The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for
the sole purpose of guiding mankind to the straight Path of Truth. The purpose
underlying their revelation hath been to educate all men, that they may, at the
hour of death, ascend, in the utmost purity and sanctity and with absolute
detachment, to the throne of the Most High....
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from
the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I. Baha’i
Education)
