Concerning the death of King Edward of England, ‘Abdu’l-Baha said:
"The English king, with his pomp and grandeur, used to address the sun and say: 'Thou dost never disappear from my lands'…; but now he is buried under the earth. Some time ago the flags at the top of the masts proclaimed the day of his ascension to the throne; but today the flags are at half-mast, for he is dead. The flags and banners of the Beloved are ever waving at the top of the masts; they are never inverted; nay, rather, they go on higher day by day; in fact, theirs is the sovereignty. Without fighting forces they conquer the cities; and without taking any tribute they bestow and give freely. The kings gain their victory through bloodshed and the taking of life; whereas the Beloved of God confer life and are victorious. The sovereignty of the friends is an eternal one."
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Haifa, May 10, 1910. American believers Charles Mason Remey and Howard C. Struven, along with some Persian pilgrims were in attendance. The notes were taken by Mirza Moneer Zain in Persian and subsequently translated to English; Star of the West, vol. 1, no. 8, August 1, 1910)