In the beginning of His Book He saith: "Alif. Lám. Mím. No doubt is there
about this Book: It is a guidance unto the God-fearing." In the disconnected
letters of the Qur'án the mysteries of the divine Essence are enshrined, and
within their shells the pearls of His Unity are treasured. For lack of space
We do not dwell upon them at this moment. Outwardly they signify Muhammad
Himself, Whom God addresseth saying: "O Muhammad, there is no doubt nor
uncertainty about this Book which hath been sent down from the heaven of
divine Unity. In it is guidance unto them that fear God."  Consider, how He
hath appointed and decreed this self-same Book, the Qur'án, as a guidance
unto all that are in heaven and on earth. He, the divine Being, and unknowable
Essence, hath, Himself, testified that this Book is, beyond all doubt and
uncertainty, the guide of all mankind until the Day of Resurrection.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 202

3:7 He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or
fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book:
others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the
part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its
hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except God. And those
who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole
of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of
understanding.
-- Qur'an: 3 - AL-I-IMRAN

39:18 Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) in it:
those are the ones whom God has guided, and those are the ones endued with
understanding.
-- Quran: 39 - AZ-ZUMAR

Muhammad fortells the coming of the Bab (first Trumpet) and Baha'u'llah
(second Trumpet).

39:67 No just estimate have they made of God, such as is due to Him: On the
Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above
the Partners they attribute to Him!

39:68 The Trumpet will (just) be sounded, when all that are in the heavens and
on earth will swoon, except such as it will please God (to exempt). Then will
a second one be sounded, when, behold, they will be standing and looking on!

39:69 And the Earth will shine with the Glory of its Lord: the Record (of
Deeds) will be placed (open); the prophets and the witnesses will be brought
forward and a just decision pronounced between them; and they will not be
wronged (in the least).

39:70 And to every soul will be paid in full (the fruit) of its Deeds; and
(God) knoweth best all that they do.

39:71 The Unbelievers will be led to Hell in crowd: until, when they arrive,
there, its gates will be opened. And its keepers will say, "Did not apostles
come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord,
and warning you of the Meeting of This Day  of yours?" The answer will be:
"True: but the Decree of Punishment has been proved true against the
Unbelievers!"
-- Qur'an: 39 - AZ-ZUMAR

"Trumpet" refers to the call or revelation of the Prophet.

Verily We have sounded the Trumpet which is none other than My Pen of
Glory, and lo, mankind hath swooned away before it, save them whom God
pleaseth to deliver as a token of His grace. He is the Lord of bounty, the
Ancient of Days.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 61

Upon Our arrival in Iraq We found the Cause of God sunk in deep apathy and
the breeze of divine revelation stilled. Most of the believers were faint
and dispirited, nay utterly lost and dead. Hence there was a second blast
on the Trumpet, whereupon the Tongue of Grandeur uttered these blessed
words: `We have sounded the Trumpet for the second time.' Thus the whole
world was quickened through the vitalizing breaths of divine revelation and
inspiration.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 131

O Haydar-`Alí! I swear by the righteousness of God! The Blast hath been
blown on the Trumpet of the Bayán as decreed by the Lord, the Merciful, and
all that are in the heavens and on the earth have swooned away except such
as have detached themselves from the world, cleaving fast unto the Cord of
God, the Lord of mankind.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 244

The second blast hath been blown on the trumpet. On whom are ye gazing?
This is your Lord, the God of Mercy.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Proclamation of Baha'u'llah, p. 98

More references on the meaning of "Trumpet".

Nay, by "trumpet" is meant the trumpet-call of Muhammad's Revelation, which
was sounded in the heart of the universe, and by "resurrection" is meant
His own rise to proclaim the Cause of God. He bade the erring and wayward
arise and speed out of the sepulchres of their bodies, arrayed them with
the beauteous robe of faith, and quickened them with the breath of a new
and wondrous life. Thus at the hour when Muhammad, that divine Beauty,
purposed to unveil one of the mysteries hidden in the symbolic terms
"resurrection," "judgment," "paradise," and "hell," Gabriel, the Voice of
Inspiration, was heard saying: "Erelong will they wag their heads at Thee,
and say, 'When shall this be?' Say: 'Perchance it is nigh.'"[1] The
implications of this verse alone suffice the peoples of the world, were
they to ponder it in their hearts. [1 Qur'an 17:51].
--Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 116

In like manner, two of the people of Kufih went to Ali, the Commander of
the Faithful... Reflect, had these two souls been quickened by the
trumpet-call of Ali, had they risen from the grave of error by the power of
his love, the judgment of death would certainly not have been pronounced
against them.
--Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 119

Reference to the Imams in the Quran.

