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171. the “mystery of the Great Reversal in the Sign of the Sovereign” # 157 |
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Shaykh Aḥmad-i-Ahsá’í (1753–1831), who was the founder
of the Shaykhí School and the first of the “twin luminaries
that heralded the advent of the Faith of the Báb”,
prophesied that at the appearance of the Promised One all
things would be reversed, the last would be first, the first
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last. Bahá’u’lláh in one of His Tablets refers to the “symbol
and allusion” of the “mystery of the Great Reversal in the Sign of
the Sovereign”. He states: “Through this reversal He hath caused
the exalted to be abased and the abased to be exalted”, and He
recalls that “in the days of Jesus, it was those who were
distinguished for their learning, the men of letters and religion,
who denied Him, whilst humble fishermen made haste to gain
admittance into the Kingdom” (see also note 172). For
additional information about Shaykh Aḥmad-i-Ahsá’í see
The Dawn-Breakers, chapters 1 and 10.
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