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Holy Kitab I Aqdas
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Texts 20-38
Texts 39-57
Texts 58-76
Texts 77-95
Texts 96-114
Texts 115-133
Texts 134-152
Texts 153-171
Texts 172-190
Holy Kitab I Iqan
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Prayers & Meditations by Bahaullah
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
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Holy Kitab I
Aqdas: Texts
115-133 |
115
Blessed is he who, at the hour of dawn, centring his thoughts on
God, occupied with His remembrance, and supplicating His
forgiveness, directeth his steps to the &Mashriqu'l-Adhkar and,
entering therein, seateth himself in silence to listen to the
verses of God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Say:
The &Mashriqu'l-Adhkar is each and every building which hath
been erected in cities and villages for the celebration of My
praise. Such is the name by which it hath been designated before
the throne of glory, were ye of those who understand.
116
They who recite the verses of the All-Merciful in the most
melodious of tones will perceive in them that with which the
sovereignty of earth and heaven can never be compared. From them
they will inhale the divine fragrance of My worlds--worlds which
today none can discern save those who have been endowed with
vision through this sublime, this beauteous Revelation. Say:
These verses draw hearts that are pure unto those spiritual
worlds that can neither be expressed in words nor intimated by
allusion. Blessed be those who hearken.
117
Assist ye, O My people, My chosen servants who have arisen to
make mention of Me among My creatures and to exalt My Word
throughout My realm. These, truly, are the stars of the heaven
of My loving providence and the lamps of My guidance unto all
mankind. But he whose words conflict with that which hath been
sent down in My Holy Tablets is not of Me. Beware lest ye follow
any impious pretender. These Tablets are embellished with the
seal of Him Who causeth the dawn to appear, Who lifteth up His
voice between the heavens and the earth. Lay hold on this Sure
Handle and on the Cord of My mighty and unassailable Cause.
118
The Lord hath granted leave to whosoever desireth it that he be
instructed in the divers tongues of the world that he may
deliver the Message of the Cause of God throughout the East and
throughout the West, that he make mention of Him amidst the
kindreds and peoples of the world in such wise that hearts may
revive and the mouldering bone be quickened.
119
It is inadmissible that man, who hath been endowed with reason,
should consume that which stealeth it away. Nay, rather it
behoveth him to comport himself in a manner worthy of the human
station, and not in accordance with the misdeeds of every
heedless and wavering soul.
120
Adorn your heads with the garlands of trustworthiness and
fidelity, your hearts with the attire of the fear of God, your
tongues with absolute truthfulness, your bodies with the vesture
of courtesy. These are in truth seemly adornings unto the temple
of man, if ye be of them that reflect. Cling, O ye people of &Baha,
to the cord of servitude unto God, the True One, for thereby
your stations shall be made manifest, your names written and
preserved, your ranks raised and your memory exalted in the
Preserved Tablet. Beware lest the dwellers on earth hinder you
from this glorious and exalted station. Thus have We exhorted
you in most of Our Epistles and now in this, Our Holy Tablet,
above which hath beamed the Day-Star of the Laws of the Lord,
your God, the Powerful, the All-Wise.
121
When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My
Revelation is ended, turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath
purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root.
122
Consider the pettiness of men's minds. They ask for that which
injureth them, and cast away the thing that profiteth them. They
are, indeed, of those that are far astray. We find some men
desiring liberty, and priding themselves therein. Such men are
in the depths of ignorance.
123
Liberty must, in the end, lead to sedition, whose flames none
can quench. Thus warneth you He Who is the Reckoner, the
All-Knowing. Know ye that the embodiment of liberty and its
symbol is the animal. That which beseemeth man is submission
unto such restraints as will protect him from his own ignorance,
and guard him against the harm of the mischief-maker. Liberty
causeth man to overstep the bounds of propriety, and to infringe
on the dignity of his station. It debaseth him to the level of
extreme depravity and wickedness.
124
Regard men as a flock of sheep that need a shepherd for their
protection. This, verily, is the truth, the certain truth. We
approve of liberty in certain circumstances, and refuse to
sanction it in others. We, verily, are the All-Knowing.
