Age and Ḥuqúqu’lláh

Families in Arnprior, Ont. raise funds for the youth conferences in Canada which took place last summer.

Q: At what age does a Bahá’í have the obligation to pay Ḥuqúqu’lláh?

A: “We agree that Bahá’í children should be taught from an early age to contribute to the funds of the Faith and that, when they do so, there is no objection to their contributing to Ḥuqúqu’lláh. However, we feel that it is going too far to encourage them to pay Ḥuqúqu’lláh from their allowances, since this can confuse them in their understanding of the Right of God. The law of Ḥuqúqu’lláh should certainly be taught in children’s classes and the children should learn that the payment of Ḥuqúqu’lláh is one of the responsibilities of maturity that comes to them at the age of fifteen.”

(From a letter dated 28 June 1993 written by the Universal House of Justice to the Trustee of Ḥuqúqu’lláh Dr. ‘Alí-Muḥammad Varqá)