Peace
Author:
Various
Source:
Compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, Bahá’í World Centre, August 1985
Pages:
40
EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH
1: This is the Day in which God’s most excellent favours have been poured…
2: God’s purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to…
3: O ye that dwell on earth! The distinguishing feature that marketh the…
4: The Great Being, wishing to reveal the prerequisites of the peace and…
5: O ye rulers of the earth! Wherefore have ye clouded the radiance of the…
6: The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless…
7: We pray God—exalted be His glory—and cherish the hope that He may…
8: The sixth Glad-Tidings is the establishment of the Lesser Peace, details…
9: … In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to…
10: First: It is incumbent upon the ministers of the House of Justice to…
11: In the abundance of Our grace and loving-kindness We have revealed specially…
12: … They that are possessed of wealth and invested with authority and…
13: We have enjoined upon all mankind to establish the Most Great Peace—the…
14: The purpose of religion as revealed from the heaven of God’s holy Will is…
15: Our hope is that the world’s religious leaders and the rulers thereof will…
16: Take ye counsel together, and let your concern be only for that which…
EXTRACTS FROM THE UTTERANCES OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH
17: … Praise be to God that thou hast attained!… Thou hast come to see a…
EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ
18: Know thou that all the powers combined have not the power to establish…
19: Rest thou assured that in this era of the spirit, the Kingdom of Peace will…
20: So long as these prejudices [religious, racial, national, political] survive,…
21: At present universal peace is a matter of great importance, but unity of…
22: True civilization will unfurl its banner in the midmost heart of the world…
23: In cycles gone by, though harmony was established, yet, owing to the…
24: …every great Cause in this world of existence findeth visible expression…
25: As far as possible, rest thou not for a moment, travel to the North and…
26: Chaos and confusion are daily increasing in the world. They will attain…
EXTRACTS FROM THE UTTERANCES OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ
27: Today the world of humanity is in need of international unity and…
28: We will pray that the ensign of international peace may be uplifted and that…
29: Today the greatest need of the world of humanity is discontinuance of the…
30: …because I find the American nation so capable of achievement and this…
31: In past ages humanity has been defective and inefficient because it has been…
32: All of us know that international peace is good, that it is conducive to human…
33: This has come to pass. The powers of earth cannot withstand the…
34: The most momentous question of this day is international peace and…
35: Now the glorious and brilliant twentieth century has dawned, and the divine…
36: He promulgated the adoption of the same course of education for man and…
37: The world is in greatest need of international peace. Until it is…
38: I find these two great American nations [the United States and Canada] highly…
39: The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female….
40: A Supreme Tribunal shall be elected by the peoples and governments of…
41: A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of…
42: As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same…
43: Once the Parliament of Man is established and its constituent parts…
44: Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem. Although…
46: By what process, continued the questioner, will this peace on earth be…
EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI
47: Dearly-beloved friends! Humanity, whether viewed in the light of man’s…
48: No machinery falling short of the standard inculcated by the Bahá’í…
49: The world-shaking ordeal which Bahá’u’lláh, as quoted in the foregoing pages,…
50: The world is, in truth, moving on towards its destiny. The…
51: The principle of collective security He [Bahá’u’lláh] unreservedly urges;…
52: During this Formative Age of the Faith, and in the course of the present…
53: The raising of this Edifice will in turn herald the construction, in the…
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF SHOGHI EFFENDI
54: The world is in great turmoil, and what is most pathetic is that it has learned…
55: Shoghi Effendi wrote his last general letter to the western friends…
56: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated…
57: The different nations of the world will never attain peace except after…
58: The Guardian has also read with deep interest all the enclosed papers. He…
59: Whatever our shortcomings may be, and however formidable the forces of darkness…
60: As regards the International Executive referred to by the Guardian in his…
61: In connection with your teaching work: what the Guardian wishes you to…
62: With reference to your question concerning ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s reference to…
63: As regards your teaching work: the Guardian has already advised you to…
64: With reference to the question you have asked concerning the time and…
65: Though it is premature to try and endeavour to foresee on what basis…
66: What ‘Abdu’l-Bahá meant about the women arising for peace is that this is a…
67: The Seven Lights of Unity will not necessarily appear in the order given….
68: The teachings of Bahá’u’lláh will establish a new way of life for…
69: World government will come, but we do not know the date….
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
70: When Bahá’u’lláh proclaimed His Message to the world in the nineteenth…
71: It is true that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá made statements linking the establishment of…
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
72: …the Bahá’í Faith aims to eliminate all war, including nuclear. The fundamental…
73: At the present time, the subject of nuclear disarmament has become very…
74: Concerning the transition from the present system of national sovereignty…
75: It is true that Bahá’ís are not pacifists since we uphold the use of force in…
76: Bahá’u’lláh’s principal mission in appearing at this time in human history
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