…how could a man [Moses] who was a stammerer, who had been
brought up in the house of Pharaoh, who was known among men as a murderer, and
who out of fear had long been a fugitive and a shepherd, establish in the world
so mighty a Cause that the wisest philosophers of the earth would be incapable
of producing a thousandth part thereof? This is clearly an extraordinary feat.
A man with a stammering tongue can hardly sustain an
ordinary conversation, let alone accomplish what He did! No: Were He not
assisted by a divine power, He would never have been able to carry out such a
mighty task. These are arguments that none can deny. The materialistic
thinkers, the Greek philosophers, and the great men of Rome who became renowned
in the world were each versed in but one branch of learning. Thus Galen and
Hippocrates were celebrated for their skill in medicine, Aristotle in logic and
speculative reasoning, and Plato in ethics and divine philosophy. How can a
mere shepherd lay the foundation for all these branches of learning? There is
no doubt that He was assisted by an extraordinary power.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table
talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014
revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre)
