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1903 669 direction. The All-Powerful God is with you and with the people who belong to you. I shall safeguard all those who dwell in this house, except the ones who think highly of themselves out of arrogance, that is, are not perfect in obedience. And security from Me will always be with you in particular. There is peace from the Merciful Lord. Peace be on you, you are a pure soul. Step aside today, O ye guilty ones. I shall stand with My Messenger and shall observe a fast and shall break the fast, and shall rebuke him who rebukes you and shall bestow upon you that which shall endure forever. I shall bestow upon you the light of My manifestation. I shall not depart from the land till the expiry of the fixed term, that is, the manifestation of My wrath will not abate. I am the Lightning and I am the Gracious One, the Lord of bounty and forgiveness. [Tadhkiratush-Shah a datain, pp. 3–7, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 20, pp. 4–9; Review of Religions, vol. 2, no. 11, 12, November, December, 1903, pp. 407–412] 1903 Hearken, all ye people, this is the prophecy of Him Who has created the heavens and the earth. He will spread this Jam a ‘at of His in all lands and will make it prevail over all through reason and argument. The days are coming, and are indeed near, when this will be the only faith to be mentioned with honour in the world. God will bless this faith and this Movement in a remarkable and extraordinary way and will frustrate everyone who designs to destroy it. This superiority will endure forever till the Judgment Day. . . Bear it in mind that no one will descend from heaven. All our opponents, who are alive today, will die. . . and their children, who remain behind them, will die. . . and then their children’s children will die and none of them will see the