number and the garb of learning be a proof and indication of knowledge and truth, the former peoples[1] should prove more worthy and superior, for they are greater and more numerous.
The point is also clear and evident that the divines of the age have prevented people from the path of truth at the time of the appearance of the Holy Manifestations. This is recorded and stated in all the Heavenly Books and Epistles. No Prophet was sent forth who did not become the object of hatred, denial, rejection and execration by the divines. May God denounce them for what they have done formerly and are now doing! What veils of glory are greater than these temples of error? By God, removing these veils of glory is the greatest affair, and rending them asunder is the mightiest action! May God strengthen us and you, O concourse of Spirit, that ye may succeed in this in the time of "Mustagath,"[2] and be not veiled from the Meeting of God in His Day.
Furthermore, the term "Seal of the Prophets," and the like, constitute "veils of glory," the removal of which is the most important matter for these worthless creatures. All are screened by these limited coverings and heavy veils of glory. Have they not heard the melody of the Divine Bird (Ali) saying, "I have
