I am very happy to have met you. I hope that through the
favors of the Blessed Beauty you shall become the instruments for the
glorification of the divine Cause and the spread of the Word of God so that
this city may take precedence over all the other cities of America. As this
city is the capital of America, so shall it, God willing, become the center of
divine signs. When you arise to teach the Cause of God it will soon be firmly
established and will spread because this city has capacity…
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, November 8, Washington DC, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani;
‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
