79. We have made it lawful for you to listen to music and singing.
Abdu'l-Baha has written that "Among certain nations of the East, music was considered reprehensible". Though the Qur'an contains no specific guidance on the subject, some Muslims consider listening to music as unlawful, while others tolerate music within certain bounds and subject to particular conditions. (201:2)

There are a number of passages in the Baha'i Writings in praise of music. Abdu'l-Baha, for example, asserts that "music, sung or played, is spiritual food for soul and heart". (201:3)

80. O ye Men of Justice!
It has been elucidated in the writings of Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi that, while the membership of the Universal House of Justice is confined to men, both women and men are eligible for election to Secondary and Local Houses of Justice (currently designated as National and Local Spiritual Assemblies). (201:4)

81. The penalties for wounding or striking a person depend upon the severity of the injury; for each degree the Lord of Judgement hath prescribed a certain indemnity.
While Baha'u'llah specified that the extent of the penalty depends upon "the severity of the injury", there is no record of His having set out the details of the size of the indemnity with regard to each degree of offence. The responsibility to determine these devolves upon the Universal House of Justice. (201:5)

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