The world is but a show, vain and empty, a mere nothing, bearing the semblance of reality. Set not your affections upon it. [...] Verily I say, the w… - Baháʼu'lláh

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The world is but a show, vain and empty, a mere nothing, bearing the semblance of reality. Set not your affections upon it. [...] Verily I say, the world is like the vapor in a desert, which the thirsty dreameth to be water and striveth after it with all his might, until when he cometh unto it, he findeth it to be mere illusion.

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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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