| Sharing the Bahá'í message with others. |
| Bahá'u'lláh has stated: 'Teach thou the Cause of God with an utterance which will cause the bushes to be enkindled, and the call "Verily, there is no God but Me, the All-Mighty, the Unconstrained" to be raised therefrom.'9 'Abdu'l-Bahá says, 'Of all the gifts of God the greatest is the gift of teaching.'10 |
| Bahá'ís are enjoined to teach their Faith with kindness and goodwill: 'Should any one among you be incapable of grasping a certain truth, or be striving to comprehend it, show forth, when conversing with him, a spirit of extreme kindliness and good-will. Help him to see and recognize the truth, without esteeming yourself to be, in the least, superior to him, or to be possessed of greater endowments.'11 'Abdu'l- Bahá describes the qualities a Bahá'í teacher must possess: 'If thou wishest to guide the souls, it is incumbent on thee to be firm, to be good and to be imbued with praiseworthy attributes and divine qualities under all circumstances. Be a sign of love, a manifestation of mercy, a fountain of tenderness, kind-hearted, good to all and gentle to the servants of God, and especially to those who bear relation to thee, both men and women.'12 |
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