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"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
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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):
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"We will all, verily, abide by the Will of God."
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He is the Bestower, the Bounteous!
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Praise be to God, the Ancient, the Ever-Abiding,
the Changeless, the Eternal! He Who
hath testified in His Own Being that verily He is
the One, the Single, the Untrammelled, the Exalted.
We bear witness that verily there is no God
but Him, acknowledging His oneness, confessing
His singleness. He hath ever dwelt in unapproachable
heights, in the summits of His loftiness,
sanctified from the mention of aught save
Himself, free from the description of aught but
Him.
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And when He desired to manifest grace and
beneficence to men, and to 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, and enjoined
it upon us in that which was sent down out
of the heaven of sanctity in His Most Holy Book.
He saith, great is His glory: "Marry, O people,
that from you may appear he who will remember
Me amongst My servants; this is one of My commandments
unto you; obey it as an assistance to
yourselves."
- Bahá'u'lláh
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