Islamic spokesmen in the West routinely insist that child marriage has no basis in Islam, and that Muhammad’s child bride, Aisha, was not actually a child when he married her. In reality, child marriage has abundant attestation in Islamic tradition and law. “Islam has no age barrier in marriage and Muslims have no apology for […]
Pakistan: Council of Islamic Ideology says organ transplant un-Islamic
“They hold that any practice not sanctioned in the Quran…is un-Islamic.” Does the Qur’an allow for driving an automobile? Wielding an AK-47? Sharia Alert: “Pakistan’s Constitutional Body Decrees Organ Transplant ‘Un-Islamic,’” Swarajya, January 24, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), a constitutional body, has decreed that Islam does […]
Pakistan: Muslim leader says jihad verses added to curriculum to appease the U.S.
Council of Islamic Ideology Chairman Mohammad Khan Sheerani has pinned the blame on America for the addition of jihad to the Pakistan school syllabus, claiming that verses on jihad were added at US behest. He ignored the history of jihad conquest and spoke calculated nonsense when repeatedly questioned by journalists about jihad, stating: “If I […]
Pakistan: Muslim group demands that jihad verses be included in school curriculum
“484 verses of jihad are mentioned in the Quran but they were deliberately not included in the syllabus so students could not be taught about it.” Here are some of the verses they want taught. What could possibly go wrong? They can always bring in Pope Francis to explain to students how these verses are […]
Pakistan: Council of Islamic Ideology recommends “light beating” for disobedient wives
“Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and […]
Pakistan: Bill banning child marriage fails after it’s deemed un-Islamic
Islamic apologists in the West argue furiously that child marriage has nothing to do with Islam, and that the idea that Muhammad married a child is the invention of greasy Islamophobes. In reality, few things are more abundantly attested in Islamic law than the permissibility of child marriage. Islamic tradition records that Muhammad’s favorite wife, […]