Bahá’í Quotes

Prayer Beads

In the matter of the distribution and use of prayer beads, in this and other matter of secondary importance he does not wish that any hard and fast rules to be set up. The believers should not be required to use prayer beads nor should they be prevented from doing so, as the Teachings do not contain any specific instructions on the subject.

- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 462

Quote of the Day

Istijlal 13 Kamal 183 B.E.

The time is ripe and the opportunities illimitable. We are not alone nor helpless. Sustained by our love for each other and given power through the Administrative Order -- so laboriously erected by our beloved Guardian -- the army of Light can achieve such victories as will astonish posterity.

The Universal House of Justice – Wellspring of Guidance, Messages 1963-1968, p. 120