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His prison, We journeyed, in pursuance of the order
of His Majesty the Sháh--may God, exalted be He,
protect him--to `Iráq, escorted by officers in the
service of the esteemed and honored governments of
Persia and Russia. After Our arrival, We revealed,
as a copious rain, by the aid of God and His Divine
Grace and mercy, Our verses, and sent them to various
parts of the world. We exhorted all men, and particularly
this people, through Our wise counsels and
loving admonitions, and forbade them to engage in
sedition, quarrels, disputes and conflict. As a result
of this, and by the grace of God, waywardness and
folly were changed into piety and understanding,
and weapons converted into instruments of peace.
During the days I lay in the prison of Tihrán,
though the galling weight of the chains and the
stench-filled air allowed Me but little sleep, still in
those infrequent moments of slumber I felt as if something
flowed from the crown of My head over My
breast, even as a mighty torrent that precipitateth
itself upon the earth from the summit of a lofty
mountain. Every limb of My body would, as a result,
be set afire. At such moments My tongue recited
what no man could bear to hear.
We shall herewith cite a few passages from Tablets
specifically revealed to this people, so that every
one may know of a certainty that this Wronged One
hath acted in a manner which hath been pleasing and
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