The
first bestowal of God to the world of humanity is religion because religion
consists of divine teachings. Certainly divine teachings are preferable to all
other sources of instructions.
Religion
confers upon man life everlasting. Religion is a service to the world of
morality. Religion guides humanity to eternal happiness. Religion is the cause
of everlasting honor to the world of man. Religion has ever helped humanity
towards progress.
But
the proof must be established. To achieve this end, we should investigate
religion as seekers of truth. When we do so, we find that religion is the cause
of progress and development.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, From a talk at San
Francisco’s Jewish Temple, October 12, 1912, San Francisco, USA, recorded by
Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
(To see the entire talk please visit Talks of
‘Abdu’l-Baha)