4:59 O ye who believe! Obey God, and obey the Apostle, and those charged with
authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to
God and His Apostle, if ye do believe in God and the Last Day: That is best,
and most suitable for final determination.
-- Qur'an: 4 - AN-NISA.

And likewise in the sacred verse: "Obey God and obey the Apostle, and those
among you invested with authority."  By "those invested with authority" is
meant primarily and more especially the Imáms -- the blessings of God rest
upon them! They, verily, are the manifestations of the power of God, and the
sources of His authority, and the repositories of His knowledge, and the
daysprings of His commandments.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 90

Muhammad's Family (the Holy Imams) are named as one of the "twin weighty
testimonies" along with the Quran, which Muslims were to follow after
the ascension of the Prophet Muhammad.

Muhammad, Himself, as the end of His mission drew nigh, spoke these words:
"Verily, I leave amongst you My twin weighty testimonies: The Book of God and
My Family."
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 201
 

91:1 By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

91:2 By the Moon as she follows him;

91:3 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;
-- Qur'an: 91 - ASH-SHAMS.

The Prophet Muhammad is the Sun and Imam Ali is the Moon. The Day refers
to the Imams.. (From the writings of the Imams as cited in "Introduction to
Shi'i Islam" by Moojan Momen, p. 151-153)

Other references to the Imams in the Quran.

The First Imam, Ali, fortells the coming of the Qaim (the Bab).

I shall soon depart from amongst you, but be watchful and aware; be on your
guard against the tests and tribulations caused by the 'Ummayyds and their
worldly powers. And after they shall pass away, the kingdom will revert to the
'Abbasids[11] who will bring both sorrow and happiness to mankind. And they
shall build a city called Baghdád, which shall be between the Tigris and the
Euphrates. Woe betide men in those latter days, for amongst them will rise the
oppressors among My people, who shall build palaces for themselves and courts
and tabernacles. For they shall seek supremacy through intrigue and impiety.
Two score and two kings shall rule among the children of the 'Abbasids, after
whose reign shall come to pass the Most Great Tribulation on the surface of the
earth. Then shall the True Qá'im rise up once more. Then shall I show My Face
amongst men, and it shall be as luminous as the face of the moon amid the other
stars. But note well the ten signs associated with my coming. The first sign
shall be the inversion of banners on the highways of Kúfa[12]; the second, the
abeyance of true worship and the prescribed prayers; the third, the end of true
pilgrimage. The fourth sign shall be an eclipse in the lands of Khorasán[13],
the gathering of constellations and the appearance of comets in the sky. There
shall be chaos and confusion, massacre, pillage and robbery in the world. Many
other signs shall there be too, surpassing all these signs, among which is the
sign of wonderment. But when all these signs have passed away, then, verily,
shall the Qá'im Himself arise in truth.
-- Imam Ali, Khutbat'ul-Iftikhár (The Sermon of Glorification)

The First Imam, Ali, fortells the coming of the Baha'u'llah.

O Jabir! When the Bell shall cry loud, when the stupor of the Nightmare shall
enshroud men, when the Cow shall speak, on that day there shall happen
wondrous, exceedingly wondrous Events, when the Fire shall be ignited in My
sight, when the Banner of the House of 'Uthman shall appear in the Black
Valley, when Basra shall be thrown into confusion and they shall seek to
conquer each other and each party shall seek the other, when the armies of
Khurasan shall begin to move, and when Shu'ayb the son of Salih of Tamim shall
be followed in Taliqan, and Sa'id of Shusha shall be obeyed in Khuzistan, and
the banner shall be raised up by the Amalekites of the Kurds, and the Arabs
shall seek victory over Armenia and the Slavs, and Heraclitus shall submit to
the patriarchs of Sinan in Constantinople, anticipate ye then the Revelation of
the Speaker of Mount Sinai. This will appear with manifest signs visible unto
all, clearly perspicuous to them.
-- Imam Ali, Khutbih-i-Tutunjiyyih (The Sermon of the Twin Gulfs)

The Commander of the Faithful (Imám `Alí)--peace be upon him--moreover, saith
in the Khutbiy-i-Tutúnjíyyih: "Anticipate ye the Revelation of Him Who
conversed with Moses from the Burning Bush on Sinai." Husayn, the son of
`Alí--peace be upon him--likewise saith: "Will there be vouchsafed unto anyone
besides Thee a Revelation which hath not been vouchsafed unto Thyself--A
Revelation Whose Revealer will be He Who revealed Thee. Blind be the eye that
seeth Thee not!"

