We Prevent Forced Marriage

  Written by: Naqeeb Ahmad Azizi

Some families in Afghanistan engage their daughter or sons without asking their opinion. Most of these boys and girls face problems before or after marriage. The writer/producer has talked to some boys, girls and a psychologist regarding this issue.

Waheeda, a resident of Paghman district of Kabul province says:

When I was 14, my father engaged me to a man of 35 without asking me. My husband has another wife too. We were weaving carpets. Whenever I wanted to sit beside my husband during carpet weaving, his second wife did not let me. Once my husband wanted to kill me with a knife but I escaped and started tailoring to collect some money but after some time, I faced with waist twisting disk illness.

A psychologist, Sayed Noorjan Sadat says:

Forced marriage causes many problems for both sides, husband, and wife. They could not understand each other and do not love each other. These issues cause the girl to face psychological and physical problems. Sometimes these problems cause their separation or even death of one side.

How to solve this problem?

A boy, Shamsuddin says: I liked a girl and asked my father to engage her with me but he wanted to marry me another girl. After four years struggle, I convinced my father and I married that girl and now we have a peaceful life.

An Islamic scholar, Hazrat Bilal says: forced marriage is not allowed in Islam and I always preach this issue from the Masjid that in Nikah, the agreement of boy and girl is obligatory and without the agreement of each side, the Nikah is not correct that in Nikah, the agreement of boy and girl is obligatory and without the agreement of each side, the Nikah is not correct.