…know thou of a certainty that these Luminaries
[Manifestations & Chosen Ones of God] of heavenly majesty, though their
dwelling be in the dust, yet their true habitation is the seat of glory in the
realms above. Though bereft of all earthly possessions, yet they soar in the
realms of immeasurable riches. And whilst sore tried in the grip of the enemy,
they are seated on the right hand of power and celestial dominion. Amidst the
darkness of their abasement there shineth upon them the light of unfading
glory, and upon their helplessness are showered the tokens of an invincible
sovereignty.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Iqan’)
