Through the grace of God nothing can frustrate My purpose,
and I am fully conscious of that which God hath bestowed upon Me as a token of
His favor. If it were My will, I would disclose to Your Majesty all things; but
I have not done this, nor will I do it, that the Truth may be distinguished
from aught else beside it, and this prophecy uttered by the Imám Báqir—may
peace rest upon Him—be fully realized: “What must needs befall us in
Ádhirbáyján is inevitable and without parallel. When this happeneth, rest ye in
your homes and remain patient as we have remained patient. As soon as the Mover
moveth make ye haste to attain unto Him, even though ye have to crawl over the
snow.”
- The Báb (‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
