CEDAW/C/PHL/Q/7-8/Add.1 • pre-marriage counselling • comprehensive gender and health education for youth • gender-based violence 21.6 The Fatwah urges the Muslim youth to get married when the “necessary conditions of mind, maturity and intellectual integrity are met ”. However, the Dar-al-ifta Bangsamoro clarified that the urgency is not applicable to pre-puberty or childhood stage. The Fatwa says that Islam does not precisely fix any marriageable age, although the generally accepted marrying ages for Muslims are 20 years old for males and 18 years for females. 16-06662 33/33