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| =Sexual maturity=
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| Sexual maturity in humans is the biological, mental, psychological and emotional capability and readiness to reproduce.
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| ==Biological==
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| ===Objections and refutations against them===
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| ====Biological maturity is not a requirement====
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| [[ʿAlī al-Ḥusaynī al-Sīstānī]] is an Iranian-Iraqi Islamic scholar, is one of the most senior scholars of Twelver Shia with the rank of Grand Ayatollah and marja' and has been described as the spiritual leader of Shia Muslims worldwide.
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| In his treatise on practical law (risālah), he states:
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| {{Ruling 2428. If a person marries a non-bālighah (prepubescent) girl, it is unlawful for him to have sexual intercourse with her until she has completed nine lunar years.}}
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| {{Ruling 2528. There is no ʿiddah for a girl who has not completed nine lunar years nor for a postmenopausal woman. This means that even if their husbands have had sexual intercourse with them, they can marry immediately after divorce.}}
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| {{blockquote|Kitty became so idealized and started to lead her own life in the diary that it ceases to matter who is meant by 'Kitty'. The name ... is not meant to be me.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quotes by Kathe Egyedi from Quotes.net |url=http://www.quotes.net/quote/56340 |work=Quotes.net |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref>}}
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| The above two rulings imply that sexual intercourse with a prepubescent girl is permissible.
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| ==Mental==
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| ===Objections and refutations against them===
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| ==Psychological==
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| ===Objections and refutations against them===
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| ==Emotional==
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