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Epistle to
the Son of the Wolf:
Section 3 |
Similar sayings from the Imams-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.
O Shaykh! No breeze can compare with the breezes of Divine
Revelation, whilst the Word which is uttered by God shineth and
flasheth as the sun amidst the books of men. Happy the man that
hath discovered it, and recognized it, and said: "Praised be
Thou, Who art the Desire of the world, and thanks be to Thee, O
Well-Beloved of the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee!"
Men have failed to perceive Our purpose in the references We
have made to Divinity and Godhood. Were they to apprehend it,
they would arise from their places, and cry out: "We, verily,
ask pardon of God!" The Seal of the Prophets-may the souls of
all else but Him be offered up for His sake-saith:
"Manifold are Our relationships with God. At one time, We are He
Himself, and He is We Ourself. At another He is that He is, and
We are that We are."
Aside from this, why is it that thou didst not mention those
other stations which the Abha Pen hath disclosed? The tongue of
this Wronged One hath, many a day and night, given utterance to
these sublime words: "O God, my God! I bear witness to Thy unity
and Thy oneness, and that Thou art God, and that there is none
other God but Thee. Thou hast everlastingly been sanctified
above the mention of any one but Thee and the praise of all else
except Thyself, and Thou wilt everlastingly continue to be the
same as Thou wast from the beginning and hast ever been. I
beseech Thee, O King of Eternity, by the Most Great Name, and by
the effulgences of the Daystar of Thy Revelation upon the Sinai
of Utterance, and by the billows of the Ocean of Thy knowledge
among all created things, to graciously assist Me in that which
will draw Me nigh unto Thee, and will detach Me from all except
Thee. By Thy glory, O Lord of all being, and the Desire of all
creation! I would love to lay My face upon every single spot of
Thine earth, that perchance it might be honored by touching a
spot ennobled by the footsteps of Thy loved ones!"
By the righteousness of God! Idle fancies have debarred men from
the Horizon of Certitude, and vain imaginings withheld them from
the Choice Sealed Wine. In truth I say, and for the sake of God
I declare: This Servant, this Wronged One, is abashed to claim
for Himself any existence whatever, how much more those exalted
grades of being! Every man of discernment, while walking upon
the earth, feeleth indeed abashed, inasmuch as he is fully aware
that the thing which is the source of his prosperity, his
wealth, his might, his exaltation, his advancement and power is,
as ordained by God, the very earth which is trodden beneath the
feet of all men. There can be no doubt that whoever is cognizant
of this truth, is cleansed and sanctified from all pride,
arrogance, and vainglory. Whatever hath been said hath come from
God. Unto this, He, verily, hath borne, and beareth now,
witness, and He, in truth, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
Beseech God to grant unto men hearing ears, and sharp sight, and
dilated breasts, and receptive hearts, that haply His servants
may attain unto their hearts' Desire, and set their faces
towards their Beloved. Troubles, such as no eye hath beheld,
have touched this Wronged One. In proclaiming His Cause, He, in
no wise, hesitated. Addressing Himself unto the kings and rulers
of the earth-may God, exalted be He, assist them-He imparted
unto them that which is the cause of the well-being, the unity,
the harmony, and the reconstruction of the world, and of the
tranquillity of the nations. Among them was Napoleon III, who is
reported to have made a certain statement, as a result of which
We sent him Our Tablet while in Adrianople. To this, however, he
did not reply. After Our arrival in the Most Great Prison there
reached Us a letter from his Minister, the first part of which
was in Persian, and the latter in his own handwriting. In it he
was cordial, and wrote the following: "I have, as requested by
you, delivered your letter, and until now have received no
answer. We have, however, issued the necessary recommendations
to our Minister in Constantinople and our consuls in those
regions. If there be anything you wish done, inform us, and we
will carry it out."
From his words it became apparent that he understood the purpose
of this Servant to have been a request for material assistance.
We, therefore, revealed in his (Napoleon III's) name verses in
the Suratu'l-Haykal, some of which We now quote, that thou
mayest know that the Cause of this Wronged One hath been
revealed for the sake of God, and hath come from Him: "O King of
Paris! Tell the priest to ring the bells no longer. By God, the
True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the form of Him
Who is the Most Great Name, and the fingers of the will of Thy
Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High, toll it out in the heaven
of Immortality, in His name, the All-Glorious.
