Compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, Bahá’í World Centre, April 2007
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24. “O my heavenly friends! It is certain and evident that the Incomparable…”
O my heavenly friends! It is certain and evident that the Incomparable
One is always praised for His absolute wealth, distinguished for His
all-embracing mercy, characterized by His eternal grace, and known for
His gifts to the world of existence. Nonetheless, in accordance with
His inscrutable wisdom and in order to apply a unique test to
distinguish the friend from the stranger, He hath enjoined the
Huqúq upon His servants and made it obligatory.
Those who have observed this weighty ordinance have received heavenly
blessings and in both worlds their faces have shone radiantly and their
nostrils have been perfumed by the sweet savours of God’s tender mercy.
One of the tokens of His consummate wisdom is that the payment of the
Huqúq will enable the donors to become firm and
steadfast and will exert a great influence on their hearts and souls.
Furthermore, the Huqúq will be used for charitable
purposes.