Shaving one's head
Not to shave one's head
[edit]"Shave not your heads; God hath adorned them with hair, and in this there are signs from the Lord of creation to those who reflect upon the requirements of nature. He, verily, is the God of strength and wisdom. Notwithstanding, it is not seemly to let the hair pass beyond the limit of the ears. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Lord of all worlds."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 44)
- "Shaving one's head" (under "Prohibitions")
The law prohibiting the shaving of one's head among the laws not binding on the believers in the West
[edit]"IV.D.1.y...IV.D.1.y.xxxi...the shaving of one's head..."
- (On behalf of? the Universal House of Justice, at https://bahai-library.com/uhj_laws_not_binding )
See also
[edit]The law of shaving one's head, formerly enjoined by Bahá'u'lláh for pilgrimage, is now lifted
[edit]"QUESTION: Shaving the head hath been forbidden in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas but enjoined in the Súriy-i-Hájj.
"ANSWER: All are charged with obedience to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; whatsoever is revealed therein is the Law of God amid His servants. The injunction on pilgrims to the sacred House to shave the head hath been lifted."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Questions and Answers of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. 10)
"In some religious traditions it is considered desirable to shave one's head. The shaving of the head is forbidden by Bahá'u'lláh, and He makes it clear that the provision contained in His Súriy-i-Hájj requiring pilgrims to the Holy House in Shíráz to shave their heads has been superseded through this verse of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Q and A 10)."
- (Notes to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. 68)