All praise unto the Almighty the Sanctified--glorified be
His power--Who hath ordained that the tyranny of the unjust and the violence of
the oppressors should become the means whereby the true lovers draw nigh unto
the glorious habitation of the Best Beloved and the sincere among His servants
attain the Paradise of communion with Him Who is the Desire of all men, and
that sufferings and tribulations should serve as the instrument whereby His
Word of command is spread abroad and the standards of His praise are unfurled
in all regions.
How great is His transcendent power, how immensely exalted
His all-embracing Will, inasmuch as He produceth light from fire and joy from
sorrow.
- Baha’u’llah (Compilation: ‘Fire and Light’, prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice; The Baha’i World 1979-1983)
