New life as Abdul FaridHe was also quick to reply when the subject of his conversion to Islam was brought up, saying he had long been reconsidering his faith.
While Aguilar did not mention it, Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu said in an interview before the wedding that the singer became a Muslim about six months ago.
Mangudadatu, a good friend of Aguilar, was one of the principal sponsors of the wedding.
"'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.
He added: "Kaya saan ako pupunta? Doon ako pupunta sa tumatanggap sa relasyon namin. Hindi 'yon ang dahilan. Ang dahilan -- ipakita na talagang nagmamahalan kami."
Mangudadatu explained that under Islamic practices, a couple can marry as soon as the woman has her first menstruation.
Presidential Decree No. 1083, which recognizes the system of Filipino Muslim laws, provides that "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."
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