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<bs>           
<cap> In
the
name
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> One
,
the
<cap> Incomparable
,
 


<bs>           
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
 



<bs>      
<cap> Praise
be
to
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Eternal
that
perisheth
not
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Everlasting
that
declineth
not
,
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
 
<bs> 

that
altereth
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
it
is
<cap> Who
is
transcendent
in
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
sovereignty
,
<cap> Who
is
manifest
through
<cap> His
signs
,
 
<bs> 

and
is
hidden
through
<cap> His
mysteries
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
it
is
at
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whose
bidding
the
standard
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Exalted
 
<bs> 

<cap> Word
hath
been
lifted
up
in
the
world
of
creation
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
banner
of
 
<bs> "
<cap> He
doeth
whatsoever
<cap> He
willeth
"
 
<bs> 

raised
amidst
all
peoples
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
it
is
<cap> Who
hath
revealed
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Cause
for
the
guidance
of
<cap> His
creatures
,
and
sent
 
<bs> 

down
<cap> His
verses
to
demonstrate
<cap> His
<cap> Proof
and
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Testimony
,
and
embellished
the
preface
of
the
<cap> Book
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Man
with
the
ornament
of
utterance
through
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> God
of
<cap> Mercy
hath
taught
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
,
 
<bs> 

hath
created
man
,
and
taught
him
articulate
speech
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
but
<cap> Him
,
the
<cap> One
,
the
<cap> Peerless
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Beneficent
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
light
that
is
shed
from
the
heaven
of
bounty
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
benediction
that
shineth
from
the
dawning
<bs> -
place
 
<bs> 

of
the
will
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
<cap> Kingdom
 



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<bs> 

of
<cap> Names
,
rest
upon
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Mediator
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Exalted
<cap> Pen
,
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
hath
 
<bs> 

made
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
<cap> His
most
excellent
 
<bs> 

names
and
the
<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> His
most
exalted
attributes
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Through
<cap> Him
the
light
of
unity
hath
shone
 
<bs> 

forth
above
the
horizon
of
the
world
,
and
the
law
of
 
<bs> 

oneness
hath
been
revealed
amidst
the
nations
,
who
,
 
<bs> 

with
radiant
faces
,
have
turned
towards
the
<cap> Supreme
 
<bs> 

<cap> Horizon
,
and
acknowledged
that
which
the
<cap> Tongue
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Utterance
hath
spoken
in
the
kingdom
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

knowledge
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Earth
and
heaven
,
glory
and
dominion
,
 
<bs> 

are
<cap> God's
,
the
<cap> Omnipotent
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

of
grace
abounding
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Give
ear
,
<cap> O
distinguished
divine
,
unto
the
voice
of
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
verily
,
counselleth
thee
for
 
<bs> 

the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
and
exhorteth
thee
unto
that
which
 
<bs> 

will
cause
thee
to
draw
nigh
unto
<cap> Him
under
all
 
<bs> 

conditions
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Possessing
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Exalted
.
<bs>   
<cap> Know
thou
that
the
ear
of
man
hath
been
 
<bs> 

created
that
it
may
hearken
unto
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Voice
 
<bs> 

on
this
<cap> Day
that
hath
been
mentioned
in
all
the
<cap> Books
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Scriptures
,
and
<cap> Tablets
.
<bs>   
<cap> Purify
thou
,
first
,
thy
soul
 
<bs> 

with
the
waters
of
renunciation
,
and
adorn
thine
 
<bs> 

head
with
the
crown
of
the
fear
of
<cap> God
,
and
thy
temple
 
<bs> 

with
the
ornament
of
reliance
upon
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Arise
,
 
<bs> 

then
,
and
,
with
thy
face
set
towards
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> House
,
the
<cap> Spot
round
which
,
as
decreed
by
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Eternal
<cap> King
,
all
that
dwell
on
earth
must
circle
,
 
<bs> 

recite
:
 



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<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
,
and
my
<cap> Desire
,
and
my
<cap> Adored
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
,
and
my
<cap> Master
,
and
my
<cap> Mainstay
,
and
my
utmost
 
<bs> 

<cap> Hope
,
and
my
supreme
<cap> Aspiration
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
seest
 
<bs> 

me
turning
towards
<cap> Thee
,
holding
fast
unto
the
cord
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
bounty
,
clinging
to
the
hem
of
<cap> Thy
generosity
,
 
<bs> 

acknowledging
the
sanctity
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Self
and
 
<bs> 

the
purity
of
<cap> Thine
<cap> Essence
,
and
testifying
to
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

unity
and
<cap> Thy
oneness
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
bear
witness
that
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

art
the
<cap> One
,
the
<cap> Single
,
the
<cap> Incomparable
,
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Abiding
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
didst
not
take
unto
<cap> Thyself
<ccap> a
partner
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Thy
dominion
,
nor
didst
<cap> Thou
choose
<ccap> a
peer
for
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thyself
upon
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> All
created
things
have
borne
 
<bs> 

witness
unto
that
which
the
<cap> Tongue
of
<cap> Thy
grandeur
 
<bs> 

hath
testified
ere
their
creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
<cap> Thou
art
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
;
there
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Thee
!
<bs>   
<cap> From
everlasting
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
wast
sanctified
from
the
mention
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
servants
,
and
exalted
above
the
description
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

creatures
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
beholdest
,
<cap> O
<cap> Lord
,
the
ignorant
 
<bs> 

seeking
the
ocean
of
<cap> Thy
knowledge
,
the
sore
athirst
 
<bs> 

the
living
waters
of
<cap> Thine
utterance
,
the
abased
the
 
<bs> 

tabernacle
of
<cap> Thy
glory
,
the
poor
the
treasury
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

riches
,
the
suppliant
the
dawning
<bs> -
place
of
<cap> Thy
wisdom
,
 
<bs> 

the
weak
the
source
of
<cap> Thy
strength
,
the
 
<bs> 

wretched
the
heaven
of
<cap> Thy
bounty
,
the
dumb
the
 
<bs> 

kingdom
of
<cap> Thy
mention
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> I
testify
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
and
my
<cap> King
,
that
<cap> Thou
hast
 
<bs> 

created
me
to
remember
<cap> Thee
,
to
glorify
<cap> Thee
,
and
 
<bs> 

to
aid
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
,
<cap> I
have
aided
<cap> Thine
enemies
,
 
<bs> 

who
have
broken
<cap> Thy
<cap> Covenant
,
who
have
cast
 



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<bs> 

away
<cap> Thy
<cap> Book
,
disbelieved
in
<cap> Thee
,
and
repudiated
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
signs
.
<bs>   
<cap> Alas
,
alas
,
for
my
waywardness
,
and
my
 
<bs> 

shame
,
and
my
sinfulness
,
and
my
wrong
<bs> -
doing
that
 
<bs> 

have
withheld
me
from
the
depths
of
the
ocean
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
unity
and
from
fathoming
the
sea
of
<cap> Thy
mercy
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wherefore
,
alas
,
alas
!
and
again
alas
,
alas
!
for
my
 
<bs> 

wretchedness
and
the
grievousness
of
my
transgressions
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
didst
call
me
into
being
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
to
 
<bs> 

exalt
<cap> Thy
<cap> Word
,
and
to
manifest
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

heedlessness
,
however
,
hath
deterred
me
and
compassed
 
<bs> 

me
about
,
in
such
wise
that
<cap> I
have
arisen
to
 
<bs> 

blot
out
<cap> Thy
signs
,
and
to
shed
the
blood
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

loved
ones
,
and
of
the
dawning
<bs> -
places
of
<cap> Thy
signs
,
 
<bs> 

and
of
the
daysprings
of
<cap> Thy
revelation
,
and
of
the
 
<bs> 

repositories
of
<cap> Thy
mysteries
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> Lord
,
my
<cap> Lord
!
and
again
,
<cap> O
<cap> Lord
,
my
<cap> Lord
!
 
<bs> 

and
yet
again
,
<cap> O
<cap> Lord
,
my
<cap> Lord
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
bear
witness
that
 
<bs> 

by
reason
of
mine
iniquity
the
fruits
of
the
tree
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
justice
have
fallen
,
and
through
the
fire
of
my
 
<bs> 

rebelliousness
the
hearts
of
such
of
<cap> Thy
creatures
as
 
<bs> 

enjoy
near
access
to
<cap> Thee
were
consumed
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

souls
of
the
sincere
among
<cap> Thy
servants
have
melted
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
wretched
,
wretched
that
<cap> I
am
!
<bs>   
<cap> O
the
cruelties
,
 
<bs> 

the
glaring
cruelties
,
<cap> I
inflicted
!
<bs>   
<cap> Woe
is
me
,
woe
is
 
<bs> 

me
,
for
my
remoteness
from
<cap> Thee
,
and
for
my
waywardness
,
 
<bs> 

and
mine
ignorance
,
and
my
baseness
,
and
 
<bs> 

my
repudiation
of
<cap> Thee
,
and
my
protests
against
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
!
<bs>   
<cap> How
many
the
days
during
which
<cap> Thou
didst
 
<bs> 

bid
<cap> Thy
servants
and
<cap> Thy
loved
ones
to
protect
me
,
 



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<bs> 

whilst
<cap> I
commanded
them
to
harm
<cap> Thee
and
to
harm
 
<bs> 

them
that
<cap> Thou
didst
trust
!
<bs>   
<cap> And
how
numerous
the
 
<bs> 

nights
during
which
<cap> Thou
didst
graciously
remember
 
<bs> 

me
,
and
didst
show
me
<cap> Thy
path
,
whilst
<cap> I
turned
 
<bs> 

away
from
<cap> Thee
and
from
<cap> Thy
signs
!
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Thy
glory
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
<cap> Thou
<cap> Who
art
the
<cap> Hope
of
such
as
have
acknowledged
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
unity
,
and
the
<cap> Desire
of
the
hearts
of
them
 
<bs> 

that
are
rid
of
all
attachment
to
any
save
<cap> Thee
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

find
no
succorer
except
<cap> Thee
,
nor
king
,
nor
refuge
,
 
<bs> 

nor
haven
besides
<cap> Thyself
.
<bs>   
<cap> Alas
,
alas
!
<bs>   
<cap> My
turning
 
<bs> 

away
from
<cap> Thee
hath
burnt
up
the
veil
of
mine
 
<bs> 

integrity
,
and
my
denial
of
<cap> Thee
hath
rent
asunder
 
<bs> 

the
covering
cast
over
mine
honor
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
would
that
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

were
beneath
the
depths
of
the
earth
,
so
that
my
evil
 
<bs> 

deeds
would
remain
unknown
to
<cap> Thy
servants
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

seest
the
sinner
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
who
hath
turned
towards
 
<bs> 

the
dawning
<bs> -
place
of
<cap> Thy
forgiveness
and
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

bounty
,
and
the
mountain
of
iniquity
that
hath
 
<bs> 

sought
the
heaven
of
<cap> Thy
mercy
and
pardon
.
<bs>   
<cap> Alas
,
 
<bs> 

alas
!
<bs>   
<cap> My
mighty
sins
have
prevented
me
from
approaching
 
<bs> 

the
court
of
<cap> Thy
mercy
,
and
my
monstrous
 
<bs> 

deeds
have
caused
me
to
stray
far
from
the
 
<bs> 

sanctuary
of
<cap> Thy
presence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Indeed
,
<cap> I
am
he
that
 
<bs> 

hath
failed
in
duty
towards
<cap> Thee
,
and
hath
broken
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Covenant
and
<cap> Thy
<cap> Testament
,
and
committed
 
<bs> 

that
which
hath
made
the
dwellers
of
the
cities
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
justice
,
and
the
dawning
<bs> -
places
of
<cap> Thy
grace
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Thy
realms
,
to
lament
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
testify
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
that
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
have
put
away
<cap> Thy
commandments
,
and
clung
to
 



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<bs> 

the
dictates
of
my
passions
,
and
have
cast
away
the
 
<bs> 

statutes
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Book
,
and
seized
the
book
of
mine
 
<bs> 

own
desire
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
misery
,
misery
!
<bs>   
<cap> As
mine
iniquities
 
<bs> 

waxed
greater
and
greater
,
<cap> Thy
forbearance
towards
 
<bs> 

me
augmented
,
and
as
the
fire
of
my
rebelliousness
 
<bs> 

grew
fiercer
,
the
more
did
<cap> Thy
forgiveness
and
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

grace
seek
to
smother
up
its
flame
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
power
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
might
!
<bs>   
<cap> O
<cap> Thou
<cap> Who
art
the
desire
of
the
world
 
<bs> 

and
the
<cap> Best
<bs> -
<cap> Beloved
of
the
nations
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thy
long
<bs> -
suffering
 
<bs> 

hath
puffed
me
up
,
and
<cap> Thy
patience
hath
emboldened
 
<bs> 

me
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
beholdest
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
the
tears
 
<bs> 

that
my
shame
hath
caused
to
flow
,
and
the
sighs
 
<bs> 

which
my
heedlessness
hath
led
me
to
utter
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

swear
by
the
greatness
of
<cap> Thy
majesty
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
can
find
 
<bs> 

for
myself
no
habitation
save
beneath
the
shadow
of
 
<bs> 

the
court
of
<cap> Thy
bounty
,
nor
any
refuge
except
 
<bs> 

under
the
canopy
of
<cap> Thy
mercy
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
seest
me
in
 
<bs> 

the
midst
of
<ccap> a
sea
of
despair
and
of
hopelessness
,
after
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
didst
cause
me
to
hear
<cap> Thy
words
 
<bs> "
<cap> Despair
 
<bs> 

not
."
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Thy
power
!
<bs>   
<cap> My
sore
injustice
hath
severed
 
<bs> 

the
cord
of
my
hope
,
and
my
rebellion
hath
darkened
 
<bs> 

my
face
before
the
throne
of
<cap> Thy
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

beholdest
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
him
who
is
as
one
dead
fallen
 
<bs> 

at
the
door
of
<cap> Thy
favor
,
ashamed
to
seek
from
the
 
<bs> 

hand
of
<cap> Thy
loving
<bs> -
kindness
the
living
waters
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

pardon
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
given
me
<ccap> a
tongue
wherewith
to
 
<bs> 

remember
and
praise
<cap> Thee
,
and
yet
it
uttereth
that
 
<bs> 

which
hath
caused
the
souls
of
such
of
<cap> Thy
chosen
 
<bs> 

ones
as
are
nigh
unto
<cap> Thee
to
melt
,
and
the
hearts
of
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
7
 
<bs> 

the
sincere
amongst
the
dwellers
of
the
habitations
 
<bs> 

of
holiness
to
be
consumed
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
given
me
eyes
 
<bs> 

to
witness
<cap> Thy
signs
,
and
to
behold
<cap> Thy
verses
,
and
 
<bs> 

to
contemplate
the
revelations
of
<cap> Thine
handiwork
,
 
<bs> 

but
<cap> I
have
rejected
<cap> Thy
will
,
and
have
committed
 
<bs> 

what
hath
caused
the
faithful
among
<cap> Thy
creatures
 
<bs> 

and
the
detached
amidst
<cap> Thy
servants
to
groan
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

hast
given
me
ears
that
<cap> I
may
incline
them
unto
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

praise
and
<cap> Thy
celebration
,
and
unto
that
which
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

didst
send
down
from
the
heaven
of
<cap> Thy
bounty
and
 
<bs> 

the
firmament
of
<cap> Thy
will
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
,
alas
,
alas
,
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

have
forsaken
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
,
and
have
commanded
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

servants
to
blaspheme
against
<cap> Thy
trusted
ones
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
loved
ones
,
and
have
acted
,
before
the
throne
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
justice
,
in
such
wise
that
those
that
have
recognized
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
unity
and
are
wholly
devoted
to
<cap> Thee
 
<bs> 

among
the
dwellers
of
<cap> Thy
realm
mourned
with
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

sore
lamentation
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
know
not
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
which
 
<bs> 

among
my
evildoings
to
mention
before
the
billowing
 
<bs> 

ocean
of
<cap> Thy
favor
,
nor
which
of
my
trespasses
 
<bs> 

to
declare
when
face
to
face
with
the
splendors
of
 
<bs> 

the
suns
of
<cap> Thy
goodly
gifts
and
bounties
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> I
beseech
<cap> Thee
,
this
very
moment
,
by
the
mysteries
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Book
,
and
by
the
things
hid
in
<cap> Thy
knowledge
,
 
<bs> 

and
by
the
pearls
that
lie
concealed
within
the
 
<bs> 

shells
of
the
ocean
of
<cap> Thy
mercy
,
to
reckon
me
among
 
<bs> 

such
as
<cap> Thou
didst
mention
in
<cap> Thy
<cap> Book
and
describe
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Thy
<cap> Tablets
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hast
<cap> Thou
decreed
for
me
,
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
any
joy
after
this
tribulation
,
or
any
relief
to
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
8
 
<bs> 

succeed
this
affliction
,
or
any
ease
to
follow
this
 
<bs> 

trouble
?
<bs>   
<cap> Alas
,
alas
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
ordained
that
every
 
<bs> 

pulpit
be
set
apart
for
<cap> Thy
mention
,
and
for
the
 
<bs> 

glorification
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Word
,
and
the
revelation
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
,
but
<cap> I
have
ascended
it
to
proclaim
the
violation
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Covenant
,
and
have
spoken
unto
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

servants
such
words
as
have
caused
the
dwellers
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Tabernacles
of
<cap> Thy
majesty
and
the
denizens
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Cities
of
<cap> Thy
wisdom
to
lament
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
often
hast
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
sent
down
the
food
of
<cap> Thine
utterance
out
of
 
<bs> 

the
heaven
of
<cap> Thy
bounty
,
and
<cap> I
denied
it
;
and
how
 
<bs> 

numerous
the
occasions
on
which
<cap> Thou
hast
summoned
 
<bs> 

me
to
the
soft
flowing
waters
of
<cap> Thy
mercy
,
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> I
have
chosen
to
turn
away
therefrom
,
by
reason
 
<bs> 

of
my
having
followed
my
own
wish
and
desire
!
<bs>   
<cap> By
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
glory
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
know
not
for
which
sin
to
beg
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

forgiveness
and
implore
<cap> Thy
pardon
,
nor
from
which
 
<bs> 

of
mine
iniquities
to
turn
aside
unto
the
<cap> Court
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

bounteousness
and
the
<cap> Sanctuary
of
<cap> Thy
favor
.
<bs>   
<cap> Such
 
<bs> 

are
my
sins
and
trespasses
that
no
man
can
number
 
<bs> 

them
,
nor
pen
describe
them
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
implore
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

that
turnest
darkness
into
light
,
and
revealest
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

mysteries
on
the
<cap> Sinai
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Revelation
,
to
aid
me
,
 
<bs> 

at
all
times
,
to
put
my
trust
in
<cap> Thee
,
and
to
commit
 
<bs> 

mine
affairs
unto
<cap> Thy
care
.
<bs>   
<cap> Make
me
,
then
,
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
content
with
that
which
the
finger
of
<cap> Thy
decree
 
<bs> 

hath
traced
,
and
the
pen
of
<cap> Thy
ordinance
hath
 
<bs> 

written
.
<bs>   
<cap> Potent
art
<cap> Thou
to
do
what
pleaseth
<cap> Thee
,
 
<bs> 

and
in
<cap> Thy
grasp
are
the
reins
of
all
that
are
in
heaven
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
9
 
<bs> 

and
on
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
but
<cap> Thee
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
knowing
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Know
thou
that
neither
the
calumnies
 
<bs> 

which
men
may
utter
,
nor
their
denials
,
nor
any
cavils
 
<bs> 

they
may
raise
,
can
harm
him
that
hath
clung
to
the
 
<bs> 

cord
of
the
grace
,
and
seized
the
hem
of
the
mercy
,
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Lord
of
creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
the
<cap> Glory
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Baha
),
hath
spoken
not
from
mere
impulse
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
that
hath
given
<cap> Him
<ccap> a
voice
is
<cap> He
that
hath
given
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
voice
unto
all
things
,
that
they
may
praise
and
 
<bs> 

glorify
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Him
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
,
the
<cap> Incomparable
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
strength
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Unconditioned
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> They
whose
sight
is
keen
,
whose
ears
are
retentive
,
 
<bs> 

whose
hearts
are
enlightened
,
and
whose
breasts
are
 
<bs> 

dilated
,
recognize
both
truth
and
falsehood
,
and
distinguish
 
<bs> 

the
one
from
the
other
.
<bs>   
<cap> Recite
thou
this
 
<bs> 

prayer
that
hath
flowed
from
the
tongue
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
and
ponder
thereon
with
<ccap> a
heart
rid
 
<bs> 

of
all
attachment
,
and
with
ears
that
are
pure
and
 
<bs> 

sanctified
,
be
attentive
to
its
meaning
,
that
haply
 
<bs> 

thou
mayest
inhale
the
breath
of
detachment
and
 
<bs> 

have
pity
upon
thyself
and
upon
others
:
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> My
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Object
of
my
adoration
,
the
<cap> Goal
 
<bs> 

of
my
desire
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bountiful
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Compassionate
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
life
is
of
<cap> Thee
,
and
all
power
lieth
within
 
<bs> 

the
grasp
of
<cap> Thine
omnipotence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whosoever
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

exaltest
is
raised
above
the
angels
,
and
attaineth
the
 
<bs> 

station
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Verily
,
<cap> We
uplifted
him
to
<ccap> a
place
on
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
10
 
<bs> 

high
!';
and
whosoever
<cap> Thou
dost
abase
is
made
lower
 
<bs> 

than
dust
,
nay
,
less
than
nothing
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
<cap> Divine
<cap> Providence
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Though
wicked
,
sinful
,
and
intemperate
,
we
 
<bs> 

still
seek
from
<cap> Thee
<ccap> a
 
<bs> `
seat
of
truth
,'
and
long
to
 
<bs> 

behold
the
countenance
of
the
<cap> Omnipotent
<cap> King
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> It
is
<cap> Thine
to
command
,
and
all
sovereignty
belongeth
 
<bs> 

to
<cap> Thee
,
and
the
realm
of
might
boweth
before
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

behest
.
<bs>   
<cap> Everything
<cap> Thou
doest
is
pure
justice
,
nay
,
 
<bs> 

the
very
essence
of
grace
.
<bs>   
<cap> One
gleam
from
the
splendors
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Name
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
,
sufficeth
to
 
<bs> 

banish
and
blot
out
every
trace
of
sinfulness
from
the
 
<bs> 

world
,
and
<ccap> a
single
breath
from
the
breezes
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Day
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Revelation
is
enough
to
adorn
all
mankind
 
<bs> 

with
<ccap> a
fresh
attire
.
<bs>   
<cap> Vouchsafe
<cap> Thy
strength
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
<cap> Almighty
<cap> One
,
unto
<cap> Thy
weak
creatures
,
and
 
<bs> 

quicken
them
who
are
as
dead
,
that
haply
they
may
 
<bs> 

find
<cap> Thee
,
and
may
be
led
unto
the
ocean
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

guidance
,
and
may
remain
steadfast
in
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Should
the
fragrance
of
<cap> Thy
praise
be
shed
abroad
 
<bs> 

by
any
of
the
divers
tongues
of
the
world
,
out
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> East
or
out
of
the
<cap> West
,
it
would
,
verily
,
be
prized
 
<bs> 

and
greatly
cherished
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
such
tongues
,
however
,
be
 
<bs> 

deprived
of
that
fragrance
,
they
assuredly
would
be
 
<bs> 

unworthy
of
any
mention
,
in
word
or
yet
in
thought
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
beg
of
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
<cap> Providence
,
to
show
<cap> Thy
way
 
<bs> 

unto
all
men
,
and
to
guide
them
aright
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
art
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Seeing
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
to
aid
thee
to
be
just
and
fair
<bs> -
minded
,
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
11
 
<bs> 

and
to
acquaint
thee
with
the
things
that
 
<bs> 

were
hidden
from
the
eyes
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Unconstrained
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
ask
thee
to
reflect
 
<bs> 

upon
that
which
hath
been
revealed
,
and
to
be
fair
 
<bs> 

and
just
in
thy
speech
,
that
perchance
the
splendors
 
<bs> 

of
the
daystar
of
truthfulness
and
sincerity
may
 
<bs> 

shine
forth
,
and
may
deliver
thee
from
the
darkness
 
<bs> 

of
ignorance
,
and
illumine
the
world
with
the
light
 
<bs> 

of
knowledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
frequented
 
<bs> 

no
school
,
neither
hath
<cap> He
attended
the
controversies
 
<bs> 

of
the
learned
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
life
!
<bs>   
<cap> Not
of
<cap> Mine
own
volition
 
<bs> 

have
<cap> I
revealed
<cap> Myself
,
but
<cap> God
,
of
<cap> His
own
 
<bs> 

choosing
,
hath
manifested
<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
<cap> Tablet
,
addressed
 
<bs> 

to
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
,
blessed
 
<bs> 

and
glorified
be
<cap> He
,
assist
him
<bs> --
these
words
have
 
<bs> 

streamed
from
the
tongue
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
:
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> King
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
was
but
<ccap> a
man
like
others
,
asleep
upon
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
couch
,
when
lo
,
the
breezes
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
 
<bs> 

were
wafted
over
<cap> Me
,
and
taught
<cap> Me
the
knowledge
 
<bs> 

of
all
that
hath
been
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
thing
is
not
from
<cap> Me
,
but
 
<bs> 

from
<cap> One
<cap> Who
is
<cap> Almighty
and
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
bade
<cap> Me
lift
up
<cap> My
voice
between
earth
and
 
<bs> 

heaven
,
and
for
this
there
befell
<cap> Me
what
hath
caused
 
<bs> 

the
tears
of
every
man
of
understanding
to
flow
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
learning
current
amongst
men
<cap> I
studied
not
;
 
<bs> 

their
schools
<cap> I
entered
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ask
of
the
city
wherein
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
dwelt
,
that
thou
mayest
be
well
assured
that
<cap> I
am
 
<bs> 

not
of
them
who
speak
falsely
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
but
<ccap> a
leaf
 
<bs> 

which
the
winds
of
the
will
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
12
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Praised
,
have
stirred
.
<bs>   
<cap> Can
it
be
still
 
<bs> 

when
the
tempestuous
winds
are
blowing
?
<bs>   
<cap> Nay
,
by
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
<cap> Names
and
<cap> Attributes
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
move
it
as
they
list
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
evanescent
is
as
nothing
 
<bs> 

before
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Abiding
.
<bs>   
<cap> His
all
<bs> -
compelling
 
<bs> 

summons
hath
reached
<cap> Me
,
and
caused
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
to
speak
<cap> His
praise
amidst
all
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
was
indeed
 
<bs> 

as
one
dead
when
<cap> His
behest
was
uttered
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
hand
 
<bs> 

of
the
will
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Compassionate
,
the
<cap> Merciful
,
 
<bs> 

transformed
<cap> Me
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Now
is
the
moment
in
which
to
cleanse
thyself
 
<bs> 

with
the
waters
of
detachment
that
have
flowed
out
 
<bs> 

from
the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Pen
,
and
to
ponder
,
wholly
for
the
 
<bs> 

sake
of
<cap> God
,
those
things
which
,
time
and
again
,
have
 
<bs> 

been
sent
down
or
manifested
,
and
then
to
strive
,
as
 
<bs> 

much
as
lieth
in
thee
,
to
quench
,
through
the
power
 
<bs> 

of
wisdom
and
the
force
of
thy
utterance
,
the
fire
of
 
<bs> 

enmity
and
hatred
which
smouldereth
in
the
hearts
 
<bs> 

of
the
peoples
of
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Divine
<cap> Messengers
 
<bs> 

have
been
sent
down
,
and
their
<cap> Books
were
revealed
,
 
<bs> 

for
the
purpose
of
promoting
the
knowledge
of
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

and
of
furthering
unity
and
fellowship
amongst
men
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> But
now
behold
,
how
they
have
made
the
<cap> Law
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
cause
and
pretext
for
perversity
and
hatred
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
 
<bs> 

pitiful
,
how
regrettable
,
that
most
men
are
cleaving
 
<bs> 

fast
to
,
and
have
busied
themselves
with
,
the
things
 
<bs> 

they
possess
,
and
are
unaware
of
,
and
shut
out
as
by
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
veil
from
,
the
things
<cap> God
possesseth
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Attire
mine
head
with
the
 



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<bs> 

crown
of
justice
,
and
my
temple
with
the
ornament
 
<bs> 

of
equity
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
,
verily
,
art
the
<cap> Possessor
of
all
gifts
 
<bs> 

and
bounties
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Justice
and
equity
are
twin
<cap> Guardians
that
watch
 
<bs> 

over
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> From
them
are
revealed
such
blessed
and
 
<bs> 

perspicuous
words
as
are
the
cause
of
the
well
<bs> -
being
 
<bs> 

of
the
world
and
the
protection
of
the
nations
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> These
words
have
streamed
from
the
pen
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
in
one
of
<cap> His
<cap> Tablets
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
purpose
 
<bs> 

of
the
one
true
<cap> God
,
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
,
hath
been
 
<bs> 

to
bring
forth
the
<cap> Mystic
<cap> Gems
out
of
the
mine
of
 
<bs> 

man
<bs> --
they
<cap> Who
are
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Places
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
and
the
<cap> Repositories
of
the
pearls
of
<cap> His
knowledge
;
 
<bs> 

for
,
<cap> God
<cap> Himself
,
glorified
be
<cap> He
,
is
the
<cap> Unseen
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> One
concealed
and
hidden
from
the
eyes
of
men
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Consider
what
the
<cap> Merciful
hath
revealed
in
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
:
<bs>   
<cap> No
vision
taketh
in
<cap> Him
,
but
<cap> He
taketh
in
 
<bs> 

all
vision
,
and
<cap> He
is
the
<cap> Subtile
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Informed
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> That
the
divers
communions
of
the
earth
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

manifold
systems
of
religious
belief
,
should
never
be
 
<bs> 

allowed
to
foster
the
feelings
of
animosity
among
 
<bs> 

men
,
is
,
in
this
<cap> Day
,
of
the
essence
of
the
<cap> Faith
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
and
<cap> His
<cap> Religion
.
<bs>   
<cap> These
principles
and
laws
,
 
<bs> 

these
firmly
<bs> -
established
and
mighty
systems
,
have
 
<bs> 

proceeded
from
one
<cap> Source
,
and
are
rays
of
one
<cap> Light
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> That
they
differ
one
from
another
is
to
be
attributed
 
<bs> 

to
the
varying
requirements
of
the
ages
in
which
they
 
<bs> 

were
promulgated
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Gird
up
the
loins
of
your
endeavor
,
<cap> O
people
of
 



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<bs> &
<cap> Baha
,
that
haply
the
tumult
of
religious
dissension
 
<bs> 

and
strife
that
agitateth
the
peoples
of
the
earth
may
 
<bs> 

be
stilled
,
that
every
trace
of
it
may
be
completely
 
<bs> 

obliterated
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
the
love
of
<cap> God
,
and
them
that
 
<bs> 

serve
<cap> Him
,
arise
to
aid
this
sublime
and
momentous
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Religious
fanaticism
and
hatred
are
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

world
<bs> -
devouring
fire
,
whose
violence
none
can
 
<bs> 

quench
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Hand
of
<cap> Divine
power
can
,
alone
,
 
<bs> 

deliver
mankind
from
this
desolating
affliction
.
<bs>   
<cap> Consider
 
<bs> 

the
war
that
hath
involved
the
two
<cap> Nations
,
 
<bs> 

how
both
sides
have
renounced
their
possessions
and
 
<bs> 

their
lives
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
many
the
villages
that
were
completely
 
<bs> 

wiped
out
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
utterance
of
<cap> God
is
<ccap> a
lamp
,
whose
light
is
 
<bs> 

these
words
:
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
are
the
fruits
of
one
tree
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

leaves
of
one
branch
.
<bs>   
<cap> Deal
ye
one
with
another
with
 
<bs> 

the
utmost
love
and
harmony
,
with
friendliness
and
 
<bs> 

fellowship
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> Truth
beareth
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
witness
!
<bs>   
<cap> So
powerful
is
the
light
of
unity
that
it
 
<bs> 

can
illuminate
the
whole
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> One
true
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<cap> Who
knoweth
all
things
,
<cap> Himself
testifieth
to
the
 
<bs> 

truth
of
these
words
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Exert
yourselves
that
ye
may
attain
this
transcendent
 
<bs> 

and
most
sublime
station
,
the
station
that
can
 
<bs> 

insure
the
protection
and
security
of
all
mankind
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
goal
excelleth
every
other
goal
,
and
this
aspiration
 
<bs> 

is
the
monarch
of
all
aspirations
.
<bs>   
<cap> So
long
,
however
,
 
<bs> 

as
the
thick
clouds
of
oppression
,
which
obscure
 
<bs> 

the
daystar
of
justice
,
remain
undispelled
,
it
would
 



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<bs> 

be
difficult
for
the
glory
of
this
station
to
be
unveiled
 
<bs> 

to
men's
eyes
.
<bs>   
<cap> These
thick
clouds
are
the
exponents
 
<bs> 

of
idle
fancies
and
vain
imaginings
,
who
are
none
 
<bs> 

other
but
the
divines
of
<cap> Persia
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
one
time
<cap> We
spoke
 
<bs> 

in
the
language
of
the
lawgiver
;
at
another
in
that
 
<bs> 

of
the
truth
<bs> -
seeker
and
the
mystic
,
and
yet
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

supreme
purpose
and
highest
wish
hath
always
been
 
<bs> 

to
disclose
the
glory
and
sublimity
of
this
station
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
verily
,
is
<ccap> a
sufficient
witness
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Consort
with
all
men
,
<cap> O
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
,
in
<ccap> a
spirit
 
<bs> 

of
friendliness
and
fellowship
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
ye
be
aware
of
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

certain
truth
,
if
ye
possess
<ccap> a
jewel
,
of
which
others
 
<bs> 

are
deprived
,
share
it
with
them
in
<ccap> a
language
of
 
<bs> 

utmost
kindliness
and
goodwill
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
it
be
accepted
,
 
<bs> 

if
it
fulfill
its
purpose
,
your
object
is
attained
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
 
<bs> 

anyone
should
refuse
it
,
leave
him
unto
himself
,
and
 
<bs> 

beseech
<cap> God
to
guide
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Beware
lest
ye
deal
unkindly
 
<bs> 

with
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
kindly
tongue
is
the
lodestone
 
<bs> 

of
the
hearts
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
the
bread
of
the
spirit
,
it
 
<bs> 

clotheth
the
words
with
meaning
,
it
is
the
fountain
 
<bs> 

of
the
light
of
wisdom
and
understanding
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> By
 
<bs> "
divines
"
in
the
passage
cited
above
is
meant
 
<bs> 

those
men
who
outwardly
attire
themselves
with
the
 
<bs> 

raiment
of
knowledge
,
but
who
inwardly
are
deprived
 
<bs> 

therefrom
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
this
connection
,
<cap> We
quote
from
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablet
addressed
to
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
,
certain
 
<bs> 

passages
from
the
 
<bs> "
<cap> Hidden
<cap> Words
"
which
were
revealed
 
<bs> 

by
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abha
<cap> Pen
under
the
name
of
the
 
<bs> "
<cap> Book
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Fatimih
,"
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
be
upon
her
!
 



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<bs> "
<cap> O
ye
that
are
foolish
,
yet
have
<ccap> a
name
to
be
wise
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wherefore
do
ye
wear
the
guise
of
the
shepherd
,
when
 
<bs> 

inwardly
ye
have
become
wolves
,
intent
upon
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

flock
?
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
are
even
as
the
star
,
which
riseth
ere
the
 
<bs> 

dawn
,
and
which
,
though
it
seem
radiant
and
luminous
,
 
<bs> 

leadeth
the
wayfarers
of
<cap> My
city
astray
into
the
 
<bs> 

paths
of
perdition
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
ye
seeming
fair
yet
 
<bs> 

inwardly
foul
!
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
are
like
clear
but
bitter
water
,
 
<bs> 

which
to
outward
seeming
is
crystal
pure
but
of
 
<bs> 

which
,
when
tested
by
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Assayer
,
not
<ccap> a
drop
 
<bs> 

is
accepted
.
<bs>   
<cap> Yea
,
the
sunbeam
falls
alike
upon
the
 
<bs> 

dust
and
the
mirror
,
yet
differ
they
in
reflection
even
 
<bs> 

as
doth
the
star
from
the
earth
:
<bs>   
nay
,
immeasurable
is
 
<bs> 

the
difference
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
also
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
essence
of
desire
!
<bs>   
<cap> At
many
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
dawn
have
<cap> I
turned
from
the
realms
of
the
<cap> Placeless
 
<bs> 

unto
thine
abode
,
and
found
thee
on
the
bed
of
 
<bs> 

ease
busied
with
others
than
<cap> Myself
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thereupon
,
even
 
<bs> 

as
the
flash
of
the
spirit
,
<cap> I
returned
to
the
realms
of
 
<bs> 

celestial
glory
,
and
breathed
it
not
in
<cap> My
retreats
 
<bs> 

above
unto
the
hosts
of
holiness
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
again
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
bond
slave
of
the
world
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Many
<ccap> a
dawn
hath
the
breeze
of
<cap> My
loving
<bs> -
kindness
 
<bs> 

wafted
over
thee
and
found
thee
upon
the
bed
of
 
<bs> 

heedlessness
fast
asleep
.
<bs>   
<cap> Bewailing
then
thy
plight
it
 
<bs> 

returned
whence
it
came
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Those
divines
,
however
,
who
are
truly
adorned
 
<bs> 

with
the
ornament
of
knowledge
and
of
<ccap> a
goodly
 



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<bs> 

character
are
,
verily
,
as
<ccap> a
head
to
the
body
of
the
 
<bs> 

world
,
and
as
eyes
to
the
nations
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
guidance
of
 
<bs> 

men
hath
,
at
all
times
,
been
,
and
is
,
dependent
upon
 
<bs> 

such
blessed
souls
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
to
graciously
aid
 
<bs> 

them
to
do
<cap> His
will
and
pleasure
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
all
men
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
this
world
and
of
the
 
<bs> 

next
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
learned
that
thou
hast
turned
 
<bs> 

away
from
<cap> Us
,
and
protested
against
<cap> Us
,
in
such
wise
 
<bs> 

that
thou
hast
bidden
the
people
to
curse
<cap> Me
,
and
 
<bs> 

decreed
that
the
blood
of
the
servants
of
<cap> God
be
shed
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
requite
him
who
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Willingly
will
<cap> I
obey
the
 
<bs> 

judge
who
hath
so
strangely
decreed
that
my
blood
 
<bs> 

be
spilt
at
<cap> Hill
and
at
 
<bs> &
<cap> Haram
!"
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
<cap> I
say
:
<bs>   
<cap> Whatever
 
<bs> 

befalleth
in
the
path
of
<cap> God
is
the
beloved
of
 
<bs> 

the
soul
and
the
desire
of
the
heart
.
<bs>   
<cap> Deadly
poison
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> His
path
is
pure
honey
,
and
every
tribulation
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

draught
of
crystal
water
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
<cap> Tablet
to
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
it
is
written
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> By
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Truth
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
fear
no
tribulation
in
<cap> His
path
,
nor
any
 
<bs> 

affliction
in
<cap> My
love
for
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
<cap> God
hath
made
 
<bs> 

adversity
as
<ccap> a
morning
dew
upon
<cap> His
green
pasture
,
 
<bs> 

and
<ccap> a
wick
for
<cap> His
lamp
which
lighteth
earth
and
 
<bs> 

heaven
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Set
thine
heart
towards
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Kaaba
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Help
in
<cap> Peril
,
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
,
and
raise
 
<bs> 

thou
thine
hands
with
such
firm
conviction
as
shall
 
<bs> 

cause
the
hands
of
all
created
things
to
be
lifted
up
 
<bs> 

towards
the
heaven
of
the
grace
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
 



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<bs> 

all
worlds
.
<bs>   
<cap> Turn
,
then
,
thy
face
towards
<cap> Him
in
 
<bs> 

such
wise
that
the
faces
of
all
beings
will
turn
in
the
 
<bs> 

direction
of
<cap> His
shining
and
luminous
<cap> Horizon
,
and
 
<bs> 

say
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Thou
seest
me
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
with
my
face
 
<bs> 

turned
towards
the
heaven
of
<cap> Thy
bounty
and
the
 
<bs> 

ocean
of
<cap> Thy
favor
,
withdrawn
from
all
else
beside
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
ask
of
<cap> Thee
,
by
the
splendors
of
the
<cap> Sun
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
revelation
on
<cap> Sinai
,
and
the
effulgences
of
the
<cap> Orb
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
grace
which
shineth
from
the
horizon
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Name
,
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Forgiving
,
to
grant
me
<cap> Thy
pardon
 
<bs> 

and
to
have
mercy
upon
me
.
<bs>   
<cap> Write
down
,
then
,
for
 
<bs> 

me
with
<cap> Thy
pen
of
glory
that
which
will
exalt
me
 
<bs> 

through
<cap> Thy
<cap> Name
in
the
world
of
creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Aid
 
<bs> 

me
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
to
set
myself
towards
<cap> Thee
,
and
to
 
<bs> 

hearken
unto
the
voice
of
<cap> Thy
loved
ones
,
whom
the
 
<bs> 

powers
of
the
earth
have
failed
to
weaken
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

dominion
of
the
nations
has
been
powerless
to
withhold
 
<bs> 

from
<cap> Thee
,
and
who
,
advancing
towards
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
,
have
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> God
is
our
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
who
 
<bs> 

are
in
heaven
and
all
who
are
on
earth
!'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
<cap> I
say
,
the
seal
of
the
<cap> Choice
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wine
hath
,
in
the
name
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
,
 
<bs> 

been
broken
;
withhold
not
thyself
therefrom
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
speaketh
wholly
for
the
 
<bs> 

sake
of
<cap> God
;
thou
too
shouldst
,
likewise
,
for
the
sake
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
meditate
upon
those
things
that
have
been
 
<bs> 

sent
down
and
manifested
,
that
haply
thou
mayest
,
 
<bs> 

on
this
blessed
<cap> Day
,
take
thy
portion
of
the
liberal
 
<bs> 

effusions
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
truly
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bountiful
,
and
 



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<bs> 

mayest
not
remain
deprived
thereof
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
indeed
 
<bs> 

would
not
be
hard
for
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Dust
<bs> -
made
<cap> Adam
was
 
<bs> 

raised
up
,
through
the
<cap> Word
of
<cap> God
,
to
the
heavenly
 
<bs> 

throne
,
and
<ccap> a
mere
fisherman
was
made
the
repository
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Divine
wisdom
,
and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abu
<bs> -
<cap> Dhar
,
the
shepherd
,
 
<bs> 

became
<ccap> a
prince
of
the
nations
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> This
<cap> Day
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
,
hath
never
been
,
nor
is
it
 
<bs> 

now
,
the
<cap> Day
whereon
man
<bs> -
made
arts
and
sciences
 
<bs> 

can
be
regarded
as
<ccap> a
true
standard
for
men
,
since
it
 
<bs> 

hath
been
recognized
that
<cap> He
<cap> Who
was
wholly
unversed
 
<bs> 

in
any
of
them
hath
ascended
the
throne
of
 
<bs> 

purest
gold
,
and
occupied
the
seat
of
honor
in
the
 
<bs> 

council
of
knowledge
,
whilst
the
acknowledged
exponent
 
<bs> 

and
repository
of
these
arts
and
sciences
 
<bs> 

remained
utterly
deprived
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
 
<bs> "
arts
and
sciences
"
 
<bs> 

is
meant
those
which
begin
with
words
and
end
with
 
<bs> 

words
.
<bs>   
<cap> Such
arts
and
sciences
,
however
,
as
are
 
<bs> 

productive
of
good
results
,
and
bring
forth
their
 
<bs> 

fruit
,
and
are
conducive
to
the
well
<bs> -
being
and
tranquility
 
<bs> 

of
men
have
been
,
and
will
remain
,
acceptable
 
<bs> 

before
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wert
thou
to
give
ear
to
<cap> My
voice
,
thou
 
<bs> 

wouldst
cast
away
all
thy
possessions
,
and
wouldst
set
 
<bs> 

thy
face
towards
the
<cap> Spot
wherein
the
ocean
of
wisdom
 
<bs> 

and
of
utterance
hath
surged
,
and
the
sweet
 
<bs> 

savors
of
the
loving
<bs> -
kindness
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Compassionate
,
 
<bs> 

have
wafted
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
deem
it
advisable
,
in
this
connection
,
to
recount
 
<bs> 

briefly
some
past
events
,
that
perchance
they
 
<bs> 

may
be
the
means
of
vindicating
the
cause
of
equity
 



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<bs> 

and
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
the
time
when
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
,
 
<bs> 

may
<cap> God
,
his
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
,
aid
him
 
<bs> 

through
<cap> His
strengthening
grace
,
was
planning
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

journey
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Isfahan
,
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
having
obtained
 
<bs> 

his
permission
,
visited
the
holy
and
luminous
 
<bs> 

resting
<bs> -
places
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imams
,
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

be
upon
them
!
<bs>   
<cap> Upon
<cap> Our
return
,
<cap> We
proceeded
to
 


<bs> &
<cap> Lavasan
on
account
of
the
excessive
heat
prevailing
 
<bs> 

in
the
capital
.
<bs>   
<cap> Following
<cap> Our
departure
,
there
occurred
 
<bs> 

the
attempt
upon
the
life
of
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
,
may
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
exalted
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
,
assist
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Those
 
<bs> 

days
were
troublous
days
,
and
the
fires
of
hatred
 
<bs> 

burned
high
.
<bs>   
<cap> Many
were
arrested
,
among
them
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

were
in
no
wise
connected
with
that
evil
deed
,
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
innocence
was
indisputably
established
by
the
 
<bs> 

tribunals
.
<bs>   
<cap> Nevertheless
,
they
apprehended
<cap> Us
,
and
 
<bs> 

from
 
<bs> &
<cap> Niyavaran
,
which
was
then
the
residence
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
,
conducted
<cap> Us
,
on
foot
and
in
chains
,
 
<bs> 

with
bared
head
and
bare
feet
,
to
the
dungeon
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Tihran
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
brutal
man
,
accompanying
<cap> Us
on
horseback
,
 
<bs> 

snatched
off
<cap> Our
hat
,
whilst
<cap> We
were
being
 
<bs> 

hurried
along
by
<ccap> a
troop
of
executioners
and
officials
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
were
consigned
for
four
months
to
<ccap> a
place
foul
 
<bs> 

beyond
comparison
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
to
the
dungeon
in
which
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
and
others
similarly
wronged
were
 
<bs> 

confined
,
<ccap> a
dark
and
narrow
pit
were
preferable
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Upon
<cap> Our
arrival
<cap> We
were
first
conducted
along
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

pitch
<bs> -
black
corridor
,
from
whence
<cap> We
descended
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

three
steep
flights
of
stairs
to
the
place
of
confinement
 
<bs> 

assigned
to
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
dungeon
was
wrapped
in
thick
 
<bs> 

darkness
,
and
<cap> Our
fellow
prisoners
numbered
nearly
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
hundred
and
fifty
souls
:
<bs>   
thieves
,
assassins
and
highwaymen
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Though
crowded
,
it
had
no
other
outlet
 
<bs> 

than
the
passage
by
which
<cap> We
entered
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
pen
can
 
<bs> 

depict
that
place
,
nor
any
tongue
describe
its
loathsome
 
<bs> 

smell
.
<bs>   
<cap> Most
of
these
men
had
neither
clothes
 
<bs> 

nor
bedding
to
lie
on
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
alone
knoweth
what
befell
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
in
that
most
foul
<bs> -
smelling
and
gloomy
place
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Day
and
night
,
while
confined
in
that
dungeon
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
meditated
upon
the
deeds
,
the
condition
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

conduct
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Babis
,
wondering
what
could
have
led
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
people
so
high
<bs> -
minded
,
so
noble
,
and
of
such
intelligence
,
 
<bs> 

to
perpetrate
such
an
audacious
and
outrageous
 
<bs> 

act
against
the
person
of
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
thereupon
,
decided
to
arise
,
after
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

release
from
prison
,
and
undertake
,
with
the
utmost
 
<bs> 

vigor
,
the
task
of
regenerating
this
people
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> One
night
,
in
<ccap> a
dream
,
these
exalted
words
were
 
<bs> 

heard
on
every
side
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Verily
,
<cap> We
shall
render
<cap> Thee
 
<bs> 

victorious
by
<cap> Thyself
and
by
<cap> Thy
<cap> Pen
.
<bs>   
<cap> Grieve
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

not
for
that
which
hath
befallen
<cap> Thee
,
neither
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
afraid
,
for
<cap> Thou
art
in
safety
.
<bs>   
<cap> Erelong
will
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
raise
up
the
treasures
of
the
earth
<bs> --
men
who
 
<bs> 

will
aid
<cap> Thee
through
<cap> Thyself
and
through
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Name
,
wherewith
<cap> God
hath
revived
the
hearts
of
 
<bs> 

such
as
have
recognized
<cap> Him
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
when
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
went
forth
out
of
 



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<bs> 

<cap> His
prison
,
<cap> We
journeyed
,
in
pursuance
of
the
order
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
,
exalted
be
<cap> He
,
 
<bs> 

protect
him
<bs> --
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Iraq
,
escorted
by
officers
in
the
 
<bs> 

service
of
the
esteemed
and
honored
governments
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Persia
and
<cap> Russia
.
<bs>   
<cap> After
<cap> Our
arrival
,
<cap> We
revealed
,
 
<bs> 

as
<ccap> a
copious
rain
,
by
the
aid
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
<cap> Divine
 
<bs> 

<cap> Grace
and
mercy
,
<cap> Our
verses
,
and
sent
them
to
various
 
<bs> 

parts
of
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
exhorted
all
men
,
and
particularly
 
<bs> 

this
people
,
through
<cap> Our
wise
counsels
and
 
<bs> 

loving
admonitions
,
and
forbade
them
to
engage
in
 
<bs> 

sedition
,
quarrels
,
disputes
and
conflict
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
<ccap> a
result
 
<bs> 

of
this
,
and
by
the
grace
of
<cap> God
,
waywardness
and
 
<bs> 

folly
were
changed
into
piety
and
understanding
,
 
<bs> 

and
weapons
converted
into
instruments
of
peace
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> During
the
days
<cap> I
lay
in
the
prison
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Tihran
,
 
<bs> 

though
the
galling
weight
of
the
chains
and
the
 
<bs> 

stench
<bs> -
filled
air
allowed
<cap> Me
but
little
sleep
,
still
in
 
<bs> 

those
infrequent
moments
of
slumber
<cap> I
felt
as
if
something
 
<bs> 

flowed
from
the
crown
of
<cap> My
head
over
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

breast
,
even
as
<ccap> a
mighty
torrent
that
precipitateth
 
<bs> 

itself
upon
the
earth
from
the
summit
of
<ccap> a
lofty
 
<bs> 

mountain
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
limb
of
<cap> My
body
would
,
as
<ccap> a
result
,
 
<bs> 

be
set
afire
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
such
moments
<cap> My
tongue
recited
 
<bs> 

what
no
man
could
bear
to
hear
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
shall
herewith
cite
<ccap> a
few
passages
from
<cap> Tablets
 
<bs> 

specifically
revealed
to
this
people
,
so
that
every
 
<bs> 

one
may
know
of
<ccap> a
certainty
that
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

hath
acted
in
<ccap> a
manner
which
hath
been
pleasing
and
 



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<bs> 

acceptable
unto
men
endued
with
insight
,
and
unto
 
<bs> 

such
as
are
the
exponents
of
justice
and
equity
:
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
ye
friends
of
<cap> God
in
<cap> His
cities
and
<cap> His
loved
 
<bs> 

ones
in
<cap> His
lands
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
enjoineth
on
 
<bs> 

you
honesty
and
piety
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
the
city
that
shineth
 
<bs> 

by
their
light
.
<bs>   
<cap> Through
them
man
is
exalted
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
door
of
security
is
unlocked
before
the
face
of
all
 
<bs> 

creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
the
man
that
cleaveth
fast
unto
 
<bs> 

them
,
and
recognizeth
their
virtue
,
and
woe
betide
 
<bs> 

him
that
denieth
their
station
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
in
another
connection
these
words
were
revealed
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> We
enjoin
the
servants
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
handmaidens
 
<bs> 

to
be
pure
and
to
fear
<cap> God
,
that
they
may
 
<bs> 

shake
off
the
slumber
of
their
corrupt
desires
,
and
 
<bs> 

turn
toward
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Maker
of
the
heavens
and
of
 
<bs> 

the
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
have
<cap> We
commanded
the
faithful
 
<bs> 

when
the
<cap> Daystar
of
the
world
shone
forth
from
the
 
<bs> 

horizon
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Iraq
.
<bs>   
<cap> My
imprisonment
doeth
<cap> Me
no
 
<bs> 

harm
,
neither
the
tribulations
<cap> I
suffer
,
nor
the
things
 
<bs> 

that
have
befallen
<cap> Me
at
the
hands
of
<cap> My
oppressors
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> That
which
harmeth
<cap> Me
is
the
conduct
of
those
who
,
 
<bs> 

though
they
bear
<cap> My
name
,
yet
commit
that
which
 
<bs> 

maketh
<cap> My
heart
and
<cap> My
pen
to
lament
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
that
 
<bs> 

spread
disorder
in
the
land
,
and
lay
hands
on
the
 
<bs> 

property
of
others
,
and
enter
<ccap> a
house
without
leave
 
<bs> 

of
its
owner
,
<cap> We
,
verily
,
are
clear
of
them
,
unless
 
<bs> 

they
repent
and
return
unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Forgiving
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
."
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs>      
<cap> And
in
another
connection
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
peoples
of
the
 
<bs> 

earth
!
<bs>   
<cap> Haste
ye
to
do
the
pleasure
of
<cap> God
,
and
war
 
<bs> 

ye
valiantly
,
as
it
behooveth
you
to
war
,
for
the
sake
 
<bs> 

of
proclaiming
<cap> His
resistless
and
immovable
<cap> Cause
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
have
decreed
that
war
shall
be
waged
in
the
path
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
with
the
armies
of
wisdom
and
utterance
,
 
<bs> 

and
of
<ccap> a
goodly
character
and
praiseworthy
deeds
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thus
hath
it
been
decided
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Almighty
.
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
no
glory
for
him
 
<bs> 

that
committeth
disorder
on
the
earth
after
it
hath
 
<bs> 

been
made
so
good
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
<cap> God
,
<cap> O
people
,
and
be
not
 
<bs> 

of
them
that
act
unjustly
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
again
in
another
connection
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Revile
ye
not
 
<bs> 

one
another
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
verily
,
have
come
to
unite
and
weld
 
<bs> 

together
all
that
dwell
on
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
beareth
 
<bs> 

witness
what
the
ocean
of
<cap> Mine
utterance
hath
revealed
 
<bs> 

amongst
men
,
and
yet
most
of
the
people
have
 
<bs> 

gone
astray
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
anyone
revile
you
,
or
trouble
touch
 
<bs> 

you
,
in
the
path
of
<cap> God
,
be
patient
,
and
put
your
 
<bs> 

trust
in
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
heareth
,
<cap> Who
seeth
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
 
<bs> 

witnesseth
,
and
perceiveth
,
and
doeth
what
<cap> He
pleaseth
,
 
<bs> 

through
the
power
of
<cap> His
sovereignty
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
strength
,
and
of
might
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Great
,
ye
have
been
 
<bs> 

forbidden
to
engage
in
contention
and
conflict
.
<bs>   
<cap> Lay
 
<bs> 

fast
hold
on
whatever
will
profit
you
,
and
profit
the
 
<bs> 

peoples
of
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
commandeth
you
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> King
of
<cap> Eternity
,
<cap> Who
is
manifest
in
<cap> His
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> Name
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Ordainer
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
."
 



