dually pass from its skies; for
the errors and falsehoods of the violators can never withstand the
overwhelming power of the Covenant, nor can the mountains of diabolical
suggestions ever stand under the rod of God's majesty and might.

O faithful loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Baha! The centre of sedition, the focus
of rebellion--whose evil character and passions, even in the days of the
Ancient Beauty, made him known for his stubborn perversity and his
ambition to lead--began to put forward certain claims, gathered about him a
pitiful band, raised up the ensign of self-glorification and self-love,
and considered himself to be a partner in authority with none other than
Him Who was the True One, until in the end the hand of the Lord's
omnipotence struck down his plans and hopes.

For a period of thirty years, he opposed the Centre of the Covenant and,
to bring down His structure in ruins, did everything that lay in his
power. This in spite of the fact that the divine Beauty had made His
Covenant so strong, and appointed its Centre so explicitly, in writing,
unmistakably, that He had left no room for any questions or doubts. In the
Most Holy Book of Aqdas, which in this most excellent of all ages is the
Mother Book, and embraces all, and again in the Kitab-i-'Ahdi,(150) the
last revealed Tablet by the Tongue of knowledge and wisdom, which contains
the final wishes of God--the people of Baha are directed with perfect
clarity to turn their faces toward Him Whom God has purposed, and He is
designated as the Interpreter of the Book, the Resolver of all complex and
difficult questions, and the Centre of the Faith. Therein as well are the
other Branches, the Afnan and the rest of the believers bidden to direct
themselves unto that One so that all might face one and the same Centre,
and all be bound thereto. Thus would the basic foundation of God's Cause,
which is unity, remain unassailable. Thus the root of heresy and rebellion
would wither away, and just as in the days when He Who is the Truth was
made manifest, so too in the day of His Covenant the light of unity would
pervade all things, and put to flight the murk of disbelief and dualism
and rebellion and opposition--and thus the tree of His holy Cause would
grow and flourish, and the rich fruits borne by the holy Teachings would
satisfy all needs and be sweet in the mouth of all mankind.

This fact of there being only one Centre and of turning unto a single holy
Being is, in the