Proof
The early believers in both the East and the West, we must always remember, knew practically nothing compared to what the average Bahá’í knows about his Faith nowadays; yet they were the ones who shed their blood, the ones who arose and said: 'I believe', requiring no proof, and often never having read a single word of the Teachings. Therefore, those responsible for accepting new enrollments must just be sure of one thing - that the heart of the applicant has been touched with the spirit of the Faith. Everything else can be built on this foundation gradually.
- Ruhiyyih Khanum, The Priceless Pearl, p. 322
If thou dost ponder a while, it will be evident that it is incumbent upon a lowly servant to acquiesce to whatever proof God hath appointed, and not to follow his own idle fancy.
- The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 122
Quote of the Day
Jalal 5 Izzat 183 B.E.
No member may be required to leave the meeting, even though personally involved inthe matter to be discussed, although any member may ask permission to be absent from such discussion, and the decision whether or not to grant such permission rests with the Assembly itself.
Universal House of Justice – 18 Nov. 1973, cited in Hawaiian Bahá’í News, #82