In the “Dalá’il-i-Sab‘ih,” the Báb reveals the following: “The hadíth ‘Adhirbayjan’ referring to this matter says: ‘The things which will happen in Ádhirbayján are necessary for us, nothing can prevent their occurrence. Remain therefore in your homes, but if you hear that an agitator has appeared then hasten towards him.’ And the hadíth continues, saying: ‘Woe to the Arabs, for the civil war is near!’ If, in speaking these last words, the Prophet had intended to refer to his own mission, his statement would have been vain and worthless.”
(“The Book of Seven Proofs,” Nicolas’ translation, p. 47;
footnotes to chapter 13 provided by Shoghi Effendi)
