Notes to Aqdas, Sentence #374
Notes from the Authorized Translation
166. Ye have been enjoined to renew the furnishings
of your homes after the passing of each nineteen
years # 151
Baha'u'llah confirms the injunction in the Arabic Bayan
regarding the renewal, every nineteen years, of the
furnishings of one's home, provided one is able to do so.
Abdu'l-Baha relates this ordinance to the promotion of
refinement and cleanliness. He explains that the purpose of
the law is that one should change those furnishings that
become old, lose their lustre and provoke repugnance. It
does not apply to such things as rare or treasured articles,
antiques or jewellery.
Earl Elder's Notes
3. It was ordained by the Bab.
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