Among the people of Baha... 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’; The
Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, Preserving Baha’i Marriages)
