is at hand'" (Matt.) By Johanna is meant John.
Likewise before the appearance of the beauty of Mohammed, the signs in the outward heaven became manifest and the inward signs were four men who successively announced to the people the Manifestation of that Divine Sun upon earth. Rouz-bih surnamed Salman was favored with the honor of serving them. When the time of death came to one, he sent Rouz-bih to the other, until the turn of the fourth arrived. He, at the time of death said: "O Rouzbih, after enshrouding and burying me, go thou to Hijaz where the Mohammedic Sun will rise. To thee be glad tidings of the meeting of His Holiness!"
As to this wonderful and impregnable Cause, most of the astronomers announced the appearance of the star in the phenomenal heaven. Likewise the two brilliant lights—Ahmad and Kazim (may God sanctify their dust)—appeared in the earth.
Consequently it is shown by these expressions that before the coming of each one of the Mirrors of Unity, the signs of that Manifestation appear in the outward heaven as well as in the inward Heaven which is the station of the Sun of Knowledge, the Moon of Wisdom and the Stars of Significances and Utterance. It is the appearance of a perfect man before every Manifestation to train and prepare the servants for the meeting of that Sun of Divinity and Moon of Unity.
As to His words: "And then shall all the tribes
