Notes to Aqdas, Sentence #271
Notes from the Authorized Translation
141. God had formerly laid upon each one of the
believers the duty of offering before Our throne
priceless gifts from among his possessions. Now
... We have absolved them of this obligation. # 114
This passage abrogates a provision of the Bayan which
decreed that all objects unparalleled of their kind should,
upon the appearance of Him Whom God will make
manifest, be rendered unto Him. The Bab explained that,
since the Manifestation of God is beyond compare, whatever
is peerless in its kind should rightfully be reserved for Him,
unless He decrees otherwise.
Earl Elder's Notes
1. The Bab commanded that, when his followers came to him, they should bring him as a gift their most precious possessions, but Baha'u'llah does not require presents from visitors.
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