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Epistle to
the Son of the Wolf:
Section 7 |
I was walking in the Land of Ta (Tihran)--the
dayspring of the signs of thy Lord-when lo, I heard the
lamentation of the pulpits and the voice of their supplication
unto God, blessed and glorified be He. They cried out and said:
"O God of the world and Lord of the nations! Thou beholdest our
state and the things which have befallen us by reason of the
cruelty of Thy servants. Thou hast created us and revealed us
for Thy glorification and praise. Thou dost now hear what the
wayward proclaim upon us in Thy days. By Thy might! Our souls
are melted and our limbs are trembling. Alas, alas! Would that
we had never been created and revealed by Thee!"
The hearts of them that enjoy near access to God are consumed by
these words, and from them the cries of such as are devoted to
Him are raised. Time and again have We, for the sake of God,
admonished the distinguished divines, and summoned them unto the
Most Sublime Horizon, that perchance they might, in the days of
His Revelation, obtain their portion of the ocean of the
utterance of Him Who is the Desire of the world, and remain not
utterly deprived thereof.
In most of Our Tablets this most weighty exhortation hath been
sent down from the heaven of His all-encompassing mercy. We
said: "O concourse of rulers and divines! Incline your ears unto
the Voice calling from the horizon of Akka. Verily, it aideth
you to proceed aright, and draweth you nigh unto Him, and
directeth your steps towards the station which God hath made the
Dayspring of His Revelation and the Dawning-Place of His
splendors. O peoples of the world! He Who is the Most Great Name
is come, on the part of the Ancient King, and hath announced
unto men this Revelation which lay hid in His knowledge, and was
preserved in the treasury of His protection, and was written
down by the Most Sublime Pen in the Books of God, the Lord of
Lords. O people of Shin (Shiraz)! Have ye forgotten My
loving-kindness and My mercy that have surpassed all created
things, and which proceeded from God Who layeth low the necks of
men?"
In the Kitab-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book) the following hath been
revealed: "Say: O leaders of religion! Weigh not the Book of God
with such standards and sciences as are current amongst you, for
the Book itself is the unerring Balance established amongst men.
In this most perfect Balance whatsoever the peoples and kindreds
possess must be weighed, while the measure of its weight should
be tested according to its own standard, did ye but know it. The
eye of My loving-kindness weepeth sore over you, inasmuch as ye
have failed to recognize the One upon Whom ye have been calling
in the daytime and in the night season, at even and at morn.
Advance, O people, with snow-white faces and radiant hearts,
unto the blest and crimson Spot, wherein the Tree beyond which
there is no passing is calling: 'Verily, there is none other God
beside Me, the Omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting!' O ye
leaders of religion in Persia! Who is the man amongst you that
can rival Me in vision or insight? Where is he to be found that
dareth to claim to be My equal in utterance or wisdom? No, by My
Lord, the All-Merciful! All on the earth shall pass away; and
this is the face of your Lord, the Almighty, the Well-Beloved.
We have decreed, O people, that the highest and last end of all
learning be the recognition of Him Who is the Object of all
knowledge; and yet behold how ye have allowed your learning to
shut you out, as by a veil, from Him Who is the Dayspring of
this Light, through Whom every hidden thing hath been revealed.
Say: This, verily, is the heaven in which the Mother Book is
treasured, could ye but comprehend it. He it is Who hath caused
the Rock to shout, and the Burning Bush to lift up its voice
upon the Mount rising above the Holy Land, and proclaim: 'The
Kingdom is God's, the sovereign Lord of all, the All-Powerful,
the Loving!' We have not entered any school, nor read any of
your dissertations. Incline your ears to the words of this
unlettered One, wherewith He summoneth you unto God, the
Ever-Abiding. Better is this for you than all the treasures of
the earth, could ye but comprehend it. Whoso interpreteth what
hath been sent down from the heaven of Revelation, and altereth
its evident meaning, he, verily, is of them that have perverted
the Sublime Word of God, and is of the lost ones in the Lucid
Book."
