Bahá’í 360

K nowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words.

quote 4854 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

N o light can compare with the light of justice. The establishment of order in the world and the tranquillity of the nations depend upon it.

quote 4855 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

W e entreat God to deliver the light of equity and the sun of justice from the thick clouds of waywardness, and cause them to shine forth upon men.

quote 4856 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

C oncern yourselves with the things that benefit mankind, and not with your corrupt and selfish desires.

quote 4857 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

R eligion is, verily, the chief instrument for the establishment of order in the world, and of tranquillity amongst its peoples.

quote 4858 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

C ling ye to the hem of virtue, and hold fast to the cord of trustworthiness and piety.

quote 4859 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

A nd if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself.

quote 4860 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

W e pray God -- exalted be His glory -- and cherish the hope that He may graciously assist the manifestations of affluence and power and the daysprings of sovereignty and glory, the kings of the earth -- may God aid them through His strengthening grace -- to establish the Lesser Peace. This, indeed, is the greatest means for insuring the tranquillity of the nations.

quote 4861 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

I t is incumbent upon the Sovereigns of the world -- may God assist them -- unitedly to hold fast unto this Peace, which is the chief instrument for the protection of all mankind. It is Our hope that they will arise to achieve what will be conducive to the well-being of man.

quote 4862 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

I t is their duty to convene an all-inclusive assembly, which either they themselves or their ministers will attend, and to enforce whatever measures are required to establish unity and concord amongst men.

quote 4863 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

S hould one king rise up against another, all the other kings must arise to deter him. Arms and armaments will, then, be no more needed beyond that which is necessary to insure the internal security of their respective countries.

quote 4864 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

T hey must put away the weapons of war, and turn to the instruments of universal reconstruction.

quote 4865 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

B y the righteousness of God! Justice is a powerful force. It is, above all else, the conqueror of the citadels of the hearts and souls of men, and the revealer of the secrets of the world of being, and the standard-bearer of love and bounty.

quote 4866 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

O Shaykh! I swear by the Sun of Truth Which hath risen and shineth above the horizon of this Prison! The betterment of the world hath been the sole aim of this Wronged One.

quote 4867 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

I beseech Thee, by Thy Cause that hath encompassed the world of being, and by Thy Name wherewith Thou hast subjected the seen and unseen, to adorn the peoples of the earth with the light of Thy justice, and to illuminate their hearts with the brightness of Thy knowledge.

quote 4868 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

T hey that surround thee love thee for their own sakes, whereas this Youth loveth thee for thine own sake, and hath had no desire except to draw thee nigh unto the seat of grace, and to turn thee toward the right-hand of justice.

quote 4869 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

A ddressing Himself unto the kings and rulers of the earth -- may God, exalted be He, assist them -- He imparted unto them that which is the cause of the well-being, the unity, the harmony, and the reconstruction of the world, and of the tranquillity of the nations.

quote 4870 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

H e Who is the Unconditioned is come, in the clouds of light, that He may quicken all created things with the breezes of His Name, the Most Merciful, and unify the world, and gather all men around this Table which hath been sent down from heaven.

quote 4871 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

A ttire thy temple with the ornament of My Name, and thy tongue with remembrance of Me, and thine heart with love for Me, the Almighty, the Most High.

quote 4872 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

T he voice of the Burning Bush is raised in the midmost heart of the world, and the Holy Spirit calleth aloud among the nations: ‘Lo, the Desired One is come with manifest dominion!’

quote 4873 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

S eclude yourselves in the stronghold of My love.

quote 4874 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

I have offered Myself up in the way of God, and I yearn after tribulations in My love for Him, and for the sake of His good pleasure.

quote 4875 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

B eware that ye allow not wolves to become the shepherds of the fold, or pride and conceit to deter you from turning unto the poor and the desolate.

quote 4876 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

K now of a truth that your subjects are God’s trust amongst you. Watch ye, therefore, over them as ye watch over your own selves.

quote 4877 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

B e ye trustworthy on earth, and withhold not from the poor the things given unto you by God through His grace.

quote 4878 | The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

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