Acceptance of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh carries with it the
commitment to strive for individual spiritual maturity and to participate in
collective efforts to build a thriving society and contribute to the common
weal. Science and religion are the two inseparable, reciprocal systems of
knowledge impelling the advancement of civilization. In the words of
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “The progress of the world of humanity dependeth upon knowledge,
and its decline is due to ignorance. When the human race gaineth in knowledge
it becometh heavenly, and when it acquireth learning it taketh on lordly attributes.” To seek to acquire knowledge and
learning and to study useful sciences and crafts are among the fundamental
beliefs of the followers of Bahá’u’lláh.
- The
Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 17 January 2011 addressed to the
Believers in the Cradle of the Faith)
