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

Holy war, n173

Home see Houses (below)

Homemaking, n56

Homosexual relations, K107, 158, n134

Hospitality, 14, K16, K57, n29, n82

House(s)

entering without permission of owner, K145, 158

furnishings, renewal, K151, Q8, Q42, Q95, 162, n166

sacred see Holy places and Historical Sites

Twin see Holy Places and Historical Sites

House(s) of Justice, 3-4, see also House of Justice, Local (below); House of Justice, National (Secondary) (below); House of Justice, Universal (International) (below)

assures education of children, K48

charged with affairs of the people, 91

legislates on marriage between relatives, Q50, 150, n133

matters of State to be referred to, 91

membership

composition, n80

number n50

referred to as Deputies, 13, K147, n56, n162

referred to as Trustees, 91, Q50, Q98

ordained in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, 13, K30, 145, n49

powers and duties, n51

receives fines for sexual offences, K49, Q11, n77

receives one third of all fines, K52

receives two thirds of treasure trove, Q101

term used non-specifically by Bahá’u’lláh, n42

treasury, Q72, n42

House of Justice, Local, 3-4, n183, see also House(s) of Justice (above)

administers divorces, Q98, 152, n100

financial assistance to the poor. K147, n56, n162

inheritances from missing heirs, K21-22, Q6-7, Q28, Q33, Q41, Q72, Q100, 154-156, n38-39, n42-44

membership

men and women eligible, n80

number, n50

ordained by Bahá’u’lláh, K30, n49

powers and duties, n51

House of Justice, National (Secondary), n49-51, n80, n183, see also House(s) of Justice (above)

House of Justice, Universal (International), see also House(s) of Justice (above)

authority conferred by Bahá’u’lláh, 3

constitution, n51

divinely guided, 3

election method, 4, n49

establishment, K42, n66-67

membership

confined to men, n80

number, n50

powers and duties, n51

administers endowments, K42, n66-67

future legislation

application of penalties for murder and arson, n86-87

application of penalties for sexual offences, Q49, n36, n77-78, n134

degrees of, and application of penalties for theft, Q49, n70-71

manner of applying various laws of Bahá’u’lláh, n31,