Let these exalted
words be thy love-song on the tree of Bahá, O thou most holy and resplendent
Leaf: ‘God, besides Whom is none other God, the Lord of this world and the
next!’ Verily, We have elevated thee to the rank of one of the most distinguished
among thy sex, and granted thee, in My court, a station such as none other
woman hath surpassed. Thus have We preferred thee and raised thee above the
rest, as a sign of grace from Him Who is the Lord of the throne on high and
earth below. We have created thine eyes to behold the light of My countenance, thine ears to
hearken unto the melody of My words, thy body to pay homage before My throne.
Do thou render thanks unto God, thy Lord, the Lord of all the world.
- Baha’u’llah (Compilation: ‘Holy Places at the Baha’i World Centre’, prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice’)
