Both
Arabic and Persian are laudable. That which is desired of a language is that it
convey the intent of the speaker, and either language can serve this purpose.
And since in this day the Orb of knowledge hath risen in the firmament of
Persia, this tongue deserveth every praise.
(Baha’u’llah,
‘The Tabernacle of Unity, Bahá’u’lláh’s Responses to Mánikchí Sáhib and Other
Writings’)