125
Say: True liberty consisteth in man's submission unto My
commandments, little as ye know it. Were men to observe that
which We have sent down unto them from the Heaven of Revelation,
they would, of a certainty, attain unto perfect liberty. Happy
is the man that hath apprehended the Purpose of God in whatever
He hath revealed from the Heaven of His Will that pervadeth all
created things. Say: The liberty that profiteth you is to be
found nowhere except in complete servitude unto God, the Eternal
Truth. Whoso hath tasted of its sweetness will refuse to barter
it for all the dominion of earth and heaven.
126
In the &Bayan it had been forbidden you to ask Us questions. The
Lord hath now relieved you of this prohibition, that ye may be
free to ask what you need to ask, but not such idle questions as
those on which the men of former times were wont to dwell. Fear
God, and be ye of the righteous! Ask ye that which shall be of
profit to you in the Cause of God and His dominion, for the
portals of His tender compassion have been opened before all who
dwell in heaven and on earth.
127
The number of months in a year, appointed in the Book of God, is
nineteen. Of these the first hath been adorned with this Name
which overshadoweth the whole of creation.
128
The Lord hath decreed that the dead should be interred in
coffins made of crystal, of hard, resistant stone, or of wood
that is both fine and durable, and that graven rings should be
placed upon their fingers. He, verily, is the Supreme Ordainer,
the One apprised of all.
129
The inscription on these rings should read, for men: "Unto God
belongeth all that is in the heavens and on the earth and
whatsoever is between them, and He, in truth, hath knowledge of
all things"; and for women: "Unto God belongeth the dominion of
the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is between them, and
He, in truth, is potent over all things". These are the verses
that were revealed aforetime, but lo, the Point of the &Bayan
now calleth out, exclaiming, "O Best-Beloved of the worlds!
Reveal Thou in their stead such words as will waft the fragrance
of Thy gracious favours over all mankind. We have announced unto
everyone that one single word from Thee excelleth all that hath
been sent down in the &Bayan. Thou, indeed, hast power to do
what pleaseth Thee. Deprive not Thy servants of the overflowing
bounties of the ocean of Thy mercy! Thou, in truth, art He Whose
grace is infinite." Behold, We have hearkened to His call, and
now fulfil His wish. He, verily, is the Best-Beloved, the
Answerer of prayers. If the following verse, which hath at this
moment been sent down by God, be engraved upon the burial-rings
of both men and women, it shall be better for them; We, of a
certainty, are the Supreme Ordainer: "I came forth from God, and
return unto Him, detached from all save Him, holding fast to His
Name, the Merciful, the Compassionate." Thus doth the Lord
single out whomsoever He desireth for a bounty from His
presence. He is, in very truth, the God of might and power.
130
The Lord hath decreed, moreover, that the deceased should be
enfolded in five sheets of silk or cotton. For those whose means
are limited a single sheet of either fabric will suffice. Thus
hath it been ordained by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the
All-Informed. It is forbidden you to transport the body of the
deceased a greater distance than one hour's journey from the
city; rather should it be interred, with radiance and serenity,
in a nearby place.
131
God hath removed the restrictions on travel that had been
imposed in the &Bayan. He, verily, is the Unconstrained; He
doeth as He pleaseth and ordaineth whatsoever He willeth.
132
O peoples of the world! Give ear unto the call of Him Who is the
Lord of Names, Who proclaimeth unto you from His habitation in
the Most Great Prison: "Verily, no God is there but Me, the
Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Subduing, the Most Exalted, the
Omniscient, the All-Wise." In truth, there is no God but Him,
the Omnipotent Ruler of the worlds. Were it His Will, He would,
through but a single word proceeding from His presence, lay hold
on all mankind. Beware lest ye hesitate in your acceptance of
this Cause--a Cause before which the Concourse on high and the
dwellers of the Cities of Names have bowed down. Fear God, and
be not of those who are shut out as by a veil. Burn ye away the
veils with the fire of My love, and dispel ye the mists of vain
imaginings by the power of this Name through which We have
subdued the entire creation.
133
Raise up and exalt the two Houses in the Twin Hallowed Spots,
and the other sites wherein the throne of your Lord, the
All-Merciful, hath been established. Thus commandeth you the
Lord of every understanding heart. |
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