Bahá’í Quotes

Character

There is a difference between character and faith; it is often hard to accept this fact and put up with it, but the fact that a person may believe in and love the Cause – even being ready to die for it -- and yet not have a good personal character or possess traits at variance with the teachings. We try to change, to let the Power of God help recreate us make us true Bahá’ís in deed as well as in belief. But the process is slow, sometimes it never happened the individual does not try hard enough. But these cause us suffering and are a test to us in our fellow-believers, most especially if we love him and have been their teacher!

- Universal House of Justice, Lights of Guidance, p. 76

Quote of the Day

Istiqlal 8 Mulk 182 B.E.

Question - What is the reason that every one should mention every morning, ninety five times, the Greatest Name; i.e., Allah'u'Abhá! "It is only for mentioning the name of God, for to commemorate His Holy Name causes us to advance toward Him and to be more vigilant."

Unauthenticated Tablet or talk attributed to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá –  Barstow collection, at http://www.bahai-library.com/zamir/barstow2.html#151