Bahá’í Quotes

Purification

Purification is regarded as the most acceptable means for attaining the nearness unto God and the most meritorious of all deed

- The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 126

. . . sifting out the weak and raising up the strong in that constant purification of the ranks of the faithful which takes place in the course of the growth of this World Community.

- Custodians, Ministry of the Custodians, p. 351

Quote of the Day

Istijlal 17 Sharaf 182 B.E.

Thou knowest that the people are encircled with pain and calamities and are environed with hardships and trouble. Every trial doth attack man and every dire adversity doth assail him like unto the assault of a serpent. There is no shelter and asylum for him except under the wing of Thy protection, preservation, guard and custody.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá – Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v3, p. 619