Bahá'u'lláh Defends the Station of Christ

Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, a famous Bahá’í scholar, relates in one of his works what he himself heard from a divine.

In a gathering where Bahá’u’lláh was present a famous high-ranking Sufi religious leader who was highly esteemed by Muhammad Shah, was holding forth on the station that a human being can attain. Referring to himself, he said, 'Should my servant come to me and say that Jesus the Christ was at the door, asking for me, my detachment is such that I would express no wish to see Him.' Some of those present kept silent, while others out of flattery murmured assent. Only Bahá’u’lláh spoke up. He turned to the boastful divine who had expressed such disrespect for a Manifestation of God, and said: 'You are very close to the person of the sovereign and he is very devoted to you, but if the chief executioner with ten of his men were to come to this door and tell you that the monarch wanted to see you, would you take it calmly or would you be perturbed?' The arrogant religious leader paused for a while before replying, 'In truth, I would feel anxious.' 'In that case,' said Bahá'u'lláh, 'you should not make such an assertion.'

Bahá'u'lláh's authoritative statement, according to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, left them all speechless.

(Adapted from ‘Bahá’u’lláh, The King of Glory’, by H. M. Balyuzi, pp. 22–23. Balyuzi notes that the words spoken by Bahá’u’lláh in this anecdote are not an exact quotation.)

Source: Bahá'í Stories Blog (https://bahaistories.blogspot.com/2016/06/an-example-of-how-bahaullah-during-his.html).

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