The Second and greater Manifestation of God was proclaimed
in accordance with the prophecy of the Báb at the date which He had foretold.
Nine years after the beginning of the Bábí Dispensation—that is, in
1853—Bahá’u’lláh, in certain of His odes, alluded to His identity and His
Mission, and ten years later, while resident in Baghdád, declared Himself as
the Promised One to His companions.
- Shoghi Effendi (‘Introduction to ‘The
Dawn-Breakers’)
