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“Know verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, which emanate from the revealers of Gods holy cause, hath been to test and prove the peoples of the world; that thereby the earth of the pure and illuminated hearts may be known from the perishable and barren soil.”

Quote by Bahá'u'lláh

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Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'u'lláh, originally known as Mirza Husayn-'Ali, is the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Born in Najaf, Iran, he passed away in Acre, Ottoman Empire. Bahá'u'lláh proposed a series of religious and philosophical ideas in the 19th century that have had a profound impact on world religion and culture. more

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