A collection of excerpts containing chronologically issued answers to some of the questions submitted by individual believers and institutions

4/26/2016

“not permissible to publish simplifications and paraphrases of Bahá'í Writings as Bahá'í Scripture.” - 13 March 1969

It is, of course, permissible to translate Bahá'í Writings into other languages and dialects of languages. It is also possible to simplify or paraphrase the Bahá'í Writings in order to facilitate their translation into languages and dialects having small vocabularies. However, it is not permissible to publish simplifications and paraphrases of Bahá'í Writings as Bahá'í Scripture. 
- The Universal House of Justice  (From a letter dated 13 March 1969 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly; compilation: ‘Lights of Guidance’)