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| Badi being tortured |
For the history of the Cause, particularly in Persia, is a
clear illustration of the truth that such persecutions invariably serve to strengthen
the believers in their faith, by stimulating the spiritual powers latent in
their hearts, and by awakening in them a new and deeper consciousness of their
duties and responsibilities towards the Faith. Indeed, the mere progress of the
Cause, by provoking the hatreds and jealousies of peoples and nations, creates
for itself such difficulties and obstacles as only its divine spirit can
overcome. 'Abdu'l-Bahá has emphatically stated that the enmity and opposition
of the world will increase in direct proportion to the extension and progress
of the Faith. The greater the zeal of the believers and the more striking the
effect of their achievements, the fiercer will be the opposition of the enemy.
(From
a letter dated 20 January 1935 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of India
and Burma; The Compilation of Compilations vol. I)
