From His early youth, Baha’u’llah was regarded by those who
knew Him as bearing the imprint of destiny. Blessed with saintly character and
uncommon wisdom, He seemed to be touched by heaven's kindly light. Yet He was
made to endure forty years of suffering, including successive exiles and
incarcerations at the decree of two despotic monarchs, campaigns to vilify His
name and condemn His followers, violence upon His Person, shameful attempts on
His life - all of which, out of a boundless love for humanity, He bore willingly,
with radiance and forbearance, and with compassion for His tormentors. Even the
expropriation of all His worldly possessions left Him unperturbed.
- The
Universal House of Justice (From a message dated October 2017)
