He is God!
O thou lover of reality! His Highness, the Merciful, has
manifested love and harmony to the world of humanity, so that all of the
individuals may find a complete connection with each other and the lights of
the Oneness of God may appear in the human world. For this He sent the Holy
Manifestations, revealed the heavenly books, established the divine religions,
so that these holy souls, these revealed books, and these divine religions may
become the cause of unity, agreement, harmony and love in the world of humanity.
When we consider the reality of divine religions, we see that reality is one because all of the divine religions are reality, and reality does not accept multiplicity or division. Alas, that the foundation of reality has disappeared and imitations, customs and ceremonies that are the foundation of dissension, the cause of obstinacy, the means of war and struggle have appeared. The original purpose of the appearance of the Holy Manifestations and the establishment of the divine teachings have passed away.
When this black darkness, that is, the imitations of fathers and forefathers, surrounded the world and the original illumination of divine religions became obliterated, the Morn of Truth dawned and the Sun of Reality (Baha’u’llah) shone forth from the horizon of Persia and cast the rays of heavenly oneness upon the world of humanity. He brought down the edifice of the imitations of the ignorant, the human conduct and customs that emanate from the prejudices of the ancient. These divine teachings are established in the heart of the horizons like unto the penetration of the spirit in the bodies. Thus, at present in Persia, through the breathing of the Spirit of God, different people have torn asunder the curtain of superstitions, become free from the imitations of the ignorant, reached reality, and in the utmost harmony and love are associating with people of different religions. Great assemblies are being organized consisting of Muslims, Jews, Zoroastrians and sometimes Buddhists, including many races. Turks, Arabs, Persians, Kurds, English, French and Americans mingle together as kind and happy brothers. Like the lambs of God, they graze in the meadow of reality, under the shadow of the training of the heavenly Shepherd.
When thou considerest truth or reality thou wilt see that these old and decayed limitations in religion become the cause of bloodshed among the people and the nations.
As this age is a luminous age and this century the century of knowledge, new teachings are necessary, a new effulgence is essential and a new life is needed. The souls cannot accept the ancient ideas, a new thought and new teachings are necessary that shall be the spirit of this age and the light of this century.
Investigate, make a great effort so that the Center of the
Light of Reality may be seen in the assembly of the world as a witness of love,
and arise with such a power and confirmation that thou mayest shake that
country.
Upon thee be greetings and praise!
(Signed) ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas
(Star of the West, vol. 9, no. 12, October 16, 1918)
