s favorite wife, Aisha, was six when Muhammad
wedded her and nine when he consummated the marriage:
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