He can talk to you about 21st century America not being the only social set up.
He can show you that although it doesn't work in this culture, the evidence shows that in that extremely different culture (where people died much younger) which has different maturity levels - both physically and mentally - this relationship was not in anyway unfair to anyone involved and the evidence shows a mature relationship that flourished in its own context.
Not even the most virelant enemy of Islam had tried to portray the relationship as a bad thing until someone in a society so different from them applies their own (changing) societal limits as the only one.
I expect you won't accept that a society can be so different - but that is what the evidence shows: a loving relationship of mutual respect that fit perfectly well.
Then again lots of people in the UK and the USA do have 'imposing their way of life on to other people' as part of their secular religion. This society is not present day West. You're going to have to try to prove against this evidence that such a relationship just isn't possible.
I'm sure you'll try to add details that just aren't there too!
He can show you that although it doesn't work in this culture, the evidence shows that in that extremely different culture (where people died much younger) which has different maturity levels - both physically and mentally - this relationship was not in anyway unfair to anyone involved and the evidence shows a mature relationship that flourished in its own context.
Not even the most virelant enemy of Islam had tried to portray the relationship as a bad thing until someone in a society so different from them applies their own (changing) societal limits as the only one.
I expect you won't accept that a society can be so different - but that is what the evidence shows: a loving relationship of mutual respect that fit perfectly well.
Then again lots of people in the UK and the USA do have 'imposing their way of life on to other people' as part of their secular religion. This society is not present day West. You're going to have to try to prove against this evidence that such a relationship just isn't possible.
I'm sure you'll try to add details that just aren't there too!
Kudos given by (1): Dawud