Thus have the mighty verses of Thy Lord been again sent down
unto thee, that thou mayest arise to remember God, the Creator
of earth and heaven, in these days when all the tribes of the
earth have mourned, and the foundations of the cities have
trembled, and the dust of irreligion hath enwrapped all men,
except such as God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, was pleased
to spare. Say: He Who is the Unconditioned is come, in the
clouds of light, that He may quicken all created things with the
breezes of His Name, the Most Merciful, and unify the world, and
gather all men around this Table which hath been sent down from
heaven. Beware that ye deny not the favor of God after it hath
been sent down unto you. Better is this for you than that which
ye possess; for that which is yours perisheth, whilst that which
is with God endureth. He, in truth, ordaineth what He pleaseth.
Verily, the breezes of forgiveness have been wafted from the
direction of your Lord, the God of Mercy; whoso turneth
thereunto, shall be cleansed of his sins, and of all pain and
sickness. Happy the man that hath turned towards them, and woe
betide him that hath turned aside.
"Wert thou to incline thine inner ear unto all created things,
thou wouldst hear: 'The Ancient of Days is come in His great
glory!' Everything celebrateth the praise of its Lord. Some have
known God and remember Him; others remember Him, yet know Him
not. Thus have We set down Our decree in a perspicuous Tablet.
"Give ear, O King, unto the Voice that calleth from the Fire
which burneth in this verdant Tree, on this Sinai which hath
been raised above the hallowed and snow-white Spot, beyond the
Everlasting City; 'Verily, there is none other God but Me, the
Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful!' We, in truth, have sent Him
Whom We aided with the Holy Spirit (Jesus Christ) that He may
announce unto you this Light that hath shone forth from the
horizon of the will of your Lord, the Most Exalted, the
All-Glorious, and Whose signs have been revealed in the West.
Set your faces towards Him (Baha'u'llah), on this Day which God
hath exalted above all other days, and whereon the All-Merciful
hath shed the splendor of His effulgent glory upon all who are
in heaven and all who are on earth. Arise thou to serve God and
help His Cause. He, verily, will assist thee with the hosts of
the seen and unseen, and will set thee king over all that
whereon the sun riseth. Thy Lord, in truth, is the All-Powerful,
the Almighty.
"The breezes of the Most Merciful have passed over all created
things; happy the man that hath discovered their fragrance, and
set himself towards them with a sound heart. Attire thy temple
with the ornament of My Name, and thy tongue with remembrance of
Me, and thine heart with love for Me, the Almighty, the Most
High. We have desired for thee naught except that which is
better for thee than what thou dost possess and all the
treasures of the earth. Thy Lord, verily, is knowing, informed
of all.
Arise, in My Name, amongst My servants, and say: 'O ye peoples
of the earth! Turn yourselves towards Him Who hath turned
towards you. He, verily, is the Face of God amongst you, and His
Testimony and His Guide unto you. He hath come to you with signs
which none can produce.' The voice of the Burning Bush is raised
in the midmost heart of the world, and the Holy Spirit calleth
aloud among the nations:
'Lo, the Desired One is come with manifest dominion!'
"O King! The stars of the heaven of knowledge have fallen, they
who seek to establish the truth of My Cause through the things
they possess, and who make mention of God in My Name. And yet,
when I came unto them in My glory, they turned aside.
They, indeed, are of the fallen. This is, truly, that which the
Spirit of God (Jesus Christ) hath announced, when He came with
truth unto you, He with Whom the Jewish doctors disputed, till
at last they perpetrated what hath made the Holy Spirit to
lament, and the tears of them that have near access to God to
flow.
"Say: O concourse of monks! Seclude not yourselves in your
churches and cloisters. Come ye out of them by My leave, and
busy, then, yourselves with what will profit you and others.
Thus commandeth you He Who is the Lord of the Day of Reckoning.
Seclude yourselves in the stronghold of My love. This, truly, is
the seclusion that befitteth you, could ye but know it. He that
secludeth himself in his house is indeed as one dead. It
behooveth man to show forth that which will benefit mankind. He
that bringeth forth no fruit is fit for the fire.
