Extracts From the Writings and Utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:
55: The Lord, peerless is He, hath made woman and man to abide with each other…
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The Lord, peerless is He, hath made woman and man to abide with each other
in the closest companionship, and to be even as a single soul. They are two
helpmates, two intimate friends, who should be concerned about the welfare of
each other.
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If they live thus, they will pass through this world with perfect
contentment, bliss, and peace of heart, and become the object of divine grace
and favour in the Kingdom of heaven. But if they do other than this, they will
live out their lives in great bitterness, longing at every moment for death,
and will be shamefaced in the heavenly realm.
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Strive, then, to abide, heart and soul, with each other as two doves in
the nest, for this is to be blessed in both worlds.
(“Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá”, sec. 92, p. 122)
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