Leo Tolstoy, as quoted in Leo Tolstoy and the Baháʼı́ Faith (1985) by Luigi Stendardo, pg 40
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We spend our lives trying to unlock the mystery of the universe, but there was a Turkish prisoner, Bahá'u'lláh, in Akka, Palestine who had the Key.
— Leo Tolstoy
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Source: Wikiquote: "Bahá'u'lláh" (Quotes about Bahá'u'lláh)
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About Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh (ba-haa-ol-laa بهاءالله Arabic for "Glory of God") (12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892), born Mírzá Husayn-`Alí (Persian:میرزا حسین علی), was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and father of `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh authored many religious works, most notably the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and the Book of Certitude.
About Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh (ba-haa-ol-laa بهاءالله Arabic for "Glory of God") (12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892), born Mírzá Husayn-`Alí (Persian:میرزا حسین علی), was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and father of `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh authored many religious works, most notably the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and the Book of Certitude.
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