Concerning the Manifestations that will come down in the
future ‘in the shadows of the clouds,’ know verily that in so far as their
relation to the source of their inspiration is concerned they are under the
shadow of the Ancient Beauty. In their relation, however, to the age in which
they appear, each and every one of them ‘doeth whatsoever He willeth.’
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi, in a message dated 8 February 1934,
printed as ‘The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah’ in ‘The World Order of Baha'u'llah’)
