Gleanings — Paragraph 580
Source (Arabic)
القدس مقرّ قدس منير ولا تجادلوا للدّنيا وما قدّر فيها بأحد لأنّ اللّه تركها لأهلها وما أراد منها إلّا قلوب العباد وإنّها يسخّر بجنود الوحي والبيان كذلك قدّر الأمر من أنامل البهاء علی لوح القضاء من لدن مقضيّ عليم.
Translation
Dispute not with anyone concerning the things of this world and its affairs, for God hath abandoned them to such as have set their affection upon them. Out of the whole world He hath chosen for Himself the hearts of men — hearts which the hosts of revelation and of utterance can subdue. Thus hath it been ordained by the Fingers of Bahá, upon the Tablet of God’s irrevocable decree, by the behest of Him Who is the Supreme Ordainer, the All-Knowing.