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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I had a Catholic education and it's the first time I've heard this about Mary's age, are those ages actually in the scriptures/Koran?

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    I don't know anything about Mary in the Bible but yes Aisha was definitely 6 when she was married according to the Koran, Muslims don't deny it. They just do a bunch of mental gymnastics to explain how that's somehow okay. Usually involving the fact that he waited until she was 9 to consummate the marriage, how noble and considerate.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Yes, the sahih hadiths explicitly state that mohammad married Alisha when she was 6 and consummated the marriage when she was 9.

    This marriage was justified in the quran via a verse 65:4, which virtually all the credible islamic tafsirs agree that it justifies child marriage and pedophilia.

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