Our world has entered the dark heart of an age of
fundamental change beyond anything in all of its tumultuous history. Its
peoples, of whatever race, nation, or religion, are being challenged to
subordinate all lesser loyalties and limiting identities to their oneness as
citizens of a single planetary homeland. In Bahá’u’lláh’s words: “The
well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and
until its unity is firmly established.” May the publication of this translation
of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas lend a fresh impulse to the realization of this universal
vision, opening vistas of a worldwide regeneration.
- The Universal House of
Justice (‘Introduction to the Kitab-i-Aqdas’, 1992)
