become a Baha’i.’ Abdu’l-Baha probed deeper. He asked him if that was the real reason. Whereupon the merchant replied with candour, also think it will help my business, as I will ‘I have all these people come to meet me. It was then that he ’ was told very frankly, not become a Baha’i. It is better for ‘Do you to remain as you are.’62 Purity 53 The Master to one lady as follows: thou, as far ‘Endeavor as thou canst, in order that thou mayest be like unto a chaste and clear mirror, cleansed and purified from every dust, so that the outpouring of the rays of the Sun of Truth may descend and thou mayest illumine those who are around thee. ’63 54 At the Fourth Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), asserted that man imbued with divine qualities, ‘every who reflects heavenly moralities and perfections, who is the expression of ideal and praiseworthy attributes, is verily in the image and likeness of God . . . The character and purity of the heart is of all importance. The heart illumined by the light of God is nearest and dearest to God . . . ’64 37
become a Baha’i.’ Abdu’l-Baha probed deeper. He asked him if that was the real reason. Whereupon the merchant replied with candour, ‘I also think it will help my business, as I will have all these people come to meet me. ’ It was then that he was told very frankly, ‘Do not become a Baha’i. It is better for you to remain as you are.’62 Purity 53 The Master to one lady as follows: ‘Endeavor thou, as far as thou canst, in order that thou mayest be like unto a chaste and clear mirror, cleansed and purified from every dust, so that the outpouring of the rays of the Sun of Truth may descend and thou mayest illumine those who are around thee. ’63 54 At the Fourth Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), asserted that ‘every man imbued with divine qualities, who reflects heavenly moralities and perfections, who is the expression of ideal and praiseworthy attributes, is verily in the image and likeness of God . . . The character and purity of the heart is of all importance. The heart illumined by the light of God is nearest and dearest to God . . . ’64 37