Lao-Tzu
Regarding Lao-Tse: the Bahá’ís do not consider him a prophet, or even a secondary prophet or messenger, unlike Buddha or Zoroaster, both of Whom were divinely appointed and fully independent Manifestations of God.
- Shoghi Effendi, The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, p. 20
Quote of the Day
Jalal 10 Asma 183 B.E.
Ask a Bahá’í to deny any of the great Prophets, to deny his faith or to deny Moses, Muhammad or Christ, and he will say: I would rather die.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London, p. 56