Baha'u'llah

The Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, a Persian nobleman from Tehran who, in the mid-nineteenth century, left a life of princely comfort and security and, in the face of intense persecution and deprivation, brought to humanity a stirring new message of peace and unity. His ancestry can be traced back to Abraham through Abraham's wife Keturah.

8 Quotes

O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love…

— Baha'u'llah

If ye be aware of a certain truth, if ye possess a jewel, of which others are deprived, share it with them in a language of utmost kindliness and goodwill.

— Baha'u'llah

The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship.

— Baha'u'llah

The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.

— Baha'u'llah

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.

— Baha'u'llah

Set your faces towards unity, and let the radiance of its light shine upon you.

— Baha'u'llah

Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.

— Baha'u'llah

Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

— Baha'u'llah