This Muslim lawyer
wants the Indian government to allow practices sanctioned by Islamic law — he
wants it to be possible for Muslims to follow Muhammad’s “perfect example” —
although Aisha, Muhammad’s favorite wife, was less than half the age of this
bride-to-be. Even before ink could dry on the Madras high court order refusing
to be a party to child marriages in the name of religion, another PIL saying
government officials should not interfere with marriages solemnized under
Muslim personal law has been filed in the court. In a landmark ruling on
Thursday, Justice C T Selvam had disallowed marriage of a 15-year-old Muslim...Read
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