Tablet catalog
The Punishment of Criminals
OOL 05 00093 Phelps: AB 00090
AB 00090•‘Abdu’l-Bahá•Persian
The Punishment of Criminals
Some Answered Questions #077
1150 words

عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است

Question:
Should a criminal be punished, or should he be forgiven and his crime overlooked?
Translation:
Official translation
There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation
# Name Source Translations
#1 Some Answered Questions, The Justice and Mercy of God Source Persian Translations Arabic
# Name Source Translations
#1 مفاوضات - عدل الله ورحمته Source Persian Translations English
# Name Source Translations Resources
#1 مفاوضات - در ذکر عدل و رحمت حقّ Source Persian Translations English Arabic Resources
MFD. Mufáviḍát-i-‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Mir'at, 1993. Original Persian text of SAQ. In this catalog each of the 84 chapters is given its own ID.  https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-baha/some-answered-questions/ and https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1541.pdf
MFD#77
https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SAQ/saq-189.html
SAQ. Some Answered Questions. Revised translation, U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2014. English translation of MFD. In this catalog each of the 84 chapters is given its own entry. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative- texts/abdul-baha/some-answered-questions/
SAQ#77
http://www.bahai.org/r/424540396
ADJ. Shoghi Effendi. The Advent of Divine Justice. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1939. Often reprinted; pagination follows the 1990 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/advent- divine-justice/1#862028771
ADJ.028bx
http://www.bahai.org/r/656762538