Were the sun to rise from the west, it would still be the
sun. Indeed, from whatever point the sun may rise, it is still the sun. One
must not take its appearance to be confined to a single point and regard the
other points as deprived. One must not be veiled by its rising in the east and
consider the west as the place of its setting and decline. One must seek after
the manifold grace of God, search out the divine effulgences, and become
enraptured and enthralled with any reality in which they are clearly and
plainly found. Consider that, if the Jews had not clung to the horizon of Moses
but had fixed their gaze upon the Sun of Truth, they would have undoubtedly
beheld that Sun shining in the fullness of its divine splendour in that true
dawning point that was Christ. But a thousand times alas! They clung to the
name of Moses and deprived themselves of that supernal grace and heavenly
splendour.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha;
‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised translation by the Baha’i World
Centre)
