…the laws and ordinances of this Dispensation Bahá'u'lláh
has specifically characterized as "the breath of life unto all created
things", as "the mightiest stronghold", as the
"fruits" of His "Tree", as "the highest means for the
maintenance of order in the world and the security of its peoples", as
"the lamps of His wisdom and loving providence", as "the sweet-smelling
savour of his garment", as the "keys" of His "mercy"
to His creatures. "This book" (The Kitab-i-Aqdas), He Himself
testifies, "is a heaven which we have adorned with the stars of Our
commandments and prohibitions."
(Shoghi Effendi, extracted from God Passes
By and published in ‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book’; Memorandum from
the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice dated 3 May, 1994)
