His Holiness Abraham covenanted in regard to Moses. His
Holiness Moses was the Promised One of Abraham, and He, Moses, covenanted in
regard to His Holiness Christ, saying that Christ was the Promised One. His
Holiness Christ covenanted in regard to His Holiness 'The Paraclete' which
means His Holiness Mohammed. His Holiness Mohammed covenanted in regard to the
Báb, whom He called, 'My Promised One' His Holiness the Báb, in all His Books,
in all His Epistles, explicitly covenanted in regard to the Blessed Beauty,
Baha’u’llah, that Baha’u’llah was the Promised One of His Holiness the Báb. His
Holiness Baha’u’llah covenanted, not that I (‘Abdu'l-Baha) am the Promised One,
but that Abdu’l-Baha is tie Expounder of the Book and the Center of His
Covenant and that the Promised One of Baha’u’llah will appear after one
thousand or thousands of years. This is the Covenant which Baha’u’llah made. If
a person shall deviate, he is not acceptable at the Threshold of Baha’u’llah.
In case of differences, Abdu'l-Baha must be consulted. They must revolve around
his good pleasure. After ‘Abdu'l-Baha, whenever the Universal House of Justice
is organized it will ward off differences.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, 1912,
USA; Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 15, December 12, 1914)
