Questions and Answers
Index by Opening Phrase
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Concerning the Most Great Festival The Most Great Festival commenceth late in the ... |
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Concerning the Festival of the Twin Birthdays The Birth of the Abhá Beauty ... |
| 3 |
Concerning the Marriage Verses For men: "We will all, verily, abide by the ... |
| 4 |
Should a man go on a journey without specifying a time for his ... |
| 5 |
Concerning the holy verse: "When We heard the clamour of the children as ... |
| 6 |
Is it necessary that the brother, in order to qualify for his portion ... |
| 7 |
Amongst the provisions concerning inheritance it hath been laid down that, should the ... |
| 8 |
Concerning the basic sum on which Huqúqu'lláh is payable. The basic sum on ... |
| 9 |
Which is to take precedence: the Huqúqu'lláh, the debts of the deceased or ... |
| 10 |
Shaving the head hath been forbidden in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas but enjoined in the ... |
| 11 |
If intercourse take place between a couple during their year of patience, and ... |
| 12 |
Should antipathy develop between a couple after the Marriage Verses have been read ... |
| 13 |
Is the consent of the parents on both sides prerequisite to marriage, or ... |
| 14 |
The believers have been enjoined to face in the direction of the Qiblih ... |
| 15 |
Concerning the remembrance of God in the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár "at the hour of dawn". |
| 16 |
Is the ordinance that the body of the deceased should be carried no ... |
| 17 |
What procedure should be followed on the discovery of lost property? If such ... |
| 18 |
With reference to the ablutions: if, for example, a person hath just bathed ... |
| 19 |
Should a person plan to migrate from his country, and his wife be ... |
| 20 |
Concerning the age of maturity with respect to religious duties. The age of ... |
| 21 |
Concerning the holy verse: "When travelling, if ye should stop and rest in ... |
| 22 |
Concerning the definition of a journey. The definition of a journey is nine ... |
| 23 |
Concerning the punishment of the adulterer and adulteress. Nine mithqáls are payable for ... |
| 24 |
Concerning hunting. He saith, exalted be He: "If ye should hunt with beasts ... |
| 25 |
Concerning the pilgrimage. It is an obligation to make pilgrimage to one of ... |
| 26 |
Concerning the dowry. Regarding dowry, the intention of contenting oneself with the lowest ... |
| 27 |
Concerning the sacred verse: "If, however, news should reach her of her husband's ... |
| 28 |
Again inquiry hath been made about the teacher's share of the inheritance. Should ... |
| 29 |
Again inquiry hath been made about the pilgrimage. By pilgrimage to the sacred ... |
| 30 |
Concerning the verse: "he who would take into his service a maid may ... |
| 31 |
Concerning the sacred verse: "The Lord hath prohibited ... the practice to which ye ... |
| 32 |
Concerning the restoration and preservation of the two Houses in the Twin Spots, ... |
| 33 |
Again inquiry hath been made about the inheritance of the teacher. If the ... |
| 34 |
Concerning the residence which hath been assigned exclusively to the male offspring. If ... |
| 35 |
Concerning Naw-Rúz. The Festival of Naw-Rúz falleth on the day that the sun ... |
| 36 |
If the anniversary either of the Twin Birthdays or of the Declaration of ... |
| 37 |
In the holy ordinances governing inheritance, the residence and personal clothing of the ... |
| 38 |
Concerning divorce, which must be preceded by a year of patience: if only ... |
| 39 |
In connection with the dowry, what if the bridegroom cannot pay this sum ... |
| 40 |
If during the year of patience the fragrance of affection be renewed, only ... |
| 41 |
The residence and personal clothing of the deceased have been assigned to the ... |
| 42 |
The ordinance of Huqúqu'lláh is revealed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Is the residence, with ... |
| 43 |
Concerning the betrothal of a girl before maturity. This practice hath been pronounced ... |
| 44 |
If a person hath, for example, a hundred túmáns, payeth the Huqúq on ... |
| 45 |
If, after payment of Huqúq, this same sum of one hundred túmáns is ... |
| 46 |
With reference to the sacred verse, "God hath prescribed matrimony unto you", is ... |
| 47 |
Supposing that a man hath wed a certain woman believing her to be ... |
| 48 |
"A feast hath been enjoined upon you..." Is this obligatory or not? It ... |
| 49 |
Concerning the penalties for adultery, sodomy, and theft, and the degrees thereof. The ... |
| 50 |
Concerning the legitimacy or otherwise of marrying one's relatives. These matters likewise rest ... |
| 51 |
With reference to ablutions, it hath been revealed, "Let him that findeth no ... |
| 52 |
Is the recitation of the verse revealed to replace the Prayer of the ... |
| 53 |
