In a sermon that was uploaded to the Internet on November 10, 2019, Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Makharze expressed criticism of infidels and Arab governments, including the Palestinian Authority, that signed the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). He criticized the Arabs for “jumping on the bandwagon of absolute equality and liberation that infidels desire for women.” Pointing out that Allah had permitted the Prophet Muhammad to marry Aisha when she was only nine years old, Sheikh Al-Makharze said that menstruation is Allah’s way of saying: “This woman is ready for marriage, so marry her off!” Sheikh Al-Makharze added that the leaders who are “preventing” girls from getting married want the girls to commit obscene acts, like the infidels do.

Yusuf Al-Makharze: there is a lot of talk nowadays about a convention that was created by the infidels in 1979. It is called CEDAW. This convention calls for absolute equality between men and women, [claiming that] there are no differences whatsoever between men and women. This convention seeks to change people’s norms, moral values, and laws so that they conform with it. The Arab countries, with few exceptions signed this convention. It is said that Sudan has yet to sign this convention. The Palestinian Authority has signed the convention. It jumped on the bandwagon of absolute equality and liberation that the infidels desire for women.

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Allah permitted the Prophet Muhammad to marry Aisha when she was 9 years old. He married her when she was 9 years old. I am talking about the Messenger of Allah! So we are not supposed to accept what he did because it contradicts international standards and drives the U.N. mad?

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There are signs on the bodies of women and men that indicate [their readiness for] marriage, as approved for us by Allah. When a woman begins to menstruate, Allah creates an egg cell inside her every month. This egg cell is waiting to be [fertilized]. If there is no pregnancy, the woman menstruates, because the pregnancy failed. Allah is saying: “This woman is ready for marriage, so marry her off!”

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When a woman is ready for marriage, you should marry her off. Don’t you believe in freedom? If a girl wants to marry, why should the country’s president have the right to prevent this, after Allah, His Prophet, and the girl’s guardian allowed her to do so? Mr. President, who gave you the right to prevent our girls from getting married? Do you want them to commit obscene acts? What do you want? Like the infidels, you too want them to commit obscene acts. You obey the infidels in everything.

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