Islam, Child Marriage, and the Washington Post (David Wood)

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The Washington Post recently posted an article titled: “Six-Year-Old Afghan Girl Reportedly Sold in Marriage.” The article claims that child marriage is an Afghan tribal practice that violates the teachings of Islam. Apparently, writers at the Washington Post have never studied Islam. In Islam’s most trusted sources on the life of Muhammad, we read:

Sahih Muslim 3480—It was narrated that Aishah said: “The Prophet married me when I was six years old, and consummated the marriage with me when I was nine years old.”

Sahih Muslim 3482—It was narrated from Aishah that: “The Messenger of Allah married her when she was six years old and consummated the marriage with her when she was nine years old, and he died when she was eighteen years old.”

Here’s a link to the Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/six-year-old-afghan-girl-reportedly-sold-in-marriage/2016/07/31/a71e9a30-574e-11e6-9767-f6c947fd0cb8_story.html

For more on Muhammad and the Qur’an, watch these videos by David Wood:

“Who Killed Muhammad?”:
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“The Sheepgate Conspiracy”:
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“A Brief History of the Qur’an”:
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“Inside the Kaaba”:
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