Question
Is it correct that the tafsir Ruh Al Ma'ani had mentioned that the Angel was sent to blow the soul of Esaa (Alaihis Salaam) into the womb of Mariyam (Alaihas Salaam) when she was 13 years old? Others in the same tafsir reported that she was 15, 10 or 12 years old. Please comment. There is growing disdain and disparagement for early marriage among even muslims today, and it seems early marriage was the norm in all Muslims communities of old.
Answer
Yes, it was a norm. There is difference of opinion regarding the age of Hadhrat Maryam (Alayhas salaam) when this episode transpired. But she definitely was a child. The disdain and disparagement you mention are the effects of kufr of those who bootlick and hindlick the western kuffaar.
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- The Majlis Vol 26 No 08
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- 12
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