Tadhkirah — Page 423
1898 423 has repeatedly declared in his Journal Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah , calling me a liar, Antichrist, impostor and as he and Muhammad Bakhsh Ja‘far Zatall i and Abul -H asan Tibbet i have tried their utmost to humiliate me in their announcement of November 10, 1898, then, my Lord, if in Your estimation I am as they have represented me, do You abase and humiliate me within thirteen months, that is to say, between December 15, 1898 and January 15, 1900 and proclaim the honour and high-standing of these people and thus put an end to this daily squabble. If on the other hand, my Lord and my Master, my Bountiful One, the Bestower of all those bounties which are within Your knowledge and my knowledge, I have a position of honour in Your presence, then I humbly beseech You, that within the said thirteen months, which will be counted from December 15, 1898 to January 15, 1900, do You humiliate in the eyes of the world the said Sheikh Muhammad H usain, Muhammad Bakhsh Ja‘far Zatall i and Abul- H asan Tibbet i who have published this announcement in order to humiliate me. (The period of thirteen months was determined under revelation, namely one month has been added to a year. ) In short, if these people are truthful and pious and righteous in Your estimation and I am a liar and impostor, then do You bring about my humiliation and ruin within these thirteen months, but if in Your presence I have standing and honour, then do You manifest this Sign that all three might be abased, humiliated, and worthy of being named as [Those who have been humiliated] A m i n, again, A m i n. This was the supplication I made and in answer to it I received the revelation: