India and Burma and complete the spread of its divine
and healing message to her peoples before the end of the first Baha'i
century.
Persecution of Baha'is of Kadwai
He was very sad to hear of the persecution of the Baha'is of Kadwai by the
fanatical Muslim population. Please convey to the friends there the
assurance of his most loving prayers for their protection, and tell them
that, though they are suffering for their Faith, this very persecution is
a blessing to the believers of India, as we know that wherever the Cause
has suffered it has always grown stronger and attracted more attention and
more adherents.
He was also very pleased to hear of the success of the Summer School this
year. The Indian Baha'is have every reason to feel encouraged by the
marked progress of their activities in all fields.
Use of A'rabs (Vowel Points)
Regarding your question as to the use of A'rabs on the Arabic texts of the
Tablets: The Guardian feels that this is a matter which concerns the
entire Baha'i world, and requires to be worked out by a highly specialized
group of qualified people at some future date. He, therefore wishes you
not to print the A'rabs on the Holy Tablets except on rare occasions where
it is absolutely necessary in order to distinguish the word from some
other word just like it.
Two Davids
Abdu'l-Baha is the one who has interpreted the reference of the Bab
concerning David, by saying that there were two Davids, one of them was
the author of the Psalms. The Tablet in which the Master states this is
absolutely authentic, but at the moment the original is not available.
He Whom God Will Make Manifest
The Bab said that whenever "He whom God will make manifest" appears,
accept Him. He never said don't accept Him until after the lapse of 1000
years. Also Baha'u'llah says that in the year 9 of the Babi Dispensation
the time was ripe for the Revelation of "He whom God will make manifest".
As the Bab was not only a Manifestation but a Herald of this Baha'i Faith,
the interval between His Revelation and that of Baha'u'llah was of shorter
duration. His Dispensation in a sense will last as long as Baha'u'llah's
lasts.
The Holy Book--The Aqdas
There are no doubtful verses in the Holy Book, the Aqdas. The reason it is
not circulated amongst all the Baha'is is, first, because the Cause is not
yet ready or sufficiently matured to put all the provisions of the Aqdas
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