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Famous Quotes By Baha'u'llah

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A might force, a consummate power lieth concealed in the world of being. Fix your gaze upon it and upon its unifying influences, and not upon the differences which appear from it. — Baha'u'llah

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It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. — Baha'u'llah

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The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies. — Baha'u'llah

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O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease. — Baha'u'llah

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Through affliction hath His light shone and His praise been bright unceasingly: this hath been His method through past ages and bygone times. — Baha'u'llah

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O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension. — Baha'u'llah

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Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form/When within thee the universe is folded?Baha'u'llah — Baha'u'llah

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Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path! — Baha'u'llah

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The Cause of God is not a theatrical display that is presented every hour, of which some new diversion may be asked for every day. If it were thus, the Cause of God would become mere child's play. — Baha'u'llah

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Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself. — Baha'u'llah

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We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened ... what harm is there in this? ... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come. — Baha'u'llah

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The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved. — Baha'u'llah

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The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds and through commendable and seemly conduct. — Baha'u'llah

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Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise. — Baha'u'llah

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Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear. — Baha'u'llah

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Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations. — Baha'u'llah

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Humility exalteth man to the heaven of glory and power, whilst pride abaseth him to the depths of wretchedness and degradation. — Baha'u'llah

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Be patient under all conditions and place your whole trust and confidence in God. — Baha'u'llah

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Regard ye the world as a man's body, which is afflicted with diverse ailments, and the recovery of which dependeth upon the harmonizing of all its component elements. — Baha'u'llah

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The world's equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this most great, this new World Order. Mankind's ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this unique, this wondrous System - the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed. — Baha'u'llah

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Earth is but one country and mankind is it's citizens. — Baha'u'llah

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In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil. — Baha'u'llah

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Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation. — Baha'u'llah

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Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world — Baha'u'llah

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O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials. — Baha'u'llah

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Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind. — Baha'u'llah

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O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men. — Baha'u'llah

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O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting. — Baha'u'llah

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Be thou as a throbbing artery, pulsating in the body of the entire creation, that through the heat generated by this motion there may appear that which will quicken the hearts of those who hesitate. — Baha'u'llah

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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened. — Baha'u'llah

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The True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart ... — Baha'u'llah

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Arts crafts and sciences uplift the world of being and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. — Baha'u'llah

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O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory; for ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored One, accept naught but absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity. This is the daystar of wisdom and of divine mystery that hath shone above the horizon of the divine will. Blessed are they that turn thereunto. — Baha'u'llah

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It behoveth the sovereigns of the world may God assist them or the ministers of the earth to take counsel together and to adopt one of the existing languages or a new one to be taught to children in schools throughout the world, and likewise one script. Thus the whole earth will come to be regarded as one country. — Baha'u'llah

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In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love. — Baha'u'llah

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O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it. — Baha'u'llah

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Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements. — Baha'u'llah

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All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. The Almighty beareth Me witness: To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man. Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth. — Baha'u'llah

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Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! — Baha'u'llah

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O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over me, and taught me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing. — Baha'u'llah

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Unto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure, as decreed in God's mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however, be manifested only as a result of your own volition. — Baha'u'llah

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Man is even as steel, the essence of which is hidden: through admonition and explanation, good counsel and education, that essence will be brought to light. If, however, he be allowed to remain in his original condition, the corrosion of lusts and appetites will effectively destroy him. — Baha'u'llah

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That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race. The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens. — Baha'u'llah

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The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds — Baha'u'llah

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Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute. — Baha'u'llah

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Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words. — Baha'u'llah

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The civilization, so often vaunted by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation. — Baha'u'llah

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In this day the breeze of God is wafted, and His Spirit hath pervaded all things. Such is the outpouring of His grace that the pen is stilled and the tongue is speechless. — Baha'u'llah

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The essence of true safety is to observe silence, to look at the end of things and to renounce the world. — Baha'u'llah

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Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself. — Baha'u'llah

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Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. — Baha'u'llah

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Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self. — Baha'u'llah

