e people
who rejected and hated Him bitterly, when they had met Him, would testify
to the grandeur of Baha'u'llah, saying, "This is a magnificent man, but
what a pity that he makes such a claim! Otherwise, all that he says is
acceptable."

But now, as that Light of Reality has set, all are in need of proofs; so
we have undertaken to demonstrate rational proofs of the truth of His
claim. We will cite another which alone is sufficient for all who are
just, and which no one can deny. It is that this illustrious Being
uplifted His Cause in the "Greatest Prison";(30) from this Prison His
light was shed abroad, His fame conquered the world, and the proclamation
of His glory reached the East and West. Until our time no such thing has
ever occurred.

If there be justice, this will be acknowledged; but there are some people
who, even if all the proofs in the world be adduced before them, still
will not judge justly!

Thus nations and states with all their strength could not resist Him.
Verily, single and alone, imprisoned and oppressed, He accomplished
whatever He desired.

I do not wish to mention the miracles of Baha'u'llah, for it may perhaps
be said that these are traditions, liable both to truth and to error, like
the accounts of the miracles of Christ in the Gospel, which come to us
from the apostles, and not from anyone else, and are denied by the Jews.
Though if I wish to mention the supernatural acts of Baha'u'llah, they are
numerous; they are acknowledged in the Orient, and even by some
non-Baha'is. But these narratives are not decisive proofs and evidences to
all; the hearer might perhaps say that this account may not be in
accordance with what occurred, for it is known that other sects recount
miracles performed by their founders. For instance, the followers of
Brahmanism relate miracles. From what evidence may we know that those are
false and that these are true? If these are fables, the others also are
fables; if these are generally accepted, so also the others are generally
accepted. Consequently, these accounts are not satisfactory proofs. Yes,
miracles are proofs for the eyewitness only, and even he may regard them
not as a miracle but as an enchantment. Extraordinary feats have also been
related of some conjurors.

Briefly, my meaning is that many wonderful things were done by
Baha'u'llah, but we do not recount them, as they do not constitute proofs
and evidences for all the peoples of the earth, and they