AlthoughL the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of
the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation We have bequeathed
to Our heirs an excellent and priceless heritage. Earthly treasures We have not
bequeathed, nor have We added such cares as they entail. By God! In earthly
riches fear is hidden and peril is concealed. Consider ye and call to mind that
which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: ‘Woe betide every slanderer
and defamer, him that layeth up riches and counteth them.’ [Qur’án 104:1–2]
Fleeting are the riches of the world; all that perisheth and changeth is not,
and hath never been, worthy of attention, except to a recognized measure.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Kitab-i-‘Ahd [Book of the Covenant]; ‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah
revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
