Bahá’u’lláh, the Sun of Truth, has dawned from the horizon
of the Orient, flooding all regions with the light and life which will never
pass away. His teachings, which embody the divine spirit of the age and are
applicable to this period of maturity in the life of the human world, are: The
oneness of the world of humanity; The protection and guidance of the Holy
Spirit; The foundation of all religion is one; Religion must be the cause of
unity; Religion must accord with science and reason; Independent investigation
of truth; Equality between men and women; The abandoning of all prejudices
among mankind; Universal peace; Universal education; A universal language;
Solution of the economic problem; An international tribunal.”
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, 17 November 1912, New York; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace:
Talks Delivered by Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada
in 1912’)
