At the very core of the aims of the Faith are the
establishment of justice and unity in the world, the removal of prejudice and
enmity from among all people, the awakening of compassion and understanding in
the hearts of all men and women, and the raising of all souls to a new level of
spirituality and behavior through the vitalizing influence of divine
Revelation. The course set forth by Bahá'u'lláh for the attainment of
these aims is the double task of simultaneously building an ideal society and
perfecting the behavior of individuals. For this dual and reciprocal transformation He has not only revealed
laws, principles and truths attuned to the needs of this age, but has established
the very nucleus and pattern of those institutions which are to evolve into the
structure of the divinely purposed world society. (From a letter dated
July 2, 1996 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an
individual believer)
