It behoveth him who expoundeth the Word of God to deliver it
with the utmost good-will, kindness, and compassion. As to him that embraceth
the truth and is honoured with recognizing Him, his name shall be recorded in
the Crimson Book among the inmates of the all-highest Paradise. Should a soul
fail, however, to accept the truth, it is in no wise permissible to contend
with him. In another connection He saith: “Blessed and happy is he that ariseth
to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth.”
Likewise He saith: “The people of Bahá should soar high above the peoples of
the world.” In matters of religion every form of fanaticism, hatred, dissension
and strife is strictly forbidden.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘The Tabernacle of Unity,
Bahá’u’lláh’s Responses to Mánikchí Sáhib and Other Writings’)
