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To whom else could these significant words of Muhammad, the Apostle of God, quoted by Quddus while addressing his companions in the Fort of Shaykh Tabarsi, apply if not to those heroes of God who, with their life- blood, ushered in the Promised Day? "O how I long to behold the countenance of My brethren, my brethren who will appear at the end of the world! Blessed are We, blessed are they; greater is their blessedness than ours." Who else could be meant by this tradition, called Hadith- i- Jabir, recorded in the Kafi, and authenticated by Baha'u'llah in the Kitab- i- Iqan, which, in indubitable language, sets forth the signs of the appearance of the promised Qa'im? "His saints shall be abased in His time, and their heads shall be exchanged as presents, even as the heads of the Turk and the Daylamite are exchanged as presents; they shall be slain and burned, and shall be afraid, fearful and dismayed; the earth shall be dyed with their blood, and lamentation and wailing shall prevail amongst their women; these are My saints indeed."
(80:1)
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