In Jerusalem every now and then they broadcast a promise
giving a specific time based on the holy scriptures and say that on such a date
the Promised One will appear to deliver the Jews. They say, `We have derived
these from the holy texts.' But when that time and day approach they cast a
doubt over their promise and give another. Thus they keep the Jews under the
influence of their wish and desires and deprive them of the truth. Now they
refer to the time of Daniel [Dan. 12:12] and hold out a promise that the
Promised One will appear in the year 1335 [AH, i. e. 1963].
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, November 15, New York, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani;
‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
