Bahá’í Quotes

Herbal Remedies

Regarding the use of traditional curative herbs, any herb known to have medicinal effects can surely be used by the friends, and those administering such medicaments should be left entirely free to carry out their profession. However, it must be borne in mind that this is different from traditional fetishist practices which involve communication with departed spirits.

- 23 December 1991, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly

Quote of the Day

Kamal 19 Asma 183 B.E.

Shoghi Effendi has pointed out the National Assemblies must assume such a role as to influence the believers to confidently take their problems to the Assembly, and to respect and unhesitatingly obey its wishes and decrees.

Universal House of Justice – Lights of Guidance, p. 34