11 Cf. “Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá” [rev. ed.] (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 1982), Sec. 97, p. 126. 12 Qur’án 25:55, 35:13, 55:19–25. See also Marriage Prayer revealed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá beginning “He is God! O Peerless Lord! In Thine almighty wisdom Thou hast enjoined marriage...” 13 See “Some Answered Questions, pp. 328–29 for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s comments on the arc of descent and ascent. 14 Qur’án 24:35. 15 Qur’án 39:12. 16 Cf. “Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá” [rev. ed.] (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 1982), Sec. 114, p. 139. 17 “Consolation of thine eye”—idiomatic Persian expression meaning “child” 18 In Questions and Answers, an appendix to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Bahá’u’lláh lays upon children the obligation of serving their parents and categorically states that after the recognition of the oneness of God, the most important of all duties for children is to have due regard for the rights of their parents. 19 One of the distinguished believers of Qazvín 20 Cf. “The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh: Selected Letters” [rev. ed.] (Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1982), pp. 126–27. 21 “Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas”, rev. ed. (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 1982), p. 128.