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Hidden Word, Arabic 5: Love Me, that I May Love Thee
“Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee.”
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This is the fifth of the Arabic Hidden Words:
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> O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant.
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The Hidden Word just before it reads:
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> O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.
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*From **The Hidden Words** of Bahá'u'lláh (Arabic, nos. 5 and 4), translated by Shoghi Effendi.*
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Source
The Hidden Words
by Bahá'u'lláh · 1858 · Bahá'í Publishing Trust
Read the original at www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/hidden-w