Purification
Purification is regarded as the most acceptable means for attaining the nearness unto God and the most meritorious of all deed
- The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 126
. . . sifting out the weak and raising up the strong in that constant purification of the ranks of the faithful which takes place in the course of the growth of this World Community.
- Custodians, Ministry of the Custodians, p. 351
Quote of the Day
Istijlal 12 Sultan 182 B.E.
Concerning your question with regard to the use of alcohol for rubbing: the believers can make any use of alcohol for any such treatments, provided they do not drink it, unless, of course, they are compelled to do so, under the advice of a competent and conscientious physician, who may have to prescribe it for the cure of some special ailment.
Shoghi Effendi – The Compilation of Compilations vol II, p. 248