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EXTRACTS FROM THE BAHÁ’Í TEACHINGS
DISCOURAGING DIVORCE
(All passages are extracts from previously untranslated or unpublished Tablets unless source of publication is given.)
FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH
“God doth verily love union and concord, and abhorreth separation and divorce.”
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“At all times hath union and association been well-pleasing in the sight of God, and separation and dissension abhorred. Hold fast unto that which God loveth and is His command unto you. He, verily, is the All-Knowing and the All-Seeing, and He is the All-Wise Ordainer.”
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“God, exalted be His glory, disliketh divorce . . .”
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“Thou hast asked about affection and reconciliation, in the case of Mírzá . . . this matter was mentioned in the Holy Presence. This is what the tongue of our All-Merciful Lord uttered in response. ‘This is regarded with favour and is well-pleasing. After man’s recognition of God, and becoming steadfast in His Cause the station of affection, of harmony, of concord and of unity is superior to that of most other goodly deeds. This is what He Who is the Desire of the world hath testified at every morn and eve. God grant that ye may follow that which hath been revealed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.’ ”
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