Thereupon We heard the groaning of the true Faith, and said unto
it: "Wherefore, O true Faith, do I hear Thee cry out in the
night season, and groan in the daytime, and utter Thy
lamentations at daybreak?" She made reply: "O Prince of the
world that standest revealed in the Most Great Name! The
heedless ones have hamstrung Thy white She-Camel, and caused Thy
Crimson Ark to founder, and wished to put out Thy Light, and to
veil the face of Thy Cause. Wherefore hath the voice of My
lamentation been lifted up, as well as the voice of the
lamentation of all created things, and yet the people are for
the most part unaware." The true Faith hath laid fast hold, in
this day, on the hem of Our bounty, and circleth about Our
Person.
O Shaykh! Enter thou My presence, that thou mayest behold what
the eye of the universe hath never beheld, and hear that which
the ear of the whole creation hath never heard, that haply thou
mayest free thyself from the mire of vague fancies, and set thy
face towards the Most Sublime Station, wherein this Wronged One
calleth aloud: "The Kingdom is God's, the Almighty, the
All-Praised!" We fain would hope that through thine exertions
the wings of men may be sanctified from the mire of self and
desire, and be made worthy to soar in the atmosphere of God's
love. Wings that are besmirched with mire can never soar. Unto
this testify they who are the exponents of justice and equity,
and yet the people are in evident doubt.
O Shaykh! Protests have been voiced against Us from every
side-protests such as Our pen craveth pardon for setting down.
Nevertheless, by reason of Our great mercy, We have replied unto
them, in accordance with the understanding of men, that haply
they may be delivered from the fire of negation and denial, and
become illumined with the light of affirmation and acceptance.
Equity is rarely to be found, and justice hath ceased to exist.
Among others, these perspicuous verses have, in answer to
certain individuals, been sent down from the Kingdom of Divine
knowledge: "O thou who hast set thy face towards the splendors
of My Countenance! Vague fancies have encompassed the dwellers
of the earth and debarred them from turning towards the Horizon
of Certitude, and its brightness, and its manifestations and its
lights. Vain imaginings have withheld them from Him Who is the
Self-Subsisting. They speak as prompted by their own caprices,
and understand not. Among them are those who have said: 'Have
the verses been sent down?' Say: 'Yea, by Him Who is the Lord of
the heavens!'
'Hath the Hour come?' 'Nay, more; it hath passed, by Him Who is
the Revealer of clear tokens! Verily, the Inevitable is come,
and He, the True One, hath appeared with proof and testimony.
The Plain is disclosed, and mankind is sore vexed and fearful.
Earthquakes have broken loose, and the tribes have lamented, for
fear of God, the Lord of Strength, the All-Compelling.' Say:
'The stunning trumpet blast hath been loudly raised, and the Day
is God's, the One, the Unconstrained.' 'Hath the Catastrophe
come to pass?' Say: 'Yea, by the Lord of Lords!' 'Is the
Resurrection come?' 'Nay, more; He Who is the Self-Subsisting
hath appeared with the Kingdom of His signs.' 'Seest thou men
laid low?' 'Yea, by my Lord, the Exalted, the Most High!' 'Have
the tree-stumps been uprooted?' 'Yea, more; the mountains have
been scattered in dust; by Him the Lord of attributes!' They
say: 'Where is Paradise, and where is Hell?' Say: 'The one is
reunion with Me; the other thine own self, O thou who dost
associate a partner with God and doubtest.' They say: 'We see
not the Balance.' Say: 'Surely, by my Lord, the God of Mercy!
None can see it except such as are endued with insight.' 'Have
the stars fallen?' Say: 'Yea, when He Who is the Self-Subsisting
dwelt in the Land of Mystery (Adrianople). Take heed, ye who are
endued with discernment!' All the signs appeared when We drew
forth the Hand of Power from the bosom of majesty and might.
