The acts of Him Whom God shall make manifest are like unto
the sun, while the works of men, provided they conform to the good-pleasure of
God, resemble the stars or the moon... Thus, should the followers of the Bayán
observe the precepts of Him Whom God shall make manifest at the time of His
appearance, and regard themselves and their own works as stars exposed to the
light of the sun, then they will have gathered the fruits of their existence;
otherwise the title of ‘starship’ will not apply to them. Rather it will apply
to such as truly believe in Him, to those who pale into insignificance in the
day-time and gleam forth with light in the night season.
- The Báb (From the Persian Bayan, ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
