Regarding the Bahá'í teachings on divorce. While the latter
has been made permissible by Bahá'u'lláh yet He has strongly discouraged its
practice, for if not checked and seriously controlled it leads gradually to the
disruption of family life and to the disintegration of society....
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 16 November 1936, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Divorce)
