Allah, Muhammad never forbade cousin marriage despite genetic defects

Muslims regard Muhammad as a "good example" to follow. Muhammad married his first cousin, Zainab. Neither Muhammad nor Allah ever condemned the marriage of cousins, with the potential for severe & horrible genetic defects in children.

10/24/2015

Our debate question is "What do you suppose would have ensued, both now and over the centuries, if Allah and his messenger had merely added first cousins to the list of people one cannot marry?

The video below discusses the prevalence of first-cousin marriages within the United Kingdom's Pakistani community, and the likelihood of genetic disorders among children of such marriages:

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Herman

11/12/2015 01:00:40 pm

Of course, if Allah and Muhammad had added "cousins" to the list of people one is prohibited from marrying, then there would have been far fewer genetic abnormalities among Muslims. But Muhammad did not know about genetic defects arising in the progeny of cousin-marriages, so how could Allah?

Muslims regard Muhammad as a "good example" to follow. Muhammad married his first cousin, Zainab. Neither Muhammad nor Allah ever condemned the marriage of cousins, with the potential for severe & horrible genetic defects in children.

The video below discusses the prevalence of first-cousin marriages within the United Kingdom's Pakistani community, and the likelihood of genetic disorders among children of such marriages:

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