Chapter 3 APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY TO FAMILY LIFE

Extracts From the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh:

53: Steadfastness in the Cause is mentioned in the Tablets and set forth by...

54: All should know, and in this regard attain the splendours of the sun of...

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...

56: ...following the precepts of God and the holy Law, suckle your children from...

57: ...it is enjoined upon the father and mother, as a duty, to strive with all...

58: O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God's sight, the best of all ways to...

59: Note ye how easily, where unity existeth in a given family, the affairs of...

60: You have asked whether a husband would be able to prevent his wife from...

61: Question: What is the attitude of your belief toward the family?...

Extracts From letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to individual believers unless otherwise cited

62: When such difference of opinion and belief occurs between husband and wife it...

63: Shoghi Effendi trusts that as a result of his cable and this letter your...

64: The Guardian, in his remarks ... about parents' and children's, wives' and...

65: It is one of the essential teachings of the Faith that unity should be...

66: The Guardian fully appreciates your desire to go forth as a pioneer at...

67: Wherever there is a Bahá'í family, those concerned should by all means...

Extracts From letters Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice to individual believers unless otherwise cited

68: That the first teacher of the child is the mother should not be startling,...

69: In considering the problems that you and your wife are experiencing, the...

70: Noting that you and your husband have consulted about your family problems...

71: The members of a family all have duties and responsibilities towards one...

72: You have asked, however, for specific rules of conduct to govern the...

73: You ask about the admonition that everyone must work, and want to know if...

74: With regard to your question whether mothers should work outside the home,...

75: The great importance attached to the mother's role derives from the fact...