O ye Cohorts of God! Beware lest ye offend the feelings of
anyone, or sadden the heart of any person, or move the tongue in reproach of
and finding fault with anybody, whether he is friend or stranger, believer or
enemy. Pray in behalf of all and entreat God for forgiveness and bounty for
all. Beware, beware that any soul take revenge or retaliate over another even
if he be a bloodthirsty enemy. Beware, beware that any one rebuke or reproach a
soul, though he may be an ill-wisher and an ill-doer. Do ye not look upon the
creature, advance ye toward the Creator. Behold ye not the rebellious people,
turn your faces toward the Lord of Hosts. Look ye not upon the ground, raise
your eyes to the world-illuminating Sun, which hath transformed every atom of
the gloomy soil into bright and luminous substance. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha,
vol. 1)
