“The Doors of the Kingdom are opened”

O People! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened: The Sun of Truth is shining upon the world: the Fountains of Life are flowing; the Daysprings of Mercy have appeared; the Greatest and Most Glorious Light is now manifest to illuminate the hearts of men.

Wake up and hear the Voice of God calling from all parts of the Supreme World—"Come unto Me, O ye children of men; come unto Me, O ye who are thirsty, and drink from this sweet Water which is descending in torrents upon all parts of the globe."

These days are the days of faith and deeds—not the days of words and lip service: Let us arise from the sleep of negligence, and realize what a great feast is prepared for us; first eating thereof ourselves, then giving unto others who are thirsting for the Water of Knowledge, and hungering for the Bread of Life.

These Great Days are swiftly passing; and once gone they can never be recalled. So, while the Rays of the Sun of Truth are still shining and The Center of The Covenant of God is manifest, let us go forth to work. 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 1, March 21, 1914)

The “building of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar”

Know thou that the building of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is the greatest foundation in those regions. God said in the Qur’an: "Those who believe in God and the Last Day, shall build the Temples of God." It is incumbent upon thee, and upon all, to put forth the best efforts in these days, in building this glorious Temple: raising the tumult of commemoration therein, during the wing of the night, at dawn, and at eventide. It is incumbent upon ye (men and women) to be united in this Great Cause, so that ye may be confirmed by the Divine Bounty and Merciful Spirit; become increased with energy and power, gain a recompense and estimation. I implore God, and supplicate to Him to make your feet firm in the straight path and the upright Way. 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (From a Tablet to Claudia Stuart Coles, received in September 1911; Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 19, March 2, 1914)