... The burial of Bahá’ís in a Baha’i burial ground, although most appropriate, is not a law of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. However, burial of the dead within a distance of one hour's travel is one of the laws. Therefore, should the Bahá'í cemetery be located more than one hour's journey away, the believers should make use of a nearby non-Bahá'í burial ground, providing there is no objection on the part of the local people and the authorities.
... Should the Bahá'ís be prevented from burying their dead in the public cemetery, and there is no other alternative, obviously they can do nothing but take the body to the nearest cemetery for burial.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 6 November 1984 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly; compilation: ‘Baha’i Burial and Related Laws’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, 2020)
