Compilation on Peace | Page 2

find these two great American nations [the United States and Canada] highly... 39: The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female.... 40: A Supreme Tribunal shall be elected by the peoples and governments of... 41: A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of... 42: As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same... 43: Once the Parliament of Man is established and its constituent parts... 44: Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem. Although... 46: By what process, continued the questioner, will this peace on earth be... EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI 47: Dearly-beloved friends! Humanity, whether viewed in the light of man's... 48: No machinery falling short of the standard inculcated by the Bah��'��... 49: The world-shaking ordeal which Bah��'u'll��h, as quoted in the foregoing pages,... 50: The world is, in truth, moving on towards its destiny. The... 51: The principle of collective security He [Bah��'u'll��h] unreservedly urges;... 52: During this Formative Age of the Faith, and in the course of the present... 53: The raising of this Edifice will in turn herald the construction, in the... EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF SHOGHI EFFENDI 54: The world is in great turmoil, and what is most pathetic is that it has learned... 55: Shoghi Effendi wrote his last general letter to the western friends... 56: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated... 57: The different nations of the world will never attain peace except after... 58: The Guardian has also read with deep interest all the enclosed papers. He... 59: Whatever our shortcomings may be, and however formidable the forces of darkness... 60: As regards the International Executive referred to by the Guardian in his... 61: In connection with your teaching work: what the Guardian wishes you to... 62: With reference to your question concerning 'Abdu'l-Bah��'s reference to... 63: As regards your teaching work: the Guardian has already advised you to... 64: With reference to the question you have asked concerning the time and... 65: Though it is premature to try and endeavour to foresee on what basis... 66: What 'Abdu'l-Bah�� meant about the women arising for peace is that this is a... 67: The Seven Lights of Unity will not necessarily appear in the order given.... 68: The teachings of Bah��'u'll��h will establish a new way of life for... 69: World government will come, but we do not know the date.... EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE 70: When Bah��'u'll��h proclaimed His Message to the world in the nineteenth... 71: It is true that 'Abdu'l-Bah�� made statements linking the establishment of... EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE 72: ...the Bah��'�� Faith aims to eliminate all war, including nuclear. The fundamental... 73: At the present time, the subject of nuclear disarmament has become very... 74: Concerning the transition from the present system of national sovereignty... 75: It is true that Bah��'��s are not pacifists since we uphold the use of force in... 76: Bah��'u'll��h's principal mission in appearing at this time in human history

EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAH��'U'LL��H

1: This is the Day in which God's most excellent favours have been poured...
This is the Day in which God's most excellent favours have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath been infused into all created things. It is incumbent upon all the peoples of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree of His care and loving-kindness. It behoveth them to cleave to whatsoever will, in this Day, be conducive to the exaltation of their stations, and to the promotion of their best interests....
("Gleanings from the Writings of Bah��'u'll��h", rev. ed. (Wilmette: Bah��'�� Publishing Trust, 1983), p. 6) [1]

2: God's purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to...
God's purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the darkness of ignorance, and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and tranquillity of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be established.
("Gleanings from the Writings of Bah��'u'll��h", pp. 79-80) [2]

3: O ye that dwell on earth! The distinguishing feature that marketh the...
O ye that dwell on earth! The distinguishing feature that marketh the preeminent character of this Supreme Revelation consisteth in that We have ... laid down the essential prerequisites of concord, of understanding, of complete and enduring unity. Well is it with them that keep My statutes.
("Gleanings from the Writings of Bah��'u'll��h", p. 97) [3]

4: The Great Being, wishing to reveal the prerequisites