Quote:Your statement is incorrect on a number of levels. The issue of consent is important in Islamic law.
Despite Muhammed never mentioning the concept once? How does consent work in the context of slavery?
Quote:If a woman says that man had consensual sex with her, he would not be convicted on that evidence alone, and vice versa.
So the punishment is in fact the same - the only difference is the liklihood of conviction?
Quote:The crime of rape is also considered to have a victim who is entitled to compensation.
If a slave woman is raped, the owner of the slave is compensated for the reduced value of the slave. This depends, in part, on whether the slave is a virgin, how old or good looking she is, and what her market value is.
Quote:The crime of rape is also considered to have a victim who is entitled to compensation.
The punishment is death in the case adultery, regardless of whether the woman consented.
Quote:It implies that 1400 years ago people had different ideas about what constituted adulthood
So Islamic law is not timeless?
Quote:Marrying someone who appeared to physically be an adult was common and was thought of as normal.
Yes I have heard that excuse before. "I swear your honour, she looked 18". Not sure how that works with your 6 year old neighbour. Did she have a fake ID? Did she deceive and seduce Muhammed?