...Although in the “Questions & Answers” Baha’u’llah has
specifically stated that non-Baha’is have no right to inherit from their Baha’i
parents or relatives, yet this restriction applies only to such cases when a
Baha’i dies without leaving a will and when, therefore, his property will have
to be divided in accordance with the rules set forth in the Aqdas. Otherwise, a
Baha’i is free to bequeath his property to any person, irrespective of
religion, provided however he leaves a will, specifying his wishes. As you see
therefore it is always possible for a Baha’i to provide for his non-Baha’i
wife, children or relatives by leaving a will. And it is only fair that he
should do so.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a message dated February 17, 1939 written on behalf of
Shoghi Effendi; ‘Dawn of a New Day’)
