W e entrusted thee with the signs of thy Lord, that thou mayest persevere in thy love for Him, and be of them that comprehend this truth.

Quote n°4645 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

B y My life! Neither the pomp of the mighty, nor the wealth of the rich, nor even the ascendancy of the ungodly will endure.

Quote n°4644 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

W ith faces beaming with joy, hasten ye unto Him. This is the changeless Faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. Let him that seeketh, attain it; and as to him that hath refused to seek it -- verily, God is Self-Sufficient, above any need of His creatures.

Quote n°4643 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

I mmerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel its secrets, and discover all the pearls of wisdom that lie hid in its depths.

Quote n°4642 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

S ay: If your rules and principles be founded on justice, why is it, then, that ye follow those which accord with your corrupt inclinations and reject such as conflict with your desires?

Quote n°4641 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

W ere the mysteries, that are known to none except God, to be unraveled, the whole of mankind would witness the evidences of perfect and consummate justice.

Quote n°4640 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he purpose of Him Who is the Eternal Truth hath been to confer everlasting life upon all men, and ensure their security and peace.

Quote n°4639 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

H ow vast the number of those sanctified beings, those symbols of certitude, who, in their great love for thee, have laid down their lives and sacrificed their all for thy sake!

Quote n°4638 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

P urge your sight, that ye may perceive its glory with your own eyes, and depend not on the sight of anyone except yourself, for God hath never burdened any soul beyond its power.

Quote n°4637 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

W e entreat the Almighty that He may graciously illuminate them with the glory of His Justice, and enable them to discover that which will be profitable unto them at all times and under all conditions.

Quote n°4636 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he brightness of the fire of your love will no doubt fuse and unify the contending peoples and kindreds of the earth, whilst the fierceness of the flame of enmity and hatred cannot but result in strife and ruin.

Quote n°4635 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

C onsort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.” Whatsoever hath led the children of men to shun one another, and hath caused dissensions and divisions amongst them, hath, through the revelation of these words, been nullified and abolished.

Quote n°4634 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

O f old it hath been revealed: “Love of one’s country is an element of the Faith of God.” The Tongue of Grandeur hath, however, in the day of His manifestation proclaimed: “It is not his to boast who loveth his country, but it is his who loveth the world.”

Quote n°4633 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hrough each and every one of the verses which the Pen of the Most High hath revealed, the doors of love and unity have been unlocked and flung open to the face of men.

Quote n°4632 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hou must show forth that which will ensure the peace and the wellbeing of the miserable and the down-trodden.

Quote n°4631 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

J ustice is, in this day, bewailing its plight, and equity groaneth beneath the yoke of oppression.

Quote n°4630 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he incomparable Creator hath created all men from one same substance, and hath exalted their reality above the rest of His creatures. Success or failure, gain or loss, must, therefore, depend upon man’s own exertions.

Quote n°4629 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

F or every age requireth a fresh measure of the light of God. Every Divine Revelation hath been sent down in a manner that befitted the circumstances of the age in which it hath appeared.

Quote n°4628 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hese are not days of prosperity and triumph. The whole of mankind is in the grip of manifold ills. Strive, therefore, to save its life through the wholesome medicine which the almighty hand of the unerring Physician hath prepared.

Quote n°4627 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

A s the body of man needeth a garment to clothe it, so the body of mankind must needs be adorned with the mantle of justice and wisdom. Its robe is the Revelation vouchsafed unto it by God. Whenever this robe hath fulfilled its purpose, the Almighty will assuredly renew it. For every age requireth a fresh measure of the light of God

Quote n°4626 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he whole of mankind is in the grip of manifold ills. Strive, therefore, to save its life through the wholesome medicine which the almighty hand of the unerring Physician hath prepared.

Quote n°4625 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

G od’s purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the darkness of ignorance, and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and tranquillity of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be established.

Quote n°4624 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

E very time the Prophets of God have illumined the world with the resplendent radiance of the Day Star of Divine knowledge, they have invariably summoned its peoples to embrace the light of God through such means as best befitted the exigencies of the age in which they appeared.

Quote n°4623 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

E very Prophet Whom the Almighty and Peerless Creator hath purposed to send to the peoples of the earth hath been entrusted with a Message, and charged to act in a manner that would best meet the requirements of the age in which He appeared.

Quote n°4622 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he Prophets of God should be regarded as physicians whose task is to foster the well-being of the world and its peoples, that, through the spirit of oneness, they may heal the sickness of a divided humanity.

Quote n°4621 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hou hadst inquired which of the Prophets of God should be regarded as superior to others. Know thou assuredly that the essence of all the Prophets of God is one and the same. Their unity is absolute. God, the Creator, saith: There is no distinction whatsoever among the Bearers of My Message.

Quote n°4620 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hey all have but one purpose; their secret is the same secret. To prefer one in honour to another, to exalt certain ones above the rest, is in no wise to be permitted. Every true Prophet hath regarded His Message as fundamentally the same as the Revelation of every other Prophet gone before Him.

