Bahai Faith; Kings and rulers; Shoghi, Effendi, 1897-1957 -- Correspondence
Referring to these Tablets addressed to the sovereigns of the earth, and
which ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has acclaimed as a “miracle,” Bahá’u’lláh has written:
“Each one of them hath been designated by a special name. The first hath
been named ‘The Rumbling,’ the second, ‘The Blow,’ the third, ‘The
Inevitable,’ the fourth, ‘The Plain,’ the fifth, ‘The Catastrophe,’ and
the others, ‘The Stunning Trumpet Blast,’ ‘The Near Event,’ ‘The Great
Terror,’ ‘The Trumpet,’ ‘The Bugle,’ and their like, so that all the
peoples of the earth may know, of a certainty, and may witness, with
outward and inner eyes, that He Who is the Lord of Names hath prevailed,
and will continue to prevail, under all conditions, over all men.... Never
since the beginning of the world hath the Message been so openly
proclaimed.... Glorified be this Power which hath shone forth and
compassed the worlds! This act of the Causer of Causes hath, when
revealed, produced two results. It hath at once sharpened the swords of
the infidels, and unloosed the tongues of such as have turned towards Him
in His remembrance and praise. This is the effect of the fertilizing
winds, mention of which hath been made aforetime in the Lawḥ-i-Haykal. The
whole earth is now in a state of pregnancy. The day is approaching when it
will have yielded its noblest fruits, when from it will have sprung forth
the loftiest trees, the most enchanting blossoms, the most heavenly
blessings. Immeasurably exalted is the breeze that wafteth from the
garment of thy Lord, the Glorified! For lo, it hath breathed its fragrance
and made all things new! Well it is with them that comprehend. It is
indubitably clear and evident that in these things He Who is the Lord of
Revelation hath sought nothing for Himself. Though aware that they would
lead to tribulations, and be the cause of troubles and afflictive trials,
He, solely as a token of His loving-kindness and favor, and for the
purpose of quickening the dead and of manifesting the Cause of the Lord of
all Names and Attributes, and of redeeming all who are on earth, hath
closed His eyes to His own well-being and borne that which no other person
hath borne or will bear.”
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