Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláhBahá'u'lláh
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh
Bahai Faith -- Doctrines
These gifts are inherent in man himself. That which is preeminent above
all other gifts, is incorruptible in nature, and pertaineth to God
Himself, is the gift of Divine Revelation. Every bounty conferred by the
Creator upon man, be it material or spiritual, is subservient unto this.
It is, in its essence, and will ever so remain, the Bread which cometh
down from Heaven. It is God’s supreme testimony, the clearest evidence of
His truth, the sign of His consummate bounty, the token of His
all-encompassing mercy, the proof of His most loving providence, the
symbol of His most perfect grace. He hath, indeed, partaken of this
highest gift of God who hath recognized His Manifestation in this Day.
Render thanks unto thy Lord for having vouchsafed unto thee so great a
bounty. Lift up thy voice and say: All praise be to Thee, O Thou, the
Desire of every understanding heart!
XCVI: THE PEN OF THE MOST HIGH IS UNCEASINGLY...
The Pen of the Most High is unceasingly calling; and yet, how few are
those that have inclined their ear to its voice! The dwellers of the
kingdom of names have busied themselves with the gay livery of the world,
forgetful that every man that hath eyes to perceive and ears to hear
cannot but readily recognize how evanescent are its colors.
A new life is, in this age, stirring within all the peoples of the earth;
and yet none hath discovered its cause or perceived its motive. Consider
the peoples of the West. Witness how, in their pursuit of that which is
vain and trivial, they have sacrificed, and are still sacrificing,
countless lives for the sake of its establishment and promotion. The
peoples of Persia, on the other hand, though the repository of a
perspicuous and luminous Revelation, the glory of whose loftiness and
renown hath encompassed the whole earth, are dispirited and sunk in deep
lethargy.
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