belief in, and their acceptance and acknowledgment
of, the True One--exalted be His glory--and of the Seal of the Prophets, and
of the Chosen Ones. It is now necessary to reflect a while, that haply
that which hath come between the True One and His creatures may be
discovered, and the deeds which have been the cause of protest and denial
be made known.

O Hadi! We have heard the moaning of the pulpits which, as attested by
all, the divines of the age of this Revelation have ascended, and from
which they have cursed the True One, and caused such things to befall Him
Who is the Essence of Being and His companions as neither the eye nor the
ear of the world hath seen or heard. Thou hast now summoned, and art still
summoning the people, claiming to be His vicegerent and mirror, despite
thine ignorance of this Cause as a result of thy not having been in Our
company.

Every one of this people well knoweth that Siyyid Muhammad was but one of
Our servants. In the days when, as requested by the Imperial Ottoman
Government, We proceeded to their Capital, he accompanied Us.
Subsequently, he committed that which--I swear by God--hath caused the Pen
of the Most High to weep and His Tablet to groan. We, therefore, cast him
out; whereupon, he joined Mirza Yahya, and did what no tyrant hath ever
done. We abandoned him, and said unto him: "Begone, O heedless one!" After
these words had been uttered, he joined the order of the Mawlavis, and
remained in their company until the time when We were summoned to depart.

O Hadi! Suffer not thyself to become the instrument for the dissemination
of new superstitions, and refuse to set up once again a sect similar to
that of the _Sh_i'ihs. Reflect how great the amount of blood which hath
been spilt. Thou amongst others, who hast laid claim to knowledge, and
likewise the _Sh_i'ih divines, have, one and all, in the first and ensuing
years, cursed the True One, and decreed that His most holy blood be shed.
Fear God, O Hadi! Be not willing that men be again afflicted with the vain
imaginings of former times. Fear God, and be not of them that act
unjustly. In these days We have heard that thou hast striven to lay hands
on and destroy every copy of the Bayan. This Wronged One requesteth thee
to renounce, for the sake of God, this intention. Thine intelligence and
judgment have never excelled, nor do they now excel, the intelligence and
judgment of Him Who is the Prince of the World. God testifieth and