l make
manifest abideth in that city until such time as God will have established
Him upon the seat of His sovereignty. We, verily, acknowledge this truth
and bear allegiance unto each and every one of them. We have chosen here
to be brief in our elucidation of the meanings of Jabulqa, but if thou be
of them that truly believe, thou shalt indeed comprehend all the true
meanings of the mysteries enshrined within these Tablets.

50 But as to Him Who appeared in the year sixty, He standeth in need of
neither transformation nor interpretation, for His name was Muhammad, and
He was a descendent of the Imams of the Faith. Thus it can be truly said
of Him that He was the son of Hasan, as is undoubtedly clear and evident
unto thine eminence. Nay, He it is Who fashioned that name and created it
for Himself, were ye to observe with the eye of God.

51 It is Our wish at this juncture to digress from Our theme to recount
that which befell the Point of the Qur'an,(36) and to extol His
remembrance, that perchance thou mayest gain into all things an insight
born of Him Who is the Almighty, the Incomparable.

52 Consider and reflect upon His days, when God raised Him up to promote
His Cause and to stand as the representative of His own Self. Witness how
He was assailed, denied, and denounced by all; how, when He set foot in
the streets and marketplaces, the people derided Him, wagged their heads
at Him, and laughed Him to scorn; how at every moment they sought to slay
Him. Such were their doings that the earth in all its vastness was
straitened for Him, the Concourse on High bewailed His plight, the
foundations of existence were reduced to nothingness, and the eyes of the
well-favoured denizens of His Kingdom wept sore over Him. Indeed, so
grievous were the afflictions which the infidels and the wicked showered
upon Him that no faithful soul can bear to hear them.

53 If these wayward souls had indeed paused to reflect upon their conduct,
recognized the sweet melodies of that Mystic Dove singing upon the twigs
of this snow-white Tree, embraced that which God had revealed unto and
bestowed upon them, and discovered the fruits of the Tree of God upon its
branches, wherefore then did they reject and denounce Him? Had they not
lifted their heads to the heavens to implore His appearance? Had they not
besought God at every moment to honour them with His Beauty and sustain
them through His presence?

54 But as they failed to recognize the