"O people of the Qur'an," Baha'u'llah, addressing the combined forces of Sunni and Shi'ih Islam, significantly affirms, "Verily, the Prophet of God, Muhammad, sheddeth tears at the sight of your cruelty. Ye have assuredly followed your evil and corrupt desires, and turned away your face from the light of guidance. Erelong will ye witness the result of your deeds; for the Lord, My God, lieth in wait and is watchful of your behavior ... O concourse of Muslim divines! By your deeds the exalted station of the people hath been abased, the standard of Islam hath been reversed, and its mighty throne hath fallen." (179:1)

Deterioration of Christian Institutions
So much for Islam and the crippling blows its leaders and institutions have received - and may yet receive - in this, the first century of the Baha'i Era. If I have dwelt too long on this theme, if I have, to a disproportionate degree, quoted from the sacred writings in support of my argument, it is solely because of my firm conviction that these retributive calamities that have rained down upon the foremost oppressor of the Faith of Baha'u'llah should rank not only among the stirring occurrences of this Age of Transition, but as some of the most startling and significant events of contemporary history. (179:2)

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