I am Majid Al-Numairi. I would like to say that the parents will never accept the marriage of their daughter without a valid cause, and those who do not know should remain silent. In addition, marriage is good for the girl, according to the divine laws.

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Girls fear getting married at an early age, because they are afraid of going through the experience first and second because they know that it may fail, and also because they have heard a lot of stories about those who got married at an early age. Thus, this reality in our societies must change, and parents should give the girls a chance to become mature, sensible and ready for marriage and commitment, in order to found a good family in our Arab society. A lot of parents would like to get rid of the responsibility and marry their daughters off under the age of 15. This is certainly forbidden. The father will get rid of the responsibility, but he will put the burden on his daughter; she will not be able to take this responsibility, and will fail and return to him with a broken heart and deeply shaken from within. Besides, young men have to question themselves, as many young girls who are underage may look older, but are not wise and are unable to take responsibility and manage the house and have children. Thus, they have to choose a suitable girl, who is old enough and has gone through adolescence.

Every Arab girl is subject to great injustice. Every girl has to abide by the opinion of her father, either with her assent or without it. Such ways of thinking and ideology disappeared a long time ago. Nowadays, a girl has to choose for herself; she can either accept or refuse, as it is her private life and her father is not going to be in her shoes. Thus, there must be a law banning the marriage of underage girls at an early age, so that the girl will feel safe meaning that she has to reache a certain age where she will be psychologically and morally ready for marriage and to be a mother in this society.

Even though Arab societies are religious communities and generally Muslim communities, they have some unacceptable and wrong traditions, which are inadequate, as they do not promote the reputation of the Arab Muslim community. One of these negative traditional practices is the phenomenon of the early marriage of girls. In fact, many Arab families marry their daughters off at early ages, mainly in rural areas and villages. Peasants in particular have been accustomed to these practices for many years. Once a girl reaches the age of sixteen or less, they marry her to her cousin or anyone who asks for her in marriage, even though he might be old. This leaves a gap in their lives, particularly for the girl, as she leads a miserable life and bears a heavy responsibility which in reality goes beyond her capacities. The husband needs care and asks her to run the house and manage its affairs which is very tough for a minor girl who is still under the legal age of marriage and haven't even had her adolescence phase yet. This tradition is rejected; in many countries it is considered as a crime, and their law prevents such deeds, especially concerning minor girls. So, the government should apply a law that bans marriage at an early age to protect girls. At the same time, we must raise the awareness of rural and nomad households, as well as village dwellers, sensitize them to this issue and alert them to the risk and its negative impacts on girls who are too young themselves to raise a new generation. Parents must be aware of their faults and perceive the plight they put their daughters into. City dwellers have acquired an education and have given up this habit a long time ago, their daughters’ priority is to pursue their studies, and later comes marriage. That way, the girl becomes mature enough to become a mother responsible for a house as well as they acquire enough intellectual maturity to learn how to raise their children and how to maintain their homes. The same must be followed by families who marry their daughters off at an early age.

There must be a law that prohibits families from marrying off a minor girl, in order to eradicate such problems. As is the case in the Western societies, they prevent such marriage, because they know that it results in many bad consequences and leads to divorce and major problems between the spouses which defame the society in general. Thus we have to follow the same steps to keep our girls away form taking up such responsibilities at a young age.

Young girls are called minors, and from this name we suppose that they are minor in thinking and age. But unfortunately, we find that in our Arab communities, families marry their daughters off at young ages, even when they are legally minors and this is causing many problems, as these girls are still young and unable to take responsibility for a house on their own. Problems usually arise between husbands and those young wives, due to the lack of mutual understanding. This is why girls shouldn't get married before they are mature enough to assume the responsibility of a house and a husband and before they are able to give birth to children and take care of them and their home.

We seek Allah’s help against you. This is unjust and we ask Allah to grant us patience.

Imagine a young girl at the age of 15 being married and having a baby; how would that be? A child is giving birth to a child. It is sad and I wonder how this father would marry his daughter off at this young age?? And I also wonder how the husband can marry a girl that young??