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| The minimum age at which a person is expected to obey the laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in regard to prayer, fasting, marriage, etc. Bahá'u'lláh has set this age at fifteen. Shoghi Effendi has explained that it does not apply to administrative functions, such as voting and serving on spiritual assemblies, the minimum age for which is, at present, set at twenty-one. |
| Children of Bahá'í parents under the age of fifteen are considered to be Bahá'ís and should observe the Bahá'í Holy Days, not attending school on these days if it can be arranged. A person may declare his belief in Bahá'u'lláh at any age; it is not necessary to wait until the age of fifteen. Some national assemblies require children to wait until they reach fifteen before enrolling in the Faith but this is not universal. |
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