It is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer,
supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents. Thereupon
God's call will be raised: 'Thousand upon thousand of what thou hast asked for
thy parents shall be thy recompense!' Blessed is he who remembereth his parents
when communing with God. There is, verily, no God but Him, the Mighty, the
Well-Beloved. (The Báb, ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb’; The
Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, The Importance of Prayer, Meditation and
the Devotional Attitude)
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Live ye one with another, O people, in radiance and joy. By
My life! All that are on earth shall pass away, while good deeds alone shall
endure; to the truth of My words God doth Himself bear witness. (Bahá’u’lláh,
The Kitab-i-Aqdas)
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Nothing that existeth in the world of being hath ever been
or ever will be worthy of mention. However, if a person be graciously favoured
to offer a penny-worth -- nay even less -- in the path of God, this would in
His sight be preferable and superior to all the treasures of the earth. It is
for this reason that the one true God -- exalted be His glory -- hath in all
His heavenly Scriptures praised those who observe His precepts and bestow their
wealth for His sake. Beseech ye God that He may enable everyone to discharge
the obligation of Huquq, inasmuch as the progress and promotion of the cause of
God depend on material means. If His faithful servants could realize how
meritorious are benevolent deeds in these days, they would all arise to do that
which is meet and seemly. In His hand is the source of authority and He
ordaineth as He willeth. He is the Supreme Ruler, the Bountiful, the Equitable
the Revealer, the All-Wise. (Bahá’u’lláh, from a Tablet; ‘The Compilation of
Compilations, Vol. I, Huqúqu'lláh’)
From ‘Abdu’l-Bahá