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O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over me, and taught me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing.
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"O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over me, and taught me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing."
— Baha'u'llah

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O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over me, and taught me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing. — Baha'u'llah

About Baha'u'llah

Baha'u'llah was a Clergyman from Qajar Iran (1817–1892).

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Who said "O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes…"?
This quote is attributed to Baha'u'llah, a Clergyman from Qajar Iran.
When did Baha'u'llah live?
Baha'u'llah lived from 1817 – 1892.