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1817–1892
Bahá'u'lláh (ba-haa-ol-laa بهاءالله Arabic for "Glory of God") (12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892), born Mírzá Husayn-`Alí (Persian:میرزا حسین علی), was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and father of `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh authored many religious works, most notably the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and the Book of Certitude.
Also known as: Bahá´u´lláh, Baha'u'llah, Bahaullah, Mirza Husayn Ali, Mírzá Husayn-'Alí, بهاءالله
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Whatsoever instilleth assurance into the hearts of men, whatsoever exalteth their station or promoteth their contentment, is acceptable in the sight of God.
It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornamant of equity and justice.
If the learned and worldly-wise men of this age were to allow mankind to inhale the fragrance of fellowship and love, every understanding heart would apprehend the meaning of true liberty, and discover the secret of undisturbed peace and absolute composure.
Thus the whole earth will come to be regarded as one country.
The time must come when the imperative necessity for the holding of a vast, an all-embracing assemblage of men will be universally realized.
Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.
The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds; he whose words exceed his deeds, know verily his death is better than his life.
Say, O brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
The Great Being saith: Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value.
Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations.
Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
Man is the supreme Talisman. Lack of a proper education hath, however, deprived him of that which he doth inherently possess.
Rejoice not in the things ye possess; tonight they are yours, tomorrow others will possess them.
If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation.
The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another in the utmost love and harmony. …So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
The Baháí̕ Temple : House of Worship of a World Faith (1942)
...for each day there is a new problem and for every problem an expedient solution.
This is the plane whereon the vestiges of all things (Kullu Shay') are destroyed in the traveler, and on the horizon of eternity the Divine Face riseth out of the darkness, and the meaning of “All on the earth shall pass away, but the face of thy Lord….” is made manifest.
Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed.
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