Indonesian cleric 'to marry seven-year-old girl'

"It is not a problem under Islamic law,"

This cleric is merely following the actions of islam's prophet Mohammad, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234. Mohammad, married Aisha when she was 6 years old and consummated the marriage when she was nine. The Australian

INDONESIAN police are investigating a wealthy Muslim cleric who married a 12-year-old girl and is reportedly planning to wed others aged seven and nine, a spokesman said today.
Pujiono Cahyo Widiyanto, a 43-year-old businessman and cleric from the Central Java city of Semarang, has courted nationwide controversy over his decision to marry the girl, who comes from a poor family.

Mr Widiyanto has defended the marriage, which is his second, saying the girl had already reached puberty.

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Mr Widiyanto has been backed by some high-profile Muslim figures, including Hilman Rosyad Syihab, the deputy head of the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), according to the Detikcom online news service.

Islam allows for marriage regardless of whether a girl has reached sexual maturity, Mr Syihab was quoted as saying.

"It is not a problem under Islamic law," Mr Syihab said.

Detikcom also said Mr Widiyanto is planning to marry two more girls aged seven and nine.