Kitáb-i-Íqán | 106 |
And now, to resume Our argument concerning
the question: Why is it that the sovereignty of the
Qá'im, affirmed in the text of recorded traditions,
and handed down by the shining stars of the Muhammadan
Dispensation, hath not in the least been
made manifest? Nay, the contrary hath come to
pass. Have not His disciples and companions been
afflicted of men? Are they not still the victims of
the fierce opposition of their enemies? Are they
not today leading the life of abased and impotent
mortals? Yea, the sovereignty attributed to
the Qá'im and spoken of in the scriptures, is
a reality, the truth of which none can doubt.
This sovereignty, however, is not the sovereignty
which the minds of men have falsely imagined.
Moreover, the Prophets of old, each and
every one, whenever announcing to the people of
their day the advent of the coming Revelation,
have invariably and specifically referred to that
sovereignty with which the promised Manifestation
must needs be invested. This is attested by
the records of the scriptures of the past. This sovereignty
hath not been solely and exclusively attributed