Bahá’í Quotes

Man - Reality of

Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

- Bahá’u’lláh, The Arabic Hidden Words #22

Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom.

- Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 260

I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

- Bahá’u’lláh, Hidden Words, Arabic 3

Each man has been placed in a post of honour, which he must not desert.

- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, pp. 159-160

Quote of the Day

Idal 9 Izzat 183 B.E.

This is just one more reason why we should endeavor to support, strengthen the foundations, and foster the development of Local Spiritual Assemblies so that they may become rallying points of the friends and the true shepherds of the Divine flock.

Universal House of Justice – Lights of Guidance, p. 124