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Holy Kitab I Aqdas
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Holy Kitab I Iqan
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Holy Kitab I
Aqdas: Texts
172-190 |
172
We, of a certainty, have had no purpose in this earthly realm
save to make God manifest and to reveal His sovereignty;
sufficient unto Me is God for a witness. We, of a certainty,
have had no intent in the celestial Kingdom but to exalt His
Cause and glorify His praise; sufficient unto Me is God for a
protector. We, of a certainty, have had no desire in the
Dominion on high except to extol God and what hath been sent
down by Him; sufficient unto Me is God for a helper.
173
Happy are ye, O ye the learned ones in &Baha. By the Lord! Ye
are the billows of the Most Mighty Ocean, the stars of the
firmament of Glory, the standards of triumph waving betwixt
earth and heaven. Ye are the manifestations of steadfastness
amidst men and the daysprings of Divine Utterance to all that
dwell on earth. Well is it with him that turneth unto you, and
woe betide the froward. This day, it behoveth whoso hath quaffed
the Mystic Wine of everlasting life from the Hands of the
loving-kindness of the Lord his God, the Merciful, to pulsate
even as the throbbing artery in the body of mankind, that
through him may be quickened the world and every crumbling bone.
174
O people of the world! When the Mystic Dove will have winged its
flight from its Sanctuary of Praise and sought its far-off goal,
its hidden habitation, refer ye whatsoever ye understand not in
the Book to Him Who hath branched from this mighty Stock.
175
O Pen of the Most High! Move Thou upon the Tablet at the bidding
of Thy Lord, the Creator of the Heavens, and tell of the time
when He Who is the Dayspring of Divine Unity purposed to direct
His steps towards the School of Transcendent Oneness; haply the
pure in heart may gain thereby a glimpse, be it as small as a
needle's eye, of the mysteries of Thy Lord, the Almighty, the
Omniscient, that lie concealed behind the veils. Say: We,
indeed, set foot within the School of inner meaning and
explanation when all created things were unaware. We saw the
words sent down by Him Who is the All-Merciful, and We accepted
the verses of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, which
He (The &Bab) presented unto Us, and hearkened unto that which
He had solemnly affirmed in the Tablet. This we assuredly did
behold. And We assented to His wish through Our behest, for
truly We are potent to command.
176
O people of the &Bayan! We, verily, set foot within the School
of God when ye lay slumbering; and We perused the Tablet while
ye were fast asleep. By the one true God! We read the Tablet ere
it was revealed, while ye were unaware, and We had perfect
knowledge of the Book when ye were yet unborn. These words are
to your measure, not to God's. To this testifieth that which is
enshrined within His knowledge, if ye be of them that
comprehend; and to this the tongue of the Almighty doth bear
witness, if ye be of those who understand. I swear by God, were
We to lift the veil, ye would be dumbfounded.
177
Take heed that ye dispute not idly concerning the Almighty and
His Cause, for lo! He hath appeared amongst you invested with a
Revelation so great as to encompass all things, whether of the
past or of the future. Were We to address Our theme by speaking
in the language of the inmates of the Kingdom, We would say: "In
truth, God created that School ere He created heaven and earth,
and We entered it before the letters B and E were joined and
knit together." Such is the language of Our servants in Our
Kingdom; consider what the tongue of the dwellers of Our exalted
Dominion would utter, for We have taught them Our knowledge and
have revealed to them whatever had lain hidden in God's wisdom.
Imagine then what the Tongue of Might and Grandeur would utter
in His All-Glorious Abode!
178
This is not a Cause which may be made a plaything for your idle
fancies, nor is it a field for the foolish and faint of heart.
By God, this is the arena of insight and detachment, of vision
and upliftment, where none may spur on their chargers save the
valiant horsemen of the Merciful, who have severed all
attachment to the world of being. These, truly, are they that
render God victorious on earth, and are the dawning-places of
His sovereign might amidst mankind.
179
Beware lest aught that hath been revealed in the &Bayan should
keep you from your Lord, the Most Compassionate. God is My
witness that the &Bayan was sent down for no other purpose than
to celebrate My praise, did ye but know! In it the pure in heart
will find only the fragrance of My love, only My Name that
overshadoweth all that seeth and is seen. Say: Turn ye, O
people, unto that which hath proceeded from My Most Exalted Pen.
Should ye inhale therefrom the fragrance of God, set not
yourselves against Him, nor deny yourselves a portion of His
gracious favour and His manifold bestowals. Thus doth your Lord
admonish you; He, verily, is the Counsellor, the Omniscient.
