By Him Who shineth above the Dayspring of Sanctity! The
friends of God have not, nor will they ever, set their hopes upon the world and
its ephemeral possessions. The one true God hath ever regarded the hearts of
men as His own, His exclusive possession—and this too but as an expression of
His all-surpassing mercy, that haply mortal souls may be purged and sanctified
from all that pertaineth to the world of dust and gain admittance into the
realms of eternity.
- Baha'u'llah (Tablet to Nasiri’d-Din Shah, Suriy-i-Haykal
[Tablet of Temple]; ‘The Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
