188 Should anyone unintentionally take another’s life, it is incumbent
upon him to render to the family of the deceased an indemnity of one
hundred miṯẖqáls of gold. Observe ye that which hath been enjoined upon
you in this Tablet, and be not of those who overstep its limits.
189 O members of parliaments throughout the world! Select ye a single
language for the use of all on earth, and adopt ye likewise a common
script. God, verily, maketh plain for you that which shall profit you and
enable you to be independent of others. He, of a truth, is the Most
Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. This will be the cause of
unity, could ye but comprehend it, and the greatest instrument for
promoting harmony and civilization, would that ye might understand! We
have appointed two signs for the coming of age of the human race: the
first, which is the most firm foundation, We have set down in other of Our
Tablets, while the second hath been revealed in this wondrous Book.
190 It hath been forbidden you to smoke opium. We, truly, have prohibited
this practice through a most binding interdiction in the Book. Should
anyone partake thereof, assuredly he is not of Me. Fear God, O ye endued
with understanding!
SOME TEXTS REVEALED BY BAHÁ’U’LLÁH SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE KITÁB-I-AQDAS
"A number of Tablets revealed by Bahá’u’lláh after the..."
A number of Tablets revealed by Bahá’u’lláh after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
contain passages supplementary to the provisions of the Most Holy Book.
The most noteworthy of these have been published in Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh
revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Included in this section is an extract
from the Tablet of Is̱ẖráqát. The text of the three Obligatory Prayers
referred to in Questions and Answers and the Prayer for the Dead mentioned
in the Text are, likewise, reprinted here.
The Tablet of Is̱ẖráqát
The Eighth Is̱ẖráq
This passage, now written by the Pen of Glory, is accounted as part of the
Most Holy Book: The men of God’s House of Justice have been charged with
the affairs of the people. They, in truth, are the Trustees of God among
His servants and the daysprings of authority in His countries.
O people of God! That which traineth the world is Justice, for it is
upheld by two pillars, reward and punishment. These two pillars are the
sources of life to the world. Inasmuch as for each day there is a new
problem and for every problem an expedient solution, such affairs should
be referred to the House of Justice that the members thereof may act
according to the needs and requirements of the time. They that, for the
sake of God, arise to serve His Cause, are the recipients of divine
inspiration from the unseen Kingdom. It is incumbent upon all to be
obedient unto them. All matters of State should be referred to the House
of Justice, but acts of worship must be observed according to that which
God hath revealed in His Book.
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