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tocsection-3"><a href="#Days_of_idle_worship_are_ended;_only_the_purest_motive_supported_by_deeds_of_stainless_purity_is_now_acceptable_to_God"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Days of idle worship are ended; only the purest motive supported by deeds of stainless purity is now acceptable to God</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Important_to_yield_fruit">Important to yield fruit</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Deeds&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Important to yield fruit">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>"One who yieldeth no fruit is, in the words of the Spirit, like unto a fruitless tree, and a fruitless tree is fit but for the fire." </p> <dl><dd>(<a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h" title="Bah谩'u'll谩h">Bah谩'u'll谩h</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tablets_of_Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h" class="mw-redirect" title="Tablets of Bah谩'u'll谩h">Tablets of Bah谩'u'll谩h</a></i>, p. <a href="https://bahai-library.com/writings/bahaullah/tb/tb.html#60" class="extiw" title="tb:60">60</a>)</dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="A_deed_is_its_own_reward">A deed is its own reward</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Deeds&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: A deed is its own reward">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>"...unto them that are rid of all attachments a deed is, verily, its own reward." </p> <dl><dd>(<a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h" title="Bah谩'u'll谩h">Bah谩'u'll谩h</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tablets_of_Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h" class="mw-redirect" title="Tablets of Bah谩'u'll谩h">Tablets of Bah谩'u'll谩h</a></i>, p. <a href="https://bahai-library.com/writings/bahaullah/tb/tb.html#189" class="extiw" title="tb:189">189</a>)</dd></dl> <h2><span id="Days_of_idle_worship_are_ended.3B_only_the_purest_motive_supported_by_deeds_of_stainless_purity_is_now_acceptable_to_God"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Days_of_idle_worship_are_ended;_only_the_purest_motive_supported_by_deeds_of_stainless_purity_is_now_acceptable_to_God">Days of idle worship are ended; only the purest motive supported by deeds of stainless purity is now acceptable to God</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Deeds&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Days of idle worship are ended; only the purest motive supported by deeds of stainless purity is now acceptable to God">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>"Purge your hearts of worldly desires, and let angelic virtues be your adorning. Strive that by your deeds you may bear witness to the truth of these words of God, and beware lest, by `turning back,' He may `change you for another people,' who `shall not be your like,' and who shall take from you the Kingdom of God. The days when idle worship was deemed sufficient are ended. The time is come when naught but the purest motive, supported by deeds of stainless purity, can ascend to the throne of the Most High and be acceptable unto Him." </p> <dl><dd>(<a href="/wiki/The_B%C3%A1b" title="The B谩b">The B谩b</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dawn-Breakers" title="Dawn-Breakers">Dawn-Breakers</a></i>, p. <a href="https://bahai-library.com/books/dawnbreakers/chapters/93.html#93" class="extiw" title="db:93">93</a>)</dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Deeds&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Words_and_deeds" title="Words and deeds">Words and deeds</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.bahaipedia.org/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript></div><div class="printfooter"> Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://bahai9.com/index.php?title=Deeds&oldid=15560">https://bahai9.com/index.php?title=Deeds&oldid=15560</a>"</div>   </div> </div> <div class="tools-and-categories row"> <div class="col">  <nav class="p-navbar not-collapsible small mb-2" role="navigation" id="mw-navigation-hyyeqzky0d"> <div class="navbar-nav">  <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks catlinks-allhidden" data-mw="interface"></div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="footer row"> <div class="px-0 footer-wrapper d-flex container"> <div class="col">  <div id="footer-info" class="footer-info">  <div> This page was last edited on 3 July 2021, at 04:29.</div> <div>Content is available under <a class="external" href="https://bahai9.com/wiki/Bahai9:Copyrights">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike or custom copyright</a> unless otherwise noted.</div> </div>  <div id="footer-places" class="footer-places"> <div><a href="/wiki/Bahai9:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Bahai9:About">About Bahai9</a></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Bahai9:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col">  <div id="footer-icons" class="justify-content-end footer-icons">  <div><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.log.warn("This page is using the deprecated ResourceLoader module \"skins.chameleon\".\n[1.43] The use of the `i18n-all-lists-margins` feature with SkinModule is deprecated as it is now provided by `elements`. 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