I have repeatedly written that any Persian—although he be my relative or Afnan—if he has no credential in his hand, the believers must not at all approach him, or associate with him, because all the enemies of the Cause in Persia—Yahyais, Nakazeen and Sufists—are turning their attention to America and will come in order to weaken the Cause of God. You must protect the Cause of God, and write to every one, and awaken all, that they must not meet any Persian who has not in his hand a credential in my handwriting and signature.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Portion of a Tablet to Charles Mason Remey, translated in Ramleh, Egypt, September 23, 1913; Star of the West, vol. 6. No. 12, October 15, 1915)
