Child Marriage Debate in Islamic Law

Used to support a Christian-side criticism that Muhammad married Aisha when she was six, implying approval of relationships with young girls.

Cited by the Christian perspective to argue that Islam permits marriage, consummation, and divorce involving girls who have not yet menstruated because a waiting period is presc...

Cited to argue that a divorced woman has no waiting period if the marriage was not consummated, which is then contrasted with Quran 65:4 to infer consummation in cases where a w...

Cited to contrast Quranic condemnation of burying infant girls with alleged regulation of relations with young girls, supporting the argument that a forbidden practice should be...

Cited by the Christian side to argue that the Quran sets divorce waiting periods for girls who have not menstruated, implying permission for child marriage and divorce.

Cited by the Christian side to challenge the claim that the Quran permits marriage only for mature adults, pointing to divorce rules for those who have not menstruated as implyi...

Cited to argue that Quranic divorce rules include a waiting period for females who have not menstruated, challenging the claim that marriage criteria apply only to mature adult ...

Cited by the Christian side to argue that “nisa” can include female children, since Pharaoh is described as slaughtering Israelite sons while sparing the females.

Cited to argue that the Arabic term translated as women can include female children, by pointing to Pharaoh sparing Israelite females while killing their sons.

Used from the Christian perspective to argue that the Qur’anic term translated “women” can include female children, challenging the claim that it only refers to mature women in ...

Cited by the Christian side to argue that the Quran assigns a three-month divorce waiting period to girls who have not menstruated, implying consummated marriages with prepubesc...

Cited to argue that a divorced wife has no waiting period if the marriage was not consummated, making a required waiting period evidence of prior sexual intercourse.

Cited by the Christian side to support the claim that Quran 65:4 was understood by scholars as assigning a three-month waiting period to girls who have not yet menstruated becau...

Cited by the Christian side to support the claim that Ibn Kathir interpreted Quran 65:4 as giving a three-month waiting period to young girls who had not reached menstruation, i...