His [Christ's] essential teaching was the unity of mankind and the attainment of supreme human virtues through love. He came to establish the Kingdom of peace and everlasting life. Can you find in His words any justification for discord and enmity?
'Abdu'l-Bahá
Christ’s Essential Teaching
Topic: Global Peace & Development
“His [Christ’s] essential teaching was the unity of mankind and the attainment of supreme human virtues through love. He came to establish the Kingdom of peace and everlasting life. Can you find in His words any justification for discord and enmity? The purpose of His life and the glory of His death were to set mankind free from the sins of strife, war and bloodshed.”
Abdu’l-Baha (ab dool ba há), n., 1844-1921, the eldest son of Baha’u’llah, prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, and its leader after the passing of his father in 1892.
Born Abbas Effendi in May of 1844, Abdu’l-Baha was the eldest son and the designated successor of Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith.
The Promulgation of Universal Peace
Bahá, 'Abdu'l. The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912. Bahá'i Publishing Trust, 1982. ['Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace].
'Abdu'l-Bahá
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace
From a talk, New York, 14 April 1912; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912.
Additional Abdu’l-Baha Quotes
“Love is the source of all the bestowals of God. Until love takes possession of the heart, no other divine bounty can be revealed in it.”
–‘Abdu’l-Bahá [The Promulgation of Universal Peace: a talk, New York, 14 April 1912].