of
divines! Because of you the people were abased, and the banner of
Islám was hauled down, and its mighty throne subverted. Every time a man of discernment hath sought to hold fast unto that which would exalt Islám, you raised a clamour, and thereby was He deterred from achieving His purpose, while the land remained fallen in clear ruin.
OF all the peoples of the world, they that have suffered the greatest loss have been, and are still, the people of
Persia. I swear by the Day Star of Utterance which shineth upon the world in its meridian glory! The lamentations of the pulpits, in that country, are being raised continually. In the early days such lamentations were heard in the Land of Tá (
Ṭihrán), for pulpits, erected for the purpose of remembering the True One—exalted be His glory—have now, in Persia, become places wherefrom blasphemies are uttered against Him Who is the Desire of the worlds.
IN this day the world is redolent with the fragrances of the robe of the
Revelation of the Ancient King ... and yet, they (divines) have gathered together, and established