One of those present inquired about the possibility of a world war. In response, the Master said:
“In America, I stated that the Balkan War' was the beginning of the world war to which you refer.”
At that moment I [Mahmud Zarqani] recalled that, when we were in America, Mirza Ahmad Sohrab told me that the Master had previously made this same remark when asked about the prospect of a world war.