With reference to inheritance, when there are full brothers and full sisters, would ... |
| 54 |
He saith, exalted be He: "Should the son of the deceased have passed ... |
| 55 |
If the deceased be a woman, to whom is the "wife's" share of ... |
| 56 |
Concerning the shrouding of the body of the deceased which is decreed to ... |
| 57 |
Concerning disparities between certain revealed verses. Many Tablets were revealed and dispatched in ... |
| 58 |
Concerning the blessed verse, "When travelling, if ye should stop and rest in ... |
| 59 |
If, after a traveller hath stopped and rested it is the time for ... |
| 60 |
If, due to missed Obligatory Prayers, a number of prostrations are required, must ... |
| 61 |
If an Obligatory Prayer be omitted at home, is it to be compensated ... |
| 62 |
If, for another purpose, one hath performed ablutions, and the time of obligatory ... |
| 63 |
In the Kitáb-i-Aqdas obligatory prayer hath been enjoined, consisting of nine rak'ahs, to ... |
| 64 |
In determining time, is it permissible to rely on clocks and watches? It ... |
| 65 |
In the Tablet of Obligatory Prayers, three prayers are revealed; is the performance ... |
| 66 |
Are ablutions for the morning prayer still valid for the noonday prayer? And ... |
| 67 |
Concerning the long Obligatory Prayer, it is required to stand up and "turn ... |
| 68 |
Concerning the sacred verse: "Recite ye the verses of God every morn and ... |
| 69 |
May a person, in drawing up his will, assign some portion of his ... |
| 70 |
Is the use of the burial ring enjoined exclusively for adults, or is ... |
| 71 |
Should a person wish to fast at a time other than in the ... |
| 72 |
Again a question hath been asked concerning the residence and personal clothing: are ... |
| 73 |
If, upon completion of the year of patience, the husband refuseth to allow ... |
| 74 |
Concerning the definition of old age. To the Arabs it denoteth the furthest ... |
| 75 |
Concerning the limit of fasting for someone travelling on foot. The limit is ... |
| 76 |
Concerning observance of the Fast by people engaged in hard labour during the ... |
| 77 |
Do ablutions performed for the Obligatory Prayer suffice for the ninety-five repetitions ... |
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Concerning clothes and jewellery which a husband may have purchased for his wife: ... |
| 79 |
Concerning the criterion of justness when proving some matter dependent on the testimony ... |
| 80 |
If the deceased hath not settled his obligation to Huqúqu'lláh, nor paid his ... |
| 81 |
Should the third Obligatory Prayer be offered while seated or standing? It is ... |
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Concerning the first Obligatory Prayer it hath been ordained, "one should perform it ... |
| 83 |
Concerning the definition of "morning", "noon" and "evening". These are sunrise, noon and .. |
| 84 |
Is it permissible for a believer to marry an unbeliever? Both taking and ... |
| 85 |
Concerning the Prayer for the Dead: should it precede or follow the interment? ... |
| 86 |
At noon, which is the time for two of the Obligatory Prayersthe ... |
| 87 |
Concerning the dowry for village-dwellers which is to be of silver: is ... |
| 88 |
What is the criterion for determining if one is a city-dweller or ... |
| 89 |
In the holy Tablets it hath been revealed that when someone acquireth the ... |
| 90 |
When one's wealth exceeds nineteen, is it necessary for it to increase by ... |
| 91 |
Concerning pure water, and the point at which it is considered used. Small ... |
| 92 |
In a treatise in Persian on various questions, the age of maturity hath ... |
| 93 |
Concerning fasting and obligatory prayer by the sick. In truth, I say that ... |
| 94 |
Concerning mosques, chapels and temples. Whatever hath been constructed for the worship of ... |
| 95 |
Regarding the appointments of a place of business, which are needed for carrying ... |
| 96 |
Concerning the exchange of property held in trust for cash or other forms ... |
| 97 |
Concerning the washing of the feet in winter and summer. It is the ... |
| 98 |
A further question on divorce. Since God, exalted be His glory, doth not ... |
| 99 |
Concerning consultation. If consultation among the first group of people assembled endeth in ... |
| 100 |
Concerning inheritance. Regarding inheritance, that which the Primal Point hath ordainedmay the ... |
| 101 |
Concerning the law on treasure trove. Should a treasure be found, one third ... |
| 102 |
Concerning Huqúq on real estate which yieldeth no profit. The ordinance of God ... |
| 103 |
Concerning the holy verse: "In regions where the days and nights grow long, ... |
| 104 |
In the Tablet to Abá Badí', this holy verse hath been revealed: "Verily, ... |
| 105 |
And in another Tablet, these exalted words have been revealed: O Muhammad! The ... |
| 106 |
He is God, exalted be He, the Lord of majesty and power! The ... |
| 107 |
In one of the Tablets He, exalted be His words, hath revealed: And |
