The Green Announcement — Page 20
20 The order of the revealed words shows that the passing away of the child was to be followed first by darkness, and then by thunder and lightening. This is exactly how the prophecy is being fulfilled. Bashir’s demise was im- mediately followed by the darkness of trial and tribulation, and this will now be followed by thunder and lightning. It is inevitable that the promised thunder and lightning should appear in the same way as did the dark- ness; and when that light comes it will remove all the dark thoughts from people’s minds and hearts, and disperse all the objections of the ignorant and the spiritually dead. The afore-mentioned revelation, as soon as it was re- ceived, was related to hundreds of people, including Maulaw i Ab u Sa‘ i d Muhammad Hussain Bat a lw i and other eminent people. If our supporters and our opponents closely ponder over the contents of the revelation, they will realize that the darkness had been decreed by God. He announced its coming through His revelation and made it clear that both darkness and light lay beneath the feet of this child, and that when he would raise them, i. e. pass away, both would be manifested. People who have witnessed the darkness! Do not be perplexed, rather be happy and rejoice, for light will soon follow. Just as Bashir’s demise fulfilled this prophecy, it also fulfilled another prophecy, mentioned in the announcement of 20 th February, that some of my children would die in infancy. Finally, let it be clear that I have complete and absolute trust in my Lord to take care of my affairs, and I am not