Baha'i Terms of Use
EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAHA'U'LLAH
1: This is the Day in which God's most excellent favours have been
poured...
2: God's purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first
is to...
3: O ye that dwell on earth! The distinguishing feature that marketh
the...
4: The Great Being, wishing to reveal the prerequisites of the peace
and...
5: O ye rulers of the earth! Wherefore have ye clouded the radiance of
the...
6: The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable
unless...
7: We pray God--exalted be His glory--and cherish the hope that He may...
8: The sixth Glad-Tidings is the establishment of the Lesser Peace,
details...
9: ... In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried
to...
10: First: It is incumbent upon the ministers of the House of Justice
to...
11: In the abundance of Our grace and loving-kindness We have revealed
specially...
12: ... They that are possessed of wealth and invested with authority
and...
13: We have enjoined upon all mankind to establish the Most Great
Peace--the...
14: The purpose of religion as revealed from the heaven of God's holy
Will is...
15: Our hope is that the world's religious leaders and the rulers
thereof will...
16: Take ye counsel together, and let your concern be only for that
which...
EXTRACTS FROM THE UTTERANCES OF BAHA'U'LLAH
17: ... Praise be to God that thou hast attained!... Thou hast come to
see a...
EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA
18: Know thou that all the powers combined have not the power to
establish...
19: Rest thou assured that in this era of the spirit, the Kingdom of
Peace will...
20: So long as these prejudices [religious, racial, national,
political] survive,...
21: At present universal peace is a matter of great importance, but
unity of...
22: True civilization will unfurl its banner in the midmost heart of
the world...
23: In cycles gone by, though harmony was established, yet, owing to
the...
24: ...every great Cause in this world of existence findeth visible
expression...
25: As far as possible, rest thou not for a moment, travel to the North
and...
26: Chaos and confusion are daily increasing in the world. They will
attain...
EXTRACTS FROM THE UTTERANCES OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA
27: Today the world of humanity is in need of international unity
and...
28: We will pray that the ensign of international peace may be uplifted
and that...
29: Today the greatest need of the world of humanity is discontinuance
of the...
30: ...because I find the American nation so capable of achievement and
this...
31: In past ages humanity has been defective and inefficient because it
has been...
32: All of us know that international peace is good, that it is
conducive to human...
33: This has come to pass. The powers of earth cannot withstand the...
34: The most momentous question of this day is international peace
and...
35: Now the glorious and brilliant twentieth century has dawned, and
the divine...
36: He promulgated the adoption of the same course of education for man
and...
37: The world is in greatest need of international peace. Until it
is...
38: I find these two great American nations [the United States and
Canada] highly...
39: The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the
female....
40: A Supreme Tribunal shall be elected by the peoples and governments
of...
41: A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and
Governments of...
42: As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the
same...
43: Once the Parliament of Man is established and its constituent
parts...
44: Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem.
Although...
46: By what process, continued the questioner, will this peace on earth
be...
EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI
47: Dearly-beloved friends! Humanity, whether viewed in the light of
man's...
48: No machinery falling short of the standard inculcated by the
Baha'i...
49: The world-shaking ordeal which Baha'u'llah, as quoted in the
foregoing pages,...
50: The world is, in truth, moving on towards its destiny. The...
51: The principle of collective security He [Baha'u'llah] unreservedly
urges;...
52: During this Formative Age of the Faith, and in the course of the
present...
53: The raising of this Edifice will in turn herald the construction,
in the...
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF SHOGHI EFFENDI
54: The world is in great turmoil, and what is most pathetic is that it
has learned...
55: Shoghi Effendi wrote his last general letter to the western
friends...
56: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
dated...
57: The different nations of the world will never attain peace except
after...
58: The Guardian has also read with deep interest all the enclosed
papers. He...
59: Whatever our shortcomings may be, and however formidable the forces
of darkness...
60: As regards the International Executive referred to by the Guardian
in his...
61: In connection with your teaching work: what the Guardian wishes you
to...
62: With reference to your question concerning 'Abdu'l-Baha's reference
to...
63: As regards your teaching work: the Guardian has already advised you
to...
64: With reference to the question you have asked concerning the time
and...
65: Though it is premature to try and endeavour to foresee on what
basis...
66: What 'Abdu'l-Baha meant about the women arising for peace is that
this is a...
67: The Seven Lights of Unity will not necessarily appear in the order
given....
68: The teachings of Baha'u'llah will establish a new way of life
for...
69: World government will come, but we do not know the date....
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
70: When Baha'u'llah proclaimed His Message to the world in the
nineteenth...
71: It is true that 'Abdu'l-Baha made statements linking the
establishment of...
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
72: ...the Baha'i Faith aims to eliminate all war, including nuclear.
The fundamental...
73: At the present time, the subject of nuclear disarmament has become
very...
74: Concerning the transition from the present system of national
sovereignty...
75: It is true that Baha'is are not pacifists since we uphold the use
of force in...
76: Baha'u'llah's principal mission in appearing at this time in human
history