Baha'u'llah's Stupendous Revelation : Religion should be viewed as the source of nearness of God to man & the cause of love, fellowship and unity among peoples

January 3, 2014

Religion should be viewed as the source of nearness of God to man & the cause of love, fellowship and unity among peoples

… religion must be the source of fellowship, the cause of unity and the nearness of God to man. If it rouses hatred and strife it is evident that absence of religion is preferable and an irreligious man better than one who professes it. According to the divine will and intention religion should be the cause of love and agreement, a bond to unify all mankind for it is a message of peace and good-will to man from God.
(‘Abdu'l-Baha, from a talk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated June 9, 1912; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’)

the challenge

"To strive to obtain a more adequate understanding of the significance of Bahá'u'lláh's stupendous Revelation must, it is my unalterable conviction, remain the first obligation and the object of the constant endeavor of each one of its loyal adherents. An exact and thorough comprehension of so vast a system, so sublime a revelation, so sacred a trust, is for obvious reasons beyond the reach and ken of our finite minds. We can, however, and it is our bounden duty to seek to derive fresh inspiration and added sustenance as we labor for the propagation of His Faith through a clearer apprehension of the truths it enshrines and the principles on which it is based." (Shoghi Effendi, ‘The World Order of Baha'u'llah’)

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January 3, 2014

Religion should be viewed as the source of nearness of God to man & the cause of love, fellowship and unity among peoples