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and to acquaint thee with the things that
were hidden from the eyes of men. He, in truth, is
the Mighty, the Unconstrained. We ask thee to reflect
upon that which hath been revealed, and to be fair
and just in thy speech, that perchance the splendors
of the daystar of truthfulness and sincerity may
shine forth, and may deliver thee from the darkness
of ignorance, and illumine the world with the light
of knowledge. This Wronged One hath frequented
no school, neither hath He attended the controversies
of the learned. By My life! Not of Mine own volition
have I revealed Myself, but God, of His own
choosing, hath manifested Me. In the Tablet, addressed
to His Majesty the Sháh--may God, blessed
and glorified be He, assist him--these words have
streamed from the tongue of this Wronged One:
"O King! I was but a man like others, asleep upon
My couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious
were wafted over Me, and taught Me the knowledge
of all that hath been. This thing is not from Me, but
from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing. And
He bade Me lift up My voice between earth and
heaven, and for this there befell Me what hath caused
the tears of every man of understanding to flow.
The learning current amongst men I studied not;
their schools I entered not. Ask of the city wherein
I dwelt, that thou mayest be well assured that I am
not of them who speak falsely. This is but a leaf
which the winds of the will of thy Lord, the Almighty,
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