All the Prophets of God were Manifestations of Truth and Reality. But because imitations have crept into religions, divisions and misunderstanding have resulted. These imitations cannot be found in the reality of religion. Human beings should refer to the original foundations and then six thousand years of strife and warfare will vanish. My purpose is to bring about the oneness of humanity and to secure accord and fellowship among all mankind, so that all may dwell together finally as one family. They were so originally.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha recorded by Dr. Zia Baghdadi; compilation: ‘Abdu’l-Baha in America’; Star of the West, vol. 19, no.2, May 1928)