Bahá’í Quotes

Dark Thoughts

He urges you to persevere and add up your accomplishments, rather than to dwell on the dark side of things. Everyone's life has both a dark and bright side. He urges you to persevere and add up your accomplishments, rather than to dwell on the dark side of things. Everyone's life has both a dark and bright side. The Master said: turn your back to the darkness and your face to Me.

- Shoghi Effendi, The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá’í Community, p. 457

He urges you to put these dark thoughts from your mind, and remember that God, the Creator of all men, can beat to see them suffer so, it is not for us to question His wisdom. He can compensate the innocent, in His own way, for the afflictions they bear.

- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 237

Quote of the Day

Jamal 15 Sultan 182 B.E.

The Assemblies must be wise and gentle in dealing with such cases (i.e. Bahá’ís using alcoholic beverages), but at the same time must not tolerate a prolonged and flagrant disregard of the Bahá’í Teachings as regards alcohol.

Shoghi Effendi – Bahá’í News, June 1958, p. 16