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Saladin · 06-02-2010, 11:59 AM

What does the Baha'i faith say about nikah mut'ah?

arthra · 06-02-2010, 04:47 PM

Well Saladin ..

I think that's an easy one to respiond to .. there's no such thing in the Baha'i Faith as a fixed term marriage if I understand the term you used... so that was pretty easy now wasn't it?

Marriages among Baha'is are supposed to last as long as possible and be spiritual unions that can last even longer!

Saladin · 06-09-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by arthra

Well Saladin ..

I think that's an easy one to respiond to .. there's no such thing in the Baha'i Faith as a fixed term marriage if I understand the term you used... so that was pretty easy now wasn't it?

Marriages among Baha'is are supposed to last as long as possible and be spiritual unions that can last even longer!

Well, seeing as the Baha'i faith originated in Iran and came out of Shi'a Islam I thought it might have been discussed at some point. Islam encourages the same thing, it also allows for fixed-term marriages. There is conditions that come with these and it can certainly turn into a long-term permanent marriage as well.

arthra · 06-09-2010, 09:23 AM

Right well for us Baha'is it was never really an issue.. but thanks for posting your question.

- Art

"Marriage is a holy institution and much encouraged in this blessed cause. Now you two are no longer two, but one. Bahá'u'lláh's wish is that all men be of one mind and consider themselves of one great household, that the mind of mankind be not divided against itself.

"It is my wish and hope that you may be blessed in your life. May God help you to render great service to the kingdom of Abha and may you become a means of its advancement.

"May joy be increased to you as the years go by, and may you become thriving trees bearing delicious and fragrant fruits which are the blessings in the path of service."

~ Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 78

thebiggloveyou · 06-13-2010, 06:44 AM

marriages are supposed to last forever. by forever i mean beyond this world and beyond the next.

bwb · 08-30-2010, 05:57 AM

the abolition of the sighih (concubinage) which, when contracted for short periods, is hardly distinguishable from quasi-prostitution, and which made of the turbulent and fanatical Mashhad, the national center of pilgrimage, one of the most immoral cities in Asia;

(Shoghi Effendi, The Promised Day is Come, p. 93)

Formerly in Persia divorce was very easily obtained. Among the people of the past Dispensation a trifling matter would cause divorce. However, as the light of the Kingdom shone forth, souls were quickened by the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh, then they totally eschewed divorce. In Persia now divorce doth not take place among the friends, unless a compelling reason existeth which makes harmony impossible. Under such rare circumstances some cases of divorce take place.

... It should not happen that upon the occurrence of a slight friction or displeasure between husband and wife, the husband would think of union with some other woman, or, God forbid, the wife also think of another husband. This is contrary to the standard of heavenly value and true chastity. The friends of God must so live and conduct themselves, and evince such excellence of and conduct, as to make others astonished. The love between husband and wife should not be purely physical, nay, rather it must be spiritual and heavenly. These two souls should be considered as one soul. How difficult it would be to divide a single soul! Nay, great would be the difficulty!

('Abdu'l-Baha, The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, p. 236)

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06-02-2010, 04:47 PM	#2
arthra Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 From: California Posts: 2,805	Well Saladin .. I think that's an easy one to respiond to .. there's no such thing in the Baha'i Faith as a fixed term marriage if I understand the term you used... so that was pretty easy now wasn't it? Marriages among Baha'is are supposed to last as long as possible and be spiritual unions that can last even longer!

06-09-2010, 09:23 AM	#4
arthra Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 From: California Posts: 2,805	Right well for us Baha'is it was never really an issue.. but thanks for posting your question. - Art "Marriage is a holy institution and much encouraged in this blessed cause. Now you two are no longer two, but one. Bahá'u'lláh's wish is that all men be of one mind and consider themselves of one great household, that the mind of mankind be not divided against itself. "It is my wish and hope that you may be blessed in your life. May God help you to render great service to the kingdom of Abha and may you become a means of its advancement. "May joy be increased to you as the years go by, and may you become thriving trees bearing delicious and fragrant fruits which are the blessings in the path of service." ~ Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 78

06-13-2010, 06:44 AM	#5
thebiggloveyou Junior Member Joined: May 2010 From: country called earth Posts: 12	marriages are supposed to last forever. by forever i mean beyond this world and beyond the next.

08-30-2010, 05:57 AM	#6
bwb Senior Member Joined: Aug 2010 From: earth Posts: 700	the abolition of the sighih (concubinage) which, when contracted for short periods, is hardly distinguishable from quasi-prostitution, and which made of the turbulent and fanatical Mashhad, the national center of pilgrimage, one of the most immoral cities in Asia; (Shoghi Effendi, The Promised Day is Come, p. 93) Formerly in Persia divorce was very easily obtained. Among the people of the past Dispensation a trifling matter would cause divorce. However, as the light of the Kingdom shone forth, souls were quickened by the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh, then they totally eschewed divorce. In Persia now divorce doth not take place among the friends, unless a compelling reason existeth which makes harmony impossible. Under such rare circumstances some cases of divorce take place. ... It should not happen that upon the occurrence of a slight friction or displeasure between husband and wife, the husband would think of union with some other woman, or, God forbid, the wife also think of another husband. This is contrary to the standard of heavenly value and true chastity. The friends of God must so live and conduct themselves, and evince such excellence of and conduct, as to make others astonished. The love between husband and wife should not be purely physical, nay, rather it must be spiritual and heavenly. These two souls should be considered as one soul. How difficult it would be to divide a single soul! Nay, great would be the difficulty! ('Abdu'l-Baha, The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, p. 236)