1. Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man of insight
confesseth Thy sovereignty and Thy dominion, and every
discerning eye perceiveth the greatness of Thy majesty and the
compelling power of Thy might. The winds of tests are
powerless to hold back them that enjoy near access to Thee
from setting their faces towards the horizon of Thy glory, and
the tempests of trials must fail to draw away and hinder such
as are wholly devoted to Thy will from approaching Thy court.
Methinks, the lamp of Thy love is burning in their hearts, and
the light of Thy tenderness is lit within their breasts.
Adversities are incapable of estranging them from Thy Cause,
and the vicissitudes of fortune can never cause them to stray
from Thy pleasure.
I beseech Thee, O
my God, by them and by the sighs which their hearts utter in
their separation from Thee, to keep them safe from the
mischief of Thine adversaries, and to nourish their souls with
what Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones on whom shall come
no fear and who shall not be put to grief.
- Bahá'u'lláh,
Prayers and Meditations, I, p. 3
2. Verily God
will raise up Him Whom God shall make manifest, and after Him
Whomsoever He willeth, even as He hath raised up prophets
before the Point of the Bayán. He in truth hath power over
all things.
- The Báb,
Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 144
3. O party of the
Covenant! Verily, the Beauty of El-Abha hath promised the most
great assistance to the beloved who are firm in the Covenant
and to confirm them through the mightiest power. Ye will
surely find in your luminous assembly such signs as will shine
within hearts and souls. Adhere to the hem of the robe of the
Lofty One and do your best to spread the Covenant of God and
to kindled with the fire of the love of God, so that your
hearts may move with joy through the fragrances of humbleness
which are being diffused from the heart of Abdul-Baha. Make
feet firm, strengthen hearts and rely upon the everlasting
bounties which will successively pour on your from the Kingdom
of El-Abha. Know, verily, the lights of Bahá will shine forth
onto you during your gathering together in the brilliant
Paradise.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá,
Tablets of Abdu'l-Bahá, pp 1-2
4. Throughout the
universe the divine power is effulgent in endless images and
pictures. The world of creation, the world of humanity may be
likened to the earth itself and the divine power to the sun.
This Sun has shone upon all mankind. In the endless variety of
its reflections the divine will is manifested. Consider how
all are recipients of the bounty of the same Sun. At most the
difference between them is that of degree, for the effulgence
is one effulgence, the one light emanating from the Sun. This
will express the oneness of the world of humanity. The
body-politic or the social unity of the human world may be
likened to an ocean and each member, each individual a wave
upon that same ocean.
- Compilation,
Baha'i World Faith, pp 217-218
5. Therefore, it
must be our task to prove to the thoughtful by reasonable
arguments the prophethood of Moses, of Christ and of the other
Divine Manifestations. And the proofs and evidences which we
give are not based on traditional but on rational
arguments.
It has now been
proved by rational arguments that the world of existence is in
the utmost need of an educator, and that its education must be
achieved by divine power. There is no doubt that this holy
power is revelation, and that the world must be educated
through this power which is above human power.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá,
Some Answered Questions, p. 11
6. They who are
the beloved of God, in whatever place they gather and
whomsoever they may meet, must evince, in their attitude
towards God, and in the manner of their celebration of His
praise and glory, such humility and submissiveness that every
atom of the dust beneath their feet may attest the depth of
their devotion. The conversation carried by these holy souls
should be informed with such power that these same atoms of
dust will be thrilled by its influence.
- Bahá'u'lláh,
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 7
7. Say: Is there
any doubt concerning God? Behold how He hath come down from
the heaven of His grace, girded with power and invested with
sovereignty. Is there any doubt concerning His signs? Open ye
your eyes, and consider His clear evidence. Paradise is on
your right hand, and hath been brought nigh unto you, while
Hell hath been made to blaze. Witness its devouring flame.
Haste ye to enter into Paradise, as a token of Our mercy unto
you, and drink ye from the hands of the All-Merciful the Wine
that is life indeed.
- Bahá'u'lláh,
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, pp 45-46
8. The source of
courage and power is the promotion of the Word of God, and
steadfastness in His Love.
- Bahá'u'lláh,
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 156
9. Say: If it be
Our pleasure We shall render the Cause victorious through the
power of a single word from Our presence. He is in truth the
Omnipotent, the All-Compelling. Should it be God's intention,
there would appear out of the forests of celestial might the
lion of indomitable strength whose roaring is like unto the
peals of thunder reverberating in the mountains. However,
since Our loving providence surpasseth all things, We have
ordained that complete victory should be achieved through
speech and utterance, that Our servants throughout the earth
may thereby become the recipients of divine good. This is but
a token of God's bounty vouchsafed unto them. Verily thy Lord
is the All-Sufficing, the Most Exalted.
- Bahá'u'lláh,
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, pp. 197-198
