The purpose of the present study is to review the age of puberty and its concept from the view of Imāmiyah jurisprudence. The method of study is descriptive-analytic and the results indicate that in the Noble Qur'an, there is no mention of confirmation or negation of a
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The purpose of the present study is to review the age of puberty and its concept from the view of Imāmiyah jurisprudence. The method of study is descriptive-analytic and the results indicate that in the Noble Qur'an, there is no mention of confirmation or negation of a certain age for puberty. Pubic hair and nocturnal emission, not a certain age, have been mentioned as the natural signs for puberty in the verses so it shows that age is not an indicator to determine puberty. The question is whether the age of puberty is merely a religious and binding determination or it is based on some transformations that occur during the adolescence of every human. If it is not a merely binding issue, some other factors such as time, place, nutrition, economy, and … are effective on that. Reviewing the ideas of prior and recent jurists indicates that puberty is not a binding issue, but rather it is an external subject. Signs and symptoms mentioned by the holy legislator for puberty are not as a matter of ends but instruments.
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