Verily, the Crier hath cried out, when the promised time came,
and they that have recognized the splendors of Sinai have
swooned away in the wilderness of hesitation, before the awful
majesty of thy Lord, the Lord of creation. The trumpet asketh:
'Hath the Bugle been sounded?' Say: 'Yea, by the King of
Revelation!, when He mounted the throne of His Name, the
All-Merciful.' Darkness hath been chased away by the
dawning-light of the mercy of thy Lord, the Source of all light.
The breeze of the All-Merciful hath wafted, and the souls have
been quickened in the tombs of their bodies. Thus hath the
decree been fulfilled by God, the Mighty, the Beneficent. They
that have gone astray have said: 'When were the heavens cleft
asunder?' Say: 'While ye lay in the graves of waywardness and
error.' Among the heedless is he who rubbeth his eyes, and
looketh to the right and to the left. Say: 'Blinded art thou. No
refuge hast thou to flee to.' And among them is he who saith:
'Have men been gathered together?' Say: 'Yea, by my Lord!,
whilst thou didst lie in the cradle of idle fancies.'
And among them is he who saith: 'Hath the Book been sent down
through the power of the true Faith?' Say: 'The true Faith
itself is astounded. Fear ye, O ye men of understanding heart!'
And among them is he who saith: 'Have I been assembled with
others, blind?' Say: 'Yea, by Him that rideth upon the clouds!'
Paradise is decked with mystic roses, and hell hath been made to
blaze with the fire of the impious. Say: 'The light hath shone
forth from the horizon of Revelation, and the whole earth hath
been illumined at the coming of Him Who is the Lord of the Day
of the Covenant!' The doubters have perished, whilst he that
turned, guided by the light of assurance, unto the Dayspring of
Certitude hath prospered. Blessed art thou, who hast fixed thy
gaze upon Me, for this Tablet which hath been sent down for
thee-a Tablet which causeth the souls of men to soar. Commit it
to memory, and recite it. By My life! It is a door to the mercy
of thy Lord. Well is it with him that reciteth it at eventide
and at dawn. We, verily, hear thy praise of this Cause, through
which the mountain of knowledge was crushed, and men's feet have
slipped. My glory be upon thee and upon whomsoever hath turned
unto the Almighty, the All-Bounteous. The Tablet is ended, but
the theme is unexhausted. Be patient, for thy Lord is patient."
These are verses We sent down previously, soon after Our arrival
in the prison-city of Akka, and We have sent them unto thee,
that thou mayest be acquainted with what their lying tongues
have spoken, when Our Cause came unto them with might and
sovereignty. The foundations of idle fancies have trembled, and
the heaven of vain imaginings hath been cleft asunder, and yet
the people are in doubt and in contention with Him. They have
denied the testimony of God and His proof, after He came from
the heaven of power with the kingdom of His signs. They have
cast away what had been prescribed, and perpetrated what had
been forbidden them in the Book. They have abandoned their God,
and clung unto their desires. They truly have strayed and are in
error. They read the verses and deny them. They behold the clear
tokens and turn aside. They truly are lost in strange doubt.
We have admonished Our loved ones to fear God, a fear which is
the fountain-head of all goodly deeds and virtues. It is the
commander of the hosts of justice in the city of Baha. Happy the
man that hath entered the shadow of its luminous standard, and
laid fast hold thereon. He, verily, is of the Companions of the
Crimson Ark, which hath been mentioned in the Qayyum-i-Asma.
Say: O people of God! Adorn your temples with the adornment of
trustworthiness and piety. Help, then, your Lord with the hosts
of goodly deeds and a praiseworthy character. We have forbidden
you dissension and conflict in My Books, and My Scriptures, and
My Scrolls, and My Tablets, and have wished thereby naught else
save your exaltation and advancement. Unto this testify the
heavens and the stars thereof, and the sun and the radiance
thereof, and the trees and the leaves thereof, and the seas and
the waves thereof, and the earth and the treasures thereof. We
pray God to assist His loved ones, and aid them in that which
beseemeth them in this blest, this mighty, and wondrous station.
