If thou [Muhammad Shah of Persia] art not apprehensive that
the truth might be revealed and the works of the ungodly be brought to naught,
why summonest thou not the divines of the land, and then summon Me, [the Báb]
so that I may confound them forthwith, even as those disbelievers whom I have
previously confounded? This is My sure testimony unto thee and unto them, if
they speak the truth. Summon thou all of them. Should they then be able to
utter words like unto this, thou wouldst know that their cause is worthy of
attention. Nay, by the righteousness of My Lord! They are bereft of power, nor
are they endued with perception. They professed faith in the past without
understanding its significance, then later they repudiated the Truth; for they
are devoid of discernment.
- The Báb (From an Epistle to Muhammad Shah,
‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
