The Most Holy Book : The Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Bahá’u’lláh

of Justice; Learned, among people of Bahá

Earning one’s living, K147, n56, n162, see also Work

East, customs in, n59, n64

Eating, plunging hand in food, K46, 158, n73

Ecclesiastics see Clergy

Education see also Knowledge

areas of study

arts and sciences, K77, 160

languages, 161

of children, 14, K48, K150, 157, Q105, n40

daughters take precedence, n76

of humanity through Divine Revelation, K45, Q106

and Mashriqu’l-Adhkár n53

Effigies, K31

Elderly, K10, Q74, 146, n14, n25, n31

Elections, Bahá’í, 4, n49, n80, n183, see also House(s) of Justice

Elements, transmutation of, n194

Endowments, K42, n66-67

Engagement see Betrothal

Epistles see Bahá’u’lláh, Writings of

Equality of the sexes, 7, see also Mutatis mutandis, application of laws equally to both sexes

Equinox, n26, n147

Esoteric knowledge, n60

Estate see Inheritance

Eternity, K182

definition (for the purpose of Obligatory Prayer), K6, Q83, 146, 148, n5

prayer, K33

recitation of verses, K149, Q68, n165

times of the Fast, K17, n25, n32, see also Fasting (below)

Evil, K2, K37, K39, K41, K59, K164

Exemptions Fasting (below); Ḥuqúqu’lláh; Obligatory Prayer(s); Pilgrimage

not viewed as prohibitions, n20, n55

Exhortations, 4, 14-15, 143, 156-162

Exile, punishment for thief, K45, n70

Expenses, K28, K69, Q47, Q69, n47, n125

Face see Ablutions; Qiblih

Fairness, 14, K4, K40, K187, 160

Faithfulness, 14, K7, K97, K120, K149, 160

Faithlessness, K97, K149

Family, n76, n91, n133, see also Marriage

bedrock of society, n134

Fanaticism, 14, K144, 161

Fancies, idle, K17, K35, K37, K178, 160

Fasting, 4, 14, K10, K16, 148-149

age of maturity for, K10, 148, n13, n25

conditions, 148-149

abstinence from food and drink, K17, n25, n32

includes smoking, n32

hours, K17, n17, n25

duration, K16-17, 148, n26-27

during days other than prescribed, Q71, 149

exemptions from, due to

age K10, 149, n14, n25, n31

Bahá’í Holy Days, Q36, n138

illness, K10, K16, Q93, 149, n14, n31

hard labour, Q76, 149, n31

menstruation, K13, 149, n20, n31, n34

pregnancy and nursing, K16, 149, n31