Among the Bahá’í teachings are those concerning the
importance of science. “Great indeed is the claim of scientists … on the
peoples of the world,” Bahá’u’lláh observed. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá wrote that the
“sciences of today are bridges to reality” and repeatedly emphasized that
“religion must be in conformity with science and reason.” Significantly, on an
occasion when a scientific question was asked of Shoghi Effendi, he responded
in a letter written on his behalf that “we are a religion and not qualified to
pass on scientific matters.” And in reply to scientific issues raised on a
number of occasions, he consistently advised Bahá’ís that such matters would
need to be investigated by scientists.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 29 November 2017
written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer)
