Therefore His Holiness said: "No prophet has been persecuted as I have been persecuted." The accusations they made and the injuries they inflicted upon His Holiness are all mentioned in the Koran; refer thereto that thou mayest be informed of the occurrences. Finally it became so difficult for His Holiness that for some time none held intercourse with Him and His companions, and the utmost injury was inflicted upon whomsoever went into His presence.
In this connection We mention one verse. If thou dost open the eye of discernment, thou wilt mourn and lament all thy life over the oppression of His Holiness. This verse was revealed at a time when His Holiness was greatly dejected and depressed by the violence of calamities and opposition. Gabriel descended from the Sadrat-El-Muntaha of Nearness and chanted this verse: "If their aversion (to thy admonitions) be grievous unto thee if thou canst, seek out a cave (whereby thou mayest penetrate) in (the inmost part of) the earth, or a ladder (by which thou mayest ascend) into heaven" (K. S. 6). The import of this utterance is that there is no remedy and they will not withhold their hands from thee unless thou dost hide thyself underground or flee to heaven.
Consider in this day how many rulers bow down before the name of His Holiness and how many countries and the inhabitants thereof abide under His shadow, glorying in their relationship to Him and mentioning that blessed name with profound rever-
