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"O thou beloved maid-servant of God!..."
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O thou beloved maid-servant of God!
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Thy letter *** was received and its contents became
known.
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In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices
are entirely removed, therefore the marriage of Miss
........ to Mr. ........ is permissible; but Miss
........ must exert herself day and night so that,
like the favored maid-servant of God, Mrs. ........
she may guide her husband. She must not rest until
she makes him her spiritual as well as physical partner
in life. But the Bahai engagement is the perfect communication
and the entire consent of both parties.
However, they must show forth the utmost attention
and become informed of one another's character and
the firm covenant made between each other must become
an eternal binding, and their intentions must be
everlasting affinity, friendship, unity and life. The
bridegroom must, before the bridesman and a few
others, say: "Verily, we are content with the will of
God". And the bridge must rejoin: "Verily, we are
satisfied with the desire of God." This is Bahai matrimony.
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Regarding the marriage of Mr. ........ and Miss
........, that also, God willing, is blessed.
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The marriage of the Bahais means that both man
and woman must become spiritually and physically
united, so that they may have eternal unity throughout
all the divine worlds and improve the spiritual life of
each other. This is Bahai matrimony.
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