The Báb said that whenever “He whom God will make manifest”
appears, accept Him. He never said don’t accept Him until after the lapse of
1000 years. Also Baha’u’llah says that in the year 9 of the Babi Dispensation
the time was ripe for the Revelation of “He whom God will make manifest”. As
the Báb was not only a Manifestation but a Herald of this Baha’i Faith, the
interval between His Revelation and that of Baha’u’llah was of shorter
duration. His Dispensation in a sense will last as long as Baha’u’llah’s lasts.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a message dated 27 December 1941, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi;
‘Dawn of a New Day’)
