Gleanings — Paragraph 567

Source (Arabic)

وإنّک فانظر شأن هؤلآء بعد الّذي شهدوا کلّهم بأنّي فدیت نفسي وأهلي في سبیل الله وحفظًا لإیمانهم وکنت بین الأعدآء في أیّام الّتي اضطربت کلّ النّفوس وستروا وجوههم عن الأحباب والأعدآء وکانوا بحفظ أنفسهم لمن المشتغلین

Translation

Behold the low estate of these men who know full well how I have offered up Mine own Self and My kindred in the path of God and for the preservation of their faith in Him, who are well aware how Mine enemies have compassed Me about, in the days when the hearts of men feared and trembled, the days when they hid themselves from the eyes of the loved ones of God and of His enemies, and were busied in ensuring their own security and peace. We eventually succeeded in manifesting the Cause of God, and exalted it to so eminent a position that all the people, except those who cherished ill-will in their hearts against this Youth and joined partners with the Almighty, acknowledged the sovereignty of God and His mighty dominion.