Thus admonisheth you your Lord; He, verily, is the Mighty, the
Bountiful. Enter ye into wedlock, that after you another may
arise in your stead. We, verily, have forbidden you lechery, and
not that which is conducive to fidelity. Have ye clung unto the
promptings of your nature, and cast behind your backs the
statutes of God? Fear ye God, and be not of the foolish. But for
man, who, on My earth, would remember Me, and how could My
attributes and My names be revealed? Reflect, and be not of them
that have shut themselves out as by a veil from Him, and were of
those that are fast asleep. He that married not (Jesus Christ)
could find no place wherein to abide, nor where to lay His head,
by reason of what the hands of the treacherous had wrought. His
holiness consisted not in the things ye have believed and
imagined, but rather in the things which belong unto Us. Ask,
that ye may be made aware of His station which hath been exalted
above the vain imaginings of all the peoples of the earth.
Blessed are they that understand.
"O King! We heard the words thou didst utter in answer to the
Czar of Russia, concerning the decision made regarding the war
(Crimean War). Thy Lord, verily, knoweth, is informed of all.
Thou didst say: 'I lay asleep upon my couch, when the cry of the
oppressed, who were drowned in the Black Sea, wakened me.' This
is what We heard thee say, and, verily, thy Lord is witness unto
what I say. We testify that that which wakened thee was not
their cry but the promptings of thine own passions, for We
tested thee, and found thee wanting. Comprehend the meaning of
My words, and be thou of the discerning. It is not Our wish to
address thee words of condemnation, out of regard for the
dignity We conferred upon thee in this mortal life. We, verily,
have chosen courtesy, and made it the true mark of such as are
nigh unto Him. Courtesy is, in truth, a raiment which fitteth
all men, whether young or old. Well is it with him that adorneth
his temple therewith, and woe unto him who is deprived of this
great bounty. Hadst thou been sincere in thy words, thou wouldst
have not cast behind thy back the Book of God, when it was sent
unto thee by Him
Who is the Almighty, the All-Wise. We have proved thee through
it, and found thee other than that which thou didst profess.
Arise, and make amends for that which escaped thee. Erelong the
world and all that thou possessest will perish, and the kingdom
will remain unto God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy fathers of
old. It behooveth thee not to conduct thine affairs according to
the dictates of thy desires. Fear the sighs of this Wronged One,
and shield Him from the darts of such as act unjustly.
"For what thou hast done, thy kingdom shall be thrown into
confusion, and thine empire shall pass from thine hands, as a
punishment for that which thou hast wrought. Then wilt thou know
how thou hast plainly erred. Commotions shall seize all the
people in that land, unless thou arisest to help this Cause, and
followest Him Who is the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ) in this,
the Straight Path. Hath thy pomp made thee proud? By My Life! It
shall not endure; nay, it shall soon pass away, unless thou
holdest fast by this firm Cord. We see abasement hastening after
thee, whilst thou art of the heedless. It behooveth thee when
thou hearest His Voice calling from the seat of glory to cast
away all that thou possessest, and cry out: 'Here am I, O Lord
of all that is in heaven and all that is on earth!'
"O King! We were in Iraq, when the hour of parting arrived. At
the bidding of the King of Islam (Sultan of Turkey) We set Our
steps in his direction.
Upon Our arrival, there befell Us at the hands of the malicious
that which the books of the world can never adequately recount.
Thereupon the inmates of Paradise, and they that dwell within
the retreats of holiness, lamented; and yet the people are
wrapped in a thick veil!"
And further We have said: "More grievous became Our plight from
day to day, nay, from hour to hour, until they took Us forth
from Our prison and made Us, with glaring injustice, enter the
Most Great Prison. And if anyone ask them: 'For what crime were
they imprisoned?' they would answer and say:
'They, verily, sought to supplant the Faith with a new
religion!' If that which is ancient be what ye prefer,
wherefore, then, have ye discarded that which hath been set down
in the Torah and the Evangel? Clear it up, O men! By My life!
There is no place for you to flee to in this day. If this be My
crime, then Muhammad, the Apostle of God, committed it before
Me, and before Him He Who was the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ),
and yet earlier He Who conversed with God (Moses). And if My sin
be this, that I have exalted the Word of God and revealed His
Cause, then indeed am I the greatest of sinners! Such a sin I
will not barter for the kingdoms of earth and heaven."
And further We have said: "As My tribulations multiplied, so did
My love for God and for His Cause increase, in such wise that
all that befell Me from the
hosts of the wayward was powerless to deter Me from My purpose.
