When Bahá'u'lláh was seven years old, one day His mother was
watching the elegance of His bearing as He paced to and fro, and remarked 'He
is somewhat short of stature.' but His father answered: 'It is of no
importance. Are you not aware of His capacity and His abilities? Such
intelligence! And such perception! He is as a flame of fire. Even at this young
age He surpasses mature men.'
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha
(Quoted by Ishraq-Khavari in Risaliy-i-Ayyam-i-Tis’ih; in ‘Stories of
Baha’u’llah’, compiled by Ali-Akbar Furutan)
