Be thankful to God for having enabled you to recognise His
Cause. Whoever has received this blessing must, prior to his acceptance, have
performed some deed which, though he himself was unaware of its character, was
ordained by God as a means whereby he has been guided to find and embrace the
Truth. As to those who have remained deprived of such a blessing, their acts
alone have hindered them from recognising the truth of this Revelation. We
cherish the hope that you, who have attained to this light, will exert your
utmost to banish the darkness of superstition and unbelief from the midst of
the people. May your deeds proclaim your faith and enable you to lead the
erring into the paths of eternal salvation. The memory of this night will never
be forgotten. May it never be effaced by the passage of time, and may its
mention linger for ever on the lips of men.
- Baha'u'llah (Words of Baha’u’llah addressed to
some pilgrims and a few resident believers on January 8, 1889, quoted by Nabil
in the ‘Dawn-Breakers’, translated and edited by Shoghi Effendi)
