e stressed that "it is
this body which will enact laws and legislate upon secondary matters which
are not explicit in the Holy Text".

96. should any one of His servants intend to travel, he must fix for his
wife a time when he will return home #67

If the husband leaves without informing his wife of the date of his
return, and no news of him reaches her and all trace of him is lost,
Baha'u'llah has stated that, should the husband have been aware of the law
prescribed in the Kitab-i-Aqdas, the wife may remarry after waiting a full
year. If, however, the husband was unaware of the law, the wife must wait
until news of her husband reaches her (Q and A 4).

97. it behoveth her to wait for a period of nine months, after which there
is no impediment to her taking another husband #67

In the event of the husband's failure, either to return at the end of the
specified period of time or to notify his wife of a delay, the wife must
wait nine months, after which she is free to remarry, though it is
preferable for her to wait longer (see note 147 for the Baha'i calendar).

Baha'u'llah states that, in such circumstances, should news reach the wife
of "her husband's death or murder", she must also wait nine months, prior
to remarrying (Q and A 27). 'Abdu'l-Baha, in a Tablet, has further
clarified that the nine months' waiting period following news of the
husband's death applies only if the husband had been away at the time of
his death, and not if he dies while at home.

98. she should choose the course that is praiseworthy #67

Baha'u'llah defines "the course that is praiseworthy" as "the exercise of
patience" (Q and A 4).

99. two just witnesses #67

Baha'u'llah sets out "the criterion of justness" in relation to witnesses
as "a good reputation among the people". He states that it is not
necessary that the witnesses should be Baha'is since "The testimony of all
God's servants, of whatever faith or creed, is acceptable before His
Throne" (Q and A 79).

100. Should resentment or antipathy arise between husband and wife, he is
not to divorce her but to bide in patience throughout the course of one
whole year #68

Divorce is strongly condemned in the Baha'i Teachings. If, however,
antipathy or resentment develop between the marriage partners, divorce is
permissible after the lapse of one full year. During this year of
patience, the husband is obliged to provide for the financial supp