Among the people of
Bahá… marriage must be a union of the body and of the spirit as well, for here
both husband and wife are aglow with the same wine, both are enamoured of the
same matchless Face, both live and move through the same spirit, both are
illumined by the same glory. This connection between them is a spiritual one,
hence it is a bond that will abide forever. Likewise do they enjoy strong and
lasting ties in the physical world as well, for if the marriage is based both
on the spirit and the body, that union is a true one, hence it will endure. If,
however, the bond is physical and nothing more, it is sure to be only
temporary, and must inexorably end in separation.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections
from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
