Your browser does not support the audio element | In a Tablet to a follower of the Faith in Persia He wrote: "In all the Divine Dispensations the eldest son hath been given extraordinary distinctions |
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45 Should the son of the deceased have passed away in the days of his father and have left children, they will inherit their father's share This aspect of the law applies only in the case of the son who predeceases his father or mother | Thus hath the Lord your God commanded you |
These, verily, are the Laws of God; transgress them not at the prompting of your base and selfish desires.
Observe ye the injunctions laid upon you by Him Who is the Dawning-place of Utterance | The remaining third of the inheritance shall, in any case, revert to the Seat of Justice |
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Beware lest ye put away that which is clearly revealed in His Tablet | Shoghi Effendi has indicated that this is a "temporary appellation" which, |
The major functions of these institutions are outlined in the Constitution of the Universal House of Justice, and in those of the National and Local Spiritual Assemblies.