I. THE APPOINTMENT OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ AS THE SUCCESSOR OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH
AND INTERPRETER OF HIS TEACHINGS
A. Turn towards Him
B. Refer to Him
II. ANTICIPATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE GUARDIANSHIP
III. THE INSTITUTION OF THE HOUSE OF JUSTICE
IV. LAWS, ORDINANCES AND EXHORTATIONS
A. Prayer
B. Fasting
C. Laws of Personal Status
D. Miscellaneous Laws, Ordinances and Exhortations
V. SPECIFIC ADMONITIONS, REPROOFS AND WARNINGS
VI. MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS
Synopsis And Codification
I. THE APPOINTMENT OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ AS THE SUCCESSOR OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH
AND INTERPRETER OF HIS TEACHINGS
A. The faithful are enjoined to turn their faces towards the
One "Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this
Ancient Root".
B. The faithful are bidden to refer whatsoever they do not
understand in the Bahá’í writings to "Him Who hath branched
from this mighty Stock".
II. ANTICIPATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE GUARDIANSHIP
III. THE INSTITUTION OF THE HOUSE OF JUSTICE
A. The House of Justice is formally ordained.
B. Its functions are defined.
C. Its revenues are fixed.
IV. LAWS, ORDINANCES AND EXHORTATIONS
A. Prayer
1. The sublime station occupied by the Obligatory
Prayers in the Bahá’í Revelation.
2. The Qiblih:
a. Identified by the Báb with "the One Whom God
will make manifest".
b. The appointment made by the Báb is confirmed by
Bahá’u’lláh.
c. Bahá’u’lláh ordains His resting-place as the
Qiblih after His passing.
d. Turning to the Qiblih is mandatory while
reciting the Obligatory Prayers.
3. The Obligatory Prayers are binding on men and women
on attaining the age of maturity, which is fixed at 15.
4. Exemption from offering the Obligatory Prayers is
granted to:
a. Those who are ill.
b. Those who are over 70.
c. Women in their courses provided they perform
their ablutions and repeat a specifically revealed
verse 95 times a day.
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