s a copious rain, by the aid of God and His Divine Grace and
mercy, Our verses, and sent them to various parts of the world. We
exhorted all men, and particularly this people, through Our wise counsels
and loving admonitions, and forbade them to engage in sedition, quarrels,
disputes and conflict. As a result of this, and by the grace of God,
waywardness and folly were changed into piety and understanding, and
weapons converted into instruments of peace.

During the days I lay in the prison of Tihran, though the galling weight
of the chains and the stench-filled air allowed Me but little sleep, still
in those infrequent moments of slumber I felt as if something flowed from
the crown of My head over My breast, even as a mighty torrent that
precipitateth itself upon the earth from the summit of a lofty mountain.
Every limb of My body would, as a result, be set afire. At such moments My
tongue recited what no man could bear to hear.

We shall herewith cite a few passages from Tablets specifically revealed
to this people, so that every one may know of a certainty that this
Wronged One hath acted in a manner which hath been pleasing and acceptable
unto men endued with insight, and unto such as are the exponents of
justice and equity:

"O ye friends of God in His cities and His loved ones in His lands! This
Wronged One enjoineth on you honesty and piety. Blessed the city that
shineth by their light. Through them man is exalted, and the door of
security is unlocked before the face of all creation. Happy the man that
cleaveth fast unto them, and recognizeth their virtue, and woe betide him
that denieth their station."

And in another connection these words were revealed: "We enjoin the
servants of God and His handmaidens to be pure and to fear God, that they
may shake off the slumber of their corrupt desires, and turn toward God,
the Maker of the heavens and of the earth. Thus have We commanded the
faithful when the Daystar of the world shone forth from the horizon of
'Iraq. My imprisonment doeth Me no harm, neither the tribulations I
suffer, nor the things that have befallen Me at the hands of My
oppressors. That which harmeth Me is the conduct of those who, though they
bear My name, yet commit that which maketh My heart and My pen to lament.
They that spread disorder in the land, and lay hands on the property of
others, and enter a house without leave of its owner, We, verily, are
clear of them, unless they repent and retu