Matin Research Journal

Matin Research Journal

A Study of the Concept and Criterion of Childhood in Islamic Thought and Iranian Laws for Entitlement to Related Rights

Document Type : Original Article

Author
University professor and director of Political and Law Sciences Departments of Kharazmi University (Teacher Training).
Abstract
The present article is an attempt to study the concept of childhood and its stages. Also attempts have been made in this article to study childhood from the viewpoints of Quran, ulema, jurisprudents, Iranian civil code, Islamic jurisprudence and conventions on the children rights. In the end the responsibilities of the parents before marriage, before birth and after birth have been discussed.
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