ant, hath falsified the Holy
Text, hath inflicted a grievous loss upon the true Faith of God, hath
scattered His people, hath with bitter rancor endeavored to hurt
'Abdu'l-Baha and hath assailed with the utmost enmity this servant of the
Sacred Threshold. Every dart he seized and hurled to pierce the breast of
this wronged servant, no wound did he neglect to grievously inflict upon
me, no venom did he spare but he poisoned therewith the life of this
hapless one. I swear by the most holy Abha Beauty and by the Light shining
from His Holiness, the Exalted One (may my soul be a sacrifice for Their
lowly servants), that because of this iniquity the dwellers in the
Pavilion of the Abha Kingdom have bewailed, the Celestial Concourse is
lamenting, the Immortal Maids of Heaven in the All-Highest Paradise have
raised their plaintive cries and the angelic company sighed and uttered
their moanings. So grievous the deeds of this iniquitous person became
that he struck with his axe at the root of the Blessed Tree, dealt a heavy
blow at the Temple of the Cause of God, deluged with tears of blood the
eyes of the loved ones of the Blessed Beauty, cheered and encouraged the
enemies of the One True God, by his repudiation of the Covenant turned
many a seeker after Truth aside from the Cause of God, revived the
blighted hopes of Yahya's following, made himself detested, caused the
enemies of the Greatest Name to become audacious and arrogant, put aside
the firm and conclusive verses and sowed the seeds of doubt. Had not the
promised aid of the Ancient Beauty been graciously vouchsafed at every
moment to this one, unworthy though he be, he surely would have destroyed,
nay exterminated the Cause of God and utterly subverted the Divine
Edifice. But, praised be the Lord, the triumphant assistance of the Abha
Kingdom was received, the hosts of the Realm above hastened to bestow
victory. The Cause of God was promoted far and wide, the call of the True
One was noised abroad, ears in all regions were inclined to the Word of
God, His standard was unfurled, the ensigns of Holiness gloriously waved
aloft and the verses celebrating His Divine Unity were chanted. Now, that
the true Faith of God may be shielded and protected, His Law guarded and
preserved and His Cause remain safe and secure, it is incumbent upon
everyone to hold fast unto the Text of the clear and firmly established
blessed verse, revealed about him. None other transgression greater than