Bahá’í Quotes

Hopelessness

Things have come to such a pass that hope hath well nigh been banished from the hearts of Thy chosen ones, and the breaths of despair are ready to seize them, by reason of what hath befallen them in Thy days.

- Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 335-336

Quote of the Day

Kamal 4 Mulk 182 B.E.

The future christening of the child should present no problem, for the Bahá’í parent should have no objection to the baptism of his child if the Catholic mother wishes it. Similarly, the use of champagne upon that occasion is a matter which she is free to undertake, but of course the Bahá’ís would not partake of alcoholic beverages.

Universal House of Justice – Lights of Guidance, p. 352