The Crier, the Independent Prophet and the Dependent Prophet. Last updated: June 29th, 2026.
1)
The Crier, Baha'u'llah, the Independent Prophet:
4. Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, and hath
fashioned all that is, Him Who hath raised up the sincere to a station
of honour [1] and hath made the invisible world to appear on the plane
of the visible -- yet still, in their drunken stupor,[2] do men wander
and stray.
[1 Qur'án 17:81]
[2 Qur'án 15:72]
He hath laid down the foundations of the lofty Citadel, He hath
inaugurated the Cycle of Glory, He hath brought forth a new creation on
this day that is clearly Judgement Day -- and still do the heedless stay fast in their drunken sleep.
The Bugle [1] hath sounded, the Trumpet [2] hath been blown, the Crier hath raised his call, and all upon the earth have swooned away -- but still do the dead, in the tombs of their bodies, sleep on.
[1 Qur'án 39:68; Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 133]
[2 Qur'án 74:8] 14
And the second clarion [1] hath sounded, there hath followed the second
blast after the first,[2] and the dread woe hath come, and every
nursing mother hath forgot the infant at her breast [3] -- yet still
the people, confused and distracted, heed it not.
[1 Qur'án 39:68]
[2 Qur'án 79:6]
[3 Qur'án 22:2]
And the Resurrection hath dawned, and the Hour hath struck, and the Path hath been drawn straight, and the Balance hath been set up, and all upon the earth have been gathered together [1] -- but still the people see no sign of the way.
[1 Qur'án 34:39]
The light hath shone forth, and radiance floodeth Mount Sinai, and a
gentle wind bloweth from over the gardens of the Ever-Forgiving Lord;
the sweet breaths of the spirit are passing by, and those who lay
buried in the grave are rising up -- and still do the heedless slumber
on in their tombs.
-- Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 13
Say, did ye not hearken to the Voice of the Crier, calling aloud in the
wilderness of the Bayan, bearing unto you the glad-tidings of the
coming of your Lord, the All-Merciful? Lo! He is come in the sheltering
shadow of Testimony, invested with conclusive proof and evidence, and
those who truly believe in Him regard His presence as the embodiment of
the Kingdom of God. Blessed is the man who turneth towards Him, and woe
betide such as deny or doubt Him.
Announce thou unto the priests: Lo! He Who is the Ruler is come. Step
out from behind the veil in the name of thy Lord, He Who layeth low the
necks of all men. Proclaim then unto all mankind the glad-tidings of
this mighty, this glorious Revelation. Verily, He Who is the Spirit of
Truth is come to guide you unto all truth. He speaketh not as prompted
by His own self, but as bidden by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the
All-Wise.
-- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 11
2)
The Cry of the Maid of Heaven, a Dependent Prophet of Baha'u'llah, who is summoned to appear on earth:
Say: Step out of Thy holy chamber, O Maid of Heaven, inmate of the
Exalted Paradise! Drape thyself in whatever manner pleaseth Thee in the
silken Vesture of Immortality, and put on, in the name of the
All-Glorious, the broidered Robe of Light. Hear, then, the sweet, the
wondrous accent of the Voice that cometh from the Throne of Thy Lord,
the Inaccessible, the Most High. Unveil Thy face, and manifest the
beauty of the black-eyed Damsel, and suffer not the servants of God to
be deprived of the light of Thy shining countenance. Grieve not if Thou
hearest the sighs of the dwellers of the earth, or the voice of the
lamentation of the denizens of heaven. Leave them to perish on the dust
of extinction. Let them be reduced to nothingness, inasmuch as the
flame of hatred hath been kindled within their breasts. Intone, then,
before the face of the peoples of earth and heaven, and in a most
melodious voice, the anthem of praise, for a remembrance of Him Who is
the King of the names and attributes of God. Thus have We decreed Thy destiny. Well able are We to achieve Our purpose.
Beware that Thou divest not Thyself, Thou Who art the Essence of
Purity, of Thy robe of effulgent glory. Nay, enrich Thyself
increasingly, in the kingdom of creation, with the incorruptible
vestures of Thy God, that the beauteous image of the Almighty may be
reflected through Thee in all created things and the grace of Thy Lord
be infused in the plenitude of its power into the entire creation.
If Thou smellest from any one the smell of the love of Thy Lord, offer
up Thyself for him, for We have created Thee to this end, and have
covenanted with Thee, from time immemorial, and in the presence of the
congregation of Our well-favored ones, for this very purpose. Be not
impatient if the blind in heart hurl down the shafts of their idle
fancies upon Thee. Leave them to themselves, for they follow the
promptings of the evil ones.