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<bs>      
<cap> And
yet
again
in
another
connection
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Beware
lest
 
<bs> 

ye
shed
the
blood
of
any
one
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unsheathe
the
sword
of
 
<bs> 

your
tongue
from
the
scabbard
of
utterance
,
for
 
<bs> 

therewith
ye
can
conquer
the
citadels
of
men's
hearts
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
have
abolished
the
law
to
wage
holy
war
against
 
<bs> 

each
other
.
<bs>   
<cap> God's
mercy
hath
,
verily
,
encompassed
 
<bs> 

all
created
things
,
if
ye
do
but
understand
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
yet
again
in
another
connection
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
people
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Spread
not
disorder
in
the
land
,
and
shed
not
the
blood
 
<bs> 

of
any
one
,
and
consume
not
the
substance
of
others
 
<bs> 

wrongfully
,
neither
follow
every
accursed
prattler
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
still
again
in
another
connection
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> Sun
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Divine
<cap> Utterance
can
never
set
,
neither
can
its
 
<bs> 

radiance
be
extinguished
.
<bs>   
<cap> These
sublime
words
have
,
 
<bs> 

in
this
day
,
been
heard
from
the
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
beyond
 
<bs> 

which
there
is
no
passing
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> I
belong
to
him
that
loveth
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
,
that
holdeth
fast
<cap> My
commandments
,
and
casteth
 
<bs> 

away
the
things
forbidden
him
in
<cap> My
<cap> Book
.'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
still
again
in
another
connection
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> This
is
the
 
<bs> 

day
to
make
mention
of
<cap> God
,
to
celebrate
<cap> His
praise
,
 
<bs> 

and
to
serve
<cap> Him
;
deprive
not
yourselves
thereof
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ye
are
the
letters
of
the
words
,
and
the
words
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
are
the
saplings
which
the
hand
of
<cap> Loving
<bs> -
kindness
 
<bs> 

hath
planted
in
the
soil
of
mercy
,
and
 
<bs> 

which
the
showers
of
bounty
have
made
to
flourish
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
hath
protected
you
from
the
mighty
winds
of
 
<bs> 

misbelief
,
and
the
tempestuous
gales
of
impiety
,
and
 
<bs> 

nurtured
you
with
the
hands
of
<cap> His
loving
providence
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Now
is
the
time
for
you
to
put
forth
your
 



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<bs> 

leaves
,
and
yield
your
fruit
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
fruits
of
the
tree
 
<bs> 

of
man
have
ever
been
and
are
goodly
deeds
and
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

praiseworthy
character
.
<bs>   
<cap> Withhold
not
these
fruits
 
<bs> 

from
the
heedless
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
they
be
accepted
,
your
end
is
 
<bs> 

attained
,
and
the
purpose
of
life
achieved
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
not
,
 
<bs> 

leave
them
in
their
pastime
of
vain
disputes
.
<bs>   
<cap> Strive
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
people
of
<cap> God
,
that
haply
the
hearts
of
the
divers
 
<bs> 

kindreds
of
the
earth
may
,
through
the
waters
of
your
 
<bs> 

forbearance
and
loving
<bs> -
kindness
,
be
cleansed
and
 
<bs> 

sanctified
from
animosity
and
hatred
,
and
be
made
 
<bs> 

worthy
and
befitting
recipients
of
the
splendors
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Truth
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
fourth
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ishraq
 
<bs> (
splendor
)
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ishraqat
 


<bs> (
<cap> Tablet
of
<cap> Splendors
)
<cap> We
have
mentioned
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Every
 
<bs> 

cause
needeth
<ccap> a
helper
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
this
<cap> Revelation
the
hosts
 
<bs> 

which
can
render
it
victorious
are
the
hosts
of
praiseworthy
 
<bs> 

deeds
and
upright
character
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
leader
and
 
<bs> 

commander
of
these
hosts
hath
ever
been
the
fear
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
<ccap> a
fear
that
encompasseth
all
things
,
and
reigneth
 
<bs> 

over
all
things
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
third
 
<bs> &
<cap> Tajalli
 
<bs> (
effulgence
)
of
the
<cap> Book
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Tajalliyat
 
<bs> (
<cap> Book
of
<cap> Effulgences
)
<cap> We
have
mentioned
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Arts
,
crafts
and
sciences
uplift
the
world
of
 
<bs> 

being
,
and
are
conducive
to
its
exaltation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Knowledge
 
<bs> 

is
as
wings
to
man's
life
,
and
<ccap> a
ladder
for
his
ascent
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Its
acquisition
is
incumbent
upon
everyone
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

knowledge
of
such
sciences
,
however
,
should
be
acquired
 
<bs> 

as
can
profit
the
peoples
of
the
earth
,
and
not
 
<bs> 

those
which
begin
with
words
and
end
with
words
.
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Great
indeed
is
the
claim
of
scientists
and
craftsmen
 
<bs> 

on
the
peoples
of
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
beareth
witness
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Mother
<cap> Book
in
this
conspicuous
station
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
truth
,
knowledge
is
<ccap> a
veritable
treasure
for
man
,
 
<bs> 

and
<ccap> a
source
of
glory
,
of
bounty
,
of
joy
,
of
exaltation
,
 
<bs> 

of
cheer
and
gladness
unto
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
the
man
 
<bs> 

that
cleaveth
unto
it
,
and
woe
betide
the
heedless
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> It
is
incumbent
upon
thee
to
summon
the
people
,
 
<bs> 

under
all
conditions
,
to
whatever
will
cause
them
to
 
<bs> 

show
forth
spiritual
characteristics
and
goodly
deeds
,
 
<bs> 

so
that
all
may
become
aware
of
that
which
is
the
 
<bs> 

cause
of
human
upliftment
,
and
may
,
with
the
utmost
 
<bs> 

endeavor
,
direct
themselves
towards
the
most
 
<bs> 

sublime
<cap> Station
and
the
<cap> Pinnacle
of
<cap> Glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
fear
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
hath
ever
been
the
prime
factor
in
the
education
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
creatures
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
is
it
with
them
that
 
<bs> 

have
attained
thereunto
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
first
word
which
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abha
<cap> Pen
hath
revealed
 
<bs> 

and
inscribed
on
the
first
leaf
of
<cap> Paradise
is
this
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Verily
<cap> I
say
:
<bs>   
<cap> The
fear
of
<cap> God
hath
ever
been
<ccap> a
sure
 
<bs> 

defence
and
<ccap> a
safe
stronghold
for
all
the
peoples
of
the
 
<bs> 

world
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
the
chief
cause
of
the
protection
of
mankind
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
supreme
instrument
for
its
preservation
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Indeed
,
there
existeth
in
man
<ccap> a
faculty
which
 
<bs> 

deterreth
him
from
,
and
guardeth
him
against
,
whatever
 
<bs> 

is
unworthy
and
unseemly
,
and
which
is
known
 
<bs> 

as
his
sense
of
shame
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
,
however
,
is
confined
to
 
<bs> 

but
<ccap> a
few
;
all
have
not
possessed
,
and
do
not
possess
,
it
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> It
is
incumbent
upon
the
kings
and
the
spiritual
 



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<bs> 

leaders
of
the
world
to
lay
fast
hold
on
religion
,
inasmuch
 
<bs> 

as
through
it
the
fear
of
<cap> God
is
instilled
in
 
<bs> 

all
else
but
<cap> Him
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
second
word
<cap> We
have
recorded
on
the
second
 
<bs> 

leaf
of
<cap> Paradise
is
the
following
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> Pen
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Divine
<cap> Expounder
exhorteth
,
at
this
moment
,
the
 
<bs> 

manifestations
of
authority
and
the
sources
of
power
,
 
<bs> 

namely
the
kings
and
rulers
of
the
earth
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

assist
them
<bs> --
and
enjoineth
them
to
uphold
the
cause
 
<bs> 

of
religion
,
and
to
cleave
unto
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Religion
is
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

the
chief
instrument
for
the
establishment
of
order
 
<bs> 

in
the
world
,
and
of
tranquillity
amongst
its
peoples
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
weakening
of
the
pillars
of
religion
hath
 
<bs> 

strengthened
the
foolish
,
and
emboldened
them
,
and
 
<bs> 

made
them
more
arrogant
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
<cap> I
say
:
<bs>   
<cap> The
greater
 
<bs> 

the
decline
of
religion
,
the
more
grievous
the
waywardness
 
<bs> 

of
the
ungodly
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
cannot
but
lead
in
the
 
<bs> 

end
to
chaos
and
confusion
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hear
<cap> Me
,
<cap> O
men
of
 
<bs> 

insight
,
and
be
warned
,
ye
who
are
endued
with
 
<bs> 

discernment
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> It
is
<cap> Our
hope
that
thou
wilt
hear
with
attentive
 
<bs> 

ears
the
things
<cap> We
have
mentioned
unto
thee
,
that
 
<bs> 

perchance
thou
mayest
turn
men
away
from
the
 
<bs> 

things
they
possess
to
the
things
that
<cap> God
possesseth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
entreat
<cap> God
to
deliver
the
light
of
equity
and
the
 
<bs> 

sun
of
justice
from
the
thick
clouds
of
waywardness
,
 
<bs> 

and
cause
them
to
shine
forth
upon
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
light
 
<bs> 

can
compare
with
the
light
of
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
establishment
 



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<bs> 

of
order
in
the
world
and
the
tranquillity
of
 
<bs> 

the
nations
depend
upon
it
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
<cap> Book
of
<cap> Utterance
these
exalted
words
have
 
<bs> 

been
written
down
and
recorded
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Say
,
<cap> O
friends
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Strive
that
haply
the
tribulations
suffered
by
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
and
by
you
,
in
the
path
of
<cap> God
,
may
 
<bs> 

not
prove
to
have
been
in
vain
.
<bs>   
<cap> Cling
ye
to
the
hem
 
<bs> 

of
virtue
,
and
hold
fast
to
the
cord
of
trustworthiness
 
<bs> 

and
piety
.
<bs>   
<cap> Concern
yourselves
with
the
things
 
<bs> 

that
benefit
mankind
,
and
not
with
your
corrupt
and
 
<bs> 

selfish
desires
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
ye
followers
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ye
are
the
shepherds
of
mankind
;
liberate
ye
your
 
<bs> 

flocks
from
the
wolves
of
evil
passions
and
desires
,
 
<bs> 

and
adorn
them
with
the
ornament
of
the
fear
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
firm
commandment
which
hath
,
at
 
<bs> 

this
moment
,
flowed
out
from
the
<cap> Pen
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Ancient
of
<cap> Days
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
sword
of
<ccap> a
virtuous
character
and
upright
conduct
 
<bs> 

is
sharper
than
blades
of
steel
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
voice
of
the
 
<bs> 

true
<cap> Faith
calleth
aloud
,
at
this
moment
,
and
saith
:
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
people
!
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
the
<cap> Day
is
come
,
and
<cap> My
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

hath
made
<cap> Me
to
shine
forth
with
<ccap> a
light
whose
 
<bs> 

splendor
hath
eclipsed
the
suns
of
utterance
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
ye
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Merciful
,
and
be
not
of
them
that
have
gone
 
<bs> 

astray
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
third
word
we
have
recorded
on
the
third
leaf
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Paradise
is
this
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
son
of
man
!
<bs>   
<cap> If
thine
eyes
be
 
<bs> 

turned
towards
mercy
,
forsake
the
things
that
profit
 



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<bs> 

thee
,
and
cleave
unto
that
which
will
profit
mankind
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
if
thine
eyes
be
turned
towards
justice
,
choose
 
<bs> 

thou
for
thy
neighbor
that
which
thou
choosest
for
 
<bs> 

thyself
.
<bs>   
<cap> Humility
exalteth
man
to
the
heaven
of
 
<bs> 

glory
and
power
,
whilst
pride
abaseth
him
to
the
 
<bs> 

depths
of
wretchedness
and
degradation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Great
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Day
,
and
mighty
the
<cap> Call
!
<bs>   
<cap> In
one
of
<cap> Our
<cap> Tablets
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
have
revealed
these
exalted
words
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Were
the
 
<bs> 

world
of
the
spirit
to
be
wholly
converted
into
the
 
<bs> 

sense
of
hearing
,
it
could
then
claim
to
be
worthy
 
<bs> 

to
hearken
unto
the
<cap> Voice
that
calleth
from
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Supreme
<cap> Horizon
;
for
otherwise
,
these
ears
that
are
 
<bs> 

defiled
with
lying
tales
have
never
been
,
nor
are
they
 
<bs> 

now
,
fit
to
hear
it
.'
<bs>   
<cap> Well
is
it
with
them
that
hearken
;
 
<bs> 

and
woe
betide
the
wayward
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
pray
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
<bs> --
and
cherish
 
<bs> 

the
hope
that
<cap> He
may
graciously
assist
the
manifestations
 
<bs> 

of
affluence
and
power
and
the
daysprings
of
 
<bs> 

sovereignty
and
glory
,
the
kings
of
the
earth
<bs> --
may
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
aid
them
through
<cap> His
strengthening
grace
<bs> --
to
 
<bs> 

establish
the
<cap> Lesser
<cap> Peace
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
,
indeed
,
is
the
greatest
 
<bs> 

means
for
insuring
the
tranquillity
of
the
nations
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> It
is
incumbent
upon
the
<cap> Sovereigns
of
the
world
--
 
<bs> 

may
<cap> God
assist
them
<bs> --
unitedly
to
hold
fast
unto
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Peace
,
which
is
the
chief
instrument
for
the
protection
 
<bs> 

of
all
mankind
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
<cap> Our
hope
that
they
will
 
<bs> 

arise
to
achieve
what
will
be
conducive
to
the
well
<bs> -
being
 
<bs> 

of
man
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
their
duty
to
convene
an
all
<bs> -
inclusive
 
<bs> 

assembly
,
which
either
they
themselves
or
 



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<bs> 

their
ministers
will
attend
,
and
to
enforce
whatever
 
<bs> 

measures
are
required
to
establish
unity
and
concord
 
<bs> 

amongst
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
must
put
away
the
weapons
of
 
<bs> 

war
,
and
turn
to
the
instruments
of
universal
reconstruction
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Should
one
king
rise
up
against
another
,
 
<bs> 

all
the
other
kings
must
arise
to
deter
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Arms
and
 
<bs> 

armaments
will
,
then
,
be
no
more
needed
beyond
 
<bs> 

that
which
is
necessary
to
insure
the
internal
security
 
<bs> 

of
their
respective
countries
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
they
attain
unto
this
 
<bs> 

all
<bs> -
surpassing
blessing
,
the
people
of
each
nation
will
 
<bs> 

pursue
,
with
tranquillity
and
contentment
,
their
own
 
<bs> 

occupations
,
and
the
groanings
and
lamentations
of
 
<bs> 

most
men
would
be
silenced
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
to
aid
 
<bs> 

them
to
do
<cap> His
will
and
pleasure
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
of
the
throne
on
high
and
of
earth
below
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
this
world
and
of
the
world
to
come
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
 
<bs> 

would
be
preferable
and
more
fitting
that
the
highly
 
<bs> 

honored
kings
themselves
should
attend
such
an
assembly
,
 
<bs> 

and
proclaim
their
edicts
.
<bs>   
<cap> Any
king
who
will
 
<bs> 

arise
and
carry
out
this
task
,
he
verily
will
,
in
the
 
<bs> 

sight
of
<cap> God
,
become
the
cynosure
of
all
kings
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Happy
is
he
,
and
great
is
his
blessedness
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
this
land
,
every
time
men
are
conscripted
for
 
<bs> 

the
army
,
<ccap> a
great
terror
seizeth
the
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
 
<bs> 

nation
augmenteth
,
each
year
,
its
forces
,
for
their
 
<bs> 

ministers
of
war
are
insatiable
in
their
desire
to
add
 
<bs> 

fresh
recruits
to
their
battalions
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
learned
 
<bs> 

that
the
government
of
<cap> Persia
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
assist
them
 


<bs> --
have
,
likewise
decided
to
reinforce
their
army
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
 



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<bs> 

the
opinion
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
<ccap> a
force
of
one
hundred
 
<bs> 

thousand
fully
<bs> -
equipped
and
well
<bs> -
disciplined
 
<bs> 

men
would
suffice
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
hope
that
thou
wilt
cause
the
 
<bs> 

light
of
justice
to
shine
more
brightly
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
 
<bs> 

righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Justice
is
<ccap> a
powerful
force
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> It
is
,
above
all
else
,
the
conqueror
of
the
citadels
of
 
<bs> 

the
hearts
and
souls
of
men
,
and
the
revealer
of
the
 
<bs> 

secrets
of
the
world
of
being
,
and
the
standard
<bs> -
bearer
 
<bs> 

of
love
and
bounty
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
treasuries
of
the
knowledge
of
<cap> God
there
 
<bs> 

lieth
concealed
<ccap> a
knowledge
which
,
when
applied
,
 
<bs> 

will
largely
,
though
not
wholly
,
eliminate
fear
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

knowledge
,
however
,
should
be
taught
from
childhood
,
 
<bs> 

as
it
will
greatly
aid
in
its
elimination
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whatever
 
<bs> 

decreaseth
fear
increaseth
courage
.
<bs>   
<cap> Should
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Will
of
<cap> God
assist
<cap> Us
,
there
would
flow
out
from
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pen
of
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Expounder
<ccap> a
lengthy
exposition
of
 
<bs> 

that
which
hath
been
mentioned
,
and
there
would
be
 
<bs> 

revealed
,
in
the
field
of
arts
and
sciences
,
what
would
 
<bs> 

renew
the
world
and
the
nations
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
word
hath
,
likewise
,
 
<bs> 

been
written
down
and
recorded
by
the
<cap> Pen
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
in
the
<cap> Crimson
<cap> Book
which
is
 
<bs> 

capable
of
fully
disclosing
that
force
which
is
hid
 
<bs> 

in
men
,
nay
of
redoubling
its
potency
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
implore
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
graciously
assist
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
servants
to
do
that
which
is
pleasing
and
acceptable
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Him
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
these
days
enemies
have
compassed
<cap> Us
about
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
fire
of
hatred
is
kindled
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
peoples
of
the
 



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<bs> 

earth
!
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
life
and
by
your
own
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
hath
never
had
,
nor
hath
<cap> He
now
any
desire
for
 
<bs> 

leadership
.
<bs>   
<cap> Mine
aim
hath
ever
been
,
and
still
is
,
to
 
<bs> 

suppress
whatever
is
the
cause
of
contention
amidst
 
<bs> 

the
peoples
of
the
earth
,
and
of
separation
amongst
 
<bs> 

the
nations
,
so
that
all
men
may
be
sanctified
from
 
<bs> 

every
earthly
attachment
,
and
be
set
free
to
occupy
 
<bs> 

themselves
with
their
own
interests
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
entreat
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

loved
ones
not
to
besmirch
the
hem
of
<cap> Our
raiment
 
<bs> 

with
the
dust
of
falsehood
,
neither
to
allow
references
 
<bs> 

to
what
they
have
regarded
as
miracles
and
prodigies
 
<bs> 

to
debase
<cap> Our
rank
and
station
,
or
to
mar
the
purity
 
<bs> 

and
sanctity
of
<cap> Our
name
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Gracious
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
day
whereon
the
wise
 
<bs> 

should
seek
the
advice
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
and
ask
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Truth
what
things
are
conducive
to
 
<bs> 

the
glory
and
tranquillity
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
,
all
are
 
<bs> 

earnestly
striving
to
put
out
this
glorious
and
shining
 
<bs> 

light
,
and
are
diligently
seeking
either
to
establish
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
guilt
,
or
to
voice
their
protest
against
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> Matters
 
<bs> 

have
come
to
such
<ccap> a
pass
,
that
the
conduct
of
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
,
in
every
way
,
been
grossly
 
<bs> 

misrepresented
,
and
in
<ccap> a
manner
which
it
would
be
 
<bs> 

unseemly
to
mention
.
<bs>   
<cap> One
of
<cap> Our
friends
hath
reported
 
<bs> 

that
among
the
residents
of
the
<cap> Great
<cap> City
 


<bs> (
<cap> Constantinople
)
he
had
heard
with
the
greatest
 
<bs> 

regret
someone
state
that
,
each
year
,
<ccap> a
sum
of
fifty
 
<bs> 

thousand
tumans
was
being
despatched
from
his
native
 
<bs> 

land
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
!
<bs>   
<cap> It
hath
not
,
however
,
been
made
 



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<bs> 

clear
who
had
disbursed
the
sum
,
nor
through
whose
 
<bs> 

hands
it
had
passed
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Briefly
,
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
,
in
the
face
of
all
 
<bs> 

that
hath
befallen
<cap> Him
at
their
hands
,
and
all
that
 
<bs> 

hath
been
said
of
<cap> Him
,
endured
patiently
,
and
held
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
peace
,
inasmuch
as
it
is
<cap> Our
purpose
,
through
the
 
<bs> 

loving
providence
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
--
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> His
surpassing
mercy
,
to
abolish
,
through
the
 
<bs> 

force
of
<cap> Our
utterance
,
all
disputes
,
war
,
and
bloodshed
,
 
<bs> 

from
the
face
of
the
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Under
all
conditions
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
have
,
in
spite
of
what
they
have
said
,
 
<bs> 

endured
with
seemly
patience
,
and
have
left
them
to
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
answer
to
this
particular
imputation
,
however
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
have
replied
,
that
if
that
which
he
affirmeth
 
<bs> 

be
true
,
it
behooveth
him
to
be
thankful
to
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
being
,
and
the
<cap> King
of
the
seen
and
 
<bs> 

unseen
,
for
having
raised
up
in
<cap> Persia
<cap> One
<cap> Who
,
 
<bs> 

though
<ccap> a
prisoner
and
with
none
to
help
and
assist
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
,
hath
succeeded
in
establishing
<cap> His
ascendency
 
<bs> 

over
that
land
,
and
in
drawing
from
it
<ccap> a
yearly
revenue
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Such
an
achievement
should
be
praised
rather
 
<bs> 

than
censured
,
if
he
be
of
them
that
judge
equitably
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Should
anyone
seek
to
be
acquainted
with
the
condition
 
<bs> 

of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
let
him
be
told
that
these
 
<bs> 

captives
whom
the
world
hath
persecuted
and
the
nations
 
<bs> 

wronged
have
,
for
days
and
nights
,
been
entirely
 
<bs> 

denied
the
barest
means
of
subsistence
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
are
loth
 
<bs> 

to
mention
such
things
,
neither
have
<cap> We
had
,
nor
 
<bs> 

do
<cap> We
have
now
,
any
desire
to
complain
against
<cap> Our
 



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<bs> 

accuser
.
<bs>   
<cap> Within
the
walls
of
this
prison
<ccap> a
highly
 
<bs> 

esteemed
man
was
for
some
time
obliged
to
break
 
<bs> 

stones
that
he
might
earn
<ccap> a
living
,
whilst
others
had
,
 
<bs> 

at
times
,
to
nourish
themselves
with
that
<cap> Divine
sustenance
 
<bs> 

which
is
hunger
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
entreat
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
 
<bs> 

and
glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
aid
all
men
to
be
just
and
 
<bs> 

fair
<bs> -
minded
,
and
to
graciously
assist
them
to
repent
 
<bs> 

and
return
unto
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
heareth
,
and
is
 
<bs> 

ready
to
answer
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Glorified
art
<cap> Thou
,
<cap> O
<cap> Lord
my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
seest
 
<bs> 

what
hath
befallen
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
at
the
hands
 
<bs> 

of
them
that
have
not
associated
with
<cap> Me
,
and
who
 
<bs> 

have
arisen
to
harm
and
abase
<cap> Me
,
in
<ccap> a
manner
which
 
<bs> 

no
pen
can
describe
,
nor
tongue
recount
,
nor
can
any
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablet
sustain
its
weight
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hearest
the
cry
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mine
heart
,
and
the
groaning
of
<cap> Mine
inmost
being
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
things
that
have
befallen
<cap> Thy
trusted
ones
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Thy
cities
and
<cap> Thy
chosen
ones
in
<cap> Thy
land
,
at
 
<bs> 

the
hands
of
such
as
have
broken
<cap> Thy
<cap> Covenant
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Testament
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
beseech
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
by
the
 
<bs> 

sighs
of
<cap> Thy
lovers
throughout
the
world
,
and
by
 
<bs> 

their
lamentation
in
their
remoteness
from
the
court
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
presence
,
and
by
the
blood
that
hath
been
 
<bs> 

shed
for
love
of
<cap> Thee
,
and
by
the
hearts
that
have
 
<bs> 

melted
in
<cap> Thy
path
,
to
protect
<cap> Thy
loved
ones
from
 
<bs> 

the
cruelty
of
such
as
have
remained
unaware
of
the
 
<bs> 

mysteries
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Name
,
the
<cap> Unconstrained
.
<bs>   
<cap> Assist
 
<bs> 

them
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
by
<cap> Thy
power
that
hath
prevailed
 
<bs> 

over
all
things
,
and
aid
them
to
be
patient
and
long
<bs> -
suffering
.
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Thou
art
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bountiful
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
but
<cap> Thee
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Generous
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
grace
abounding
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
these
days
there
are
some
who
,
far
from
being
 
<bs> 

just
and
fair
<bs> -
minded
,
have
assaulted
<cap> Me
with
the
 
<bs> 

sword
of
hatred
and
the
spear
of
enmity
,
forgetting
 
<bs> 

that
it
behooveth
every
fair
<bs> -
minded
person
to
succor
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
the
world
hath
cast
away
and
the
nations
 
<bs> 

abandoned
,
and
to
lay
hold
on
piety
and
righteousness
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Most
men
have
until
now
failed
to
discover
the
 
<bs> 

purpose
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
nor
have
they
known
 
<bs> 

the
reason
for
which
<cap> He
hath
been
willing
to
endure
 
<bs> 

countless
afflictions
.
<bs>   
<cap> Meanwhile
,
the
voice
of
<cap> Mine
 
<bs> 

heart
crieth
out
these
words
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
that
<cap> My
people
 
<bs> 

knew
!"
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
rid
of
attachment
unto
 
<bs> 

all
things
,
uttereth
these
exalted
words
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Waves
have
 
<bs> 

encompassed
the
<cap> Ark
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Help
in
<cap> Peril
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
not
the
tempestuous
gales
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mariner
!
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
causeth
the
dawn
to
appear
is
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
with
<cap> Thee
in
this
darkness
that
hath
struck
 
<bs> 

terror
into
the
hearts
of
all
men
,
except
such
as
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Unconstrained
,
hath
been
pleased
 
<bs> 

to
spare
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
swear
by
the
<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Truth
<cap> Which
 
<bs> 

hath
risen
and
shineth
above
the
horizon
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prison
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
betterment
of
the
world
hath
been
the
 
<bs> 

sole
aim
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
beareth
 
<bs> 

witness
every
man
of
judgment
,
of
discernment
,
of
 
<bs> 

insight
and
understanding
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whilst
afflicted
with
 



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<bs> 

trials
,
<cap> He
held
fast
unto
the
cord
of
patience
and
 
<bs> 

fortitude
,
and
was
satisfied
with
the
things
which
 
<bs> 

have
befallen
<cap> Him
at
the
hands
of
<cap> His
enemies
,
and
 
<bs> 

was
crying
out
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
have
renounced
<cap> My
desire
for
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
desire
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
and
<cap> My
will
for
the
revelation
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Will
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Thy
glory
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
desire
neither
<cap> Myself
 
<bs> 

nor
<cap> My
life
except
for
the
purpose
of
serving
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
,
and
<cap> I
love
not
<cap> My
being
save
that
<cap> I
may
sacrifice
 
<bs> 

it
in
<cap> Thy
path
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
seest
and
knowest
,
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
that
those
whom
<cap> We
asked
to
be
fair
and
just
,
 
<bs> 

have
,
unjustly
and
cruelly
,
risen
up
against
<cap> Us
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Openly
they
were
with
<cap> Me
,
yet
secretly
they
assisted
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
foes
,
who
have
arisen
to
dishonor
<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
testify
that
<cap> Thou
hast
created
<cap> Thy
servants
 
<bs> 

to
aid
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
and
exalt
<cap> Thy
<cap> Word
,
and
 
<bs> 

yet
they
have
helped
<cap> Thine
enemies
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
beseech
<cap> Thee
,
 
<bs> 

by
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
that
hath
encompassed
the
world
of
 
<bs> 

being
,
and
by
<cap> Thy
<cap> Name
wherewith
<cap> Thou
hast
subjected
 
<bs> 

the
seen
and
unseen
,
to
adorn
the
peoples
of
 
<bs> 

the
earth
with
the
light
of
<cap> Thy
justice
,
and
to
illuminate
 
<bs> 

their
hearts
with
the
brightness
of
<cap> Thy
knowledge
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
am
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
<cap> Thy
servant
and
the
son
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
servant
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
bear
witness
unto
<cap> Thy
unity
,
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
oneness
,
and
to
the
sanctity
of
<cap> Thy
self
and
the
 
<bs> 

purity
of
<cap> Thine
<cap> Essence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
beholdest
,
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
<cap> Thy
trusted
ones
at
the
mercy
of
the
treacherous
 
<bs> 

among
<cap> Thy
creatures
,
and
the
calumniators
 
<bs> 

amidst
<cap> Thy
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
knowest
what
hath
befallen
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
at
the
hands
of
them
whom
<cap> Thou
knowest
 



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<bs> 

better
than
we
know
them
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
have
committed
 
<bs> 

what
hath
torn
the
veil
from
such
of
<cap> Thy
creatures
 
<bs> 

as
are
nigh
unto
<cap> Thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
beseech
<cap> Thee
to
assist
them
 
<bs> 

to
obtain
that
which
hath
escaped
them
in
the
days
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Revelation
and
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> Thine
<cap> Inspiration
.
<bs>   
<cap> Potent
art
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

to
do
what
pleaseth
<cap> Thee
,
and
in
<cap> Thy
grasp
are
the
 
<bs> 

reins
of
all
that
is
in
heaven
and
all
that
is
on
earth
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
voice
and
the
lamentation
of
the
true
<cap> Faith
have
 
<bs> 

been
raised
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
calleth
aloud
and
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
people
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
have
attained
unto
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
hath
manifested
me
and
sent
me
down
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
is
the
<cap> Day
whereon
<cap> Sinai
hath
smiled
at
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
conversed
upon
it
,
and
<cap> Carmel
at
its
<cap> Revealer
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
<cap> Sadrah
at
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
taught
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
ye
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

and
be
not
of
them
that
have
denied
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Withhold
 
<bs> 

not
yourselves
from
that
which
hath
been
revealed
 
<bs> 

through
<cap> His
grace
.
<bs>   
<cap> Seize
ye
the
living
waters
of
immortality
 
<bs> 

in
the
name
of
your
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
 
<bs> 

names
,
and
drink
ye
in
the
remembrance
of
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Peerless
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
have
,
under
all
circumstances
,
enjoined
on
men
 
<bs> 

what
is
right
,
and
forbidden
what
is
wrong
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Being
is
witness
that
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

hath
besought
from
<cap> God
for
<cap> His
creatures
whatever
 
<bs> 

is
conducive
to
unity
and
harmony
,
fellowship
and
 
<bs> 

concord
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
is
not
capable
of
dissimulation
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
hath
 
<bs> 

revealed
that
which
<cap> He
desired
;
<cap> He
,
truly
,
is
the
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

of
strength
,
the
<cap> Unrestrained
.
 



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<bs>      
<cap> We
once
again
refer
unto
some
of
the
sublime
words
 
<bs> 

revealed
in
the
<cap> Tablet
to
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
,
so
 
<bs> 

that
thou
mayest
know
of
<ccap> a
certainty
that
whatever
 
<bs> 

hath
been
mentioned
hath
come
from
<cap> God
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> King
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
was
but
<ccap> a
man
like
others
,
asleep
upon
<cap> My
couch
,
 
<bs> 

when
lo
,
the
breezes
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
were
wafted
 
<bs> 

over
<cap> Me
,
and
taught
<cap> Me
the
knowledge
of
all
that
 
<bs> 

hath
been
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
thing
is
not
from
<cap> Me
,
but
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
<cap> Who
is
<cap> Almighty
and
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

bade
<cap> Me
lift
up
<cap> My
voice
between
earth
and
heaven
,
 
<bs> 

and
for
this
there
befell
<cap> Me
what
hath
caused
the
 
<bs> 

tears
of
every
man
of
understanding
to
flow
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

learning
current
amongst
men
<cap> I
studied
not
;
their
 
<bs> 

schools
<cap> I
entered
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ask
of
the
city
wherein
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

dwelt
,
that
thou
mayest
be
well
assured
that
<cap> I
am
 
<bs> 

not
of
them
who
speak
falsely
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
but
<ccap> a
leaf
 
<bs> 

which
the
winds
of
the
will
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Praised
,
have
stirred
.
<bs>   
<cap> Can
it
be
still
 
<bs> 

when
the
tempestuous
winds
are
blowing
?
<bs>   
<cap> Nay
,
by
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
<cap> Names
and
<cap> Attributes
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
move
it
as
they
list
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
evanescent
is
as
nothing
 
<bs> 

before
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Abiding
.
<bs>   
<cap> His
all
<bs> -
compelling
 
<bs> 

summons
hath
reached
<cap> Me
,
and
caused
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
to
speak
<cap> His
praise
amidst
all
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
was
indeed
 
<bs> 

as
one
dead
when
<cap> His
behest
was
uttered
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

hand
of
the
will
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Compassionate
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Merciful
,
transformed
<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> Can
anyone
speak
 
<bs> 

forth
of
his
own
accord
that
for
which
all
men
,
both
 
<bs> 

high
and
low
,
will
protest
against
him
?
<bs>   
<cap> Nay
,
by
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
taught
the
<cap> Pen
the
eternal
mysteries
,
save
him
 



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<bs> 

whom
the
grace
of
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
 
<bs> 

hath
strengthened
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Look
upon
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
<cap> O
<cap> King
,
with
the
 
<bs> 

eyes
of
justice
;
judge
thou
,
then
,
with
truth
concerning
 
<bs> 

what
hath
befallen
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Of
<ccap> a
verity
,
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

hath
made
thee
<cap> His
shadow
amongst
men
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

sign
of
<cap> His
power
unto
all
that
dwell
on
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Judge
 
<bs> 

thou
between
<cap> Us
and
them
that
have
wronged
<cap> Us
 
<bs> 

without
proof
and
without
an
enlightening
<cap> Book
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
that
surround
thee
love
thee
for
their
own
 
<bs> 

sakes
,
whereas
this
<cap> Youth
loveth
thee
for
thine
own
 
<bs> 

sake
,
and
hath
had
no
desire
except
to
draw
thee
 
<bs> 

nigh
unto
the
seat
of
grace
,
and
to
turn
thee
toward
 
<bs> 

the
right
<bs> -
hand
of
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
beareth
witness
 
<bs> 

unto
that
which
<cap> I
declare
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> King
!
<bs>   
<cap> Wert
thou
to
incline
thine
ears
unto
the
 
<bs> 

shrill
voice
of
the
<cap> Pen
of
<cap> Glory
and
the
cooing
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Dove
of
<cap> Eternity
,
which
on
the
branches
of
the
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
 
<bs> 

beyond
which
there
is
no
passing
,
uttereth
 
<bs> 

praises
to
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Maker
of
all
<cap> Names
and
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Creator
of
earth
and
heaven
,
thou
wouldst
attain
 
<bs> 

unto
<ccap> a
station
from
which
thou
wouldst
behold
in
 
<bs> 

the
world
of
being
naught
save
the
effulgence
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Adored
<cap> One
,
and
wouldst
regard
thy
sovereignty
as
 
<bs> 

the
most
contemptible
of
thy
possessions
,
abandoning
 
<bs> 

it
to
whosoever
might
desire
it
,
and
setting
thy
face
 
<bs> 

toward
the
<cap> Horizon
aglow
with
the
light
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

countenance
.
<bs>   
<cap> Neither
wouldst
thou
ever
be
willing
 
<bs> 

to
bear
the
burden
of
dominion
save
for
the
purpose
 



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<bs> 

of
helping
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Then
would
the
<cap> Concourse
on
high
bless
thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
how
 
<bs> 

excellent
is
this
most
sublime
station
,
couldst
thou
 
<bs> 

ascend
thereunto
through
the
power
of
<ccap> a
sovereignty
 
<bs> 

recognized
as
derived
from
the
<cap> Name
of
<cap> God
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Either
thou
or
someone
else
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Let
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Surih
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Tawhid
be
translated
,
so
that
all
may
know
 
<bs> 

and
be
fully
persuaded
that
the
one
true
<cap> God
begetteth
 
<bs> 

not
,
nor
is
<cap> He
begotten
.
<bs>   
<cap> Moreover
,
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Babis
 
<bs> 

believe
in
his
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Baha'u'llah's
)
<cap> Divinity
and
<cap> Godhood
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
station
is
the
station
in
which
 
<bs> 

one
dieth
to
himself
and
liveth
in
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Divinity
,
 
<bs> 

whenever
<cap> I
mention
it
,
indicateth
<cap> My
complete
and
 
<bs> 

absolute
self
<bs> -
effacement
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
station
in
which
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
have
no
control
over
mine
own
weal
or
woe
nor
 
<bs> 

over
my
life
nor
over
my
resurrection
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> How
do
the
divines
of
this
age
account
 
<bs> 

for
the
effulgent
glory
which
the
<cap> Sadrah
of
<cap> Utterance
 
<bs> 

hath
shed
upon
the
<cap> Son
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imran
 
<bs> (
<cap> Moses
)
on
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sinai
of
<cap> Divine
knowledge
?
<bs>   
<cap> He
 
<bs> (
<cap> Moses
)
hearkened
 
<bs> 

unto
the
<cap> Word
which
the
<cap> Burning
<cap> Bush
had
uttered
,
 
<bs> 

and
accepted
it
;
and
yet
most
men
are
bereft
of
the
 
<bs> 

power
of
comprehending
this
,
inasmuch
as
they
have
 
<bs> 

busied
themselves
with
their
own
concerns
,
and
are
 
<bs> 

unaware
of
the
things
which
belong
unto
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Referring
 
<bs> 

to
this
,
the
<cap> Siyyid
of
<cap> Findirisk
hath
well
said
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> This
theme
no
mortal
mind
can
fathom
;
be
it
even
 
<bs> 

that
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abu
<bs> -
<cap> Nasr
,
or
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abu
<bs> -'
<cap> Ali
 
<bs> &
<cap> Sina
 
<bs> (
<cap> Avicenna
)."
 
<bs> 

<cap> What
explanation
can
they
give
concerning
that
 



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<bs> 

which
the
<cap> Seal
of
the
<cap> Prophets
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Muhammad
<bs> )--
may
 
<bs> 

the
souls
of
all
else
but
<cap> Him
be
offered
up
for
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

sake
<bs> --
hath
said
?:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Ye
,
verily
,
shall
behold
your
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

as
ye
behold
the
full
moon
on
its
fourteenth
night
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
<cap> Commander
of
the
<cap> Faithful
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Imam
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
<bs> )--
peace
 
<bs> 

be
upon
him
<bs> --
moreover
,
saith
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Khutbiy
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Tutunjiyyih
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Anticipate
ye
the
<cap> Revelation
of
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
conversed
with
<cap> Moses
from
the
<cap> Burning
<cap> Bush
 
<bs> 

on
<cap> Sinai
."
  
<bs> &
<cap> Husayn
,
the
son
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
<bs> --
peace
be
upon
 
<bs> 

him
<bs> --
likewise
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Will
there
be
vouchsafed
unto
 
<bs> 

anyone
besides
<cap> Thee
<ccap> a
<cap> Revelation
which
hath
not
 
<bs> 

been
vouchsafed
unto
<cap> Thyself
<bs> --
<cap> A
<cap> Revelation
<cap> Whose
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revealer
will
be
<cap> He
<cap> Who
revealed
<cap> Thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blind
be
 
<bs> 

the
eye
that
seeth
<cap> Thee
not
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Similar
sayings
from
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imams
<bs> --
the
blessings
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
be
upon
them
<bs> --
have
been
recorded
and
are
 
<bs> 

widely
known
,
and
are
embodied
in
books
worthy
 
<bs> 

of
credence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
is
he
that
perceiveth
,
and
speaketh
 
<bs> 

the
pure
truth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
is
it
with
him
who
,
aided
 
<bs> 

by
the
living
waters
of
the
utterance
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Desire
of
all
men
,
hath
purified
himself
from
 
<bs> 

idle
fancies
and
vain
imaginings
,
and
torn
away
,
in
 
<bs> 

the
name
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Possessing
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
,
the
 
<bs> 

veils
of
doubt
,
and
renounced
the
world
and
all
that
 
<bs> 

is
therein
,
and
directed
himself
towards
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> Great
<cap> Prison
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> No
breeze
can
compare
with
the
 
<bs> 

breezes
of
<cap> Divine
<cap> Revelation
,
whilst
the
<cap> Word
which
 
<bs> 

is
uttered
by
<cap> God
shineth
and
flasheth
as
the
sun
 



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<bs> 

amidst
the
books
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
the
man
that
hath
 
<bs> 

discovered
it
,
and
recognized
it
,
and
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Praised
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> Thou
,
<cap> Who
art
the
<cap> Desire
of
the
world
,
and
thanks
 
<bs> 

be
to
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
<cap> Well
<bs> -
<cap> Beloved
of
the
hearts
of
such
 
<bs> 

as
are
devoted
to
<cap> Thee
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Men
have
failed
to
perceive
<cap> Our
purpose
in
the
 
<bs> 

references
<cap> We
have
made
to
<cap> Divinity
and
<cap> Godhood
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Were
they
to
apprehend
it
,
they
would
arise
from
 
<bs> 

their
places
,
and
cry
out
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> We
,
verily
,
ask
pardon
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!"
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Seal
of
the
<cap> Prophets
<bs> --
may
the
souls
of
 
<bs> 

all
else
but
<cap> Him
be
offered
up
for
<cap> His
sake
<bs> --
saith
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Manifold
are
<cap> Our
relationships
with
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
one
 
<bs> 

time
,
<cap> We
are
<cap> He
<cap> Himself
,
and
<cap> He
is
<cap> We
<cap> Ourself
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> At
another
<cap> He
is
that
<cap> He
is
,
and
<cap> We
are
that
<cap> We
are
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Aside
from
this
,
why
is
it
that
thou
didst
not
 
<bs> 

mention
those
other
stations
which
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abha
<cap> Pen
 
<bs> 

hath
disclosed
?
<bs>   
<cap> The
tongue
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

hath
,
many
<ccap> a
day
and
night
,
given
utterance
to
these
 
<bs> 

sublime
words
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
bear
witness
to
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
unity
and
<cap> Thy
oneness
,
and
that
<cap> Thou
art
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

and
that
there
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

hast
everlastingly
been
sanctified
above
the
mention
 
<bs> 

of
any
one
but
<cap> Thee
and
the
praise
of
all
else
except
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thyself
,
and
<cap> Thou
wilt
everlastingly
continue
to
be
 
<bs> 

the
same
as
<cap> Thou
wast
from
the
beginning
and
hast
 
<bs> 

ever
been
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
beseech
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
<cap> King
of
<cap> Eternity
,
by
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Name
,
and
by
the
effulgences
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Revelation
upon
the
<cap> Sinai
of
<cap> Utterance
,
 
<bs> 

and
by
the
billows
of
the
<cap> Ocean
of
<cap> Thy
knowledge
 



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<bs> 

among
all
created
things
,
to
graciously
assist
<cap> Me
 
<bs> 

in
that
which
will
draw
<cap> Me
nigh
unto
<cap> Thee
,
and
 
<bs> 

will
detach
<cap> Me
from
all
except
<cap> Thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Thy
glory
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
<cap> Lord
of
all
being
,
and
the
<cap> Desire
of
all
creation
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
would
love
to
lay
<cap> My
face
upon
every
single
spot
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thine
earth
,
that
perchance
it
might
be
honored
 
<bs> 

by
touching
<ccap> a
spot
ennobled
by
the
footsteps
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

loved
ones
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Idle
fancies
have
 
<bs> 

debarred
men
from
the
<cap> Horizon
of
<cap> Certitude
,
and
 
<bs> 

vain
imaginings
withheld
them
from
the
<cap> Choice
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sealed
<cap> Wine
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
truth
<cap> I
say
,
and
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
declare
:
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Servant
,
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
is
abashed
 
<bs> 

to
claim
for
<cap> Himself
any
existence
whatever
,
how
 
<bs> 

much
more
those
exalted
grades
of
being
!
<bs>   
<cap> Every
 
<bs> 

man
of
discernment
,
while
walking
upon
the
earth
,
 
<bs> 

feeleth
indeed
abashed
,
inasmuch
as
he
is
fully
aware
 
<bs> 

that
the
thing
which
is
the
source
of
his
prosperity
,
 
<bs> 

his
wealth
,
his
might
,
his
exaltation
,
his
advancement
 
<bs> 

and
power
is
,
as
ordained
by
<cap> God
,
the
very
earth
 
<bs> 

which
is
trodden
beneath
the
feet
of
all
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> There
 
<bs> 

can
be
no
doubt
that
whoever
is
cognizant
of
this
 
<bs> 

truth
,
is
cleansed
and
sanctified
from
all
pride
,
arrogance
,
 
<bs> 

and
vainglory
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whatever
hath
been
said
hath
 
<bs> 

come
from
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
,
<cap> He
,
verily
,
hath
borne
,
 
<bs> 

and
beareth
now
,
witness
,
and
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Informed
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Beseech
<cap> God
to
grant
unto
men
hearing
ears
,
and
 
<bs> 

sharp
sight
,
and
dilated
breasts
,
and
receptive
hearts
,
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

that
haply
<cap> His
servants
may
attain
unto
their
hearts'
 
<bs> 

<cap> Desire
,
and
set
their
faces
towards
their
<cap> Beloved
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Troubles
,
such
as
no
eye
hath
beheld
,
have
touched
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
proclaiming
<cap> His
<cap> Cause
,
<cap> He
,
 
<bs> 

in
no
wise
,
hesitated
.
<bs>   
<cap> Addressing
<cap> Himself
unto
the
 
<bs> 

kings
and
rulers
of
the
earth
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
,
exalted
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
assist
them
<bs> --
<cap> He
imparted
unto
them
that
which
 
<bs> 

is
the
cause
of
the
well
<bs> -
being
,
the
unity
,
the
harmony
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
reconstruction
of
the
world
,
and
of
the
 
<bs> 

tranquillity
of
the
nations
.
<bs>   
<cap> Among
them
was
<cap> Napoleon
<cap_ccap> III
,
 
<bs> 

who
is
reported
to
have
made
<ccap> a
certain
statement
,
 
<bs> 

as
<ccap> a
result
of
which
<cap> We
sent
him
<cap> Our
<cap> Tablet
 
<bs> 

while
in
<cap> Adrianople
.
<bs>   
<cap> To
this
,
however
,
he
did
not
 
<bs> 

reply
.
<bs>   
<cap> After
<cap> Our
arrival
in
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Prison
 
<bs> 

there
reached
<cap> Us
<ccap> a
letter
from
his
<cap> Minister
,
the
first
 
<bs> 

part
of
which
was
in
<cap> Persian
,
and
the
latter
in
his
 
<bs> 

own
handwriting
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
it
he
was
cordial
,
and
wrote
 
<bs> 

the
following
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
have
,
as
requested
by
you
,
delivered
 
<bs> 

your
letter
,
and
until
now
have
received
no
answer
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
have
,
however
,
issued
the
necessary
recommendations
 
<bs> 

to
our
<cap> Minister
in
<cap> Constantinople
and
our
 
<bs> 

consuls
in
those
regions
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
there
be
anything
you
 
<bs> 

wish
done
,
inform
us
,
and
we
will
carry
it
out
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> From
his
words
it
became
apparent
that
he
understood
 
<bs> 

the
purpose
of
this
<cap> Servant
to
have
been
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

request
for
material
assistance
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
therefore
,
revealed
 
<bs> 

in
his
 
<bs> (
<cap> Napoleon
<bs_cap_ccap> III'
<ccap> s
)
name
verses
in
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Suratu'l
<bs> -
<cap> Haykal
,
some
of
which
<cap> We
now
quote
,
that
 
<bs> 

thou
mayest
know
that
the
<cap> Cause
of
this
<cap> Wronged
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

<cap> One
hath
been
revealed
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
and
 
<bs> 

hath
come
from
<cap> Him
:
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> King
of
<cap> Paris
!
<bs>   
<cap> Tell
the
priest
to
ring
the
bells
 
<bs> 

no
longer
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Most
<cap> Mighty
 
<bs> 

<cap> Bell
hath
appeared
in
the
form
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Name
,
and
the
fingers
of
the
will
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
,
toll
it
out
 
<bs> 

in
the
heaven
of
<cap> Immortality
,
in
<cap> His
name
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thus
have
the
mighty
verses
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

been
again
sent
down
unto
thee
,
that
thou
mayest
 
<bs> 

arise
to
remember
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Creator
of
earth
and
 
<bs> 

heaven
,
in
these
days
when
all
the
tribes
of
the
earth
 
<bs> 

have
mourned
,
and
the
foundations
of
the
cities
have
 
<bs> 

trembled
,
and
the
dust
of
irreligion
hath
enwrapped
 
<bs> 

all
men
,
except
such
as
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
,
was
pleased
to
spare
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Unconditioned
is
come
,
in
the
clouds
of
light
,
that
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
may
quicken
all
created
things
with
the
breezes
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
<cap> Name
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
,
and
unify
the
 
