…when, as bidden by Thee, [God] I arose and called out, by
Thy leave, all Thy creatures, the wayward among Thy servants opposed me. Some
turned away from me, others disowned my claim, a few hesitated, while others
were sore perplexed, notwithstanding that Thy testimony was set forth before
the followers of all religions, and Thy proof demonstrated unto all the peoples
of the earth, and the signs of Thy might so powerfully manifested as to
encompass the entire creation.
I was, moreover, opposed by mine own kindred, although, as
Thou knowest, they were dear to me and I had desired for them that which I had
desired for mine own self. These are the ones who, when learning that I had
been cast into prison, perpetrated against me what no man else on earth had
perpetrated.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and meditations by Baha’u’llah’)
