riances will be scattered
and dispelled; the Sun of Reality will shine most gloriously.
Verily we should consider the divine prophets as the intermediaries, but
mankind has made use of them as causes of dissension and pretexts for
warfare and strife. In reality they were the intermediaries of love and
reconciliation. If they were not sources of love and fellowship amongst
men, then undoubtedly they were not true, for the divine wisdom and
purpose in sending the prophets was the manifestation of love in human
hearts. Therefore we must investigate reality. First of all let us
determine whether these prophets were valid or not by using rational
proofs and shining arguments, not simply quoting traditionary evidences,
because traditions are divergent and the source of dissension.
Among the holy, divine Manifestations of God was His Holiness Moses. The
sending of prophets has ever been for the training of humanity. They are
the first educators and trainers. If Moses has developed the body-politic,
there is no doubt that he was a true teacher and educator. This will be
proof and evidence that he was a prophet. We shall consider how His
Holiness was sent to despair, in the lowest degree of ignorance, and
heedlessness, degraded and under conditions of bondage. His Holiness Moses
rescued these degraded people of Israel from that state of bondage. He
raised them from that condition of ignorance, saved them from barbarism
and led them into the Holy Land. He educated them, endowed them with
sagacious instincts, made them worthy and honorable. He civilized them,
raised them to a higher plane of existence until they were enabled to
establish a national sovereignty, the great kingdom of Solomon. This
proves that His Holiness Moses was a teacher and an educator. He had
neither army nor dominion, neither did he possess wealth. It was only
through an idealistic power that he cemented them together proving that he
was a prophet of God, an educator and trainer.
Likewise must we set aside prejudice in considering other divine
educators, by investigating reality. For instance, let us take His
Holiness Christ. He achieved results greater than Moses. He educated the
body-politic, trained mighty nations. There is no doubt whatever that such
souls were prophets, for the mission of prophethood is education, and
these wondrous souls trained and educated mankind.
His Holiness Christ was a unique personage without helper or assistant.
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