<bs> 

world
,
and
gather
all
men
around
this
<cap> Table
which
 
<bs> 

hath
been
sent
down
from
heaven
.
<bs>   
<cap> Beware
that
ye
 
<bs> 

deny
not
the
favor
of
<cap> God
after
it
hath
been
sent
 
<bs> 

down
unto
you
.
<bs>   
<cap> Better
is
this
for
you
than
that
which
 
<bs> 

ye
possess
;
for
that
which
is
yours
perisheth
,
whilst
 
<bs> 

that
which
is
with
<cap> God
endureth
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
 
<bs> 

ordaineth
what
<cap> He
pleaseth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
the
breezes
of
 
<bs> 

forgiveness
have
been
wafted
from
the
direction
of
 
<bs> 

your
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> God
of
<cap> Mercy
;
whoso
turneth
thereunto
,
 
<bs> 

shall
be
cleansed
of
his
sins
,
and
of
all
pain
and
 



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<bs> 

sickness
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
the
man
that
hath
turned
towards
 
<bs> 

them
,
and
woe
betide
him
that
hath
turned
aside
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Wert
thou
to
incline
thine
inner
ear
unto
all
created
 
<bs> 

things
,
thou
wouldst
hear
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
<cap> Ancient
of
<cap> Days
 
<bs> 

is
come
in
<cap> His
great
glory
!'
<bs>   
<cap> Everything
celebrateth
 
<bs> 

the
praise
of
its
<cap> Lord
.
<bs>   
<cap> Some
have
known
<cap> God
and
 
<bs> 

remember
<cap> Him
;
others
remember
<cap> Him
,
yet
know
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
have
<cap> We
set
down
<cap> Our
decree
in
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
perspicuous
<cap> Tablet
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Give
ear
,
<cap> O
<cap> King
,
unto
the
<cap> Voice
that
calleth
 
<bs> 

from
the
<cap> Fire
which
burneth
in
this
verdant
<cap> Tree
,
 
<bs> 

on
this
<cap> Sinai
which
hath
been
raised
above
the
hallowed
 
<bs> 

and
snow
<bs> -
white
<cap> Spot
,
beyond
the
<cap> Everlasting
 
<bs> 

<cap> City
;
 
<bs> `
<cap> Verily
,
there
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Me
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Forgiving
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
!'
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
in
truth
,
 
<bs> 

have
sent
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> We
aided
with
the
<cap> Holy
<cap> Spirit
 


<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
<cap> Christ
)
that
<cap> He
may
announce
unto
you
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Light
that
hath
shone
forth
from
the
horizon
of
the
 
<bs> 

will
of
your
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
,
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> Whose
signs
have
been
revealed
in
the
<cap> West
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Set
your
faces
towards
<cap> Him
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Baha'u'llah
),
on
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Day
which
<cap> God
hath
exalted
above
all
other
days
,
 
<bs> 

and
whereon
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
hath
shed
the
splendor
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
effulgent
glory
upon
all
who
are
in
heaven
 
<bs> 

and
all
who
are
on
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Arise
thou
to
serve
<cap> God
and
 
<bs> 

help
<cap> His
<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
will
assist
thee
with
the
 
<bs> 

hosts
of
the
seen
and
unseen
,
and
will
set
thee
king
 
<bs> 

over
all
that
whereon
the
sun
riseth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
,
in
 
<bs> 

truth
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> Almighty
.
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> "
<cap> The
breezes
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
have
passed
 
<bs> 

over
all
created
things
;
happy
the
man
that
hath
discovered
 
<bs> 

their
fragrance
,
and
set
himself
towards
them
 
<bs> 

with
<ccap> a
sound
heart
.
<bs>   
<cap> Attire
thy
temple
with
the
ornament
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> My
<cap> Name
,
and
thy
tongue
with
remembrance
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Me
,
and
thine
heart
with
love
for
<cap> Me
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
desired
for
thee
 
<bs> 

naught
except
that
which
is
better
for
thee
than
 
<bs> 

what
thou
dost
possess
and
all
the
treasures
of
the
 
<bs> 

earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
,
verily
,
is
knowing
,
informed
of
all
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Arise
,
in
<cap> My
<cap> Name
,
amongst
<cap> My
servants
,
and
say
:
 


<bs> `
<cap> O
ye
peoples
of
the
earth
!
<bs>   
<cap> Turn
yourselves
towards
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
hath
turned
towards
you
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Face
of
<cap> God
amongst
you
,
and
<cap> His
<cap> Testimony
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> His
<cap> Guide
unto
you
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
hath
come
to
you
with
 
<bs> 

signs
which
none
can
produce
.'
<bs>   
<cap> The
voice
of
the
<cap> Burning
 
<bs> 

<cap> Bush
is
raised
in
the
midmost
heart
of
the
world
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
<cap> Holy
<cap> Spirit
calleth
aloud
among
the
nations
:
 


<bs> `
<cap> Lo
,
the
<cap> Desired
<cap> One
is
come
with
manifest
dominion
!'
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> King
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
stars
of
the
heaven
of
knowledge
 
<bs> 

have
fallen
,
they
who
seek
to
establish
the
truth
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
<cap> Cause
through
the
things
they
possess
,
and
who
 
<bs> 

make
mention
of
<cap> God
in
<cap> My
<cap> Name
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
,
when
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
came
unto
them
in
<cap> My
glory
,
they
turned
aside
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
,
indeed
,
are
of
the
fallen
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
,
truly
,
that
 
<bs> 

which
the
<cap> Spirit
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
<cap> Christ
)
hath
announced
,
 
<bs> 

when
<cap> He
came
with
truth
unto
you
,
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

with
<cap> Whom
the
<cap> Jewish
doctors
disputed
,
till
at
last
 



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<bs> 

they
perpetrated
what
hath
made
the
<cap> Holy
<cap> Spirit
to
 
<bs> 

lament
,
and
the
tears
of
them
that
have
near
access
 
<bs> 

to
<cap> God
to
flow
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> O
concourse
of
monks
!
<bs>   
<cap> Seclude
not
yourselves
 
<bs> 

in
your
churches
and
cloisters
.
<bs>   
<cap> Come
ye
out
 
<bs> 

of
them
by
<cap> My
leave
,
and
busy
,
then
,
yourselves
 
<bs> 

with
what
will
profit
you
and
others
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
commandeth
 
<bs> 

you
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
<cap> Day
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Reckoning
.
<bs>   
<cap> Seclude
yourselves
in
the
stronghold
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
love
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
,
truly
,
is
the
seclusion
that
befitteth
 
<bs> 

you
,
could
ye
but
know
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
that
secludeth
himself
 
<bs> 

in
his
house
is
indeed
as
one
dead
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
behooveth
 
<bs> 

man
to
show
forth
that
which
will
benefit
mankind
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
that
bringeth
forth
no
fruit
is
fit
for
the
fire
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thus
admonisheth
you
your
<cap> Lord
;
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Bountiful
.
<bs>   
<cap> Enter
ye
into
wedlock
,
that
 
<bs> 

after
you
another
may
arise
in
your
stead
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
have
forbidden
you
lechery
,
and
not
that
 
<bs> 

which
is
conducive
to
fidelity
.
<bs>   
<cap> Have
ye
clung
unto
 
<bs> 

the
promptings
of
your
nature
,
and
cast
behind
your
 
<bs> 

backs
the
statutes
of
<cap> God
?
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
ye
<cap> God
,
and
be
not
 
<bs> 

of
the
foolish
.
<bs>   
<cap> But
for
man
,
who
,
on
<cap> My
earth
,
would
 
<bs> 

remember
<cap> Me
,
and
how
could
<cap> My
attributes
and
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

names
be
revealed
?
<bs>   
<cap> Reflect
,
and
be
not
of
them
that
 
<bs> 

have
shut
themselves
out
as
by
<ccap> a
veil
from
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

and
were
of
those
that
are
fast
asleep
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
that
 
<bs> 

married
not
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
<cap> Christ
)
could
find
no
place
 
<bs> 

wherein
to
abide
,
nor
where
to
lay
<cap> His
head
,
by
 
<bs> 

reason
of
what
the
hands
of
the
treacherous
had
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

wrought
.
<bs>   
<cap> His
holiness
consisted
not
in
the
things
ye
 
<bs> 

have
believed
and
imagined
,
but
rather
in
the
things
 
<bs> 

which
belong
unto
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ask
,
that
ye
may
be
made
 
<bs> 

aware
of
<cap> His
station
which
hath
been
exalted
above
 
<bs> 

the
vain
imaginings
of
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Blessed
are
they
that
understand
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> King
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
heard
the
words
thou
didst
utter
in
 
<bs> 

answer
to
the
<cap> Czar
of
<cap> Russia
,
concerning
the
decision
 
<bs> 

made
regarding
the
war
 
<bs> (
<cap> Crimean
<cap> War
).
<bs>   
<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
knoweth
,
is
informed
of
all
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
didst
say
:
 


<bs> `
<cap> I
lay
asleep
upon
my
couch
,
when
the
cry
of
the
 
<bs> 

oppressed
,
who
were
drowned
in
the
<cap> Black
<cap> Sea
,
 
<bs> 

wakened
me
.'
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
what
<cap> We
heard
thee
say
,
and
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
thy
<cap> Lord
is
witness
unto
what
<cap> I
say
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

testify
that
that
which
wakened
thee
was
not
their
 
<bs> 

cry
but
the
promptings
of
thine
own
passions
,
for
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
tested
thee
,
and
found
thee
wanting
.
<bs>   
<cap> Comprehend
 
<bs> 

the
meaning
of
<cap> My
words
,
and
be
thou
of
the
 
<bs> 

discerning
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
not
<cap> Our
wish
to
address
thee
words
 
<bs> 

of
condemnation
,
out
of
regard
for
the
dignity
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

conferred
upon
thee
in
this
mortal
life
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

have
chosen
courtesy
,
and
made
it
the
true
mark
of
 
<bs> 

such
as
are
nigh
unto
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Courtesy
is
,
in
truth
,
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
raiment
which
fitteth
all
men
,
whether
young
or
 
<bs> 

old
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
is
it
with
him
that
adorneth
his
temple
 
<bs> 

therewith
,
and
woe
unto
him
who
is
deprived
of
this
 
<bs> 

great
bounty
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hadst
thou
been
sincere
in
thy
words
,
 
<bs> 

thou
wouldst
have
not
cast
behind
thy
back
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
,
when
it
was
sent
unto
thee
by
<cap> Him
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
proved
 
<bs> 

thee
through
it
,
and
found
thee
other
than
that
 
<bs> 

which
thou
didst
profess
.
<bs>   
<cap> Arise
,
and
make
amends
for
 
<bs> 

that
which
escaped
thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> Erelong
the
world
and
all
 
<bs> 

that
thou
possessest
will
perish
,
and
the
kingdom
 
<bs> 

will
remain
unto
<cap> God
,
thy
<cap> Lord
and
the
<cap> Lord
of
thy
 
<bs> 

fathers
of
old
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
behooveth
thee
not
to
conduct
 
<bs> 

thine
affairs
according
to
the
dictates
of
thy
desires
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Fear
the
sighs
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
and
shield
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

from
the
darts
of
such
as
act
unjustly
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> For
what
thou
hast
done
,
thy
kingdom
shall
be
 
<bs> 

thrown
into
confusion
,
and
thine
empire
shall
pass
 
<bs> 

from
thine
hands
,
as
<ccap> a
punishment
for
that
which
 
<bs> 

thou
hast
wrought
.
<bs>   
<cap> Then
wilt
thou
know
how
thou
 
<bs> 

hast
plainly
erred
.
<bs>   
<cap> Commotions
shall
seize
all
the
 
<bs> 

people
in
that
land
,
unless
thou
arisest
to
help
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
,
and
followest
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Spirit
of
<cap> God
 


<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
<cap> Christ
)
in
this
,
the
<cap> Straight
<cap> Path
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hath
thy
 
<bs> 

pomp
made
thee
proud
?
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
<cap> Life
!
<bs>   
<cap> It
shall
not
 
<bs> 

endure
;
nay
,
it
shall
soon
pass
away
,
unless
thou
 
<bs> 

holdest
fast
by
this
firm
<cap> Cord
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
see
abasement
 
<bs> 

hastening
after
thee
,
whilst
thou
art
of
the
heedless
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> It
behooveth
thee
when
thou
hearest
<cap> His
<cap> Voice
calling
 
<bs> 

from
the
seat
of
glory
to
cast
away
all
that
thou
 
<bs> 

possessest
,
and
cry
out
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Here
am
<cap> I
,
<cap> O
<cap> Lord
of
all
 
<bs> 

that
is
in
heaven
and
all
that
is
on
earth
!'
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> King
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
were
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Iraq
,
when
the
hour
of
 
<bs> 

parting
arrived
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
the
bidding
of
the
<cap> King
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Islam
 


<bs> (&
<cap> Sultan
of
<cap> Turkey
)
<cap> We
set
<cap> Our
steps
in
his
direction
.
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Upon
<cap> Our
arrival
,
there
befell
<cap> Us
at
the
hands
of
the
 
<bs> 

malicious
that
which
the
books
of
the
world
can
 
<bs> 

never
adequately
recount
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thereupon
the
inmates
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Paradise
,
and
they
that
dwell
within
the
retreats
 
<bs> 

of
holiness
,
lamented
;
and
yet
the
people
are
wrapped
 
<bs> 

in
<ccap> a
thick
veil
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> More
grievous
became
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
plight
from
day
to
day
,
nay
,
from
hour
to
hour
,
 
<bs> 

until
they
took
<cap> Us
forth
from
<cap> Our
prison
and
made
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
,
with
glaring
injustice
,
enter
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prison
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
if
anyone
ask
them
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> For
what
crime
 
<bs> 

were
they
imprisoned
?'
they
would
answer
and
say
:
 


<bs> `
<cap> They
,
verily
,
sought
to
supplant
the
<cap> Faith
with
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

new
religion
!'
<bs>   
<cap> If
that
which
is
ancient
be
what
ye
 
<bs> 

prefer
,
wherefore
,
then
,
have
ye
discarded
that
which
 
<bs> 

hath
been
set
down
in
the
<cap> Torah
and
the
<cap> Evangel
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Clear
it
up
,
<cap> O
men
!
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
life
!
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
no
place
 
<bs> 

for
you
to
flee
to
in
this
day
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
this
be
<cap> My
crime
,
 
<bs> 

then
 
<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
,
the
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
,
committed
it
 
<bs> 

before
<cap> Me
,
and
before
<cap> Him
<cap> He
<cap> Who
was
the
<cap> Spirit
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
<cap> Christ
),
and
yet
earlier
<cap> He
<cap> Who
conversed
 
<bs> 

with
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Moses
).
<bs>   
<cap> And
if
<cap> My
sin
be
this
,
 
<bs> 

that
<cap> I
have
exalted
the
<cap> Word
of
<cap> God
and
revealed
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Cause
,
then
indeed
am
<cap> I
the
greatest
of
sinners
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Such
<ccap> a
sin
<cap> I
will
not
barter
for
the
kingdoms
of
earth
 
<bs> 

and
heaven
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> As
<cap> My
tribulations
 
<bs> 

multiplied
,
so
did
<cap> My
love
for
<cap> God
and
for
<cap> His
<cap> Cause
 
<bs> 

increase
,
in
such
wise
that
all
that
befell
<cap> Me
from
the
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

hosts
of
the
wayward
was
powerless
to
deter
<cap> Me
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
purpose
.
<bs>   
<cap> Should
they
hide
<cap> Me
away
in
the
depths
 
<bs> 

of
the
earth
,
yet
would
they
find
<cap> Me
riding
aloft
on
 
<bs> 

the
clouds
,
and
calling
out
unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
 
<bs> 

strength
and
of
might
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
have
offered
<cap> Myself
up
in
 
<bs> 

the
way
of
<cap> God
,
and
<cap> I
yearn
after
tribulations
in
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
love
for
<cap> Him
,
and
for
the
sake
of
<cap> His
good
 
<bs> 

pleasure
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
bear
witness
the
woes
which
now
 
<bs> 

afflict
<cap> Me
,
the
like
of
which
no
other
man
hath
suffered
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Every
single
hair
of
<cap> Mine
head
calleth
out
 
<bs> 

that
which
the
<cap> Burning
<cap> Bush
uttered
on
<cap> Sinai
,
and
 
<bs> 

each
vein
of
<cap> My
body
invoketh
<cap> God
and
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
 
<bs> 

would
<cap> I
had
been
severed
in
<cap> Thy
path
,
so
that
 
<bs> 

the
world
might
be
quickened
,
and
all
its
peoples
be
 
<bs> 

united
!'
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
it
been
decreed
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Informed
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Know
of
<ccap> a
truth
that
your
subjects
are
<cap> God's
 
<bs> 

trust
amongst
you
.
<bs>   
<cap> Watch
ye
,
therefore
,
over
them
 
<bs> 

as
ye
watch
over
your
own
selves
.
<bs>   
<cap> Beware
that
ye
 
<bs> 

allow
not
wolves
to
become
the
shepherds
of
the
fold
,
 
<bs> 

or
pride
and
conceit
to
deter
you
from
turning
unto
 
<bs> 

the
poor
and
the
desolate
.
<bs>   
<cap> Arise
thou
,
in
<cap> My
name
,
 
<bs> 

above
the
horizon
of
renunciation
,
and
set
,
then
,
thy
 
<bs> 

face
towards
the
<cap> Kingdom
,
at
the
bidding
of
thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
strength
and
of
might
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Adorn
the
body
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
kingdom
with
the
raiment
of
<cap> My
name
,
and
 
<bs> 

arise
,
then
,
to
teach
<cap> My
<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> Better
is
this
for
thee
 
<bs> 

than
that
which
thou
possessest
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
will
,
thereby
,
 



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<bs> 

exalt
thy
name
among
all
the
kings
.
<bs>   
<cap> Potent
is
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

over
all
things
.
<bs>   
<cap> Walk
thou
amongst
men
in
the
 
<bs> 

name
of
<cap> God
,
and
by
the
power
of
<cap> His
might
,
that
 
<bs> 

thou
mayest
show
forth
<cap> His
signs
amidst
the
peoples
 
<bs> 

of
the
earth
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Doth
it
behoove
you
 
<bs> 

to
relate
yourselves
to
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> God
of
mercy
,
 
<bs> 

and
yet
commit
the
things
which
the
<cap> Evil
<cap> One
hath
 
<bs> 

committed
?
<bs>   
<cap> Nay
,
by
the
<cap> Beauty
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorified
!
could
ye
but
know
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Purge
your
 
<bs> 

hearts
from
love
of
the
world
,
and
your
tongues
from
 
<bs> 

calumny
,
and
your
limbs
from
whatsoever
may
withhold
 
<bs> 

you
from
drawing
nigh
unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Praised
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
world
is
meant
that
 
<bs> 

which
turneth
you
aside
from
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
<cap> Revelation
,
and
inclineth
you
unto
 
<bs> 

that
which
is
unprofitable
unto
you
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
the
 
<bs> 

thing
that
deterreth
you
,
in
this
day
,
from
<cap> God
is
 
<bs> 

worldliness
in
its
essence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Eschew
it
,
and
approach
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Vision
,
this
shining
and
resplendent
 
<bs> 

<cap> Seat
.
<bs>   
<cap> Shed
not
the
blood
of
anyone
,
<cap> O
people
,
neither
 
<bs> 

judge
ye
anyone
unjustly
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
have
ye
been
commanded
 
<bs> 

by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
knoweth
,
<cap> Who
is
informed
of
 
<bs> 

all
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
that
commit
disorders
in
the
land
after
it
 
<bs> 

hath
been
well
ordered
,
these
indeed
have
outstepped
 
<bs> 

the
bounds
that
have
been
set
in
the
<cap> Book
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wretched
 
<bs> 

shall
be
the
abode
of
the
transgressors
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Deal
not
treacherously
 
<bs> 

with
the
substance
of
your
neighbor
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
ye
trustworthy
 



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<bs> 

on
earth
,
and
withhold
not
from
the
poor
 
<bs> 

the
things
given
unto
you
by
<cap> God
through
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

grace
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
will
bestow
upon
you
the
double
 
<bs> 

of
what
ye
possess
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Generous
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
!
<bs>   
<cap> Subdue
the
 
<bs> 

citadels
of
men's
hearts
with
the
swords
of
wisdom
 
<bs> 

and
of
utterance
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
that
dispute
,
as
prompted
 
<bs> 

by
their
desires
,
are
indeed
wrapped
in
<ccap> a
palpable
 
<bs> 

veil
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> The
sword
of
wisdom
is
hotter
than
summer
 
<bs> 

heat
,
and
sharper
than
blades
of
steel
,
if
ye
do
 
<bs> 

but
understand
.
<bs>   
<cap> Draw
it
forth
in
<cap> My
name
and
 
<bs> 

through
the
power
of
<cap> My
might
,
and
conquer
,
then
,
 
<bs> 

with
it
the
cities
of
the
hearts
of
them
that
have
 
<bs> 

secluded
themselves
in
the
stronghold
of
their
corrupt
 
<bs> 

desires
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
biddeth
you
the
<cap> Pen
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
,
 
<bs> 

whilst
seated
beneath
the
swords
of
the
 
<bs> 

wayward
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
ye
become
aware
of
<ccap> a
sin
committed
 
<bs> 

by
another
,
conceal
it
,
that
<cap> God
may
conceal
your
 
<bs> 

own
sin
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Concealer
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
 
<bs> 

grace
abounding
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
ye
rich
ones
on
earth
!
<bs>   
<cap> If
ye
 
<bs> 

encounter
one
who
is
poor
,
treat
him
not
disdainfully
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Reflect
upon
that
whereof
ye
were
created
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Every
one
of
you
was
created
of
<ccap> a
sorry
germ
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Regard
ye
the
world
 
<bs> 

as
<ccap> a
man's
body
,
which
is
afflicted
with
divers
ailments
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
recovery
of
which
dependeth
upon
 
<bs> 

the
harmonizing
of
all
of
its
component
elements
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Gather
ye
around
that
which
<cap> We
have
prescribed
 
<bs> 

unto
you
,
and
walk
not
in
the
ways
of
such
as
create
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

dissension
.
<bs>   
<cap> Meditate
on
the
world
and
the
state
of
its
 
<bs> 

people
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
for
<cap> Whose
sake
the
world
was
called
 
<bs> 

into
being
,
hath
been
imprisoned
in
the
most
desolate
 
<bs> 

of
cities
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Akka
),
by
reason
of
that
which
the
hands
 
<bs> 

of
the
wayward
have
wrought
.
<bs>   
<cap> From
the
horizon
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
prison
<bs> -
city
<cap> He
summoneth
mankind
unto
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> Great
.
<bs>   
<cap> Exultest
 
<bs> 

thou
over
the
treasures
thou
dost
possess
,
knowing
 
<bs> 

they
shall
perish
?
<bs>   
<cap> Rejoicest
thou
in
that
thou
rulest
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
span
of
earth
,
when
the
whole
world
,
in
the
estimation
 
<bs> 

of
the
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
,
is
worth
as
much
as
 
<bs> 

the
black
in
the
eye
of
<ccap> a
dead
ant
?
<bs>   
<cap> Abandon
it
unto
 
<bs> 

such
as
have
set
their
affections
upon
it
,
and
turn
 
<bs> 

thou
unto
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Desire
of
the
world
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whither
are
gone
the
proud
and
their
palaces
?
<bs>   
<cap> Gaze
 
<bs> 

thou
into
their
tombs
,
that
thou
mayest
profit
by
 
<bs> 

this
example
,
inasmuch
as
<cap> We
made
it
<ccap> a
lesson
unto
 
<bs> 

every
beholder
.
<bs>   
<cap> Were
the
breezes
of
<cap> Revelation
to
 
<bs> 

seize
thee
,
thou
wouldst
flee
the
world
,
and
turn
 
<bs> 

unto
the
<cap> Kingdom
,
and
wouldst
expend
all
thou
 
<bs> 

possessest
,
that
thou
mayest
draw
nigh
unto
this
 
<bs> 

sublime
<cap> Vision
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
bade
<ccap> a
<cap> Christian
dispatch
this
<cap> Tablet
,
and
he
 
<bs> 

informed
<cap> Us
that
he
transmitted
both
the
original
 
<bs> 

and
its
translation
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
 
<bs> 

hath
knowledge
of
all
things
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> One
of
the
sections
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Suratu'l
<bs> -
<cap> Haykal
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablet
addressed
to
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
,
the
<cap> Czar
of
<cap> Russia
--
 
<bs> 

may
<cap> God
,
exalted
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
assist
him
:
 



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<bs_cap> P
57
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> Czar
of
<cap> Russia
!
<bs>   
<cap> Incline
thine
ear
unto
the
 
<bs> 

voice
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> King
,
the
<cap> Holy
,
and
turn
thou
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Paradise
,
the
<cap> Spot
wherein
abideth
<cap> He
<cap> Who
,
 
<bs> 

among
the
<cap> Concourse
on
high
,
beareth
the
most
excellent
 
<bs> 

titles
,
and
<cap> Who
,
in
the
kingdom
of
creation
,
is
 
<bs> 

called
by
the
name
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Effulgent
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Beware
that
nothing
deter
thee
from
setting
 
<bs> 

thy
face
towards
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Compassionate
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
verily
,
have
heard
the
thing
 
<bs> 

for
which
thou
didst
supplicate
thy
<cap> Lord
,
whilst
 
<bs> 

secretly
communing
with
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wherefore
,
the
 
<bs> 

breeze
of
<cap> My
loving
<bs> -
kindness
wafted
forth
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

sea
of
<cap> My
mercy
surged
,
and
<cap> We
answered
thee
in
 
<bs> 

truth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whilst
<cap> I
lay
,
chained
and
fettered
,
in
the
 
<bs> 

prison
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Tihran
,
one
of
thy
ministers
extended
<cap> Me
 
<bs> 

his
aid
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wherefore
hath
<cap> God
ordained
for
thee
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

station
which
the
knowledge
of
none
can
comprehend
 
<bs> 

except
<cap> His
knowledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> Beware
lest
thou
barter
 
<bs> 

away
this
sublime
station
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Father
 
<bs> 

is
come
,
and
the
<cap> Son
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
<cap> Christ
),
in
the
holy
vale
,
 
<bs> 

crieth
out
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Here
am
<cap> I
,
here
am
<cap> I
,
<cap> O
<cap> Lord
,
my
<cap> God
!',
 
<bs> 

whilst
<cap> Sinai
circleth
round
the
<cap> House
,
and
the
<cap> Burning
 
<bs> 

<cap> Bush
calleth
aloud
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
is
come
 
<bs> 

mounted
upon
the
clouds
!
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
is
he
that
draweth
 
<bs> 

nigh
unto
<cap> Him
,
and
woe
betide
them
that
are
far
 
<bs> 

away
.'
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Arise
thou
amongst
men
in
the
name
of
this
all
<bs> -
compelling
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Cause
,
and
summon
,
then
,
the
nations
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Great
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
thou
not
of
 
<bs> 

them
who
called
upon
<cap> God
by
one
of
<cap> His
names
,
 
<bs> 

but
who
,
when
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Object
of
all
names
 
<bs> 

appeared
,
denied
<cap> Him
and
turned
aside
from
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

and
,
in
the
end
,
pronounced
sentence
against
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

with
manifest
injustice
.
<bs>   
<cap> Consider
and
call
thou
to
 
<bs> 

mind
the
days
whereon
the
<cap> Spirit
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
 
<bs> 

<cap> Christ
)
appeared
,
and
<cap> Herod
gave
judgment
against
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
,
however
,
aided
<cap> Him
with
the
hosts
of
 
<bs> 

the
unseen
,
and
protected
<cap> Him
with
truth
,
and
sent
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
down
unto
another
land
,
according
to
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

promise
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
ordaineth
what
<cap> He
pleaseth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
truly
preserveth
whom
<cap> He
willeth
,
be
he
 
<bs> 

in
the
midst
of
the
seas
or
in
the
maw
of
the
serpent
,
 
<bs> 

or
beneath
the
sword
of
the
oppressor
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Again
<cap> I
say
:
<bs>   
<cap> Hearken
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> My
voice
that
calleth
from
<cap> My
prison
,
that
it
 
<bs> 

may
acquaint
thee
with
the
things
that
have
befallen
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
<cap> Beauty
,
at
the
hands
of
them
that
are
the
 
<bs> 

manifestations
of
<cap> My
glory
,
and
that
thou
mayest
 
<bs> 

perceive
how
great
hath
been
<cap> My
patience
,
notwithstanding
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
might
,
and
how
immense
<cap> My
forbearance
,
 
<bs> 

notwithstanding
<cap> My
power
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
life
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Couldst
thou
but
know
the
things
sent
down
by
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pen
,
and
discover
the
treasures
of
<cap> My
<cap> Cause
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

pearls
of
<cap> My
mysteries
which
lie
hid
in
the
seas
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
names
and
in
the
goblets
of
<cap> My
words
,
thou
 
<bs> 

wouldst
for
longing
after
<cap> His
glorious
and
sublime
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Kingdom
,
lay
down
thy
life
in
the
path
of
<cap> God
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Know
thou
that
though
<cap> My
body
be
beneath
the
 
<bs> 

swords
of
<cap> My
foes
,
and
<cap> My
limbs
be
beset
with
incalculable
 
<bs> 

afflictions
,
yet
<cap> My
spirit
is
filled
with
<ccap> a
gladness
 
<bs> 

with
which
all
the
joys
of
the
earth
can
never
 
<bs> 

compare
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Likewise
,
<cap> We
mention
some
verses
from
the
<cap> Tablet
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Her
<cap> Majesty
,
the
<cap> Queen
 
<bs> (
<cap> Queen
<cap> Victoria
<bs> )--
may
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
exalted
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
,
assist
her
.
<bs>   
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

purpose
is
that
haply
the
breezes
of
<cap> Revelation
may
 
<bs> 

envelop
thee
,
and
cause
thee
to
arise
,
wholly
for
the
 
<bs> 

sake
of
<cap> God
,
and
serve
<cap> His
<cap> Cause
,
and
that
thou
 
<bs> 

mayest
transmit
any
of
the
<cap> Tablets
of
the
kings
 
<bs> 

which
might
have
remained
undelivered
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
mission
 
<bs> 

is
<ccap> a
great
mission
,
and
this
service
<ccap> a
great
service
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> In
those
regions
distinguished
divines
are
numerous
,
 
<bs> 

among
whom
are
those
<cap> Siyyids
who
are
renowned
for
 
<bs> 

their
eminence
and
distinction
.
<bs>   
<cap> Confer
with
them
,
 
<bs> 

and
show
them
what
hath
flowed
out
of
the
<cap> Pen
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Glory
,
that
haply
they
may
be
graciously
aided
to
 
<bs> 

better
the
condition
of
the
world
,
and
improve
the
 
<bs> 

character
of
peoples
of
different
nations
,
and
may
,
 
<bs> 

through
the
living
waters
of
<cap> God's
counsels
,
quench
 
<bs> 

the
hatred
and
the
animosity
which
lie
hid
and
 
<bs> 

smolder
in
the
hearts
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
pray
<cap> God
that
 
<bs> 

thou
mayest
be
assisted
therein
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
this
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

would
not
be
hard
for
<cap> Him
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> Queen
in
<cap> London
!
<bs>   
<cap> Incline
thine
ear
unto
the
 
<bs> 

voice
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
mankind
,
calling
 



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<bs> 

from
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
:
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
no
<cap> God
is
there
 
<bs> 

but
<cap> Me
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
!
<bs>   
<cap> Cast
away
all
 
<bs> 

that
is
on
earth
,
and
attire
the
head
of
thy
kingdom
 
<bs> 

with
the
crown
of
the
remembrance
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Lord
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
hath
come
unto
the
 
<bs> 

world
in
<cap> His
most
great
glory
,
and
all
that
hath
been
 
<bs> 

mentioned
in
the
<cap> Gospel
hath
been
fulfilled
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
land
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Syria
hath
been
honored
by
the
footsteps
of
its
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
men
,
and
<cap> North
and
<cap> South
 
<bs> 

are
both
inebriated
with
the
wine
of
<cap> His
presence
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Blessed
is
the
man
that
hath
inhaled
the
fragrance
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
,
and
turned
unto
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
beauty
,
in
this
resplendent
<cap> Dawn
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mosque
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Aqsa
vibrateth
through
the
breezes
of
its
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
,
whilst
 
<bs> &
<cap> Batha
 
<bs> (
<cap> Mecca
)
trembleth
 
<bs> 

at
the
voice
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Every
single
stone
of
them
celebrateth
the
praise
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
,
through
this
<cap> Great
<cap> Name
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> We
make
mention
of
thee
 
<bs> 

for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
and
desire
that
thy
name
may
 
<bs> 

be
exalted
through
thy
remembrance
of
<cap> God
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Creator
of
earth
and
of
heaven
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
witness
 
<bs> 

unto
that
which
<cap> I
say
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
been
informed
 
<bs> 

that
thou
hast
forbidden
the
trading
in
slaves
,
both
 
<bs> 

men
and
women
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
,
verily
,
is
what
<cap> God
hath
 
<bs> 

enjoined
in
this
wondrous
<cap> Revelation
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
hath
,
 
<bs> 

truly
,
destined
<ccap> a
reward
for
thee
,
because
of
this
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
will
pay
the
doer
of
good
,
whether
man
or
 
<bs> 

woman
,
his
due
recompense
,
wert
thou
to
follow
 



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<bs> 

what
hath
been
sent
unto
thee
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Informed
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
to
him
who
 
<bs> 

turneth
aside
,
and
swelleth
with
pride
,
after
that
the
 
<bs> 

clear
tokens
have
come
unto
him
,
from
the
<cap> Revealer
 
<bs> 

of
signs
,
his
work
shall
<cap> God
bring
to
naught
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
 
<bs> 

truth
,
hath
power
over
all
things
.
<bs>   
<cap> Man's
actions
are
 
<bs> 

acceptable
after
his
having
recognized
 
<bs> (
the
<cap> Manifestation
).
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
that
turneth
aside
from
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

is
indeed
the
most
veiled
amongst
<cap> His
creatures
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
 
<bs> 

hath
it
been
decreed
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Almighty
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Powerful
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> We
have
also
heard
that
thou
hast
entrusted
the
 
<bs> 

reins
of
counsel
into
the
hands
of
the
representatives
 
<bs> 

of
the
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
,
indeed
,
hast
done
well
,
for
 
<bs> 

thereby
the
foundations
of
the
edifice
of
thine
affairs
 
<bs> 

will
be
strengthened
,
and
the
hearts
of
all
that
are
 
<bs> 

beneath
thy
shadow
,
whether
high
or
low
,
will
be
 
<bs> 

tranquillized
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
behooveth
them
,
however
,
to
be
 
<bs> 

trustworthy
among
<cap> His
servants
,
and
to
regard
themselves
 
<bs> 

as
the
representatives
of
all
that
dwell
on
earth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
is
what
counselleth
them
,
in
this
<cap> Tablet
,
<cap> He
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Ruler
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
if
any
one
of
them
 
<bs> 

directeth
himself
towards
the
<cap> Assembly
,
let
him
turn
 
<bs> 

his
eyes
unto
the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Horizon
,
and
say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
ask
<cap> Thee
,
by
<cap> Thy
most
glorious
<cap> Name
,
to
aid
 
<bs> 

me
in
that
which
will
cause
the
affairs
of
<cap> Thy
servants
 
<bs> 

to
prosper
,
and
<cap> Thy
cities
to
flourish
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
,
indeed
,
 
<bs> 

hast
power
over
all
things
!'
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
is
he
that
entereth
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Assembly
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
and
judgeth
between
 



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<bs> 

men
with
pure
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
indeed
,
is
of
the
 
<bs> 

blissful
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
ye
members
of
<cap> Assemblies
in
that
land
and
in
 
<bs> 

other
countries
!
<bs>   
<cap> Take
ye
counsel
together
,
and
let
 
<bs> 

your
concern
be
only
for
that
which
profiteth
mankind
,
 
<bs> 

and
bettereth
the
condition
thereof
,
if
ye
be
 
<bs> 

of
them
that
scan
heedfully
.
<bs>   
<cap> Regard
the
world
as
the
 
<bs> 

human
body
which
,
though
at
its
creation
whole
 
<bs> 

and
perfect
,
hath
been
afflicted
,
through
various
 
<bs> 

causes
,
with
grave
disorders
and
maladies
.
<bs>   
<cap> Not
for
 
<bs> 

one
day
did
it
gain
ease
,
nay
,
its
sickness
waxed
more
 
<bs> 

severe
,
as
it
fell
under
the
treatment
of
ignorant
 
<bs> 

physicians
,
who
gave
full
rein
to
their
personal
desires
,
 
<bs> 

and
have
erred
grievously
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
if
at
one
time
,
 
<bs> 

through
the
care
of
an
able
physician
,
<ccap> a
member
of
 
<bs> 

that
body
was
healed
,
the
rest
remained
afflicted
as
 
<bs> 

before
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
informeth
you
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
behold
it
,
in
this
day
,
at
the
mercy
 
<bs> 

of
rulers
,
so
drunk
with
pride
that
they
cannot
discern
 
<bs> 

clearly
their
own
best
advantage
,
much
less
 
<bs> 

recognize
<ccap> a
<cap> Revelation
so
bewildering
and
challenging
 
<bs> 

as
this
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
further
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> That
which
<cap> God
hath
 
<bs> 

ordained
as
the
sovereign
remedy
and
mightiest
instrument
 
<bs> 

for
the
healing
of
the
world
is
the
union
 
<bs> 

of
all
its
peoples
in
one
universal
<cap> Cause
,
one
common
 
<bs> 

<cap> Faith
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
can
in
no
wise
be
achieved
except
through
 
<bs> 

the
power
of
<ccap> a
skilled
,
an
all
<bs> -
powerful
,
and
inspired
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Physician
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
life
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
truth
,
and
all
 
<bs> 

else
naught
but
error
.
<bs>   
<cap> Each
time
that
<cap> Most
<cap> Mighty
 
<bs> 

<cap> Instrument
hath
come
,
and
that
<cap> Light
shone
forth
 
<bs> 

from
the
<cap> Ancient
<cap> Dayspring
,
<cap> He
was
withheld
by
 
<bs> 

ignorant
physicians
who
,
even
as
clouds
,
interposed
 
<bs> 

themselves
between
<cap> Him
and
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
failed
 
<bs> 

therefore
,
to
recover
,
and
its
sickness
hath
persisted
 
<bs> 

until
this
day
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
indeed
were
powerless
to
protect
 
<bs> 

it
,
or
to
effect
<ccap> a
cure
,
whilst
<cap> He
<cap> Who
hath
been
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Manifestation
of
<cap> Power
amongst
men
was
withheld
 
<bs> 

from
achieving
<cap> His
purpose
,
by
reason
of
what
 
<bs> 

the
hands
of
the
ignorant
physicians
have
wrought
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Consider
these
days
in
which
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ancient
<cap> Beauty
hath
come
in
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Name
,
 
<bs> 

that
<cap> He
may
quicken
the
world
and
unite
its
peoples
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
,
however
,
rose
up
against
<cap> Him
with
sharpened
 
<bs> 

swords
,
and
committed
that
which
caused
the
<cap> Faithful
 
<bs> 

<cap> Spirit
to
lament
,
until
in
the
end
they
imprisoned
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
in
the
most
desolate
of
cities
,
and
broke
the
grasp
 
<bs> 

of
the
faithful
upon
the
hem
of
<cap> His
robe
.
<bs>   
<cap> Were
 
<bs> 

anyone
to
tell
them
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
<cap> World
<cap> Reformer
is
come
,'
 
<bs> 

they
would
answer
and
say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Indeed
it
is
proven
that
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
is
<ccap> a
fomenter
of
discord
!',
and
this
notwithstanding
 
<bs> 

that
they
have
never
associated
with
<cap> Him
,
and
 
<bs> 

have
perceived
that
<cap> He
did
not
seek
,
for
one
moment
,
 
<bs> 

to
protect
<cap> Himself
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
all
times
<cap> He
was
at
the
mercy
 
<bs> 

of
the
wicked
doers
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
one
time
they
cast
<cap> Him
into
 
<bs> 

prison
,
at
another
they
banished
<cap> Him
,
and
at
yet
 



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<bs> 

another
hurried
<cap> Him
from
land
to
land
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
have
 
<bs> 

they
pronounced
judgment
against
<cap> Us
,
and
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

truly
,
is
aware
of
what
<cap> I
say
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> This
charge
of
fomenting
discord
is
the
same
as
 
<bs> 

that
imputed
aforetime
by
the
<cap> Pharaohs
of
<cap> Egypt
 
<bs> 

to
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
conversed
with
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Moses
).
<bs>   
<cap> Read
 
<bs> 

thou
what
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
hath
revealed
in
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
<bs> --
may
<cap> He
be
blessed
and
glorified
<bs> --
saith
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Moreover
<cap> We
had
sent
<cap> Moses
of
old
with
<cap> Our
signs
 
<bs> 

and
with
clear
authority
to
<cap> Pharaoh
,
and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Haman
,
 
<bs> 

and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qarun
:
<bs>   
and
they
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Sorcerer
,
impostor
!'
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

when
<cap> He
came
to
them
from
<cap> Our
presence
with
the
 
<bs> 

truth
,
they
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Slay
the
sons
of
those
who
believe
 
<bs> 

as
<cap> He
doth
,
and
save
their
females
alive
,'
but
the
 
<bs> 

stratagem
of
the
unbelievers
issued
only
in
failure
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
<cap> Pharaoh
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Let
me
alone
,
that
<cap> I
may
kill
 
<bs> 

<cap> Moses
;
and
let
him
call
upon
his
<cap> Lord
:
<bs>   
<cap> I
fear
lest
he
 
<bs> 

change
your
religion
,
or
cause
disorder
to
show
itself
 
<bs> 

in
the
land
.'
<bs>   
<cap> And
<cap> Moses
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> I
take
refuge
with
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
and
your
<cap> Lord
from
every
proud
one
who
 
<bs> 

believeth
not
in
the
<cap> Day
of
<cap> Reckoning
.'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Men
have
,
at
all
times
,
considered
every
<cap> World
 
<bs> 

<cap> Reformer
<ccap> a
fomenter
of
discord
,
and
have
referred
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Him
in
terms
with
which
all
are
familiar
.
<bs>   
<cap> Each
 
<bs> 

time
the
<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> Divine
<cap> Revelation
shed
its
 
<bs> 

radiance
from
the
horizon
of
<cap> God's
<cap> Will
<ccap> a
great
 
<bs> 

number
of
men
denied
<cap> Him
,
others
turned
aside
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
,
and
still
others
calumniated
<cap> Him
,
and
thereby
 
<bs> 

withheld
the
servants
of
<cap> God
from
the
river
of
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<bs> 

providence
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> King
of
creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
 
<bs> 

like
manner
,
they
who
,
in
this
day
,
have
neither
met
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
nor
associated
with
<cap> Him
have
 
<bs> 

said
,
and
even
now
continue
to
say
,
the
things
thou
 
<bs> 

hast
heard
and
hearest
still
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
people
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Utterance
beameth
forth
in
this
day
,
above
 
<bs> 

the
horizon
of
bounty
,
and
the
radiance
of
the
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
spoke
on
<cap> Sinai
flasheth
and
 
<bs> 

glisteneth
before
all
religions
.
<bs>   
<cap> Purge
and
sanctify
 
<bs> 

your
breasts
,
and
your
hearts
,
and
your
ears
,
and
your
 
<bs> 

eyes
with
the
living
waters
of
the
utterance
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
,
and
set
,
then
,
your
faces
towards
<cap> Him
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
shall
hear
all
things
 
<bs> 

proclaim
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Verily
,
<cap> He
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
is
come
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
 
<bs> 

are
they
that
judge
with
fairness
,
and
blessed
they
 
<bs> 

that
turn
towards
<cap> Him
!'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Among
the
things
they
have
imputed
to
the
<cap> Divine
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
 
<bs> (
<cap> Moses
)
are
charges
to
the
falsity
of
which
 
<bs> 

every
discerning
man
of
knowledge
,
and
every
wise
 
<bs> 

and
understanding
heart
,
will
witness
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
must
,
 
<bs> 

no
doubt
,
have
read
and
considered
the
verses
which
 
<bs> 

have
been
sent
down
concerning
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
conversed
 
<bs> 

with
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
<bs> --
may
<cap> He
be
blessed
and
glorified
--
 
<bs> 

saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> He
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Did
<cap> We
not
rear
thee
among
 
<bs> 

us
when
<ccap> a
child
?
<bs>   
<cap> And
hast
thou
not
passed
years
 
<bs> 

of
thy
life
among
us
?
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
what
<ccap> a
deed
is
that
 
<bs> 

which
thou
hast
done
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
art
one
of
the
ungrateful
.'
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> I
did
it
indeed
,
and
<cap> I
was
one
of
 
<bs> 

those
who
erred
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
<cap> I
fled
from
you
because
<cap> I
 



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<bs> 

feared
you
;
but
<cap> My
<cap> Lord
hath
given
<cap> Me
wisdom
and
 
<bs> 

hath
made
<cap> Me
one
of
<cap> His
<cap> Apostles
.'"
<bs>   
<cap> And
elsewhere
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<bs> --
may
<cap> He
be
blessed
and
exalted
<bs> --
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
entered
<ccap> a
city
at
the
time
when
its
inhabitants
 
<bs> 

would
not
observe
<cap> Him
,
and
found
therein
two
men
 
<bs> 

fighting
,
the
one
,
of
<cap> His
own
people
;
the
other
,
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
enemies
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
who
was
of
<cap> His
own
people
 
<bs> 

asked
<cap> His
help
against
him
who
was
of
<cap> His
enemies
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
<cap> Moses
smote
him
with
<cap> His
fist
and
slew
him
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Said
<cap> He
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> This
is
<ccap> a
work
of
<cap> Satan
;
for
he
is
an
enemy
,
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
manifest
misleader
.'
<bs>   
<cap> He
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
have
 
<bs> 

sinned
to
mine
own
hurt
,
forgive
me
.'
<bs>   
<cap> So
<cap> God
forgave
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
;
for
<cap> He
is
the
<cap> Forgiving
,
the
<cap> Merciful
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Lord
!
because
<cap> Thou
hast
showed
me
this
 
<bs> 

grace
,
<cap> I
will
never
again
be
the
helper
of
the
wicked
.'
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
in
the
city
at
noon
<cap> He
was
full
of
fear
,
casting
 
<bs> 

furtive
glances
round
<cap> Him
,
and
lo
,
the
man
whom
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

had
helped
the
day
before
,
cried
out
to
<cap> Him
again
 
<bs> 

for
help
.
<bs>   
<cap> Said
<cap> Moses
to
him
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Thou
art
plainly
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

most
depraved
person
.'
<bs>   
<cap> And
when
<cap> He
would
have
 
<bs> 

laid
violent
hands
on
him
who
was
their
common
 
<bs> 

foe
,
he
said
to
<cap> Him
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
<cap> Moses
!
<bs>   
<cap> Dost
<cap> Thou
desire
to
 
<bs> 

slay
me
,
as
thou
slewest
<ccap> a
man
yesterday
?
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
desirest
 
<bs> 

only
to
become
<ccap> a
tyrant
in
this
land
,
and
 
<bs> 

desirest
not
to
become
<ccap> a
peacemaker
.'"
<bs>   
<cap> Thine
ears
 
<bs> 

and
thine
eyes
must
needs
now
be
cleansed
and
sanctified
,
 
<bs> 

that
thou
mayest
be
able
to
judge
with
fairness
 
<bs> 

and
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> Moses
<cap> Himself
,
moreover
,
acknowledged
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
injustice
and
waywardness
,
and
testified
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

that
fear
had
seized
<cap> Him
,
and
that
<cap> He
had
transgressed
,
 
<bs> 

and
fled
away
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
asked
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
glory
<bs> --
to
forgive
<cap> Him
,
and
<cap> He
was
forgiven
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Every
time
<cap> God
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
<bs> --
exalted
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> His
glory
<bs> --
revealed
<cap> Himself
in
the
person
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Manifestation
,
<cap> He
came
unto
men
with
the
standard
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> "
<cap> He
doeth
what
<cap> He
willeth
,
and
ordaineth
what
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
pleaseth
."
<bs>   
<cap> None
hath
the
right
to
ask
why
or
 
<bs> 

wherefore
,
and
he
that
doth
so
,
hath
indeed
turned
 
<bs> 

aside
from
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Lords
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
days
of
 
<bs> 

every
<cap> Manifestation
these
things
appear
and
are
 
<bs> 

evident
.
<bs>   
<cap> Likewise
,
they
have
said
that
about
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
to
the
falsity
of
which
they
who
are
 
<bs> 

nigh
unto
<cap> God
and
are
devoted
to
<cap> Him
have
borne
,
 
<bs> 

and
still
bear
,
witness
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
<cap> Hem
of
<cap> His
<cap> Robe
hath
ever
been
and
remaineth
 
<bs> 

unsullied
,
though
many
have
,
at
the
present
time
,
 
<bs> 

purposed
to
besmirch
it
with
their
lying
and
unseemly
 
<bs> 

calumnies
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
,
however
,
knoweth
and
they
 
<bs> 

know
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
,
through
the
might
and
power
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
hath
arisen
before
the
face
of
all
the
kindreds
 
<bs> 

of
the
earth
,
and
summoned
the
multitudes
to
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Horizon
,
hath
been
repudiated
by
them
 
<bs> 

and
they
have
clung
instead
unto
such
men
as
have
 
<bs> 

invariably
withdrawn
themselves
behind
veils
and
 
<bs> 

curtains
,
and
busied
themselves
about
their
own
 
<bs> 

protection
.
<bs>   
<cap> Moreover
,
many
are
now
engaged
in
 
<bs> 

spreading
lies
and
calumnies
,
and
have
no
other
intention
 
<bs> 

than
to
instill
distrust
into
the
hearts
and
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

souls
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
soon
as
someone
leaveth
the
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> City
 
<bs> (
<cap> Constantinople
)
to
visit
this
land
,
they
at
 
<bs> 

once
telegraph
and
proclaim
that
he
hath
stolen
 
<bs> 

money
and
fled
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
highly
accomplished
,
 
<bs> 

learned
and
distinguished
man
visited
,
in
his
declining
 
<bs> 

years
,
the
<cap> Holy
<cap> Land
,
seeking
peace
and
retirement
,
 
<bs> 

and
about
him
they
have
written
such
things
as
have
 
<bs> 

caused
them
who
are
devoted
to
<cap> God
and
are
nigh
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Him
to
sigh
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> His
<cap> Excellency
,
the
late
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Husayn
 
<bs> &
<cap> Khan
,
 


<bs> &
<cap> Mushiru'd
<bs> -
<cap> Dawlih
<bs> ,--
may
<cap> God
forgive
him
<bs> --
hath
 
<bs> 

known
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
and
he
,
no
doubt
,
must
 
<bs> 

have
given
to
the
<cap> Authorities
<ccap> a
circumstantial
account
 
<bs> 

of
the
arrival
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
at
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sublime
<cap> Porte
,
and
of
the
things
which
<cap> He
said
and
 
<bs> 

did
.
<bs>   
<cap> On
the
day
of
<cap> Our
arrival
the
<cap> Government
 
<bs> 

<cap> Official
,
whose
duty
it
was
to
receive
and
entertain
 
<bs> 

official
visitors
,
met
<cap> Us
and
escorted
<cap> Us
to
the
place
 
<bs> 

he
had
been
bidden
to
take
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
truth
,
the
<cap> Government
 
<bs> 

showed
these
wronged
ones
the
utmost
 
<bs> 

kindness
and
consideration
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
following
day
<cap> Prince
 


<bs> &
<cap> Shuja'u'd
<bs> -
<cap> Dawlih
,
accompanied
by
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Safa
,
acting
 
<bs> 

as
the
representatives
of
the
late
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mushiru'd
<bs> -
<cap> Dawlih
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Minister
 
<bs> (
accredited
to
the
<cap> Imperial
 
<bs> 

<cap> Court
)
came
to
visit
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> Others
,
among
whom
were
 
<bs> 

several
<cap> Ministers
of
the
<cap> Imperial
<cap> Government
,
and
 
<bs> 

including
the
late
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kamal
 
<bs> &
<cap> Pasha
,
likewise
called
on
<cap> Us
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wholly
reliant
on
<cap> God
,
and
without
any
reference
 
<bs> 

to
any
need
<cap> He
might
have
had
,
or
to
any
other
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
69
 
<bs> 

matter
,
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
sojourned
for
<ccap> a
period
of
 
<bs> 

four
months
in
that
city
.
<bs>   
<cap> His
actions
were
known
 
<bs> 

and
evident
unto
all
,
and
none
can
deny
them
except
 
<bs> 

such
as
hate
<cap> Him
,
and
speak
not
the
truth
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
that
 
<bs> 

hath
recognized
<cap> God
,
recognizeth
none
other
but
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
never
liked
,
nor
like
<cap> We
,
to
make
 
<bs> 

mention
of
such
things
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Whenever
high
dignitaries
of
<cap> Persia
came
to
that
 
<bs> 

city
 
<bs> (
<cap> Constantinople
)
they
would
exert
themselves
 
<bs> 

to
the
utmost
soliciting
at
every
door
such
allowances
 
<bs> 

and
gifts
as
they
might
obtain
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
 
<bs> 

however
,
if
<cap> He
hath
done
nothing
that
would
redound
 
<bs> 

to
the
glory
of
<cap> Persia
,
hath
at
least
acted
in
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

manner
that
could
in
no
wise
disgrace
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> That
which
 
<bs> 

was
done
by
his
late
<cap> Excellency
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Mushiru'd
<bs> -
<cap> Dawlih
)
 


<bs> --
may
<cap> God
exalt
his
station
<bs> --
was
not
actuated
 
<bs> 

by
his
friendship
towards
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
but
 
<bs> 

rather
was
prompted
by
his
own
sagacious
judgment
,
 
<bs> 

and
by
his
desire
to
accomplish
the
service
he
secretly
 
<bs> 

contemplated
rendering
his
<cap> Government
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
testify
 
<bs> 

that
he
was
so
faithful
in
his
service
to
his
<cap> Government
 
<bs> 

that
dishonesty
played
no
part
,
and
was
held
 
<bs> 

in
contempt
,
in
the
domain
of
his
activities
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
was
 
<bs> 

he
who
was
responsible
for
the
arrival
of
these
 
<bs> 

wronged
ones
in
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Prison
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Akka
).
 
