The Kitáb-i-Aqdas : The Most Holy Book
Questions and Answers
the Court of the Most High. In His hand is the source of authority; He ordaineth as He pleaseth. In this regard, a law was revealed in the
Land of Mystery,
1 temporarily awarding the missing heirs’ inheritance to the existing heirs until such time as the House of Justice shall be established, when the decree concerning this will be promulgated. The inheritance, however, of those who emigrated in the same year as the
Ancient Beauty, hath been awarded to their heirs, and this is a bounty of God bestowed upon them.
101Question:Concerning the law on treasure trove.
Answer:Should a treasure be found, one third thereof is the right of the discoverer, and the other two thirds should be expended by the men of the House of Justice for the welfare of all people. This shall be done after the establishment of the House of Justice, and until that time it shall be committed to the keeping of trustworthy persons in each locality and territory. He, in truth, is the Ruler, the Ordainer, the Omniscient, the All-Informed.
102Question:Concerning Ḥuqúq on real estate which yieldeth no profit.Answer:The ordinance of God is that real estate which hath ceased to yield income, that is,
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