BBC - Religions - Bahai: Marriage and divorce (2024)

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Does Baháʼí allow divorce? ›

The Believers Should know that Although Divorce Is Permitted In Bahá'í Law, it is Condemned. "It is, of course, important for the friends to realise that although divorce is permitted in Bahá'í law, it is nevertheless condemned, and great efforts should be made to avoid it.

Marriage with non-Baháʼís is permitted (see Interreligious marriage). The period of engagement must not exceed ninety-five days (not currently universally applicable).

In that book he limits the number of wives to two with no concubines and states that having only one wife would be the cause of tranquility for both partners.

"God hath imposed a fine on every adulterer and adulteress, to be paid to the House of Justice: nine mithqáls of gold, to be doubled if they should repeat the offence.

The Bahai Faith forbids alcohol and drug use by its followers unless they are deemed medically necessary by the person's physician. Smoking is also strongly discouraged. There are no forbidden foods, but the Bahai Faith does encourage moderation and vegetarianism.

The use of alcohol and drugs is strictly forbidden by Baha'u'llah, and Baha'is must avoid all contact with them. 'Abdu'l-Baha states that drinking ''is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind.

Absolutely. Baha'u'llah encourages associations and fellowship with persons of all religions and religious unity. We are still a relatively small community in most locations and love is such that Baha'is often marry outside the religion.

Kissing (among unmarried) is detrimental to morals and arouses appetites; Baha'i standard produces happier people and stabler marriages[edit] [collapse] "What Bahá'u'lláh means by chastity certainly does not include the kissing that goes on in modern society.

Since Bahá'ís believe that all religions come from a single source they are happy to study other religions as 'earlier chapters of the same changeless faith of God'. The Bahá'í faith is not an imperialist faith - it does not seek to end religious differences by getting the members of other faiths to become Bahá'ís.

Today, the practice of polygamy is strictly prohibited in the Church. No one can practice it and remain a member.

What does Bahai say about marriage? ›

Among the people of Baha, however, 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.

Members of the Baha'i Faith are prohibited from consuming alcohol or using mind-altering drugs such as marijuana, opium, LSD, and other hallucinogenic substances unless prescribed by a qualified physician as part of a medical treatment.

The Baha'i Faith condemns infidelity in marriage, but this sin may be forgiven. “Should anyone be afflicted by a sin, it behoveth him to repent thereof and return unto his Lord. He, verily, granteth forgiveness unto whomsoever He willeth, and none may question that which is pleaseth Him to ordain.

Bahá'ís are not to be embalmed or cremated; the body be treated with great respect and it is to be allowed to decompose naturally, with no means used to hasten its decomposition. After death, the body is to be washed carefully and wrapped in a shroud.

The origins of the persecution stem from a variety of Baháʼí teachings which are inconsistent with traditional Islamic beliefs, including the finality of Muhammad's prophethood, and the placement of Baháʼís outside the Islamic religion. Thus, Baháʼís are seen as apostates from Islam.

Bahá'ís disapprove strongly of divorce - Bahá'u'lláha and Abdu'l-Bahá made it clear that divorce is abhorred - but it is not banned. Divorce should be avoided most strictly by the believers, and only in rare and urgent circ*mstances be resorted to. This means a great deal more than just a lack of love for one's spouse.

Among the people of Baha, however, 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.

Judaism. Judaism has always accepted divorce. Judaism generally maintains that it is better for a couple to divorce than to remain together in a state of bitterness and strife. Divorce is obtainable by the mutual consent of both parties, with no outside authority's consent required.

The Bahá'í Teachings do not only encourage marital life, considering it the natural and normal way of existence for every sane, healthy and socially- conscious and responsible person, but raise marriage to the status of a divine institution, its chief and sacred purpose being the perpetuation of the human race -- which ...