Further, in another Tablet, We have said: "O thou who hast fixed
thy gaze upon My countenance! Admonish men to fear God. By God!
This fear is the chief commander of the army of thy Lord. Its
hosts are a praiseworthy character and goodly deeds. Through it
have the cities of men's hearts been opened throughout the ages
and centuries, and the standards of ascendancy and triumph
raised above all other standards."
"We will now mention unto thee Trustworthiness and the station
thereof in the estimation of God, thy Lord, the Lord of the
Mighty Throne. One day of days We repaired unto Our Green
Island. Upon Our arrival, We beheld its streams flowing, and its
trees luxuriant, and the sunlight playing in their midst.
Turning Our face to the right, We beheld what the pen is
powerless to describe; nor can it set forth that which the eye
of the Lord of Mankind witnessed in that most sanctified, that
most sublime, that blest, and most exalted Spot. Turning, then,
to the left We gazed on one of the Beauties of the Most Sublime
Paradise, standing on a pillar of light, and calling aloud
saying: 'O inmates of earth and heaven! Behold ye My beauty, and
My radiance, and My revelation, and My effulgence. By God, the
True One!
I am Trustworthiness and the revelation thereof, and the beauty
thereof. I will recompense whosoever will cleave unto Me, and
recognize My rank and station, and hold fast unto My hem. I am
the most great ornament of the people of Baha, and the vesture
of glory unto all who are in the kingdom of creation. I am the
supreme instrument for the prosperity of the world, and the
horizon of assurance unto all beings.' Thus have We sent down
for thee that which will draw men nigh unto the Lord of
creation."
This Wronged One hath, at all times, summoned the peoples of the
world unto that which will exalt them, and draw them nigh unto
God. From the Most Sublime Horizon there hath shone forth that
which leaveth no room unto any one for vacillation, repudiation
or denial. The wayward, however, have failed to profit
therefrom; nay, it shall only increase their loss.
O Shaykh! It is incumbent upon the divines to unite with His
Majesty, the Shah-may God assist him-and to cleave day and night
unto that which will exalt the station of both the government
and the nation. This people are assiduously occupied in
enlightening the souls of men and in rehabilitating their
condition. Unto this testifieth that which hath been sent down
by the Most Sublime Pen in this lucid Tablet. How often have
things been simple and easy of accomplishment, and yet most men
have been heedless, and busied themselves with that which
wasteth their time!
One day, while in Constantinople, Kamal Pasha visited this
Wronged One. Our conversation turned upon topics profitable unto
man. He said that he had learned several languages. In reply We
observed: "You have wasted your life. It beseemeth you and the
other officials of the Government to convene a gathering and
choose one of the divers languages, and likewise one of the
existing scripts, or else to create a new language and a new
script to be taught children in schools throughout the world.
They would, in this way, be acquiring only two languages, one
their own native tongue, the other the language in which all the
peoples of the world would converse. Were men to take fast hold
on that which hath been mentioned, the whole earth would come to
be regarded as one country, and the people would be relieved and
freed from the necessity of acquiring and teaching different
languages." When in Our presence, he acquiesced, and even
evinced great joy and complete satisfaction. We then told him to
lay this matter before the officials and ministers of the
Government, in order that it might be put into effect throughout
the different countries. However, although he often returned to
see Us after this, he never again referred to this subject,
although that which had been suggested is conducive to the
concord and the unity of the peoples of the world.
We fain would hope that the Persian Government will adopt it and
carry it out. At present, a new language and a new script have
been devised. If thou desirest, We will communicate them to
thee. Our purpose is that all men may cleave unto that which
will reduce unnecessary labor and exertion, so that their days
may be befittingly spent and ended. God, verily, is the Helper,
the Knower, the Ordainer, the Omniscient.
