been the cause of the denial of the people, is but
open blasphemy. How far from the grace of the
All-Bountiful and from His loving providence
and tender mercies it is to single out a soul from
amongst all men for the guidance of His creatures,
and, on one hand, to withhold from Him the full
measure of His divine testimony, and, on the other,
inflict severe retribution on His people for having
turned away from His chosen One! Nay, the manifold
bounties of the Lord of all beings have, at all
times, through the Manifestations of His divine
Essence, encompassed the earth and all that dwell
therein. Not for a moment hath His grace been
withheld, nor have the showers of His loving-kindness
ceased to rain upon mankind. Consequently,
such behaviour can be attributed to naught
save the petty-mindedness of such souls as tread
the valley of arrogance and pride, are lost in the
wilds of remoteness, walk in the ways of their idle
fancy, and follow the dictates of the leaders of
their faith. Their chief concern is mere opposition;
their sole desire is to ignore the truth. Unto every
discerning observer it is evident and manifest that
had these people in the days of each of the Manifestations
of the Sun of Truth sanctified their eyes,
their ears, and their hearts from whatever they
