Thou hadst made reference in thy letter to agriculture. On
this matter He hath laid down the following universal rule that it is incumbent
upon everyone, even should he be resident in a particular land for no more than
a single day, to become engaged in some craft or trade, or agriculture, and
that the very pursuit of such a calling is, in the eyes of the one true God,
identical with worship. This rule was exemplified by the Bahá’í community at
the time when they were facing exile from ‘Iráq, for, while they were making
arrangements for their journey, they occupied themselves in cultivating the
land; and when they set out, instructions were given for the fruits of their
labours to be distributed amongst the friends.
- Bahá’u’lláh (From a Tablet; compilation: ‘Social Action’,
prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, August
2020, online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