God willing, Persia may be adorned with, and attain unto, that
whereof she hath thus far been deprived. Say: "O Shah! Exert
thyself so that all the peoples of the world may be illumined
with the effulgent splendors of the sun of thy justice. The eyes
of this Wronged One are turned towards naught save
trustworthiness, truthfulness, purity, and all that profiteth
men." Regard Him not as a traitor. Glorified art Thou, O my God,
and my Master, and my Mainstay! Aid Thou His Majesty the Shah to
execute Thy laws and Thy commandments, and show forth Thy
justice among Thy servants. Thou art, verily, the All-Bounteous,
the Lord of grace abounding, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. The
Cause of God hath come as a token of His grace. Happy are they
who act; happy are they who understand; happy the man that hath
clung unto the truth, detached from all that is in the heavens
and all that is on earth.
O Shaykh! Seek thou the shore of the Most Great Ocean, and
enter, then, the Crimson Ark which God hath ordained in the
Qayyum-i-Asma for the people of Baha. Verily, it passeth over
land and sea. He that entereth therein is saved, and he that
turneth aside perisheth. Shouldst thou enter therein and attain
unto it, set thy face towards the Kaaba of God, the Help in
Peril, the Self-Subsisting, and say: "O my God! I beseech Thee
by Thy most glorious light, and all Thy lights are verily
glorious." Thereupon, will the doors of the Kingdom be flung
wide before thy face, and thou wilt behold what eyes have never
beheld, and hear what ears have never heard. This Wronged One
exhorteth thee as He hath exhorted thee before, and hath never
had any wish for thee save that thou shouldst enter the ocean of
the unity of God, the Lord of the worlds. This is the day
whereon all created things cry out, and announce unto men this
Revelation, through which hath appeared what was concealed and
preserved in the knowledge of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised.
O Shaykh! Thou hast heard the sweet melodies of the Doves of
Utterance cooing on the boughs of the Lote-Tree of knowledge.
Hearken, now, unto the notes of the Birds of Wisdom upraised in
the Most Sublime Paradise. They verily will acquaint thee with
things of which thou wert wholly unaware.
Give ear unto that which the Tongue of Might and Power hath
spoken in the Books of God, the Desire of every understanding
heart. At this moment a Voice was raised from the Lote-Tree
beyond which there is no passing, in the heart of the Most
Sublime Paradise, bidding Me relate unto thee that which hath
been sent down in the Books and Tablets, and the things spoken
by My Forerunner, Who laid down His life for this Great
Announcement, this Straight Path. He hath said-and He, verily,
speaketh the truth: "I have written down in My mention of Him
these gem-like words: 'No allusion of Mine can allude unto Him,
neither anything mentioned in the Bayan.'" And further,
He-exalted and glorified be He-saith, concerning this most
mighty Revelation, this Great Announcement: "Exalted and
glorified is He above the power of any one to reveal Him except
Himself, or the description of any of His creatures. I Myself am
but the first servant to believe in Him and in His signs, and to
partake of the sweet savors of His words from the first-fruits
of the Paradise of His knowledge. Yea, by His glory! He is the
Truth. There is none other God but Him. All have arisen at His
bidding." Such are the words sung by the Dove of Truth on the
boughs of the Divine Lote-Tree. Well is it with him that hath
given ear unto its Voice, and quaffed from the oceans of Divine
utterance that lie concealed in each of these words. In another
connection hath the Voice of the Bayan called aloud from the
loftiest branches. He saith-blessed and glorified be He: "In the
year nine ye will attain unto all good." On another occasion He
saith:
"In the year nine ye will attain unto the Presence of God."
These melodies, uttered by the Birds of the cities of Knowledge,
conform with that which hath been sent down by the All-Merciful
in the Qur'an. Blessed are the men of insight; blessed they that
attain thereunto.
