As in most cases the Bahá'ís have no other meeting-place in
the city which has a Haziratu'l-Quds, and the Haziratu'l-Quds is a building
that has a number of rooms, he sees no objection in allowing the youth to have
their meetings there with their non-Bahá'í friends, but dancing he does not
feel is appropriate. Bahá'í weddings and funerals can likewise be conducted in
the Haziratu'l-Quds.
The Haziratu'l-Quds, although Feasts and Holy Days are
celebrated in it, must not be confounded with a Temple; it is an administrative
headquarters. No doubt in the future it will be used for purely administrative
purposes, but for the time being it must fill the role of being a true centre
and rallying-point for the Bahá'í Community.
(From a letter dated 15 February
1956 to a National Spiritual Assembly; compilation on ‘Functions and Importance
of the Haziratu'l-Quds’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal
House of Justice)
