Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
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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.
Soroush Shakib
(© NSA of the Baha'is of USA)

Title and Main Idea:

Our First Duty: understanding the significance of Bahá'u'lláh's Revelation

Question (© Morten Bergsmo):

What must be the 'object of constant endeavour' of every Bahá'í in relation to the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh?

Metaphors, Images, Symbols, and Allusions:

  1. vast a system
  2. so sublime a revelation
  3. so sacred a trust

Dictionary:

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Cause and Effect Relationship:

{Cause and Effect Relationship}

Directives:

" ... 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."

Fundamental Verities:

" ... understanding of the significance of Bahá'u'lláh's stupendous Revelation ..."