If by a "minor Prophet" you mean a Being who is sent to guide humanity, who
possesses infallibility, Who is intended by God that the people should follow
Him, then by implication the Master has stated that none will come.
If by a 'minor Prophet" you mean someone with the *station* of a minor Prophet,
then the Master has said that it is possible that many could come.
"In confirmation of the exalted rank of the true believer, referred to by
Bahá'u'lláh, He reveals the following: "The station which he who hath truly
recognized this Revelation will attain is the same as the one ordained for such
prophets of the house of Israel as are not regarded as Manifestations 'endowed
with constancy.'" (The World Order of Baha'u'llah, p. 111)
The reason I say that by implication the Master says that no minor Prophet
intended to have a following will come, is that His last words to humanity are:
"All must seek guidance and turn unto the Center of the Cause and the House of
Justice. And he that turneth unto whatsoever else is indeed in grievous error."
(The Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha, p. 25)
I feel that by saying not to turn "unto whatsoever else", He is saying that God
will not send a Guide to us outside of the Guardian or the House of Justice
prior to the next Manifestation endowed with constancy, i.e. the next
Manifestation with a Revelation direct from God.
Brent
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