The Declaration of the Bab

The Bab was the Herald of the Promised One.

He spoke to everyone about the coming of

Him Whom God would make manifest this Day.

Oh, the Bab gave His Life for Him and Justice won that Day.

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Chorus: What a Love, what a Love for the Glory of God,

What a Love, what a Love for the Glory of God.

Ya-Baha'ul-Abha! Ya-Baha'ul-Abha!

God grant us victory for the Cause of God!

Ya-Baha'u'l-Abha! Ya-Baha'u'l-Abha!

O God! Help us triumph for the beautiful Bab!

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The Bab was the chosen "Gate of God", the "Most Exalted One".

He opened up the secret door in the hearts of men.

He revealed God's Beautiful Teachings, a Most Melodious Song.

He brought a new beginning, with a promise of harmony to come.

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The Bab won many followers who embraced His Cause that Day.

They believed in Him and caught a glimpse of His Majesty,

The sweetness in His Countenance, His charm and gracious Excellence,

With radiance magnificent, the "Morn of Truth", the "Sea of Seas".

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At the youthful age of twenty-five, the Bab proclaimed His Cause.

All alone, He upheld God's Words, loving-kind He was.

This illustrious Soul arose with power beyond the ken of men,

He shook the supports of Persian life, their morals, customs, religion.

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The Bab faced many enemies who heaped on Him their blame.

Church and state opposed Him hard, but brought themselves to shame.

Many had embraced His Cause from the great and small.

They gave their lives in martyrdom, and hastened with joy to the Kingdom of God.

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The "Wonderful Bab", the "Gentle Bab", His Lovers called Him so.

The "Lamb of God", the "Light of God", a pure and fragrant Rose.

He began the "Cycle of Unity" to last 5000 centuries.

And soon the whole world will agree that the Bab was a Messenger of Peace.

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The "Letters of the Living" were nineteen selfless souls.

They arose to serve the Cause of Truth, and left behind their homes.

So mighty was His Trumpet Blast, fulfilled the prophesies at last.

The "Lord of the Age" had come to usher in a New Era of Love.

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Soon the Message of the Bab had spread so far and wide.

He was admired by the strong and wise, and loved by those with open eyes.

The wicked selfish leaders afflicted and imprisoned Him.

Jealous and hateful, they were of Him, but God's Cause was destined to win.

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References: (cited in Ruhi Book 4, page 40-41)

"As for the Bab -- may my soul be His sacrifice! -- at a youthful age, that is to say, when He had reached the twenty-fifth year of His blessed life, He stood forth to proclaim His Cause.[1] It was universally admitted by the Shi'ites that He had never studied in any school and had not acquired knowledge from any teacher; all the people of Shiraz bear witness to this. Nevertheless, He suddenly appeared before the people, endowed with the most complete erudition. Although He was but a merchant, He confounded all the 'ulama of Persia.[2] All alone, in a way which is beyond imagination, He upheld the Cause among the Persians, who are renowned for their religious fanaticism. This illustrious Soul arose with such power that He shook the supports of the religion, of the morals, the conditions, the habits and the customs of Persia, and instituted new rules, new laws and a new religion. Though the great personages of the State, nearly all the clergy, and the public men arose to destroy and annihilate Him, He alone withstood them and moved the whole of Persia.

[1 The Bab is here designated by His title Hadrat-i-'Ala, His Supreme Highness; but for the convenience of the reader we shall continue to designate Him by the name under which He is known throughout Europe -- i.e., the Bab.]

[2 Doctors of the religion of Islam.]

Many 'ulama and public men, as well as other people, joyfully sacrificed their lives in His Cause, and hastened to the plain of martyrdom.

The government, the nation, the doctors of divinity and the great personages desired to extinguish His light, but they could not do so. At last His moon arose, His star shone forth, His foundations became firmly established, and His dawning-place became brilliant. He imparted divine education to an unenlightened multitude and produced marvelous results on the thoughts, morals, customs and conditions of the Persians. He announced the glad tidings of the manifestation of the Sun of Baha to His followers and prepared them to believe.

The appearance of such wonderful signs and great results; the effects produced upon the minds of the people, and upon the prevailing ideas; the establishment of the foundations of progress; and the organization of the principles of success and prosperity by a young merchant, constitute the greatest proof that He was a perfect Educator. A just person will never hesitate to believe this."

(Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 26)