Baha'u'llah writes:
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O contending peoples
and kindreds of the earth!
Set your faces towards unity,
and let the radiance of its light shine upon you.
Gather ye together,
and for the sake of God
resolve to root out
whatever is the source of contention amongst you.
Then will the effulgence of the world’s great Luminary
envelop the whole earth,
and its inhabitants become the citizens of one city,
and the occupants of one and the same throne.
This wronged One (Baha'u'llah) hath,
ever since the early days o!
f His
life,
cherished none other desire but this,
and will continue to entertain no wish except this wish.
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This is the Day of mutual deceit;
whither do ye flee?
The mountains have passed away,
and the heavens have been folded together,
and the whole earth is held within His grasp,
could ye but understand it.
Who is it that can protect you?
None, by Him Who is the All-Merciful.
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Great is indeed your blessedness
inasmuch as His unfailing grace hath been vouchsafed unto you
and ye have been aided to recognize this Cause—
a
Cause
through whose potency
the heavens have been folded together
and every lofty and towering mountain hath been scattered in dust.
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The heaven
of religions
is split
and the moon
cleft asunder
and the peoples of the earth
are brought together
in a new resurrection.
Fear ye God
and follow not
the promptings of your passions,
rather follow Him
unto Whom have testified
the Scriptures of God,
&n!
bsp; the
All-Knowing,
the All-Wise.
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Among them are those who have said:
"Have the verses been sent down?"
Say
"Yea, by Him Who is the Lord of the heavens!"
"Hath the Hour come?"
"Nay, more;
it hath passed,
by Him Who is the Revealer of clear tokens!
Verily,
the Inevitable is come,
and He, the True One,
hath appeared with proof and testimony.
The Plain is disclosed,
and mankind is sore vexed and fearful.
Earthquakes have broken loose,
and the tribes h!
ave
lamented,
for fear of God,
the Lord of Strength,
the All-Compelling.
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