We have adorned the Kingdom with the ornament of Our name,
the All-Glorious. Thus hath it been
decreed by God, the Fashioner of all things. Take heed lest thy [1] vain
imaginings withhold thee, when once the Sun of Certitude hath shone forth above
the horizon of the Utterance of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Beneficent. Dwellest thou in palaces whilst He Who is the
King of Revelation liveth in the most desolate of abodes? Leave them unto such as desire them, and set
thy face with joy and delight towards the Kingdom.
- Baha'u'llah (Tablet to Pope Pius IX, Suriy-i-Haykal [Tablet of Temple]; ‘The Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
[1] Pope Pius IX
