Morning
At the time of the appearance of Him Whom God will make manifest the most distinguished among the learned and the lowliest of men shall both be judged alike. How often the most insignificant of men have acknowledged the truth, while the most learned have remained wrapt in veils. Thus in every Dispensation a number of souls enter the fire by reason of their following in the footsteps of others.
- The Báb (From Persian Bayan; ‘Selections from
the Writings of the Báb)
Evening
…hear, O My brother, My plaint against them that claim to be
associated with God and with the Manifestations of His knowledge, and yet
follow their corrupt inclinations, consume the substance of their neighbour,
are given to wine, commit murder, defraud and slander each other, hurl
calumnies against God, and are wont to speak falsely. The people attribute all
these deeds unto Us, whilst their perpetrators remain shameless before God.
They cast aside that which He hath enjoined upon them and commit that which He
hath forbidden….
These people, however, have turned aside from all this and placed instead their affections upon that which accordeth with their own corrupt inclinations. Thus do they roam in the wilderness of arrogance and pride. I bear witness at this moment that God is wholly quit of them, and likewise are We. We beseech God to suffer Us not to associate with them either in this life or in the life to come. He, verily, is the Eternal Truth. No God is there but Him, and His might is equal to all things.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gems of Divine Mysteries’)
