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The news emanating from the Middle East is heart breaking the conflict between Sunni and Shi'ih
[Shi'ah] is widening.
the news of conflict in Ireland too is
very sad as between Catholic and Protestant with cars burning, with lives
impoverished ...
Baha'u'llah's main mission is Unity and
the Three Onenesses
Disunity is the
crux of the problems which so severely afflict the planet. It permeates
attitudes in all departments of life. It is at the heart of all major conflicts
between nations and peoples. More serious still, disunity
is common in the relations between religions and within religions, vitiating the
very spiritual and moral influence which it is their primary purpose to
exert. "Should the lamp of religion be obscured," Bahá'u'lláh
asserts, "chaos and confusion will ensue, and the lights of fairness, of
justice, of tranquillity and peace cease to
shine."
(The
Universal House of Justice, 1992 Nov 26, Second Message to World Congress, p.
5)
Oneness of God, Oneness of Faith, Oneness
of humanity
He wrote from His 24 year old
Incarceration in 'Akka, Palestine these Words, these Divine
Words:
***
Gird up the loins of your endeavour, O people of Baha, that haply the tumult of
religious dissension and strife that agitateth the peoples of the earth may be
stilled, that every trace of it may be completely obliterated. For the
love of God, and them that serve Him, arise to aid this most sublime and
momentous Revelation. Religious fanaticism and hatred are a
world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench. The Hand of Divine
power can, alone, deliver mankind from this desolating affliction....
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, with friendliness and fellowship. He Who is the Day Star of Truth beareth Me witness! So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. The one true God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth of these words. (Baha'u'llah: Gleanings, Page: 288) *** http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GI09Ak01.html
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