tag name Marriage type: Miscellaneous; Practices web link bahai-library.com/tags/Marriage related tags Family referring tags - Compilations on bahai.org; Consent (marriage); Divorce; Dowry; Interracial marriage; Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Selected topics; Marriage, Civil; Marriage, non-Bahá'í; Marriage certificate; Marriage prayers; Marriage vows; Marriage with non-Bahá'í; Monogamy; Mutatis mutandis; Remarriage; Soul mates; Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas); Virginity; Weddings; Witnesses Inventory subject Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples notes "According to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, marriage is 'highly recommended but not obligatory'. Plurality of wives is forbidden, both partners must be at least fifteen years of age and both parties must consent, as well as their parents. Bahá'ís must be married in a Bahá'í ceremony, witnessed by two representatives of a Spiritual Assembly. The only requirement for the Bahá'í ceremony is the recitation by bride and groom of the Bahá'í marriage vow. The engagement period must not exceed ninety-five days. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas also specifies the payment of a dowry to be given by the man to the woman. When one partner is not a Bahá'í it is permissible to participate in the ceremony of another faith as long as it does not involve a declaration of faith in another religion and as long as the ceremony occurs in the same twenty-four-hour period as the Bahá'í ceremony."
– from A Basic Bahá'í Dictionary (1989)"The pledge of marriage, the verse to be spoken individually by the bride and the bridegroom in the presence of at least two witnesses acceptable to the Spiritual Assembly is, as stipulated in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book) [Q3]:
“We will all, verily, abide by the Will of God.”"
– Bahá'í Prayers
See also:
– Bahá'í Sacred Writings, chapter 7, section "Marriage and Family Life" (Bahá'u'lláh), and chapter 12, section "Family Life" ('Abdu'l-Bahá)
– Compilation To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages
– Prayers for marriage on bahai.org/library
– Covenant Library Unified Index
selected quotations
(authoritative sources)These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:
"... And when He desired to manifest grace and beneficence to men, and set the world in order, He revealed observances and created laws; among them He established the law of marriage, made it as a fortress for well-being and salvation..."
– Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers
"Bahá’í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other’s character. This eternal bond should be made secure by a firm covenant, and the intention should be to foster harmony, fellowship and unity and to attain everlasting life."
– `Abdu’l-Bahá, Bahá'í Prayers"... marriage must be a union of the body and of the spirit as well... 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..."
– ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ¶84.2–84.5 (AB02400)
"... For Bahá’ís, marriage is not only a physical bond, but a spiritual one as well, with implications for life in this world and the next. Bahá’í marriage, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá explains, “is the commitment of the two parties one to the other, and their mutual attachment of mind and heart”, so that they “may ever improve the spiritual life of each other,” and so that they may “abide with each other in the closest companionship” and “be even as a single soul.” In Bahá’í marriage, two souls learn how to assist one another so that both may achieve their twofold moral purpose—to develop their inherent God-given potentialities and to contribute to an ever-advancing civilization. The relationship the couple establishes beginning with their marriage ceremony will, throughout space and time, affect the forging of countless new relationships among other people that can constructively reshape lives and communities.
... central to the development of a new pattern of Bahá’í married life is the principle of the equality of women and men. As this principle is applied between the wife and husband within the marriage, the relationship is strengthened and thrives, and girls and boys will be raised with a new understanding of equality and its practical expression. The ramifications of this principle will thus gradually extend to future generations and contribute to the advancement of women until ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s expectation that women will “participate fully and equally in the affairs of the world” is entirely realized..."
– From a letter from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'ís of the world, 19 March 2025"God hath prescribed matrimony unto you." ¶63
"...The Synopsis and Codification, section IV.C.1.a.–o., summarizes and synthesizes the provisions in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and Questions and Answers concerning marriage and the conditions under which it is permitted (Q&A 3, 13, 46, 50, 84, and 92), the law of betrothal (Q&A 43), the payment of the dowry (Q&A 12, 26, 39, 47, 87, and 88), the procedures to be adopted in the event of the prolonged absence of a spouse (Q&A 4 and 27), and sundry other circumstances (Q&A 12 and 47). (See also notes 89–99.)"
– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 88
bahaidata.org Q4613 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.) references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_marriage; bahaiquotes.com/subjects/m; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Marriage
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