Similar sayings from the Imáms--the blessings of God be upon them--have been
recorded and are widely known, and are embodied in books worthy of credence.
Blessed is he that perceiveth, and speaketh the pure truth. Well is it with him
who, aided by the living waters of the utterance of Him Who is the Desire of
all men, hath purified himself from idle fancies and vain imaginings, and torn
away, in the name of the All-Possessing, the Most High, the veils of doubt, and
renounced the world and all that is therein, and directed himself towards the
Most Great Prison.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 42

The Speaker on Sinai is a reference to Baha'u'llah:

Say, this is the Day when the Speaker on Sinai hath mounted the throne of
Revelation and the people have stood before the Lord of the worlds. This is the
Day wherein the earth hath told out her tidings and hath laid bare her
treasures; when the oceans have brought forth their pearls and the divine
Lote-Tree its fruit; when the Sun hath shed its radiance and the Moons have
diffused their lights, and the Heavens have revealed their stars, and the Hour
its signs, and the Resurrection its dreadful majesty;
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 107

Baha'u'llah, the Return of Imam Husayn.

IX. O Husayn! Consider the eagerness with which certain peoples and nations
have anticipated the return of Imám-Husayn, whose coming, after the
appearance of the Qá'im, hath been prophesied, in days past, by the chosen
ones of God, exalted be His glory. These holy ones have, moreover, announced
that when He Who is the Day Spring of the manifold grace of God manifesteth
Himself, all the Prophets and Messengers, including the Qá'im, will gather
together beneath the shadow of the sacred Standard which the Promised One
will raise. That hour is now come. The world is illumined with the effulgent
glory of His countenance. And yet, behold how far its peoples have strayed
from His path! None have believed in Him except them who, through the power
of the Lord of Names, have shattered the idols of their vain imaginings and
corrupt desires and entered the city of certitude. The seal of the choice
Wine of His Revelation hath, in this Day and in His Name, the Self-Sufficing,
been broken. Its grace is being poured out upon men. Fill thy cup, and drink
in, in His Name, the Most Holy, the All-Praised.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 12

The Sixth Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq, fortells the coming of the Qaim
(the Mahdi, The 12th Imam) -- the Bab.

It is evident unto thee that the Birds of Heaven and Doves of Eternity speak a
twofold language. One language, the outward language, is devoid of allusions,
is unconcealed and unveiled; that it may be a guiding lamp and a beaconing
light whereby wayfarers may attain the heights of holiness, and seekers may
advance into the realm of eternal reunion. Such are the unveiled traditions and
the evident verses already mentioned. The other language is veiled and
concealed, so that whatever lieth hidden in the heart of the malevolent may be
made manifest and their innermost being be disclosed. Thus hath Sádiq, son of
Muhammad, spoken: "God verily will test them and sift them." This is the divine
standard, this is the Touchstone of God, wherewith He proveth His servants.
None apprehendeth the meaning of these utterances except them whose hearts are
assured, whose souls have found favour with God, and whose minds are detached
from all else but Him. In such utterances, the literal meaning, as generally
understood by the people, is not what hath been intended. Thus it is recorded:
"Every knowledge hath seventy meanings, of which one only is known amongst the
people. And when the Qá'im shall arise, He shall reveal unto men all that which
remaineth." He also saith: "We speak one word, and by it we intend one and
seventy meanings; each one of these meanings we can explain."
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 255

The Imám Sádiq hath said: "When our Qá'im will arise, the earth will shine with
the light of her Lord."
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 112

The Bab's declaration that he is the Qaim.

