We heard that which the person in question hath mentioned
regarding certain teachers of the Faith. Indeed he hath spoken truly. Some
heedless souls roam the lands in the name of God, actively engaged in ruining
His Cause, and call it promoting and teaching the Word of God; and this
notwithstanding that the qualifications of the teachers of the Faith, like unto
stars, shine resplendent throughout the heavens of the divine Tablets. Every
fair-minded person testifieth and every man of insight is well aware that the
One true God—exalted be His glory—hath unceasingly set forth and expounded that
which will elevate the station and will exalt the rank of the children of men.
The people of Bahá burn brightly amidst the
gatherings even as a candle and hold fast unto that which God hath purposed.
This station standeth supreme above all stations. Well is it with him who hath
cast away the things that the people of the world
possess, yearning for that which pertaineth unto God, the Sovereign Lord of eternity.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the
Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
