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78. nine mithqáls of gold, to be doubled if they should repeat the offence # 49 |
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A mithqál is a unit of weight. The weight of the traditional
mithqál used in the Middle East is equivalent to 24
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nákhuds. However, the mithqál used by the Bahá’ís consists
of 19 nákhuds, “in accordance with the specification of the
Bayán” (Q and A 23). The weight of nine of these mithqáls
equals 32.775 grammes or 1.05374 troy ounces.
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In relation to the application of the fine, Bahá’u’lláh
clearly specifies that each succeeding fine is double the
preceding one (Q and A 23); thus the fine imposed increases in
geometrical progression. The imposition of this fine is
intended for a future condition of society, at which time the
law will be supplemented and applied by the Universal
House of Justice.
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