The Will of the divine Testator is this: It is incumbent
upon the Aghsan, the Afnan and My Kindred to turn, one and all, their faces
towards the Most Mighty Branch. Consider that which We have revealed in Our
Most Holy Book: 'When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My
Revelation is ended, turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who
hath branched from this Ancient Root.' The object of this sacred verse is none
other except the Most Mighty Branch [Abdu'l-Bahá]. Thus have We graciously
revealed unto you Our potent Will, and I am verily the Gracious, the All-Powerful.
- Baha'u'llah (Kitab-i-‘Ahd [Book of the Covenant]; ‘Tablets of Baha'u'llah
revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
