Bahá’í Quotes

Jesus

We testify that when He [Jesus] came into the world, He shed the splendor of His glory upon all created things. Through Him the leper recovered from the leprosy of perversity and ignorance. Through Him, the unchaste and wayward were healed. Through His power, born of Almighty God, the eyes of the blind were opened, and the soul of the sinner sanctified.

- Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 86

A friend asked how the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh contrasted with the teachings of Jesus Christ. "The teachings are the same." declared ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; "It is the same foundation and the same temple. Truth is one, and without division. The teachings of Jesus are in a concentrated form. Men do not agree to this day as to the meaning of many of His sayings. His teachings are as a flower in the bud. Today, the bud is unfolding into a flower! Bahá’u’lláh has expanded and fulfilled the teachings, and has applied them in detail to the whole world.

- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London, p. 92-93

Quote of the Day

Idal 12 Qawl 182 B.E.

He urges you to persevere and add up your accomplishments, rather than to dwell on the dark side of things. Everyone's life has both a dark and bright side. He urges you to persevere and add up your accomplishments, rather than to dwell on the dark side of things. Everyone's life has both a dark and bright side. The Master said: turn your back to the darkness and your face to Me.

Shoghi Effendi – The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá’í Community, p. 457