The Kitáb-i-Aqdas : The Most Holy Book
Questions and Answers
1Question:Concerning the Most Great Festival.Answer:The Most Great Festival commenceth late in the afternoon of the thirteenth day of the second month of the year according to the
Bayán. On the first, ninth and twelfth days of this Festival, work is forbidden.
2Question:Concerning the Festival of the Twin Birthdays.Answer:The Birth of the
Abhá Beauty1 was at the hour of dawn on the second day of the month of Muharram,
2 the first day of which marketh the Birth of
His Herald. These two days are accounted as one in the sight of God.
3Question:Concerning the Marriage Verses.3
Answer:For men: “We will all, verily, abide by the Will of God.” For women: “We will all, verily, abide by the Will of God.”
4Question:Should a man go on a journey without specifying a time for his return—without indicating, in other words, the expected period of his absence—and should no word be heard of him thereafter, and all trace
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