Should they hide Me away in the depths of the earth, yet would
they find Me riding aloft on the clouds, and calling out unto
God, the Lord of strength and of might. I have offered Myself up
in the way of God, and I yearn after tribulations in My love for
Him, and for the sake of His good pleasure. Unto this bear
witness the woes which now afflict Me, the like of which no
other man hath suffered. Every single hair of Mine head calleth
out that which the Burning Bush uttered on Sinai, and each vein
of My body invoketh God and saith: 'O would I had been severed
in Thy path, so that the world might be quickened, and all its
peoples be united!' Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the
All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
"Know of a truth that your subjects are God's trust amongst you.
Watch ye, therefore, over them as ye watch over your own selves.
Beware that ye allow not wolves to become the shepherds of the
fold, or pride and conceit to deter you from turning unto the
poor and the desolate. Arise thou, in My name, above the horizon
of renunciation, and set, then, thy face towards the Kingdom, at
the bidding of thy Lord, the Lord of strength and of might."
And further We have said: "Adorn the body of Thy kingdom with
the raiment of My name, and arise, then, to teach My Cause.
Better is this for thee than that which thou possessest. God
will, thereby, exalt thy name among all the kings. Potent is He
over all things. Walk thou amongst men in the name of God, and
by the power of His might, that thou mayest show forth His signs
amidst the peoples of the earth."
And further We have said: "Doth it behoove you to relate
yourselves to Him Who is the God of mercy, and yet commit the
things which the Evil One hath committed? Nay, by the Beauty of
Him Who is the All-Glorified! could ye but know it. Purge your
hearts from love of the world, and your tongues from calumny,
and your limbs from whatsoever may withhold you from drawing
nigh unto God, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Say: By the world is
meant that which turneth you aside from Him Who is the
Dawning-Place of Revelation, and inclineth you unto that which
is unprofitable unto you. Verily, the thing that deterreth you,
in this day, from God is worldliness in its essence. Eschew it,
and approach the Most Sublime Vision, this shining and
resplendent Seat. Shed not the blood of anyone, O people,
neither judge ye anyone unjustly. Thus have ye been commanded by
Him Who knoweth, Who is informed of all. They that commit
disorders in the land after it hath been well ordered, these
indeed have outstepped the bounds that have been set in the
Book. Wretched shall be the abode of the transgressors!"
And further We have said: "Deal not treacherously with the
substance of your neighbor. Be ye trustworthy on earth, and
withhold not from the poor the things given unto you by God
through His grace. He, verily, will bestow upon you the double
of what ye possess. He, in truth, is the All-Bounteous, the Most
Generous. O people of Baha! Subdue the citadels of men's hearts
with the swords of wisdom and of utterance. They that dispute,
as prompted by their desires, are indeed wrapped in a palpable
veil. Say: The sword of wisdom is hotter than summer heat, and
sharper than blades of steel, if ye do but understand. Draw it
forth in My name and through the power of My might, and conquer,
then, with it the cities of the hearts of them that have
secluded themselves in the stronghold of their corrupt desires.
Thus biddeth you the Pen of the All-Glorious, whilst seated
beneath the swords of the wayward. If ye become aware of a sin
committed by another, conceal it, that God may conceal your own
sin. He, verily, is the Concealer, the Lord of grace abounding.
O ye rich ones on earth! If ye encounter one who is poor, treat
him not disdainfully. Reflect upon that whereof ye were created.
Every one of you was created of a sorry germ."
And further We have said: "Regard ye the world as a man's body,
which is afflicted with divers ailments, and the recovery of
which dependeth upon the harmonizing of all of its component
elements.
Gather ye around that which We have prescribed unto you, and
walk not in the ways of such as create dissension. Meditate on
the world and the state of its people. He, for Whose sake the
world was called into being, hath been imprisoned in the most
desolate of cities (Akka), by reason of that which the hands of
the wayward have wrought. From the horizon of His prison-city He
summoneth mankind unto the Dayspring of God, the Exalted, the
Great. Exultest thou over the treasures thou dost possess,
knowing they shall perish? Rejoicest thou in that thou rulest a
span of earth, when the whole world, in the estimation of the
people of Baha, is worth as much as the black in the eye of a
dead ant? Abandon it unto such as have set their affections upon
it, and turn thou unto Him Who is the Desire of the world.
