Praised be
God, Who hath adorned the heaven of love with the stars of unity and harmony,
and hath ordained that in the world of being marriage be the chief instrument
for the realization of that which He hath purposed for the peoples and kindreds
of the earth.
Verily, He hath raised up
regions and countries, and hath revealed the arts and sciences, and whatsoever
ye witness today or have heard from His learned servants in the past. Exalted be the Lord of Names, He Who hath enjoined
marriage as a comfort unto His servants and His people, and as a means for
their peace and tranquillity in His dominion. Thus hath it been revealed from the heaven of His sanctity in His Most
Holy Book, as well as in His Books and Scriptures in former times and more
recently. Verily, potent is He to
accomplish His purpose, and He is the One, the Incomparable, the
Unconstrained….
O
Lord! I beseech Thee by the gentle winds
of the dawn of Thy Manifestation, through which Thou hast vivified all created
things, and by the outpourings of Thy grace, and by the pearls of the ocean of
Thy knowledge and wisdom, to assist him who hath turned unto Thee and through
whom Thou hast manifested Thy grace and Thy loving-kindness, and whom Thou
hast, as a token of Thy bounty and a sign of Thy grace, favoured with one of
Thy maidservants who hath been engaged in serving Thee for a number of
years. O Lord, bind them together in Thy
name, through which Thou hast subdued the hearts and attracted the souls. Verily, potent art Thou to do as Thou desirest, and in
Thy grasp are held the reins of all that are in heaven and on earth. Praised be Thou, O Lord of the worlds and the
Desire of all them that have recognized Thee!
- Bahá’u’lláh (From a Tablet;
compilation: ‘To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong
Marriages', prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice, August 2023)
