Retribution
O Ye Peoples of the World! Know verily that an unforeseen calamity is following you and that grievous retribution awaiteth you.
- Bahá’u’lláh, Hidden Words, Persian 63
However, this ultimate goal could not be attained, and men were deprived thereof by virtue of their evil deeds, which brought upon them the retribution of God, in accordance with the basic principles of His divine rule.
- Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 177
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