Whither are gone the proud and their palaces? Gaze thou into
their tombs, that thou mayest profit by this example, inasmuch
as We made it a lesson unto every beholder. Were the breezes of
Revelation to seize thee, thou wouldst flee the world, and turn
unto the Kingdom, and wouldst expend all thou possessest, that
thou mayest draw nigh unto this sublime Vision."
We bade a Christian dispatch this Tablet, and he informed Us
that he transmitted both the original and its translation. God,
the Almighty, the All-Knowing, hath knowledge of all things.
One of the sections of the Suratu'l-Haykal is the Tablet
addressed to His Majesty, the Czar of Russia-may God, exalted
and glorified be He-assist him:
"O Czar of Russia! Incline thine ear unto the voice of God, the
King, the Holy, and turn thou unto Paradise, the Spot wherein
abideth He Who, among the Concourse on high, beareth the most
excellent titles, and Who, in the kingdom of creation, is called
by the name of God, the Effulgent, the All-Glorious. Beware that
nothing deter thee from setting thy face towards thy Lord, the
Compassionate, the Most Merciful. We, verily, have heard the
thing for which thou didst supplicate thy Lord, whilst secretly
communing with Him. Wherefore, the breeze of My loving-kindness
wafted forth, and the sea of My mercy surged, and We answered
thee in truth. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the
All-Wise. Whilst I lay, chained and fettered, in the prison of
Tihran, one of thy ministers extended Me his aid. Wherefore hath
God ordained for thee a station which the knowledge of none can
comprehend except His knowledge. Beware lest thou barter away
this sublime station."
And further We have said: "He Who is the Father is come, and the
Son (Jesus Christ), in the holy vale, crieth out: 'Here am I,
here am I, O Lord, my God!', whilst Sinai circleth round the
House, and the Burning Bush calleth aloud: 'The All-Bounteous is
come mounted upon the clouds! Blessed is he that draweth nigh
unto Him, and woe betide them that are far away.'
"Arise thou amongst men in the name of this all-compelling
Cause, and summon, then, the nations unto God, the Mighty, the
Great. Be thou not of them who called upon God by one of His
names, but who, when He Who is the Object of all names appeared,
denied Him and turned aside from Him, and, in the end,
pronounced sentence against Him with manifest injustice.
Consider and call thou to mind the days whereon the Spirit of
God (Jesus Christ) appeared, and Herod gave judgment against
Him. God, however, aided Him with the hosts of the unseen, and
protected Him with truth, and sent Him down unto another land,
according to His promise. He, verily, ordaineth what He
pleaseth. Thy Lord truly preserveth whom He willeth, be he in
the midst of the seas or in the maw of the serpent, or beneath
the sword of the oppressor."
And further We have said: "Again I say: Hearken unto My voice
that calleth from My prison, that it may acquaint thee with the
things that have befallen My Beauty, at the hands of them that
are the manifestations of My glory, and that thou mayest
perceive how great hath been My patience, notwithstanding My
might, and how immense My forbearance, notwithstanding My power.
By My life!
Couldst thou but know the things sent down by My Pen, and
discover the treasures of My Cause, and the pearls of My
mysteries which lie hid in the seas of My names and in the
goblets of My words, thou wouldst for longing after His glorious
and sublime Kingdom, lay down thy life in the path of God. Know
thou that though My body be beneath the swords of My foes, and
My limbs be beset with incalculable afflictions, yet My spirit
is filled with a gladness with which all the joys of the earth
can never compare."
Likewise, We mention some verses from the Tablet of Her Majesty,
the Queen (Queen Victoria)--may God, exalted and glorified be
He, assist her. Our purpose is that haply the breezes of
Revelation may envelop thee, and cause thee to arise, wholly for
the sake of God, and serve His Cause, and that thou mayest
transmit any of the Tablets of the kings which might have
remained undelivered. This mission is a great mission, and this
service a great service. In those regions distinguished divines
are numerous, among whom are those Siyyids who are renowned for
their eminence and distinction. Confer with them, and show them
what hath flowed out of the Pen of Glory, that haply they may be
graciously aided to better the condition of the world, and
improve the character of peoples of different nations, and may,
through the living waters of God's counsels, quench the hatred
and the animosity which lie hid and smolder in the hearts of
men. We pray God that thou mayest be assisted therein. And this,
verily, would not be hard for Him.