PONDER likewise the Dispensation of the Apostle of God which lasted twelve
hundred and seventy years [1] till the dawn of the manifestation of the
Bayan. He directed everyone to await the advent of the Promised Qa'im. All
deeds which in the Islamic Dispensation began with Muhammad should find
their consummation through the appearance of the Qa'im. God hath made Him
manifest invested with the proof wherewith the Apostle of God was invested,
so that none of the believers in the Qur'an might entertain doubts about
the validity of His Cause, for it is set down in the Qur'an that none but
God is capable of revealing verses. During the period of 1270 years no one
among the followers of the Qur'an ever witnessed a person appearing with
conclusive proofs. Now the Ever-Living Lord hath made manifest and invested
with supreme testimony this long-awaited Promised One from a place no one
could imagine and from a person whose knowledge was deemed of no account.
--The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 118

The Bab refers to a prophecy of the Fifth Imam, Muhammad al-Baqir.

I swear by the truth of God! Wert thou to know that which I know, thou wouldst
forgo the sovereignty of this world and of the next, that thou mightest attain
My good-pleasure, through thine obedience unto the True One... Wert thou to
refuse, the Lord of the world would raise up one who would exalt His Cause, and
the Command of God would, verily, be carried into effect.

Through the grace of God nothing can frustrate My purpose, and I am fully
conscious of that which God hath bestowed upon Me as a token of His favour. If
it were My will, I would disclose to Your Majesty all things; but I have not
done this, nor will I do it, that the Truth may be distinguished from aught
else beside it, and this prophecy uttered by the Imám Báqir--may peace rest
upon Him -- be fully realized: `What must needs befall us in Ádhirbayján is
inevitable and without parallel. When this happeneth, rest ye in your homes and
remain patient as we have remained patient. As soon as the Mover moveth make ye
haste to attain unto Him, even though ye have to crawl over the snow.'
-- The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 16

Siyyid Kázim-i-Rashtí, Shaykh Ahmad's disciple and successor, had likewise
written: "The Qá'im must needs be put to death. After He has been slain the
world will have attained the age of eighteen."
-- Cited in God Passes By, p. 97

O ye peoples of the earth! During the time of My absence I sent down the
Gates unto you. However the believers, except for a handful, obeyed them
not. Formerly I sent forth unto you Ahmad and more recently Kázim, but
apart from the pure in heart amongst you no one followed them.
-- The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 51

Traditions in Islam on the coming of the Bab referred to by Baha'u'llah.

Abú-`Abdi'lláh, questioned concerning the character of the Mihdí, answered
saying: "He will perform that which Muhammad, the Messenger of God, hath
performed, and will demolish whatever hath been before Him even as the
Messenger of God hath demolished the ways of those that preceded Him."...

In the "Aválím," an authoritative and well-known book, it is recorded: "A Youth
from Baní-Háshim shall be made manifest, Who will reveal a new Book and
promulgate a new law;" then follow these words: "Most of His enemies will be
the divines."...

In another passage, it is related of Sádiq, son of Muhammad, that he spoke the
following: "There shall appear a Youth from Baní-Háshim, Who will bid the
people plight fealty unto Him. His Book will be a new Book, unto which He shall
summon the people to pledge their faith. Stern is His Revelation unto the Arab.
If ye hear about Him, hasten unto Him." How well have they followed the
directions of the Imáms of the Faith and Lamps of certitude! Although it is
clearly stated: "Were ye to hear that a Youth from Baní-Háshim hath appeared,
summoning the people unto a new and Divine Book, and to new and Divine laws,
hasten unto Him," yet have they all declared that Lord of being an infidel, and
pronounced Him a heretic....

And now, consider this other tradition, and observe how all these things have
been foretold. In "Arbá'in" it is recorded: "Out of Baní-Háshim there shall
come forth a Youth Who shall reveal new laws. He shall summon the people unto
Him, but none will heed His call. Most of His enemies will be the divines. His
bidding they will not obey, but will protest saying: `This is contrary to that
which hath been handed down unto us by the Imáms of the Faith.'" In this day,
all are repeating these very same words, utterly unaware that He is established
upon the throne of "He doeth whatsoever He willeth," and abideth upon the seat
of "He ordaineth whatsoever He pleaseth."
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 240-243

Following can be interpreted as a prophecy on the appearance of the Bab.

75:6 He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

75:7 At length, when the sight is dazed,

75:8 And the moon is buried in darkness.

75:9 And the sun and moon are joined together,-
-- Qur'an: 75 - AL-QIYAMAH.

