llah, and an equal
portion correspondingly reduced from each of the
remaining beneficiaries.
c.

i. In cases where there is no issue the
share of the children reverts to the House
of Justice to be expended on orphans and
widows and for whatever will profit mankind.
ii. If the son of the deceased be dead and
leave issue, these will inherit the share of
their father. If the daughter of the
deceased be dead and leave issue, her share
will have to be divided into the seven
categories specified in the Most Holy Book.

d. Should one leave offspring but either part or
all of the other categories of inheritors be
nonexistent, two thirds of their shares reverts to
the offspring and one third to the House of
Justice.
e. Should none of the specified beneficiaries
exist, two thirds of the inheritance reverts to
the nephews and nieces of the deceased. If these
do not exist, the same share reverts to the aunts
and uncles; lacking these, to their sons and
daughters. In any case the remaining third reverts
to the House of Justice.
f. Should one leave none of the aforementioned
heirs, the entire inheritance reverts to the House
of Justice.
g. The residence and the personal clothing of the
deceased father pass to the male not to the female
offspring. If there be several residences the
principal and most important one passes to the
male offspring. The remaining residences will
together with the other possessions of the
deceased have to be divided among the heirs. If
there be no male offspring two thirds of the