I may have erred in snipping your post, if so I apologize.
No problem! Sometimes, when excluding important part, it may looks like you take it out of context.
With respect to lifespan, here is what I mean.
http://www.sarahwoodbury.com/life-expectancy-in-the-middle-ages/
http://www.wonderquest.com/LifeSpan.htm states: “Anglo-Saxons back in the Early Middle Ages (400 to 1000 A.D.) lived short lives and were buried in cemeteries, much like Englishmen today. Field workers unearthed 65 burials (400 to 1000 A.D.) from Anglo-Saxon cemeteries in England and found none who lived past 45.
Kings did better. The mean life expectancy of kings of Scotland and England, reigning from 1000 A.D. to 1600 A.D. were 51 and 48 years, respectively. Their monks did not fare as well. In the Carmelite Abbey, only five percent survived past 45.”I think that if people today only lived until their 40s, they certainly would start marrying earlier and having babies younger. There are still parts of the world where this is true, although perhaps fewer each year.
Thank you! If you like to know the reason, "
Life 1400 years ago was very rough in the too hot desert. The average life span back then was 50 years. People used to die from all kinds of diseases. Both parents of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for instance, died natural deaths before he even knew them.".
Medically 12 years is too young to have babies, but that's a bit of a side issue. Long ago, marriages were often arranged years in advance. I just think that if one wishes to criticize Islam or Mohammed, there are so many valid points to do it on that alleging "rape" in the case of 12 year old marrying is neither right, nor a good choice for criticism.
If prophet had that intention, prophet would have married young women but almost all of spouses was widows.
Edit:
OK. A simpler question to you then. Does the concept of sharia laws breaks the concept of a Republic, breaks the concept of a Democracy, when sharia laws are applied within a Republic or a Democracy?
Are sharia laws compatible with Republic laws, with Democratic laws? Which Republic? Which Democracy? ANY of them.
Sharia itself means law, so an additional "law" after sharia isn't needed.
It also depends on what is
your definition for Republic and Democracy.
A republic is a form of government in which power resides in the people, and the government is ruled by elected leaders run according to law (from Latin: res publica), rather than inherited or appointed (such as through inheritance or divine mandate).
Democracy is "a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity ... are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly."Democracy is further defined as (a:) "government by the people; especially : rule of the majority (b:) " a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections." According to American political scientist Larry Diamond, it consists of four key elements: "1. A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections. 2. The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life. 3. Protection of the human rights of all citizens. 4. A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens"
Both doesn't break Sharia. If you can tell your definition, I might explain better.