…O ye beloved of God, be not grieved when people stand
against you, persecute you, afflict and trouble you and say all manner of evil
against you. The darkness will pass away and the light of the manifest signs
will appear, the veil will be withdrawn and the Light of Reality will shine
forth from the unseen [Kingdom] of Abha. This we inform you before it occurs,
so that when the hosts of people arise against you for my love, be not
disturbed or troubled; nay, rather, be firm as a mountain, for this persecution
and reviling of the people upon you is a pre-ordained matter. Blessed is the
soul who is firm in the path!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
