We have counselled all people, in the most clear and eloquent language, to adorn their characters with trustworthiness and godliness, and with such qualities as are conducive to the elevation of man’s station in the world of being. This Wronged One testifieth that the purpose for which mortal men have, from utter nothingness, stepped into the realm of being, is that they may work for the betterment of the world and live together in concord and harmony. Dissension and strife have always been, and shall remain, rejected by God. The Books, the Scriptures and Holy Writings of previous ages have all proclaimed the joyful tidings that the purpose underlying this most mighty Revelation is none other than the rehabilitation of the world and its nations; that perchance the power of utterance may prevail over the power of arms, and the world’s affairs be administered through the potency of love. We ask God, the True One, to invest all with the mantle of trustworthiness, for that is the world’s comeliest garment.
Baha’u’llah, cf. Compilation on Trustworthiness
O ye beloved of the Lord! In this sacred Dispensation, conflict and contention are in no wise permitted. EVERY AGGRESSOR DEPRIVES HIMSELF OF GOD’S GRACE.
Abdu’l-Baha’, The Crimson Book, pg. 13.
THE CRIMSON BOOK: BOOK OF THE COVENANT
The Sacred Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha (includes Kitab-i-Ahd within)
The Book of the Everlasting Covenant of God. The Twin Central and sacred Holy Books of the Baha’i Faith form One single “scroll written within” (Kitab-i-‘Ahd) and “on the back (the sacred Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha) sealed with seven seals” (Revelation 5:1 RSV). Here Baha’u’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha continue God’s Covenant of the throne-line of King David (Psalm 89; Genesis 49:10) as the presidents, executive branch, and “irremovable member for life” of the genuine Universal House of Justice (www.UHJ.net) of Baha’u’llah that is to last for ever.
It includes the most current authoritative translations of the original texts; important footnotes for teaching; the retention of key Persian and Arabic terms; the legal Addendum concerning the inheritance of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s son; authoritative comments of Shoghi Effendi; adornment with excepts of relevant Original texts in fine Persian calligraphy; Baha’u’llah’s instructions to the faithful for the fulfillment of the Promise of Jesus for the removal of sins; an important statement from the Supreme Pen on the hidden potentialities of “the Crimson Book;” and the original “Prayer of the Covenant” disseminated during the ministry of ‘Abdu’l-Baha.