The Sun of Truth arises in the Orient and shines from the East to the West. Then civilization and education appear in the Occident and spread from West to East; but the Light of the Kingdom shines from East to West. This is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the spring time of heaven, when the heavenly civilization is being bestowed upon the people.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, 22 September 1911; Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 12, 16 October, 1911)