In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices are
entirely removed, therefore the marriage of Miss ….…. to Mr. ….…. is
permissible; but Miss ….…. must exert herself day and night so that, like the
favored maid-servant of God, Mrs. ….…. she may guide her husband. She must not
rest until she makes him her spiritual as well as physical partner in life. But
the Bahai engagement is the perfect communication and the entire consent of
both parties. However, they must show forth the utmost attention and become informed
of one another’s character and the firm covenant made between each other must
become an eternal binding, and their intentions must be everlasting affinity,
friendship, unity and life. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 2)
