Note
The Bab :
It
was in the year 1844, when a traveler arrived, dusty and tired, at the
gates of Shiraz
. His heart had been drawn, as if by a magnet, to this small city in
the south of Iran,
and he
had
come trusting that God
would guide him to the object of his search
.
.
For
many long years the traveler had devoted his time to the study of the signs
and dates concerning the appearance of a great Teacher Whose coming had
been foretold in the Holy
Books of the past. When at last the time had come, he had set out to
find Him, for he knew
that
one to appear would not come as most people expected. the signs given in
the Holy
Books
were symbolic, and no outward show of miraculous events would announce
His
arrival to the people of the world. He would be born
among men, as all
God's
messengers had been before Him, and only those whose
inner
eyes were open would recognize His station. The
majority
of people would deny Him because
He
would bring a new message which
would
upset the accepted
standards
of His time.
.
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