As to the soul which is intended, in truth it hath been
called forth by the Word of God and is such that, if it be kindled with the
fire of the love of its Lord, neither the waters of opposition nor the oceans
of the world can quench its flame. That soul is indeed a fire ablaze in the tree
of man which proclaimeth: “No God is there but Him!” Whosoever hearkeneth unto
its call is verily of those who have attained unto Him. And when it casteth off
its earthly frame, God shall raise it up again in the most excellent of forms
and cause it to enter a sublime paradise. Thy Lord, of a certainty, hath power
over all things.
Know, furthermore, that the life of man proceedeth from the
spirit, and the spirit turneth to wheresoever the soul directeth it. Ponder
upon that which We have revealed unto thee that thou mayest recognize the Soul
of God which hath appeared above the Dayspring of bounty invested with manifest
sovereignty.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The
Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
