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Child Marriage in the Qur'an: Difference between revisions
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Please note that the word [[Nikah]] has double meaning in Arabic language: | Please note that the word [[Nikah]] has double meaning in Arabic language: | ||
#According to the Islamic Sharia, "Nikah" is a | #According to the Islamic Sharia, "Nikah" is a technical term, whose Shar'i (Islamic legal) meaning is "marriage". Actually, ''Zuwaaj'' <ref>[http://www.studyquran.co.uk/28_ZAY.htm Lane's Lexicon - Zay-Waw-Jiim]</ref> is the correct word for marriage in Arabic, but the Qur'an uses both words in reference to marrying women; Nikah for human females and Zuwaj for the Houris. | ||
#While the literal meaning of "Nikah" in Arabic language is "[[Nikah (Sexual Consummation of Marriage)|Fuck/Sexual Intercourse]]" | #While the literal meaning of "Nikah" in Arabic language is "[[Nikah (Sexual Consummation of Marriage)|Fuck/Sexual Intercourse]]" | ||