All the peoples have a fundamental belief in common. Being one, truth
cannot be divided, and the differences that appear to exist among the
nations only result from their attachment to prejudice. If only men would
search out truth, they would find themselves united.
II.—The second principle of Bahá’u’lláh is:
The Unity of Mankind
The one all-loving God bestows His divine Grace and Favour on all mankind;
one and all are servants of the Most High, and His Goodness, Mercy and
loving Kindness are showered upon all His creatures. The glory of humanity
is the heritage of each one.
All men are the leaves and fruit of one same tree, they are all branches
of the tree of Adam, they all have the same origin. The same rain has
fallen upon them all, the same warm sun makes them grow, they are all
refreshed by the same breeze. The only differences that exist and that
keep them apart are these: there are the children who need guidance, the
ignorant to be instructed, the sick to be tended and healed; thus, I say
that the whole of humanity is enveloped by the Mercy and Grace of God. As
the Holy Writings tell us: All men are equal before God. He is no
respecter of persons.
III.—The third principle of Bahá’u’lláh is:
Religion should be the Cause of Love and Affection
Religion should unite all hearts and cause wars and disputes to vanish
from the face of the earth, give birth to spirituality, and bring life and
light to each heart. If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and
division, it were better to be without it, and to withdraw from such a
religion would be a truly religious act. For it is clear that the purpose
of a remedy is to cure; but if the remedy should only aggravate the
complaint it had better be left alone. Any religion which is not a cause
of love and unity is no religion. All the holy prophets were as doctors to
the soul; they gave prescriptions for the healing of mankind; thus any
remedy that causes disease does not come from the great and supreme
Physician.
IV.—The fourth principle of Bahá’u’lláh is:
The Unity of Religion and Science
We may think of science as one wing and religion as the other; a bird
needs two wings for flight, one alone would be useless. Any religion that
contradicts science or that is opposed to it, is only ignorance—for
ignorance is the opposite of knowledge.
Religion which consists only of rites and ceremonies of prejudice is not
the truth. Let us earnestly endeavour to be the means of uniting religion
and science.
‘Alí, the son-in-law of Muḥammad, said: ‘That which is in conformity with
science is also in conformity with religion’. Whatever the intelligence of
man cannot understand, religion ought not to accept. Religion and science
walk hand in hand, and any religion contrary to science is not the truth.
V.—The fifth principle of Bahá’u’lláh is:
Prejudices of Religion, Race or Sect destroy the foundation of Humanity
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