<bs> 

<cap> As
he
was
faithful
,
however
,
in
the
discharge
of
his
 
<bs> 

duty
,
he
deserveth
<cap> Our
commendation
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
hath
,
at
all
times
,
aimed
and
striven
to
exalt
 
<bs> 

and
advance
the
interests
of
both
the
government
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

and
the
people
,
not
to
elevate
<cap> His
own
station
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
 
<bs> 

number
of
men
have
,
now
,
gathered
others
about
 
<bs> 

them
,
and
have
arisen
to
dishonor
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
nevertheless
,
beseecheth
<cap> God
<bs> --
hallowed
and
glorified
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
aid
them
to
return
unto
<cap> Him
,
and
 
<bs> 

assist
them
to
compensate
for
that
which
escaped
 
<bs> 

them
,
and
repent
before
the
door
of
<cap> His
bounty
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
is
the
<cap> Forgiving
,
the
<cap> Merciful
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> My
<cap> Pen
,
verily
,
lamenteth
over
<cap> Mine
 
<bs> 

own
<cap> Self
,
and
<cap> My
<cap> Tablet
weepeth
sore
over
what
hath
 
<bs> 

befallen
<cap> Me
at
the
hands
of
one
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
)
over
 
<bs> 

whom
<cap> We
watched
for
successive
years
,
and
who
,
 
<bs> 

day
and
night
,
served
in
<cap> My
presence
,
until
he
was
 
<bs> 

made
to
err
by
one
of
<cap> My
servants
,
named
<cap> Siyyid
 


<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
bear
witness
<cap> My
believing
 
<bs> 

servants
who
accompanied
<cap> Me
in
<cap> My
exile
from
 


<bs> &
<cap> Baghdad
to
this
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Prison
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
there
 
<bs> 

befell
<cap> Me
at
the
hands
of
both
of
them
that
which
 
<bs> 

made
every
man
of
understanding
to
cry
out
,
and
 
<bs> 

he
who
is
endued
with
insight
to
groan
aloud
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
tears
of
the
fair
<bs> -
minded
to
flow
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
pray
to
<cap> God
to
graciously
assist
them
that
 
<bs> 

have
been
led
astray
to
be
just
and
fair
<bs> -
minded
,
and
 
<bs> 

to
make
them
aware
of
that
whereof
they
have
been
 
<bs> 

heedless
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
,
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> Generous
.
<bs>   
<cap> Debar
not
<cap> Thy
servants
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
from
 
<bs> 

the
door
of
<cap> Thy
grace
,
and
drive
them
not
away
 
<bs> 

from
the
court
of
<cap> Thy
presence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Assist
them
to
 
<bs> 

dispel
the
mists
of
idle
fancy
,
and
to
tear
away
the
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
71
 
<bs> 

veils
of
vain
imaginings
and
hopes
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
art
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Possessing
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
 
<bs> 

but
<cap> Thee
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Gracious
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> I
swear
by
the
<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> God's
<cap> Testimony
that
 
<bs> 

hath
shone
from
the
horizon
of
certitude
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
in
the
daytime
and
in
the
night
<bs> -
season
,
 
<bs> 

occupied
<cap> Himself
with
that
which
would
 
<bs> 

edify
the
souls
of
men
,
until
the
light
of
knowledge
 
<bs> 

prevailed
over
the
darkness
of
ignorance
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Time
and
again
have
<cap> I
declared
,
and
 
<bs> 

now
yet
again
<cap> I
affirm
,
that
for
two
score
years
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

have
,
through
the
grace
of
<cap> God
and
by
<cap> His
irresistible
 
<bs> 

and
potent
will
,
extended
such
aid
to
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
assist
him
<bs> --
as
the
exponents
 
<bs> 

of
justice
and
of
equity
would
regard
as
incontestable
 
<bs> 

and
absolute
.
<bs>   
<cap> None
can
deny
it
,
unless
he
 
<bs> 

be
<ccap> a
transgressor
and
sinner
,
or
one
who
would
hate
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
or
doubt
<cap> Our
truth
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
very
strange
that
until
 
<bs> 

now
the
<cap> Ministers
of
<cap> State
and
the
representatives
 
<bs> 

of
the
people
have
alike
remained
unaware
of
such
 
<bs> 

conspicuous
and
undeniable
service
,
and
,
if
apprized
 
<bs> 

of
it
,
have
,
for
reasons
of
their
own
,
chosen
to
ignore
 
<bs> 

it
!
<bs>   
<cap> Previous
to
these
forty
years
controversies
and
 
<bs> 

conflicts
continually
prevailed
and
agitated
the
servants
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> But
since
then
,
aided
by
the
hosts
of
 
<bs> 

wisdom
,
of
utterance
,
of
exhortations
and
understanding
,
 
<bs> 

they
have
all
seized
and
taken
fast
hold
 
<bs> 

of
the
firm
cord
of
patience
and
of
the
shining
hem
 
<bs> 

of
fortitude
,
in
such
wise
that
this
wronged
people
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

endured
steadfastly
whatever
befell
them
,
and
committed
 
<bs> 

everything
unto
<cap> God
,
and
this
notwithstanding
 
<bs> 

that
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mazindaran
and
at
 
<bs> &
<cap> Rasht
<ccap> a
great
many
 
<bs> 

have
been
most
hideously
tormented
.
<bs>   
<cap> Among
them
 
<bs> 

was
his
honor
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Haji
 
<bs> &
<cap> Nasir
,
who
,
unquestionably
,
was
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
brilliant
light
that
shone
forth
above
the
horizon
 
<bs> 

of
resignation
.
<bs>   
<cap> After
he
had
suffered
martyrdom
,
 
<bs> 

they
plucked
out
his
eyes
and
cut
off
his
nose
,
and
 
<bs> 

inflicted
on
him
such
indignities
that
strangers
wept
 
<bs> 

and
lamented
,
and
secretly
raised
funds
to
support
 
<bs> 

his
wife
and
children
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> My
<cap> Pen
is
abashed
to
recount
what
 
<bs> 

actually
took
place
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Sad
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Isfahan
)
 
<bs> 

the
fire
of
tyranny
burned
with
such
<ccap> a
hot
flame
 
<bs> 

that
every
fair
<bs> -
minded
person
groaned
aloud
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
 
<bs> 

thy
life
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
cities
of
knowledge
and
of
understanding
 
<bs> 

wept
with
such
<ccap> a
weeping
that
the
souls
 
<bs> 

of
the
pious
and
of
the
<cap> God
<bs> -
fearing
were
melted
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
twin
shining
lights
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hasan
and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Husayn
 
<bs> (
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

<cap> King
of
<cap> Martyrs
and
the
<cap> Beloved
of
<cap> Martyrs
)
offered
 
<bs> 

up
spontaneously
their
lives
in
that
city
.
<bs>   
<cap> Neither
 
<bs> 

fortune
,
nor
wealth
,
nor
glory
,
could
deter
them
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
knoweth
the
things
which
befell
them
and
yet
 
<bs> 

the
people
are
,
for
the
most
part
,
unaware
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Before
them
one
named
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kazim
and
they
who
 
<bs> 

were
with
him
,
and
after
them
,
his
honor
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ashraf
,
 
<bs> 

all
quaffed
the
draught
of
martyrdom
with
the
utmost
 
<bs> 

fervor
and
longing
,
and
hastened
unto
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Supreme
<cap> Companion
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
like
manner
,
at
the
time
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
73
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Sardar
 
<bs> &
<cap> Aziz
 
<bs> &
<cap> Khan
,
that
godly
man
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 


<bs> &
<cap> Mustafa
,
and
his
fellow
martyrs
,
were
arrested
,
and
 
<bs> 

despatched
unto
the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Friend
in
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Glorious
 
<bs> 

<cap> Horizon
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
in
every
city
the
evidences
 
<bs> 

of
<ccap> a
tyranny
,
beyond
like
or
equal
,
were
unmistakably
 
<bs> 

clear
and
manifest
,
and
yet
none
arose
in
self
<bs> -
defence
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Call
thou
to
mind
his
honor
 
<bs> &
<cap> Badi'
,
who
was
 
<bs> 

the
bearer
of
the
<cap> Tablet
to
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
,
 
<bs> 

and
reflect
how
he
laid
down
his
life
.
<bs>   
<cap> That
knight
,
 
<bs> 

who
spurred
on
his
charger
in
the
arena
of
renunciation
,
 
<bs> 

threw
down
the
precious
crown
of
life
for
 
<bs> 

the
sake
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Incomparable
<cap> Friend
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> If
things
such
as
these
are
to
be
denied
,
 
<bs> 

what
shall
,
then
,
be
deemed
worthy
of
credence
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Set
forth
the
truth
,
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
and
be
not
 
<bs> 

of
them
that
hold
their
peace
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
arrested
his
 
<bs> 

honor
 
<bs> &
<cap> Najaf
<bs> -'
<cap> Ali
,
who
hastened
,
with
rapture
and
 
<bs> 

great
longing
,
unto
the
field
of
martyrdom
,
uttering
 
<bs> 

these
words
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> We
have
kept
both
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
and
the
 


<bs> &
khun
<bs> -
baha
 
<bs> (
bloodmoney
)!"
<bs>   
<cap> With
these
words
he
 
<bs> 

yielded
up
his
spirit
.
<bs>   
<cap> Meditate
on
the
splendor
and
 
<bs> 

glory
which
the
light
of
renunciation
,
shining
from
 
<bs> 

the
upper
chamber
of
the
heart
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mulla
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
<bs> -
<cap> Jan
,
 
<bs> 

hath
shed
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
was
so
carried
away
by
the
breezes
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Word
and
by
the
power
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pen
of
<cap> Glory
that
to
him
the
field
of
martyrdom
 
<bs> 

equalled
,
nay
outrivalled
,
the
haunts
of
earthly
delights
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ponder
upon
the
conduct
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Aba
<bs> -
<cap> Basir
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Siyyid
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ashraf
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Zanjani
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
sent
for
the
mother
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
74
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ashraf
to
dissuade
her
son
from
his
purpose
.
<bs>   
<cap> But
 
<bs> 

she
spurred
him
on
until
he
suffered
<ccap> a
most
glorious
 
<bs> 

martyrdom
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
people
have
passed
beyond
the
 
<bs> 

narrow
straits
of
names
,
and
pitched
their
tents
upon
 
<bs> 

the
shores
of
the
sea
of
renunciation
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
would
 
<bs> 

willingly
lay
down
<ccap> a
myriad
lives
,
rather
than
breathe
 
<bs> 

the
word
desired
by
their
enemies
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
have
clung
 
<bs> 

to
that
which
pleaseth
<cap> God
,
and
are
wholly
detached
 
<bs> 

and
freed
from
the
things
which
pertain
unto
men
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
have
preferred
to
have
their
heads
cut
off
 
<bs> 

rather
than
utter
one
unseemly
word
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ponder
this
 
<bs> 

in
thine
heart
.
<bs>   
<cap> Methinks
they
have
quaffed
their
fill
 
<bs> 

of
the
ocean
of
renunciation
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
life
of
the
present
 
<bs> 

world
hath
failed
to
withhold
them
from
suffering
 
<bs> 

martyrdom
in
the
path
of
<cap> God
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mazindaran
<ccap> a
vast
number
of
the
servants
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
were
exterminated
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Governor
,
under
the
 
<bs> 

influence
of
calumniators
,
robbed
<ccap> a
great
many
of
 
<bs> 

all
that
they
possessed
.
<bs>   
<cap> Among
the
charges
he
laid
 
<bs> 

against
them
was
that
they
had
been
laying
up
arms
,
 
<bs> 

whereas
upon
investigation
it
was
found
out
that
 
<bs> 

they
had
nothing
but
an
unloaded
rifle
!
<bs>   
<cap> Gracious
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
people
need
no
weapons
of
destruction
,
 
<bs> 

inasmuch
as
they
have
girded
themselves
to
reconstruct
 
<bs> 

the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> Their
hosts
are
the
hosts
of
goodly
 
<bs> 

deeds
,
and
their
arms
the
arms
of
upright
conduct
,
 
<bs> 

and
their
commander
the
fear
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
that
 
<bs> 

one
that
judgeth
with
fairness
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
righteousness
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Such
hath
been
the
patience
,
the
calm
,
the
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
75
 
<bs> 

resignation
and
contentment
of
this
people
that
they
 
<bs> 

have
become
the
exponents
of
justice
,
and
so
great
 
<bs> 

hath
been
their
forbearance
,
that
they
have
suffered
 
<bs> 

themselves
to
be
killed
rather
than
kill
,
and
this
 
<bs> 

notwithstanding
that
these
whom
the
world
hath
 
<bs> 

wronged
have
endured
tribulations
the
like
of
which
 
<bs> 

the
history
of
the
world
hath
never
recorded
,
nor
the
 
<bs> 

eyes
of
any
nation
witnessed
.
<bs>   
<cap> What
is
it
that
could
 
<bs> 

have
induced
them
to
reconcile
themselves
to
these
 
<bs> 

grievous
trials
,
and
to
refuse
to
put
forth
<ccap> a
hand
to
 
<bs> 

repel
them
?
<bs>   
<cap> What
could
have
caused
such
resignation
 
<bs> 

and
serenity
?
<bs>   
<cap> The
true
cause
is
to
be
found
 
<bs> 

in
the
ban
which
the
<cap> Pen
of
<cap> Glory
hath
,
day
and
 
<bs> 

night
,
chosen
to
impose
,
and
in
<cap> Our
assumption
of
 
<bs> 

the
reins
of
authority
,
through
the
power
and
might
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
mankind
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Remember
the
father
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Badi'
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
arrested
that
 
<bs> 

wronged
one
,
and
ordered
him
to
curse
and
revile
 
<bs> 

his
<cap> Faith
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
however
,
through
the
grace
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

and
the
mercy
of
his
<cap> Lord
,
chose
martyrdom
,
and
 
<bs> 

attained
thereunto
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
ye
would
reckon
up
the
martyrs
 
<bs> 

in
the
path
of
<cap> God
,
ye
could
not
count
them
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Consider
his
honor
<cap> Siyyid
 
<bs> &
<cap> Isma'il
<bs> --
upon
him
be
the
 
<bs> 

peace
of
<cap> God
,
and
<cap> His
loving
<bs> -
kindness
<bs> --
how
,
before
 
<bs> 

daybreak
he
was
wont
to
dust
,
with
his
own
turban
,
 
<bs> 

the
doorstep
of
<cap> My
house
,
and
in
the
end
,
whilst
 
<bs> 

standing
on
the
banks
of
the
river
,
with
his
eyes
 
<bs> 

fixed
on
that
same
house
,
offered
up
,
by
his
own
 
<bs> 

hand
,
his
life
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Do
thou
ponder
on
the
penetrative
influence
of
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
76
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Word
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
single
one
of
these
souls
 
<bs> 

was
first
ordered
to
blaspheme
and
curse
his
faith
,
 
<bs> 

yet
none
was
found
to
prefer
his
own
will
to
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Will
of
<cap> God
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> In
former
times
he
that
was
chosen
 
<bs> 

to
be
slain
was
but
one
person
,
whereas
now
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
produced
for
thee
that
which
 
<bs> 

causeth
every
fair
<bs> -
minded
man
to
marvel
.
<bs>   
<cap> Judge
 
<bs> 

fairly
,
<cap> I
adjure
thee
,
and
arise
to
serve
thy
<cap> Lord
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
verily
,
shall
reward
thee
with
<ccap> a
reward
which
 
<bs> 

neither
the
treasures
of
the
earth
nor
all
the
possessions
 
<bs> 

of
kings
and
rulers
can
equal
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
all
thine
 
<bs> 

affairs
put
thy
reliance
in
<cap> God
,
and
commit
them
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
will
render
thee
<ccap> a
reward
which
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
hath
ordained
as
great
.
<bs>   
<cap> Occupy
thyself
,
during
 
<bs> 

these
fleeting
days
of
thy
life
,
with
such
deeds
as
will
 
<bs> 

diffuse
the
fragrance
of
<cap> Divine
good
pleasure
,
and
 
<bs> 

will
be
adorned
with
the
ornament
of
<cap> His
acceptance
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
acts
of
his
honor
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Balal
,
the
<cap> Ethiopian
,
were
so
 
<bs> 

acceptable
in
the
sight
of
<cap> God
that
the
 
<bs> "&
sin
"
of
his
 
<bs> 

stuttering
tongue
excelled
the
 
<bs> "&
shin
"
pronounced
by
 
<bs> 

all
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
day
whereon
all
peoples
 
<bs> 

should
shed
the
light
of
unity
and
concord
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
brief
,
 
<bs> 

the
pride
and
vanity
of
certain
of
the
peoples
of
the
 
<bs> 

world
have
made
havoc
of
true
understanding
,
and
 
<bs> 

laid
waste
the
home
of
justice
and
of
equity
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> That
which
hath
touched
this
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
is
beyond
compare
or
equal
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
borne
it
 
<bs> 

all
with
the
utmost
willingness
and
resignation
,
so
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
77
 
<bs> 

that
the
souls
of
men
may
be
edified
,
and
the
<cap> Word
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
be
exalted
.
<bs>   
<cap> While
confined
in
the
prison
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mim
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Mazindaran
)
<cap> We
were
one
day
 
<bs> 

delivered
into
the
hands
of
the
divines
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
canst
 
<bs> 

well
imagine
what
befell
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> Shouldst
thou
at
some
 
<bs> 

time
happen
to
visit
the
dungeon
of
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
,
ask
the
director
and
chief
jailer
to
show
 
<bs> 

thee
those
two
chains
,
one
of
which
is
known
as
 


<bs> &
<cap> Qara
<bs> -
<cap> Guhar
,
and
the
other
as
 
<bs> &
<cap> Salasil
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
swear
by
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> Justice
that
for
four
months
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
was
tormented
and
chained
by
one
 
<bs> 

or
the
other
of
them
.
  
<bs> "
<cap> My
grief
exceedeth
all
the
 
<bs> 

woes
to
which
<cap> Jacob
gave
vent
,
and
all
the
afflictions
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Job
are
but
<ccap> a
part
of
<cap> My
sorrows
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Likewise
,
ponder
thou
upon
the
martyrdom
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Haji
 
<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
<bs> -
<cap> Rida
in
the
<cap> City
of
<cap> Love
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Ishqabad
).
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
tyrants
of
the
earth
have
subjected
that
 
<bs> 

wronged
one
to
such
trials
as
have
caused
many
foreigners
 
<bs> 

to
weep
and
lament
for
,
as
reported
and
 
<bs> 

ascertained
,
no
less
than
thirty
<bs> -
two
wounds
were
 
<bs> 

inflicted
upon
his
blessed
body
.
<bs>   
<cap> Yet
none
of
the
 
<bs> 

faithful
transgressed
<cap> My
commandment
,
nor
raised
 
<bs> 

his
hand
in
resistance
.
<bs>   
<cap> Come
what
might
,
they
refused
 
<bs> 

to
allow
their
own
inclinations
to
supersede
 
<bs> 

that
which
the
<cap> Book
hath
decreed
,
though
<ccap> a
considerable
 
<bs> 

number
of
this
people
have
resided
,
and
still
 
<bs> 

reside
,
in
that
city
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
entreat
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
<bs> ,--
may
<cap> God
,
hallowed
 
<bs> 

and
glorified
be
<cap> He
,
assist
him
<bs> --
himself
to
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
78
 
<bs> 

ponder
upon
these
things
,
and
to
judge
with
equity
 
<bs> 

and
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> Although
in
recent
years
<ccap> a
number
of
 
<bs> 

the
faithful
have
,
in
most
of
the
cities
of
<cap> Persia
,
suffered
 
<bs> 

themselves
to
be
killed
rather
than
kill
,
yet
the
 
<bs> 

hatred
smouldering
in
certain
hearts
hath
blazed
 
<bs> 

more
fiercely
than
before
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
the
victims
of
oppression
 
<bs> 

to
intercede
in
favor
of
their
enemies
is
,
in
 
<bs> 

the
estimation
of
rulers
,
<ccap> a
princely
deed
.
<bs>   
<cap> Some
must
 
<bs> 

have
certainly
heard
that
this
oppressed
people
have
,
 
<bs> 

in
that
city
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Ishqabad
),
pleaded
with
the
<cap> Governor
 
<bs> 

on
behalf
of
their
murderers
,
and
asked
for
the
mitigation
 
<bs> 

of
their
sentence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Take
,
then
,
good
heed
,
ye
 
<bs> 

who
are
men
of
insight
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> These
perspicuous
verses
have
been
 
<bs> 

sent
down
in
one
of
the
<cap> Tablets
by
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abha
<cap> Pen
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Hearken
,
<cap> O
servant
,
unto
the
voice
of
this
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
,
<cap> Who
hath
endured
grievous
vexations
and
trials
 
<bs> 

in
the
path
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
<cap> Names
,
until
 
<bs> 

such
time
as
<cap> He
was
cast
into
prison
,
in
the
<cap> Land
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
).
<bs>   
<cap> He
summoned
men
unto
the
most
 
<bs> 

sublime
<cap> Paradise
,
and
yet
they
seized
<cap> Him
and
 
<bs> 

paraded
<cap> Him
through
cities
and
countries
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
 
<bs> 

many
the
nights
during
which
slumber
fled
from
the
 
<bs> 

eyes
of
<cap> My
loved
ones
,
because
of
their
love
for
<cap> Me
;
 
<bs> 

and
how
numerous
the
days
whereon
<cap> I
had
to
face
 
<bs> 

the
assaults
of
the
peoples
against
<cap> Me
!
<bs>   
<cap> At
one
time
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
found
<cap> Myself
on
the
heights
of
mountains
;
at
another
 
<bs> 

in
the
depths
of
the
prison
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
),
in
 
<bs> 

chains
and
fetters
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
the
righteousness
of
<cap> God
!
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

<cap> I
was
at
all
times
thankful
unto
<cap> Him
,
uttering
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
praise
,
engaged
in
remembering
<cap> Him
,
directed
 
<bs> 

towards
<cap> Him
,
satisfied
with
<cap> His
pleasure
,
and
lowly
 
<bs> 

and
submissive
before
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> So
passed
<cap> My
days
,
until
 
<bs> 

they
ended
in
this
<cap> Prison
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Akka
)
which
hath
made
 
<bs> 

the
earth
to
tremble
and
the
heavens
to
sigh
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
 
<bs> 

that
one
who
hath
cast
away
his
vain
imaginings
,
 
<bs> 

when
<cap> He
<cap> Who
was
hid
came
with
the
standards
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
signs
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
verily
,
have
announced
unto
men
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Revelation
,
and
yet
the
people
are
in
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
state
of
strange
stupor
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Thereupon
,
<ccap> a
<cap> Voice
was
raised
from
the
direction
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hijaz
,
calling
aloud
and
saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Great
is
thy
 
<bs> 

blessedness
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
,
in
that
<cap> God
hath
made
thee
 
<bs> 

the
dayspring
of
<cap> His
<cap> Most
<cap> Sweet
<cap> Voice
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

dawn
of
<cap> His
most
mighty
signs
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
art
thou
in
 
<bs> 

that
the
<cap> Throne
of
<cap> Justice
hath
been
established
upon
 
<bs> 

thee
,
and
the
<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> God's
loving
<bs> -
kindness
and
 
<bs> 

bounty
hath
shone
forth
above
thy
horizon
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
 
<bs> 

is
it
with
every
fair
<bs> -
minded
person
that
hath
judged
 
<bs> 

fairly
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Remembrance
,
 
<bs> 

and
woe
betide
him
that
hath
erred
and
doubted
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Following
upon
the
death
of
some
of
the
martyrs
,
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Lawh
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Burhan
 
<bs> (
<cap> Tablet
of
the
<cap> Proof
)
was
sent
 
<bs> 

down
from
the
heaven
of
the
<cap> Revelation
of
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Religions
:
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> He
is
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
winds
of
hatred
have
encompassed
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ark
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Batha
 
<bs> (
<cap> Mecca
),
by
reason
of
that
which
the
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
80
 
<bs> 

hands
of
the
oppressors
have
wrought
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
thou
who
 
<bs> 

art
reputed
for
thy
learning
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
pronounced
 
<bs> 

sentence
against
them
for
whom
the
books
of
the
 
<bs> 

world
have
wept
,
and
in
whose
favor
the
scriptures
 
<bs> 

of
all
religions
have
testified
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
,
who
art
gone
 
<bs> 

far
astray
,
art
indeed
wrapt
in
<ccap> a
thick
veil
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

<cap> Himself
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
pronounced
judgment
against
 
<bs> 

them
through
whom
the
horizon
of
faith
hath
been
 
<bs> 

illumined
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
bear
witness
<cap> They
<cap> Who
are
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Places
of
<cap> Revelation
and
the
<cap> Manifestations
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Cause
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
have
sacrificed
<cap> Their
souls
and
all
that
<cap> They
 
<bs> 

possessed
in
<cap> His
straight
<cap> Path
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Faith
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

hath
cried
everywhere
,
by
reason
of
thy
tyranny
,
 
<bs> 

and
yet
thou
disportest
thyself
and
art
of
them
that
 
<bs> 

exult
.
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
no
hatred
in
<cap> Mine
heart
for
thee
nor
 
<bs> 

for
anyone
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
man
of
discernment
beholdeth
 
<bs> 

thee
,
and
such
as
are
like
thee
,
engulfed
in
evident
 
<bs> 

folly
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hadst
thou
realized
that
which
thou
hast
done
,
 
<bs> 

thou
wouldst
have
cast
thyself
into
the
fire
,
or
abandoned
 
<bs> 

thine
home
and
fled
unto
the
mountains
,
or
 
<bs> 

wouldst
have
groaned
until
thou
hadst
returned
unto
 
<bs> 

the
place
destined
for
thee
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

of
strength
and
of
might
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
thou
who
art
even
as
 
<bs> 

nothing
!
<bs>   
<cap> Rend
thou
asunder
the
veils
of
idle
fancies
 
<bs> 

and
vain
imaginings
,
that
thou
mayest
behold
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Daystar
of
knowledge
shining
from
this
resplendent
 
<bs> 

<cap> Horizon
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
torn
in
pieces
<ccap> a
remnant
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prophet
<cap> Himself
,
and
imagined
that
thou
hadst
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
81
 
<bs> 

helped
the
<cap> Faith
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
thy
soul
 
<bs> 

prompted
thee
,
and
thou
art
truly
one
of
the
heedless
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thine
act
hath
consumed
the
hearts
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Concourse
on
high
,
and
those
of
such
as
have
circled
 
<bs> 

round
the
<cap> Cause
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
soul
of
the
<cap> Chaste
<cap> One
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Fatimih
)
melted
,
by
 
<bs> 

reason
of
thy
cruelty
,
and
the
inmates
of
<cap> Paradise
 
<bs> 

wept
sore
in
that
blessed
<cap> Spot
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Judge
thou
fairly
,
<cap> I
adjure
thee
by
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> What
 
<bs> 

proof
did
the
<cap> Jewish
doctors
adduce
wherewith
to
 
<bs> 

condemn
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
was
the
<cap> Spirit
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
 
<bs> 

<cap> Christ
),
when
<cap> He
came
unto
them
with
truth
?
<bs>   
<cap> What
 
<bs> 

could
have
been
the
evidence
produced
by
the
<cap> Pharisees
 
<bs> 

and
the
idolatrous
priests
to
justify
their
denial
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
,
the
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
when
<cap> He
came
 
<bs> 

unto
them
with
<ccap> a
<cap> Book
that
judged
between
truth
 
<bs> 

and
falsehood
with
<ccap> a
justice
which
turned
into
light
 
<bs> 

the
darkness
of
the
earth
,
and
enraptured
the
hearts
 
<bs> 

of
such
as
had
known
<cap> Him
?
<bs>   
<cap> Indeed
thou
hast
produced
,
 
<bs> 

in
this
day
,
the
same
proofs
which
the
foolish
 
<bs> 

divines
advanced
in
that
age
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
testifieth
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> King
of
the
realm
of
grace
in
this
 
<bs> 

great
<cap> Prison
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
,
truly
,
walked
in
their
ways
,
 
<bs> 

nay
,
hast
surpassed
them
in
their
cruelty
,
and
hast
 
<bs> 

deemed
thyself
to
be
helping
the
<cap> Faith
and
defending
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Law
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> By
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Truth
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thine
iniquity
hath
 
<bs> 

made
<cap> Gabriel
to
groan
,
and
hath
drawn
tears
from
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Law
of
<cap> God
,
through
which
the
breezes
of
justice
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

have
been
wafted
over
all
who
are
in
heaven
and
on
 
<bs> 

earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hast
thou
fondly
imagined
that
the
judgment
 
<bs> 

thou
didst
pronounce
hath
profited
thee
?
<bs>   
<cap> Nay
,
by
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> King
of
all
<cap> Names
!
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
thy
loss
 
<bs> 

testifieth
<cap> He
with
<cap> Whom
is
the
knowledge
of
all
 
<bs> 

things
as
recorded
in
the
preserved
<cap> Tablet
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
who
hast
gone
astray
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
neither
 
<bs> 

seen
<cap> Me
,
nor
associated
with
<cap> Me
,
nor
been
<cap> My
companion
 
<bs> 

for
the
fraction
of
<ccap> a
moment
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
is
it
,
 
<bs> 

then
,
that
thou
hast
bidden
men
to
curse
<cap> Me
?
<bs>   
<cap> Didst
 
<bs> 

thou
,
in
this
,
follow
the
promptings
of
thine
own
 
<bs> 

desires
,
or
didst
thou
obey
thy
<cap> Lord
?
<bs>   
<cap> Produce
thou
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
sign
,
if
thou
art
one
of
the
truthful
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
testify
 
<bs> 

that
thou
hast
cast
behind
thy
back
the
<cap> Law
of
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

and
laid
hold
on
the
dictates
of
thy
passions
.
<bs>   
<cap> Nothing
,
 
<bs> 

in
truth
,
escapeth
<cap> His
knowledge
;
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Incomparable
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Informed
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
heedless
one
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Hearken
unto
that
which
the
<cap> Merciful
hath
revealed
 
<bs> 

in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Say
not
to
every
one
who
meeteth
you
 
<bs> 

with
<ccap> a
greeting
,
 
<bs> "
<cap> Thou
art
not
<ccap> a
believer
."'
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
 
<bs> 

hath
<cap> He
decreed
in
<cap> Whose
grasp
are
the
kingdoms
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Revelation
and
of
creation
,
if
thou
be
of
them
 
<bs> 

that
hearken
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
set
aside
the
commandment
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
and
clung
unto
the
promptings
of
thine
 
<bs> 

own
desire
.
<bs>   
<cap> Woe
,
then
,
unto
thee
,
<cap> O
careless
one
that
 
<bs> 

doubtest
!
<bs>   
<cap> If
thou
deniest
<cap> Me
,
by
what
proof
canst
 
<bs> 

thou
vindicate
the
truth
of
that
which
thou
dost
 
<bs> 

possess
?
<bs>   
<cap> Produce
it
,
then
,
<cap> O
thou
who
hast
joined
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

partners
with
<cap> God
,
and
turned
aside
from
<cap> His
sovereignty
 
<bs> 

that
hath
encompassed
the
worlds
!
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Know
thou
that
he
is
truly
learned
who
hath
 
<bs> 

acknowledged
<cap> My
<cap> Revelation
,
and
drunk
from
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ocean
of
<cap> My
knowledge
,
and
soared
in
the
atmosphere
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> My
love
,
and
cast
away
all
else
besides
<cap> Me
,
 
<bs> 

and
taken
firm
hold
on
that
which
hath
been
sent
 
<bs> 

down
from
the
<cap> Kingdom
of
<cap> My
wondrous
utterance
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
even
as
an
eye
unto
mankind
,
and
 
<bs> 

as
the
spirit
of
life
unto
the
body
of
all
creation
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Glorified
be
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
<cap> Who
hath
enlightened
 
<bs> 

him
,
and
caused
him
to
arise
and
serve
<cap> His
great
and
 
<bs> 

mighty
<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
such
<ccap> a
man
is
blessed
by
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Concourse
on
high
,
and
by
them
who
dwell
within
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Tabernacle
of
<cap> Grandeur
,
who
have
quaffed
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

sealed
<cap> Wine
in
<cap> My
<cap> Name
,
the
<cap> Omnipotent
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> If
thou
be
of
them
that
occupy
such
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

sublime
station
,
produce
then
<ccap> a
sign
from
<cap> God
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Creator
of
the
heavens
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
shouldst
thou
recognize
 
<bs> 

thy
powerlessness
,
do
thou
rein
in
thy
passions
,
and
 
<bs> 

return
unto
thy
<cap> Lord
,
that
perchance
<cap> He
may
forgive
 
<bs> 

thee
thy
sins
which
have
caused
the
leaves
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
to
be
burnt
up
,
and
the
<cap> Rock
 
<bs> 

to
cry
out
,
and
the
eyes
of
men
of
understanding
to
 
<bs> 

weep
.
<bs>   
<cap> Because
of
thee
the
<cap> Veil
of
<cap> Divinity
was
rent
 
<bs> 

asunder
,
and
the
<cap> Ark
has
foundered
,
and
the
<cap> She
<bs> -
<cap> Camel
 
<bs> 

was
hamstrung
,
and
the
<cap> Spirit
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
)
groaned
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> His
sublime
retreat
.
<bs>   
<cap> Disputest
thou
with
<cap> Him
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
84
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
hath
come
unto
thee
with
the
testimonies
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
and
<cap> His
signs
which
thou
possessest
and
which
 
<bs> 

are
in
the
possession
of
them
that
dwell
on
earth
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Open
thine
eyes
that
thou
mayest
behold
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
shining
forth
above
the
horizon
of
the
 
<bs> 

will
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Sovereign
,
the
<cap> Truth
,
the
<cap> Resplendent
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Unstop
,
then
,
the
ear
of
thine
heart
that
thou
 
<bs> 

mayest
hearken
unto
the
speech
of
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
 
<bs> 

that
hath
been
raised
up
in
truth
by
<cap> God
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Beneficent
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
this
<cap> Tree
,
notwithstanding
 
<bs> 

the
things
that
befell
it
by
reason
of
thy
 
<bs> 

cruelty
and
of
the
transgressions
of
such
as
are
like
 
<bs> 

thee
,
calleth
aloud
and
summoneth
all
men
unto
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Sadratu'l
<bs> -
<cap> Muntaha
and
the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Horizon
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
 
<bs> 

is
the
soul
that
hath
gazed
on
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Mighty
<cap> Sign
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
ear
that
hath
heard
<cap> His
most
sweet
<cap> Voice
,
and
 
<bs> 

woe
to
whosoever
hath
turned
aside
and
done
 
<bs> 

wickedly
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
who
hast
turned
away
from
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Wert
 
<bs> 

thou
to
look
with
the
eye
of
fairness
upon
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Divine
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
,
thou
wouldst
perceive
the
marks
 
<bs> 

of
thy
sword
on
its
boughs
,
and
its
branches
,
and
its
 
<bs> 

leaves
,
notwithstanding
that
<cap> God
created
thee
for
 
<bs> 

the
purpose
of
recognizing
and
of
serving
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Reflect
,
 
<bs> 

that
haply
thou
mayest
recognize
thine
iniquity
and
 
<bs> 

be
numbered
with
such
as
have
repented
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thinkest
 
<bs> 

thou
that
<cap> We
fear
thy
cruelty
?
<bs>   
<cap> Know
thou
and
be
 
<bs> 

well
assured
that
from
the
first
day
whereon
the
 
<bs> 

voice
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pen
was
raised
betwixt
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
85
 
<bs> 

earth
and
heaven
<cap> We
offered
up
<cap> Our
souls
,
and
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

bodies
,
and
<cap> Our
sons
,
and
<cap> Our
possessions
in
the
 
<bs> 

path
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> Great
,
and
<cap> We
glory
 
<bs> 

therein
amongst
all
created
things
and
the
<cap> Concourse
 
<bs> 

on
high
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
testify
the
things
which
have
befallen
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
in
this
straight
<cap> Path
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Our
hearts
 
<bs> 

were
consumed
,
and
<cap> Our
bodies
were
crucified
,
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
blood
was
spilt
,
while
<cap> Our
eyes
were
fixed
on
 
<bs> 

the
horizon
of
the
loving
<bs> -
kindness
of
their
<cap> Lord
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Witness
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Seeing
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
more
grievous
their
 
<bs> 

woes
,
the
greater
waxed
the
love
of
the
people
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Baha
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
their
sincerity
hath
borne
witness
what
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
hath
sent
down
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Wish
ye
,
then
,
for
death
,
if
ye
are
sincere
.'
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
is
to
be
preferred
,
he
that
hath
sheltered
himself
 
<bs> 

behind
curtains
,
or
he
that
hath
offered
himself
 
<bs> 

in
the
path
of
<cap> God
?
<bs>   
<cap> Judge
thou
fairly
,
and
be
not
of
 
<bs> 

them
that
rove
distraught
in
the
wilderness
of
falsehood
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> So
carried
away
have
they
been
by
the
living
 
<bs> 

waters
of
the
love
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Merciful
,
that
neither
 
<bs> 

the
arms
of
the
world
nor
the
swords
of
the
nations
 
<bs> 

have
deterred
them
from
setting
their
faces
towards
 
<bs> 

the
ocean
of
the
bounty
of
their
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Giver
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Generous
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Troubles
have
failed
to
unnerve
<cap> Me
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
repudiation
of
the
divines
hath
been
powerless
to
 
<bs> 

weaken
<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
have
spoken
,
and
still
speak
forth
 
<bs> 

before
the
face
of
men
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
door
of
grace
hath
 
<bs> 

been
unlocked
and
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Dayspring
of
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
86
 
<bs> 

<cap> Justice
is
come
with
perspicuous
signs
and
evident
 
<bs> 

testimonies
,
from
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
strength
and
of
 
<bs> 

might
!'
<bs>   
<cap> Present
thyself
before
<cap> Me
that
thou
mayest
 
<bs> 

hear
the
mysteries
which
were
heard
by
the
<cap> Son
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Imran
 
<bs> (
<cap> Moses
)
upon
the
<cap> Sinai
of
<cap> Wisdom
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
 
<bs> 

commandeth
thee
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Revelation
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> God
of
<cap> Mercy
,
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
great
<cap> Prison
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Thereupon
hath
the
cry
and
the
lamentation
of
 
<bs> 

the
true
<cap> Faith
been
raised
once
again
,
saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Verily
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sinai
calleth
aloud
and
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Fear
ye
the
<cap> Merciful
.
<bs>   
<cap> Indeed
have
<cap> I
attained
unto
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
conversed
upon
me
,
and
the
ecstasies
of
 
<bs> 

my
joy
have
seized
the
pebbles
of
the
earth
and
the
 
<bs> 

dust
thereof
.'
<bs>   
<cap> And
the
<cap> Bush
exclaimeth
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
people
 
<bs> 

of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
!
<bs>   
<cap> Judge
ye
fairly
that
which
hath
in
 
<bs> 

truth
been
manifested
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
the
<cap> Fire
which
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

revealed
unto
the
<cap> One
<cap> Who
conversed
with
<cap> Him
is
 
<bs> 

now
manifested
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
beareth
witness
every
 
<bs> 

man
of
insight
and
understanding
.'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
have
made
mention
of
certain
martyrs
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
,
and
have
likewise
cited
some
of
the
verses
 
<bs> 

which
were
sent
down
concerning
them
from
the
 
<bs> 

kingdom
of
<cap> Our
utterance
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
fain
would
hope
 
<bs> 

that
,
rid
of
all
attachment
to
the
world
,
thou
wilt
 
<bs> 

ponder
the
things
which
<cap> We
have
mentioned
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> It
behooveth
thee
now
to
reflect
upon
the
state
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
 
<bs> &
<cap> Dawlat
<bs> -
<cap> Abadi
and
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Sad
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Isfahani
 


<bs> (&
<cap> Sadru'l
<bs> -'
<cap> Ulama
),
who
reside
in
the
<cap> Land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
87
 


<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
).
<bs>   
<cap> No
sooner
had
the
former
heard
that
he
 
<bs> 

had
been
called
<ccap> a
 
<bs> &
<cap> Babi
than
he
became
so
perturbed
 
<bs> 

that
his
poise
and
dignity
forsook
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
ascended
 
<bs> 

the
pulpits
and
spoke
words
which
ill
befitted
him
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> From
time
immemorial
the
clay
clods
of
the
world
 
<bs> 

have
,
wholly
by
reason
of
their
love
of
leadership
,
 
<bs> 

perpetrated
such
acts
as
have
caused
men
to
err
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
must
not
,
however
,
imagine
that
all
the
faithful
 
<bs> 

are
such
as
these
two
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
described
unto
thee
 
<bs> 

the
constancy
,
the
firmness
,
the
steadfastness
,
the
certitude
,
 
<bs> 

the
imperturbability
and
the
dignity
of
the
 
<bs> 

martyrs
of
this
<cap> Revelation
,
that
thou
mayest
be
well
<bs> -
informed
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
purpose
in
citing
the
passages
from
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablets
to
the
kings
and
others
hath
been
that
thou
 
<bs> 

mayest
know
of
<ccap> a
certainty
that
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

hath
not
concealed
the
<cap> Cause
of
<cap> God
,
but
hath
proclaimed
 
<bs> 

and
delivered
,
in
the
most
eloquent
language
,
 
<bs> 

before
the
face
of
the
world
,
the
things
<cap> He
had
been
 
<bs> 

commissioned
to
set
forth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Certain
faint
<bs> -
hearted
 
<bs> 

ones
,
however
,
such
as
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
and
others
,
have
tampered
 
<bs> 

with
the
<cap> Cause
of
<cap> God
and
have
,
in
their
concern
 
<bs> 

for
this
fleeting
life
,
said
and
done
that
which
 
<bs> 

caused
the
eye
of
justice
to
weep
and
the
<cap> Pen
of
<cap> Glory
 
<bs> 

to
groan
,
notwithstanding
their
ignorance
of
the
 
<bs> 

essentials
of
this
<cap> Cause
;
whereas
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

hath
revealed
it
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
gone
unto
<cap> My
brother
and
 
<bs> 

hast
seen
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Set
now
thy
face
towards
the
court
 
<bs> 

of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
that
haply
the
breezes
of
<cap> Revelation
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
88
 
<bs> 

and
the
breaths
of
inspiration
may
assist
thee
 
<bs> 

and
enable
thee
to
attain
thy
goal
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whoever
gazeth
 
<bs> 

this
day
on
<cap> My
signs
will
distinguish
truth
from
falsehood
 
<bs> 

as
the
sun
from
shadow
,
and
will
be
made
 
<bs> 

cognizant
of
the
goal
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
is
aware
and
beareth
<cap> Me
 
<bs> 

witness
that
whatever
hath
been
mentioned
was
for
 
<bs> 

the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
that
haply
thou
mayest
be
the
 
<bs> 

cause
of
the
guidance
of
men
,
and
mayest
deliver
the
 
<bs> 

peoples
of
the
world
from
idle
fancies
and
vain
 
<bs> 

imaginings
.
<bs>   
<cap> Gracious
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Until
now
they
that
have
 
<bs> 

turned
aside
and
denied
<cap> Me
have
failed
to
recognize
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
despatched
that
which
was
delivered
unto
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Herald
<bs> --
the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
knowledge
of
it
is
 
<bs> 

with
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Exert
thyself
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
,
and
arise
to
serve
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Sealed
<cap> Wine
is
disclosed
in
this
day
before
 
<bs> 

the
faces
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> Seize
it
in
the
name
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
 
<bs> 

and
quaff
thy
fill
in
remembrance
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Incomparable
.
<bs>   
<cap> Night
and
day
hath
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
been
occupied
in
that
which
 
<bs> 

would
unite
the
hearts
,
and
edify
the
souls
of
men
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
events
that
have
happened
in
<cap> Persia
during
the
 
<bs> 

early
years
have
truly
saddened
the
well
<bs> -
favored
and
 
<bs> 

sincere
ones
.
<bs>   
<cap> Each
year
witnessed
<ccap> a
fresh
massacre
,
 
<bs> 

pillage
,
plunder
,
and
shedding
of
blood
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
one
time
 
<bs> 

there
appeared
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Zanjan
that
which
caused
the
 
<bs> 

greatest
consternation
;
at
another
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Nayriz
,
and
at
 
<bs> 

yet
another
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Tabarsi
,
and
finally
there
occurred
 
<bs> 

the
episode
of
the
<cap> Land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
).
<bs>   
<cap> From
that
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
89
 
<bs> 

time
onwards
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
assisted
by
the
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

<cap> True
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
<bs> --
acquainted
this
 
<bs> 

oppressed
people
with
the
things
which
beseemed
 
<bs> 

them
.
<bs>   
<cap> All
have
sanctified
themselves
from
the
things
 
<bs> 

which
they
and
others
possess
,
and
have
clung
unto
,
 
<bs> 

and
fixed
their
eyes
upon
that
which
pertaineth
unto
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> It
is
now
incumbent
upon
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
--
 
<bs> 

may
<cap> God
,
exalted
be
<cap> He
,
protect
him
<bs> --
to
deal
with
 
<bs> 

this
people
with
loving
<bs> -
kindness
and
mercy
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
pledgeth
<cap> Himself
,
before
the
<cap> Divine
 
<bs> 

<cap> Kaaba
,
that
,
apart
from
truthfulness
and
trustworthiness
,
 
<bs> 

this
people
will
show
forth
nothing
that
can
in
 
<bs> 

any
way
conflict
with
the
world
<bs> -
adorning
views
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
nation
must
have
<ccap> a
high
regard
 
<bs> 

for
the
position
of
its
sovereign
,
must
be
submissive
 
<bs> 

unto
him
,
must
carry
out
his
behests
,
and
hold
fast
 
<bs> 

his
authority
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
sovereigns
of
the
earth
have
been
 
<bs> 

and
are
the
manifestations
of
the
power
,
the
grandeur
 
<bs> 

and
the
majesty
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
at
 
<bs> 

no
time
dealt
deceitfully
with
anyone
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
one
is
 
<bs> 

well
aware
of
this
,
and
beareth
witness
unto
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Regard
 
<bs> 

for
the
rank
of
sovereigns
is
divinely
ordained
,
 
<bs> 

as
is
clearly
attested
by
the
words
of
the
<cap> Prophets
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
chosen
ones
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Spirit
 


<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
<bs> )--
may
peace
be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
was
asked
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
 
<bs> 

<cap> Spirit
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Is
it
lawful
to
give
tribute
to
<cap> Caesar
 
<bs> 

or
not
?"
<bs>   
<cap> And
<cap> He
made
reply
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Yea
,
render
to
<cap> Caesar
 
<bs> 

the
things
that
are
<cap> Caesar's
and
to
<cap> God
the
things
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
90
 
<bs> 

that
are
<cap> God's
."
<bs>   
<cap> He
forbade
it
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> These
two
sayings
 
<bs> 

are
,
in
the
estimation
of
men
of
insight
,
one
 
<bs> 

and
the
same
,
for
if
that
which
belonged
to
<cap> Caesar
 
<bs> 

had
not
come
from
<cap> God
,
<cap> He
would
have
forbidden
it
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
likewise
in
the
sacred
verse
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Obey
<cap> God
and
 
<bs> 

obey
the
<cap> Apostle
,
and
those
among
you
invested
with
 
<bs> 

authority
."
<bs>   
<cap> By
 
<bs> "
those
invested
with
authority
"
is
 
<bs> 

meant
primarily
and
more
especially
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imams
--
 
<bs> 

the
blessings
of
<cap> God
rest
upon
them
!
<bs>   
<cap> They
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

are
the
manifestations
of
the
power
of
<cap> God
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

sources
of
<cap> His
authority
,
and
the
repositories
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

knowledge
,
and
the
daysprings
of
<cap> His
commandments
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Secondarily
these
words
refer
unto
the
kings
 
<bs> 

and
rulers
<bs> --
those
through
the
brightness
of
whose
 
<bs> 

justice
the
horizons
of
the
world
are
resplendent
and
 
<bs> 

luminous
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
fain
would
hope
that
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
will
shine
forth
with
<ccap> a
light
of
justice
whose
 
<bs> 

radiance
will
envelop
all
the
kindreds
of
the
earth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> It
is
incumbent
upon
every
one
to
beseech
the
one
 
<bs> 

true
<cap> God
on
his
behalf
for
that
which
is
meet
and
 
<bs> 

seemly
in
this
day
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
,
and
my
<cap> Master
,
and
my
<cap> Mainstay
,
 
<bs> 

and
my
<cap> Desire
,
and
my
<cap> Beloved
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
ask
<cap> Thee
 
<bs> 

by
the
mysteries
which
were
hid
in
<cap> Thy
knowledge
,
 
<bs> 

and
by
the
signs
which
have
diffused
the
fragrance
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
loving
<bs> -
kindness
,
and
by
the
billows
of
the
 
<bs> 

ocean
of
<cap> Thy
bounty
,
and
by
the
heaven
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

grace
and
generosity
,
and
by
the
blood
spilt
in
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

path
,
and
by
the
hearts
consumed
in
their
love
for
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Thee
,
to
assist
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
with
<cap> Thy
power
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> Thy
sovereignty
,
that
from
him
may
be
manifested
 
<bs> 

that
which
will
everlastingly
endure
in
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Books
,
and
<cap> Thy
<cap> Scriptures
,
and
<cap> Thy
<cap> Tablets
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hold
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
his
hand
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
with
the
hand
of
<cap> Thine
 
<bs> 

omnipotence
,
and
illuminate
him
with
the
light
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
knowledge
,
and
adorn
him
with
the
adornment
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
virtues
.
<bs>   
<cap> Potent
art
<cap> Thou
to
do
what
pleaseth
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
,
and
in
<cap> Thy
grasp
are
the
reins
of
all
created
 
<bs> 

things
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
but
<cap> Thee
,
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Forgiving
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
<cap> Epistle
to
the
<cap> Romans
<cap> Saint
<cap> Paul
hath
 
<bs> 

written
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Let
every
soul
be
subject
unto
the
higher
 
<bs> 

powers
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
there
is
no
power
but
of
<cap> God
;
the
 
<bs> 

powers
that
be
are
ordained
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whosoever
 
<bs> 

therefore
resisteth
the
power
,
resisteth
the
ordinance
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
further
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> For
he
is
the
minister
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
<ccap> a
revenger
to
execute
wrath
upon
him
that
 
<bs> 

doeth
evil
."
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
that
the
appearance
of
the
 
<bs> 

kings
,
and
their
majesty
and
power
are
of
<cap> God
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Moreover
,
in
the
traditions
of
old
,
references
have
 
<bs> 

been
made
which
the
divines
have
seen
and
heard
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
<bs> --
blessed
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
 
<bs> 

aid
thee
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
,
to
lay
fast
hold
on
that
which
 
<bs> 

hath
been
sent
down
from
the
heaven
of
the
bounty
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
divines
must
 
<bs> 

needs
unite
with
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
,
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
,
and
cleave
 
<bs> 

unto
that
which
will
insure
the
protection
,
the
security
,
 
<bs> 

the
welfare
and
prosperity
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
just
king
 



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<bs> 

enjoyeth
nearer
access
unto
<cap> God
than
anyone
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
 
