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"Examine the wondrous behavior of the Prophets, and recall the defamations and denials uttered by the children of negation and falsehood, perchance you may cause the bird of the human heart to wing its flight away from the abodes of heedlessness and doubt unto the nest of faith and certainty... Should you acquaint yourself with the indignities heaped upon the Prophets of God, and apprehend the true causes of the objections voiced by their oppressors, you will surely appreciate the significance of their position." (kiq 5-6) (104:2) When we consider how the Manifestations of God endure so many hardships, relinquishing the comforts of this world and becoming the objects of scorn and persecution, we see in their lives testimony of such divine qualities as purity, detachment, submission to the will of God, and unconditional love for humankind. It becomes clear and evident that their motives are to bring humanity to the divine Presence. Baha'u'llah gives us an example of this truth in His exposition on the proofs of the Bab: (104:3) "Another proof and evidence of the truth of this (the Bab's) Revelation, which amongst all other proofs shineth as the sun, is the constancy of the eternal Beauty in proclaiming the Faith of God. Though young and tender of age, and though the Cause He revealed was contrary to the desire of all the peoples of earth, both high and low, rich and poor, exalted and abased, king and subject, yet He arose and steadfastly proclaimed it. All have known and heard this. He was afraid of no one; He was regardless of consequences. Could such a thing be made manifest except through the power of a divine Revelation, and the potency of God's invincible Will? (kiq 230)
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