The object of God’s teaching to man is that man may know
himself in order to comprehend the greatness of God. The Word of God is for
agreement and concord… We do not consider anyone a stranger, for it is said by
Bahá’u’lláh ‘Ye are all the rays of one sun; the fruits of one tree; and the
leaves of one branch.’ We desire the true brotherhood of humanity. This shall
be so, and it has already begun. Praise to be God, the Helper, the Pardoner!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Notes of conversations;
‘Abdu’l-Baha in London’)