180
Whatsoever ye understand not in the &Bayan, ask it of God, your
Lord and the Lord of your forefathers. Should He so desire, He
will expound for you that which is revealed therein, and
disclose to you the pearls of Divine knowledge and wisdom that
lie concealed within the ocean of its words. He, verily, is
supreme over all names; no God is there but Him, the Help in
Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
181
The world's equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating
influence of this most great, this new World Order. Mankind's
ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this
unique, this wondrous System--the like of which mortal eyes have
never witnessed.
182
Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel
its secrets, and discover all the pearls of wisdom that lie hid
in its depths. Take heed that ye do not vacillate in your
determination to embrace the truth of this Cause--a Cause
through which the potentialities of the might of God have been
revealed, and His sovereignty established. With faces beaming
with joy, hasten ye unto Him. This is the changeless Faith of
God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. Let him that
seeketh, attain it; and as to him that hath refused to seek
it--verily, God is Self-Sufficient, above any need of His
creatures.
183
Say: This is the infallible Balance which the Hand of God is
holding, in which all who are in the heavens and all who are on
the earth are weighed, and their fate determined, if ye be of
them that believe and recognize this truth. Say: This is the
Most Great Testimony, by which the validity of every proof
throughout the ages hath been established, would that ye might
be assured thereof. Say: Through it the poor have been enriched,
the learned enlightened, and the seekers enabled to ascend unto
the presence of God. Beware lest ye make it a cause of
dissension amongst you. Be ye as firmly settled as the immovable
mountain in the Cause of your Lord, the Mighty, the Loving.
184
Say: O source of perversion! Abandon thy wilful blindness, and
speak forth the truth amidst the people. I swear by God that I
have wept for thee to see thee following thy selfish passions
and renouncing Him Who fashioned thee and brought thee into
being. Call to mind the tender mercy of thy Lord, and remember
how We nurtured thee by day and by night for service to the
Cause. Fear God, and be thou of the truly repentant. Granted
that the people were confused about thy station, is it
conceivable that thou thyself art similarly confused? Tremble
before thy Lord and recall the days when thou didst stand before
Our throne, and didst write down the verses that We dictated
unto thee--verses sent down by God, the Omnipotent Protector,
the Lord of might and power. Beware lest the fire of thy
presumptuousness debar thee from attaining to God's Holy Court.
Turn unto Him, and fear not because of thy deeds. He, in truth,
forgiveth whomsoever He desireth as a bounty on His part; no God
is there but Him, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bounteous. We
admonish thee solely for the sake of God. Shouldst thou accept
this counsel, thou wilt have acted to thine own behoof; and
shouldst thou reject it, thy Lord, verily, can well dispense
with thee, and with all those who, in manifest delusion, have
followed thee. Behold! God hath laid hold on him who led thee
astray. Return unto God, humble, submissive and lowly; verily,
He will put away from thee thy sins, for thy Lord, of a
certainty, is the Forgiving, the Mighty, the All-Merciful.
185
This is the Counsel of God; would that thou mightest heed it!
This is the Bounty of God; would that thou mightest receive it!
This is the Utterance of God; if only thou wouldst apprehend it!
This is the Treasure of God; if only thou couldst understand!
186
This is a Book which hath become the Lamp of the Eternal unto
the world, and His straight, undeviating Path amidst the peoples
of the earth. Say: This is the Dayspring of Divine knowledge, if
ye be of them that understand, and the Dawning-place of God's
commandments, if ye be of those who comprehend.
187
Burden not an animal with more than it can bear. We, truly, have
prohibited such treatment through a most binding interdiction in
the Book. Be ye the embodiments of justice and fairness amidst
all creation.
188
Should anyone unintentionally take another's life, it is
incumbent upon him to render to the family of the deceased an
indemnity of one hundred &mithqals of gold. Observe ye that
which hath been enjoined upon you in this Tablet, and be not of
those who overstep its limits.
189
O members of parliaments throughout the world! Select ye a
single language for the use of all on earth, and adopt ye
likewise a common script. God, verily, maketh plain for you that
which shall profit you and enable you to be independent of
others. He, of a truth, is the Most Bountiful, the All-Knowing,
the All-Informed. This will be the cause of unity, could ye but
comprehend it, and the greatest instrument for promoting harmony
and civilization, would that ye might understand! We have
appointed two signs for the coming of age of the human race: the
first, which is the most firm foundation, We have set down in
other of Our Tablets, while the second hath been revealed in
this wondrous Book.
190
It hath been forbidden you to smoke opium. We, truly, have
prohibited this practice through a most binding interdiction in
the Book. Should anyone partake thereof, assuredly he is not of
Me. Fear God, O ye endued with understanding! |
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