Islam recognizes women are incapable of taking care of themselves, requiring men to take care of them. Once they are mature, it’s time for the father to get a break and have some suitable, responsible young male pick up the responsibility.
It’s a better system than in the west, where we pretend women are capable of taking care of themselves, encouraging them to act like irresponsible petulant children, and forcing men to take care of them anyway with government pointing guns at our head if we refuse.
The age isn't the biggest issue, it's the "forced" part. Forced marriage includes rape.
Islam recognizes women are incapable of taking care of themselves, requiring men to take care of them. Once they are mature, it’s time for the father to get a break and have some suitable, responsible young male pick up the responsibility.
It’s a better system than in the west, where we pretend women are capable of taking care of themselves, encouraging them to act like irresponsible petulant children, and forcing men to take care of them anyway with government pointing guns at our head if we refuse.