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On 5 Oct 2009 at 20:26, firestorm wrote:
> Regarding the provision concerning the consent of the
> parents of both parties to the marriage, 'Abdu'l-Bahá once
> wrote to an inquirer that this consent was to be obtained
> after a mutual satisfactory arrangement had been arrived
> at by the contracting parties. Before that the parents had
> no right of interference.
One such text is here:
As to the question of marriage, according to the law of God: First
you must select one, and them it depends upon the consent of the
father and mother. Before your selection they have no right of
interference.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v3, p. 563)
Sen
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Let the friends recall and ever bear in mind
the repeated exhortations and glowing promises of our beloved
Master
with reference to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar,
the crowning institution in every Baha'i community.
(Shoghi Effendi, Baha'i Administration, page
108)
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