O God, my God! Lowly, suppliant and fallen upon my face, I beseech Thee with all the ardor of my invocation to pardon whosoever hath hurt me, forgive him that hath conspired against me and offended me, and wash away the misdeeds of them that have wrought injustice upon me.
Vouchsafe unto them Thy goodly gifts, give them joy, relieve them from sorrow, grant them peace and prosperity, give them Thy bliss and pour upon them Thy bounty.
Thou art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting! The disciples of Christ forgot themselves and all earthy things, forsook all their cares and belongings, purged themselves of self and passion and with absolute detachment scattered far and wide and engaged in calling the peoples of the world to the Divine Guidance, till at last they made the world another world, illumined the surface of the earth and even to their last hour proved self-sacrificing in the pathway of that Beloved One of God.
Finally in various lands they suffered glorious martyrdom.

Let them that are men of action follow in their footsteps! O God, my God! I call Thee, Thy Prophets and Thy Messengers, Thy Saints and Thy Holy Ones, to witness that I have declared conclusively Thy Proofs unto Thy loved ones and set forth clearly all things unto them, that they may watch over Thy Faith, guard Thy Straight Path and protect Thy Resplendent Law.

Thou art, verily, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise! With 'Abdu'l-Baha's passing, the time had come to establish the administrative order which has been termed the pattern and nucleus of the world order which it is the special mission of the religion of Baha'u'llah to establish.

The Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha consequently marks a turning point in Baha'i history, dividing the era of immaturity and irresponsibility from that era in which the Baha'is themselves are destined to fulfill their spirituality by enlarging its scope from the realm of personal experience to that of social unity and cooperation.

The three principal elements in the administrative plan left by 'Abdu'l-Baha are:-- 1.