Bahá’í Quotes

Qualities of a Bahá’í

For every thing, however, God has created a sign and symbol, and established standards and tests by which it may be known. The spiritually learned must be characterized by both inward and outward perfections; they must possess a good character, an enlightened nature, a pure intent, as well as intellectual power, brilliance and discernment, intuition, discretion and foresight, temperance, reverence, and a heartfelt fear of God. For an unlit candle, however great in diameter and tall, is no better than a barren palm tree or a pile of dead wood.

- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 33

Quote of the Day

Fidal 12 Mashiyyat 182 B.E.

. . . it is clear that there is a profound difference between the Bahá’í attitude to the circumcision of males and the excision of females.

From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Office of Public Information – Haifa, 2 January 1992