The religion of God reforms the moral side of the life of mankind. It is the spreader of the virtues of the world of humanity. It is the founder of divine perfections in the hearts of men. It is nearness to God. It is the cause of attraction and enkindlement with the fire of the love of God. It is conducive to the illumination of human consciousness. . . . All the prophets are sent by God for the guidance of the people, for the enlightenment of the minds of the inhabitants of the earth and for the promotion of the Word of Truth.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of Abdul-Baha, March 12, 1914, recorded by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Abdu'l-Bahá's secretary and translator from 1912 to 1919; 'Diary of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab'; Star of the West, vol. 8, no. 2, April 9, 1917)