<bs> 

this
testifieth
<cap> He
<cap> Who
speaketh
in
<cap> His
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prison
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Him
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
,
the
<cap> Incomparable
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Wert
thou
,
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
to
ponder
,
though
 
<bs> 

it
be
but
for
an
hour
,
upon
the
things
which
have
 
<bs> 

occurred
in
former
times
and
more
recently
,
thou
 
<bs> 

wouldst
turn
away
from
the
things
thou
dost
possess
 
<bs> 

unto
the
things
which
belong
unto
<cap> God
,
and
wouldst
 
<bs> 

become
<ccap> a
means
for
the
exaltation
of
<cap> His
<cap> Word
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Hath
,
from
the
foundation
of
the
world
until
the
 
<bs> 

present
day
,
any
<cap> Light
or
<cap> Revelation
shone
forth
 
<bs> 

from
the
dayspring
of
the
will
of
<cap> God
which
the
 
<bs> 

kindreds
of
the
earth
have
accepted
,
and
<cap> Whose
<cap> Cause
 
<bs> 

they
have
acknowledged
?
<bs>   
<cap> Where
is
it
to
be
found
,
 
<bs> 

and
what
is
its
name
?
<bs>   
<cap> Since
the
<cap> Seal
of
the
<cap> Prophets
 


<bs> (&
<cap> Muhammad
<bs> )--
may
all
else
but
<cap> Him
be
<cap> His
sacrifice
--
 
<bs> 

and
before
<cap> Him
the
<cap> Spirit
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
),
as
 
<bs> 

far
back
as
the
<cap> First
<cap> Manifestation
,
all
have
at
the
 
<bs> 

time
of
<cap> Their
appearance
suffered
grievously
.
<bs>   
<cap> Some
 
<bs> 

were
held
to
be
possessed
,
others
were
called
impostors
,
 
<bs> 

and
were
treated
in
<ccap> a
manner
that
the
pen
is
ashamed
 
<bs> 

to
describe
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> There
befell
<cap> Them
what
hath
 
<bs> 

made
all
created
things
to
sigh
,
and
yet
the
people
 
<bs> 

are
,
for
the
most
part
,
sunk
in
manifest
ignorance
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
pray
<cap> God
to
assist
them
to
return
unto
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

and
to
repent
before
the
door
of
<cap> His
mercy
.
<bs>   
<cap> Potent
 
<bs> 

is
<cap> He
over
all
things
.
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs>      
<cap> At
this
moment
the
shrill
voice
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pen
hath
been
raised
,
and
hath
addressed
<cap> Me
 
<bs> 

saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Admonish
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
even
as
<cap> Thou
hast
 
<bs> 

admonished
one
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Branches
 
<bs> (
sons
),
that
haply
 
<bs> 

the
breezes
of
<cap> Thine
utterance
may
attract
and
draw
 
<bs> 

him
nigh
unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
."
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Be
generous
in
prosperity
,
and
thankful
in
adversity
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Be
worthy
of
the
trust
of
thy
neighbor
,
 
<bs> 

and
look
upon
him
with
<ccap> a
bright
and
friendly
face
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Be
<ccap> a
treasure
to
the
poor
,
an
admonisher
to
the
rich
,
 
<bs> 

an
answerer
to
the
cry
of
the
needy
,
<ccap> a
preserver
of
 
<bs> 

the
sanctity
of
thy
pledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
fair
in
thy
judgment
,
 
<bs> 

and
guarded
in
thy
speech
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
unjust
to
no
man
,
 
<bs> 

and
show
all
meekness
to
all
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
as
<ccap> a
lamp
unto
 
<bs> 

them
that
walk
in
darkness
,
<ccap> a
joy
to
the
sorrowful
,
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
sea
for
the
thirsty
,
<ccap> a
haven
for
the
distressed
,
an
 
<bs> 

upholder
and
defender
of
the
victim
of
oppression
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Let
integrity
and
uprightness
distinguish
all
thine
 
<bs> 

acts
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
<ccap> a
home
for
the
stranger
,
<ccap> a
balm
to
the
suffering
,
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
tower
of
strength
for
the
fugitive
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
eyes
 
<bs> 

to
the
blind
,
and
<ccap> a
guiding
light
unto
the
feet
of
the
 
<bs> 

erring
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
an
ornament
to
the
countenance
of
truth
,
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
crown
to
the
brow
of
fidelity
,
<ccap> a
pillar
of
the
temple
 
<bs> 

of
righteousness
,
<ccap> a
breath
of
life
to
the
body
of
mankind
,
 
<bs> 

an
ensign
of
the
hosts
of
justice
,
<ccap> a
luminary
 
<bs> 

above
the
horizon
of
virtue
,
<ccap> a
dew
to
the
soil
of
the
 
<bs> 

human
heart
,
an
ark
on
the
ocean
of
knowledge
,
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

sun
in
the
heaven
of
bounty
,
<ccap> a
gem
on
the
diadem
 
<bs> 

of
wisdom
,
<ccap> a
shining
light
in
the
firmament
of
thy
 



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<bs> 

generation
,
<ccap> a
fruit
upon
the
tree
of
humility
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

pray
<cap> God
to
protect
thee
from
the
heat
of
jealousy
 
<bs> 

and
the
cold
of
hatred
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
verily
is
nigh
,
ready
to
 
<bs> 

answer
."
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
<cap> My
tongue
spoken
unto
one
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
<cap> Branches
 
<bs> (
sons
),
and
<cap> We
have
mentioned
it
unto
 
<bs> 

such
of
<cap> Our
loved
ones
as
have
cast
away
their
idle
 
<bs> 

fancies
,
and
clung
unto
that
which
hath
been
prescribed
 
<bs> 

unto
them
in
the
day
whereon
the
<cap> Daystar
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Certitude
hath
shone
forth
above
the
horizon
of
 
<bs> 

the
will
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
 
<bs> 

day
on
which
the
<cap> Bird
of
<cap> Utterance
hath
warbled
 
<bs> 

its
melody
upon
the
branches
,
in
the
name
of
its
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> God
of
<cap> Mercy
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
is
the
man
that
 
<bs> 

hath
,
on
the
wings
of
longing
,
soared
towards
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
the
<cap> Judgment
<cap> Day
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
one
true
<cap> God
well
knoweth
,
and
all
the
company
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
trusted
ones
testify
,
that
this
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
hath
,
at
all
times
,
been
faced
with
dire
peril
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> But
for
the
tribulations
that
have
touched
<cap> Me
in
the
 
<bs> 

path
of
<cap> God
,
life
would
have
held
no
sweetness
for
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
,
and
<cap> My
existence
would
have
profited
<cap> Me
nothing
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> For
them
who
are
endued
with
discernment
,
 
<bs> 

and
whose
eyes
are
fixed
upon
the
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Vision
,
it
 
<bs> 

is
no
secret
that
<cap> I
have
been
,
most
of
the
days
of
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

life
,
even
as
<ccap> a
slave
,
sitting
under
<ccap> a
sword
hanging
 
<bs> 

on
<ccap> a
thread
,
knowing
not
whether
it
would
fall
soon
 
<bs> 

or
late
upon
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
,
notwithstanding
all
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
render
thanks
unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mine
inner
tongue
reciteth
,
in
the
daytime
and
in
 



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<bs> 

the
night
<bs> -
season
,
this
prayer
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Glory
to
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> But
for
the
tribulations
which
are
sustained
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Thy
path
,
how
could
<cap> Thy
true
lovers
be
recognized
;
 
<bs> 

and
were
it
not
for
the
trials
which
are
borne
 
<bs> 

for
love
of
<cap> Thee
,
how
could
the
station
of
such
as
 
<bs> 

yearn
for
<cap> Thee
be
revealed
?
<bs>   
<cap> Thy
might
beareth
<cap> Me
 
<bs> 

witness
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
companions
of
all
who
adore
<cap> Thee
are
 
<bs> 

the
tears
they
shed
,
and
the
comforters
of
such
as
seek
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
are
the
groans
they
utter
,
and
the
food
of
them
 
<bs> 

who
haste
to
meet
<cap> Thee
is
the
fragments
of
their
 
<bs> 

broken
hearts
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
sweet
to
my
taste
is
the
bitterness
 
<bs> 

of
death
suffered
in
<cap> Thy
path
,
and
how
precious
 
<bs> 

in
my
estimation
are
the
shafts
of
<cap> Thine
enemies
 
<bs> 

when
encountered
for
the
sake
of
the
exaltation
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Word
!
<bs>   
<cap> Let
me
quaff
in
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

and
my
<cap> Master
,
whatsoever
<cap> Thou
didst
desire
,
and
 
<bs> 

send
down
upon
me
in
<cap> Thy
love
all
<cap> Thou
didst
ordain
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> By
<cap> Thy
glory
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
wish
only
what
<cap> Thou
wishest
,
and
 
<bs> 

cherish
what
<cap> Thou
cherishest
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
<cap> Thee
have
<cap> I
,
at
all
 
<bs> 

times
,
placed
<cap> My
whole
trust
and
confidence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

art
verily
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Possessing
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
.
<bs>   
<cap> Raise
 
<bs> 

up
,
<cap> I
implore
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
as
helpers
to
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
such
as
shall
be
counted
worthy
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Name
and
of
<cap> Thy
sovereignty
,
that
they
may
remember
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
among
<cap> Thy
creatures
,
and
hoist
the
 
<bs> 

ensigns
of
<cap> Thy
victory
in
<cap> Thy
land
,
and
adorn
them
 
<bs> 

with
<cap> Thy
virtues
and
<cap> Thy
commandments
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

is
there
but
<cap> Thee
,
the
<cap> Help
in
<cap> Peril
,
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
."
 



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<bs>      
<cap> Thereupon
the
voice
of
the
true
<cap> Faith
was
lifted
 
<bs> 

up
,
calling
aloud
again
and
again
and
saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
 
<bs> 

concourse
of
the
earth
!
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
am
the
true
<cap> Faith
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
amongst
you
.
<bs>   
<cap> Beware
that
ye
deny
<cap> Me
not
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
hath
manifested
<cap> Me
with
<ccap> a
light
that
hath
encompassed
 
<bs> 

all
that
are
in
the
heavens
and
all
that
are
 
<bs> 

on
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Judge
ye
equitably
,
<cap> O
people
,
<cap> My
manifestation
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
revelation
of
<cap> My
glory
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

radiance
of
<cap> My
light
,
and
be
not
of
them
that
act
 
<bs> 

unjustly
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
beseecheth
<cap> God
--
 
<bs> 

blessed
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
make
thee
the
one
who
 
<bs> 

will
open
the
door
of
justice
,
and
reveal
through
thee
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Cause
among
<cap> His
servants
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Entreat
thou
the
one
true
<cap> God
to
 
<bs> 

sanctify
the
ears
,
and
the
eyes
,
and
the
hearts
of
 
<bs> 

mankind
,
and
to
protect
them
from
the
desires
of
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
corrupt
inclination
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
malice
is
<ccap> a
grievous
malady
 
<bs> 

which
depriveth
man
from
recognizing
the
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> Being
,
and
debarreth
him
from
the
splendors
of
the
 
<bs> 

sun
of
certitude
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
pray
and
hope
that
through
 
<bs> 

the
grace
and
mercy
of
<cap> God
<cap> He
may
remove
this
 
<bs> 

mighty
obstacle
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Potent
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Subduing
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Almighty
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> At
this
moment
<ccap> a
<cap> Voice
was
raised
from
the
right
<bs> -
hand
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Luminous
<cap> Spot
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
none
 
<bs> 

other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Him
,
the
<cap> Ordainer
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Recite
<cap> Thou
unto
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
the
remaining
passages
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
97
 
<bs> 

of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Lawh
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Burhan
 
<bs> (
<cap> Tablet
of
the
<cap> Proof
)
that
 
<bs> 

they
may
draw
him
unto
the
horizon
of
the
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

of
his
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> God
of
<cap> Mercy
,
that
haply
he
 
<bs> 

may
arise
to
aid
<cap> My
<cap> Cause
with
perspicuous
signs
 
<bs> 

and
exalted
testimonies
,
and
may
speak
forth
amongst
 
<bs> 

men
that
which
the
<cap> Tongue
of
<cap> Testimony
hath
 
<bs> 

spoken
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
<cap> Kingdom
is
<cap> God's
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
 
<bs> 

worlds
!'"
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Peruse
thou
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kitab
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Iqan
 
<bs> (
<cap> Book
of
<cap> Certitude
)
 
<bs> 

and
that
which
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
hath
sent
 
<bs> 

down
unto
the
<cap> King
of
<cap> Paris
 
<bs> (
<cap> Napoleon
<cap_ccap> III
)
and
to
 
<bs> 

such
as
are
like
him
,
that
thou
mayest
be
made
aware
 
<bs> 

of
the
things
that
have
happened
in
the
past
,
and
be
 
<bs> 

persuaded
that
<cap> We
have
not
sought
to
spread
disorder
 
<bs> 

in
the
land
after
it
had
been
well
<bs> -
ordered
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
exhort
,
 
<bs> 

wholly
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
<cap> His
servants
.
<bs>   
<cap> Let
him
 
<bs> 

who
wisheth
turn
unto
<cap> Him
,
and
him
who
wisheth
 
<bs> 

turn
aside
.
<bs>   
<cap> Our
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Merciful
,
is
verily
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Sufficing
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Praised
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
concourse
of
the
kindreds
 
<bs> 

of
the
earth
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
day
whereon
nothing
 
<bs> 

amongst
all
things
,
nor
any
name
amongst
all
names
,
 
<bs> 

can
profit
you
save
through
this
<cap> Name
which
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

hath
made
the
<cap> Manifestation
of
<cap> His
<cap> Cause
and
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> His
<cap> Most
<cap> Excellent
<cap> Titles
unto
all
 
<bs> 

who
are
in
the
kingdom
of
creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
is
that
 
<bs> 

man
that
hath
recognized
the
fragrance
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
 
<bs> 

and
been
numbered
with
the
steadfast
.
<bs>   
<cap> Your
 
<bs> 

sciences
shall
not
profit
you
in
this
day
,
nor
your
 
<bs> 

arts
,
nor
your
treasures
,
nor
your
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> Cast
them
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
98
 
<bs> 

all
behind
your
backs
,
and
set
your
faces
towards
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Word
through
which
the
<cap> Scriptures
 
<bs> 

and
the
<cap> Books
and
this
lucid
<cap> Tablet
have
been
distinctly
 
<bs> 

set
forth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Cast
away
,
<cap> O
people
,
the
things
 
<bs> 

ye
have
composed
with
the
pen
of
your
idle
fancies
 
<bs> 

and
vain
imaginings
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Daystar
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Knowledge
hath
shone
forth
above
the
horizon
of
 
<bs> 

certitude
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
who
art
gone
astray
!
<bs>   
<cap> If
thou
hast
any
 
<bs> 

doubt
concerning
<cap> Our
conduct
,
know
thou
that
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

bear
witness
unto
that
whereunto
<cap> God
hath
<cap> Himself
 
<bs> 

borne
witness
ere
the
creation
of
the
heavens
and
 
<bs> 

of
the
earth
,
that
there
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
testify
that
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
is
<cap> One
in
<cap> His
<cap> Essence
,
<cap> One
in
<cap> His
<cap> Attributes
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
hath
none
to
equal
<cap> Him
in
the
whole
universe
,
 
<bs> 

nor
any
partner
in
all
creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
hath
sent
forth
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Messengers
,
and
sent
down
<cap> His
<cap> Books
,
that
they
 
<bs> 

may
announce
unto
<cap> His
creatures
the
<cap> Straight
<cap> Path
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> Hath
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
been
informed
,
and
chosen
to
close
 
<bs> 

his
eyes
to
thine
acts
?
<bs>   
<cap> Or
hath
he
been
seized
with
 
<bs> 

fear
at
the
howling
of
<ccap> a
pack
of
wolves
who
have
 
<bs> 

cast
the
path
of
<cap> God
behind
their
backs
and
followed
 
<bs> 

in
thy
way
without
any
clear
proof
or
<cap> Book
?
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

have
heard
that
the
provinces
of
<cap> Persia
have
been
 
<bs> 

adorned
with
the
adornment
of
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> When
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

observed
closely
,
however
,
<cap> We
found
them
to
be
the
 
<bs> 

dawning
<bs> -
places
of
tyranny
and
the
daysprings
of
 
<bs> 

injustice
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
behold
justice
in
the
clutches
of
tyranny
.
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
99
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
to
set
it
free
through
the
 
<bs> 

power
of
<cap> His
might
and
<cap> His
sovereignty
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

overshadoweth
all
that
is
in
the
heavens
and
on
earth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> To
none
is
given
the
right
to
protest
against
any
one
 
<bs> 

concerning
that
which
hath
befallen
the
<cap> Cause
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
behooveth
whosoever
hath
set
his
face
 
<bs> 

towards
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Horizon
to
cleave
tenaciously
 
<bs> 

unto
the
cord
of
patience
,
and
to
put
his
 
<bs> 

reliance
in
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Help
in
<cap> Peril
,
the
<cap> Unconstrained
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
ye
loved
ones
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Drink
your
fill
from
the
 
<bs> 

wellspring
of
wisdom
,
and
soar
ye
in
the
atmosphere
 
<bs> 

of
wisdom
,
and
speak
forth
with
wisdom
and
eloquence
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thus
biddeth
you
your
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
heedless
one
!
<bs>   
<cap> Rely
not
on
thy
glory
,
and
thy
 
<bs> 

power
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
art
even
as
the
last
trace
of
sunlight
 
<bs> 

upon
the
mountain
<bs> -
top
.
<bs>   
<cap> Soon
will
it
fade
away
as
 
<bs> 

decreed
by
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Possessing
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
glory
and
the
glory
of
such
as
are
like
thee
 
<bs> 

have
been
taken
away
,
and
this
verily
is
what
hath
 
<bs> 

been
ordained
by
the
<cap> One
with
<cap> Whom
is
the
<cap> Mother
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablet
.
<bs>   
<cap> Where
is
he
to
be
found
who
contended
 
<bs> 

with
<cap> God
,
and
whither
is
gone
he
that
gainsaid
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

signs
,
and
turned
aside
from
<cap> His
sovereignty
?
<bs>   
<cap> Where
 
<bs> 

are
they
who
have
slain
<cap> His
chosen
ones
and
spilt
 
<bs> 

the
blood
of
<cap> His
holy
ones
?
<bs>   
<cap> Reflect
,
that
haply
thou
 
<bs> 

mayest
perceive
the
breaths
of
thine
acts
,
<cap> O
foolish
 
<bs> 

doubter
!
<bs>   
<cap> Because
of
you
the
<cap> Apostle
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Muhammad
)
 
<bs> 

lamented
,
and
the
<cap> Chaste
<cap> One
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Fatimih
)
cried
out
,
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
100
 
<bs> 

and
the
countries
were
laid
waste
,
and
darkness
fell
 
<bs> 

upon
all
regions
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
concourse
of
divines
!
<bs>   
<cap> Because
 
<bs> 

of
you
the
people
were
abased
,
and
the
banner
of
 


<bs> &
<cap> Islam
was
hauled
down
,
and
its
mighty
throne
subverted
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Every
time
<ccap> a
man
of
discernment
hath
sought
 
<bs> 

to
hold
fast
unto
that
which
would
exalt
 
<bs> &
<cap> Islam
,
ye
 
<bs> 

raised
<ccap> a
clamor
,
and
thereby
was
he
deterred
from
 
<bs> 

achieving
his
purpose
,
while
the
land
remained
fallen
 
<bs> 

in
clear
ruin
.
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> My
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Pen
!
<bs>   
<cap> Call
<cap> Thou
to
remembrance
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> She
<bs> -
<cap> Serpent
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Imam
<bs> -
<cap> Jum'ih
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Isfahan
)
whose
 
<bs> 

cruelty
hath
caused
all
created
things
to
groan
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
limbs
of
the
holy
ones
to
quake
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
biddeth
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
names
,
in
this
glorious
station
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
<cap> Chaste
<cap> One
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Fatimih
)
hath
cried
out
by
reason
 
<bs> 

of
thine
iniquity
,
and
yet
thou
dost
imagine
thyself
 
<bs> 

to
be
of
the
family
of
the
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
 
<bs> 

thy
soul
prompted
thee
,
<cap> O
thou
who
hast
withdrawn
 
<bs> 

thyself
from
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
that
hath
been
and
 
<bs> 

shall
be
.
<bs>   
<cap> Judge
thou
equitably
,
<cap> O
<cap> She
<bs> -
<cap> Serpent
!
<bs>   
<cap> For
 
<bs> 

what
crime
didst
thou
sting
the
children
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> King
of
<cap> Martyrs
and
<cap> Beloved
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Martyrs
),
and
pillage
their
possessions
?
<bs>   
<cap> Hast
thou
 
<bs> 

denied
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
created
thee
by
<cap> His
command
 
<bs> `
be
,
 
<bs> 

and
it
was'
?
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
dealt
with
the
children
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
as
neither
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ad
hath
dealt
with
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hud
,
 
<bs> 

nor
 
<bs> &
<cap> Thamud
with
 
<bs> &
<cap> Salih
,
nor
the
<cap> Jews
with
the
<cap> Spirit
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
),
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
being
.
<bs>   
<cap> Gainsayest
 
<bs> 

thou
the
signs
of
thy
<cap> Lord
which
had
no
sooner
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
101
 
<bs> 

been
sent
down
from
the
heaven
of
<cap> His
<cap> Cause
than
 
<bs> 

all
the
books
of
the
world
bowed
down
before
them
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Meditate
,
that
thou
mayest
be
made
aware
of
thine
 
<bs> 

act
,
<cap> O
heedless
outcast
!
<bs>   
<cap> Erelong
will
the
breaths
 
<bs> 

of
chastisement
seize
thee
,
as
they
seized
others
before
 
<bs> 

thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wait
,
<cap> O
thou
who
hast
joined
partners
with
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
visible
and
the
invisible
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

is
the
day
which
<cap> God
hath
announced
through
the
 
<bs> 

tongue
of
<cap> His
<cap> Apostle
.
<bs>   
<cap> Reflect
,
that
thou
mayest
 
<bs> 

apprehend
what
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
hath
sent
down
in
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
and
in
this
inscribed
<cap> Tablet
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
 
<bs> 

the
day
whereon
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

hath
come
with
clear
tokens
which
none
can
 
<bs> 

number
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
day
whereon
every
man
endued
 
<bs> 

with
perception
hath
discovered
the
fragrance
of
the
 
<bs> 

breeze
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
in
the
world
of
creation
,
 
<bs> 

and
every
man
of
insight
hath
hastened
unto
the
living
 
<bs> 

waters
of
the
mercy
of
his
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> King
of
<cap> Kings
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
heedless
one
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
tale
of
the
<cap> Sacrifice
 
<bs> (
<cap> Ishmael
)
 
<bs> 

hath
been
retold
,
and
he
who
was
to
be
offered
up
 
<bs> 

hath
directed
his
steps
towards
the
place
of
sacrifice
,
 
<bs> 

and
returned
not
,
by
reason
of
that
which
thy
 
<bs> 

hand
hath
wrought
,
<cap> O
perverse
hater
!
<bs>   
<cap> Didst
thou
 
<bs> 

imagine
that
martyrdom
could
abase
this
<cap> Cause
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Nay
,
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
hath
made
to
be
the
<cap> Repository
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
if
thou
be
of
them
that
comprehend
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Woe
betide
thee
,
<cap> O
thou
who
hast
joined
 
<bs> 

partners
with
<cap> God
,
and
woe
betide
them
that
have
 
<bs> 

taken
thee
as
their
leader
,
without
<ccap> a
clear
token
or
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
102
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
perspicuous
<cap> Book
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
numerous
the
oppressors
 
<bs> 

before
thee
who
have
arisen
to
quench
the
light
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
and
how
many
the
impious
who
murdered
and
 
<bs> 

pillaged
until
the
hearts
and
souls
of
men
groaned
 
<bs> 

by
reason
of
their
cruelty
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
sun
of
justice
hath
 
<bs> 

been
obscured
,
inasmuch
as
the
embodiment
of
tyranny
 
<bs> 

hath
been
stablished
upon
the
throne
of
hatred
,
 
<bs> 

and
yet
the
people
understand
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
foolish
one
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
hast
slain
the
children
of
the
<cap> Apostle
and
 
<bs> 

pillaged
their
possessions
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> Was
it
,
in
thine
estimation
,
 
<bs> 

their
possessions
or
themselves
that
denied
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
?
<bs>   
<cap> Judge
fairly
,
<cap> O
ignorant
one
that
hath
been
 
<bs> 

shut
out
as
by
<ccap> a
veil
from
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
clung
 
<bs> 

to
tyranny
,
and
cast
away
justice
;
whereupon
all
 
<bs> 

created
things
have
lamented
,
and
still
thou
art
 
<bs> 

among
the
wayward
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
put
to
death
the
 
<bs> 

aged
,
and
plundered
the
young
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thinkest
thou
that
 
<bs> 

thou
wilt
consume
that
which
thine
iniquity
hath
 
<bs> 

amassed
?
<bs>   
<cap> Nay
,
by
<cap> Myself
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
informeth
thee
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
is
cognizant
of
all
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
things
thou
 
<bs> 

possessest
shall
profit
thee
not
,
nor
what
thou
hast
 
<bs> 

laid
up
through
thy
cruelty
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
beareth
witness
 
<bs> 

thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
arisen
 
<bs> 

to
put
out
the
light
of
this
<cap> Cause
;
erelong
will
thine
 
<bs> 

own
fire
be
quenched
,
at
<cap> His
behest
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
strength
and
of
might
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
changes
and
 
<bs> 

chances
of
the
world
,
and
the
powers
of
the
nations
,
 
<bs> 

cannot
frustrate
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
doeth
what
<cap> He
pleaseth
,
 
<bs> 

and
ordaineth
what
<cap> He
willeth
through
the
power
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
103
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
sovereignty
.
<bs>   
<cap> Consider
the
she
<bs> -
camel
.
<bs>   
<cap> Though
 
<bs> 

but
<ccap> a
beast
,
yet
hath
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
exalted
her
 
<bs> 

to
so
high
<ccap> a
station
that
the
tongues
of
the
earth
made
 
<bs> 

mention
of
her
and
celebrated
her
praise
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

overshadoweth
all
that
is
in
the
heavens
and
on
earth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
but
<cap> Him
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Great
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thus
have
<cap> We
adorned
the
heaven
of
<cap> Our
<cap> Tablet
 
<bs> 

with
the
suns
of
<cap> Our
words
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
the
man
that
 
<bs> 

hath
attained
thereunto
,
and
been
illumined
with
 
<bs> 

their
light
,
and
woe
betide
such
as
have
turned
aside
,
 
<bs> 

and
denied
<cap> Him
,
and
strayed
far
from
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Praised
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
enabled
thee
to
hear
the
melodies
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Nightingale
of
<cap> Paradise
,
and
unveiled
to
 
<bs> 

thine
eyes
the
signs
which
<cap> God
,
by
<cap> His
all
<bs> -
compelling
 
<bs> 

behest
,
hath
sent
down
in
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Prison
,
that
 
<bs> 

thine
eye
might
be
cheered
,
and
thy
soul
be
well
<bs> -
assured
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
,
the
<cap> Generous
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Arise
thou
through
the
power
of
<cap> His
testimony
 
<bs> 

to
serve
the
<cap> Cause
of
<cap> God
,
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Mercy
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
thy
faith
be
fearful
,
seize
thou
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablet
,
and
preserve
it
in
the
bosom
of
trust
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

when
thou
enterest
into
the
place
of
resurrection
,
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> God
asketh
thee
by
what
proof
thou
hast
believed
 
<bs> 

in
this
<cap> Revelation
,
draw
forth
the
<cap> Tablet
and
 
<bs> 

say
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> By
this
<cap> Book
,
the
holy
,
the
mighty
,
the
incomparable
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thereupon
all
will
lift
up
their
hands
 
<bs> 

towards
thee
,
and
will
seize
the
<cap> Tablet
,
and
will
press
 
<bs> 

it
to
their
eyes
,
and
will
inhale
therefrom
the
fragrance
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
104
 
<bs> 

of
the
utterance
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
 
<bs> 

worlds
.
<bs>   
<cap> Were
<cap> God
to
torment
thee
for
having
believed
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> His
signs
in
this
<cap> Revelation
,
for
what
reason
 
<bs> 

could
<cap> He
then
torment
such
as
have
disbelieved
in
 


<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
,
the
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
,
and
before
<cap> Him
in
 
<bs> 

<cap> Jesus
,
the
<cap> Son
of
<cap> Mary
,
and
before
<cap> Him
in
the
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
conversed
with
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Moses
),
and
before
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

in
the
<cap> One
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Friend
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> (
<cap> Abraham
),
 
<bs> 

and
as
far
back
as
the
<cap> One
<cap> Who
was
the
<cap> First
<cap> Manifestation
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
was
created
by
the
will
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Potent
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Encompassing
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
have
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

sent
down
<cap> Our
verses
unto
one
before
thee
,
and
 
<bs> 

recalled
them
unto
thee
,
in
this
day
,
that
thou
mayest
 
<bs> 

understand
,
and
be
of
them
who
are
well
assured
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
thou
who
assumest
the
voice
of
knowledge
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
is
too
evident
to
be
obscured
,
and
too
conspicuous
 
<bs> 

to
be
concealed
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
shineth
as
the
sun
in
its
 
<bs> 

meridian
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> None
can
deny
it
unless
he
be
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

hater
and
<ccap> a
doubter
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> At
this
moment
it
behooveth
us
to
turn
unto
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Desired
<cap> One
,
and
cleave
unto
these
most
sublime
 
<bs> 

words
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
lighted
the
 
<bs> 

lamp
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
with
the
oil
of
wisdom
;
protect
it
 
<bs> 

from
contrary
winds
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
lamp
is
<cap> Thine
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

glass
is
<cap> Thine
,
and
all
things
in
the
heavens
and
on
 
<bs> 

earth
are
in
the
grasp
of
<cap> Thy
power
.
<bs>   
<cap> Bestow
justice
 
<bs> 

upon
the
rulers
,
and
fairness
upon
the
divines
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

art
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
<cap> Who
,
through
the
motion
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Pen
,
hast
aided
<cap> Thine
irresistible
<cap> Cause
,
and
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
105
 
<bs> 

guided
aright
<cap> Thy
loved
ones
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
art
the
<cap> Possessor
 
<bs> 

of
power
,
and
the
<cap> King
of
might
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
 
<bs> 

but
<cap> Thee
,
the
<cap> Strong
,
the
<cap> Unconstrained
."
<bs>   
<cap> Say
thou
 
<bs> 

also
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
yield
<cap> Thee
thanks
inasmuch
 
<bs> 

as
<cap> Thou
hast
made
me
to
drink
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Sealed
<cap> Wine
 
<bs> 

from
the
hand
of
the
bounty
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Name
,
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
entreat
<cap> Thee
by
the
splendors
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Revelation
,
and
by
the
potency
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Word
,
and
by
the
might
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Most
<cap> Exalted
<cap> Pen
,
through
<cap> Whose
movement
 
<bs> 

the
realities
of
all
created
things
have
been
enraptured
,
 
<bs> 

to
aid
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
to
render
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
victorious
,
and
to
turn
towards
the
horizon
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Revelation
,
and
to
set
his
face
in
the
direction
 
<bs> 

of
the
lights
of
<cap> Thy
countenance
.
<bs>   
<cap> Assist
him
,
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
to
draw
nigh
unto
<cap> Thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> Help
him
,
then
,
with
 
<bs> 

the
hosts
of
the
heavens
and
of
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
implore
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
<cap> Thou
<cap> Who
art
the
<cap> Lord
of
all
<cap> Names
and
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Maker
of
the
heavens
,
by
the
light
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
,
 
<bs> 

and
by
the
fire
of
the
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
of
<cap> Thy
loving
<bs> -
kindness
,
 
<bs> 

to
help
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
to
reveal
<cap> Thy
<cap> Cause
amidst
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
creatures
.
<bs>   
<cap> Open
,
then
,
before
his
face
the
doors
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Thy
grace
,
and
<cap> Thy
mercy
,
and
<cap> Thy
bounty
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Potent
art
<cap> Thou
to
do
what
pleaseth
<cap> Thee
by
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

word
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Be
,
and
it
is
.'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
had
seized
the
reins
of
authority
 
<bs> 

by
the
power
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
<cap> Divine
might
,
as
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

alone
can
seize
,
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Strong
.
<bs>   
<cap> None
 
<bs> 

had
the
power
to
stir
up
mischief
or
sedition
.
<bs>   
<cap> Now
,
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
106
 
<bs> 

however
,
as
they
have
failed
to
appreciate
this
loving
<bs> -
kindness
 
<bs> 

and
these
bounties
,
they
have
been
,
and
will
 
<bs> 

be
,
afflicted
with
the
retribution
which
their
acts
 
<bs> 

must
entail
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> State
officials
,
considering
the
secret
 
<bs> 

progress
of
the
<cap> Extended
<cap> Cord
have
,
from
every
 
<bs> 

direction
,
incited
and
aided
<cap> Mine
adversaries
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Great
<cap> City
 
<bs> (
<cap> Constantinople
)
they
have
roused
<ccap> a
considerable
 
<bs> 

number
of
people
to
oppose
this
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Things
have
come
to
such
<ccap> a
pass
that
the
 
<bs> 

officials
in
that
city
have
acted
in
<ccap> a
manner
which
 
<bs> 

hath
brought
shame
to
both
the
government
and
 
<bs> 

the
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
distinguished
siyyid
,
whose
well
<bs> -
known
 
<bs> 

integrity
,
acceptable
conduct
,
and
commercial
reputation
,
 
<bs> 

were
recognized
by
the
majority
of
fair
<bs> -
minded
 
<bs> 

men
,
and
who
was
regarded
by
all
as
<ccap> a
highly
 
<bs> 

honored
merchant
,
once
visited
<cap> Beirut
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
view
of
 
<bs> 

his
friendship
for
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
they
telegraphed
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Persian
<cap> Dragoman
informing
him
that
this
siyyid
,
 
<bs> 

assisted
by
his
servant
,
had
stolen
<ccap> a
sum
of
money
 
<bs> 

and
other
things
and
gone
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
<bs>   
<cap> Their
design
in
 
<bs> 

this
matter
was
to
dishonor
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

yet
,
far
be
it
from
the
people
of
this
country
to
allow
 
<bs> 

themselves
to
be
deflected
,
by
these
unseemly
tales
,
 
<bs> 

from
the
straight
path
of
uprightness
and
truth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Briefly
,
they
have
assaulted
<cap> Me
from
every
side
,
and
 
<bs> 

are
reinforcing
<cap> Mine
adversaries
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
 
<bs> 

however
,
beseecheth
the
one
true
<cap> God
to
graciously
 
<bs> 

assist
every
one
in
that
which
beseemeth
these
days
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Day
and
night
<cap> I
fix
<cap> My
gaze
on
these
perspicuous
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
107
 
<bs> 

words
,
and
recite
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
beseech
<cap> Thee
 
<bs> 

by
the
sun
of
<cap> Thy
grace
,
and
the
sea
of
<cap> Thy
knowledge
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
heaven
of
<cap> Thy
justice
,
to
aid
them
that
 
<bs> 

have
denied
<cap> Thee
to
confess
,
and
such
as
have
turned
 
<bs> 

aside
from
<cap> Thee
to
return
,
and
those
who
have
calumniated
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
to
be
just
and
fair
<bs> -
minded
.
<bs>   
<cap> Assist
them
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
to
return
unto
<cap> Thee
,
and
to
repent
before
 
<bs> 

the
door
of
<cap> Thy
grace
.
<bs>   
<cap> Powerful
art
<cap> Thou
to
do
what
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
willest
,
and
in
<cap> Thy
grasp
are
the
reins
of
all
 
<bs> 

that
is
in
the
heavens
and
all
that
is
on
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Praise
 
<bs> 

be
unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
time
is
at
hand
when
whatsoever
lieth
hid
in
 
<bs> 

the
souls
and
hearts
of
men
will
be
disclosed
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Day
is
the
<cap> Day
whereof
 
<bs> &
<cap> Luqman
spoke
unto
his
son
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Day
which
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Glory
announced
and
with
 
<bs> 

which
<cap> He
acquainted
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
was
<cap> His
<cap> Friend
 


<bs> (&
<cap> Muhammad
)
through
these
,
<cap> His
words
<bs> --
exalted
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<bs> :--"
<cap> O
my
son
!
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
<cap> God
will
bring
everything
 
<bs> 

to
light
,
though
it
were
but
the
weight
of
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

grain
of
mustard
<bs> -
seed
,
and
hidden
in
<ccap> a
rock
or
in
 
<bs> 

the
heavens
or
in
the
earth
;
for
<cap> God
is
<cap> Subtile
,
informed
 
<bs> 

of
all
."
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Day
the
deceitful
of
eye
,
and
all
 
<bs> 

that
men's
breasts
conceal
,
are
made
known
and
laid
 
<bs> 

bare
before
the
throne
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Nothing
 
<bs> 

whatsoever
can
escape
<cap> His
knowledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
heareth
 
<bs> 

and
seeth
,
and
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Hearing
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Seeing
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
very
strange
that
they
discern
not
 
<bs> 

between
the
trustworthy
and
the
treacherous
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Would
that
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
of
<cap> Persia
<bs> --
may
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
108
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
perpetuate
his
sovereignty
<bs> --
would
inquire
from
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Consuls
of
the
honored
<cap> Persian
<cap> Government
who
 
<bs> 

have
been
in
this
country
,
that
he
might
become
 
<bs> 

acquainted
with
the
activities
and
behavior
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
they
have
incited
<ccap> a
great
 
<bs> 

many
such
as
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akhtar
and
others
,
and
are
busying
 
<bs> 

themselves
in
spreading
calumnies
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
clear
and
 
<bs> 

evident
that
they
will
surround
with
their
swords
 
<bs> 

of
hatred
and
their
shafts
of
enmity
the
one
whom
 
<bs> 

they
know
to
be
an
outcast
among
men
and
to
have
 
<bs> 

been
banished
from
one
country
to
another
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

is
not
the
first
time
that
such
iniquity
hath
been
 
<bs> 

perpetrated
,
nor
the
first
goblet
that
hath
been
dashed
 
<bs> 

to
the
ground
,
nor
the
first
veil
that
hath
been
rent
 
<bs> 

in
twain
in
the
path
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
however
,
remained
calm
and
 
<bs> 

silent
in
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Prison
,
busying
<cap> Himself
with
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
own
affairs
,
and
completely
detached
from
all
 
<bs> 

else
but
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Iniquity
waxed
so
grievous
that
the
 
<bs> 

pens
of
the
world
are
powerless
to
record
it
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
this
connection
it
is
necessary
to
mention
the
 
<bs> 

following
occurrence
,
that
haply
men
may
take
fast
 
<bs> 

hold
of
the
cord
of
justice
and
truthfulness
.
  
<bs> &
<cap> Haji
 


<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
 
<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
<bs> --
upon
him
be
the
glory
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Abiding
<bs> --
was
<ccap> a
merchant
of
high
 
<bs> 

repute
,
well
<bs> -
known
unto
most
of
the
inhabitants
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Great
<cap> City
 
<bs> (
<cap> Constantinople
).
<bs>   
<cap> Not
long
ago
,
 
<bs> 

when
the
<cap> Persian
<cap> Embassy
in
<cap> Constantinople
was
 
<bs> 

secretly
engaged
in
stirring
up
mischief
,
it
was
noticed
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
109
 
<bs> 

that
this
believing
and
sincere
soul
was
greatly
distressed
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Finally
,
one
night
he
threw
himself
into
the
 
<bs> 

sea
,
but
was
rescued
by
some
passers
<bs> -
by
who
chanced
 
<bs> 

to
come
upon
him
at
that
moment
.
<bs>   
<cap> His
act
was
 
<bs> 

widely
commented
upon
and
given
varied
interpretations
 
<bs> 

by
different
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> Following
this
,
one
night
 
<bs> 

he
repaired
to
<ccap> a
mosque
,
and
,
as
reported
by
the
 
<bs> 

guardian
of
that
place
,
kept
vigil
the
whole
night
,
 
<bs> 

and
was
occupied
until
the
morning
in
offering
,
 
<bs> 

ardently
and
with
tearful
eyes
,
his
prayers
and
supplications
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Upon
hearing
him
suddenly
cease
his
 
<bs> 

devotions
,
the
guardian
went
to
him
,
and
found
that
 
<bs> 

he
had
already
surrendered
his
soul
.
<bs>   
<cap> An
empty
bottle
 
<bs> 

was
found
by
his
side
,
indicating
that
he
had
poisoned
 
<bs> 

himself
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
the
guardian
,
while
greatly
astonished
,
 
<bs> 

broke
the
news
to
the
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
was
found
out
 
<bs> 

that
he
had
left
two
testaments
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
first
he
recognized
 
<bs> 

and
confessed
the
unity
of
<cap> God
,
that
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Exalted
<cap> Being
had
neither
peer
nor
equal
,
and
that
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Essence
was
exalted
above
all
praise
,
all
glorification
 
<bs> 

and
description
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
also
testified
to
the
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Prophets
and
the
holy
ones
,
and
recognized
 
<bs> 

what
had
been
written
down
in
the
<cap> Books
of
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
all
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> On
another
page
,
in
which
 
<bs> 

he
had
set
down
<ccap> a
prayer
,
he
wrote
these
words
in
 
<bs> 

conclusion
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> This
servant
and
the
loved
ones
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

are
perplexed
.
<bs>   
<cap> On
the
one
hand
the
<cap> Pen
of
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> High
hath
forbidden
all
men
to
engage
in
sedition
,
 
<bs> 

contention
or
conflict
,
and
on
the
other
that
same
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
110
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pen
hath
sent
down
these
most
sublime
words
:
 


<bs> `
<cap> Should
anyone
,
in
the
presence
of
the
<cap> Manifestation
,
 
<bs> 

discover
an
evil
intention
on
the
part
of
any
soul
,
 
<bs> 

he
must
not
oppose
him
,
but
must
leave
him
to
<cap> God
.'
 
<bs> 

<cap> Considering
that
on
the
one
hand
this
binding
command
 
<bs> 

is
clear
and
firmly
established
,
and
that
on
the
 
<bs> 

other
calumnies
,
beyond
human
strength
to
bear
or
 
<bs> 

endure
,
have
been
uttered
,
this
servant
hath
chosen
 
<bs> 

to
commit
this
most
grievous
sin
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
turn
suppliantly
 
<bs> 

unto
the
ocean
of
<cap> God's
bounty
and
the
heaven
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Divine
mercy
,
and
hope
that
<cap> He
will
blot
out
with
 
<bs> 

the
pen
of
<cap> His
grace
and
bounteousness
the
misdeeds
 
<bs> 

of
this
servant
.
<bs>   
<cap> Though
my
transgressions
be
manifold
,
 
<bs> 

and
unnumbered
my
evildoings
,
yet
do
<cap> I
cleave
 
<bs> 

tenaciously
to
the
cord
of
<cap> His
bounty
,
and
cling
unto
 
<bs> 

the
hem
of
<cap> His
generosity
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
is
witness
,
and
they
 
<bs> 

that
are
nigh
unto
<cap> His
<cap> Threshold
know
full
well
,
 
<bs> 

that
this
servant
could
not
bear
to
hear
the
tales
 
<bs> 

related
by
the
perfidious
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
,
therefore
,
have
committed
 
<bs> 

this
act
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
<cap> He
chastise
me
,
<cap> He
verily
is
to
 
<bs> 

be
praised
for
what
<cap> He
doeth
;
and
if
<cap> He
forgive
me
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
behest
shall
be
obeyed
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Ponder
,
now
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
,
the
influence
of
the
word
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
that
haply
thou
mayest
turn
from
the
left
 
<bs> 

hand
of
idle
fancy
unto
the
right
hand
of
certitude
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
never
acted
hypocritically
 
<bs> 

towards
any
one
,
in
the
<cap> Cause
of
<cap> God
,
and
hath
 
<bs> 

loudly
proclaimed
the
<cap> Word
of
<cap> God
before
the
face
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
creatures
.
<bs>   
<cap> Let
him
who
wisheth
turn
thereunto
,
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
111
 
<bs> 

and
let
him
who
wisheth
turn
aside
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
these
 
<bs> 

things
,
however
,
that
are
so
clear
,
so
manifest
and
 
<bs> 

indubitable
,
be
denied
,
what
else
can
be
deemed
 
<bs> 

acceptable
and
worthy
of
credence
in
the
estimation
 
<bs> 

of
men
of
insight
?
<bs>   
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
<bs> --
blessed
and
 
<bs> 

glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
forgive
the
aforementioned
person
 


<bs> (&
<cap> Haji
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
 
<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
<bs> -'
<cap> Ali
),
and
change
his
 
<bs> 

evil
deeds
into
good
ones
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Such
things
have
appeared
in
this
<cap> Revelation
that
 
<bs> 

there
is
no
recourse
for
either
the
exponents
of
 
<bs> 

science
and
knowledge
or
the
manifestations
of
justice
 
<bs> 

and
equity
other
than
to
recognize
them
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
 
<bs> 

incumbent
upon
thee
,
in
this
day
,
to
arise
with
celestial
 
<bs> 

power
and
dissipate
,
with
the
aid
of
knowledge
,
 
<bs> 

the
doubts
of
the
peoples
of
the
world
,
so
that
all
 
<bs> 

men
may
be
sanctified
,
and
direct
their
steps
towards
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Ocean
and
cleave
fast
unto
that
which
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
hath
purposed
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Every
one
who
hath
turned
aside
from
<cap> Me
hath
 
<bs> 

clung
to
his
own
idle
words
,
and
therewith
voiced
 
<bs> 

his
objections
to
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Truth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Gracious
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Such
references
as
have
been
made
to
<cap> Divinity
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> Godhead
by
the
holy
ones
and
chosen
ones
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
have
been
made
<ccap> a
cause
for
denial
and
repudiation
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imam
 
<bs> &
<cap> Sadiq
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Servitude
is
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

substance
,
the
essence
of
which
is
<cap> Divinity
."
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

<cap> Commander
of
the
<cap> Faithful
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Imam
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
)
answered
 
<bs> 

an
<cap> Arab
,
who
had
questioned
him
concerning
the
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
112
 
<bs> 

soul
,
as
follows
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
third
is
the
soul
which
is
divine
 
<bs> 

and
celestial
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
<ccap> a
divine
energy
,
<ccap> a
substance
,
 
<bs> 

simple
,
and
self
<bs> -
subsistent
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
further
he
<bs> --
peace
 
<bs> 

be
upon
him
<bs> --
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Therefore
it
is
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
 
<bs> 

<cap> Essence
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Tree
of
<cap> Blessedness
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
beyond
which
there
is
no
passing
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Garden
of
<cap> Repose
."
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imam
 
<bs> &
<cap> Sadiq
hath
said
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> When
our
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qa'im
will
arise
,
the
earth
will
shine
 
<bs> 

with
the
light
of
her
<cap> Lord
."
<bs>   
<cap> Likewise
,
<ccap> a
lengthy
 
<bs> 

tradition
is
attributed
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abi
<bs> -'
<cap> Abdi'llah
<bs> --
peace
be
 
<bs> 

upon
him
<bs> --
in
which
these
sublime
words
are
found
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Thereupon
will
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Compelling
--
 
<bs> 

exalted
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
descend
from
the
clouds
 
<bs> 

with
the
angels
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
in
the
mighty
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> What
 
<bs> 

can
such
expect
but
that
<cap> God
should
come
down
to
 
<bs> 

them
overshadowed
with
clouds
?"
<bs>   
<cap> And
in
the
tradition
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mufaddal
it
is
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qa'im
will
lean
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
back
against
the
<cap> Sanctuary
,
and
will
stretch
forth
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
hand
,
and
lo
,
it
shall
be
snow
<bs> -
white
but
unhurt
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
<cap> He
shall
say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> This
is
the
hand
of
<cap> God
,
the
right
 
<bs> 

hand
of
<cap> God
,
that
cometh
from
<cap> God
,
at
the
command
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
!'"
<bs>   
<cap> In
whichever
manner
these
traditions
are
 
<bs> 

interpreted
,
in
that
same
manner
let
them
also
interpret
 
<bs> 

that
which
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pen
hath
set
 
<bs> 

down
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Commander
of
the
<cap> Faithful
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Imam
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
)
 
<bs> 

hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
am
<cap> He
<cap> Who
can
neither
be
named
,
nor
 
<bs> 

described
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Outwardly
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
am
an
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imam
;
inwardly
<cap> I
am
the
<cap> Unseen
,
the
<cap> Unknowable
."
 


<bs> &
<cap> Abu
<bs> -
<cap> Ja'far
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Tusi
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
said
to
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
113
 


<bs> &
<cap> Abi
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abdi'llah
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> You
are
the
<cap> Way
mentioned
in
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
,
and
you
are
the
<cap> Impost
,
and
you
are
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Pilgrimage
.'
<bs>   
<cap> He
replied
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
man
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
are
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Way
mentioned
in
the
<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
<bs> ,--
exalted
and
 
<bs> 

glorified
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
and
<cap> We
are
the
<cap> Impost
,
and
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

are
the
<cap> Fast
,
and
<cap> We
are
the
<cap> Pilgrimage
,
and
<cap> We
are
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Sacred
<cap> Month
,
and
<cap> We
are
the
<cap> Sacred
<cap> City
,
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
are
the
<cap> Kaaba
of
<cap> God
,
and
<cap> We
are
the
<cap> Qiblih
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
and
<cap> We
are
the
<cap> Face
of
<cap> God
.'"
  
