Some
called Christ God, some the Word of God, some others the Prophet of God, and
through these differences disputes arose so that instead of spirituality there
was hatred and amity was replaced by enmity. But Bahá'u'lláh has closed all the
doors to such differences by appointing the interpreter of the Book and by
establishing the Universal House of Justice -- that is, the People's
Parliament. And by commanding an end to interference in people's beliefs and
consciences, He has barred the way to these divisions. He has even said that if
two persons differ in a matter and that difference ends in discord, then both
are wrong and their position unacceptable.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, October 9, 1912, Palo Alto – San Francisco, USA,
recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
