Bahá’í Quotes

Community

In a world of interdependent peoples and nations the advantage of the part is best to be reached by the advantage of the whole, and . . . no lasting result can be achieved by any of the component parts if the general interests of the entity itself are neglected.

- Shoghi Effendi, Promised Day is Come, p. vi

In such a climate, the community is transformed from being the mere sum of its parts to assuming a wholly new personality as an entity in which its members blend without losing their individual uniqueness.

- Universal House of Justice, Unlocking the Power of Action, p.

Quote of the Day

Jamal 1 Mashiyyat 183 B.E.

After the formation of the National Spiritual Assembly, laxity and negligence in the holding of its meetings, in the coming together of its nine members, and in the discharge of its sacred responsibilities, will have undesirable repercussions in the community, will weaken and disgrace the Cause, will create chaos and confusion, and will cause the Faith to decline and retrogress.

Shoghi Effendi – Lights of Guidance, p. 43-44