One of the purposes
of divine Revelation is to educate human beings in the right way of living, so
that they will know how they should behave and will refrain from criminal acts
because the very thought of performing them would be horrifying. However, we
are at the present time far from the attainment of this goal, and Baha'u'lláh
has provided in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas those basic laws which He knows mankind will
need during this Dispensation in order to establish the unity of mankind and
upraise the standard of justice in the world. If you read Chapter 77 of
"Some Answered Questions" you will see that 'Abdu'l-Bahá has
developed this theme more fully.
- The Universal House of Justice (From
a letter dated 1 September 1975 written by the Universal House of Justice to an
individual believer, included in a Memorandum from the Research Department of
the Universal House of Justice dated 23 May 1991)
