I testify that thou [House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad] art the
scene of His transcendent glory, His most holy habitation. Out of thee hath
gone forth the Breath of the All-Glorious, a Breath that hath breathed over all
created things, and filled with joy the breasts of the devout that dwell in the
mansions of Paradise. The Concourse on high, and they that inhabit the Cities
of the Names of God, weep over thee, and bewail the things that have befallen
thee.
Thou art still the symbol of the names and attributes of the
Almighty, the Point towards which the eyes of the Lord of earth and heaven are
directed. There hath befallen thee what hath befallen the Ark in which God’s
pledge of security had been made to dwell. Well is it with him that
apprehendeth the intent of these words, and recognizeth the purpose of Him Who
is the Lord of all creation.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
