tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">33. It hath been ordained that every believer in God ... shall, each day ... repeat "Alláh-u-Abhá" ninety-five times. #18
34. Perform ye ... ablutions for the Obligatory Prayer #18
35. Ye have been forbidden to commit murder #19
36. or adultery #19
37. backbiting or calumny #19
38. We have divided inheritance into seven categories #20
39. to the brothers, five parts ... to the sisters, four parts #20
40. the teachers #20
41. When We heard the clamour of the children as yet unborn, We doubled their share and decreased those of the rest. #20
42. the House of Justice #21
43. Should the deceased leave offspring, but none of the other categories of heirs #22
44. We have assigned the residence and personal clothing of the deceased to the male, not female, offspring, nor to the other heirs. #25
45. Should the son of the deceased have passed away in the days of his father and have left children, they will inherit their father’s share #26
46. If the deceased should leave children who are under age, their share of the inheritance must be entrusted to a reliable individual #27
47. Division of the estate should take place only after the Huqúqu’lláh hath been paid, any debts have been settled, the expenses of the funeral and burial defrayed #28
48. This is that hidden knowledge which shall never change, since its beginning is with nine #29
49. The Lord hath ordained that in every city a House of Justice be established #30
50. the number of Bahá #30
51. It behoveth them to be the trusted ones of the Merciful among men #30
52. take counsel together #30
53. Build ye houses of worship throughout the lands #31
54. The Lord hath ordained that those of you who are able shall make pilgrimage to the sacred House #32
55. and from this He hath exempted women as a mercy on His part #32
56. to engage in some occupation #33
57. The kissing of hands hath been forbidden in the Book. #34
58. To none is it permitted to seek absolution from another soul #34
59. Amongst the people is he who seateth himself amid the sandals by the door whilst coveting in his heart the seat of honour. #36
60. And among the people is he who layeth claim to inner knowledge #36
61. How many a man hath secluded himself in the climes of India, denied himself the things that God hath decreed as lawful, imposed upon himself austerities and mortifications #36
62. Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand years #37
63. This is that of which We gave you forewarning when We were dwelling in ‘Iráq, then later while in the Land of Mystery, and now from this Resplendent Spot. #37
64. Amongst the people is he whose learning hath made him proud ... who, when he heareth the tread of sandals following behind him, waxeth greater in his own esteem #41
65. Nimrod #41
66. Aghsán #42
67. revert to the people of Bahá #42
68. Shave not your heads #44
69. it is not seemly to let the hair pass beyond the limit of the ears #44
70. Exile and imprisonment are decreed for the thief #45
71. on the third offence, place ye a mark upon his brow so that, thus identified, he may not be accepted in the cities of God and His countries #45
72. Whoso wisheth to make use of vessels of silver and gold is at liberty to do so. #46
73. Take heed lest, when partaking of food, ye plunge your hands into the contents of bowls and platters. #46
74. Adopt ye such usages as are most in keeping with refinement. #46
75. He Who is the Dawning-place of God’s Cause hath no partner in the Most Great Infallibility. #47
76. Unto every father hath been enjoined the instruction of his son and daughter in the art of reading and writing #48
77. God hath imposed a fine on every adulterer and adulteress, to be paid to the House of Justice #49
78. nine mithqáls of gold, to be doubled if they should repeat the offence #49
79. We have made it lawful for you to listen to music and singing. #51
80. O ye Men of Justice! #52
81. The penalties for wounding or striking a person depend upon the severity of the injury; for each degree the Lord of Judgement hath prescribed a certain indemnity. # 56
82. Verily, it is enjoined upon you to offer a feast, once in every month #57
83. If ye should hunt with beasts or birds of prey, invoke ye the Name of God when ye send them to pursue their quarry; for then whatever they catch shall be lawful unto you, even should ye find it to have died. #60
84. hunt not to excess #60
85. He hath granted them no right to the property of others. #61
86. Should anyone intentionally destroy a house by fire, him also shall ye burn; should anyone deliberately take another’s life, him also shall ye put to death. #62
87. Should ye condemn the arsonist and the murderer to life imprisonment, it would be permissible according to the provisions of the Book. #62
88. God hath prescribed matrimony unto you. #63
89. Beware that ye take not unto yourselves more wives than two. Whoso contenteth himself with a single partner from among the maidservants of God, both he and she shall live in tranquillity. #63
90. he who would take into his service a maid may do so with propriety #63
91. This is My bidding unto you; hold fast to it as an assistance to yourselves. #63
92. We have conditioned it ... upon the permission of their parents #65
93. No marriage may be contracted without payment of a dowry #66
94. for city-dwellers at nineteen mithqáls of pure gold, and for village-dwellers at the same amount in silver #66
95. Whoso wisheth to increase
