Addressing Siyyid Yahyáy-i-Darábí surnamed Vahíd, the most
learned, the most eloquent and influential among His followers, the Báb utters
this warning: “By the righteousness of Him Whose power causeth the seed to
germinate and Who breatheth the spirit of life into all things, were I to be
assured that in the day of His manifestation thou wilt deny Him, I would
unhesitatingly disown thee and repudiate thy faith.… If, on the other hand, I
be told that a Christian, who beareth no allegiance to My Faith, will believe
in Him, the same will I regard as the apple of Mine Eye.” (‘The Dispensation of
Baha’u’llah’ included in ‘The World Order of Baha’u’llah’)
