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===65.4 talks only of the 'Iddah and not of sexual activity=== | ===65.4 talks only of the 'Iddah and not of sexual activity=== | ||
One point of focus for modern commentators, seeking to defend the Qur'an from the charge of endorsing pedophilia, is that 65.4 does not explicitly discuss consummation or other sexual activity in regards to any of the females discussed in the verse; it merely sets the prescribed 'Iddah required for each.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Quran 65:4 – The Child Marriage Claim| author = | work = Discover The Truth| date = | access-date = 6 January 2022| url = https://discover-the-truth.com/2016/03/12/quran-654-the-child-marriage-claim/| quote = }}</ref>The 'iddah (prescribed waiting period) for females is required after a divorce or widowing, so that a child's father can be correctly identified. | One point of focus for modern commentators, seeking to defend the Qur'an from the charge of endorsing pedophilia, is that 65.4 does not explicitly discuss consummation or other sexual activity in regards to any of the females discussed in the verse; it merely sets the prescribed 'Iddah required for each.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Quran 65:4 – The Child Marriage Claim| author = | work = Discover The Truth| date = | access-date = 6 January 2022| url = https://discover-the-truth.com/2016/03/12/quran-654-the-child-marriage-claim/| quote = }}</ref>The 'iddah (prescribed waiting period) for females is required after a divorce or widowing, so that a child's father can be correctly identified. In addition to multiple tafsir and hadith traditions on 65:4, this is also established in Qur'an 33:49: | ||
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