Say: Observe equity in your judgment, ye men of
understanding heart! He that is unjust in his judgment is destitute of the
characteristics that distinguish man’s station. He Who is the Eternal Truth
knoweth well what the breasts of men conceal. His long forbearance hath
emboldened His creatures, for not until the appointed time is come will He rend
any veil asunder. His surpassing mercy hath restrained the fury of His wrath,
and caused most people to imagine that the one true God is unaware of the
things they have privily committed. By Him Who is the All-Knowing, the
All-Informed! The mirror of His knowledge reflecteth, with complete distinctness,
precision and fidelity, the doings of all men. Say: Praise be to Thee, O
Concealer of the sins of the weak and helpless! Magnified be Thy name, O Thou
that forgivest the heedless ones that trespass against Thee!
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
