Words to Aqay-i-Taqizadeh spoken around Dec. 1911
OOL 06 80461 Phelps: ABU 3271
ABU 3271‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to Aqay-i-Taqizadeh spoken around Dec. 1911
40 words
Question:
From what I have heard, you desire the establishment of freedom in Iran. Hence, is it not proper that your followers, in accordance with your command and when necessary, aid and assist those (non-Bahá'í) elements promoting political freedom, such as in the elections, and so on?
Translation:
Provisional translation
In principle, we prefer freedom as it is one of the divine blessings and pleases God. However, this is not because freedom helps with the diffusion and propagation of our Cause, as it is the opposite — namely, our Cause grows better in a repressive environment.