Page "Mary Magdalene" Paragraph 80

There are many references to Mary Magdalene in the sacred writings of the Bahá ' í Faith, where she enjoys an exalted status as a heroine of faith and the " archetypal woman of all cycles ".

` Abdu ' l-Bahá, the son of the founder of the religion, said that she was " the channel of confirmation " to Jesus ' disciples, a " heroine " who " re-established the faith of the apostles " and was " a light of nearness in his kingdom.

" ` Abdu ' l-Bahá also wrote that " her reality is ever shining from the horizon of Christ ," " her face is shining and beaming forth on the horizon of the universe forevermore " and that " her candle is, in the assemblage of the world, lighted till eternity.

" ` Abdu ' l-Bahá considered her to be the supreme example of how women are completely equal with men in the sight of God and can at times even exceed men in holiness and greatness.

Indeed he claimed that she surpassed all the men of her time, and that " crowns studded with the brilliant jewels of guidance " were upon her head.