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. (In a letter written on
behalf of Shoghi Effendi, 17 October 1944 to an individual believer; The
Compilation of Compilations vol. I, Divorce)
