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1. I shall neither attend the court of a king, nor receive anything of the nature of
emolument from the governments in any shape or form whatsoever, since such
circumstances would lesson the worth of any service to the people.

2. I will not entangle myself in anything that provokes religious
controversy.

For the last twelve years I have been solemnly faithful to the pledge I made at the tomb
of Hadrat Abraham. Now I have received an urgent message from your Majesty asking
me to attend your court. In compliance with your orders, therefore, I have journeyed to
Mashhad Rada, en route to the capital, but as an after-thought and in view of the
aforesaid religious pledge to which I have bound myself, I have made up my mind to
cancel the proposed visit.

I beseech your Majesty to consider the right I have in fulfilling a religious pledge and
that I may not suffer just because of my honesty.

If I may undertake to counsel, I think you would do well to refrain from forcing me to
attend your court, nor would you like it in me if I attended in violation of the pledge. It