<bs> &
<cap> Jabir
hath
said
 
<bs> 

that
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abu
<bs> -
<cap> Ja'far
<bs> --
peace
be
upon
him
<bs> --
spoke
to
him
 
<bs> 

as
follows
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Jabir
!
<bs>   
<cap> Give
heed
unto
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
 


<bs> (
<cap> Exposition
)
and
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ma'ani
 
<bs> (
<cap> Significances
)."
<bs>   
<cap> He
 


<bs> --
peace
be
upon
him
<bs> --
added
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> As
to
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
,
it
 
<bs> 

consisteth
in
thy
recognition
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
glorified
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<bs> --
as
the
<cap> One
<cap> Who
hath
no
equal
,
and
in
thy
adoration
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Him
,
and
in
thy
refusal
to
join
partners
with
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
to
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ma'ani
,
<cap> We
are
its
meaning
,
and
its
 
<bs> 

side
,
and
its
hand
,
and
its
tongue
,
and
its
cause
,
and
 
<bs> 

its
command
,
and
its
knowledge
,
and
its
right
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
wish
for
something
,
it
is
<cap> God
<cap> Who
wisheth
it
,
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> He
desireth
that
which
<cap> We
desire
."
<bs>   
<cap> Moreover
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Commander
of
the
<cap> Faithful
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Imam
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
<bs> )--
peace
 
<bs> 

be
upon
him
<bs> --
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> How
can
<cap> I
worship
<ccap> a
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whom
<cap> I
have
not
seen
?"
<bs>   
<cap> And
,
in
another
connection
,
 
<bs> 

he
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Nothing
have
<cap> I
perceived
except
that
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

perceived
<cap> God
before
it
,
<cap> God
after
it
,
or
<cap> God
with
it
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Ponder
upon
the
things
which
have
 
<bs> 

been
mentioned
,
perchance
thou
mayest
quaff
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sealed
<cap> Wine
through
the
power
of
the
name
of
<cap> Him
 



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114
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
,
and
obtain
that
which
no
 
<bs> 

one
is
capable
of
comprehending
.
<bs>   
<cap> Gird
up
the
loins
 
<bs> 

of
endeavor
,
and
direct
thyself
towards
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sublime
<cap> Kingdom
,
that
haply
thou
mayest
perceive
,
 
<bs> 

as
they
descend
upon
<cap> Me
,
the
breaths
of
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

and
inspiration
,
and
attain
thereunto
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
say
:
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Cause
of
<cap> God
hath
never
had
,
nor
hath
it
 
<bs> 

now
,
any
peer
or
equal
.
<bs>   
<cap> Rend
asunder
the
veils
of
 
<bs> 

idle
fancies
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
will
reinforce
thee
,
and
 
<bs> 

assist
thee
,
as
<ccap> a
token
of
<cap> His
grace
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Strong
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Subduing
,
the
<cap> Almighty
.
<bs>   
<cap> While
 
<bs> 

there
is
yet
time
,
and
the
blessed
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
is
still
 
<bs> 

calling
aloud
amongst
men
,
suffer
not
thyself
to
be
 
<bs> 

deprived
.
<bs>   
<cap> Place
thy
trust
in
<cap> God
,
and
commit
thine
 
<bs> 

affairs
unto
<cap> Him
,
and
enter
then
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prison
,
that
thou
mayest
hear
what
no
ear
hath
ever
 
<bs> 

heard
,
and
gaze
on
that
which
no
eye
hath
ever
seen
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> After
such
an
exposition
,
can
there
remain
any
room
 
<bs> 

for
doubt
?
<bs>   
<cap> Nay
,
by
<cap> God
,
<cap> Who
standeth
over
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
!
<bs>   
<cap> In
truth
<cap> I
say
:
<bs>   
<cap> On
this
day
the
blessed
words
 


<bs> "
<cap> But
<cap> He
is
the
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
,
and
the
<cap> Seal
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prophets
"
have
found
their
consummation
in
the
verse
 


<bs> "
<cap> The
day
when
mankind
shall
stand
before
the
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

of
the
worlds
."
<bs>   
<cap> Render
thou
thanksgiving
unto
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

for
so
great
<ccap> a
bounty
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
breezes
of
<cap> Revelation
can
never
 
<bs> 

be
confounded
with
other
breezes
.
<bs>   
<cap> Now
the
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
 
<bs> 

beyond
which
there
is
no
passing
standeth
laden
 
<bs> 

with
countless
fruits
before
thy
face
;
besmirch
not
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
115
 
<bs> 

thyself
with
idle
fancies
,
as
have
done
the
people
 
<bs> 

aforetime
.
<bs>   
<cap> These
utterances
themselves
proclaim
the
 
<bs> 

true
nature
of
the
<cap> Faith
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
it
is
<cap> Who
witnesseth
 
<bs> 

unto
all
things
.
<bs>   
<cap> To
demonstrate
the
truth
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
<cap> He
hath
not
been
,
nor
is
<cap> He
,
dependent
 
<bs> 

upon
any
one
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
nigh
<ccap> a
hundred
volumes
 
<bs> 

of
luminous
verses
and
perspicuous
words
have
 
<bs> 

already
been
sent
down
from
the
heaven
of
the
will
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Revealer
of
signs
,
and
are
available
 
<bs> 

unto
all
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
for
thee
to
direct
thyself
towards
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Ultimate
<cap> Goal
,
and
the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> End
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pinnacle
,
that
thou
mayest
hear
and
 
<bs> 

behold
what
hath
been
revealed
by
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

of
the
worlds
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Ponder
<ccap> a
while
upon
the
verses
concerning
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Divine
<cap> Presence
,
which
have
been
sent
down
in
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
kingdom
of
 
<bs> 

names
,
perchance
thou
mayest
discover
the
<cap> Straight
 
<bs> 

<cap> Path
,
and
be
made
an
instrument
for
the
guidance
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
creatures
.
<bs>   
<cap> Such
<ccap> a
one
as
thou
must
needs
in
 
<bs> 

this
day
arise
to
serve
this
<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
abasement
of
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
as
well
as
thy
glory
shall
both
 
<bs> 

pass
away
.
<bs>   
<cap> Strive
thou
,
that
haply
thou
mayest
 
<bs> 

achieve
<ccap> a
deed
the
fragrance
of
which
shall
never
 
<bs> 

fade
from
the
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Concerning
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Presence
 
<bs> 

there
hath
been
sent
down
what
no
denier
hath
been
 
<bs> 

or
is
now
able
to
refute
or
repudiate
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
<bs> --
blessed
 
<bs> 

and
exalted
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> It
is
<cap> God
<cap> Who
hath
 
<bs> 

reared
the
heavens
without
pillars
thou
canst
behold
;
 



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<bs_cap> P
116
 
<bs> 

then
mounted
<cap> His
throne
,
and
imposed
laws
on
the
 
<bs> 

sun
and
moon
:
<bs>   
each
traveleth
to
its
appointed
goal
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
ordereth
all
things
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
maketh
<cap> His
signs
clear
,
 
<bs> 

that
ye
may
have
firm
faith
in
the
<cap> Presence
of
your
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
."
<bs>   
<cap> He
also
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> To
him
who
hopeth
to
attain
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Presence
of
<cap> God
,
the
set
time
of
<cap> God
will
surely
 
<bs> 

come
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
<cap> He
is
the
<cap> Hearer
,
the
<cap> Knower
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

further
<cap> He
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> As
for
those
who
 
<bs> 

believe
not
in
the
signs
of
<cap> God
,
or
that
they
shall
 
<bs> 

ever
attain
<cap> His
<cap> Presence
,
these
of
<cap> My
mercy
shall
 
<bs> 

despair
,
and
these
doth
<ccap> a
grievous
chastisement
 
<bs> 

await
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> And
they
say
,
 


<bs> `
<cap> What
!
when
we
shall
have
lain
hidden
in
the
earth
,
 
<bs> 

shall
we
become
<ccap> a
new
creation
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Yea
,
they
deny
that
 
<bs> 

they
shall
attain
the
<cap> Presence
of
their
<cap> Lord
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> They
truly
doubt
the
<cap> Presence
 
<bs> 

of
their
<cap> Lord
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
overshadoweth
all
things
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Verily
,
they
who
hope
not
 
<bs> 

to
attain
<cap> Our
<cap> Presence
,
and
find
their
satisfaction
in
 
<bs> 

this
world's
life
,
and
rest
on
it
,
and
who
of
<cap> Our
signs
 
<bs> 

are
heedless
<bs> --
these
!
their
abode
the
fire
,
in
recompense
 
<bs> 

of
their
deeds
!"
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> But
when
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
clear
signs
are
recited
to
them
,
they
who
look
 
<bs> 

not
forward
to
attain
<cap> Our
<cap> Presence
,
say
,
 
<bs> `
<cap> Bring
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

different
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
from
this
,
or
make
some
change
in
 
<bs> 

it
.'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
not
for
<cap> Me
to
change
it
as
<cap> Mine
own
 
<bs> 

soul
prompteth
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
follow
only
what
is
revealed
to
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
:
<bs>   
verily
,
<cap> I
fear
,
if
<cap> I
rebel
against
<cap> My
<cap> Lord
,
the
 
<bs> 

punishment
of
<ccap> a
great
day
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
 



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<bs_cap> P
117
 


<bs> "
<cap> Then
gave
<cap> We
the
<cap> Book
to
<cap> Moses
<bs> --
complete
for
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
who
should
do
right
,
and
<ccap> a
decision
for
all
 
<bs> 

matters
,
and
<ccap> a
guidance
,
and
<ccap> a
mercy
,
that
they
 
<bs> 

might
believe
in
the
<cap> Presence
of
their
<cap> Lord
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
he
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> They
are
those
who
believe
not
 
<bs> 

in
the
signs
of
the
<cap> Lord
,
or
that
they
shall
ever
attain
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Presence
.
<bs>   
<cap> Vain
,
therefore
,
are
their
works
;
and
 
<bs> 

no
weight
will
<cap> We
allow
them
on
the
<cap> Day
of
<cap> Resurrection
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
shall
be
their
reward
<bs> --
<cap> Hell
.
<bs>   
<cap> Because
 
<bs> 

they
were
unbelievers
,
and
treated
<cap> My
signs
and
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

<cap> Apostles
with
scorn
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Hath
 
<bs> 

the
history
of
<cap> Moses
reached
thee
?
<bs>   
<cap> When
<cap> He
saw
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

fire
,
and
said
to
<cap> His
family
,
 
<bs> `
<cap> Tarry
ye
here
,
for
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

perceive
<ccap> a
fire
;
haply
<cap> I
may
bring
you
<ccap> a
brand
from
 
<bs> 

it
,
or
find
at
the
fire
<ccap> a
guide
.'
<bs>   
<cap> And
when
<cap> He
came
 
<bs> 

to
it
,
<cap> He
was
called
to
,
 
<bs> `
<cap> O
<cap> Moses
!
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
<cap> I
am
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
;
therefore
pull
off
<cap> Thy
shoes
,
for
<cap> Thou
art
in
 
<bs> 

the
holy
vale
of
<cap> Towa
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
<cap> I
have
chosen
<cap> Thee
;
 
<bs> 

hearken
then
to
what
shall
be
revealed
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
<cap> I
am
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
there
is
no
<cap> God
but
<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> Therefore
,
worship
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
.'"
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Have
they
not
considered
 
<bs> 

within
themselves
that
<cap> God
hath
not
created
 
<bs> 

the
heavens
and
the
earth
and
all
that
is
between
them
 
<bs> 

but
for
<ccap> a
serious
end
,
and
for
<ccap> a
fixed
term
?
<bs>   
<cap> But
truly
 
<bs> 

most
men
believe
not
that
they
shall
attain
the
<cap> Presence
 
<bs> 

of
their
<cap> Lord
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> What
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Have
they
no
thought
that
they
shall
be
raised
again
 
<bs> 

for
the
<cap> Great
<cap> Day
,
the
<cap> Day
when
mankind
shall
 
<bs> 

stand
before
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
?"
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
 



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<bs_cap> P
118
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> We
heretofore
gave
the
<cap> Book
to
<cap> Moses
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Have
thou
no
doubt
as
to
<cap> His
attaining
<cap> Our
<cap> Presence
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Aye
!
<bs>   
<cap> But
when
the
earth
 
<bs> 

shall
be
crushed
with
crushing
,
crushing
,
and
thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
shall
come
and
the
angels
rank
on
rank
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Fain
would
they
put
out
the
 
<bs> 

light
of
<cap> God
with
their
mouths
!
<bs>   
<cap> But
though
the
 
<bs> 

infidels
hate
it
,
<cap> God
will
perfect
<cap> His
light
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> And
when
<cap> Moses
had
fulfilled
 
<bs> 

the
term
,
and
was
journeying
with
<cap> His
family
,
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

perceived
<ccap> a
fire
on
the
mountain
side
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
said
to
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

family
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Wait
ye
,
for
<cap> I
perceive
<ccap> a
fire
,
haply
<cap> I
may
 
<bs> 

bring
you
tidings
from
it
,
or
<ccap> a
brand
from
the
fire
 
<bs> 

to
warm
you
.'
<bs>   
<cap> And
when
<cap> He
came
up
to
it
,
<ccap> a
<cap> Voice
 
<bs> 

cried
to
<cap> Him
out
of
the
<cap> Bush
from
the
right
side
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Vale
in
the
sacred
<cap> Spot
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
<cap> Moses
,
<cap> I
truly
am
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
!'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
all
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Books
the
promise
of
the
<cap> Divine
 
<bs> 

<cap> Presence
hath
been
explicitly
recorded
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
this
<cap> Presence
 
<bs> 

is
meant
the
<cap> Presence
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Dayspring
 
<bs> 

of
the
signs
,
and
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
the
 
<bs> 

clear
tokens
,
and
the
<cap> Manifestation
of
the
<cap> Excellent
 
<bs> 

<cap> Names
,
and
the
<cap> Source
of
the
attributes
,
of
the
true
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
in
<cap> His
<cap> Essence
and
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> His
own
<cap> Self
hath
ever
been
unseen
,
inaccessible
,
 
<bs> 

and
unknowable
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Presence
,
therefore
,
is
meant
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Presence
of
the
<cap> One
<cap> Who
is
<cap> His
<cap> Vicegerent
 
<bs> 

amongst
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
moreover
,
hath
never
had
,
nor
 
<bs> 

hath
<cap> He
,
any
peer
or
likeness
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
were
<cap> He
to
have
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

any
peer
or
likeness
,
how
could
it
then
be
demonstrated
 
<bs> 

that
<cap> His
being
is
exalted
above
,
and
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

essence
sanctified
from
,
all
comparison
and
likeness
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Briefly
,
there
hath
been
revealed
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kitab
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Iqan
 


<bs> (
<cap> Book
of
<cap> Certitude
)
concerning
the
<cap> Presence
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
of
<cap> God
that
which
will
suffice
the
fair
<bs> -
minded
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
beseech
<cap> Him
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
aid
 
<bs> 

every
one
to
become
the
essence
of
truthfulness
,
and
 
<bs> 

to
draw
nigh
unto
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
 
<bs> 

strength
and
power
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
<cap> God
is
there
but
<cap> Him
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Hearing
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Utterance
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Praised
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
thou
who
art
reputed
for
thy
learning
!
<bs>   
<cap> Bid
 
<bs> 

men
to
do
that
which
is
praiseworthy
,
and
be
not
of
 
<bs> 

such
as
tarry
.
<bs>   
<cap> Observe
thou
with
<ccap> a
keen
eye
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Truth
shineth
resplendently
,
at
the
bidding
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
kingdom
of
utterance
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> King
of
the
heaven
of
knowledge
,
above
the
horizon
 
<bs> 

of
the
prison
<bs> -
city
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
<bs>   
<cap> Repudiation
hath
not
 
<bs> 

veiled
it
,
and
ten
thousand
hosts
arrayed
against
it
 
<bs> 

were
powerless
to
withhold
it
from
shining
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

canst
excuse
thyself
no
longer
.
<bs>   
<cap> Either
thou
must
 
<bs> 

recognize
it
,
or
<bs> --
<cap> God
forbid
<bs> --
arise
and
deny
all
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prophets
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Reflect
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
,
upon
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shi'ih
sect
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
 
<bs> 

many
the
edifices
which
they
reared
with
the
hands
 
<bs> 

of
idle
fancies
and
vain
imaginings
,
and
how
numerous
 
<bs> 

the
cities
which
they
built
!
<bs>   
<cap> At
length
those
vain
 
<bs> 

imaginings
were
converted
into
bullets
and
aimed
 



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120
 
<bs> 

at
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Prince
of
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> Not
one
 
<bs> 

single
soul
among
the
leaders
of
that
sect
acknowledged
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
in
the
<cap> Day
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
!
<bs>   
<cap> Whenever
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
blessed
name
was
mentioned
,
all
would
say
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> May
<cap> God
hasten
the
joy
<cap> His
coming
will
bring
!"
 
<bs> 

<cap> On
the
day
of
the
<cap> Revelation
of
that
<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Truth
,
 
<bs> 

however
,
all
,
as
hath
been
observed
,
have
exclaimed
,
 
<bs> 

saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> May
<cap> God
hasten
<cap> His
chastisement
!"
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

was
the
<cap> Essence
of
being
and
<cap> Lord
of
the
seen
and
 
<bs> 

unseen
they
suspended
,
and
committed
what
made
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Tablet
to
weep
,
and
the
<cap> Pen
to
groan
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

cries
of
the
sincere
to
break
forth
,
and
the
tears
of
 
<bs> 

the
favored
ones
to
flow
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Meditate
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
,
and
be
fair
in
what
thou
 
<bs> 

sayest
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
followers
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Ahsa'i
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Shaykh
 


<bs> &
<cap> Ahmad
)
have
,
by
the
aid
of
<cap> God
,
apprehended
that
 
<bs> 

which
was
veiled
from
the
comprehension
of
others
,
 
<bs> 

and
of
which
they
remained
deprived
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
in
 
<bs> 

every
age
and
century
differences
have
arisen
in
the
 
<bs> 

days
of
the
manifestation
of
the
<cap> Daysprings
of
<cap> Revelation
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Places
of
inspiration
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Repositories
of
<cap> Divine
knowledge
,
differences
 
<bs> 

which
have
been
caused
and
provoked
by
lying
and
 
<bs> 

impious
souls
.
<bs>   
<cap> To
expatiate
on
this
is
not
permissible
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
art
thyself
better
acquainted
and
more
familiar
 
<bs> 

with
the
idle
fancies
of
the
superstitious
and
the
 
<bs> 

vain
imaginings
of
the
doubters
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
this
day
,
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
requesteth
thee
and
 
<bs> 

the
other
divines
who
have
drunk
of
the
cup
of
the
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

knowledge
of
<cap> God
,
and
are
illumined
by
the
shining
 
<bs> 

words
of
the
<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> Justice
,
to
appoint
some
 
<bs> 

person
,
without
informing
any
one
,
and
despatch
him
 
<bs> 

to
these
regions
,
and
enable
him
to
remain
<ccap> a
while
in
 
<bs> 

the
island
of
<cap> Cyprus
,
and
associate
with
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
,
 
<bs> 

perchance
he
may
become
aware
of
the
fundamentals
 
<bs> 

of
this
<cap> Faith
and
of
the
source
of
the
<cap> Divine
laws
 
<bs> 

and
commandments
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Wert
thou
to
ponder
<ccap> a
while
,
thou
wouldst
bear
 
<bs> 

witness
unto
the
wisdom
,
and
the
power
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

sovereignty
of
<cap> God
,
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
few
 
<bs> 

who
were
unaware
of
this
<cap> Cause
,
and
had
not
met
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
,
have
spoken
in
such
<ccap> a
manner
that
all
things
,
 
<bs> 

and
those
souls
who
are
well
assured
,
pleased
,
and
 
<bs> 

pleasing
unto
<cap> God
,
have
testified
unto
the
imposture
 
<bs> 

of
these
heedless
ones
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wert
thou
now
to
exert
thyself
,
 
<bs> 

the
truth
of
this
<cap> Cause
would
be
made
apparent
 
<bs> 

unto
mankind
,
and
the
people
would
be
delivered
 
<bs> 

from
this
grievous
and
oppressive
darkness
.
<bs>   
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

else
but
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
can
speak
forth
before
the
face
of
men
,
 
<bs> 

and
who
else
but
<cap> He
can
have
the
power
to
pronounce
 
<bs> 

that
which
<cap> He
was
bidden
by
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Hosts
?
 


<bs>      
<cap> This
heedless
one
hath
now
clung
to
the
practice
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Rawdih
<bs> -
khani
 
<bs> (
traditional
lamentation
for
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Imam
 
<bs> &
<cap> Husayn
).
<bs>   
<cap> He
<bs> --
<cap> I
swear
by
<cap> God
<bs> --
is
in
evident
 
<bs> 

error
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
it
is
the
belief
of
this
people
that
during
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Revelation
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qa'im
,
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Imams
<bs> --
may
the
 
<bs> 

peace
of
<cap> God
be
upon
them
<bs> --
have
arisen
from
their
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

sepulchres
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
verily
is
the
truth
,
and
no
doubt
 
<bs> 

is
there
about
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
to
bestow
upon
the
 
<bs> 

superstitious
<ccap> a
portion
of
the
living
waters
of
certitude
 
<bs> 

which
are
streaming
from
the
wellspring
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pen
,
that
all
may
attain
unto
that
 
<bs> 

which
becometh
these
days
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> While
hemmed
in
by
tribulations
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
is
occupied
in
setting
down
these
 
<bs> 

words
.
<bs>   
<cap> On
every
side
the
flame
of
oppression
and
 
<bs> 

tyranny
can
be
discerned
.
<bs>   
<cap> On
the
one
hand
,
tidings
 
<bs> 

have
reached
<cap> Us
that
<cap> Our
loved
ones
have
been
 
<bs> 

arrested
in
the
land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
)
and
this
notwithstanding
 
<bs> 

that
the
sun
,
and
the
moon
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

land
,
and
the
sea
all
testify
that
this
people
are
 
<bs> 

adorned
with
the
adornment
of
fidelity
,
and
have
 
<bs> 

clung
and
will
cling
to
naught
except
that
which
 
<bs> 

can
ensure
the
exaltation
of
the
government
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

maintenance
of
order
within
the
nation
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

tranquillity
of
the
people
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
time
and
again
stated
that
for
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
number
of
years
<cap> We
have
extended
<cap> Our
aid
unto
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
years
no
untoward
incident
 
<bs> 

hath
occurred
in
<cap> Persia
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
reins
of
the
stirrers
 
<bs> 

of
sedition
among
various
sects
were
held
firmly
in
 
<bs> 

the
grasp
of
power
.
<bs>   
<cap> None
hath
transgressed
his
 
<bs> 

limits
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
people
have
never
been
,
nor
 
<bs> 

are
they
now
,
inclined
to
mischief
.
<bs>   
<cap> Their
hearts
are
 
<bs> 

illumined
with
the
light
of
the
fear
of
<cap> God
,
and
 
<bs> 

adorned
with
the
adornment
of
<cap> His
love
.
<bs>   
<cap> Their
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

concern
hath
ever
been
and
now
is
for
the
betterment
 
<bs> 

of
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> Their
purpose
is
to
obliterate
 
<bs> 

differences
,
and
quench
the
flame
of
hatred
and
enmity
,
 
<bs> 

so
that
the
whole
earth
may
come
to
be
viewed
 
<bs> 

as
one
country
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> On
the
other
hand
,
the
officials
of
the
<cap> Persian
 
<bs> 

<cap> Embassy
in
the
<cap> Great
<cap> City
 
<bs> (
<cap> Constantinople
)
are
 
<bs> 

energetically
and
assiduously
seeking
to
exterminate
 
<bs> 

these
wronged
ones
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
desire
one
thing
,
and
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

desireth
another
.
<bs>   
<cap> Consider
now
what
hath
befallen
 
<bs> 

the
trusted
ones
of
<cap> God
in
every
land
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
one
time
 
<bs> 

they
have
been
accused
of
theft
and
larceny
;
at
another
 
<bs> 

they
have
been
calumniated
in
<ccap> a
manner
without
 
<bs> 

parallel
in
this
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> Answer
thou
fairly
.
<bs>   
<cap> What
 
<bs> 

could
be
the
results
and
consequences
,
in
foreign
 
<bs> 

countries
,
of
the
accusation
of
theft
brought
by
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Persian
<cap> Embassy
against
its
own
subjects
?
<bs>   
<cap> If
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
was
ashamed
,
it
was
not
because
of
 
<bs> 

the
humiliation
it
brought
this
servant
,
but
rather
 
<bs> 

because
of
the
shame
of
its
becoming
known
to
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ambassadors
of
foreign
countries
how
incompetent
 
<bs> 

and
lacking
in
understanding
are
several
eminent
 
<bs> 

officials
of
the
<cap> Persian
<cap> Embassy
.
  
<bs> "
<cap> Flingest
thou
thy
 
<bs> 

calumnies
into
the
face
of
<cap> Them
<cap> Whom
the
one
true
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
hath
made
the
<cap> Trustees
of
the
treasures
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

seventh
sphere
?"
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
instead
of
seeking
,
as
they
 
<bs> 

should
,
through
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
occupieth
this
sublime
 
<bs> 

station
,
to
attain
unto
the
most
exalted
ranks
,
and
 
<bs> 

to
obtain
<cap> His
advice
,
they
have
exerted
themselves
 



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<bs> 

and
are
striving
their
utmost
to
put
out
<cap> His
light
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> However
,
according
to
what
hath
been
reported
,
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Excellency
the
<cap> Ambassador
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mu'inu'l
<bs> -
<cap> Mulk
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 


<bs> &
<cap> Muhsin
 
<bs> &
<cap> Khan
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
assist
him
<bs> --
was
,
at
that
 
<bs> 

time
,
absent
from
<cap> Constantinople
.
<bs>   
<cap> Such
things
have
 
<bs> 

happened
because
it
was
believed
that
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
of
<cap> Persia
<bs> --
may
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
assist
him
 


<bs> --
was
angry
with
them
that
have
attained
and
revolve
 
<bs> 

round
the
<cap> Sanctuary
of
<cap> Wisdom
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
well
 
<bs> 

knoweth
and
testifieth
that
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
,
 
<bs> 

at
all
times
,
been
cleaving
fast
unto
whatever
would
 
<bs> 

be
conducive
to
the
glory
of
both
the
government
 
<bs> 

and
the
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
,
verily
,
is
sufficient
<cap> Witness
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Describing
the
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pen
hath
sent
down
these
words
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> These
,
verily
,
are
 
<bs> 

men
who
if
they
come
to
cities
of
pure
gold
will
 
<bs> 

consider
them
not
;
and
if
they
meet
the
fairest
and
 
<bs> 

most
comely
of
women
will
turn
aside
."
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
 
<bs> 

it
been
sent
down
by
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pen
for
the
 
<bs> 

people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
,
on
the
part
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Counsellor
,
the
<cap> Omniscient
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
concluding
passages
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Tablet
to
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
<cap> Emperor
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Paris
 
<bs> (
<cap> Napoleon
<cap_ccap> III
)
these
exalted
words
have
been
 
<bs> 

revealed
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Exultest
thou
over
the
treasures
thou
dost
 
<bs> 

possess
,
knowing
they
shall
perish
?
<bs>   
<cap> Rejoicest
thou
 
<bs> 

in
that
thou
rulest
<ccap> a
span
of
earth
,
when
the
whole
 
<bs> 

world
,
in
the
estimation
of
the
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
,
is
 
<bs> 

worth
as
much
as
the
black
in
the
eye
of
<ccap> a
dead
ant
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Abandon
it
unto
such
as
have
set
their
affections
upon
 



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<bs> 

it
,
and
turn
thou
unto
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Desire
of
the
 
<bs> 

world
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> God
alone
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
<bs> --
is
cognizant
of
 
<bs> 

the
things
which
befell
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
 
<bs> 

day
bringeth
<ccap> a
fresh
report
of
stories
current
against
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
at
the
<cap> Embassy
in
<cap> Constantinople
.
<bs>   
<cap> Gracious
<cap> God
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
sole
aim
of
their
machinations
is
to
bring
about
 
<bs> 

the
extermination
of
this
servant
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
are
,
however
,
 
<bs> 

oblivious
of
the
fact
that
abasement
in
the
 
<bs> 

path
of
<cap> God
is
<cap> My
true
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
newspapers
 
<bs> 

the
following
hath
been
recorded
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Touching
the
 
<bs> 

fraudulent
dealings
of
some
of
the
exiles
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
excesses
committed
by
them
against
several
 
<bs> 

people
,
etc
...."
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
them
who
are
the
exponents
 
<bs> 

of
justice
and
the
daysprings
of
equity
the
intention
 
<bs> 

of
the
writer
is
evident
and
his
purpose
clear
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
 
<bs> 

he
arose
and
inflicted
upon
<cap> Me
divers
tribulations
,
 
<bs> 

and
treated
<cap> Me
with
injustice
and
cruelty
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
would
not
barter
this
place
of
 
<bs> 

exile
for
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Habitation
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
estimation
 
<bs> 

of
men
of
insight
whatsoever
befalleth
in
the
 
<bs> 

path
of
<cap> God
is
manifest
glory
and
<ccap> a
supreme
attainment
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Already
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Glory
to
<cap> Thee
,
<cap> O
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> But
for
the
tribulations
which
are
sustained
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Thy
path
,
how
could
<cap> Thy
true
lovers
be
recognized
;
 
<bs> 

and
were
it
not
for
the
trials
which
are
borne
 
<bs> 

for
love
of
<cap> Thee
,
how
could
the
station
of
such
as
 
<bs> 

yearn
for
<cap> Thee
be
revealed
?"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Such
abasement
hath
been
inflicted
that
each
day
 



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<bs> 

they
spread
fresh
calumnies
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
 
<bs> 

however
,
cleaveth
to
seemly
patience
.
<bs>   
<cap> Would
that
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
of
<cap> Persia
would
ask
for
<ccap> a
report
 
<bs> 

of
the
things
which
befell
<cap> Us
in
<cap> Constantinople
,
 
<bs> 

that
he
might
become
fully
acquainted
with
the
 
<bs> 

true
facts
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
adjure
thee
by
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
of
<cap> Mercy
,
to
look
into
this
matter
with
the
eye
 
<bs> 

of
fairness
.
<bs>   
<cap> Is
there
to
be
found
<ccap> a
just
man
who
will
 
<bs> 

judge
in
this
day
according
to
that
which
<cap> God
hath
 
<bs> 

sent
down
in
<cap> His
<cap> Book
?
<bs>   
<cap> Where
is
the
fair
<bs> -
minded
 
<bs> 

person
who
will
equitably
consider
what
hath
been
 
<bs> 

perpetrated
against
<cap> Us
without
any
clear
token
or
 
<bs> 

proof
?
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Ponder
the
behavior
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

inmates
of
the
cities
of
knowledge
and
wisdom
are
 
<bs> 

sore
perplexed
asking
themselves
why
it
is
that
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Shi'ih
sect
,
which
regarded
itself
as
the
most
learned
,
 
<bs> 

the
most
righteous
,
and
the
most
pious
of
all
the
 
<bs> 

peoples
of
the
world
,
hath
turned
aside
in
the
<cap> Day
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
and
hath
shown
<ccap> a
cruelty
such
as
 
<bs> 

hath
never
been
experienced
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
incumbent
upon
 
<bs> 

thee
to
reflect
<ccap> a
while
.
<bs>   
<cap> From
the
inception
of
this
 
<bs> 

sect
until
the
present
day
how
great
hath
been
the
 
<bs> 

number
of
the
divines
that
have
appeared
,
none
of
 
<bs> 

whom
became
cognizant
of
the
nature
of
this
<cap> Revelation
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> What
could
have
been
the
cause
of
this
waywardness
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Were
<cap> We
to
mention
it
,
their
limbs
would
 
<bs> 

cleave
asunder
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
necessary
for
them
to
meditate
,
 
<bs> 

to
meditate
for
<ccap> a
thousand
thousand
years
,
that
haply
 



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<bs> 

they
may
attain
unto
<ccap> a
sprinkling
from
the
ocean
of
 
<bs> 

knowledge
,
and
discover
the
things
whereof
they
are
 
<bs> 

oblivious
in
this
day
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> I
was
walking
in
the
<cap> Land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
<bs> )--
the
 
<bs> 

dayspring
of
the
signs
of
thy
<cap> Lord
<bs> --
when
lo
,
<cap> I
heard
 
<bs> 

the
lamentation
of
the
pulpits
and
the
voice
of
their
 
<bs> 

supplication
unto
<cap> God
,
blessed
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
cried
out
and
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
of
the
world
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
of
the
nations
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
beholdest
our
state
and
 
<bs> 

the
things
which
have
befallen
us
by
reason
of
the
 
<bs> 

cruelty
of
<cap> Thy
servants
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
created
us
and
 
<bs> 

revealed
us
for
<cap> Thy
glorification
and
praise
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

dost
now
hear
what
the
wayward
proclaim
upon
us
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Thy
days
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Thy
might
!
<bs>   
<cap> Our
souls
are
melted
 
<bs> 

and
our
limbs
are
trembling
.
<bs>   
<cap> Alas
,
alas
!
<bs>   
<cap> Would
that
 
<bs> 

we
had
never
been
created
and
revealed
by
<cap> Thee
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
hearts
of
them
that
enjoy
near
access
to
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

are
consumed
by
these
words
,
and
from
them
the
 
<bs> 

cries
of
such
as
are
devoted
to
<cap> Him
are
raised
.
<bs>   
<cap> Time
 
<bs> 

and
again
have
<cap> We
,
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
admonished
 
<bs> 

the
distinguished
divines
,
and
summoned
them
unto
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Horizon
,
that
perchance
they
 
<bs> 

might
,
in
the
days
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
obtain
their
 
<bs> 

portion
of
the
ocean
of
the
utterance
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Desire
of
the
world
,
and
remain
not
utterly
 
<bs> 

deprived
thereof
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
most
of
<cap> Our
<cap> Tablets
this
most
weighty
exhortation
 
<bs> 

hath
been
sent
down
from
the
heaven
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

all
<bs> -
encompassing
mercy
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
concourse
of
 



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<bs> 

rulers
and
divines
!
<bs>   
<cap> Incline
your
ears
unto
the
<cap> Voice
 
<bs> 

calling
from
the
horizon
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
it
aideth
 
<bs> 

you
to
proceed
aright
,
and
draweth
you
nigh
unto
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
,
and
directeth
your
steps
towards
the
station
 
<bs> 

which
<cap> God
hath
made
the
<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

and
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
<cap> His
splendors
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
 
<bs> 

peoples
of
the
world
!
<bs>   
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> Name
is
come
,
on
the
part
of
the
<cap> Ancient
<cap> King
,
 
<bs> 

and
hath
announced
unto
men
this
<cap> Revelation
which
 
<bs> 

lay
hid
in
<cap> His
knowledge
,
and
was
preserved
in
the
 
<bs> 

treasury
of
<cap> His
protection
,
and
was
written
down
 
<bs> 

by
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pen
in
the
<cap> Books
of
<cap> God
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Lords
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shin
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Shiraz
)!
<bs>   
<cap> Have
ye
 
<bs> 

forgotten
<cap> My
loving
<bs> -
kindness
and
<cap> My
mercy
that
 
<bs> 

have
surpassed
all
created
things
,
and
which
proceeded
 
<bs> 

from
<cap> God
<cap> Who
layeth
low
the
necks
of
men
?"
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kitab
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Aqdas
 
<bs> (
<cap> Most
<cap> Holy
<cap> Book
)
the
following
 
<bs> 

hath
been
revealed
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> O
leaders
of
religion
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Weigh
not
the
<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
with
such
standards
 
<bs> 

and
sciences
as
are
current
amongst
you
,
for
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
itself
is
the
unerring
<cap> Balance
established
amongst
 
<bs> 

men
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
this
most
perfect
<cap> Balance
whatsoever
the
 
<bs> 

peoples
and
kindreds
possess
must
be
weighed
,
while
 
<bs> 

the
measure
of
its
weight
should
be
tested
according
 
<bs> 

to
its
own
standard
,
did
ye
but
know
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
eye
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> My
loving
<bs> -
kindness
weepeth
sore
over
you
,
inasmuch
 
<bs> 

as
ye
have
failed
to
recognize
the
<cap> One
upon
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whom
ye
have
been
calling
in
the
daytime
and
in
 
<bs> 

the
night
season
,
at
even
and
at
morn
.
<bs>   
<cap> Advance
,
<cap> O
 



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<bs> 

people
,
with
snow
<bs> -
white
faces
and
radiant
hearts
,
 
<bs> 

unto
the
blest
and
crimson
<cap> Spot
,
wherein
the
<cap> Tree
 
<bs> 

beyond
which
there
is
no
passing
is
calling
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Verily
,
 
<bs> 

there
is
none
other
<cap> God
beside
<cap> Me
,
the
<cap> Omnipotent
 
<bs> 

<cap> Protector
,
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
!'
<bs>   
<cap> O
ye
leaders
of
religion
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Persia
!
<bs>   
<cap> Who
is
the
man
amongst
you
that
can
 
<bs> 

rival
<cap> Me
in
vision
or
insight
?
<bs>   
<cap> Where
is
he
to
be
 
<bs> 

found
that
dareth
to
claim
to
be
<cap> My
equal
in
utterance
 
<bs> 

or
wisdom
?
<bs>   
<cap> No
,
by
<cap> My
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
on
the
earth
shall
pass
away
;
and
this
is
the
face
 
<bs> 

of
your
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> Well
<bs> -
<cap> Beloved
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

have
decreed
,
<cap> O
people
,
that
the
highest
and
last
 
<bs> 

end
of
all
learning
be
the
recognition
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Object
of
all
knowledge
;
and
yet
behold
how
ye
 
<bs> 

have
allowed
your
learning
to
shut
you
out
,
as
by
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

veil
,
from
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Dayspring
of
this
<cap> Light
,
 
<bs> 

through
<cap> Whom
every
hidden
thing
hath
been
revealed
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> This
,
verily
,
is
the
heaven
in
which
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mother
<cap> Book
is
treasured
,
could
ye
but
comprehend
 
<bs> 

it
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
it
is
<cap> Who
hath
caused
the
<cap> Rock
to
shout
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Burning
<cap> Bush
to
lift
up
its
voice
upon
the
<cap> Mount
 
<bs> 

rising
above
the
<cap> Holy
<cap> Land
,
and
proclaim
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

<cap> Kingdom
is
<cap> God's
,
the
sovereign
<cap> Lord
of
all
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Loving
!'
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
not
entered
any
 
<bs> 

school
,
nor
read
any
of
your
dissertations
.
<bs>   
<cap> Incline
 
<bs> 

your
ears
to
the
words
of
this
unlettered
<cap> One
,
wherewith
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
summoneth
you
unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Ever
<bs> -
<cap> Abiding
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Better
is
this
for
you
than
all
the
treasures
of
 
<bs> 

the
earth
,
could
ye
but
comprehend
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whoso
interpreteth
 



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<bs> 

what
hath
been
sent
down
from
the
heaven
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Revelation
,
and
altereth
its
evident
meaning
,
he
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
is
of
them
that
have
perverted
the
<cap> Sublime
 
<bs> 

<cap> Word
of
<cap> God
,
and
is
of
the
lost
ones
in
the
<cap> Lucid
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Thereupon
<cap> We
heard
the
groaning
of
the
true
 
<bs> 

<cap> Faith
,
and
said
unto
it
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Wherefore
,
<cap> O
true
<cap> Faith
,
 
<bs> 

do
<cap> I
hear
<cap> Thee
cry
out
in
the
night
season
,
and
groan
 
<bs> 

in
the
daytime
,
and
utter
<cap> Thy
lamentations
at
daybreak
?"
 
<bs> 

<cap> She
made
reply
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> Prince
of
the
world
that
 
<bs> 

standest
revealed
in
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Name
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

heedless
ones
have
hamstrung
<cap> Thy
white
<cap> She
<bs> -
<cap> Camel
,
 
<bs> 

and
caused
<cap> Thy
<cap> Crimson
<cap> Ark
to
founder
,
and
wished
 
<bs> 

to
put
out
<cap> Thy
<cap> Light
,
and
to
veil
the
face
of
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Cause
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wherefore
hath
the
voice
of
<cap> My
lamentation
 
<bs> 

been
lifted
up
,
as
well
as
the
voice
of
the
lamentation
 
<bs> 

of
all
created
things
,
and
yet
the
people
are
for
 
<bs> 

the
most
part
unaware
."
<bs>   
<cap> The
true
<cap> Faith
hath
laid
 
<bs> 

fast
hold
,
in
this
day
,
on
the
hem
of
<cap> Our
bounty
,
 
<bs> 

and
circleth
about
<cap> Our
<cap> Person
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Enter
thou
<cap> My
presence
,
that
thou
 
<bs> 

mayest
behold
what
the
eye
of
the
universe
hath
never
 
<bs> 

beheld
,
and
hear
that
which
the
ear
of
the
whole
 
<bs> 

creation
hath
never
heard
,
that
haply
thou
mayest
 
<bs> 

free
thyself
from
the
mire
of
vague
fancies
,
and
set
 
<bs> 

thy
face
towards
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Station
,
wherein
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
calleth
aloud
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> Kingdom
is
 
<bs> 

<cap> God's
,
the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Praised
!"
<bs>   
<cap> We
fain
 
<bs> 

would
hope
that
through
thine
exertions
the
wings
 



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<bs> 

of
men
may
be
sanctified
from
the
mire
of
self
and
 
<bs> 

desire
,
and
be
made
worthy
to
soar
in
the
atmosphere
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God's
love
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wings
that
are
besmirched
with
mire
 
<bs> 

can
never
soar
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
testify
they
who
are
the
 
<bs> 

exponents
of
justice
and
equity
,
and
yet
the
people
 
<bs> 

are
in
evident
doubt
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Protests
have
been
voiced
against
<cap> Us
 
<bs> 

from
every
side
<bs> --
protests
such
as
<cap> Our
pen
craveth
 
<bs> 

pardon
for
setting
down
.
<bs>   
<cap> Nevertheless
,
by
reason
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
great
mercy
,
<cap> We
have
replied
unto
them
,
in
 
<bs> 

accordance
with
the
understanding
of
men
,
that
 
<bs> 

haply
they
may
be
delivered
from
the
fire
of
negation
 
<bs> 

and
denial
,
and
become
illumined
with
the
light
of
 
<bs> 

affirmation
and
acceptance
.
<bs>   
<cap> Equity
is
rarely
to
be
 
<bs> 

found
,
and
justice
hath
ceased
to
exist
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Among
others
,
these
perspicuous
verses
have
,
in
 
<bs> 

answer
to
certain
individuals
,
been
sent
down
from
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Kingdom
of
<cap> Divine
knowledge
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
who
 
<bs> 

hast
set
thy
face
towards
the
splendors
of
<cap> My
<cap> Countenance
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Vague
fancies
have
encompassed
the
dwellers
 
<bs> 

of
the
earth
and
debarred
them
from
turning
 
<bs> 

towards
the
<cap> Horizon
of
<cap> Certitude
,
and
its
brightness
,
 
<bs> 

and
its
manifestations
and
its
lights
.
<bs>   
<cap> Vain
imaginings
 
<bs> 

have
withheld
them
from
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
speak
as
prompted
by
their
own
 
<bs> 

caprices
,
and
understand
not
.
<bs>   
<cap> Among
them
are
those
 
<bs> 

who
have
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Have
the
verses
been
sent
down
?'
 
<bs> 

<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
heavens
!'
 


<bs> `
<cap> Hath
the
<cap> Hour
come
?'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Nay
,
more
;
it
hath
passed
,
 



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132
 
<bs> 

by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Revealer
of
clear
tokens
!
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Inevitable
is
come
,
and
<cap> He
,
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
,
hath
 
<bs> 

appeared
with
proof
and
testimony
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Plain
is
disclosed
,
 
<bs> 

and
mankind
is
sore
vexed
and
fearful
.
<bs>   
<cap> Earthquakes
 
<bs> 

have
broken
loose
,
and
the
tribes
have
lamented
,
 
<bs> 

for
fear
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Strength
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Compelling
.'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
stunning
trumpet
blast
 
<bs> 

hath
been
loudly
raised
,
and
the
<cap> Day
is
<cap> God's
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
,
the
<cap> Unconstrained
.'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Hath
the
<cap> Catastrophe
 
<bs> 

come
to
pass
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
by
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Lords
!'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Resurrection
come
?'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Nay
,
more
;
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
hath
appeared
with
the
<cap> Kingdom
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
signs
.'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Seest
thou
men
laid
low
?'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
by
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> High
!'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Have
the
tree
<bs> -
stumps
 
<bs> 

been
uprooted
?'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
more
;
the
mountains
 
<bs> 

have
been
scattered
in
dust
;
by
<cap> Him
the
<cap> Lord
of
 
<bs> 

attributes
!'
<bs>   
<cap> They
say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Where
is
<cap> Paradise
,
and
where
 
<bs> 

is
<cap> Hell
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
one
is
reunion
with
<cap> Me
;
the
 
<bs> 

other
thine
own
self
,
<cap> O
thou
who
dost
associate
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

partner
with
<cap> God
and
doubtest
.'
<bs>   
<cap> They
say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> We
see
 
<bs> 

not
the
<cap> Balance
.'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Surely
,
by
my
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Mercy
!
<bs>   
<cap> None
can
see
it
except
such
as
are
endued
 
<bs> 

with
insight
.'
  
<bs> `
<cap> Have
the
stars
fallen
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
 
<bs> 

when
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
dwelt
in
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Land
of
<cap> Mystery
 
<bs> (
<cap> Adrianople
).
<bs>   
<cap> Take
heed
,
ye
who
 
<bs> 

are
endued
with
discernment
!'
<bs>   
<cap> All
the
signs
appeared
 
<bs> 

when
<cap> We
drew
forth
the
<cap> Hand
of
<cap> Power
from
 
<bs> 

the
bosom
of
majesty
and
might
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
the
<cap> Crier
 
<bs> 

hath
cried
out
,
when
the
promised
time
came
,
and
 



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<bs> 

they
that
have
recognized
the
splendors
of
<cap> Sinai
have
 
<bs> 

swooned
away
in
the
wilderness
of
hesitation
,
before
 
<bs> 

the
awful
majesty
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
creation
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
trumpet
asketh
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Hath
the
<cap> Bugle
been
sounded
?'
 
<bs> 

<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
by
the
<cap> King
of
<cap> Revelation
!,
when
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

mounted
the
throne
of
<cap> His
<cap> Name
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
.'
 
<bs> 

<cap> Darkness
hath
been
chased
away
by
the
dawning
<bs> -
light
 
<bs> 

of
the
mercy
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Source
of
all
 
<bs> 

light
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
breeze
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
hath
wafted
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
souls
have
been
quickened
in
the
tombs
of
 
<bs> 

their
bodies
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
the
decree
been
fulfilled
by
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Beneficent
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
that
have
 
<bs> 

gone
astray
have
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> When
were
the
heavens
cleft
 
<bs> 

asunder
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> While
ye
lay
in
the
graves
of
waywardness
 
<bs> 

and
error
.'
<bs>   
<cap> Among
the
heedless
is
he
who
 
<bs> 

rubbeth
his
eyes
,
and
looketh
to
the
right
and
to
the
 
<bs> 

left
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Blinded
art
thou
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
refuge
hast
thou
 
<bs> 

to
flee
to
.'
<bs>   
<cap> And
among
them
is
he
who
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Have
 
<bs> 

men
been
gathered
together
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
by
my
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
!,
whilst
thou
didst
lie
in
the
cradle
of
idle
fancies
.'
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
among
them
is
he
who
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Hath
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Book
been
sent
down
through
the
power
of
the
true
 
<bs> 

<cap> Faith
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
true
<cap> Faith
itself
is
astounded
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
 
<bs> 

ye
,
<cap> O
ye
men
of
understanding
heart
!'
<bs>   
<cap> And
among
 
<bs> 

them
is
he
who
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Have
<cap> I
been
assembled
with
 
<bs> 

others
,
blind
?'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Yea
,
by
<cap> Him
that
rideth
upon
 
<bs> 

the
clouds
!'
<bs>   
<cap> Paradise
is
decked
with
mystic
roses
,
 
<bs> 

and
hell
hath
been
made
to
blaze
with
the
fire
of
the
 
<bs> 

impious
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
light
hath
shone
forth
from
the
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

horizon
of
<cap> Revelation
,
and
the
whole
earth
hath
been
 
<bs> 

illumined
at
the
coming
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Day
of
the
<cap> Covenant
!'
<bs>   
<cap> The
doubters
have
perished
,
 
<bs> 

whilst
he
that
turned
,
guided
by
the
light
of
 
<bs> 

assurance
,
unto
the
<cap> Dayspring
of
<cap> Certitude
hath
 
<bs> 

prospered
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
art
thou
,
who
hast
fixed
thy
gaze
 
<bs> 

upon
<cap> Me
,
for
this
<cap> Tablet
which
hath
been
sent
down
 
<bs> 

for
thee
<bs> --
<ccap> a
<cap> Tablet
which
causeth
the
souls
of
men
to
 
<bs> 

soar
.
<bs>   
<cap> Commit
it
to
memory
,
and
recite
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

life
!
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
<ccap> a
door
to
the
mercy
of
thy
<cap> Lord
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
is
it
 
<bs> 

with
him
that
reciteth
it
at
eventide
and
at
dawn
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
,
verily
,
hear
thy
praise
of
this
<cap> Cause
,
through
 
<bs> 

which
the
mountain
of
knowledge
was
crushed
,
and
 
<bs> 

men's
feet
have
slipped
.
<bs>   
<cap> My
glory
be
upon
thee
and
 
<bs> 

upon
whomsoever
hath
turned
unto
the
<cap> Almighty
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Tablet
is
ended
,
but
the
 
<bs> 

theme
is
unexhausted
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
patient
,
for
thy
<cap> Lord
is
 
<bs> 

patient
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> These
are
verses
<cap> We
sent
down
previously
,
soon
 
<bs> 

after
<cap> Our
arrival
in
the
prison
<bs> -
city
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
,
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
have
sent
them
unto
thee
,
that
thou
mayest
be
 
<bs> 

acquainted
with
what
their
lying
tongues
have
 
<bs> 

spoken
,
when
<cap> Our
<cap> Cause
came
unto
them
with
might
 
<bs> 

and
sovereignty
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
foundations
of
idle
fancies
 
<bs> 

have
trembled
,
and
the
heaven
of
vain
imaginings
 
<bs> 

hath
been
cleft
asunder
,
and
yet
the
people
are
in
 
<bs> 

doubt
and
in
contention
with
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
have
denied
 
<bs> 

the
testimony
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
proof
,
after
<cap> He
came
 
<bs> 

from
the
heaven
of
power
with
the
kingdom
of
<cap> His
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

signs
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
have
cast
away
what
had
been
prescribed
,
 
<bs> 

and
perpetrated
what
had
been
forbidden
them
in
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Book
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
have
abandoned
their
<cap> God
,
and
 
<bs> 

clung
unto
their
desires
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
truly
have
strayed
and
 
<bs> 

are
in
error
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
read
the
verses
and
deny
them
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
behold
the
clear
tokens
and
turn
aside
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
 
<bs> 

truly
are
lost
in
strange
doubt
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
have
admonished
<cap> Our
loved
ones
to
fear
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
fear
which
is
the
fountain
<bs> -
head
of
all
goodly
deeds
 
<bs> 

and
virtues
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
the
commander
of
the
hosts
of
 
<bs> 

justice
in
the
city
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
the
man
that
hath
 
<bs> 

entered
the
shadow
of
its
luminous
standard
,
and
 
<bs> 

laid
fast
hold
thereon
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
of
the
<cap> Companions
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Crimson
<cap> Ark
,
which
hath
been
mentioned
 
<bs> 

in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qayyum
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Asma
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> O
people
of
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Adorn
your
temples
with
 
<bs> 

the
adornment
of
trustworthiness
and
piety
.
<bs>   
<cap> Help
,
 
<bs> 

then
,
your
<cap> Lord
with
the
hosts
of
goodly
deeds
and
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

praiseworthy
character
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
forbidden
you
dissension
 
<bs> 

and
conflict
in
<cap> My
<cap> Books
,
and
<cap> My
<cap> Scriptures
,
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> My
<cap> Scrolls
,
and
<cap> My
<cap> Tablets
,
and
have
wished
 
<bs> 

thereby
naught
else
save
your
exaltation
and
advancement
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Unto
this
testify
the
heavens
and
the
stars
 
<bs> 

thereof
,
and
the
sun
and
the
radiance
thereof
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
trees
and
the
leaves
thereof
,
and
the
seas
and
the
 
<bs> 

waves
thereof
,
and
the
earth
and
the
treasures
thereof
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
pray
<cap> God
to
assist
<cap> His
loved
ones
,
and
aid
them
 
<bs> 

in
that
which
beseemeth
them
in
this
blest
,
this
 
<bs> 

mighty
,
and
wondrous
station
.
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs>      
<cap> Further
,
in
another
<cap> Tablet
,
<cap> We
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
 
<bs> 

who
hast
fixed
thy
gaze
upon
<cap> My
countenance
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Admonish
men
to
fear
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
fear
is
 
<bs> 

the
chief
commander
of
the
army
of
thy
<cap> Lord
.
<bs>   
<cap> Its
 
<bs> 

hosts
are
<ccap> a
praiseworthy
character
and
goodly
deeds
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Through
it
have
the
cities
of
men's
hearts
been
opened
 
<bs> 

throughout
the
ages
and
centuries
,
and
the
standards
 
<bs> 

of
ascendancy
and
triumph
raised
above
all
other
 
<bs> 

standards
."
 


