bahai.org's own compilation of Baha'i writings on marriage states that marriage is "a union between two consenting adults: a man and a woman," and quotes Baha'u'llah: "God hath prescribed matrimony unto you... Enter into wedlock, O people, that ye may bring forth one who will make mention of Me." On divorce it quotes Baha'u'llah: "Truly, the Lord loveth union and harmony and abhorreth separation and divorce," counselling that "should resentment or antipathy arise between husband and wife, he is not to divorce her but to bide in patience throughout the course of one whole year," after which, if reconciliation has not occurred, the marriage may be dissolved.
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The Baha'i Faith's own international governing institution's own site, compiling primary passages from Baha'u'llah, 'Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi; a live compilation page rather than a single dated document, so no publication year is recorded. NotesCited for the Baha'i Faith's marriage-position and its detail.
Citation
PublisherBaha'i International Community (bahai.org)
URLhttps://www.bahai.org/beliefs/life-spirit/character-conduct/articles-resources/compilation-family-life-marriage
Source TypeOfficial doctrinal statement
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Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyBaha'i International Community
Custodian BasisThe Faith's own international institution's compilation of its own authoritative writings, published on its own site.
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- Sources, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Religions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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