All the prophets have come to educate and develop the
immature souls into maturity; to establish unity and love amongst mankind, not
bitterness and hatred, for God has wished all good for His servants, not evil.
He who wishes evil for His servants is against God and is not following the
example of God, nay rather, he is following the example of Satan. For the
attribute of God is mercy, and the attribute of Satan is hate. He who is kind
to the servants is following the example of God, and he who is unkind to the
servants is against God. For God is absolute mercy, perfect love; and Satan is
absolute hate and utter bitterness.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (from a talk given at the
Universalist Church in Washington DC, April 21, 1912; Star of the West, vol.19,
no. 3, June 1928)
