Endowments dedicated to charity revert to God, the Revealer of Signs...After Him, this authority shall pass to the Aghsán, and after them to the House of Justice - should it be established in the world by then - that they may use these endowments for the benefit of the Places which have been exalted in this Cause, and for whatsoever hath been enjoined upon them by Him Who is the God of might and power.
- Baha'u'llah, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 34
Giving to the Fund, therefore, is a spiritual privilege…of which no believer should deny himself. It is both a responsibility and a source of bounty. This is an aspect of the Cause which, we feel, is an essential part of the basic teaching and deepening of new believers. The importance of contributing resides in the degree of sacrifice of the giver, the spirit of devotion with which the contribution is made and the unity of the friends in this service; these attract the confirmations of God and enhance the dignity and self-respect of the individuals and the community.
- From a letter of the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies, August 7, 1985
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