Lha nabi anjing Muhammad junjungan danpanutanorang Islam diriwayatkan mengawini Aisyah ketika tu bocah berumur 6 tahun dan dientotinnya ketika Aisyah berumur 9 tahun...
--- In [email protected], "sunny" <ambon@...> wrote: > > http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article249070.ece > > Efforts on to curb underage marriages > By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS > > Published: Feb 1, 2011 23:10 Updated: Feb 1, 2011 23:10 > > > > JEDDAH: The Justice Ministry is currently working on new regulations to > control marriages involving very young girls, ministry sources told Arab News > Tuesday. > > They said under the new regulations, marriage contracts will be made at > specialized courts to ensure that prospective brides are not too young and > will not be harmed by marriage. They will also decide whether the age of the > would-be groom is suitable. > > The sources said the ministry is working on the new rules and regulations > with the Ministries of Interior, Health and Social Affairs. > > The age of consent was a controversial issue during recent discussions held > at the Shoura Council. While many members called for making it 18, others > believed that 15 was enough. Underage marriages are not uncommon in Saudi > Arabia. > > Meanwhile, 67 percent of over 1,000 people surveyed by the National Society > for Human Rights (NSHR) criticized underage marriages and called for the age > of consent to be 18. > > They said though underage marriages were permissible under Islamic teachings, > the possible harm to the wives might be totally against Islam. > > Supporters, however, do not agree, citing the marriage of Prophet Muhammad > (peace be upon him) to Sayidah Aisha when she was only 11 years old. > > They said though Islamic teachings have given guardians the right of marrying > off their daughters even if they are very young, they should not abuse it. > > Many people believe that setting an age of consent is very important in the > modern age to ensure happy married lives. > > Though the gap is still wide between opponents and supporters of underage > marriages, the majority of Saudi citizens support fixing an age of consent > under which girls could not be forced to marry. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