Cry out before the gaze of the dwellers of heaven and of earth: I am
the Maid of Heaven, the Offspring [Branch] begotten by the Spirit of Bahá. My
habitation is the Mansion of His Name, the All-Glorious. Before the
Concourse on high I was adorned with the ornament of His names. I was
wrapt within the veil of an inviolable security, and lay hidden from
the eyes of men. Methinks that I heard a Voice of divine and
incomparable sweetness, proceeding from the right hand of the God of
Mercy, and lo, the whole Paradise stirred and trembled before Me, in
its longing to hear its accents, and gaze on the beauty of Him that
uttered them. Thus have We revealed in this luminous Tablet, and in the
sweetest of languages, the verses which the Tongue of Eternity was
moved to utter in the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 282
3)
The Cry of the Dependent Prophets of Baha'u'llah, "who will come forth from behind the veils":
Erelong shall God raise up, through Thee [Baha'u'llah, the Independent Prophet], those with hands of indomitable strength and arms of invincible might [Dependent Prophets of Baha'u'llah], who will come forth from behind the veils,
will render the All-Merciful victorious amongst the peoples of the
world, and will raise so mighty a cry as to cause all hearts to tremble
with fear. Thus hath it been decreed in a Written Tablet. Such shall be
the ascendancy which these souls will evince that consternation and
dismay will seize all the dwellers of the earth.
Beware lest ye shed the blood of anyone. Unsheathe the sword of your
tongue from the scabbard of utterance, for therewith ye can conquer the
citadels of men's hearts. We have abolished the law to wage holy war
against each other. God's mercy, hath, verily, encompassed all created
things, if ye do but understand. Aid ye your Lord, the God of Mercy,
with the sword of understanding. Keener indeed is it, and more finely
tempered, than the sword of utterance, were ye but to reflect upon the
words of your Lord. Thus have the hosts of Divine Revelation been sent
down by God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, and thus have the
armies of divine inspiration been made manifest from the Source of
command, as bidden by God, the All-Glorious, the Best-Beloved.
-- Baha'u'llah, Surih of the Temple, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 21
O My servants! Through the might of God and His power, and out of the
treasury of His knowledge and wisdom, I have brought forth and revealed
unto you the pearls that lay concealed in the depths of His everlasting
ocean. I have summoned the Maids of Heaven to emerge from behind
the veil of concealment, and have clothed them with these words of Mine
-- words of consummate power and wisdom. I have, moreover, with the
hand of divine power, unsealed the choice wine of My Revelation, and
have wafted its holy, its hidden, and musk-laden fragrance upon all
created things. Who else but yourselves is to be blamed if ye choose to
remain unendowed with so great an outpouring of God's transcendent and
all-encompassing grace, with so bright a revelation of His resplendent
mercy?...
O My servants! There shineth nothing else in Mine heart except the
unfading light of the Morn of Divine guidance, and out of My mouth
proceedeth naught but the essence of truth, which the Lord your God
hath revealed. Follow not, therefore, your earthly desires, and violate
not the Covenant of God, nor break your pledge to Him. With firm
determination, with the whole affection of your heart, and with the
full force of your words, turn ye unto Him, and walk not in the ways of
the foolish. The world is but a show, vain and empty, a mere nothing,
bearing the semblance of reality. Set not your affections upon it.
Break not the bond that uniteth you with your Creator, and be not of
those that have erred and strayed from His ways.
-- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 328
O Thou kind Lord! From the horizon of detachment Thou hast manifested souls that, even as the shining moon,
shed radiance upon the realm of heart and soul, rid themselves from the
attributes of the world of existence and hastened forth unto the
kingdom of immortality. With a drop from the ocean of Thy loving
kindness Thou didst oft-times moisten the gardens of their hearts until
they gained incomparable freshness and beauty. The holy fragrance of
Thy divine unity was diffused far and wide, shedding its sweet savours
over the entire world, causing the regions of the earth to be redolent
with perfume.
Raise up then, O Spirit of
Purity, souls who, like those sanctified beings, will become free and
pure, Will adorn the world of being with a new raiment and a wondrous
robe, will seek no one else but Thee, tread no path except the path of
Thy good-pleasure and will speak of naught but the mysteries of Thy
Cause.
-- Compilations, Fire and Light.
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