And we must not remain indifferent and unmindful about the...

And we must not remain indifferent and unmindful about the bad consequences of sexual deviation pertaining to this world and the Hereafter. Supposedly, even if the youth could, by virtue of his faith, shame and modesty control the powerful sexual lust and does not indulge in sin, yet what would be done with its negative physical and spiritual consequences?

Therefore, there is no choice but to get married at a fixed age, and one must marry as soon as possible.” (1) I asked him if he still held the same view and opinion about the time of marriage, even when many years had passed since the publication of his book, “Intekhabe Hamsar” (The Spouse Selection).

He replied: “Yes, this is the sole way of rectification and solution to the problem of the youth; that is, they marry at the natural time of marriage, and until such time as this difficulty is not removed, no other way of solving the youth problems will bear any fruit.” I said: “Do you say that, even after taking the social facts and present difficulties on the way to marriage into consideration?” He replied thus: “Yes, if all these expenditures and expenses which are incurred upon subsidiary matters, all these efforts which are concentrated upon the difficulties of the youth, all the expenses relating to missionary and cultural activities and the budget which is allocated to confronting a cultural attack – if all these sources are spent upon the marriage of the youth, and this way is opened up for them, only then will the cultural attack and aggression no longer have any negative and adverse effect.

Let any amount of planning be made and materialized in regard of meeting and confronting the cultural attack; all that will remain ineffective whilst the problem of youth marriage at the natural age remains unsolved.

The real and actual combat against cultural aggression is that the youth marry at the time of their sexual and mental puberty.” Discussion with a friend in this connection During the compilation of this book I had a discussion with a good, knowledgeable and informed friend, which I hereby present to you. The friend said: “Do you not think the age you have described fit for marriage is an early one?” I said: “Why early?

Do the sexual instinct and natural demand for a spouse and the mental maturity not reach the required standard of completion at this age?