The Word of God may be likened to the life-giving breezes of
the divine springtime. When chanted in
spiritual tones, it bestoweth the breath of life and granteth true
salvation. It bringeth forth a garden of
roses from the pure soil, and wafteth its musk-laden fragrance throughout the
world.
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (From a Tablet; compilation: ‘Prayer and Devotional Life,
Extracts from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’, prepared
by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, February 2019)