With regard to the soul of man: According to the Bahá'í
Teachings the human soul starts with the formation of the human embryo, and
continues to develop and pass through endless stages of existence after its
separation from the body. Its progress is thus infinite.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 31
December 1937, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual;
compilation: ‘Reproduction and other Biological Subjects’, prepared by the
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice )
