Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14

80 words

Question:

Is it right to address prayer to a Manifestation of God?

Translation:

Provisional translation

It is as difficult for the human mind to understand the Essence of God as for the watch to understand its maker... The only test of its truth lies in the influence this conception has upon our lives

Translations (2)

SW. Star of the West, 25 vols. (1910-1935). Periodical issued each Bahá’í month. Vols. 1-12 reprinted 1978 in 8 volumes by George Ronald. Each issue Includes a section in Persian. https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West

SW_v08#10 p.136x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_8/Issue_10

PN. Pilgrim notes from the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Arranged by year with occasional additional identifiers. https://bahai-library.com/pilgrims- notes_us_archives_1898-1959

PN_1907 p016

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1907.pdf#page=16