I know full well Thou hast delayed to manifest Thy triumph
in the kingdom of creation by reason of Thy knowledge which embraceth both the
mysteries of Thy decree, and the hidden things ordained behind the veils of
Thine irrevocable purpose, that thereby those who have entered beneath the
shadow of Thy transcendent mercy may be separated from those who have dealt
disdainfully with Thee, and turned back from Thy presence at the time when Thou
didst manifest Thy most exalted Beauty. - Baha’u’llah (‘Days of Remembrance’)
