If
those that have erred grievously were aware of the hidden mysteries of
martyrdom. they would in no wise commit such deeds. However, God hath caused
them to be tongue-tied and bereft of sight, with their minds and power of
perception reduced to naught, in such wise that they deem a priceless benefit a
grievous loss. With their own hands they help the Cause of God, though they
themselves are wholly unconscious of it. Verily God would at one time render
His Cause victorious through the aid of His enemies and at another by virtue of
the assistance of His chosen ones. Concerning those pure and blessed souls, Our
Pen of Glory hath revealed that which excelleth the whole world, its treasures
and whatsoever existeth therein. Ere long shall the heedless and the doers of
wickedness be repaid for that which their hands have wrought.
(Baha’u’llah,
compilation: ‘Fire and Light’, prepared
by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice; The Baha’i
World 1979-1983)
