Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
no other station or title, no other rank or power. This is my ultimate Purpose, my eternal Paradise, my holiest Temple and my
Sadratu’l-Muntahá. With the
Abhá Blessed Beauty and the
Exalted One, His Herald—may my life be a sacrifice for Them both—hath ended the appearance of God’s independent and universal
Manifestation. And for a thousand years all shall be illumined by His lights and be sustained by the ocean of His favours.
225.32O ye lovers of God! This, verily, is my last wish and my admonition unto you. Blessed, therefore, is he who is aided by God to follow that which is inscribed upon this scroll whose words are sanctified from the symbols current amongst men.
226. 226.1O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, and was the cause of gladness. Thou hast expressed thine ardent wish that I should attend the Peace Congress. I do not present myself at such political conferences, for the establishment of peace is unachievable save through the power of the Word of God. When a conference is convened, representative of all nations and working under the influence of the Word of God, then universal peace will be established but otherwise it is impossible.
226.2At present it is certain that temporary peace is established but it is not lasting. All governments and nations have become tired of war, of the difficulties of travel, of huge expenditures, of the loss of life, of the affliction of women, of the great number of orphans, and they are driven by force to peace. But this peace is not permanent, it is temporary.
226.3We hope that the power of the Word of God will
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