Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'u'lláh

Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.

The founder of the Bahá'í Faith, he taught that all major world religions come from the same divine source and are part of an ongoing process of spiritual evolution. His teachings emphasize the unity of humanity, the oneness of God, and the importance of social justice, equality, and peace. His writings continue to inspires around the world to work towards a global community grounded in spiritual principles of unity and collective well-being.

Bahá'u'lláh Quotes about Earth

  • That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race. The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. 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.
  • Know verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, which emanate from the revealers of God's holy cause, hath been to test and prove the peoples of the world; that thereby the earth of the pure and illuminated hearts may be known from the perishable and barren soil.
  • The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
  • So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
  • O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.
  • The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony... So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
  • Bend your minds and wills to the education of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, that haply the dissensions that divide it may, through the power of the Most Great Name, be blotted out from its face, and all mankind become the upholders of one Order, and the inhabitants of one City.
  • O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.