ncluding the following:

Know thou that polygamy is not permitted under the law of God, for
contentment with one wife hath been clearly stipulated. Taking a
second wife is made dependent upon equity and justice being upheld
between the two wives, under all conditions. However, observance
of justice and equity towards two wives is utterly impossible. The
fact that bigamy has been made dependent upon an impossible
condition is clear proof of its absolute prohibition. Therefore it
is not permissible for a man to have more than one wife.

Polygamy is a very ancient practice among the majority of humanity. The
introduction of monogamy has been only gradually accomplished by the
Manifestations of God. Jesus, for example, did not prohibit polygamy, but
abolished divorce except in the case of fornication; Muhammad limited the
number of wives to four, but making plurality of wives contingent on
justice, and reintroducing permission for divorce; Baha'u'llah, Who was
revealing His Teachings in the milieu of a Muslim society, introduced the
question of monogamy gradually in accordance with the principles of wisdom
and the progressive unfoldment of His purpose. The fact that He left His
followers with an infallible Interpreter of His Writings enabled Him to
outwardly permit two wives in the Kitab-i-Aqdas but uphold a condition
that enabled 'Abdu'l-Baha to elucidate later that the intention of the law
was to enforce monogamy.

90. he who would take into his service a maid may do so with propriety #63

Baha'u'llah states that a man may employ a maiden for domestic service.
This was not permissible under S{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}i'ih Muslim practice unless the
employer entered into a marriage contract with her. Baha'u'llah emphasizes
that the "service" referred to in this verse is solely "such as is
performed by any other class of servants, be they young or old, in
exchange for wages" (Q and A 30). An employer has no sexual rights over
his maid. She is "free to choose a husband at whatever time she pleaseth",
for the purchase of women is forbidden (Q and A 30).

91. This is My bidding unto you; hold fast to it as an assistance to
yourselves. #63

While marriage is enjoined in the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Baha'u'llah clarifies
that it is not obligatory (Q and A 46). Shoghi Effendi, in a letter
written on his behalf, also declared that "marriage is by no means an