… religion is the channel of love unto all peoples.
('Abdu'l-Baha, ‘Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha’)
… by religion is meant that which is ascertained by
investigation and not that which is based on mere imitation, the foundations of
Divine Religions and not human imitations. (Abdu'l-Baha, ‘Selections from the
Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha’)
.. religion [is] the guarantor of mankind's great advances,
the very means of attaining everlasting life, the fosterer of infinite
excellence, the light of both worlds .. ('Abdu'l-Baha, ‘Selections from the
Writings of Abdu'l-Baha’)
Religion, moreover, is not a series of beliefs, a set of
customs; religion is the teachings of the Lord God, teachings which constitute
the very life of humankind, which urge high thoughts upon the mind, refine the
character, and lay the groundwork for man's everlasting honour. (Abdu'l-Baha,
‘Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha’)
