The body does not fit according to
religion, then how to accept
marriage as soon as the period arrives
In
islam, the right age of
marriage for a
girl is considered after she is of age. Then whether it is at the age of 15 years or less. Even the courts are not able to declare such
marriage illegitimate because marriages are in accordance with Islamic law.
The minimum age of
marriage for girls in
india is 18 years by law. But when it comes to Muslim girls, the hands of the courts are tied because of Islamic law. Recently, the
delhi High
court in an order upheld the
marriage of a 15-year-old girl. The girl's family members were against it. Nevertheless, considering the
marriage of the
girl child, she was allowed to live with her husband. The
court also assured him that if both of them
wanted to live together then no one could separate them In the matter of
marriage etc., the law of
islam is different from that of
indian law.
Islam personal law says that if a
girl has become mature, then there is no problem in marrying her. However, what is the age of maturity is not clear in this law. Medically it is believed that the
girl touches puberty till the age of 15. But in practical terms, many girls start menstruating at an early age. In such a situation, according to the definition of
islam, whether they are 15 or less, their
marriage becomes valid as soon as they reach adulthood.
Believe it or not,
people of the Muslim community, but
people of other communities, while talking about the age of
marriage, follow the fixed law. The reason for this is that the age of
marriage which has been made 18 years has been decided after much deliberation. It is likely to grow further.
Meanwhile, in 1929, for the first time, a law was made regarding the age of marriage. According to the Prevention of Child
marriage Act, 1929, the minimum age for
marriage was fixed at 18 years for the boy and 16 for the girl. Then in 1978, the Child
marriage Act was amended. In this, the minimum age of
marriage for a boy was raised to 21 years and that of a
girl to 18 years.
After this, the
central government brought the Child
marriage Prohibition Act 2006 by repealing the Child
marriage Prohibition Act of 1929. This law came into force in
november 2007. Today this law applies to all religions. However, the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat)
application Act 1937, is not proving to be fully effective.