Freddie Aguilar Muslim Wedding, Aguilar marries teen girlfriend,
The controversial singer Freddie Aguilar originally planned to settle down when his teen girlfriend turns 18 but he could not wait.
A Muslim wedding ceremony was immediately made on Friday to unite the “Anak” hit maker, Freddie Aguilar, and his 16-year-old girlfriend. The Islamic rite was set up in Buluan, Maguindanao. Shortly after the wedding ceremony, the wife of Aguilar briefly spoke to media men. She said that she is enormously happy to have Freddie Aguilar as her husband.
Reports indicated that the popular singer decided to marry his girlfriend the soonest possible to end the criticisms he received from various groups of people who are against their relationship. The newlywed couple was also quick to address the subject of Freddie’s conversion to Islam. The singer said that he has been reconsidering his faith since high school.
"'Yung pagbabalik-Islam ko naman ay dahil matagal ko naring kinikwestyon 'yung conversion ko. Kahit nung high school palang ako, ayaw kong pumasok at pag-aralan 'yung religion doon, kasi ang pagtuturo nung high school ako ay Spanish.
"So sabi ko, 'Bakit ko pag-aaralan ang religion, eh iyang mga Espanyol na 'yan ang nagpahirap sa ating bayan no'ng araw?' So itong pagbabalik-Islam ko, tamang-tama, dahil dito sa Islam, tinatanggap ang pagmamahalan namin ni [girlfriend]," said Aguilar, whose Muslim name is Abdul Farid.
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Meanwhile, Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu, a good friend of Aguilar, was one of the major sponsors of the wedding. The Governor said in an interview that the singer became a Muslim about six months ago.
Mangudadatu explained that under Islamic practices, a couple can marry as soon as the woman has her first menstruation. Under the Philippine law, specifically Presidential Decree No. 1083, Muslim marriage laws are also recognized. The decree says,
"Any Muslim male at least 15 years of age and any Muslim female of the age of puberty or upwards and not suffering from any impediment under the provisions of this Code may contract marriage."
The provision further reads: "A female is presumed to have attained puberty upon reaching the age of fifteen." –ABS-CBN news