Have they not heard the well-known tradition: "When the Qá'im riseth,
that day is the Day of Resurrection?" In like manner, the Imáms, those
unquenchable lights of divine guidance, have interpreted the verse: "What
can such expect but that God should come down to them overshadowed with
clouds," -- a sign which they have unquestionably regarded as one of the
features of the Day of Resurrection -- as referring to Qá'im and His
manifestation.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 144

As indicated further above (when referring to the Imams in the Quran), the
Prophet Muhammad is the Sun and Imam Ali (the Imams) is/are the Moon.
"Sun" is a reference to the independent prophet while "Moon" is a reference
to the dependent prophet.

The term "suns" hath many a time been applied in the writings of the
"immaculate Souls" unto the Prophets of God, those luminous Emblems of
Detachment. Among those writings are the following words recorded in the
"Prayer of Nudbih": "Whither are gone the resplendent Suns? Whereunto
have departed those shining Moons and sparkling Stars?" Thus, it hath
become evident that the terms "sun," "moon," and "stars" primarily
signify the Prophets of God, the saints, and their companions, those
Luminaries, the light of Whose knowledge hath shed illumination upon the
worlds of the visible and the invisible.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 35

Universally, the Prophets are of two kinds. One are the independent Prophets
Who are followed; the other kind are not independent and are themselves
followers.

The independent Prophets are the lawgivers and the founders of a new
cycle.. They are like the sun which is luminous in itself..

The other Prophets are followers and promoters, for they are branches and
not independent; they receive the bounty of the independent Prophets, and
they profit by the light of the Guidance of the universal Prophets. They
are like the moon, which is not luminous and radiant in itself, but
receives its light from the sun...

The Manifestations of universal Prophethood Who appeared independently are, for
example, Abraham, Moses, Christ, Muhammad, the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.
-- `Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 165

The Bab, being an Independent Prophet bringing a new book (the Bayan) as
well as being the Twelfth Imam (Imam Mahdi) represents the "sun and moon
being joined together" (Qur'an: 75:9 above) on the Day of Resurrection.

And from the moment when the Tree of the Bayán appeared until it
disappeareth is the Resurrection of the Apostle of God, as is divinely
foretold in the Qur'án; the beginning of which was when two hours and
eleven minutes had passed on the eve of the fifth of Jamádiyu'l-Avval, 1260
A.H., which is the year 1270 of the Declaration of the Mission of Muhammad.
This was the beginning of the Day of Resurrection of the Qur'án, and until
the disappearance of the Tree of divine Reality is the Resurrection of the
Qur'án. The stage of perfection of everything is reached when its
resurrection occurreth. The perfection of the religion of Islám was
consummated at the beginning of this Revelation; and from the rise of this
Revelation until its setting, the fruits of the Tree of Islám, whatever
they are, will become apparent. The Resurrection of the Bayán will occur at
the time of the appearance of Him Whom God shall make manifest.
-- The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 107-108

Following can be interpreted as a prophecy on the appearance of Bahá'u'lláh.

50:41 And listen for the Day when the Caller will call out from a place quiet
near,-

50:42 The Day when they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth: that will
be the Day of Resurrection.

50:43 Verily it is We Who give Life and Death; and to Us is the Final Goal-

50:44 The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men) hurrying out:
that will be a gathering together,- quite easy for Us.

50:45 We know best what they say; and thou art not one to overawe them by
force. So admonish with the Qur'án such as fear My Warning!
-- Qur'an: 50 - QAF,

The "Caller" refers to the Prophet, "Blast" refers to his revelation.

Give ear unto the Voice of God, calling from this sublime, this fruit-laden
Tree, that hath sprung out of the Crimson Hill, upon the holy Plain,
intoning the words: 'There is none other God but He, the Mighty, the
All-Powerful, the All-Wise.'... Fear God, O concourse of kings, and suffer
not yourselves to be deprived of this most sublime grace.
--Baha'u'llah, The Proclamation of Baha'u'llah, p. 7

Guide, then, the people unto the garden of delight which God hath made the
Throne of His Paradise. We have chosen thee to be our most mighty Trumpet,
whose blast is to signalize the resurrection of all mankind.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 31

Prophecies about Akka, site of the Most Great Prison, where Baha'u'llah
was held.

In this connection it hath been deemed necessary to mention such traditions
as have been recorded regarding the blessed and honored city of Akká, that
haply thou mayest, O Hádí, seek a path unto the Truth, and a road leading
unto God.

