Tag: "Sovereignty"

tag name	Sovereignty	type:	Religion, general
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Sovereignty
variations or mis-spellings	salṭanat ( سلطنت ); sulṭán ( سلطان ); mulk ( مُلک )
related tags	- Concepts; - Manifestations of God; God
notes	"My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting." – Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Arabic, no. 1 "If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable dominion, and this ancient, everlasting life, forsake this mortal and fleeting sovereignty." – Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Persian, no. 54 "... concerning the question: Why is it that the sovereignty of the Qá’im, affirmed in the text of recorded traditions... hath not in the least been made manifest? ... the sovereignty attributed to the Qá’im and spoken of in the scriptures is a reality, the truth of which none can doubt. This sovereignty, however, is not the sovereignty which the minds of men have falsely imagined... ... by sovereignty is meant the all-encompassing, all-pervading power which is inherently exercised by the Qá’im whether or not He appear to the world clothed in the majesty of earthly dominion... by sovereignty is meant that sovereignty which in every dispensation resideth within, and is exercised by, the person of the Manifestation, the Daystar of Truth. That sovereignty is the spiritual ascendancy which He exerciseth to the fullest degree over all that is in heaven and on earth, and which in due time revealeth itself to the world in direct proportion to its capacity and spiritual receptiveness..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), ¶113-114 "... The one true God hath ever been the Possessor of all Names and Attributes, and the necessary concomitants of these Names and Attributes have likewise ever existed and shall continue to exist throughout eternity. He Who is the “Creator” requireth a creation, while He Who is the “Provider” requireth some object to provide for. A king, to be a king, must have a realm, an army, the insignia of sovereignty, the retinue and entourage of kingship. The sovereignty of God is everlasting; from time immemorial it hath existed, and at no time hath it been suspended. For a king bereft of troops and territory is a person of no consequence; and were One Who is the ‘All-Possessing’ to be entirely destitute, know then that no richer harvest would be reaped from His existence than from a fruitless cypress tree." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
references	bahaiquotes.com/subject/sovereignty; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Sovereignty

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