te, nearly all
the clergy, and the public men arose to destroy and annihilate Him, He
alone withstood them and moved the whole of Persia.

Many 'ulama and public men, as well as other people, joyfully sacrificed
their lives in His Cause, and hastened to the plain of martyrdom.

The government, the nation, the doctors of divinity and the great
personages desired to extinguish His light, but they could not do so. At
last His moon arose, His star shone forth, His foundations became firmly
established, and His dawning-place became brilliant. He imparted divine
education to an unenlightened multitude and produced marvelous results on
the thoughts, morals, customs and conditions of the Persians. He announced
the glad tidings of the manifestation of the Sun of Baha to His followers
and prepared them to believe.

The appearance of such wonderful signs and great results; the effects
produced upon the minds of the people, and upon the prevailing ideas; the
establishment of the foundations of progress; and the organization of the
principles of success and prosperity by a young merchant, constitute the
greatest proof that He was a perfect Educator. A just person will never
hesitate to believe this.

9: BAHA'U'LLAH

Baha'u'llah(17) appeared at a time when the Persian Empire was immersed in
profound obscurantism and ignorance and lost in the blindest fanaticism.

In the European histories, no doubt, you have read detailed accounts of
the morals, customs and ideas of the Persians during the last centuries.
It is useless to repeat them. Briefly, we will say that Persia had fallen
so low that to all foreign travelers it was a matter of regret that this
country, which in former times had been so glorious and highly civilized,
had now become so decayed, ruined and upset, and that its population had
lost its dignity.

It was at this time that Baha'u'llah appeared. His father was one of the
viziers, not one of the 'ulama. As all the people of Persia know, He had
never studied in any school, nor had He associated with the 'ulama or the
men of learning. The early part of His life was passed in the greatest
happiness. His companions and associates were Persians of the highest
rank, but not learned men.

As soon as the Bab became manifested, Baha'u'llah said, "This great Man is
the Lord of the righteous, and faith in Him is incumbent upon all." And He
arose to assist the Bab and gave many proofs and positive evidences of His
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