On the societal level, the principle of collective security enunciated by Baha'u'llah (see Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, CXVII) and elaborated by Shoghi Effendi (see the Guardian's letters in The World Order of Baha'u'llah) does not presuppose the abolition of the use of force, but prescribes "a system in which Force is made the servant of Justice", and which provides for the existence of an international peace-keeping force that "will safeguard the organic unity of the whole commonwealth". In the Tablet of Bisharat, Baha'u'llah expresses the hope that "weapons of war throughout the world may be converted into instruments of reconstruction and that strife and conflict may be removed from the midst of men". (241:1)

In another Tablet Baha'u'llah stresses the importance of fellowship with the followers of all religions; He also states that "the law of holy war hath been blotted out from the Book". (241:2)

174. and permitted you to attire yourselves in silk
According to Islamic practice, the wearing of silk by men was generally forbidden, except in times of holy war. This prohibition, which was not based on the verses of the Qur'an, was abrogated by the Bab. (241:3)

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