Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 149
Postponement of the Jalsa of 27 December 1893 ce I have to write with regret that I was confronted by such circum - stances that made me inclined to postpone the Jalsa [convention] this time. And since some people will wonder as to what has caused this Jalsa to be deferred, some reasons are written hereun - der in brief. First— the desire and true purpose of the Jalsa was that the members of our Community, through repeated meetings [with me], should somehow achieve such a change in themselves that their hearts become fully inclined towards the hereafter, and the fear of God should develop within them; and that they should become for others an example of piety, righteousness, virtue, for - bearance, tenderness of heart, mutual love, and brotherhood; and they should develop in themselves humility, hospitality, and integrity, and embrace with zeal the carrying out of religious cam - paigns. But such an effect was not observed after the first Jalsa. Rather, even during the days of the Jalsa there were certain com - plaints that some people were rude and misbehaved with others for their own comfort; in other words, the gathering put them in a