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Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with any one. — Baha'u'llah

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Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory shall fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. — Baha'u'llah

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It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornamant of equity and justice. — Baha'u'llah

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Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness. — Baha'u'llah

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I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. — Baha'u'llah

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Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created. — Baha'u'llah

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Man's merit lieth in service and virtue and not in the pageantry of wealth and riches. — Baha'u'llah

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Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished. — Baha'u'llah

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The tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers. — Baha'u'llah

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The source of all glory is acceptance of whatsoever the Lord hath bestowed, and contentment with that which God hath ordained. — Baha'u'llah

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Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the clay of My command I made thee to appear, and have ordained for thy training every atom of existence and the essence of all created things. — Baha'u'llah

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All peoples and nations are of one family, the children of one Father, and should be to one another as brothers and sisters. — Baha'u'llah

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O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life. — Baha'u'llah

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Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism. — Baha'u'llah

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What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal? Unless these thoughts are translated into the world of action, they are useless. The wrong in the world continues to exist just because people only talk of their ideals, and do not strive to put them into practice. If actions took the place of words, the world's misery would very soon be changed into comfort. — Baha'u'llah

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This is the Day in which God's most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath been infused into all created things. It is incumbent upon all the peoples of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree of His care and loving-kindness. — Baha'u'llah

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Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return! — Baha'u'llah

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The Great Being saith: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures and Tablets. — Baha'u'llah

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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him. — Baha'u'llah

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Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great — Baha'u'llah

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Every created thing in the whole universe is but a door leading into His knowledge, a sign of His sovereignty, a revelation of His names, a symbol of His majesty, a token of His power, a means of admittance into His straight Path ... — Baha'u'llah

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They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy. — Baha'u'llah

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The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship ... So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. — Baha'u'llah

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When a drop draws help from the ocean, it is an ocean in itself, and a little seed, through the outpouring of rain, the favour of the sun and soul-refreshing breeze, will become a tree with the utmost freshness, full of leaves, blossoms and fruits. Therefore do not consider thy capacity and merit, but rely upon the infinite Bounty and trust to His Highness the Almighty. — Baha'u'llah

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The Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men, which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked. — Baha'u'llah

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Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God. — Baha'u'llah

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My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. — Baha'u'llah

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A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding. — Baha'u'llah

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It is incumbent upon the Aghsan, the Afnan and My kindred to turn, one and all, their faces towards the Most Mighty Branch. Consider that which We have revealed in Our Most Holy Book: 'When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ended, turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root.' The object of this sacred verse is none other except the Most Mighty Branch (Abdu'l-Baha). Thus have We graciously revealed unto you our potent Will, and I am verily the Gracious, the All-Powerful. — Baha'u'llah

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O SON OF LIGHT! Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it. — Baha'u'llah

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Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds. — Baha'u'llah

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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. — Baha'u'llah

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The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established. — Baha'u'llah

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Know verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, which emanate from the revealers of Gods holy cause, hath been to test and prove the peoples of the world; that thereby the earth of the pure and illuminated hearts may be known from the perishable and barren soil. — Baha'u'llah

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Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more. — Baha'u'llah

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Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not. — Baha'u'llah

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Bend your minds and wills to the education of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, that haply the dissensions that divide it may, through the power of the Most Great Name, be blotted out from its face, and all mankind become the upholders of one Order, and the inhabitants of one City ... — Baha'u'llah

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The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The one is irrevocable, the other is, as termed by men, impending. To the former all must unreservedly submit, inasmuch as it is fixed and settled. God however, is able to alter or repeal it. As the harm that must result from such a change will be greater than if the decree had remained unaltered, all, therefore, should willingly acquiesce in what God hath willed and confidently abide by the same. — Baha'u'llah

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Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit there from. — Baha'u'llah

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A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise. — Baha'u'llah

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Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench. — Baha'u'llah

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Ye are the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch. — Baha'u'llah

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He Who is your Lord, the All-Merciful cherisheth in His heart the desire of beholding the entire human race as one soul and one body. — Baha'u'llah