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; Star of the West,
vol. 5, no. 15, December 12, 1914)
