The basic principles of all religions
are the same and the Sun of Truth is one, yet every day it appears from a
different dawning point. Hence, the Bahá'ís believe in the fundamental truth of
all the religions and turn to the Sun of Truth. From whatever dawning point it
may appear they turn toward it. At one time, it appeared from the dawning point
of Moses, then from that of Jesus and again from that of Muhammad. But if all
had looked only at the dawning points, they would have remained veiled like the
Jews when the Sun of Truth appeared from another place. Today the Bahá'ís look
at the Sun of Truth and not at the dawning point. From whatever place it may
appear, they turn to it. You have rightly understood that the Bahá'ís do not
believe in a person; rather they believe in the truth which shines from the
divine dawning points.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, relating a story in a talk, August 10, 1912, Dublin, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, relating a story in a talk, August 10, 1912, Dublin, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
