And when He [God] desired to manifest grace and
beneficence to men, and to set the world in order, He revealed observances and
created laws; among them He established the law of marriage, made it as a
fortress for well-being and salvation, and enjoined it upon us in that which
was sent down out of the heaven of sanctity in His Most Holy Book. He saith,
great is His glory: "Marry, O people, that from you may appear he who will
remember Me amongst My servants; this is one of My commandments unto you; obey
it as an assistance to yourselves."
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Baha'i Prayers’)
