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HeadsOfLeviathan19 karma
How do you feel about assisted dying? Has working with dementia changed your view on this at all?
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Quran 65:4 talks about iddah, the prescribed waiting period that women must wait before they can remarry. The rule only applies if the previous marriage was consummated. The verse states:
And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated.
All major classical scholars (Ibn Kathir, Jalalayn, Tabari etc) all confirm this verse applies to prepubescent girls. So sharia permits Muslim men to marry and have sex with prepubescent girls.
Please explain why I should be on board with that. If you maintain that shariah is relevant and you defend the rulings contained within, I presume you are fine with men consummating a marriage with a child?
HeadsOfLeviathan39 karma
Hey man, it's excellent that your daughter is interested in space, but you should be under no allusions as to what you're going to see through any 'beginner' telescope. Stars are always going to just be points of lights, and the most interesting things are the moon, Saturn and Jupiter but if you're happy with those then great, but don't expect to be able to see much more than this (unless you start spending big money)!
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