ablet of Is{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}raqat, Baha'u'llah affirms that the Most Great
Infallibility is confined to the Manifestations of God.

Chapter 45 in Some Answered Questions is devoted to an explanation by
'Abdu'l-Baha of this verse of the Aqdas. In this chapter He stresses,
among other things, the inseparability of essential "infallibility" from
the Manifestations of God, and asserts that "whatever emanates from Them
is identical with the truth, and conformable to reality", that "They are
not under the shadow of the former laws", and "Whatever They say is the
word of God, and whatever They perform is an upright action".

76. Unto every father hath been enjoined the instruction of his son and
daughter in the art of reading and writing #48

'Abdu'l-Baha, in His Tablets, not only calls attention to the
responsibility of parents to educate all their children, but He also
clearly specifies that the "training and culture of daughters is more
necessary than that of sons", for girls will one day be mothers, and
mothers are the first educators of the new generation. If it is not
possible, therefore, for a family to educate all the children, preference
is to be accorded to daughters since, through educated mothers, the
benefits of knowledge can be most effectively and rapidly diffused
throughout society.

77. God hath imposed a fine on every adulterer and adulteress, to be paid
to the House of Justice #49

Although the term translated here as adultery refers, in its broadest
sense, to unlawful sexual intercourse between either married or unmarried
individuals (see note 36 for a definition of the term), 'Abdu'l-Baha has
specified that the punishment here prescribed is for sexual intercourse
between persons who are unmarried. He indicates that it remains for the
Universal House of Justice to determine the penalty for adultery committed
by a married individual. (See also Q and A 49.)

In one of His Tablets, 'Abdu'l-Baha refers to some of the spiritual and
social implications of the violation of the laws of morality and,
concerning the penalty here described, He indicates that the aim of this
law is to make clear to all that such an action is shameful in the eyes of
God and that, in the event that the offence can be established and the
fine imposed, the principal purpose is the exposure of the offenders--that
they are shamed and disgraced in the eyes of society. He affirms that suc