tag name Age of maturity (children) type: Miscellaneous; Practices web link bahai-library.com/tags/Age_of_maturity_(children) variations or mis-spellings Age of majority related tags Children; Declaration and registration; Exemption; Fasting; Maturity of humanity; Obligatory prayer; Responsibility; Youth referring tags Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas) selected quotations
(authoritative sources)These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:
"We have commanded you to pray and fast from the beginning of maturity ¶10 Bahá’u’lláh defines the “age of maturity with respect to religious duties” as “fifteen for both men and women” (Q&A 20). For details of the period of fasting, see note 25."
– Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, note 13
"Know thou that before maturity man liveth from day to day and comprehendeth only such matters as are superficial and outwardly obvious. However, when he cometh of age he understandeth the realities of things and the inner truths. Indeed, in his comprehension, his feelings, his deductions and his discoveries, every day of his life after maturity is equal to a year before it."
– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, Extract from a Tablet of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
In relation to elections of Bahá'í Spiritual Assemblies:
"... For this purpose, the definition of adult was temporarily fixed at the age of 21 years by the Guardian, who indicated it was open to change by the Universal House of Justice in the future..."
– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 49
references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority; bahai9.com/wiki/Age_of_maturity; bahaiquotes.com/subject/maturity-age; bahaiquotes.com/subject/registration-age-maturity
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