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

The following hath been recorded concerning the merits of Akká, and of the
sea, and of Aynu'l-Baqár (The Spring of the Cow) which is in Akká:

`Abdu'l-`Azíz, son of `Abdu'-Salám, hath related unto us that the
Prophet--may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon him--hath
said: "Akká is a city in Syria to which God hath shown His special mercy."

Ibn-i-Mas'úd--may God be pleased with him-- hath stated: "The Prophet--may
the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him--hath said: `Of all
shores the best is the shore of Askelon, and Akká is, verily, better than
Askelon, and the merit of Akká above that of Askelon and all other shores
is as the merit of Muhammad above that of all other Prophets. I bring you
tidings of a city betwixt two mountains in Syria, in the middle of a
meadow, which is called Akká. Verily, he that entereth therein, longing for
it and eager to visit it, God will forgive his sins, both of the past and
of the future. And he that departeth from it, other than as a pilgrim, God
will not bless his departure. In it is a spring called the Spring of the
Cow. Whoso drinketh a draught therefrom, God will fill his heart with
light, and will protect him from the most great terror on the Day of
Resurrection.'"

Anas, son of Malík--may God be pleased with him--hath said: "The Apostle of
God--may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him-- hath said:
`By the shore of the sea is a city, suspended beneath the Throne, and named
Akká. He that dwelleth therein, firm and expecting a reward from
God--exalted be He--God will write down for him, until the Day of
Resurrection, the recompense of such as have been patient, and have stood
up, and knelt down, and prostrated themselves, before Him.'"

And He--may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him--hath
said: "I announce unto you a city, on the shores of the sea, white, whose
whiteness is pleasing unto God--exalted be He! It is called Akká. He that
hath been bitten by one of its fleas is better, in the estimation of God,
than he who hath received a grievous blow in the path of God. And he that
raiseth therein the call to prayer, his voice will be lifted up unto
Paradise. And he that remaineth therein for seven days in the face of the
enemy, God will gather him with Khidr--peace be upon Him--and God will
protect him from the most great terror on the Day of Resurrection." And
He--may the blessings of God,--exalted be He--and His salutations be upon
Him--hath said: "There are kings and princes in Paradise. The poor of Akká
are the kings of Paradise and the princes thereof. A month in Akká is
better than a thousand years elsewhere."

The Apostle of God--may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon
Him--is reported to have said: "Blessed the man that hath visited Akká, and
blessed he that hath visited the visitor of Akká. Blessed the one that hath
drunk from the Spring of the Cow and washed in its waters, for the
black-eyed damsels quaff the camphor in Paradise, which hath come from the
Spring of the Cow, and from the Spring of Salván (Siloam), and the Well of
Zamzam. Well is it with him that hath drunk from these springs, and washed
in their waters, for God hath forbidden the fire of hell to touch him and
his body on the Day of Resurrection."

The Prophet--may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him--is
stated to have said: "In Akká are works of supererogation and acts which
are beneficial, which God vouchsafed specially unto whomsoever He pleaseth.
And he that saith in Akká: `Glorified be God, and praise be unto God, and
there is none other God but God, and most great is God, and there is no
power nor strength except in God, the Exalted, the Mighty,' God will write
down for him a thousand good deeds, and blot out from him a thousand evil
deeds, and will uplift him a thousand grades in Paradise, and will forgive
him his transgressions. And whoso saith in Akká: `I beg forgiveness of
God,' God will forgive all his trespasses. And he that remembereth God in
Akká at morn and at eventide, in the night-season and at dawn, is better in
the sight of God than he who beareth swords, spears and arms in the path of
God--exalted be He!"

The Apostle of God--may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon
Him--hath also said: "He that looketh upon the sea at eventide, and saith:
`God is Most Great!' at sunset, God will forgive his sins, though they be
heaped as piles of sand. And he that counteth forty waves, while repeating:
`God is Most Great!'--exalted be He--God will forgive his sins, both past
and future."

The Apostle of God--may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon
Him--hath said: "He that looketh upon the sea a full night is better than
he who passeth two whole months betwixt the Rukn and the Maqám. And he that
hath been brought up on the shores of the sea is better than he that hath
been brought up elsewhere. And he that lieth on the shore is as he that
standeth elsewhere."

Verily, the Apostle of God--may the blessings of God, exalted be He, and
His salutations be upon Him--hath spoken the truth.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 177-181

References on Resurrection.

References on "Seal of the Prophets".
 

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