- Baligh
In Islamic
legal terminology, Baligh orBulugh ( _ar. بالغ or بُلوغ) refers to a person who has reached maturity orpuberty and has full responsibility underIslamic law . Legal theorists assign different ages and criteria for reaching this state for both males and females. [John Esposito , Islam,Oxford University Press 2003]For example, in issues pertaining to marriage, "baligh" is related to the
Arabic legal expression, "hatta tutiqa'l-rijal", which means that the a wedding may not take place until the girl is physically fit to engage insexual intercourse . In comparison, "baligh" or "balaghat" concerns the reaching ofsexual maturity which becomes manifest by themenses . The age related to these two concepts can, but need not necessarily, coincide. Only after a separate condition called "rushd", or intellectual maturity to handle one's own property, is reached can a girl receive herbridewealth . [Masud, "Islamic Legal Interpretation, Muftis and Their Fatwas",Harvard University Press, 1996]Notes
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*http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.SINALBULUGH.html
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