Quote n°4619 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he measure of the revelation of the Prophets of God in this world, however, must differ. Each and every one of them hath been the Bearer of a distinct Message, and hath been commissioned to reveal Himself through specific acts.

Quote n°4618 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

W herefore, should one of these Manifestations of Holiness proclaim saying: “I am the return of all the Prophets,” He, verily, speaketh the truth. In like manner, in every subsequent Revelation, the return of the former Revelation is a fact, the truth of which is firmly established....

Quote n°4617 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

I t is clear and evident to thee that all the Prophets are the Temples of the Cause of God, Who have appeared clothed in divers attire.

Quote n°4616 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hese attributes of God are not, and have never been, vouchsafed specially unto certain Prophets, and withheld from others. Nay, all the Prophets of God, His well-favoured, His holy and chosen Messengers are, without exception, the bearers of His names, and the embodiments of His attributes.

Quote n°4615 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

A rise, O wayfarer in the path of the Love of God, and aid thou His Cause.

Quote n°4614 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

B estir yourselves, O people, in anticipation of the days of Divine justice, for the promised hour is now come. Beware lest ye fail to apprehend its import and be accounted among the erring.

Quote n°4613 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

G reat indeed is this Day! The allusions made to it in all the sacred Scriptures as the Day of God attest its greatness. The soul of every Prophet of God, of every Divine Messenger, hath thirsted for this wondrous Day.

Quote n°4612 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

B end your energies to whatever may foster the education of men.

Quote n°4611 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

S how forbearance and benevolence and love to one another.

Quote n°4610 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

N ow is the time to cheer and refresh the down-cast through the invigorating breeze of love and fellowship, and the living waters of friendliness and charity.

Quote n°4609 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

I t is incumbent upon all the peoples of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree of His care and loving-kindness.

Quote n°4608 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he Revelation which, from time immemorial, hath been acclaimed as the Purpose and Promise of all the Prophets of God, and the most cherished Desire of His Messengers, hath now, by virtue of the pervasive Will of the Almighty and at His irresistible bidding, been revealed unto men.

Quote n°4607 |   The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

W ere any of the all-embracing Manifestations of God to declare: “I am God!” He verily speaketh the truth, and no doubt attacheth thereto. For it hath been repeatedly demonstrated that through their Revelation, their attributes and names, the Revelation of God, His name and His attributes, are made manifest in the world.

Quote n°4606 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

T he heart must needs therefore be cleansed from the idle sayings of men, and sanctified from every earthly affection, so that it may discover the hidden meaning of divine inspiration, and become the treasury of the mysteries of divine knowledge.

Quote n°4605 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

W ould that the hearts of men could be cleansed from these manmade limitations and obscure thoughts imposed upon them! Haply they may be illumined by the light of the Sun of true knowledge, and comprehend the mysteries of divine wisdom.

Quote n°4604 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

I nasmuch as the Christian divines have failed to apprehend the meaning of these words, and did not recognise their object and purpose, and have clung to the literal interpretation of the words of Jesus, they therefore became deprived of the streaming grace of the Muhammadan Revelation and its showering bounties.

Quote n°4603 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

E very discerning observer will recognise that in the Dispensation of the Quran both the Book and the Cause of Jesus were confirmed. As to the matter of names, Muhammad, Himself, declared: “I am Jesus.” He recognised the truth of the signs, prophecies, and words of Jesus, and testified that they were all of God.

Quote n°4602 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

L eaders of religion, in every age, have hindered their people from attaining the shores of eternal salvation, inasmuch as they held the reins of authority in their mighty grasp.

Quote n°4601 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

N ot one single Manifestation of Holiness hath appeared but He was afflicted by the denials, the repudiation, and the vehement opposition of the people around Him

Quote n°4600 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

C onsider the past. How many, both high and low, have, at all times, yearningly awaited the advent of the Manifestations of God in the sanctified persons of His chosen Ones. How often have they expected His coming, how frequently have they prayed that the breeze of divine mercy might blow, and the promised Beauty step forth from behind the veil of concealment, and be made manifest to all the world. And whensoever the portals of grace did open, and the clouds of divine bounty did rain upon mankind, and the light of the Unseen did shine above the horizon of celestial might, they all denied Him, and turned away from His face -- the face of God Himself.

Quote n°4599 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

T hey that tread the path of faith, they that thirst for the wine of certitude, must cleanse themselves of all that is earthly -- their ears from idle talk, their minds from vain imaginings, their hearts from worldly affections, their eyes from that which perisheth.

Quote n°4598 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

N o man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth

Quote n°4597 |   The Kitáb-i-Íqán

B eware lest the desires of the flesh and of a corrupt inclination provoke divisions among you. Be ye as the fingers of one hand, the members of one body.

Quote n°4596 |   The Kitáb-i-Aqdas