And now concerning thy question whether human souls continue
to be conscious one of another after their separation from the body. Know thou
that the souls of the people of Bahá, who have entered and been established
within the Crimson Ark, shall associate and commune intimately one with
another, and shall be so closely associated in their lives, their aspirations,
their aims and strivings as to be even as one soul. They are indeed the ones
who are well-informed, who are keen-sighted, and who are endued with
understanding. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the
All-Wise.
The people of Bahá, who are the inmates of the Ark of God,
are, one and all, well aware of one another’s state and condition, and are
united in the bonds of intimacy and fellowship. Such a state, however, must
depend upon their faith and their conduct. They that are of the same grade and
station are fully aware of one another’s capacity, character, accomplishments
and merits. They that are of a lower grade, however, are incapable of
comprehending adequately the station, or of estimating the merits, of those
that rank above them. Each shall receive his share from thy Lord. Blessed is
the man that hath turned his face towards God, and walked steadfastly in His
love, until his soul hath winged its flight unto God, the Sovereign Lord of
all, the Most Powerful, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.
The souls of the infidels, however, shall—and to this I bear
witness—when breathing their last be made aware of the good things that have
escaped them, and shall bemoan their plight, and shall humble themselves before
God. They shall continue doing so after the separation of their souls from
their bodies.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
