O people of the Qur’án! Verily the prophet of God, Muhammad,
sheddeth tears at the sight of your cruelty. Ye have
assuredly followed your evil and corrupt desires and turned away your face from
the light of guidance. Erelong will ye witness the result of your deeds; for
the Lord My God lieth in wait and is watchful of your behavior.... Erelong He
will raise in every city the standard of His sovereignty, and will wipe away
the traces of them that have denied Him on the day of His return.... O
concourse of Muslim divines! By your deeds the exalted station of the nation
hath been abased, the standard of Islám hath been reversed and its mighty
throne hath fallen. Whenever the Divine Reformer has sought to ennoble the rank
of the people, ye have tumultuously risen against Him and prevented Him from
executing His purpose, wherefore the realm hath remained in grievous loss.
(Baha’u’llah, quoted by Shoghi Effendi in a letter dated February 12, 1929;
‘Baha’i Administration’)
