To, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani (may Allah grant him long life). I am Sayyid Muhammad and I was born in 1995. I became adult exceptionally at 8 according to Islamic standards and as most of my friends and relatives say, I became mentally mature at 13. I began to read psychology and sociology books and I used to give advice to people and youngsters at 13 and I am still doing this. Moreover, I have authored five books on family issues titled “Encyclopedia of Family” (4 volumes) and “Take Marriage Easy” (1 volume). I have also been writing articles on family, social and occasionally political issues. As of now, I have written as many as 100 articles on family related subjects. To be honest, I am very well acquainted with the principles and doctrines of Islam and family law. I have good knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence. At present I am 17 years old and I have full knowledge of fatawa (verdicts) of 35 religious authorities or jurisprudents. I am a religious minded person. I have been in love with my cousin (maternal aunt’s daughter) for the past one year and I am pretty certain that there is no rational, moral or religious objection to my love. I have done Istikhara for five times to make sure she is suitable and appropriate for me. Every time I did Istikhara, it came out excellent. I am certain that my love, which is pure in nature, is a gift of God. It should be noted that I have never been in touch with my cousin during the past one year in which I have fallen in love with her. I haven’t talked to her either. No one knows that I love her. The girl also does not know that I love her. Also, I have not tried to start friendship or establish a secret relationship with her because my knowledge of religious and Islamic issues tells me that such a relationship is illicit. However, I understand that I have pure love for her and I have not committed any error in this regard. Now I am willing to go ahead and send her a proposal for marriage. I would like to ask you whether or not it is appropriate for me to marry her at this age. Is it haram for me to love her? I request you to pray for this union to take place.