The word of God which the Supreme
Pen hath recorded on the second leaf of the Most Exalted
Paradise is the following: The Pen of the Most High exhorteth, at this moment,
the manifestations of authority and the sources of power, namely the kings, the
sovereigns, the presidents, the rulers, the divines and the wise, and enjoineth
them to uphold the cause of religion, and to cleave unto it. Religion is verily
the chief instrument for the establishment of order in the world and of
tranquillity amongst its peoples. The weakening of the pillars of religion hath
strengthened the foolish and emboldened them and made them more arrogant.
Verily I say: The greater the decline of religion, the more grievous the
waywardness of the ungodly. This cannot but lead in the end to chaos and
confusion. Hear Me, O men of insight, and be warned, ye who are endued with
discernment!
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)