He [‘Abdu’l-Baha] later spoke about the days of Baghdád and
the apathy and ignorance of the populace. He said:
"How they reproached us, but they were ignorant of the future
of the Cause. They did not know that the Cause of God can make an atom a
brilliant sun, bestow the magnificence of Solomon on an ant, give eternal honor
to debased ones and endow the ignorant ones with divine knowledge."
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk, October 27, 1912, En route to Salt Lake City, USA,
recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
