This is the foundation of the belief of the people of Bahá
(may my life be offered up for them): “His Holiness, the Exalted One (the Báb),
is the Manifestation of the Unity and Oneness of God and the Forerunner of the
Ancient Beauty. His Holiness the Abhá Beauty (may my life be a sacrifice for
His steadfast friends) is the Supreme Manifestation of God and the Dayspring of
His Most Divine Essence. All others are servants unto Him and do His bidding.”
Unto the Most Holy Book every one must turn, and all that is not expressly
recorded therein must be referred to the Universal House of Justice. That which
this body, whether unanimously or by a majority doth carry, that is verily the
truth and the purpose of God Himself. Whoso doth deviate therefrom is verily of
them that love discord, hath shown forth malice, and turned away from the Lord
of the Covenant. By this House is meant that Universal House of Justice which
is to be elected from all countries, that is from those parts in the East and
West where the loved ones are to be found, after the manner of the customary
elections in Western countries such as those of England.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘The
Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
