Bahá’í Quotes

Make-up

Regarding Bahá’í women using facial make-up: individuals are entirely free to do as they please in such purely personal matters. As Bahá’ís are enjoined to use moderation in all things, and to seek the Golden mean, the N.S.A. can, if it deems it necessary or advisable, counsel the believers to use moderation in this respect also.

- Shoghi Effendi, Dawn of a New Day, p. 192

Quote of the Day

Istijlal 2 Ayyam-i-Ha 182 B.E.

There is no question as to the merits and great services rendered by Amnesty International, nor of the parallels between a number of its goals and those of the Bahá’í Faith. However, problems could arise if you, as a member of the organization, were called upon to undertake actions which would be politically hazardous to Bahá’ís residing in other lands, or which conflict with Bahá’í principles.

Universal House of Justice to an individual – 14 Feb, 1993