Before long these dark clouds of contention, negligence,
fanaticism, and rebellion shall disperse, the day of victory shall dawn above
the horizon, and a new age shall illumine the world. It should not be surmised
that the events which have taken place in all corners of the globe, including
the sacred land of Iran, have occurred as isolated incidents without any aim
and purpose. According to the words of our beloved Guardian, "The
invisible hand is at work and the convulsions taking place on earth are a
prelude to the proclamation of the Cause of God." This is but one of the
mysterious forces of this supreme Revelation which is causing the limbs of
mankind to quake and those who are drunk with pride and negligence to be
thunderstruck and shaken.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated
10 February 1980, addressed to the Iranian believers resident in other
countries throughout the world, translated from Persian; ‘Messages from the
Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
