This is the Day in which God's most excellent favours have
been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath been
infused into all created things. It is incumbent upon all the peoples of the
world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide
beneath the shadow of the Tree of His care and loving-kindness. It behoveth
them to cleave to whatsoever will, in this Day, be conducive to the exaltation
of their stations, and to the promotion of their best interests....
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. II, Peace)
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Man is even as steel, the essence of which is hidden:
through admonition and explanation, good counsel and education, that essence
will be brought to light. If, however, he be allowed to remain in his original
condition, the corrosion of lusts and appetites will effectively destroy him.
(Baha’u’llah, From a Tablet; ‘The Compilation of Compilations’, vol. I, Baha’i
Education)
From ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
O ye two believers in God! The Lord, peerless is He, hath
made woman and man to abide with each other in the closest companionship, and
to be even as a single soul. They are two helpmates, two intimate friends, who
should be concerned about the welfare of each other.
If they live thus, they will pass through this world with perfect contentment, bliss, and peace of heart, and become the object of divine grace and favour in the Kingdom of heaven. But if they do other than this, they will live out their lives in great bitterness, longing at every moment for death, and will be shamefaced in the heavenly realm.
Strive, then, to abide, heart and soul, with each other as two doves in the nest, for this is to be blessed in both worlds. (‘Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Baha)
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If in this day a soul shall act according to the precepts
and the counsels of God, he will serve as a divine physician to mankind, and
like the trump of Israfil,[1] he will call the dead of this contingent world to
life; for the confirmations of the Abha Realm are never interrupted, and such a
virtuous soul hath, to befriend him, the unfailing help of the Company on high.
Thus shall a sorry gnat become an eagle in the fulness of his strength, and a
feeble sparrow change to a royal falcon in the heights of ancient glory.
(‘Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Baha)
[1] Believed to be the angel appointed to sound the trumpet
on the Day of Resurrection to raise the dead at the bidding of the Lord.]