At a time when society is beset by numerous maladies and afflictions, when destructive forces have penetrated human institutions including the institution of the family, weakening its cohesion and undermining its stability, profound reflection on how the teachings of God and the experience of the Bahá’í community can today not only protect the institution of the family from the darts of destruction but make it a space for acquiring perfections and a haven from harm—ultimately turning it into a constructive and potent instrument for social transformation—is of immense value and importance.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a Naw-Ruz 2025 message to the Baha’is in Iran; authorized translation, online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
