I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty. — Bahá’u’lláh
O Son of Man! Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

Bahá’u’lláh

The Hidden Words, Part One (Arabic), No. 3

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