10-09-2005, 06:59 PM
Bismillah
Universist, we sure disagree on fundamental issues as I mentioned before.
I understand your endeavor to strive to secure a better life for human beings. However, just note that Islam does not need reform, how can we reform what Allah Wrote?
But as usual u missed an important point in my post, I clearly told you that I forgot to stress that one of the conditions for any marriage to be valid is the woman's acceptance. without it the marriage is invalid. Thus parents who force their daughters either 13, 20 or 30 years old into marriage are committing a sin.
And why are u only worried about girls, arent u aware that there are families who force their sons into marriages even though the son clearly expresses a wish to marry someone else?
Let us even delve more into this issue, there are ethnic groups who have nothing to do with Islam or even in some cases any other religion who enforce social practices including the obligation of marriages within the same tribe, family..etc. I m sure you are aware of this.
Again Islam does not need reform but rather needs to be well taught to its followers.