Need for a physical temple to be built
To build houses of worship throughout the lands[edit]
"O people of the world! Build ye houses of worship throughout the lands in the name of Him Who is the Lord of all religions. Make them as perfect as is possible in the world of being, and adorn them with that which befitteth them, not with images and effigies. Then, with radiance and joy, celebrate therein the praise of your Lord, the Most Compassionate. Verily, by His remembrance the eye is cheered and the heart is filled with light."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 31)
A place of worship to be built for all the religionists of the world[edit]
"...Baha'u'llah has commanded that a place of worship be built for all the religionists of the world; that all religions, races and sects may come together within its universal shelter"
There can be a much greater effect for a Mashriqu'l-Adhkár especially raised up[edit]
"Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar is a material structure, yet it hath a spiritual effect. It forgeth bonds of unity from heart to heart; it is a collective centre for men's souls. Every city in which, during the days of the Manifestation, a temple was raised up, hath created security and constancy and peace, for such buildings were given over to the perpetual glorification of God, and only in the remembrance of God can the heart find rest. Gracious God! The edifice of the House of Worship hath a powerful influence on every phase of life. Experience hath, in the east, clearly shown this to be a fact. Even if, in some small village, a house was designated as the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, it produced a marked effect; how much greater would be the impact of one especially raised up."
- (Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, sec. 60, pp. 95-96)
The right to establish centers of worship should be ensured in every community[edit]
"Religion," the Bahá'í Writings state, "is the greatest of all means for the establishment of order in the world and for the peaceful contentment of all that dwell therein." In every community, therefore, freedom of religion must be ensured, including the right to establish centers of worship."
