kanelli wrote:Herve, please explain how anything Khomeini said is relevant to what the Quran and Hadith say? As we have seen in many religions, people come up with crazy religious justifications for their deviant actions. Islam is no different than Christianity, Judaism or any other religion in that respect.
The video that Shaf posted clearly states that in this day in age it is not appropriate for children to marry or consummate a marriage as children, because they are not deemed se.xually mature in this day in age at the same time as they were in the past following the criteria and definitions in the Quran, Hadith, and Islamic law.
Action speaks more than words, muslims can say all day they do not condone forced marriage and $ex with baby girls, it is double language. They say something but do the exact opposite.
"If" the teachings of the quran forbade peadophelia and forced marriage (it does not anyways), there would be provisions in sharia law to punish offenders. There are none what so ever. I challenge you to show me any articles, otherwise your words are like hot air.
Sharia provides punishment for thieves, murderers, adulterers, whatever but none for someone who force a young girl into marriage or having $ex with a child.
In the absence of punishment, one can tell islam condone such practises, I dont care what al shafique , you or any moslem say, today, in any muslim country , a grown man can have $ex with a child and get away with it.
If he does that in the UK or the US, or in Australia, he will be jailed for a long time.
I will point to you, that western laws provide punishments for these offenses.