God alone—exalted be His glory—is cognizant of the things
which befell this Wronged One. Every day bringeth a fresh report of stories
current against Us at the Embassy in Constantinople. Gracious God! The sole aim
of their machinations is to bring about the extermination of this servant. They
are, however, oblivious of the fact that abasement in the path of God is My
true glory. In the newspapers the following hath been recorded: “Touching the
fraudulent dealings of some of the exiles of Akká, and the excesses committed
by them against several people, etc....” Unto them who are the exponents of
justice and the daysprings of equity the intention of the writer is evident and
his purpose clear. Briefly, he arose and inflicted upon Me divers tribulations,
and treated Me with injustice and cruelty.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Epistle to the Son of
the Wolf’)
