36 Qur'an 25:55, 35:13, 55:19-25. See also Marriage Prayer revealed by
'Abdu'l-Baha beginning 'He is God! O peerless Lord! In Thine
almighty wisdom Thou hast enjoined marriage upon the peoples...'
37 See Some Answered Questions, pp. 328-9 for 'Abdu'l-Baha's comments
on the arc of descent and ascent.