an find fault with any of these teachings, nay rather, once declared they
will all be acclaimed, and all will confess their vital necessity,
exclaiming, 'Verily this is the truth and naught is there beside the truth
but manifest error.'

In conclusion, these few words are written, and unto everyone they will be
a clear and conclusive evidence of the truth. Ponder them in thine heart.
The will of every sovereign prevaileth during his reign, the will of every
philosopher findeth expression in a handful of disciples during his
lifetime, but the Power of the Holy Spirit shineth radiantly in the
realities of the Messengers of God, and strengtheneth Their will in such
wise as to influence a great nation for thousands of years and to
regenerate the human soul and revive mankind. Consider how great is this
power! It is an extraordinary Power, an all-sufficient proof of the truth
of the mission of the Prophets of God, and a conclusive evidence of the
power of Divine Inspiration.

The Glory of Glories rest upon thee.
Haifa, 21 September 1921.

FOOTNOTES

1 Original Persian text first published Cairo 1922. This translation
taken from The Baha'i World, Vol. XV, pp. 37-43.

2 'Abdu'l-Baha is obviously referring to the letter from Forel
translated above and dated 28 December 1920.

3 'Abdu'l-Baha refers to His talk at Stanford University, Palo Alto,
California, in 1912, which was published in the local newspaper and
is also included in the collection of His talks in America, entitled
The Promulgation of Universal Peace.

4 There 'Abdu'l-Baha distinguishes the materialistic and empirical
philosophy of the modern West from the standard rationalistic
philosophy of the Greeks and Persians, and highlights the difference
between theories of the essence of nature and of the origin of man.

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