"O Queen in London! Incline thine ear unto the voice of thy
Lord, the Lord of all mankind, calling from the Divine
Lote-Tree: Verily, no God is there but Me, the Almighty, the
All-Wise! Cast away all that is on earth, and attire the head of
thy kingdom with the crown of the remembrance of Thy Lord, the
All-Glorious. He, in truth, hath come unto the world in His most
great glory, and all that hath been mentioned in the Gospel hath
been fulfilled. The land of Syria hath been honored by the
footsteps of its Lord, the Lord of all men, and North and South
are both inebriated with the wine of His presence. Blessed is
the man that hath inhaled the fragrance of the Most Merciful,
and turned unto the Dawning-Place of His beauty, in this
resplendent Dawn. The Mosque of Aqsa vibrateth through the
breezes of its Lord, the All-Glorious, whilst Batha (Mecca)
trembleth at the voice of God, the Exalted, the Most High. Every
single stone of them celebrateth the praise of the Lord, through
this Great Name."
And further We said: "We make mention of thee for the sake of
God, and desire that thy name may be exalted through thy
remembrance of God, the Creator of earth and of heaven. He,
verily, is witness unto that which I say. We have been informed
that thou hast forbidden the trading in slaves, both men and
women. This, verily, is what God hath enjoined in this wondrous
Revelation. God hath, truly, destined a reward for thee, because
of this. He, verily, will pay the doer of good, whether man or
woman, his due recompense, wert thou to follow what hath been
sent unto thee by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
As to him who turneth aside, and swelleth with pride, after that
the clear tokens have come unto him, from the Revealer of signs,
his work shall God bring to naught. He, in truth, hath power
over all things. Man's actions are acceptable after his having
recognized (the Manifestation). He that turneth aside from the
True One is indeed the most veiled amongst His creatures. Thus
hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Almighty, the Most
Powerful.
"We have also heard that thou hast entrusted the reins of
counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people.
Thou, indeed, hast done well, for thereby the foundations of the
edifice of thine affairs will be strengthened, and the hearts of
all that are beneath thy shadow, whether high or low, will be
tranquillized. It behooveth them, however, to be trustworthy
among His servants, and to regard themselves as the
representatives of all that dwell on earth.
This is what counselleth them, in this Tablet, He Who is the
Ruler, the All-Wise. And if any one of them directeth himself
towards the Assembly, let him turn his eyes unto the Supreme
Horizon, and say: 'O my God! I ask Thee, by Thy most glorious
Name, to aid me in that which will cause the affairs of Thy
servants to prosper, and Thy cities to flourish. Thou, indeed,
hast power over all things!' Blessed is he that entereth the
Assembly for the sake of God, and judgeth between men with pure
justice. He, indeed, is of the blissful.
"O ye members of Assemblies in that land and in other countries!
Take ye counsel together, and let your concern be only for that
which profiteth mankind, and bettereth the condition thereof, if
ye be of them that scan heedfully. Regard the world as the human
body which, though at its creation whole and perfect, hath been
afflicted, through various causes, with grave disorders and
maladies. Not for one day did it gain ease, nay, its sickness
waxed more severe, as it fell under the treatment of ignorant
physicians, who gave full rein to their personal desires, and
have erred grievously. And if at one time, through the care of
an able physician, a member of that body was healed, the rest
remained afflicted as before. Thus informeth you the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We behold it, in this day, at the
mercy of rulers, so drunk with pride that they cannot discern
clearly their own best advantage, much less recognize a
Revelation so bewildering and challenging as this."
And further We have said: "That which God hath ordained as the
sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of the
world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause,
one common Faith. This can in no wise be achieved except through
the power of a skilled, an all-powerful, and inspired Physician.
By My life! This is the truth, and all else naught but error.
Each time that Most Mighty Instrument hath come, and that Light
shone forth from the Ancient Dayspring, He was withheld by
ignorant physicians who, even as clouds, interposed themselves
between Him and the world. It failed therefore, to recover, and
its sickness hath persisted until this day. They indeed were
powerless to protect it, or to effect a cure, whilst He Who hath
been the Manifestation of Power amongst men was withheld from
achieving His purpose, by reason of what the hands of the
ignorant physicians have wrought. |
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