…the peoples of the earth have always been remembered by
their God. In every era of history, that unknowable Reality has opened the
gates of grace to the world by sending an Emissary charged with providing the
moral and spiritual stimulus that human beings need to cooperate and advance.
Many of the names of these great Lights to humankind are lost. But some shine
out from the annals of the past as having revolutionized thought, unlocked
stores of knowledge, and inspired the rise of civilizations, and Their names
continue to be honoured and praised. Each of these spiritual and social
visionaries, stainless mirrors of virtue, set out teachings and truths that
answered the urgent needs of the age. As the world now faces its most pressing
challenges yet, we acclaim Baha'u'llah, born two hundred years ago, as such a
Figure - indeed, as the One Whose teachings will usher in that long-promised
time when all humanity will live side by side in peace and unity.
- The
Universal House of Justice (From a message dated October 2017)
