Cover the sins of the weak ones with the hem of the garment
of Thy Mercy! Change the indifference of the heedless ones into the essence of
fidelity, wisdom and understanding! Grant the souls a loftier effort and arouse
another (spiritual) tumult in the minds so that they may sing the melody of the
Supreme Realm, seek for a Glory Everlasting, long for the delicacies of the New
World, soar toward the Brightest Horizon, enter the congregation of the
Almighty and become the recipients of the bestowals of the Kingdom! Thus will
the dark world become luminous, the satanic field transformed into the courts
of the Merciful, the mound of earth become the mound of Heaven and the terrestrial
globe the Eternal Rose garden. Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the
Hearer, the Seer!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha
(Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 11, September 27, 1914)