O Shaykh! I swear by God! The River of Mercy floweth, and the
Ocean of Utterance surgeth, and the Sun of Revelation shineth
forth resplendent. With a detached heart, and a dilated breast,
and an utterly truthful tongue, recite thou these sublime words
that have been revealed by My Forerunner-the Primal Point. He
saith-glorified be His utterance-addressing his honor, Azim:
"This, verily, is the thing We promised thee, ere the moment We
answered thy call. Wait thou until nine will have elapsed from
the time of the Bayan. Then exclaim:
'Blessed, therefore, be God, the most excellent of Makers!' Say:
This, verily, is an Announcement which none except God hath
comprehended. Ye, however, will be unaware on that day." In the
year nine this Most Great Revelation arose and shone forth
brightly above the horizon of the Will of God. None can deny it
save he who is heedless and doubteth.
We pray God to aid His servants to return unto Him, and beg
forgiveness for the things they committed in this vain life. He,
verily, is the Forgiving, the Pardoner, the All-Merciful. In
another connection He saith: "I am the first servant to believe
in Him, and in His signs." In like manner, in the Persian Bayan,
He saith: "He, verily, is the One Who, under all conditions,
proclaimeth: 'I, in very truth, am God!'" and so on-blessed and
glorified be He. That which is meant by Divinity and Godhead
hath previously been stated. We have in truth rent the veils
asunder and disclosed that which will draw men nigh unto God,
Who layeth low the necks of men. Happy the man that hath
attained unto justice and equity in this Grace that hath
encompassed all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth,
as bidden by God, the Lord of the worlds.
O Shaykh! Hearken unto the melodies of the Gospel with the ear
of fairness. He saith-glorified be His utterance-prophesying the
things that are to come: "But of that Day and Hour knoweth no
man, no, not the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father."
By Father in this connection is meant God-exalted be His glory.
He, verily, is the True Educator, and the Spiritual Teacher.
Joel saith: "For the Day of the Lord is great and very terrible;
and who can abide it?" Firstly, in the sublime utterance set
forth in the Gospel He saith that none is aware of the time of
the Revelation, that none knoweth it except God, the
All-Knowing, Who is cognizant of all. Secondly, He setteth forth
the greatness of the Revelation. Likewise, in the Qur'an He
saith: "Of what ask they of one another? Of the Great
Announcement." This is the Announcement, the greatness of which
hath been mentioned in most of the Books of old and of more
recent times.
This is the Announcement that hath caused the limbs of mankind
to quake, except such as God, the Protector, the Helper, the
Succorer, hath willed to exempt. Men have indeed with their own
eyes witnessed how all men and all things have been thrown into
confusion and been sore perplexed, save those whom God hath
chosen to exempt.
O Shaykh! Great is the Cause, and great the Announcement!
Patiently and calmly ponder thou upon the resplendent signs and
the sublime words, and all that hath been revealed in these
days, that haply thou mayest fathom the mysteries that are hid
in the Books, and mayest strive to guide His servants. Hearken
with thine inner ear unto the Voice of Jeremiah, Who saith: "Oh,
for great is that Day, and it hath no equal." Wert thou to
observe with the eye of fairness, thou wouldst perceive the
greatness of the Day. Incline thine ear unto the Voice of this
All-Knowing Counsellor, and suffer not thyself to be deprived of
the mercy that hath surpassed all created things, visible and
invisible. Lend an ear unto the song of David. He saith: "Who
will bring me into the Strong City?" The Strong City is Akka,
which hath been named the Most Great Prison, and which
possesseth a fortress and mighty ramparts.
O Shaykh! Peruse that which Isaiah hath spoken in His Book. He
saith: "Get thee up into the high mountain, O Zion, that
bringest good tidings; lift up Thy Voice with strength, O
Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings. Lift it up, be not
afraid; say unto the cities of Judah: 'Behold your God! Behold
the Lord God will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule
for Him.'" This Day all the signs have appeared. A Great City
hath descended from heaven, and Zion trembleth and exulteth with
joy at the Revelation of God, for it hath heard the Voice of God
on every side. This Day Jerusalem hath attained unto a new
Evangel, for in the stead of the sycamore standeth the cedar.
