Such, in their bare outline, were the awful evidences of that retributive justice which so tragically afflicted 'Abdu'l-'Aziz, his successors, his throne and his dynasty. What of Nasiri'd-Din Shah, the other partner in that imperial conspiracy which sought to extirpate, root and branch, the budding Faith of God? His reaction to the Divine Message borne to him by the fearless Badi', the "Pride of the Martyrs," who had spontaneously dedicated himself to this purpose, was characteristic of that implacable hatred which, throughout his reign, glowed so fiercely in his breast. (66:2)

Divine Retribution on the Qajar Dynasty
The French Emperor had, it was reported, flung away Baha'u'llah's Tablet, and directed his minister, as Baha'u'llah Himself asserts, to address to its Author an irreverent reply. The Grand Vizir of 'Abdu'l-'Aziz, it is reliably stated, blanched while reading the communication addressed to his Imperial master and his ministers, and made the following comment: "It is as if the king of kings were issuing his behest to his humblest vassal king, and regulating his conduct!" Queen Victoria, it is said, upon reading the Tablet revealed for her remarked: "If this is of God, it will endure; if not, it can do no harm." It was reserved for Nasiri'd-Din Shah, however, to wreak, at the instigation of the divines, his vengeance on One Whom he could no longer personally chastise by arresting His messenger, a lad of about seventeen, by freighting him with chains, by torturing him on the rack and finally slaying him. (66:3)

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