Marriage is, in the "Aqdas", set forth as a most
sacred and binding tie, and the Bahá'ís should realize that divorce is viewed
as a last resort, to be avoided at all costs if possible and not to be lightly
granted. (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer, dated 17 October 1944; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I,
Preserving Baha’i Marriages)