Jerusalem is the place of pilgrimage for all the peoples of the
world, and hath been named the Holy City. Together with Zion and
Palestine, they are all included within these regions.
Wherefore, hath it been said: "Blessed is the man that hath
migrated to Akka."
Amos saith: "The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter His Voice
from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall
mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither." Carmel, in the Book
of God, hath been designated as the Hill of God, and His
Vineyard. It is here that, by the grace of the Lord of
Revelation, the Tabernacle of Glory hath been raised. Happy are
they that attain thereunto; happy they that set their faces
towards it. And likewise He saith: "Our God will come, and He
will not be silent."
O Shaykh! Reflect upon these words addressed by Him Who is the
Desire of the world to Amos. He saith: "Prepare to meet thy God,
O Israel, for, lo, He that formeth the mountains and createth
the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that
maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places
of the earth, the Lord, the God of Hosts, is His name." He saith
that He maketh the morning darkness. By this is meant that if,
at the time of the Manifestation of Him Who conversed on Sinai
anyone were to regard himself as the true morn, he will, through
the might and power of God, be turned into darkness. He truly is
the false dawn, though believing himself to be the true one. Woe
unto him, and woe unto such as follow him without a clear token
from God, the Lord of the worlds.
Isaiah saith: "The Lord alone shall be exalted in that Day."
Concerning the greatness of the Revelation He saith: "Enter into
the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and
for the glory of His majesty." And in another connection He
saith: "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It
shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing:
the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the splendor of
Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the
splendor of our God."
These passages stand in need of no commentary. They are shining
and manifest as the sun, and glowing and luminous as light
itself. Every fair-minded person is led, by the fragrance of
these words, unto the garden of understanding, and attaineth
unto that from which most men are veiled and debarred. Say: Fear
God, O people, and follow not the doubts of such as shout aloud,
who have broken the Covenant of God and His Testament, and
denied His mercy that hath preceded all that are in the heavens
and all that are on earth.
And likewise, He saith: "Say to them that are of a fearful
heart: be strong, fear not, behold your God." This blessed verse
is a proof of the greatness of the Revelation, and of the
greatness of the Cause, inasmuch as the blast of the trumpet
must needs spread confusion throughout the world, and fear and
trembling amongst all men. Well is it with him who hath been
illumined with the light of trust and detachment. The
tribulations of that Day will not hinder or alarm him. Thus hath
the Tongue of Utterance spoken, as bidden by Him Who is the
All-Merciful. He, verily, is the Strong, the All-Powerful, the
All-Subduing, the Almighty. It is now incumbent upon them who
are endowed with a hearing ear and a seeing eye to ponder these
sublime words, in each of which the oceans of inner meaning and
explanation are hidden, that haply the words uttered by Him Who
is the Lord of Revelation may enable His servants to attain,
with the utmost joy and radiance, unto the Supreme Goal and Most
Sublime Summit-the dawning-place of this Voice.
O Shaykh! Wert thou to perceive, be it less than a needle's eye,
the breaths of Mine utterance, thou wouldst abandon the world
and all that is therein, and wouldst set thy face towards the
lights of the countenance of the Desired One. Briefly, in the
sayings of Him Who is the Spirit (Jesus) unnumbered
significances lie concealed. Unto many things did He refer, but
as He found none possessed of a hearing ear or a seeing eye He
chose to conceal most of these things. Even as He saith: "But ye
cannot bear them now." That Dawning-Place of Revelation saith
that on that Day He Who is the Promised One will reveal the
things which are to come. Accordingly in the Kitab-i-Aqdas, and
in the Tablets to the Kings, and in the Lawh-i-Ra'is, and in the
Lawh-i-Fu'ad, most of the things which have come to pass on this
earth have been announced and prophesied by the Most Sublime
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