The reference is to Isaiah 11 verse 6 Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM.
And the Master's Tablet to Miss F. Drayton says: **inna dhaalika at.Tifl mawjuudun wa mawluud** Verily that Child is born and is now existing In the compilation of Tablets and accounts related to the Nine Holy Days [now available on the Reference Library] the late Ishraaq Khaavari points out to an Islamic prediction that the Young One Whose Name begins with the letter "SH" will sit on the throne of Guardianship http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-455.html#pg455 line 5 of http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-455.html#pg455 wa yajlisu 'ala s sareer H.arfulsh-Shin More light is thrown on this subject by the diary of Dr Yunis Khan, who spent three months in 'Akká with 'Abdu'l-Bahá during 1897, and returned in 1900 for a stay of many years. From his words we infer that, perhaps due to news having reached the West that a grandson had been born to the Master, a believer in America (Miss F. DRAYTON) had written to Him that in the Bible is mentioned that after 'Abdu'l-Bahá "a little child shall lead them" (Isaiah 11: 6) and does this mean a real, live child who exists? Dr Yunis Khan was not aware, in 1897, that this question had been put and that 'Abdu'l-Bahá had revealed the following Tablet in answer to it: *** O Maidservant of God! Verily, that child is born and is alive and from him will appear wondrous things that thou wilt hear of in the future. Thou shalt behold him endowed with the most perfect appearance, supreme capacity, absolute perfection, consummate power and unsurpassed might. His face will shine with a radiance that illumines all the horizons of the world; therefore forget this not as long as thou dost live inasmuch as ages and centuries will bear traces of him. Upon thee be greetings and praise 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas (Ruhiyyih Khanum, The Priceless Pearl, p. 1) Even when Shoghi Effendi was very small his future greatness was known to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. A Miss Drayton of New York City wrote Him at the turn of the century and asked about the successorship. She received an answer, published at the end of Volume II of His Tablets, and badly translated, but striking. It says, 'Verily that Infant is born ... and there will appear from his Cause a wonder...' The child would be endowed with perfection, 'Abdu'l-Bahá continued, and his face would shine so brightly it would illumine the horizons, and He told Miss Drayton to remember this, all through her life. Robert Gulick referred the Tablet to the American National Spiritual Assembly and they asked the Holy Land and verified that the infant referred to was Shoghi Effendi. (Marzieh Gail, Arches of the Years, p. 284) Although the Guardianship -to-be was a well-kept secret, it was, strangely enough, not a total one. A Tablet of 'Abdul-Baha's to Miss F. Drayton of New York City contains a strong clue; it states: '...Verily that Infant is born and exists and there will appear from His Cause a wonder which thou wilt hear in future ... there are signs for it in the passing centuries and ages.' When the National Bahá'í Assembly of the United States referred this Tablet to the Guardian, he verified that he was the infant mentioned here. These lines close the second volume of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's published English Tablets. (Marzieh Gail, Dawn Over Mount Hira, p. 215) O maid-servant of God! Verily that Infant is born and exists and there will appear from His Cause a wonder which thou wilt hear in future. Thou shalt see Him with the most perfect form, most great gift, most complete perfection, most great power and strongest might! His Face glisteneth a glistening whereby the horizons are illumined! Therefore, forget not this account as long as thou art living, for as much as there are signs for it in the passing centuries and ages. Upon ye be greeting and praise! ABDUL-BAHA ABBAS.. (Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v2, p. 483) __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
