In this verse and the ones which immediately follow it, Bahá’u’lláh
confronts one of the reasons some of the Bábís rejected His claim to be
the Promised One of the Bayán. Their rejection was based on a Tablet
addressed by the Báb to "Him Who will be made manifest" on the reverse
side of which the Báb had written: "May the glances of Him Whom God shall
make manifest illumine this letter at the primary school." This Tablet is
published in Selections from the Writings of the Báb.
These Bábís maintained that, since Bahá’u’lláh was two years older than
the Báb, it was not possible for Him to receive this Tablet "at the
primary school".
Bahá’u’lláh here explains that the reference is to events transpiring in
the spiritual worlds beyond this plane of existence.
186. We accepted the verses of God ... which He presented unto Us #175
In His Tablet addressed to "Him Who will be made manifest", the Báb
characterizes the Bayán as an offering from Him to Bahá’u’lláh. See
Selections from the Writings of the Báb.
187. O people of the Bayán! #176
Reference to the followers of the Báb.
188. the letters B and E were joined and knit together #177
Shoghi Effendi, in letters written on his behalf, has explained the
significance of the "letters B and E". They constitute the word "Be",
which, he states, "means the creative Power of God Who through His command
causes all things to come into being" and "the power of the Manifestation
of God, His great spiritual creative force".
The imperative "Be" in the original Arabic is the word "kun", consisting
of the two letters "káf" and "nún". They have been translated by Shoghi
Effendi in the above manner. This word has been used in the Qur’án as
God’s bidding calling creation into being.
189. this new World Order #181
In the Persian Bayán, the Báb stated: "Well is it with him who fixeth his
gaze upon the Order of Bahá’u’lláh, and rendereth thanks unto his Lord.
For He will assuredly be made manifest. God hath indeed irrevocably
ordained it in the Bayán." Shoghi Effendi identifies this "Order" with the
System Bahá’u’lláh envisages in the Aqdas, in which He testifies to its
revolutionizing effect on the life of humanity and reveals the laws and
principles which govern its operation.
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