In a Tablet sent to Persia when the storm raised years ago
by that Committee of Investigation was fiercely raging around Him
[‘Abdu’l-Baha], when the days of His incarceration were at their blackest, He
reveals the following: -- "Now in this world of being, the Hand of Divine
Power hath firmly laid the foundations of this all-highest Bounty and this
wondrous Gift. Gradually whatsoever is latent in the innermost of this Holy
Cycle shall appear and be made manifest, for now is but the beginning of its
growth and the dayspring of the revelation of its Signs. Ere the close of this
Century and of this Age, it shall be made clear and manifest how wondrous was that
Springtide and how heavenly was that Gift!"
- Shoghi Effendi (Excerpt from a message dated January 21st,
1922 in ‘Baha'i Administration’)
