ducator; and He must possess a supernatural power, so
that He may hold the position of a divine teacher. If He does not show
forth such a holy power, He will not be able to educate, for if He be
imperfect, how can He give a perfect education? If He be ignorant, how can
He make others wise? If He be unjust, how can He make others just? If He
be earthly, how can He make others heavenly?

Now we must consider justly: did these Divine Manifestations Who have
appeared possess all these qualifications or not?(4) If They had not these
qualifications and these perfections, They were not real Educators.

Therefore, it must be our task to prove to the thoughtful by reasonable
arguments the prophethood of Moses, of Christ and of the other Divine
Manifestations. And the proofs and evidences which we give are not based
on traditional but on rational arguments.

It has now been proved by rational arguments that the world of existence
is in the utmost need of an educator, and that its education must be
achieved by divine power. There is no doubt that this holy power is
revelation, and that the world must be educated through this power which
is above human power.

4: ABRAHAM

One of those Who possessed this power and was assisted by it was Abraham.
And the proof of it was that He was born in Mesopotamia, and of a family
who were ignorant of the Oneness of God. He opposed His own nation and
people, and even His own family, by rejecting all their gods. Alone and
without help He resisted a powerful tribe, a task which is neither simple
nor easy. It is as if in this day someone were to go to a Christian people
who are attached to the Bible, and deny Christ; or in the Papal Court--God
forbid!--if such a one were in the most powerful manner to blaspheme
against Christ and oppose the people.

These people believed not in one God but in many gods, to whom they
ascribed miracles; therefore, they all arose against Him, and no one
supported Him except Lot, His brother's son, and one or two other people
of no importance. At last, reduced to the utmost distress by the
opposition of His enemies, He was obliged to leave His native land. In
reality they banished Him in order that He might be crushed and destroyed,
and that no trace of Him might be left.

Abraham then came into the region of the Holy Land. His enemies considered
that His exile would lead to His destruction and ruin, as it seemed
impossible that a man banished from His na