God has appointed provision for every
living creature. To birds He has given beaks so that they pick up seeds. To
animals such as cows and goats He has given teeth like scythes in order that
they may eat grass. To carnivores He has given claws like forks and canine
teeth so that they may prey because they cannot eat grass. Their food is meat.
But man's food is not meat for he has not been created with means to eat flesh.
God has given him beauty of form and has created him blessed and not rapacious
and bloodthirsty.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, 26 September 1912, Denver, Colorado,
USA, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
