were not actually the people of the age of His Holiness. Moreover those whom they had known formerly were Moses the possessor of the Pentateuch, and Jesus the possessor of the Gospel. Notwithstanding this, why did His Holiness say " when came unto them the one whom they had known " that is, Jesus or Moses they " denied Him? " As His Holiness was outwardly called by another name, that is, Mohammed, had appeared from another city and come in another language and law how then can the verse be proven and understood?
Comprehend thou the subject of "return;" how clearly it is revealed in the Koran; yet no one hath understood until the present day. What wilt thou say? If thou sayest that His Holiness was the return of the former Prophets, as is indicated by the verse, His companions must likewise be the return of the bygone companions, for the return of the former servants is also clearly shown in the mentioned verses. If they deny this, they have contradicted the text of the Book, which is the mightiest proof. Therefore in the same manner understand the fact concerning "return," "resurrection," and u revival " in the days of the appearance of the Divine Manifestations, so that thou mayest behold with the outward eye, the return of the Holy Souls in pure and brilliant bodies; and sanctify and purify the dusts of ignorance and darkened self by the water of mercy from the Knowledge of the Merciful, that peradventure thou mayest distinguish and deter-
