The Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Questions and Answers
father’s share...” What is to be done if the daughter hath died during the lifetime of her father?
Answer:Her share of the inheritance should be distributed among the seven categories of heirs according to the ordinance of the Book.
55Question:If the deceased be a woman, to whom is the “wife’s” share of the inheritance allotted?
Answer:The “wife’s” share of the inheritance is allotted to the husband.
56Question:Concerning the shrouding of the body of the deceased which is decreed to comprise five sheets: does the five refer to five cloths which were hitherto customarily used or to five full-length shrouds wrapped one around the other?
Answer:The use of five cloths is intended.
57Question:Concerning disparities between certain revealed verses.
Answer:Many
Tablets were revealed and dispatched in their original form without being checked and reviewed. Consequently, as bidden, they were again read out in the Holy Presence, and brought into conformity with the grammatical conventions of the people in order to forestall the cavils of opponents of the Cause. Another reason for this practice is that the new style inaugurated by
the Herald, may the souls of all else but Him be offered up for His sake, was seen to be marked by substantial latitude in adherence to the rules of
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