This
visit is a proof of faithfulness, proof that we have not forgotten one another.
In the world of existence nothing is greater than faithfulness, for it allows
love to remain unimpaired in spite of the length of time. Behold how faithful
were those blessed souls in Persia who, when under the sword, praised the
Blessed Beauty. No affliction or persecution could turn them from faithfulness.
On the altar of sacrifice they raised cries of `Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá' from their
hearts and souls. This is real faithfulness.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha’s words to some
Baha’is, August 26, 1912, Malden, USA; Mahmud’s Diary)
