I have been going to gurdwara for a long time. There is a part after the kirtan and before the prasad when Bhai Sahab stands up (as does everyone else) and starts saying something in Punjabi. Something like "Sat naam sri waheguru..." I need the English translation and Punjabi transliteration.
I think I have said this once before in this topic but, sources differ on the exact age of Aisha. If you compare Asma bint Abu Bakr's age (according to ahadith) at the time of Aisha's marriage, it would put her at 17 or 18 years old. The fact is we really don't know how old she was. Ahadith is a...
I would want Western feminists to be less ethnocentric. There is a lot of tension over this. Feminism is needed all over the world, but it MUST be a grass roots movement. Women need to create their own feminist movements grown out of their problems specific to their region's circumstances.
Child marriage is also very prevalent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (majority Christian), Zambia (majority Christian), Uganda (majority Christian), Cambodia (majority Buddhist), Panama (majority Christian), Madagascar and (majority traditional religion and Christian). I could name...
I think I have said this once before in this topic but, sources differ on the exact age of Aisha. If you compare Asma bint Abu Bakr's age (according to ahadith) at the time of Aisha's marriage, it would put her at 17 or 18 years old. The fact is we really don't know how old she was. Ahadith is a...
At ten years old a child is still in elementary school. It's not possible to truly consent to anything at such a young age. Please don't promote this crap. We don't live in the 7th century when people died young. Such marriages are not beneficial nor necessary.
People online are more likely to be extremists, I think. There's a place for everyone on the internet. I've experienced some hate on Sikh sites for being Muslim, but I know in Sikhism you should not hate anyone.