On Mary Magdalene: References to Her in the Baha'i Writings

Caz of Carmelita online includes the following quotes from the Baha'i Writings that mention the biblical figure of Mary Magdalene in her post entitled "The Da Vinci Code, Mary Magdalene and Europeans..."


After the martyrdom of Christ, to Whom be glory, the disciples were greatly disturbed and disheartened. Even Peter had denied Christ and tried to shun Him. It was a woman, Mary Magdalene, who confirmed the wavering disciples in their faith, saying, 'Was it the body of Christ or the reality of Christ that ye have seen crucified? Surely it was His body. His reality is everlasting and eternal; it hath neither beginning nor ending. Therefore, why are ye perplexed and discouraged? Christ always spoke of His being crucified.' Mary Magdalene was a mere villager, a peasant woman; yet she became the means of consolation and confirmation to the disciples of Christ. ('Abdu'l-Baha', The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 282)

Mary Magdalen was a peasant woman. She was without any name and fame or consequence. But her candle is, in the assemblage of the world, lighted till eternity. (Abdu'l-Baha,Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 385)

My hope is that each one of you may become as Mary Magdalen - for this woman was superior to all the men of her time and her reality is ever shining from the horizon of Christ. ('Abdu'l-Baha', Divine Philosophy, p. 50)

The humble peasant girl, Mary Magdalene, - to what splendor she attained! ('Abdu'l-Baha', Divine Philosophy, p. 57)

Caz, "The Da Vinci Code, Mary Magdalene and Europeans..." Carmelita online