od. Abstain from
food and drink from sunrise to sundown, and beware lest desire deprive you
of this grace that is appointed in the Book.

18 It hath been ordained that every believer in God, the Lord of
Judgement, shall, each day, having washed his hands and then his face,
seat himself and, turning unto God, repeat "Allah-u-Abha" ninety-five
times. Such was the decree of the Maker of the Heavens when, with majesty
and power, He established Himself upon the thrones of His Names. Perform
ye, likewise, ablutions for the Obligatory Prayer; this is the command of
God, the Incomparable, the Unrestrained.

19 Ye have been forbidden to commit murder or adultery, or to engage in
backbiting or calumny; shun ye, then, what hath been prohibited in the
holy Books and Tablets.

20 We have divided inheritance into seven categories: to the children, We
have allotted nine parts comprising five hundred and forty shares; to the
wife, eight parts comprising four hundred and eighty shares; to the
father, seven parts comprising four hundred and twenty shares; to the
mother, six parts comprising three hundred and sixty shares; to the
brothers, five parts or three hundred shares; to the sisters, four parts
or two hundred and forty shares; and to the teachers, three parts or one
hundred and eighty shares. Such was the ordinance of My Forerunner, He Who
extolleth My Name in the night season and at the break of day. When We
heard the clamour of the children as yet unborn, We doubled their share
and decreased those of the rest. He, of a truth, hath power to ordain
whatsoever He desireth, and He doeth as He pleaseth by virtue of His
sovereign might.

21 Should the deceased leave no offspring, their share shall revert to the
House of Justice, to be expended by the Trustees of the All-Merciful on
the orphaned and widowed, and on whatsoever will bring benefit to the
generality of the people, that all may give thanks unto their Lord, the
All-Gracious, the Pardoner.

22 Should the deceased leave offspring, but none of the other categories
of heirs that have been specified in the Book, they shall receive two
thirds of the inheritance and the remaining third shall revert to the
House of Justice. Such is the command which hath been given, in majesty
and glory, by Him Who is the All-Possessing, the Most High.

23 If the deceased should leave none of the specified heirs, but have
among his relatives nephews and nieces, whether on his brother's or his