Council of Islamic Ideology

"In 1961, the minimum age for marriage was set to 16, which was un-Islamic. It will be going again against the Shariah [Islamic law] if the age of marriage is changed to 18."

"The government should amend the law to make the issue of more than one marriage easy and in accordance with Sharia. We urge the government to formulate Sharia-compliant laws related to nikah, divorce, adulthood and will."

"“Islam does not forbid marriage of young children,”... “However, the consummation of marriage is only allowed when both husband and wife have reached puberty.”"