O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest… - Baháʼu'lláh

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O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

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About Baháʼu'lláh

Bahá'u'lláh (ba-haa-ol-laa بهاءالله Arabic for "Glory of God") (12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892), born Mírzá Husayn-`Alí (Persian:میرزا حسین علی), was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and father of `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh authored many religious works, most notably the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and the Book of Certitude.

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Native Name: میرزا حسینعلی نوری مرزا حوسنلی نوری
Also Known As: Bahá'u'lláh
Alternative Names: Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Núrí Baha'u'llah Bahaullah Baháulláh Mirza Husayn-Ali Nuri Ḥusayn-`Alí Núrí Husayn-Ali Nuri
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O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.

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