Baha'u'llah Quotes

A collection of quotes by Baha'u'llah.

Baha'u'llah, whose birth name was Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri, was the founder of the Baha'i Faith and a prominent religious leader of the 19th century. He was born in 1817 in Tehran, Persia (now Iran), into a noble family. From an early age, Baha'u'llah displayed wisdom and deep spiritual insight.

In 1863, Baha'u'llah declared Himself as the Promised One of all religions and the bearer of a new message from God for humanity. His teachings emphasized the essential oneness of all religions, the unity of mankind, and the need for universal peace and justice. Baha'u'llah faced severe persecution and imprisonment for His beliefs and spent a significant portion of His life in exile.

During His lifetime, Baha'u'llah wrote extensively, leaving behind an extensive body of religious scripture, including His most significant work, the Kitab-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book). He also established the administrative institutions of the Baha'i Faith, which continue to guide its global development today.

Baha'u'llah passed away in 1892 in Acre, in present-day Israel, after dedicating His life to the promotion of unity, justice, and spiritual transformation. His teachings have since spread worldwide, inspiring millions of followers across diverse cultures and backgrounds. Baha'u'llah is regarded as a divine educator and herald of a new era of peace and unity among all peoples.

Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.

Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.

Baha'u'llah


The Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as

The Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men, which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked.

Baha'u'llah

Heaven

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own countr

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.

Baha'u'llah

Patriotism

O Children of Men! Know ye not why We created you all from t

O Children of Men! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.

Baha'u'llah

Creation

Exultest thou over the treasures thou dost possess, knowing

Exultest thou over the treasures thou dost possess, knowing they shall perish? Rejoicest thou in that thou rulest a span of earth, when the whole world, in the estimation of the people of Bahá, is worth as much as the black in the eye of a dead ant?

Baha'u'llah