Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
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19,P103

To this truth the utterances of Bahá'u'lláh abundantly testify. A mere reference to the claims which, in vehement language and with compelling power, He Himself has repeatedly advanced cannot but fully demonstrate the character of the Revelation of which He was the chosen bearer. To the words that have streamed from His pen--the fountainhead of so impetuous a Revelation--we should, therefore, direct our attention if we wish to obtain a clearer understanding of its importance and meaning. Whether in His assertion of the unprecedented claim He has advanced, or in His allusions to the mysterious forces He has released, whether in such passages as extol the glories of His long-awaited Day, or magnify the station which they who have recognized its hidden virtues will attain, Bahá'u'lláh and, to an almost equal extent, the Báb and `Abdu'l-Bahá, have bequeathed to posterity mines of such inestimable wealth as none of us who belong to this generation can befittingly estimate. Such testimonies bearing on this theme are impregnated with such power and reveal such beauty as only those who are versed in the languages in which they were originally revealed can claim to have sufficiently appreciated. So numerous are these testimonies that a whole volume would be required to be written in order to compile the most outstanding among them. All I can venture to attempt at present is to share with you only such passages as I have been able to glean from His voluminous writings.
Soroush Shakib
(© NSA of the Baha'is of USA)

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Mere reference to the Claims of Baha'u'llah is not sufficient. To obtain a clearer understanding, we shall refer to His Words.

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When referring to:

  1. His assertion of the unprecedented claim He has advanced
  2. His allusions to the mysterious forces He has released
  3. in such passages as extol the glories of His long-awaited Day
  4. magnify the station which they who have recognized its hidden virtues will attain,

Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and `Abdu'l-Bahá, have left writings that none of us who belong to this generation can befittingly estimate

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