of fever, He passed away on the 29th of May,
1892, at the age of seventy-five. Among the last Tablets He revealed was
His Will and Testament, which He wrote with His own hand and duly signed
and sealed. Nine days after His death the seals were broken by His eldest
son, in the presence of members of the family and a few friends, and the
contents of the short but remarkable document were made known. By this
will 'Abdu'l-Baha was constituted His father's representative and the
expounder of His teachings, and the family and relatives of Baha'u'llah
and all believers were instructed to turn to Him and obey Him. By this
arrangement sectarianism and division were provided against and the unity
of the Cause assured.

Prophethood of Baha'u'llah

It is important to have clear ideas of Baha'u'llah's Prophethood. His
utterances, like those of other divine "Manifestations," may be divided
into two classes, in one of which He writes or speaks simply as a man who
has been charged by God with a message to His fellows, while in the other
class the words purport to be the direct utterance of God Himself.

He writes in the Book of Iqan:--

We have already in the foregoing pages assigned two stations unto
each of the Luminaries arising from the Daysprings of eternal
holiness. One of these stations, the station of essential unity,
We have already explained. "No distinction do We make between any
of them." [Qur'an 2:136] The other is the station of distinction,
and pertaineth to the world of creation and to be the limitations
thereof. In this respect, each Manifestation of God hath a
distinct individuality, a definitely prescribed mission, a
predestined Revelation, and specially designated limitations. Each
one of them is known by a different name, is characterized by a
special attribute, fulfils a definite Mission, and is entrusted
with a particular Revelation. Even as He saith: "Some of the
Apostles We have caused to excel the others. To some God hath
spoken, some He hath raise and exalted. And to Jesus, Son of Mary,
We gave manifest signs, and We strengthen Him with the Holy
Spirit." [Qur'an 2:253] ...

Thus, viewed from the standpoint of their oneness and sublime
detachment, the attributes of Godhead, Divinity, Supreme
Singleness, and Inmost Essence, have been and are applicable to
those Essences of being, inasmuch as they all abide on the th