In those days Siyyid Kázim became increasingly aware of the
approach of the Hour at which the promised One was to be revealed. He realised
how dense were those veils that hindered the seekers from apprehending the
glory of the concealed Manifestation. He accordingly exerted his utmost
endeavour to remove gradually, with caution and wisdom, whatever barriers might
stand in the way of the full recognition of that Hidden Treasure of God. He
repeatedly urged his disciples to bear in mind the fact that He whose advent
they were expecting would appear neither from Jabúlqá nor from Jabúlsá.’ [1] He
even hinted at His presence in their very midst. “You behold Him with your own
eyes,” he often observed, “and yet recognise Him not!”
(Chapter 2, ‘The
Dawn-Breakers’)
[1] “…the Shi'ites await a promised one who is invisible;
they believe that he is the Imam Mihdi, who with servants and soldiers are
abiding in Jabulqa and Jabulsa, two imaginary cities of the East and the West.
Each of these cities has twelve gates. The Imam Mihdi spends six months of the
year in either city. When he appears he will fill the earth with justice and
mercy, destroying enmity and oppression.” (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha recorded by
Lady Blomfield in ‘The Chosen Highway’)