     
<bs> "
<cap> We
will
now
mention
unto
thee
<cap> Trustworthiness
 
<bs> 

and
the
station
thereof
in
the
estimation
of
<cap> God
,
thy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
<cap> Mighty
<cap> Throne
.
<bs>   
<cap> One
day
of
 
<bs> 

days
<cap> We
repaired
unto
<cap> Our
<cap> Green
<cap> Island
.
<bs>   
<cap> Upon
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

arrival
,
<cap> We
beheld
its
streams
flowing
,
and
its
trees
 
<bs> 

luxuriant
,
and
the
sunlight
playing
in
their
midst
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Turning
<cap> Our
face
to
the
right
,
<cap> We
beheld
what
the
 
<bs> 

pen
is
powerless
to
describe
;
nor
can
it
set
forth
that
 
<bs> 

which
the
eye
of
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Mankind
witnessed
in
 
<bs> 

that
most
sanctified
,
that
most
sublime
,
that
blest
,
 
<bs> 

and
most
exalted
<cap> Spot
.
<bs>   
<cap> Turning
,
then
,
to
the
left
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
gazed
on
one
of
the
<cap> Beauties
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
 
<bs> 

<cap> Paradise
,
standing
on
<ccap> a
pillar
of
light
,
and
calling
 
<bs> 

aloud
saying
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> O
inmates
of
earth
and
heaven
!
<bs>   
<cap> Behold
 
<bs> 

ye
<cap> My
beauty
,
and
<cap> My
radiance
,
and
<cap> My
revelation
,
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> My
effulgence
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
am
<cap> Trustworthiness
and
the
revelation
thereof
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
beauty
thereof
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
will
recompense
whosoever
 
<bs> 

will
cleave
unto
<cap> Me
,
and
recognize
<cap> My
rank
 
<bs> 

and
station
,
and
hold
fast
unto
<cap> My
hem
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
am
the
 



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<bs> 

most
great
ornament
of
the
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

vesture
of
glory
unto
all
who
are
in
the
kingdom
of
 
<bs> 

creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
am
the
supreme
instrument
for
the
prosperity
 
<bs> 

of
the
world
,
and
the
horizon
of
assurance
 
<bs> 

unto
all
beings
.'
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
have
<cap> We
sent
down
for
thee
 
<bs> 

that
which
will
draw
men
nigh
unto
the
<cap> Lord
of
 
<bs> 

creation
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
,
at
all
times
,
summoned
 
<bs> 

the
peoples
of
the
world
unto
that
which
will
exalt
 
<bs> 

them
,
and
draw
them
nigh
unto
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> From
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Horizon
there
hath
shone
forth
that
 
<bs> 

which
leaveth
no
room
unto
any
one
for
vacillation
,
 
<bs> 

repudiation
or
denial
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
wayward
,
however
,
have
 
<bs> 

failed
to
profit
therefrom
;
nay
,
it
shall
only
increase
 
<bs> 

their
loss
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
incumbent
upon
the
divines
to
 
<bs> 

unite
with
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
,
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
assist
 
<bs> 

him
<bs> --
and
to
cleave
day
and
night
unto
that
which
 
<bs> 

will
exalt
the
station
of
both
the
government
and
 
<bs> 

the
nation
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
people
are
assiduously
occupied
in
 
<bs> 

enlightening
the
souls
of
men
and
in
rehabilitating
 
<bs> 

their
condition
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
this
testifieth
that
which
hath
 
<bs> 

been
sent
down
by
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pen
in
this
lucid
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablet
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
often
have
things
been
simple
and
 
<bs> 

easy
of
accomplishment
,
and
yet
most
men
have
been
 
<bs> 

heedless
,
and
busied
themselves
with
that
which
 
<bs> 

wasteth
their
time
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> One
day
,
while
in
<cap> Constantinople
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kamal
 
<bs> &
<cap> Pasha
 
<bs> 

visited
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Our
conversation
turned
 



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<bs> 

upon
topics
profitable
unto
man
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
said
that
he
 
<bs> 

had
learned
several
languages
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
reply
<cap> We
observed
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> You
have
wasted
your
life
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
beseemeth
you
and
 
<bs> 

the
other
officials
of
the
<cap> Government
to
convene
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

gathering
and
choose
one
of
the
divers
languages
,
 
<bs> 

and
likewise
one
of
the
existing
scripts
,
or
else
to
 
<bs> 

create
<ccap> a
new
language
and
<ccap> a
new
script
to
be
taught
 
<bs> 

children
in
schools
throughout
the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
 
<bs> 

would
,
in
this
way
,
be
acquiring
only
two
languages
,
 
<bs> 

one
their
own
native
tongue
,
the
other
the
language
 
<bs> 

in
which
all
the
peoples
of
the
world
would
converse
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Were
men
to
take
fast
hold
on
that
which
hath
been
 
<bs> 

mentioned
,
the
whole
earth
would
come
to
be
regarded
 
<bs> 

as
one
country
,
and
the
people
would
be
 
<bs> 

relieved
and
freed
from
the
necessity
of
acquiring
 
<bs> 

and
teaching
different
languages
."
<bs>   
<cap> When
in
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

presence
,
he
acquiesced
,
and
even
evinced
great
joy
 
<bs> 

and
complete
satisfaction
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
then
told
him
to
lay
 
<bs> 

this
matter
before
the
officials
and
ministers
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Government
,
in
order
that
it
might
be
put
into
 
<bs> 

effect
throughout
the
different
countries
.
<bs>   
<cap> However
,
 
<bs> 

although
he
often
returned
to
see
<cap> Us
after
this
,
he
 
<bs> 

never
again
referred
to
this
subject
,
although
that
 
<bs> 

which
had
been
suggested
is
conducive
to
the
concord
 
<bs> 

and
the
unity
of
the
peoples
of
the
world
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> We
fain
would
hope
that
the
<cap> Persian
<cap> Government
 
<bs> 

will
adopt
it
and
carry
it
out
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
present
,
<ccap> a
new
language
 
<bs> 

and
<ccap> a
new
script
have
been
devised
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
thou
 
<bs> 

desirest
,
<cap> We
will
communicate
them
to
thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> Our
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
139
 
<bs> 

purpose
is
that
all
men
may
cleave
unto
that
which
 
<bs> 

will
reduce
unnecessary
labor
and
exertion
,
so
that
 
<bs> 

their
days
may
be
befittingly
spent
and
ended
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
is
the
<cap> Helper
,
the
<cap> Knower
,
the
<cap> Ordainer
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Omniscient
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> God
willing
,
<cap> Persia
may
be
adorned
with
,
and
attain
 
<bs> 

unto
,
that
whereof
she
hath
thus
far
been
 
<bs> 

deprived
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
!
<bs>   
<cap> Exert
thyself
so
that
all
 
<bs> 

the
peoples
of
the
world
may
be
illumined
with
the
 
<bs> 

effulgent
splendors
of
the
sun
of
thy
justice
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

eyes
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
are
turned
towards
naught
 
<bs> 

save
trustworthiness
,
truthfulness
,
purity
,
and
all
 
<bs> 

that
profiteth
men
."
<bs>   
<cap> Regard
<cap> Him
not
as
<ccap> a
traitor
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Glorified
art
<cap> Thou
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
and
my
<cap> Master
,
and
 
<bs> 

my
<cap> Mainstay
!
<bs>   
<cap> Aid
<cap> Thou
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
to
 
<bs> 

execute
<cap> Thy
laws
and
<cap> Thy
commandments
,
and
show
 
<bs> 

forth
<cap> Thy
justice
among
<cap> Thy
servants
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
art
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
grace
abounding
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Almighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Cause
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
hath
come
as
<ccap> a
token
of
<cap> His
grace
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
are
 
<bs> 

they
who
act
;
happy
are
they
who
understand
;
happy
 
<bs> 

the
man
that
hath
clung
unto
the
truth
,
detached
 
<bs> 

from
all
that
is
in
the
heavens
and
all
that
is
on
earth
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Seek
thou
the
shore
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ocean
,
and
enter
,
then
,
the
<cap> Crimson
<cap> Ark
which
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

hath
ordained
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qayyum
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Asma
for
the
people
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
it
passeth
over
land
and
sea
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

that
entereth
therein
is
saved
,
and
he
that
turneth
 
<bs> 

aside
perisheth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Shouldst
thou
enter
therein
and
 



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<bs> 

attain
unto
it
,
set
thy
face
towards
the
<cap> Kaaba
of
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Help
in
<cap> Peril
,
the
<cap> Self
<bs> -
<cap> Subsisting
,
and
say
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
 
<bs> 

my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
beseech
<cap> Thee
by
<cap> Thy
most
glorious
light
,
 
<bs> 

and
all
<cap> Thy
lights
are
verily
glorious
."
<bs>   
<cap> Thereupon
,
 
<bs> 

will
the
doors
of
the
<cap> Kingdom
be
flung
wide
before
 
<bs> 

thy
face
,
and
thou
wilt
behold
what
eyes
have
never
 
<bs> 

beheld
,
and
hear
what
ears
have
never
heard
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
exhorteth
thee
as
<cap> He
hath
exhorted
 
<bs> 

thee
before
,
and
hath
never
had
any
wish
for
thee
 
<bs> 

save
that
thou
shouldst
enter
the
ocean
of
the
unity
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
day
 
<bs> 

whereon
all
created
things
cry
out
,
and
announce
 
<bs> 

unto
men
this
<cap> Revelation
,
through
which
hath
appeared
 
<bs> 

what
was
concealed
and
preserved
in
the
 
<bs> 

knowledge
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Praised
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
heard
the
sweet
melodies
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Doves
of
<cap> Utterance
cooing
on
the
boughs
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
of
knowledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> Hearken
,
now
,
unto
 
<bs> 

the
notes
of
the
<cap> Birds
of
<cap> Wisdom
upraised
in
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Paradise
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
verily
will
acquaint
 
<bs> 

thee
with
things
of
which
thou
wert
wholly
unaware
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Give
ear
unto
that
which
the
<cap> Tongue
of
<cap> Might
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Power
hath
spoken
in
the
<cap> Books
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Desire
 
<bs> 

of
every
understanding
heart
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
this
moment
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

<cap> Voice
was
raised
from
the
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
beyond
which
 
<bs> 

there
is
no
passing
,
in
the
heart
of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
 
<bs> 

<cap> Paradise
,
bidding
<cap> Me
relate
unto
thee
that
which
 
<bs> 

hath
been
sent
down
in
the
<cap> Books
and
<cap> Tablets
,
and
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

the
things
spoken
by
<cap> My
<cap> Forerunner
,
<cap> Who
laid
down
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
life
for
this
<cap> Great
<cap> Announcement
,
this
<cap> Straight
 
<bs> 

<cap> Path
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
hath
said
<bs> --
and
<cap> He
,
verily
,
speaketh
the
 
<bs> 

truth
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
have
written
down
in
<cap> My
mention
of
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

these
gem
<bs> -
like
words
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> No
allusion
of
<cap> Mine
can
allude
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Him
,
neither
anything
mentioned
in
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
.'"
<bs>   
<cap> And
further
,
<cap> He
<bs> --
exalted
and
glorified
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<bs> --
saith
,
concerning
this
most
mighty
<cap> Revelation
,
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Great
<cap> Announcement
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Exalted
and
glorified
is
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
above
the
power
of
any
one
to
reveal
<cap> Him
except
 
<bs> 

<cap> Himself
,
or
the
description
of
any
of
<cap> His
creatures
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
<cap> Myself
am
but
the
first
servant
to
believe
in
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

and
in
<cap> His
signs
,
and
to
partake
of
the
sweet
savors
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
words
from
the
first
<bs> -
fruits
of
the
<cap> Paradise
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
knowledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> Yea
,
by
<cap> His
glory
!
<bs>   
<cap> He
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Truth
.
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> All
have
 
<bs> 

arisen
at
<cap> His
bidding
."
<bs>   
<cap> Such
are
the
words
sung
by
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Dove
of
<cap> Truth
on
the
boughs
of
the
<cap> Divine
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Well
is
it
with
him
that
hath
given
ear
unto
its
 
<bs> 

<cap> Voice
,
and
quaffed
from
the
oceans
of
<cap> Divine
utterance
 
<bs> 

that
lie
concealed
in
each
of
these
words
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
 
<bs> 

another
connection
hath
the
<cap> Voice
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
 
<bs> 

called
aloud
from
the
loftiest
branches
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
--
 
<bs> 

blessed
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> In
the
year
nine
ye
will
 
<bs> 

attain
unto
all
good
."
<bs>   
<cap> On
another
occasion
<cap> He
saith
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> In
the
year
nine
ye
will
attain
unto
the
<cap> Presence
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
."
<bs>   
<cap> These
melodies
,
uttered
by
the
<cap> Birds
of
the
 
<bs> 

cities
of
<cap> Knowledge
,
conform
with
that
which
hath
 



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<bs> 

been
sent
down
by
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Blessed
are
the
men
of
insight
;
blessed
they
that
attain
 
<bs> 

thereunto
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
swear
by
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> River
of
<cap> Mercy
 
<bs> 

floweth
,
and
the
<cap> Ocean
of
<cap> Utterance
surgeth
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Revelation
shineth
forth
resplendent
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> With
<ccap> a
detached
heart
,
and
<ccap> a
dilated
breast
,
and
an
 
<bs> 

utterly
truthful
tongue
,
recite
thou
these
sublime
 
<bs> 

words
that
have
been
revealed
by
<cap> My
<cap> Forerunner
--
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
<bs> --
glorified
be
<cap> His
utterance
--
 
<bs> 

addressing
his
honor
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Azim
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> This
,
verily
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
thing
<cap> We
promised
thee
,
ere
the
moment
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

answered
thy
call
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wait
thou
until
nine
will
have
 
<bs> 

elapsed
from
the
time
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
.
<bs>   
<cap> Then
exclaim
:
 


<bs> `
<cap> Blessed
,
therefore
,
be
<cap> God
,
the
most
excellent
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Makers
!'
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> This
,
verily
,
is
an
<cap> Announcement
 
<bs> 

which
none
except
<cap> God
hath
comprehended
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
,
 
<bs> 

however
,
will
be
unaware
on
that
day
."
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
year
 
<bs> 

nine
this
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Revelation
arose
and
shone
forth
 
<bs> 

brightly
above
the
horizon
of
the
<cap> Will
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> None
 
<bs> 

can
deny
it
save
he
who
is
heedless
and
doubteth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
pray
<cap> God
to
aid
<cap> His
servants
to
return
unto
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

and
beg
forgiveness
for
the
things
they
committed
 
<bs> 

in
this
vain
life
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Forgiving
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pardoner
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
another
connection
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
am
the
first
servant
to
believe
in
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

and
in
<cap> His
signs
."
<bs>   
<cap> In
like
manner
,
in
the
<cap> Persian
 


<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> One
<cap> Who
,
under
 
<bs> 

all
conditions
,
proclaimeth
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> I
,
in
very
truth
,
am
 



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<bs_cap> P
143
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!'"
and
so
on
<bs> --
blessed
and
glorified
be
<cap> He
.
<bs>   
<cap> That
 
<bs> 

which
is
meant
by
<cap> Divinity
and
<cap> Godhead
hath
previously
 
<bs> 

been
stated
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
in
truth
rent
the
veils
 
<bs> 

asunder
and
disclosed
that
which
will
draw
men
nigh
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> God
,
<cap> Who
layeth
low
the
necks
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
 
<bs> 

the
man
that
hath
attained
unto
justice
and
equity
in
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Grace
that
hath
encompassed
all
that
is
in
the
 
<bs> 

heavens
and
all
that
is
on
earth
,
as
bidden
by
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Hearken
unto
the
melodies
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Gospel
with
the
ear
of
fairness
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
<bs> --
glorified
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> His
utterance
<bs> --
prophesying
the
things
that
are
 
<bs> 

to
come
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> But
of
that
<cap> Day
and
<cap> Hour
knoweth
no
 
<bs> 

man
,
no
,
not
the
angels
of
heaven
,
nor
the
<cap> Son
,
 
<bs> 

but
the
<cap> Father
."
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Father
in
this
connection
is
 
<bs> 

meant
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> True
<cap> Educator
,
and
the
<cap> Spiritual
<cap> Teacher
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Joel
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> For
the
<cap> Day
of
the
<cap> Lord
is
great
and
 
<bs> 

very
terrible
;
and
who
can
abide
it
?"
<bs>   
<cap> Firstly
,
in
the
 
<bs> 

sublime
utterance
set
forth
in
the
<cap> Gospel
<cap> He
saith
 
<bs> 

that
none
is
aware
of
the
time
of
the
<cap> Revelation
,
that
 
<bs> 

none
knoweth
it
except
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
cognizant
of
all
.
<bs>   
<cap> Secondly
,
<cap> He
setteth
forth
the
 
<bs> 

greatness
of
the
<cap> Revelation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Likewise
,
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Of
what
ask
they
of
one
another
?
<bs>   
<cap> Of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Great
<cap> Announcement
."
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
the
<cap> Announcement
,
 
<bs> 

the
greatness
of
which
hath
been
mentioned
 
<bs> 

in
most
of
the
<cap> Books
of
old
and
of
more
recent
times
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
is
the
<cap> Announcement
that
hath
caused
the
limbs
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
144
 
<bs> 

of
mankind
to
quake
,
except
such
as
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Protector
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Helper
,
the
<cap> Succorer
,
hath
willed
to
exempt
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Men
have
indeed
with
their
own
eyes
witnessed
 
<bs> 

how
all
men
and
all
things
have
been
thrown
 
<bs> 

into
confusion
and
been
sore
perplexed
,
save
those
 
<bs> 

whom
<cap> God
hath
chosen
to
exempt
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Great
is
the
<cap> Cause
,
and
great
the
<cap> Announcement
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Patiently
and
calmly
ponder
thou
upon
 
<bs> 

the
resplendent
signs
and
the
sublime
words
,
and
all
 
<bs> 

that
hath
been
revealed
in
these
days
,
that
haply
 
<bs> 

thou
mayest
fathom
the
mysteries
that
are
hid
in
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Books
,
and
mayest
strive
to
guide
<cap> His
servants
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Hearken
with
thine
inner
ear
unto
the
<cap> Voice
of
<cap> Jeremiah
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Oh
,
for
great
is
that
<cap> Day
,
and
it
 
<bs> 

hath
no
equal
."
<bs>   
<cap> Wert
thou
to
observe
with
the
eye
 
<bs> 

of
fairness
,
thou
wouldst
perceive
the
greatness
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Day
.
<bs>   
<cap> Incline
thine
ear
unto
the
<cap> Voice
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
<cap> Counsellor
,
and
suffer
not
thyself
to
be
 
<bs> 

deprived
of
the
mercy
that
hath
surpassed
all
created
 
<bs> 

things
,
visible
and
invisible
.
<bs>   
<cap> Lend
an
ear
unto
the
 
<bs> 

song
of
<cap> David
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Who
will
bring
me
into
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Strong
<cap> City
?"
<bs>   
<cap> The
<cap> Strong
<cap> City
is
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
,
 
<bs> 

which
hath
been
named
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Prison
,
and
 
<bs> 

which
possesseth
<ccap> a
fortress
and
mighty
ramparts
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Peruse
that
which
<cap> Isaiah
hath
spoken
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> His
<cap> Book
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Get
thee
up
into
the
high
 
<bs> 

mountain
,
<cap> O
<cap> Zion
,
that
bringest
good
tidings
;
lift
up
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thy
<cap> Voice
with
strength
,
<cap> O
<cap> Jerusalem
,
that
bringest
 
<bs> 

good
tidings
.
<bs>   
<cap> Lift
it
up
,
be
not
afraid
;
say
unto
the
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
145
 
<bs> 

cities
of
<cap> Judah
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Behold
your
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Behold
the
<cap> Lord
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
will
come
with
strong
hand
,
and
<cap> His
arm
shall
 
<bs> 

rule
for
<cap> Him
.'"
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Day
all
the
signs
have
appeared
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> A
<cap> Great
<cap> City
hath
descended
from
heaven
,
and
<cap> Zion
 
<bs> 

trembleth
and
exulteth
with
joy
at
the
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
for
it
hath
heard
the
<cap> Voice
of
<cap> God
on
every
 
<bs> 

side
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Day
<cap> Jerusalem
hath
attained
unto
<ccap> a
new
 
<bs> 

<cap> Evangel
,
for
in
the
stead
of
the
sycamore
standeth
 
<bs> 

the
cedar
.
<bs>   
<cap> Jerusalem
is
the
place
of
pilgrimage
for
 
<bs> 

all
the
peoples
of
the
world
,
and
hath
been
named
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Holy
<cap> City
.
<bs>   
<cap> Together
with
<cap> Zion
and
<cap> Palestine
,
 
<bs> 

they
are
all
included
within
these
regions
.
<bs>   
<cap> Wherefore
,
 
<bs> 

hath
it
been
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Blessed
is
the
man
that
hath
 
<bs> 

migrated
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Amos
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> Lord
will
roar
from
<cap> Zion
,
and
 
<bs> 

utter
<cap> His
<cap> Voice
from
<cap> Jerusalem
;
and
the
habitations
 
<bs> 

of
the
shepherds
shall
mourn
,
and
the
top
of
<cap> Carmel
 
<bs> 

shall
wither
."
<bs>   
<cap> Carmel
,
in
the
<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
,
hath
been
 
<bs> 

designated
as
the
<cap> Hill
of
<cap> God
,
and
<cap> His
<cap> Vineyard
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
 
<bs> 

is
here
that
,
by
the
grace
of
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Revelation
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Tabernacle
of
<cap> Glory
hath
been
raised
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
 
<bs> 

are
they
that
attain
thereunto
;
happy
they
that
set
 
<bs> 

their
faces
towards
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
will
come
,
and
<cap> He
will
not
be
silent
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Reflect
upon
these
words
addressed
by
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Desire
of
the
world
to
<cap> Amos
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Prepare
to
meet
thy
<cap> God
,
<cap> O
<cap> Israel
,
for
,
lo
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
that
formeth
the
mountains
and
createth
the
 
<bs> 

wind
,
and
declareth
unto
man
what
is
his
thought
,
 



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146
 
<bs> 

that
maketh
the
morning
darkness
,
and
treadeth
upon
 
<bs> 

the
high
places
of
the
earth
,
the
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> God
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Hosts
,
is
<cap> His
name
."
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
that
<cap> He
maketh
the
 
<bs> 

morning
darkness
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
this
is
meant
that
if
,
at
the
 
<bs> 

time
of
the
<cap> Manifestation
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
conversed
on
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sinai
anyone
were
to
regard
himself
as
the
true
morn
,
 
<bs> 

he
will
,
through
the
might
and
power
of
<cap> God
,
be
 
<bs> 

turned
into
darkness
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
truly
is
the
false
dawn
,
 
<bs> 

though
believing
himself
to
be
the
true
one
.
<bs>   
<cap> Woe
 
<bs> 

unto
him
,
and
woe
unto
such
as
follow
him
without
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
clear
token
from
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Isaiah
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> Lord
alone
shall
be
exalted
in
 
<bs> 

that
<cap> Day
."
<bs>   
<cap> Concerning
the
greatness
of
the
<cap> Revelation
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Enter
into
the
rock
,
and
hide
thee
 
<bs> 

in
the
dust
,
for
fear
of
the
<cap> Lord
,
and
for
the
glory
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
majesty
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
in
another
connection
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
wilderness
and
the
solitary
place
shall
be
 
<bs> 

glad
for
them
;
and
the
desert
shall
rejoice
,
and
blossom
 
<bs> 

as
the
rose
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
shall
blossom
abundantly
,
and
 
<bs> 

rejoice
even
with
joy
and
singing
:
<bs>   
the
glory
of
<cap> Lebanon
 
<bs> 

shall
be
given
unto
it
,
the
splendor
of
<cap> Carmel
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> Sharon
,
they
shall
see
the
glory
of
the
<cap> Lord
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
splendor
of
our
<cap> God
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> These
passages
stand
in
need
of
no
commentary
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
are
shining
and
manifest
as
the
sun
,
and
glowing
 
<bs> 

and
luminous
as
light
itself
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
fair
<bs> -
minded
 
<bs> 

person
is
led
,
by
the
fragrance
of
these
words
,
unto
 
<bs> 

the
garden
of
understanding
,
and
attaineth
unto
that
 
<bs> 

from
which
most
men
are
veiled
and
debarred
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
 



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<bs_cap> P
147
 
<bs> 

<cap> Fear
<cap> God
,
<cap> O
people
,
and
follow
not
the
doubts
of
 
<bs> 

such
as
shout
aloud
,
who
have
broken
the
<cap> Covenant
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
<cap> Testament
,
and
denied
<cap> His
mercy
 
<bs> 

that
hath
preceded
all
that
are
in
the
heavens
and
 
<bs> 

all
that
are
on
earth
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Say
to
them
that
are
of
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
fearful
heart
:
<bs>   
be
strong
,
fear
not
,
behold
your
<cap> God
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
blessed
verse
is
<ccap> a
proof
of
the
greatness
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
,
and
of
the
greatness
of
the
<cap> Cause
,
inasmuch
 
<bs> 

as
the
blast
of
the
trumpet
must
needs
spread
 
<bs> 

confusion
throughout
the
world
,
and
fear
and
trembling
 
<bs> 

amongst
all
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
is
it
with
him
who
hath
 
<bs> 

been
illumined
with
the
light
of
trust
and
detachment
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
tribulations
of
that
<cap> Day
will
not
hinder
 
<bs> 

or
alarm
him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
the
<cap> Tongue
of
<cap> Utterance
 
<bs> 

spoken
,
as
bidden
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Merciful
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Strong
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Subduing
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Almighty
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
now
incumbent
upon
 
<bs> 

them
who
are
endowed
with
<ccap> a
hearing
ear
and
<ccap> a
seeing
 
<bs> 

eye
to
ponder
these
sublime
words
,
in
each
of
 
<bs> 

which
the
oceans
of
inner
meaning
and
explanation
 
<bs> 

are
hidden
,
that
haply
the
words
uttered
by
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Revelation
may
enable
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

servants
to
attain
,
with
the
utmost
joy
and
radiance
,
 
<bs> 

unto
the
<cap> Supreme
<cap> Goal
and
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Summit
--
 
<bs> 

the
dawning
<bs> -
place
of
this
<cap> Voice
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Wert
thou
to
perceive
,
be
it
less
than
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
needle's
eye
,
the
breaths
of
<cap> Mine
utterance
,
thou
 
<bs> 

wouldst
abandon
the
world
and
all
that
is
therein
,
 



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148
 
<bs> 

and
wouldst
set
thy
face
towards
the
lights
of
the
 
<bs> 

countenance
of
the
<cap> Desired
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
in
the
sayings
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Spirit
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
)
unnumbered
 
<bs> 

significances
lie
concealed
.
<bs>   
<cap> Unto
many
things
did
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
refer
,
but
as
<cap> He
found
none
possessed
of
<ccap> a
hearing
 
<bs> 

ear
or
<ccap> a
seeing
eye
<cap> He
chose
to
conceal
most
of
these
 
<bs> 

things
.
<bs>   
<cap> Even
as
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> But
ye
cannot
bear
them
 
<bs> 

now
."
<bs>   
<cap> That
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
<cap> Revelation
saith
that
 
<bs> 

on
that
<cap> Day
<cap> He
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Promised
<cap> One
will
reveal
 
<bs> 

the
things
which
are
to
come
.
<bs>   
<cap> Accordingly
in
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Kitab
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Aqdas
,
and
in
the
<cap> Tablets
to
the
<cap> Kings
,
and
 
<bs> 

in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Lawh
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Ra'is
,
and
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Lawh
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Fu'ad
,
most
 
<bs> 

of
the
things
which
have
come
to
pass
on
this
earth
 
<bs> 

have
been
announced
and
prophesied
by
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> Sublime
<cap> Pen
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kitab
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Aqdas
the
following
hath
been
revealed
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> Land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
)!
<bs>   
<cap> Let
nothing
grieve
 
<bs> 

thee
,
for
<cap> God
hath
chosen
thee
to
be
the
source
of
 
<bs> 

the
joy
of
all
mankind
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
shall
,
if
it
be
<cap> His
<cap> Will
,
 
<bs> 

bless
thy
throne
with
one
who
will
rule
with
justice
,
 
<bs> 

who
will
gather
together
the
flock
of
<cap> God
which
 
<bs> 

the
wolves
have
scattered
.
<bs>   
<cap> Such
<ccap> a
ruler
will
,
with
joy
 
<bs> 

and
gladness
,
turn
his
face
towards
,
and
extend
his
 
<bs> 

favors
unto
,
the
people
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
indeed
is
accounted
 
<bs> 

in
the
sight
of
<cap> God
,
as
<ccap> a
jewel
among
men
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Upon
him
rest
forever
the
glory
of
<cap> God
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

glory
of
all
that
dwell
in
the
kingdom
of
<cap> His
revelation
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> These
verses
were
revealed
previously
.
<bs>   
<cap> Now
,
 
<bs> 

however
,
the
following
verse
hath
been
sent
down
:
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
149
 


<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
!
  
<bs> &
<cap> Baha
beseecheth
<cap> Thee
and
imploreth
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thee
,
by
the
lights
of
<cap> Thy
countenance
and
 
<bs> 

the
billows
of
the
ocean
of
<cap> Thy
<cap> Revelation
,
and
the
 
<bs> 

effulgent
splendors
of
the
<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Thine
utterance
,
 
<bs> 

to
aid
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shah
to
be
fair
and
equitable
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
it
be
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

wish
,
bless
<cap> Thou
,
through
him
,
the
throne
of
authority
 
<bs> 

and
sovereignty
.
<bs>   
<cap> Potent
art
<cap> Thou
to
do
what
 
<bs> 

pleaseth
<cap> Thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> There
is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> Thee
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
hearest
,
<cap> Who
art
ready
to
answer
."
  
<bs> "
<cap> Rejoice
 
<bs> 

with
great
joy
,
<cap> O
<cap> Land
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
),
for
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

hath
made
thee
the
dayspring
of
<cap> His
light
,
inasmuch
 
<bs> 

as
within
thee
was
born
the
<cap> Manifestation
of
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
thou
glad
for
this
name
that
hath
been
 
<bs> 

conferred
upon
thee
<bs> --
<ccap> a
name
through
which
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Daystar
of
grace
hath
shed
its
splendor
,
through
 
<bs> 

which
both
earth
and
heaven
have
been
illumined
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Erelong
will
the
state
of
affairs
within
thee
be
 
<bs> 

changed
,
and
the
reins
of
power
fall
into
the
 
<bs> 

hands
of
the
people
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
thy
<cap> Lord
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
authority
embraceth
all
things
.
<bs>   
<cap> Rest
 
<bs> 

thou
assured
in
the
gracious
favor
of
thy
<cap> Lord
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

eye
of
<cap> His
loving
<bs> -
kindness
shall
everlastingly
be
 
<bs> 

directed
towards
thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
day
is
approaching
when
 
<bs> 

thy
agitation
will
have
been
transmuted
into
peace
 
<bs> 

and
quiet
calm
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
it
been
decreed
in
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wondrous
<cap> Book
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Lawh
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Fu'ad
,
and
in
the
<cap> Tablet
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> King
of
<cap> Paris
 
<bs> (
<cap> Napoleon
<cap_ccap> III
),
and
in
other
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablets
,
there
hath
been
revealed
that
which
will
lead
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
150
 
<bs> 

every
fair
<bs> -
minded
person
to
testify
unto
the
power
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
majesty
,
and
the
wisdom
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> Were
men
to
observe
with
the
eye
of
justice
,
 
<bs> 

they
would
be
made
aware
of
the
secret
of
this
 
<bs> 

blessed
verse
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Neither
is
there
<ccap> a
thing
green
or
sere
,
 
<bs> 

but
it
is
noted
in
<ccap> a
distinct
writing
,"
and
would
comprehend
 
<bs> 

it
.
<bs>   
<cap> On
this
day
,
however
,
men's
repudiation
 
<bs> 

of
the
truth
hath
prevented
them
from
understanding
 
<bs> 

what
hath
been
sent
down
in
truth
by
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Revealer
,
the
<cap> Ancient
of
<cap> Days
.
<bs>   
<cap> Gracious
<cap> God
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Perspicuous
signs
have
appeared
on
every
side
,
and
 
<bs> 

yet
men
are
,
for
the
most
part
,
deprived
of
the
privilege
 
<bs> 

of
beholding
and
of
comprehending
them
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

beseech
<cap> God
to
bestow
<cap> His
aid
,
that
all
men
may
 
<bs> 

recognize
the
pearls
that
lie
hid
within
the
shells
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Ocean
,
and
exclaim
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Praised
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
,
<cap> O
<cap> God
of
the
world
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
concourse
of
the
fair
<bs> -
minded
!
<bs>   
<cap> Observe
and
 
<bs> 

reflect
upon
the
billows
of
the
ocean
of
the
utterance
 
<bs> 

and
knowledge
of
<cap> God
,
so
that
ye
may
testify
with
 
<bs> 

your
inner
and
outer
tongues
that
with
<cap> Him
is
the
 
<bs> 

knowledge
of
all
that
is
in
the
<cap> Book
.
<bs>   
<cap> Nothing
escapeth
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
knowledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
hath
manifested
 
<bs> 

that
which
was
hidden
,
when
<cap> He
,
upon
<cap> His
return
,
 
<bs> 

mounted
the
throne
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
.
<bs>   
<cap> All
that
hath
been
 
<bs> 

sent
down
hath
and
will
come
to
pass
,
word
for
 
<bs> 

word
,
upon
earth
.
<bs>   
<cap> No
possibility
is
left
for
anyone
 
<bs> 

either
to
turn
aside
or
protest
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
fairness
,
however
,
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
151
 
<bs> 

is
disgraced
and
concealed
,
most
men
speak
as
 
<bs> 

prompted
by
their
own
idle
fancies
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
<cap> God
,
my
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Debar
not
<cap> Thy
servants
from
 
<bs> 

turning
their
faces
towards
the
light
of
certitude
,
 
<bs> 

that
hath
dawned
above
the
horizon
of
<cap> Thy
will
,
 
<bs> 

and
suffer
them
not
to
be
deprived
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
of
 
<bs> 

the
oceans
of
<cap> Thy
signs
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> Lord
,
are
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

servants
in
<cap> Thy
cities
,
and
<cap> Thy
slaves
in
<cap> Thy
lands
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> If
<cap> Thou
hast
not
mercy
upon
them
,
who
,
then
,
will
 
<bs> 

show
them
mercy
?
<bs>   
<cap> Take
<cap> Thou
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
the
hands
 
<bs> 

of
such
as
have
been
drowned
in
the
sea
of
idle
fancies
,
 
<bs> 

and
deliver
them
by
<cap> Thy
power
and
<cap> Thy
sovereignty
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Save
them
,
then
,
with
the
arms
of
<cap> Thy
might
.
<bs>   
<cap> Powerful
 
<bs> 

art
<cap> Thou
to
do
what
<cap> Thou
willest
,
and
in
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

right
hand
are
the
reins
of
all
that
is
in
the
heavens
 
<bs> 

and
all
that
is
on
earth
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
like
manner
,
the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Behold
 
<bs> 

ye
<cap> Him
with
<cap> His
own
eyes
.
<bs>   
<cap> Were
ye
to
behold
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

with
the
eyes
of
another
,
ye
would
never
recognize
 
<bs> 

and
know
<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> This
referreth
to
naught
else
 
<bs> 

except
this
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Revelation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Well
is
it
with
 
<bs> 

them
that
judge
fairly
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

year
<bs> -
old
germ
that
holdeth
within
itself
the
potentialities
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Revelation
that
is
to
come
is
endowed
 
<bs> 

with
<ccap> a
potency
superior
to
the
combined
forces
of
 
<bs> 

the
whole
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
."
<bs>   
<cap> These
glad
<bs> -
tidings
of
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
and
of
the
<cap> Books
of
former
times
have
been
 
<bs> 

repeatedly
mentioned
under
divers
names
in
numerous
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
152
 
<bs> 

books
,
that
perchance
men
might
judge
equitably
 
<bs> 

that
which
hath
arisen
and
shone
forth
above
the
 
<bs> 

horizon
of
the
will
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
<cap> Mighty
 
<bs> 

<cap> Throne
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shaykh
!
<bs>   
<cap> Tell
the
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Ponder
 
<bs> 

ye
these
blessed
words
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> The
whole
of
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
is
only
<ccap> a
leaf
amongst
the
leaves
of
<cap> His
<cap> Paradise
.'
 
<bs> 

<cap> Be
fair
,
<cap> O
people
,
and
be
not
of
such
as
are
 
<bs> 

accounted
as
lost
in
the
<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
 
<bs> 

the
worlds
."
<bs>   
<cap> The
blessed
<cap> Lote
<bs> -
<cap> Tree
standeth
,
in
this
 
<bs> 

day
,
before
thy
face
,
laden
with
heavenly
,
with
new
 
<bs> 

and
wondrous
fruits
.
<bs>   
<cap> Gaze
on
it
,
detached
from
all
 
<bs> 

else
save
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thus
hath
the
<cap> Tongue
of
might
and
 
<bs> 

power
spoken
at
this
<cap> Spot
which
<cap> God
hath
adorned
 
<bs> 

with
the
footsteps
of
<cap> His
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Name
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mighty
<cap> Announcement
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Ere
nine
will
have
elapsed
 
<bs> 

from
the
inception
of
this
<cap> Cause
,
the
realities
of
the
 
<bs> 

created
things
will
not
be
made
manifest
.
<bs>   
<cap> All
that
 
<bs> 

thou
hast
as
yet
seen
is
but
the
stage
from
the
moist
 
<bs> 

germ
until
<cap> We
clothed
it
with
flesh
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
patient
,
until
 
<bs> 

thou
beholdest
<ccap> a
new
creation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Blessed
,
therefore
,
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> God
,
the
most
excellent
of
<cap> Makers
!'"
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
,
<cap> He
hath
said
regarding
the
power
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Lawful
is
it
for
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
will
 
<bs> 

make
manifest
to
reject
him
who
is
greatest
on
earth
,
 
<bs> 

inasmuch
as
such
<ccap> a
one
is
but
<ccap> a
creature
in
<cap> His
grasp
,
 
<bs> 

and
all
things
adore
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> After
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hin
 
<bs> (
68
)
<ccap> a
<cap> Cause
 
<bs> 

shall
be
given
unto
you
which
ye
shall
come
to
know
."
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
153
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
also
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Know
thou
with
absolute
certainty
,
 
<bs> 

and
through
the
firmly
established
and
most
 
<bs> 

irrevocable
decree
,
that
<cap> He
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
,
 
<bs> 

and
magnified
be
<cap> His
might
,
and
sanctified
be
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

holiness
,
and
glorified
be
<cap> His
grandeur
,
and
lauded
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> His
ways
,
maketh
each
thing
to
be
known
through
 
<bs> 

its
own
self
;
who
then
can
know
<cap> Him
through
any
 
<bs> 

one
except
<cap> Himself
?"
<bs>   
<cap> And
further
,
<cap> He
saith
<bs> --
exalted
 
<bs> 

and
glorified
be
<cap> He
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Beware
,
beware
lest
,
in
 
<bs> 

the
days
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Vahid
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
 


<bs> (
eighteen
<cap> Letters
of
the
<cap> Living
)
shut
thee
not
out
as
 
<bs> 

by
<ccap> a
veil
from
<cap> Him
,
inasmuch
as
this
 
<bs> &
<cap> Vahid
is
but
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

creature
in
<cap> His
sight
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
beware
,
beware
that
the
 
<bs> 

words
sent
down
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
shut
thee
not
out
as
 
<bs> 

by
<ccap> a
veil
from
<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
again
,
<cap> He
<bs> --
exalted
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<bs> --
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Look
not
upon
<cap> Him
with
any
eye
except
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
own
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
whosoever
looketh
upon
<cap> Him
with
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
eye
,
will
recognize
<cap> Him
;
otherwise
he
will
be
 
<bs> 

veiled
from
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Shouldst
thou
seek
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Presence
,
seek
thou
<cap> Him
and
gaze
upon
<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Better
is
it
for
thee
to
recite
 
<bs> 

but
one
of
the
verses
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
 
<bs> 

manifest
than
to
set
down
the
whole
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
,
 
<bs> 

for
on
that
<cap> Day
that
one
verse
can
save
thee
,
whereas
 
<bs> 

the
entire
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
cannot
save
thee
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> O
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
!
<bs>   
<cap> Be
fair
,
be
fair
;
and
 
<bs> 

again
,
be
fair
,
be
fair
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
ye
not
of
them
who
have
 
<bs> 

made
mention
of
the
<cap> Manifestation
of
the
<cap> Cause
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
in
the
daytime
and
in
the
night
season
,
and
 



<bs> +
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154
 
<bs> 

who
,
when
<cap> He
,
through
<cap> His
grace
,
appeared
,
and
 
<bs> 

when
the
<cap> Horizon
of
<cap> Revelation
was
illumined
,
 
<bs> 

pronounced
against
<cap> Him
such
<ccap> a
judgment
as
hath
 
<bs> 

provoked
the
lamentations
of
the
inmates
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Kingdom
and
of
the
<cap> Realm
of
<cap> Glory
,
and
of
such
 
<bs> 

as
have
circled
about
the
will
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Knowing
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Meditate
upon
these
sublime
words
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
am
<ccap> a
believer
in
<cap> Him
,
and
in
<cap> His
<cap> Faith
,
and
in
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
<cap> Book
,
and
in
<cap> His
<cap> Testimonies
,
and
in
<cap> His
<cap> Ways
,
 
<bs> 

and
in
all
that
proceedeth
from
<cap> Him
concerning
 
<bs> 

them
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
glory
in
<cap> My
kinship
with
<cap> Him
,
and
pride
 
<bs> 

<cap> Myself
on
<cap> My
belief
in
<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
congregation
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
and
all
who
 
<bs> 

are
therein
!
<bs>   
<cap> Recognize
ye
the
limits
imposed
upon
 
<bs> 

you
,
for
such
<ccap> a
<cap> One
as
the
<cap> Point
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
<cap> Himself
 
<bs> 

hath
believed
in
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
 
<bs> 

manifest
,
before
all
things
were
created
.
<bs>   
<cap> Therein
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
do
<cap> I
glory
before
all
who
are
in
the
kingdom
 
<bs> 

of
heaven
and
earth
."
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> All
the
atoms
of
the
 
<bs> 

universe
groan
and
lament
at
the
cruelty
perpetrated
 
<bs> 

by
the
froward
among
the
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whither
are
gone
they
who
are
endued
with
insight
 
<bs> 

and
hearing
?
<bs>   
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
<bs> --
blessed
and
glorified
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> He
<bs> --
to
summon
them
and
exhort
them
unto
that
 
<bs> 

which
will
profit
them
,
and
withhold
them
from
 
<bs> 

that
which
will
harm
them
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
in
truth
,
is
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Strong
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Subduing
,
the
<cap> Almighty
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Suffer
not
yourselves
to
 



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<bs> 

be
shut
out
as
by
<ccap> a
veil
from
<cap> God
after
<cap> He
hath
 
<bs> 

revealed
<cap> Himself
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
all
that
hath
been
exalted
in
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
is
but
as
<ccap> a
ring
upon
<cap> My
hand
,
and
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

<cap> Myself
am
,
verily
,
but
<ccap> a
ring
upon
the
hand
of
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
<bs> --
glorified
be
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

mention
!
<bs>   
<cap> He
turneth
it
as
<cap> He
pleaseth
,
for
whatsoever
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
pleaseth
,
and
through
whatsoever
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

pleaseth
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Help
in
<cap> Peril
,
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> High
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Were
<cap> He
to
make
of
 
<bs> 

every
one
on
earth
<ccap> a
<cap> Prophet
,
all
would
,
in
very
truth
,
 
<bs> 

be
accounted
as
<cap> Prophets
in
the
sight
of
<cap> God
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> In
the
day
of
the
revelation
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
all
that
dwell
 
<bs> 

on
earth
will
be
equal
in
<cap> His
estimation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whomsoever
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
ordaineth
as
<ccap> a
<cap> Prophet
,
he
,
verily
,
hath
been
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

<cap> Prophet
from
the
beginning
that
hath
no
beginning
,
 
<bs> 

and
will
thus
remain
until
the
end
that
hath
no
end
,
 
<bs> 

inasmuch
as
this
is
an
act
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
whosoever
 
<bs> 

is
made
<ccap> a
<cap> Vicegerent
by
<cap> Him
,
shall
be
<ccap> a
<cap> Vicegerent
 
<bs> 

in
all
the
worlds
,
for
this
is
an
act
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
the
 
<bs> 

will
of
<cap> God
can
in
no
wise
be
revealed
except
through
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
will
,
nor
<cap> His
wish
be
manifested
save
through
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

wish
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Conquering
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Highest
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Briefly
,
in
every
instance
<cap> He
hath
stated
that
which
 
<bs> 

is
conducive
to
the
conversion
,
the
advancement
,
the
 
<bs> 

exaltation
,
and
the
guidance
of
men
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
few
unfair
 
<bs> 

ones
,
however
,
have
become
<ccap> a
veil
,
and
an
insurmountable
 
<bs> 

barrier
,
and
debarred
the
people
from
 



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<bs> 

turning
towards
the
lights
of
<cap> His
<cap> Countenance
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

pray
<cap> God
to
cast
them
out
by
<cap> His
sovereignty
,
and
 
<bs> 

seize
on
them
with
<cap> His
seizing
power
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Strength
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> He
<bs> --
glorified
be
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

mention
<bs> --
resembleth
the
sun
.
<bs>   
<cap> Were
unnumbered
 
<bs> 

mirrors
to
be
placed
before
it
,
each
would
,
according
 
<bs> 

to
its
capacity
,
reflect
the
splendor
of
that
sun
,
 
<bs> 

and
were
none
to
be
placed
before
it
,
it
would
still
 
<bs> 

continue
to
rise
and
set
,
and
the
mirrors
alone
would
 
<bs> 

be
veiled
from
its
light
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
,
verily
,
have
not
fallen
 
<bs> 

short
of
<cap> My
duty
to
admonish
that
people
,
and
to
 
<bs> 

devise
means
whereby
they
may
turn
towards
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

their
<cap> Lord
,
and
believe
in
<cap> God
,
their
<cap> Creator
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
,
on
 
<bs> 

the
day
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
all
that
are
on
earth
bear
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
allegiance
,
<cap> Mine
inmost
being
will
rejoice
,
inasmuch
 
<bs> 

as
all
will
have
attained
the
summit
of
their
 
<bs> 

existence
,
and
will
have
been
brought
face
to
face
 
<bs> 

with
their
<cap> Beloved
,
and
will
have
recognized
,
to
the
 
<bs> 

fullest
extent
attainable
in
the
world
of
being
,
the
 
<bs> 

splendor
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Desire
of
their
hearts
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> If
not
,
<cap> My
soul
will
indeed
be
saddened
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
truly
have
 
<bs> 

nurtured
all
things
for
this
purpose
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
,
then
,
 
<bs> 

can
anyone
be
veiled
from
<cap> Him
?
<bs>   
<cap> For
this
have
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

called
upon
<cap> God
,
and
will
continue
to
call
upon
<cap> Him
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
nigh
,
ready
to
answer
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> They
will
even
refuse
 
<bs> 

unto
that
<cap> Tree
,
which
is
neither
of
the
<cap> East
nor
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> West
,
the
name
believer
,
for
were
they
so
to
name
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Him
,
they
would
fail
to
sadden
<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> Hath
thine
 
<bs> 

ear
,
<cap> O
world
,
heard
with
what
helplessness
these
 
<bs> 

words
were
revealed
from
the
dayspring
of
the
will
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Dawning
<bs> -
<cap> Place
of
all
names
?
<bs>   
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
have
educated
all
men
,
that
they
may
recognize
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Revelation
,
and
yet
the
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
 
<bs> 

refuse
to
concede
even
the
name
believer
to
that
 
<bs> 

blessed
<cap> Tree
that
belongeth
neither
to
the
<cap> East
nor
to
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> West
."
<bs>   
<cap> Alas
,
alas
,
for
the
things
which
have
befallen
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
!
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> There
befell
<cap> Me
at
the
hands
of
 
<bs> 

him
whom
<cap> I
have
nurtured
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
),
by
day
 
<bs> 

and
by
night
,
what
hath
caused
the
<cap> Holy
<cap> Spirit
,
and
 
<bs> 

the
dwellers
of
the
<cap> Tabernacle
of
the
<cap> Grandeur
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
this
wondrous
<cap> Day
,
to
lament
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Likewise
,
refuting
certain
disbelievers
,
<cap> He
saith
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> For
none
knoweth
the
time
of
the
<cap> Revelation
except
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whenever
it
appeareth
,
all
must
acknowledge
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Point
of
<cap> Truth
,
and
render
thanks
unto
<cap> God
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> They
that
have
turned
aside
from
<cap> Me
have
spoken
 
<bs> 

even
as
the
followers
of
<cap> John
 
<bs> (
the
<cap> Baptist
)
spoke
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> For
they
,
too
,
protested
against
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
was
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Spirit
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
)
saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
dispensation
of
<cap> John
hath
 
<bs> 

not
yet
ended
;
wherefore
hast
thou
come
?"
<bs>   
<cap> Now
,
too
,
 
<bs> 

they
that
have
repudiated
<cap> Us
,
though
they
have
never
 
<bs> 

known
<cap> Us
and
have
been
at
all
times
ignorant
of
the
 
<bs> 

fundamentals
of
this
<cap> Cause
,
knowing
not
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whom
it
proceeded
or
what
it
signifieth
,
have
spoken
 
<bs> 

that
which
hath
made
all
created
things
to
sigh
and
 
<bs> 

lament
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> My
life
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
mute
can
never
confront
 



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<bs> 

the
<cap> One
<cap> Who
incarnateth
in
<cap> Himself
the
kingdom
 
<bs> 

of
utterance
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
<cap> God
,
<cap> O
people
,
and
peruse
,
then
,
 
<bs> 

that
which
hath
been
sent
down
with
truth
in
the
 
<bs> 

eighth
<cap> Chapter
of
the
sixth
 
<bs> &
<cap> Vahid
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
,
and
 
<bs> 

be
not
of
such
as
have
turned
aside
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
likewise
,
 
<bs> 

hath
commanded
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Once
every
nineteen
days
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Chapter
should
be
read
,
that
haply
they
may
not
be
 
<bs> 

veiled
,
in
the
time
of
the
revelation
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
,
by
considerations
foreign
 
<bs> 

to
the
verses
,
which
have
been
,
and
are
still
,
the
 
<bs> 

weightiest
of
all
proofs
and
testimonies
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> John
,
son
of
<cap> Zacharias
,
said
what
<cap> My
<cap> Forerunner
 
<bs> 

hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Saying
,
repent
ye
,
for
the
<cap> Kingdom
 
<bs> 

of
heaven
is
at
hand
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
indeed
baptize
you
with
 
<bs> 

water
unto
repentance
,
but
<cap> He
that
cometh
after
<cap> Me
 
<bs> 

is
mightier
than
<cap> I
,
<cap> Whose
shoes
<cap> I
am
not
worthy
to
 
<bs> 

bear
."
<bs>   
<cap> Wherefore
,
hath
<cap> My
<cap> Forerunner
,
as
<ccap> a
sign
of
 
<bs> 

submissiveness
and
humility
,
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
whole
of
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
is
only
<ccap> a
leaf
amongst
the
leaves
of
<cap> His
<cap> Paradise
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
am
the
first
to
 
<bs> 

adore
<cap> Him
,
and
pride
<cap> Myself
on
<cap> My
kinship
with
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
,
<cap> O
men
,
the
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
 
<bs> 

have
acted
in
such
<ccap> a
manner
that
 
<bs> &
<cap> Dhi'l
<bs> -
<cap> Jawshan
,
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> Ibn
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Anas
,
and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Asbahi
have
sought
and
still
seek
 
<bs> 

refuge
with
<cap> God
against
such
deeds
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
hath
,
in
the
face
of
all
religions
,
busied
<cap> Himself
 
<bs> 

day
and
night
with
the
things
that
are
conducive
unto
 
<bs> 

the
exaltation
of
the
<cap> Cause
of
<cap> God
,
whereas
those
men
 



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<bs> 

have
clung
unto
that
which
is
the
cause
of
humiliation
 
<bs> 

and
injury
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Recognize
<cap> Him
by
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

verses
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
greater
your
neglect
in
seeking
to
know
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
,
the
more
grievously
will
ye
be
veiled
in
fire
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> O
ye
among
the
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
that
have
turned
 
<bs> 

aside
from
<cap> Me
!
<bs>   
<cap> Ponder
upon
these
most
sublime
 
<bs> 

words
,
that
have
proceeded
from
the
wellspring
of
 
<bs> 

the
utterance
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Point
of
<cap> Knowledge
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Hearken
ye
,
at
this
moment
,
unto
these
words
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> On
that
<cap> Day
,
the
<cap> Daystar
of
<cap> Truth
will
 
<bs> 

address
the
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
and
will
recite
this
 


<bs> &
<cap> Surih
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> O
ye
unbelievers
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
worship
 
<bs> 

not
that
which
ye
worship
,
and
ye
do
not
worship
 
<bs> 

that
which
<cap> I
worship
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
shall
never
worship
that
 
<bs> 

which
ye
worship
,
neither
will
ye
worship
that
which
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
worship
.
<bs>   
<cap> To
you
be
your
religion
,
to
<cap> Me
<cap> My
religion
.'"
 
