God, the Maker of the worlds, hath created the realm of
humanity to be the Paradise of Eden (or the Garden of Paradise) if the edifice
of Peace, Reconciliation, Love, and Faithfulness is founded on a solid and firm
basis; nay, rather, He hath willed it to become the mirror, reflecting the
Delectable Paradise. Then, and not until then, will all the divine bounties
become manifold; happiness and well-being infinite; the virtues of the world of
humanity revealed and resplendent; and the rays of the Sun of Reality visible
from every direction.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet, reprinted from ‘The
Christian Commonwealth’; Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 1, March 21, 1913)
