Thou [Muhammad Shah] pridest thyself in the things thou dost
possess, yet no believer in God and in His signs, nor any righteous man would
ever deign to regard them. This mortal life is like unto the carcass of a dog,
around which none would gather, nor would any partake thereof, except those who
gainsay the life hereafter. Verily it is incumbent upon thee to become a true
believer in God, the All-Possessing, the Almighty, and to turn away from the
one who guideth thee into the torment of hellfire.
- The Bab (‘Selections from
the Writings of the Báb)
