For almost half a century He and His family were subjected to inhuman cruelties and hardships. Its Founder, Bahá'u'lláh, was imprisoned and exiled to far-off lands. Its youthful Herald, the Báb, Who ushered in the dawn of a New Day and gave the glad-tidings of the coming of 'Him Whom God shall make manifest' (Bahá'u'lláh), was publicly martyred. From the time of its inception this Faith had been oppressed by the civil and ecclesiastical authorities in the land of its birth. Similarly, the Cause of God will break up old and time-honoured institutions and will not allow any man, regardless of his rank or position, to stand in its way.Ī cursory review of the history of the Faith will demonstrate the irresistible power of the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh. It will, in spite of all opposition, press onward, tear down every obstacle and ultimately establish its ascendancy over its adversaries. Just as no obstacle, whether a fortified building or a mighty wall, can withstand the onrushing force of the water, or hold back its progress, so none of the enemies of the Cause, however fierce their onslaught or determined their opposition, can halt the advance of this resistless Faith of God. Alluding to the Tigris which runs through Baghdád, He likens the onward march of the Faith to the flow of that river. In it Bahá'u'lláh speaks about the irresistible power of the Cause of God and its sovereignty. The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 1, Chapter 9Īmong the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh revealed in Baghdád is the Sahífiy-i-Shattíyyih (Book of the River).
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