The conclusion of the twentieth century provides Bahá’ís
with a unique vantage point. During the past hundred years our world underwent
changes far more profound than any in its preceding history, changes that are,
for the most part, little understood by the present generation. These same
hundred years saw the Bahá’í Cause emerge from obscurity, demonstrating on a
global scale the unifying power with which its Divine origin has endowed it. As
the century drew to its close, the convergence of these two historical
developments became increasingly apparent.
Century of Light, prepared under our supervision, reviews
these two processes and the relationship between them, in the context of the
Bahá’í Teachings. We commend it to the thoughtful study of the friends, in the
confidence that the perspectives it opens up will prove both spiritually
enriching and of practical help in sharing with others the challenging
implications of the Revelation brought by Bahá’u’lláh.
- The Universal House of
Justice (Naw-Rúz, 158 B.E, Forward to ‘Century of Light’, a document prepared
under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice and published in 2001)
