The supreme cause for creating the world and all that is
therein is for man to know God. In this Day whosoever is guided by the
fragrance of the raiment of His mercy to gain admittance into the pristine
Abode, which is the station of recognizing the Source of divine commandments
and the Dayspring of His Revelation, hath everlastingly attained unto all good.
Having reached this lofty station a twofold obligation resteth upon every soul.
One is to be steadfast in the Cause with such steadfastness that were all the
peoples of the world to attempt to prevent him from turning to the Source of
Revelation, they would be powerless to do so. The other is observance of the
divine ordinances which have streamed forth from the wellspring of His
heavenly-propelled Pen. For man’s knowledge of God cannot develop fully and
adequately save by observing whatsoever hath been ordained by Him and is set
forth in His heavenly Book. - Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed
after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