<bs> 

<cap> Gracious
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Notwithstanding
these
lucid
 
<bs> 

statements
,
and
these
shining
and
luminous
tokens
all
 
<bs> 

are
occupied
with
their
vain
imaginings
,
and
are
 
<bs> 

unaware
of
,
and
veiled
from
,
the
<cap> Desired
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> O
ye
 
<bs> 

that
have
gone
astray
!
<bs>   
<cap> Awake
from
the
sleep
of
 
<bs> 

heedlessness
,
and
give
ear
unto
these
words
of
<cap> My
 
<bs> 

<cap> Forerunner
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
tree
of
affirmation
,
by
 
<bs> 

turning
aside
from
<cap> Him
,
is
accounted
as
the
tree
of
 
<bs> 

denial
,
and
the
tree
of
denial
,
by
turning
towards
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
,
is
accounted
as
the
tree
of
affirmation
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Should
anyone
lay
claim
unto
<ccap> a
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
160
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
,
and
fail
to
produce
any
proof
,
do
not
 
<bs> 

protest
,
and
sadden
<cap> Him
not
."
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
this
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
hath
,
night
and
day
,
been
uttering
the
words
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Say
:
<bs>   
<cap> O
ye
unbelievers
!",
that
haply
this
may
be
 
<bs> 

the
means
of
awakening
the
people
,
and
may
adorn
 
<bs> 

them
with
the
adornment
of
fairness
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
now
,
meditate
upon
these
words
,
which
diffuse
 
<bs> 

the
breath
of
despair
,
in
<cap> His
sorrowful
invocation
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Glorified
 
<bs> 

art
<cap> Thou
,
<cap> O
<cap> My
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> Bear
<cap> Thou
witness
that
,
 
<bs> 

through
this
<cap> Book
,
<cap> I
have
covenanted
with
all
created
 
<bs> 

things
concerning
the
<cap> Mission
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

shalt
make
manifest
,
ere
the
covenant
concerning
 
<bs> 

<cap> Mine
own
<cap> Mission
had
been
established
.
<bs>   
<cap> Sufficient
 
<bs> 

witness
art
<cap> Thou
and
they
that
have
believed
in
<cap> Thy
 
<bs> 

signs
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
,
verily
,
sufficest
<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
<cap> Thee
have
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

placed
<cap> My
trust
,
and
<cap> Thou
,
verily
,
takest
count
of
 
<bs> 

all
things
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
another
connection
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
<cap> Sun
<bs> -
like
<cap> Mirrors
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> Look
ye
upon
the
<cap> Sun
of
<cap> Truth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

depend
upon
it
,
were
ye
to
perceive
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
are
all
 
<bs> 

as
fishes
,
moving
in
the
waters
of
the
sea
,
veiling
 
<bs> 

yourselves
therefrom
,
and
yet
asking
what
it
is
on
 
<bs> 

which
ye
depend
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
complain
 
<bs> 

unto
thee
,
<cap> O
<cap> Mirror
of
<cap> My
generosity
,
against
 
<bs> 

all
the
other
<cap> Mirrors
.
<bs>   
<cap> All
look
upon
<cap> Me
through
their
 
<bs> 

own
colors
."
<bs>   
<cap> These
words
were
sent
down
from
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Source
of
the
<cap> Revelation
of
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Bounteous
,
and
 
<bs> 

were
addressed
to
<cap> Siyyid
 
<bs> &
<cap> Javad
,
known
as
 
<bs> &
<cap> Karbila'i
.
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
161
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
testifieth
,
and
the
world
beareth
<cap> Me
witness
that
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Siyyid
stood
by
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
and
even
 
<bs> 

wrote
<ccap> a
detailed
refutation
against
them
that
turned
 
<bs> 

aside
from
<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> Two
communications
,
moreover
,
in
 
<bs> 

which
he
hath
borne
witness
unto
the
<cap> Revelation
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> True
<cap> One
,
and
in
which
the
evidences
of
his
 
<bs> 

turning
away
from
all
else
but
<cap> Him
,
are
clear
and
 
<bs> 

manifest
,
have
been
sent
by
<cap> Us
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Haydar
<bs> -'
<cap> Ali
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
 
<bs> 

handwriting
of
the
<cap> Siyyid
is
unmistakable
,
and
is
 
<bs> 

known
unto
everyone
.
<bs>   
<cap> Our
purpose
in
doing
this
was
 
<bs> 

that
perchance
they
that
have
denied
<cap> Us
might
attain
 
<bs> 

unto
the
living
waters
of
acknowledgment
,
and
such
 
<bs> 

as
have
turned
aside
be
illumined
with
the
light
of
 
<bs> 

conversion
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
is
<cap> My
witness
that
this
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
hath
had
no
purpose
except
to
convey
the
<cap> Word
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Blessed
are
the
fair
<bs> -
minded
,
and
woe
betide
 
<bs> 

them
that
have
turned
aside
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
that
have
turned
 
<bs> 

away
from
<cap> Me
have
schemed
many
<ccap> a
time
,
and
acted
 
<bs> 

deceitfully
in
divers
ways
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
have
,
on
one
occasion
,
 
<bs> 

secured
<ccap> a
picture
of
this
<cap> Siyyid
,
and
pasted
it
 
<bs> 

on
<ccap> a
sheet
with
that
of
others
,
surmounted
by
the
 
<bs> 

portrait
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
they
have
seized
 
<bs> 

upon
every
means
in
order
to
repudiate
the
<cap> True
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Say
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> True
<cap> One
is
come
evident
as
the
 
<bs> 

shining
sun
;
<cap> O
pity
that
<cap> He
should
have
come
into
 
<bs> 

the
city
of
the
blind
!"
<bs>   
<cap> The
afore
<bs> -
mentioned
<cap> Siyyid
 
<bs> 

admonished
the
deniers
,
and
summoned
them
unto
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Most
<cap> Sublime
<cap> Horizon
,
but
failed
to
impress
 
<bs> 

these
stones
that
can
take
no
imprint
.
<bs>   
<cap> Concerning
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
162
 
<bs> 

him
they
have
said
things
against
which
he
sought
 
<bs> 

refuge
with
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
supplications
 
<bs> 

which
he
hath
sent
to
this
<cap> Holy
<cap> Court
are
now
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Our
possession
.
<bs>   
<cap> Happy
are
the
fair
<bs> -
minded
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Ponder
now
upon
the
complaint
of
the
<cap> Primal
 
<bs> 

<cap> Point
against
the
<cap> Mirrors
,
that
haply
men
may
be
 
<bs> 

awakened
,
and
may
turn
from
the
left
hand
of
idle
 
<bs> 

fancies
and
imaginings
unto
the
right
hand
of
faith
 
<bs> 

and
certitude
,
and
may
be
made
cognizant
of
that
 
<bs> 

wherefrom
they
are
veiled
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
indeed
for
the
purpose
 
<bs> 

of
recognizing
this
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Cause
that
they
 
<bs> 

have
come
out
of
the
world
of
non
<bs> -
existence
into
the
 
<bs> 

world
of
being
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Consecrate
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
the
whole
of
this
<cap> Tree
unto
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

that
from
it
may
be
revealed
all
the
fruits
created
by
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
within
it
for
<cap> Him
through
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
hath
 
<bs> 

willed
to
reveal
all
that
<cap> He
pleaseth
.
<bs>   
<cap> By
<cap> Thy
glory
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
have
not
wished
that
this
<cap> Tree
should
ever
bear
 
<bs> 

any
branch
,
leaf
,
or
fruit
that
would
fail
to
bow
 
<bs> 

down
before
<cap> Him
,
on
the
day
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
or
 
<bs> 

refuse
to
laud
<cap> Thee
through
<cap> Him
,
as
beseemeth
the
 
<bs> 

glory
of
<cap> His
all
<bs> -
glorious
<cap> Revelation
,
and
the
sublimity
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
most
sublime
<cap> Concealment
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
shouldst
 
<bs> 

<cap> Thou
behold
,
<cap> O
my
<cap> God
,
any
branch
,
leaf
,
or
fruit
 
<bs> 

upon
<cap> Me
that
hath
failed
to
bow
down
before
<cap> Him
,
 
<bs> 

on
the
day
of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
cut
it
off
,
<cap> O
<cap> My
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

from
that
<cap> Tree
,
for
it
is
not
of
<cap> Me
,
nor
shall
it
return
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Me
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
swear
by
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
163
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
had
no
other
intention
except
to
 
<bs> 

manifest
the
<cap> Cause
<cap> He
was
commissioned
to
reveal
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Were
ye
to
incline
your
inner
ears
unto
<cap> Him
,
ye
 
<bs> 

would
hear
from
every
limb
and
member
and
vein
 
<bs> 

and
even
from
every
single
hair
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

that
which
would
stir
and
enrapture
the
<cap> Concourse
 
<bs> 

on
high
and
the
world
of
creation
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
blind
fanaticism
of
former
times
 
<bs> 

hath
withheld
the
hapless
creatures
from
the
<cap> Straight
 
<bs> 

<cap> Path
.
<bs>   
<cap> Meditate
on
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shi'ih
sect
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
twelve
hundred
 
<bs> 

years
they
have
cried
 
<bs> "
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qa'im
!",
until
in
the
 
<bs> 

end
all
pronounced
the
sentence
of
<cap> His
death
,
and
 
<bs> 

caused
<cap> Him
to
suffer
martyrdom
,
notwithstanding
 
<bs> 

their
belief
in
,
and
their
acceptance
and
acknowledgment
 
<bs> 

of
,
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
<bs> --
and
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Seal
of
the
<cap> Prophets
,
and
of
the
<cap> Chosen
<cap> Ones
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> It
is
now
necessary
to
reflect
<ccap> a
while
,
that
haply
that
 
<bs> 

which
hath
come
between
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
and
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

creatures
may
be
discovered
,
and
the
deeds
which
 
<bs> 

have
been
the
cause
of
protest
and
denial
be
made
 
<bs> 

known
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
!
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
heard
the
moaning
of
the
 
<bs> 

pulpits
which
,
as
attested
by
all
,
the
divines
of
the
 
<bs> 

age
of
this
<cap> Revelation
have
ascended
,
and
from
which
 
<bs> 

they
have
cursed
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
,
and
caused
such
 
<bs> 

things
to
befall
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Essence
of
<cap> Being
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> His
companions
as
neither
the
eye
nor
the
ear
 
<bs> 

of
the
world
hath
seen
or
heard
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
hast
now
summoned
,
 
<bs> 

and
art
still
summoning
the
people
,
claiming
 



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<bs_cap> P
164
 
<bs> 

to
be
<cap> His
vicegerent
and
mirror
,
despite
thine
ignorance
 
<bs> 

of
this
<cap> Cause
as
<ccap> a
result
of
thy
not
having
been
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Our
company
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Every
one
of
this
people
well
knoweth
that
<cap> Siyyid
 


<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
was
but
one
of
<cap> Our
servants
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
days
 
<bs> 

when
,
as
requested
by
the
<cap> Imperial
<cap> Ottoman
<cap> Government
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
proceeded
to
their
<cap> Capital
,
he
accompanied
 
<bs> 

<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> Subsequently
,
he
committed
that
which
 


<bs> --
<cap> I
swear
by
<cap> God
<bs> --
hath
caused
the
<cap> Pen
of
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> High
to
weep
and
<cap> His
<cap> Tablet
to
groan
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
,
therefore
,
 
<bs> 

cast
him
out
;
whereupon
,
he
joined
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 


<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
,
and
did
what
no
tyrant
hath
ever
done
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

abandoned
him
,
and
said
unto
him
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Begone
,
<cap> O
heedless
 
<bs> 

one
!"
<bs>   
<cap> After
these
words
had
been
uttered
,
he
 
<bs> 

joined
the
order
of
the
<cap> Mawlavis
,
and
remained
in
 
<bs> 

their
company
until
the
time
when
<cap> We
were
summoned
 
<bs> 

to
depart
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
!
<bs>   
<cap> Suffer
not
thyself
to
become
the
instrument
 
<bs> 

for
the
dissemination
of
new
superstitions
,
and
 
<bs> 

refuse
to
set
up
once
again
<ccap> a
sect
similar
to
that
of
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shi'ihs
.
<bs>   
<cap> Reflect
how
great
the
amount
of
blood
 
<bs> 

which
hath
been
spilt
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
amongst
others
,
who
 
<bs> 

hast
laid
claim
to
knowledge
,
and
likewise
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shi'ih
 
<bs> 

divines
,
have
,
one
and
all
,
in
the
first
and
ensuing
 
<bs> 

years
,
cursed
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
,
and
decreed
that
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

most
holy
blood
be
shed
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
<cap> God
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
!
<bs>   
<cap> Be
not
 
<bs> 

willing
that
men
be
again
afflicted
with
the
vain
 
<bs> 

imaginings
of
former
times
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
<cap> God
,
and
be
not
of
 
<bs> 

them
that
act
unjustly
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
these
days
<cap> We
have
heard
 



<bs> +
<bs_cap> P
165
 
<bs> 

that
thou
hast
striven
to
lay
hands
on
and
destroy
 
<bs> 

every
copy
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
requesteth
 
<bs> 

thee
to
renounce
,
for
the
sake
of
<cap> God
,
this
 
<bs> 

intention
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thine
intelligence
and
judgment
have
 
<bs> 

never
excelled
,
nor
do
they
now
excel
,
the
intelligence
 
<bs> 

and
judgment
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Prince
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> World
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
testifieth
and
beareth
<cap> Me
witness
 
<bs> 

that
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
hath
not
perused
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
,
 
<bs> 

nor
been
acquainted
with
its
contents
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
much
,
 
<bs> 

however
,
is
known
and
is
clear
and
indubitable
that
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
hath
ordained
the
<cap> Book
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
to
be
the
 
<bs> 

foundation
of
<cap> His
works
.
<bs>   
<cap> Fear
<cap> God
,
and
meddle
not
 
<bs> 

in
matters
which
far
transcend
thee
.
<bs>   
<cap> For
twelve
hundred
 
<bs> 

years
they
that
resemble
thee
have
afflicted
the
 
<bs> 

hapless
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shi'ihs
in
the
pit
of
vain
fancies
and
idle
 
<bs> 

imaginings
.
<bs>   
<cap> Finally
,
there
appeared
,
on
the
<cap> Day
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Judgment
things
against
which
the
oppressors
of
old
 
<bs> 

have
sought
refuge
with
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Apprehend
now
the
cry
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Point
 
<bs> 

as
raised
by
<cap> His
utterance
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
supplicateth
<cap> God
that
 
<bs> 

if
there
should
appear
from
this
<cap> Tree
<bs> --
which
is
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

blessed
<cap> Self
<bs> --
any
fruit
,
or
leaf
,
or
branch
that
would
 
<bs> 

fail
to
believe
in
<cap> Him
,
<cap> God
should
cut
it
off
forthwith
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Should
any
one
make
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
statement
,
and
fail
to
support
it
by
any
proof
,
 
<bs> 

reject
him
not
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
yet
,
now
,
though
supported
 
<bs> 

by
<ccap> a
hundred
books
,
thou
hast
rejected
<cap> Him
and
 
<bs> 

rejoicest
therein
!
 


<bs>      
<cap> Again
<cap> I
repeat
,
and
plead
with
thee
to
carefully
 



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<bs> 

scrutinize
that
which
hath
been
revealed
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
breezes
 
<bs> 

of
utterance
in
this
<cap> Revelation
are
not
to
be
compared
 
<bs> 

with
those
of
former
ages
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
 
<bs> 

hath
been
perpetually
afflicted
,
and
found
no
place
 
<bs> 

of
safety
in
which
<cap> He
could
peruse
either
the
writings
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Exalted
<cap> One
 
<bs> (
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bab
)
or
those
of
 
<bs> 

any
one
else
.
<bs>   
<cap> About
two
months
after
<cap> Our
arrival
 
<bs> 

in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Iraq
,
following
the
command
of
<cap> His
<cap> Majesty
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Shah
of
<cap> Persia
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
assist
him
<bs> --&
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
 
<bs> 

joined
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
said
unto
him
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> In
accordance
with
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Royal
command
<cap> We
have
been
sent
unto
this
 
<bs> 

place
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
advisable
for
thee
to
remain
in
<cap> Persia
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
will
send
<cap> Our
brother
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Musa
,
to
some
 
<bs> 

other
place
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
your
names
have
not
been
mentioned
 
<bs> 

in
the
<cap> Royal
decree
,
you
can
arise
and
render
some
 
<bs> 

service
."
<bs>   
<cap> Subsequently
,
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
departed
 
<bs> 

from
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baghdad
,
and
for
two
years
withdrew
from
 
<bs> 

the
world
.
<bs>   
<cap> Upon
<cap> Our
return
,
<cap> We
found
that
he
had
 
<bs> 

not
left
,
and
had
postponed
his
departure
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
was
greatly
saddened
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
testifieth
 
<bs> 

and
beareth
<cap> Us
witness
that
<cap> We
have
,
at
all
times
,
 
<bs> 

been
busied
with
the
propagation
of
this
<cap> Cause
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Neither
chains
nor
bonds
,
stocks
nor
imprisonment
,
 
<bs> 

have
succeeded
in
withholding
<cap> Us
from
revealing
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
<cap> Self
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
that
land
<cap> We
forbad
all
mischief
,
and
 
<bs> 

all
unseemly
and
unholy
deeds
.
<bs>   
<cap> Day
and
night
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

sent
forth
<cap> Our
<cap> Tablets
in
every
direction
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
had
 
<bs> 

no
other
purpose
except
to
edify
the
souls
of
men
,
 
<bs> 

and
to
exalt
the
blessed
<cap> Word
.
 



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<bs>      
<cap> We
especially
appointed
certain
ones
to
collect
the
 
<bs> 

writings
of
the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
.
<bs>   
<cap> When
this
was
accomplished
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
summoned
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Vahhab
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Khurasani
,
 
<bs> 

known
as
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Javad
,
to
meet
in
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
certain
place
.
<bs>   
<cap> Conforming
with
<cap> Our
instructions
,
 
<bs> 

they
completed
the
task
of
transcribing
two
copies
 
<bs> 

of
the
works
of
the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
swear
by
<cap> God
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
by
reason
of
<cap> His
constant
association
 
<bs> 

with
men
,
hath
not
looked
at
these
books
,
nor
 
<bs> 

gazed
with
outward
eyes
on
these
writings
.
<bs>   
<cap> When
 
<bs> 

<cap> We
departed
,
these
writings
were
in
the
possession
of
 
<bs> 

these
two
persons
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
was
agreed
that
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
 
<bs> 

should
be
entrusted
with
them
,
and
proceed
to
<cap> Persia
,
 
<bs> 

and
disseminate
them
throughout
that
land
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
proceeded
,
at
the
request
of
the
<cap> Ministers
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Ottoman
<cap> Government
to
their
capital
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> When
<cap> We
arrived
in
<cap> Mosul
,
<cap> We
found
that
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 


<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
had
left
before
<cap> Us
for
that
city
,
and
was
 
<bs> 

awaiting
<cap> Us
there
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
the
books
and
writings
 
<bs> 

were
left
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baghdad
,
while
he
himself
proceeded
to
 
<bs> 

<cap> Constantinople
and
joined
these
servants
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
beareth
 
<bs> 

now
witness
unto
the
things
which
have
touched
 
<bs> 

this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
for
after
<cap> We
had
so
arduously
 
<bs> 

striven
,
he
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
)
abandoned
the
writings
 
<bs> 

and
joined
the
exiles
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
was
,
for
<ccap> a
 
<bs> 

long
period
,
overwhelmed
by
infinite
sorrows
until
 
<bs> 

such
time
when
,
in
pursuance
of
measures
of
which
 
<bs> 

none
but
the
one
true
<cap> God
is
aware
,
<cap> We
despatched
 
<bs> 

the
writings
unto
another
place
and
another
country
,
 



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<bs> 

owing
to
the
fact
that
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Iraq
all
documents
must
 
<bs> 

every
month
be
carefully
examined
,
lest
they
rot
and
 
<bs> 

perish
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
,
however
,
preserved
them
and
sent
them
 
<bs> 

unto
<ccap> a
place
which
<cap> He
had
previously
ordained
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
 
<bs> 

verily
,
is
the
<cap> Protector
,
the
<cap> Succorer
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Wherever
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
went
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
 
<bs> 

followed
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
art
thyself
<ccap> a
witness
and
well
 
<bs> 

knowest
that
whatever
hath
been
said
is
the
truth
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
<cap> Siyyid
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Isfahan
,
however
,
surreptitiously
duped
 
<bs> 

him
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
committed
that
which
caused
the
greatest
 
<bs> 

consternation
.
<bs>   
<cap> Would
that
thou
wouldst
inquire
from
 
<bs> 

the
officials
of
the
government
concerning
the
conduct
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
in
that
land
.
<bs>   
<cap> Aside
from
all
 
<bs> 

this
,
<cap> I
adjure
thee
by
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> One
,
the
<cap> Incomparable
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Lord
of
<cap> Strength
,
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Powerful
,
to
carefully
 
<bs> 

look
into
the
communications
addressed
in
his
name
 
<bs> 

to
the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
,
that
thou
mayest
behold
the
 
<bs> 

evidences
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Truth
as
clear
as
the
 
<bs> 

sun
.
<bs>   
<cap> Likewise
,
there
proceeded
from
the
words
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Point
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
<bs> --
may
the
souls
of
all
else
but
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
be
sacrificed
for
<cap> His
sake
<bs> --
that
which
no
veil
 
<bs> 

can
obscure
,
and
which
neither
the
veils
of
glory
nor
 
<bs> 

the
veils
interposed
by
such
as
have
gone
astray
can
 
<bs> 

hide
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
veils
have
,
verily
,
been
rent
asunder
by
 
<bs> 

the
finger
of
the
will
of
thy
<cap> Lord
,
the
<cap> Strong
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Subduing
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
.
<bs>   
<cap> Yea
,
desperate
is
 
<bs> 

the
state
of
such
as
have
calumniated
<cap> Me
and
envied
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> Not
long
ago
it
was
stated
that
thou
hadst
 
<bs> 

ascribed
the
authorship
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Kitab
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Iqan
and
of
 



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<bs> 

other
<cap> Tablets
unto
others
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
swear
by
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
grievous
injustice
.
<bs>   
<cap> Others
are
incapable
of
apprehending
 
<bs> 

their
meaning
,
how
much
more
of
revealing
 
<bs> 

them
!
 


     
<bs> &
<cap> Hasan
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Mazindarani
was
the
bearer
of
seventy
 
<bs> 

<cap> Tablets
.
<bs>   
<cap> Upon
his
death
,
these
were
not
delivered
 
<bs> 

unto
those
for
whom
they
were
intended
,
but
were
 
<bs> 

entrusted
to
one
of
the
sisters
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
 
<bs> 

who
,
for
no
reason
whatever
,
had
turned
aside
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> Me
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
knoweth
what
befell
<cap> His
<cap> Tablets
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

sister
had
never
lived
with
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
swear
by
the
<cap> Sun
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> Truth
that
after
these
things
had
happened
she
 
<bs> 

never
saw
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
,
and
remained
unaware
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Our
<cap> Cause
,
for
in
those
days
she
had
been
estranged
 
<bs> 

from
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> She
lived
in
one
quarter
,
and
this
<cap> Wronged
 
<bs> 

<cap> One
in
another
.
<bs>   
<cap> As
<ccap> a
token
,
however
,
of
<cap> Our
loving
<bs> -
kindness
,
 
<bs> 

our
affection
and
mercy
,
<cap> We
,
<ccap> a
few
days
 
<bs> 

prior
to
<cap> Our
departure
,
visited
her
and
her
mother
,
 
<bs> 

that
haply
she
might
quaff
from
the
living
waters
 
<bs> 

of
faith
,
and
attain
unto
that
which
would
draw
her
 
<bs> 

nigh
unto
<cap> God
,
in
this
day
.
<bs>   
<cap> God
well
knoweth
and
 
<bs> 

beareth
<cap> Me
witness
,
and
she
herself
testifieth
,
that
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

had
no
thought
whatsoever
except
this
.
<bs>   
<cap> Finally
,
she
 


<bs> --
<cap> God
be
praised
<bs> --
attained
unto
this
through
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

grace
,
and
was
adorned
with
the
adornment
of
love
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> After
<cap> We
were
exiled
and
had
departed
from
 
<bs> &
<cap> Iraq
 
<bs> 

to
<cap> Constantinople
,
however
,
news
of
her
ceased
to
 
<bs> 

reach
<cap> Us
.
<bs>   
<cap> Subsequent
to
<cap> Our
separation
in
the
<cap> Land
 
<bs> 

of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ta
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Tihran
),
<cap> We
ceased
to
meet
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Rida
<bs> -
<cap> Quli
,
 



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<bs> 

<cap> Our
brother
,
and
no
special
news
reached
<cap> Us
 
<bs> 

concerning
her
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
the
early
days
we
all
lived
in
one
 
<bs> 

house
,
which
later
on
was
sold
at
auction
,
for
<ccap> a
negligible
 
<bs> 

sum
,
and
the
two
brothers
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Farman
<bs> -
<cap> Farma
 
<bs> 

and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hisamu's
<bs> -
<cap> Saltanih
,
purchased
it
and
divided
it
 
<bs> 

between
themselves
.
<bs>   
<cap> After
this
occurred
,
<cap> We
separated
 
<bs> 

from
<cap> Our
brother
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
established
his
residence
 
<bs> 

close
to
the
entrance
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Masjid
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Shah
,
whilst
<cap> We
 
<bs> 

lived
near
the
<cap> Gate
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shimiran
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thereafter
,
however
,
 
<bs> 

that
sister
displayed
toward
<cap> Us
,
for
no
reason
 
<bs> 

whatever
,
<ccap> a
hostile
attitude
.
<bs>   
<cap> This
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
held
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
peace
under
all
conditions
.
<bs>   
<cap> However
,
<cap> Our
late
 
<bs> 

brother
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
<bs> -
<cap> Hasan's
daughter
<bs> --
upon
 
<bs> 

him
be
the
glory
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
peace
and
<cap> His
mercy
 


<bs> --
who
had
been
betrothed
to
the
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
<cap> Branch
 


<bs> (&
<cap> Abdu'l
<bs> -
<cap> Baha
)
was
taken
by
the
sister
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
from
 
<bs> &
<cap> Nur
to
her
own
house
,
and
from
 
<bs> 

there
sent
unto
another
place
.
<bs>   
<cap> Some
of
<cap> Our
companions
 
<bs> 

and
friends
in
various
places
complained
 
<bs> 

against
this
,
as
it
was
<ccap> a
very
grievous
act
,
and
was
 
<bs> 

disapproved
by
all
the
loved
ones
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
 
<bs> 

strange
that
<cap> Our
sister
should
have
taken
her
to
her
 
<bs> 

own
house
,
and
then
arranged
for
her
to
be
sent
elsewhere
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> In
spite
of
this
,
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
remained
,
 
<bs> 

and
still
remaineth
,
calm
and
silent
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
word
,
however
,
 
<bs> 

was
said
in
order
to
tranquilize
<cap> Our
loved
ones
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
testifieth
and
beareth
<cap> Me
witness
that
whatever
 
<bs> 

hath
been
said
was
the
truth
,
and
was
spoken
with
 
<bs> 

sincerity
.
<bs>   
<cap> None
of
<cap> Our
loved
ones
,
whether
in
these
 



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<bs> 

regions
or
in
that
country
,
could
believe
<cap> Our
sister
 
<bs> 

capable
of
an
act
so
contrary
to
decency
,
affection
and
 
<bs> 

friendship
.
<bs>   
<cap> After
such
<ccap> a
thing
had
occurred
,
they
,
 
<bs> 

recognizing
that
the
way
had
been
barred
,
conducted
 
<bs> 

themselves
in
<ccap> a
manner
well
<bs> -
known
unto
thyself
and
 
<bs> 

others
.
<bs>   
<cap> It
must
be
evident
,
therefore
,
how
intense
 
<bs> 

was
the
grief
which
this
act
inflicted
upon
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
.
<bs>   
<cap> Later
on
,
she
threw
in
her
lot
with
 


<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
.
<bs>   
<cap> Conflicting
reports
concerning
her
are
 
<bs> 

now
reaching
<cap> Us
,
nor
is
it
clear
what
she
is
saying
 
<bs> 

or
doing
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
<bs> --
blessed
and
glorified
be
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<bs> --
to
cause
her
to
turn
unto
<cap> Him
,
and
aid
her
 
<bs> 

to
repent
before
the
door
of
<cap> His
grace
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
 
<bs> 

is
the
<cap> Mighty
,
the
<cap> Forgiving
;
and
<cap> He
is
,
in
truth
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Powerful
,
the
<cap> Pardoner
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
another
connection
<cap> He
,
likewise
,
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Were
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
to
appear
this
very
moment
,
<cap> I
would
be
the
first
 
<bs> 

to
adore
<cap> Him
,
and
the
first
to
bow
down
before
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> Be
fair
,
<cap> O
people
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
purpose
of
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> Exalted
<cap> One
 
<bs> (
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bab
)
was
to
insure
that
the
proximity
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Revelation
should
not
withhold
men
 
<bs> 

from
the
<cap> Divine
and
everlasting
<cap> Law
,
even
as
the
 
<bs> 

companions
of
<cap> John
 
<bs> (
the
<cap> Baptist
)
were
prevented
 
<bs> 

from
acknowledging
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Spirit
 
<bs> (
<cap> Jesus
).
 
<bs> 

<cap> Time
and
again
<cap> He
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Suffer
not
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
 
<bs> 

and
all
that
hath
been
revealed
therein
to
withhold
 
<bs> 

you
from
that
<cap> Essence
of
<cap> Being
and
<cap> Lord
of
the
 
<bs> 

visible
and
invisible
."
<bs>   
<cap> Should
any
one
,
considering
 
<bs> 

this
binding
injunction
,
cling
unto
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
,
such
<ccap> a
 



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<bs> 

one
hath
,
verily
,
passed
out
of
the
shadow
of
the
 
<bs> 

blessed
and
exalted
<cap> Tree
.
<bs>   
<cap> Be
fair
,
<cap> O
people
,
and
be
 
<bs> 

not
of
the
heedless
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Let
not
names
shut
you
 
<bs> 

out
as
by
<ccap> a
veil
from
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
their
<cap> Lord
,
even
 
<bs> 

the
name
of
<cap> Prophet
,
for
such
<ccap> a
name
is
but
<ccap> a
creation
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
utterance
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
,
in
the
 
<bs> 

seventh
chapter
of
the
second
 
<bs> &
<cap> Vahid
,
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
people
 
<bs> 

of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
!
<bs>   
<cap> Act
not
as
the
people
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
 
<bs> 

have
acted
,
for
if
ye
do
so
,
the
fruits
of
your
night
 
<bs> 

will
come
to
naught
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
further
,
<cap> He
saith
<bs> --
glorified
 
<bs> 

be
<cap> His
mention
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> If
thou
attainest
unto
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Revelation
,
and
obeyest
<cap> Him
,
thou
wilt
have
revealed
 
<bs> 

the
fruit
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
;
if
not
,
thou
art
unworthy
of
 
<bs> 

mention
before
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Take
pity
upon
thyself
.
<bs>   
<cap> If
 
<bs> 

thou
aidest
not
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Manifestation
of
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Lordship
of
<cap> God
,
be
not
,
then
,
<ccap> a
cause
of
sadness
unto
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
further
<cap> He
saith
<bs> --
magnified
be
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

station
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> If
thou
attainest
not
unto
the
<cap> Presence
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
grieve
not
,
then
,
the
<cap> Sign
of
<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> Ye
will
renounce
 
<bs> 

that
which
can
profit
them
that
acknowledge
 
<bs> 

the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
,
if
ye
renounce
that
which
can
harm
<cap> Him
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
know
,
however
,
that
ye
will
refuse
to
do
so
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
!
<bs>   
<cap> Methinks
it
is
by
reason
of
these
indubitable
 
<bs> 

utterances
that
thou
hast
determined
to
blot
 
<bs> 

out
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
.
<bs>   
<cap> Give
ear
unto
the
voice
of
this
 
<bs> 

<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
and
renounce
this
oppression
that
hath
 
<bs> 

made
the
pillars
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
to
tremble
.
<bs>   
<cap> I
have
been
 
<bs> 

neither
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Chihriq
nor
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mah
<bs> -
<cap> Ku
.
<bs>   
<cap> At
the
present
time
 



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<bs> 

statements
have
been
circulated
among
thy
disciples
 
<bs> 

identical
with
those
made
by
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Shi'ihs
who
have
 
<bs> 

said
that
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Qur'an
is
unfinished
.
<bs>   
<cap> These
people
 
<bs> 

also
contend
that
this
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
is
not
the
original
one
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> The
copy
in
the
handwriting
of
<cap> Siyyid
 
<bs> &
<cap> Husayn
is
 
<bs> 

extant
,
as
is
also
the
copy
in
the
handwriting
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 


<bs> &
<cap> Ahmad
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Regardest
thou
as
one
wronged
he
who
in
this
 
<bs> 

world
was
never
dealt
<ccap> a
single
blow
,
and
who
was
 
<bs> 

continually
surrounded
by
five
of
the
handmaidens
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
?
<bs>   
<cap> And
imputest
thou
unto
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> Who
,
from
<cap> His
earliest
years
until
the
present
day
,
 
<bs> 

hath
been
in
the
hands
of
<cap> His
enemies
,
and
been
tormented
 
<bs> 

with
the
worst
afflictions
in
the
world
,
such
 
<bs> 

charges
as
the
<cap> Jews
did
not
ascribe
unto
<cap> Christ
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> Hearken
unto
the
voice
of
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
and
 
<bs> 

be
not
of
them
that
are
in
utter
loss
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
,
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> How
many
the
fires
 
<bs> 

which
<cap> God
converteth
into
light
through
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
;
and
how
numerous
the
 
<bs> 

lights
which
are
turned
into
fire
through
<cap> Him
!
<bs>   
<cap> I
 
<bs> 

behold
<cap> His
appearance
even
as
the
sun
in
the
midmost
 
<bs> 

heaven
,
and
the
disappearance
of
all
even
as
that
of
 
<bs> 

the
stars
of
the
night
by
day
."
<bs>   
<cap> Hast
thou
ears
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> 

world
,
wherewith
to
hear
the
voice
of
the
<cap> True
<cap> One
,
 
<bs> 

and
to
judge
equitably
this
<cap> Revelation
<cap> Which
,
as
soon
 
<bs> 

as
it
appeared
,
<cap> Sinai
exclaimed
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> He
that
discoursed
 
<bs> 

upon
<cap> Me
is
come
with
evident
signs
and
resplendent
 
<bs> 

tokens
,
in
spite
of
every
heedless
one
that
hath
gone
 



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<bs> 

far
astray
,
and
of
every
lying
calumniator
,
who
hath
 
<bs> 

wished
to
quench
the
light
of
<cap> God
with
his
calumnies
,
 
<bs> 

and
blot
out
the
signs
of
<cap> God
through
his
 
<bs> 

malice
.
<bs>   
<cap> They
,
verily
,
are
of
such
as
have
acted
unjustly
 
<bs> 

in
the
<cap> Book
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Lord
of
the
worlds
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
,
<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
is
from
beginning
 
<bs> 

to
end
the
repository
of
all
of
<cap> His
attributes
,
 
<bs> 

and
the
treasury
of
both
<cap> His
fire
and
<cap> His
light
."
 
<bs> 

<cap> Great
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> The
soul
is
carried
away
by
the
fragrance
 
<bs> 

of
this
utterance
,
inasmuch
as
<cap> He
declareth
,
with
 
<bs> 

infinite
sadness
,
that
which
<cap> He
perceiveth
.
<bs>   
<cap> Likewise
,
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
to
the
<cap> Letter
of
the
<cap> Living
,
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mulla
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baqir
--
 
<bs> 

upon
him
be
the
glory
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
loving
<bs> -
kindness
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> Haply
thou
mayest
in
eight
years
,
in
the
day
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> His
<cap> Revelation
,
attain
unto
<cap> His
<cap> Presence
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Know
thou
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
,
and
be
of
them
that
hearken
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Judge
thou
equitably
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
companions
of
<cap> God
and
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Testimonies
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Truth
have
,
for
 
<bs> 

the
most
part
,
suffered
martyrdom
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
,
however
,
 
<bs> 

art
still
alive
.
<bs>   
<cap> How
is
it
that
thou
hast
been
spared
?
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
swear
by
<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
because
of
thy
denial
,
whereas
 
<bs> 

the
martyrdom
of
the
blessed
souls
was
due
to
their
 
<bs> 

confession
.
<bs>   
<cap> Every
just
and
fair
<bs> -
minded
person
will
 
<bs> 

bear
witness
unto
this
,
inasmuch
as
the
cause
and
 
<bs> 

motive
of
both
are
clear
and
evident
as
the
sun
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
likewise
<cap> He
addresseth
 
<bs> &
<cap> Dayyan
,
who
was
 
<bs> 

wronged
and
suffered
martyrdom
,
saying
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

shalt
recognize
thy
worth
through
the
words
of
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
."
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
likewise
,
hath
 



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<bs> 

pronounced
him
to
be
the
third
<cap> Letter
to
believe
in
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
,
through
these
 
<bs> 

words
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
who
art
the
third
<cap> Letter
to
believe
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Him
<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
!"
<bs>   
<cap> And
likewise
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
saith
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Should
<cap> God
,
however
,
be
willing
,
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

will
make
thee
known
through
the
words
of
<cap> Him
 
<bs> 

<cap> Whom
<cap> God
shall
make
manifest
."
  
<bs> &
<cap> Dayyan
,
who
,
 
<bs> 

according
to
the
words
of
<cap> Him
<cap> Who
is
the
<cap> Point
--
 
<bs> 

may
the
souls
of
all
else
but
<cap> Him
be
sacrificed
for
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
sake
<bs> --
is
the
repository
of
the
trust
of
the
one
 
<bs> 

true
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> His
glory
<bs> --
and
the
treasury
of
 
<bs> 

the
pearls
of
<cap> His
knowledge
,
was
made
by
them
to
 
<bs> 

suffer
so
cruel
<ccap> a
martyrdom
that
the
<cap> Concourse
on
 
<bs> 

high
wept
and
lamented
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
it
is
whom
<cap> He
 
<bs> (
the
 


<bs> &
<cap> Bab
)
had
taught
the
hidden
and
preserved
knowledge
 
<bs> 

and
entrusted
him
therewith
,
through
<cap> His
words
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
who
art
named
 
<bs> &
<cap> Dayyan
!
<bs>   
<cap> This
is
<ccap> a
hidden
 
<bs> 

and
preserved
<cap> Knowledge
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
have
entrusted
it
unto
 
<bs> 

thee
,
and
brought
it
to
thee
,
as
<ccap> a
mark
of
honor
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
inasmuch
as
the
eye
of
thine
heart
is
pure
.
<bs>   
<cap> Thou
 
<bs> 

wilt
appreciate
its
value
,
and
wilt
cherish
its
excellence
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
verily
,
hath
deigned
to
bestow
upon
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Point
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
<ccap> a
hidden
and
preserved
<cap> Knowledge
,
 
<bs> 

the
like
of
which
<cap> God
hath
not
sent
down
prior
 
<bs> 

to
this
<cap> Revelation
.
<bs>   
<cap> More
precious
is
it
than
any
other
 
<bs> 

knowledge
in
the
estimation
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
glorified
be
<cap> He
!
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
,
verily
,
hath
made
it
<cap> His
testimony
,
even
as
<cap> He
 
<bs> 

hath
made
the
verses
to
be
<cap> His
testimony
."
<bs>   
<cap> This
 
<bs> 

oppressed
one
,
who
was
the
repository
of
the
knowledge
 



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<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,
together
with
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ali
<bs> -
<cap> Akbar
,
one
 
<bs> 

of
the
relatives
of
the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
<bs> --
upon
him
be
 
<bs> 

the
glory
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
mercy
<bs> --
and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abu'l
<bs> -
<cap> Qasim
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Kashi
 
<bs> 

and
several
others
suffered
martyrdom
 
<bs> 

through
the
decree
pronounced
by
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 
<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
!
<bs>   
<cap> His
book
which
he
hath
entitled
 
<bs> "
<cap> Mustayqiz
"
 
<bs> 

is
in
thy
possession
.
<bs>   
<cap> Read
it
.
<bs>   
<cap> Although
thou
 
<bs> 

hast
seen
the
book
,
peruse
it
again
,
that
haply
thou
 
<bs> 

mayest
obtain
for
thyself
<ccap> a
lofty
seat
beneath
the
 
<bs> 

canopy
of
truth
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
like
manner
,
<cap> Siyyid
 
<bs> &
<cap> Ibrahim
,
concerning
whom
 
<bs> 

these
words
have
flowed
from
the
<cap> Pen
of
the
<cap> Primal
 
<bs> 

<cap> Point
<bs> --
magnified
be
<cap> His
utterance
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> O
thou
who
 
<bs> 

art
mentioned
as
<cap> My
friend
in
<cap> My
scriptures
,
and
as
 
<bs> 

<cap> My
remembrance
in
<cap> My
books
,
next
to
<cap> My
scriptures
,
 
<bs> 

and
as
<cap> My
name
in
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bayan
<bs> "--
such
<ccap> a
one
,
together
 
<bs> 

with
 
<bs> &
<cap> Dayyan
,
hath
been
surnamed
by
him
 
<bs> (&
<cap> Mirza
 


<bs> &
<cap> Yahya
)
<cap> Father
of
<cap> Iniquities
and
<cap> Father
of
<cap> Calamities
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Judge
thou
fairly
,
how
grievous
hath
been
 
<bs> 

the
plight
of
these
oppressed
ones
,
and
this
notwithstanding
 
<bs> 

that
one
of
them
was
occupied
in
serving
 
<bs> 

him
,
whilst
the
other
was
his
guest
.
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
<cap> I
swear
 
<bs> 

by
<cap> God
,
the
deeds
he
committed
were
such
that
<cap> Our
 
<bs> 

<cap> Pen
is
ashamed
to
recount
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> Reflect
<ccap> a
while
upon
the
dishonor
inflicted
upon
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
.
<bs>   
<cap> Consider
what
hath
happened
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> When
this
<cap> Wronged
<cap> One
,
after
<ccap> a
retirement
of
two
 
<bs> 

years
during
which
<cap> He
wandered
through
the
deserts
 
<bs> 

and
mountains
,
returned
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Baghdad
,
as
<ccap> a
result
of
 
<bs> 

the
intervention
of
<ccap> a
few
,
who
for
<ccap> a
long
time
had
 



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<bs> 

sought
<cap> Him
in
the
wilderness
,
<ccap> a
certain
 
<bs> &
<cap> Mirza
 


<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
<bs> -'
<cap> Ali
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Rasht
came
to
see
<cap> Him
,
and
 
<bs> 

related
,
before
<ccap> a
large
gathering
of
people
,
that
which
 
<bs> 

had
been
done
,
affecting
the
honor
of
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Bab
,
which
 
<bs> 

hath
truly
overwhelmed
all
lands
with
sorrow
.
<bs>   
<cap> Great
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
!
<bs>   
<cap> How
could
they
have
countenanced
this
most
 
<bs> 

grievous
betrayal
?
<bs>   
<cap> Briefly
,
<cap> We
beseech
<cap> God
to
aid
 
<bs> 

the
perpetrator
of
this
deed
to
repent
,
and
return
 
<bs> 

unto
<cap> Him
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
,
verily
,
is
the
<cap> Helper
,
the
<cap> All
<bs> -
<cap> Wise
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> As
to
 
<bs> &
<cap> Dayyan
<bs> --
upon
him
be
the
glory
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> His
mercy
<bs> --
he
attained
<cap> Our
presence
in
accordance
 
<bs> 

with
that
which
had
been
revealed
by
the
pen
 
<bs> 

of
the
<cap> Primal
<cap> Point
.
<bs>   
<cap> We
pray
<cap> God
to
aid
the
heedless
 
<bs> 

to
turn
unto
<cap> Him
,
and
such
as
have
turned
aside
 
<bs> 

to
direct
themselves
towards
<cap> Him
,
and
them
that
 
<bs> 

have
denied
<cap> Him
to
acknowledge
this
<cap> Cause
,
which
,
 
<bs> 

no
sooner
did
it
appear
than
all
created
things
proclaimed
:
 


<bs> "
<cap> He
that
was
hidden
in
the
<cap> Treasury
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> Knowledge
,
and
inscribed
by
the
<cap> Pen
of
the
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> High
in
<cap> His
<cap> Books
,
and
<cap> His
<cap> Scriptures
,
and
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

<cap> Scrolls
,
and
<cap> His
<cap> Tablets
,
is
come
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
this
connection
it
hath
been
deemed
necessary
 
<bs> 

to
mention
such
traditions
as
have
been
recorded
 
<bs> 

regarding
the
blessed
and
honored
city
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
,
that
 
<bs> 

haply
thou
mayest
,
<cap> O
 
<bs> &
<cap> Hadi
,
seek
<ccap> a
path
unto
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Truth
,
and
<ccap> a
road
leading
unto
<cap> God
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> In
the
name
of
<cap> God
,
the
<cap> Compassionate
,
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Merciful
.
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
following
hath
been
recorded
concerning
the
 



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<bs> 

merits
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
,
and
of
the
sea
,
and
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Aynu'l
<bs> -
<cap> Baqar
 


<bs> (
<cap> The
<cap> Spring
of
the
<cap> Cow
)
which
is
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
:
 


     
<bs> &
<cap> Abdu'l
<bs> -'
<cap> Aziz
,
son
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Abdu'
<bs> -
<cap> Salam
,
hath
related
 
<bs> 

unto
us
that
the
<cap> Prophet
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
him
<bs> --
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "&
<cap> Akka
 
<bs> 

is
<ccap> a
city
in
<cap> Syria
to
which
<cap> God
hath
shown
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

special
mercy
."
 


     
<bs> &
<cap> Ibn
<bs> -
<ccap> i
<bs> -
<cap> Mas'ud
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
be
pleased
with
him
--
 
<bs> 

hath
stated
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> Prophet
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
hath
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> Of
 
<bs> 

all
shores
the
best
is
the
shore
of
<cap> Askelon
,
and
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
 
<bs> 

is
,
verily
,
better
than
<cap> Askelon
,
and
the
merit
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
 
<bs> 

above
that
of
<cap> Askelon
and
all
other
shores
is
as
the
 
<bs> 

merit
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Muhammad
above
that
of
all
other
<cap> Prophets
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> I
bring
you
tidings
of
<ccap> a
city
betwixt
two
mountains
 
<bs> 

in
<cap> Syria
,
in
the
middle
of
<ccap> a
meadow
,
which
is
called
 


<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
<bs>   
<cap> Verily
,
he
that
entereth
therein
,
longing
for
 
<bs> 

it
and
eager
to
visit
it
,
<cap> God
will
forgive
his
sins
,
both
 
<bs> 

of
the
past
and
of
the
future
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
that
departeth
 
<bs> 

from
it
,
other
than
as
<ccap> a
pilgrim
,
<cap> God
will
not
bless
 
<bs> 

his
departure
.
<bs>   
<cap> In
it
is
<ccap> a
spring
called
the
<cap> Spring
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Cow
.
<bs>   
<cap> Whoso
drinketh
<ccap> a
draught
therefrom
,
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

will
fill
his
heart
with
light
,
and
will
protect
him
 
<bs> 

from
the
most
great
terror
on
the
<cap> Day
of
<cap> Resurrection
.'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> Anas
,
son
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Malik
<bs> --
may
<cap> God
be
pleased
with
 
<bs> 

him
<bs> --
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> The
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
may
the
 
<bs> 

blessings
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
<cap> Him
--
 
<bs> 

hath
said
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> By
the
shore
of
the
sea
is
<ccap> a
city
,
suspended
 



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<bs> 

beneath
the
<cap> Throne
,
and
named
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
that
 
<bs> 

dwelleth
therein
,
firm
and
expecting
<ccap> a
reward
from
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
<cap> God
will
write
down
for
him
,
 
<bs> 

until
the
<cap> Day
of
<cap> Resurrection
,
the
recompense
of
such
 
<bs> 

as
have
been
patient
,
and
have
stood
up
,
and
knelt
 
<bs> 

down
,
and
prostrated
themselves
,
before
<cap> Him
.'"
 


<bs>      
<cap> And
<cap> He
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
salutations
 
<bs> 

be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> I
announce
unto
 
<bs> 

you
<ccap> a
city
,
on
the
shores
of
the
sea
,
white
,
whose
 
<bs> 

whiteness
is
pleasing
unto
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> He
!
<bs>   
<cap> It
is
 
<bs> 

called
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
<bs>   
<cap> He
that
hath
been
bitten
by
one
of
 
<bs> 

its
fleas
is
better
,
in
the
estimation
of
<cap> God
,
than
he
 
<bs> 

who
hath
received
<ccap> a
grievous
blow
in
the
path
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
that
raiseth
therein
the
call
to
prayer
,
 
<bs> 

his
voice
will
be
lifted
up
unto
<cap> Paradise
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
that
 
<bs> 

remaineth
therein
for
seven
days
in
the
face
of
the
 
<bs> 

enemy
,
<cap> God
will
gather
him
with
 
<bs> &
<cap> Khidr
<bs> --
peace
be
 
<bs> 

upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
and
<cap> God
will
protect
him
from
the
 
<bs> 

most
great
terror
on
the
<cap> Day
of
<cap> Resurrection
."
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

<cap> He
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
<bs> ,--
exalted
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> There
are
 
<bs> 

kings
and
princes
in
<cap> Paradise
.
<bs>   
<cap> The
poor
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
are
 
<bs> 

the
kings
of
<cap> Paradise
and
the
princes
thereof
.
<bs>   
<cap> A
 
<bs> 

month
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
is
better
than
<ccap> a
thousand
years
elsewhere
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

and
<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
is
reported
to
have
 
<bs> 

said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> Blessed
the
man
that
hath
visited
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
,
and
 
<bs> 

blessed
he
that
hath
visited
the
visitor
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
.
 



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<bs_cap> P
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<bs> 

<cap> Blessed
the
one
that
hath
drunk
from
the
<cap> Spring
of
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Cow
and
washed
in
its
waters
,
for
the
black
<bs> -
eyed
 
<bs> 

damsels
quaff
the
camphor
in
<cap> Paradise
,
which
hath
 
<bs> 

come
from
the
<cap> Spring
of
the
<cap> Cow
,
and
from
the
 
<bs> 

<cap> Spring
of
 
<bs> &
<cap> Salvan
 
<bs> (
<cap> Siloam
),
and
the
<cap> Well
of
<cap> Zamzam
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> Well
is
it
with
him
that
hath
drunk
from
these
 
<bs> 

springs
,
and
washed
in
their
waters
,
for
<cap> God
hath
forbidden
 
<bs> 

the
fire
of
hell
to
touch
him
and
his
body
 
<bs> 

on
the
<cap> Day
of
<cap> Resurrection
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
<cap> Prophet
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
and
<cap> His
 
<bs> 

salutations
be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
is
stated
to
have
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> In
 


<bs> &
<cap> Akka
are
works
of
supererogation
and
acts
which
 
<bs> 

are
beneficial
,
which
<cap> God
vouchsafed
specially
unto
 
<bs> 

whomsoever
<cap> He
pleaseth
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
that
saith
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
:
 


<bs> `
<cap> Glorified
be
<cap> God
,
and
praise
be
unto
<cap> God
,
and
there
 
<bs> 

is
none
other
<cap> God
but
<cap> God
,
and
most
great
is
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

and
there
is
no
power
nor
strength
except
in
<cap> God
,
 
<bs> 

the
<cap> Exalted
,
the
<cap> Mighty
,'
<cap> God
will
write
down
for
 
<bs> 

him
<ccap> a
thousand
good
deeds
,
and
blot
out
from
him
 
<bs> 

<ccap> a
thousand
evil
deeds
,
and
will
uplift
him
<ccap> a
thousand
 
<bs> 

grades
in
<cap> Paradise
,
and
will
forgive
him
his
transgressions
.
 
<bs> 

<cap> And
whoso
saith
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> I
beg
forgiveness
 
<bs> 

of
<cap> God
,'
<cap> God
will
forgive
all
his
trespasses
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
 
<bs> 

he
that
remembereth
<cap> God
in
 
<bs> &
<cap> Akka
at
morn
and
at
 
<bs> 

eventide
,
in
the
night
<bs> -
season
and
at
dawn
,
is
better
 
<bs> 

in
the
sight
of
<cap> God
than
he
who
beareth
swords
,
spears
 
<bs> 

and
arms
in
the
path
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
exalted
be
<cap> He
!"
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
hath
also
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> He
 



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<bs> 

that
looketh
upon
the
sea
at
eventide
,
and
saith
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> God
 
<bs> 

is
<cap> Most
<cap> Great
!'
at
sunset
,
<cap> God
will
forgive
his
sins
,
 
<bs> 

though
they
be
heaped
as
piles
of
sand
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
that
 
<bs> 

counteth
forty
waves
,
while
repeating
:
  
<bs> `
<cap> God
is
<cap> Most
 
<bs> 

<cap> Great
<bs> !'--
exalted
be
<cap> He
<bs> --
<cap> God
will
forgive
his
sins
,
 
<bs> 

both
past
and
future
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> The
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
<cap> God
and
 
<bs> 

<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
<cap> Him
<bs> --
hath
said
:
  
<bs> "
<cap> He
that
 
<bs> 

looketh
upon
the
sea
<ccap> a
full
night
is
better
than
he
 
<bs> 

who
passeth
two
whole
months
betwixt
the
<cap> Rukn
 
<bs> 

and
the
 
<bs> &
<cap> Maqam
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
that
hath
been
brought
up
 
<bs> 

on
the
shores
of
the
sea
is
better
than
he
that
hath
 
<bs> 

been
brought
up
elsewhere
.
<bs>   
<cap> And
he
that
lieth
on
the
 
<bs> 

shore
is
as
he
that
standeth
elsewhere
."
 


<bs>      
<cap> Verily
,
the
<cap> Apostle
of
<cap> God
<bs> --
may
the
blessings
of
 
<bs> 

<cap> God
,
exalted
be
<cap> He
,
and
<cap> His
salutations
be
upon
 
<bs> 

<cap> Him
<bs> --
hath
spoken
the
truth
.
 


