CategoriesKitab-i-aqdasNotes Synopsis And Codification Of The Laws And Ordinances Of The Kitab-i-aqdas Articles181 Any Reference To Vicegerency Debar You From The Sovereignty Of Him Who Is The Vicegerent Of God #167The word here translated Vicegerency is, in the origi... The First Summer We had no communication whatever with the out-side wo... 59 Were I to recount all the verses that have been revealed... 2 Encompassed as I am at this time by the dogs of the eart... 9 We Have Set Forth The Details Of Obligatory Prayer In Another Tablet#8 The original Obligatory Prayer had for reasons of wis... 163 A Fine Had Formerly Been Prescribed For Anyone Who Was The Cause Of Sadness To Another #148 Baha'u'llah abrogates the law of the Persian Bayan co... Know Of A Certainty That In Every Dispensation Know of a certainty that in every Dispensation the li... |
77 God Hath Imposed A Fine On Every Adulterer And Adulteress To Be Paid To The House Of Justice #49Although the term translated here as adultery refers, in its broadest sense, to unlawful sexual intercourse between either married or unmarried individuals (see note 36 for a definition of the term), 'Abdu'l-Baha has specified that the punishment here prescribed is for sexual intercourse between persons who are unmarried. He indicates that it remains for the Universal House of Justice to determine the penalty for adultery committed by a married individual. (See also Q and A 49.) In one of His Tablets, 'Abdu'l-Baha refers to some of the spiritual and social implications of the violation of the laws of morality and, concerning the penalty here described, He indicates that the aim of this law is to make clear to all that such an action is shameful in the eyes of God and that, in the event that the offence can be established and the fine imposed, the principal purpose is the exposure of the offenders--that they are shamed and disgraced in the eyes of society. He affirms that such exposure is in itself the greatest punishment. The House of Justice referred to in this verse is presumably the Local House of Justice, currently known as the Local Spiritual Assembly. Next: 78 Nine Mithqals Of Gold To Be Doubled If They Should Repeat The Offence #49 Previous: 76 Unto Every Father Hath Been Enjoined The Instruction Of His Son And Daughter In The Art Of Reading And Writing #48
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