Dominating the entire range of this fascinating spectacle
[1] towers the incomparable figure of Bahá’u’lláh, transcendental in His
majesty, serene, awe-inspiring, unapproachably glorious. Allied, though
subordinate in rank, and invested with the authority of presiding with Him over
the destinies of this supreme Dispensation, there shines upon this mental
picture the youthful glory of the Báb, infinite in His tenderness, irresistible
in His charm, unsurpassed in His heroism, matchless in the dramatic
circumstances of His short yet eventful life. And finally there emerges, though
on a plane of its own and in a category entirely apart from the one occupied by
the twin Figures that preceded Him, the vibrant, the magnetic personality of
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, reflecting to a degree that no man, however exalted his station,
can hope to rival, the glory and power with which They who are the
Manifestations of God are alone endowed. - Shoghi Effendi (‘The Dispensation of
Baha’u’llah’ written in 1934, included in ‘The World Order of Baha’u’llah’)
[1] The 90th anniversary of the founding of the Faith of
Bahá’u’lláh.
