A Compilation on Women | Page 3

that women are most capable... 86: ...imbued with the same virtues as man, rising through all the degrees of human... 87: According to the spirit of this age, women must advance and fulfill their... 88: ...The woman is indeed of the greater importance to the race. She has the... 89: Concerning Bah��'�� representation at the All-Asian Women's Conference: this... 90: What 'Abdu'l-Bah�� meant about the women arising for peace is that this is a... Extract From a Letter Written by the Universal House of Justice 91: The emancipation of women, the achievement of full equality between the... Extracts From Letters Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice: 92: ...there is a much wider sphere of relationships between men and women than in... 93: The duty of women in being the first educators of mankind is clearly set... V. FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN Extracts From the Writings of Bah��'u'll��h: 94: In this Day the Blessed Tree of Remembrance speaketh forth in the Kingdom... 95: We beseech the True One to adorn His handmaidens with the ornament of... Extracts From the Writings and Utterances of 'Abdu'l-Bah��: 96: The effulgence of the rays of the Sun of Truth is abundant and the favours... 97: In this great Cycle and wondrous Dispensation some women have been raised... 98: Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling... 99: In this wondrous Dispensation the favours of the Glorious Lord are vouchsafed... 100: Blessed, blessed are ye for ye have arranged spiritual meetings and... 101: In this day the duty of everyone, whether man or woman, is to teach the Cause.... 102: Now is the time to speak forth and to deliver speeches, the time to teach... 103: O handmaid of God!... To the mothers must be given the divine Teachings... 104: ...we must not make distinctions between individual members of the human... 105: In brief, the assumption of superiority by man will continue to be depressing... 106: The purpose, in brief, is this: that if woman be fully educated and... 107: The realities of things have been revealed in this radiant century, and... 108: Equality of the sexes will be established in proportion to the increased... 109: Woman must endeavour then to attain greater perfection, to be man's equal... Extracts From Letters Written by Shoghi Effendi: 110: Regarding the position of the Bah��'�� women in India and Burma, and their... 111: Full rights have been accorded to Bah��'�� women residing in the cradle of the... 113: That the members of this community, of either sex and of every age, of... Extracts From Letters and a Telex Written by the Universal House of Justice: 114: 'Abdu'l-Bah�� has pointed out that "Among the miracles which distinguish... 115: PARTICULARLY CALL UPON BAH��'�� WOMEN, WHOSE CAPACITIES IN MANY LANDS STILL... 116: The youth have long been in the forefront of the teaching work, and now our... 117: At the heart of all activities, the spiritual, intellectual and community... 118: The equality of men and women is not, at the present time, universally applied.... 119: Calling upon local and national Bah��'�� communities to sponsor a wide... Extracts From Letters Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice: 120: The House of Justice regards the need to educate and guide women in their... 121: The principle of the equality between women and men, like the other... VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY

I. THE BAH��'�� CONCEPT OF EQUALITY

Extracts From the Writings of Bah��'u'll��h

1: O Children of Men! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust?...
O Children of Men! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.
("The Hidden Words of Bah��'u'll��h", Arabic no. 68, rev. ed. (Wilmette: Bah��'�� Publishing Trust, 1985), p. 20) [1]

2: Exalted, immensely exalted is He Who hath removed differences and...
Exalted, immensely exalted is He Who hath removed differences and established harmony. Glorified, infinitely glorified is He Who hath caused discord to cease, and decreed solidarity and unity. Praised be God, the Pen of the Most High hath lifted distinctions from between His servants and handmaidens, and, through His consummate favours and all-encompassing mercy, hath conferred upon all a station