Words to George Latimer
OOL 06 10354 Phelps: ABU 0849
ABU 0849‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to George Latimer
360 words

بعد از آنکه شخص کلیۀ مخارج ضروریّه را پرداخت نمود، نوزده درصد از آنچه باقی مانده را اخذ

Question:
As to the matter of Huquq, does it mean 1/19th of one's net income or one's gross income? For example, in America, there is a tax on the gross income, after certain exemptions are made. How is the Huquq to be worked out?
Notes:
Authenticated by Shoghi Effendi
Translation:
Provisional translation
After one has paid all his necessary expenses 19% of what is left is then taken by him and given as Huquq.