…among the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh is that religion must be
the cause of fellowship and love. If it becomes the cause of estrangement then
it is not needed, for religion is like a remedy; if it aggravates the disease
then it becomes unnecessary.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From the first Tablet to the Hague, 17 December 1919; “’Abdu’l-Bahá’s
Tablets to The Hague”, published by the Baha’i World Center; Online Baha’i
Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
