tag name: Jihad (Holy war) type: Religions, Middle Eastern web link: bahai-library.com/tags/Jihad_(Holy_war) variations or mis-spellings: Spiritual struggles referring tags: Removal of the sword Inventory subject: Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Spiritual warfare; struggle notes: "On the first day that the Ancient Beauty ascended His Most Great Throne in the garden named Riḍván, the Tongue of Glory gave utterance to three blessed words. First, that in this Revelation the law of the sword hath been annulled..." – from Bahá'u'lláh, Days of Remembrance, #9 "... Beware lest ye shed the blood of anyone. Unsheathe the sword of your tongue from the scabbard of utterance, for therewith ye can conquer the citadels of men’s hearts. We have abolished the law to wage holy war against each other. God’s mercy, hath, verily, encompassed all created things, if ye do but understand. Aid ye your Lord, the God of Mercy, with the sword of understanding. Keener indeed is it, and more finely tempered, than the sword of utterance, were ye but to reflect upon the words of your Lord. Thus have the hosts of Divine Revelation been sent down by God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, and thus have the armies of divine inspiration been made manifest from the Source of command, as bidden by God, the All-Glorious, the Best-Beloved..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Súriy-i-Haykal", ¶42
"... The Sun of His loving-kindness hath shone forth from the horizon of His grace in such wise that it hath abrogated the law of the sword and ordained that the Cause be rendered victorious only through the power of wisdom and utterance. ... The Supreme Pen hath, in ringing tones, enjoined love and fellowship on the whole world and hath categorically forbidden everyone to engage in that which is the cause of division, discord, estrangement, and the like, so that His grace and bounty, His favour and generosity may be made manifest..." – from 'Bahá'u'lláh, Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh
bahaidata.org: Q4266 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.) references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Holy war
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