An-Nur 24:59
The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 358
Permission at Maturity
وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلۡأَطۡفَٰلُ مِنكُمُ ٱلۡحُلُمَ فَلۡيَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُواْ كَمَا ٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمࣱ ٥٩
And when the children among you come to puberty then let them ask leave even as those before them used to ask it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When your children reach puberty, let them ask permission as those before them did.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the main sign of maturity is puberty; its minimum age is nine for girls and twelve for boys, the usual being fourteen or fifteen.
Reflect
Teach children their responsibilities as they grow.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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