“The One true God may be compared unto the sun and the believer unto a mirror. No sooner is the mirror placed before the sun than it reflects its light. The unbeliever may be likened unto a stone. No matter how long it is exposed to the sunshine, it cannot reflect the sun.”

—  Báb

VI, 4
The Persian Bayán

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Iranian prophet; founder of the religion Bábism; venerated … 1819–1850

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