ne class of
inheritors the Aqdas mentions how it should be divided. As a general rule
a part goes to the House of Justice, a part to the children."

105: INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE (WHOLE QUESTION OF)

"Regarding the whole question of an International Language and its
relation to the Faith: We, as Baha'is, are very anxious to see a universal
auxiliary tongue adopted as soon as possible; we are not the protagonists
of any one language to fill this post. If the governments of the world
agree on an existing language, or a constructed, new tongue, to be used
internationally, we would heartily support it because we desire to see
this step in the unification of the human race take place as soon as
possible.

"Esperanto has been in wide use, more so than any similar language, all
over the world, and the Baha'is have been encouraged by both the Master
and the Guardian to learn it and to translate Baha'i literature into it.
We cannot be sure it will be the chosen language of the future; but as it
is the one which has spread most, both East and West, we should certainly
continue to cooperate with its members learn to speak it, and translate
Baha'i literature into it."

106: ISLAM

"Islam attained a very high spiritual state, but Western scholars are
prone to judging it by Christian standards. One cannot call one World
Faith superior to another, as they all come from God; they are
progressive, each suited to certain needs of the time."

107: JESUS (VIRGIN BIRTH OF)

"With regard to your question concerning the Virgin Birth of Jesus; on
this point, as on several others, the Baha'i teachings are in full
agreement with the doctrines of the Catholic Church. In the Kitab-i-Iqan
(Book of Certitude) page 56, and in a few other Tablets still unpublished,
Baha'u'llah confirms, however indirectly, the Catholic conception of the
Virgin Birth. Also 'Abdu'l-Baha in 'Some Answered Questions', Chap. 12,
page 73, explicitly states that Christ found existence through the spirit
of God which statement necessarily implies, when reviewed in the light of
the text, that Jesus was not the son of Joseph."

"We believe that Christ only was conceived immaculately. His brothers and
sisters would have been born in the natural way and conceived naturally."

108: LIFE AFTER DEATH

"Those who have never had any opportunity of hearing of the Faith but who
lived good lives will no doubt be treated with the greatest l