O my ill-wishers! The Day Star of eternal Guidance beareth
me witness: Had it been in my power, I would have, under no circumstances,
consented to distinguish myself amongst men, for the Name I bear utterly
disdaineth to associate itself with this generation whose tongues are sullied
and whose hearts are false. And whenever I chose to hold my peace and be still,
lo, the voice of the Holy Ghost, standing on my right hand, aroused me, and the
Supreme Spirit appeared before my face, and Gabriel overshadowed me, and the
Spirit of Glory stirred within my bosom, bidding me arise and break my silence.
If your hearing be purged and your ears be attentive, ye will assuredly
perceive that every limb of my body, nay all the atoms of my being, proclaim
and bear witness to this call: “God, besides Whom is none other God, and He,
Whose beauty is now manifest, is the reflection of His glory unto all that are
in heaven and on earth.”
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
