OOL 06 40074 Phelps: ABU 1808
ABU 1808‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
170 words
Question:
[Why are the teachings of all religions expressed largely by parable and metaphors and not in the plain language of the people?]
Translation:
Provisional translation
Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood