Gazing with the eye of absolute insight, the wayfarer in
this valley [THE REALM OF KNOWLEDGE] seeth in God’s creation neither
contradiction nor incongruity, and at every moment exclaimeth, “No defect canst
thou see in the creation of the God of mercy. Repeat the gaze: Seest thou a
single flaw?” [1] He beholdeth justice in injustice, and in justice, grace. In
ignorance he findeth many a knowledge hidden, and in knowledge a myriad wisdoms
manifest. He breaketh the cage of the body and the hold of the passions, and
communeth with the denizens of the immortal realm. He scaleth the ladders of
inner truth and hasteneth to the heaven of inner meanings. He rideth in the ark
of “We will surely show them Our signs in the world and within themselves”, and
saileth upon the sea of “until it become plain to them that it is the truth”.
[2] And if he meeteth with injustice he shall have patience, and if he cometh upon wrath he
shall manifest love. - Baha’u’llah (‘The Seven Valleys’, 2019 revised
translation by the Baha’i World Centre; included in ‘The Call of the Divine
Beloved’)
[1] Qur’án 67:3
[2] Qur’án 41:53
