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ponder upon these things, and to judge with equity
and justice. Although in recent years a number of
the faithful have, in most of the cities of Persia, suffered
themselves to be killed rather than kill, yet the
hatred smouldering in certain hearts hath blazed
more fiercely than before. For the victims of oppression
to intercede in favor of their enemies is, in
the estimation of rulers, a princely deed. Some must
have certainly heard that this oppressed people have,
in that city (Ishqábád), pleaded with the Governor
on behalf of their murderers, and asked for the mitigation
of their sentence. Take, then, good heed, ye
who are men of insight!
O Shaykh! These perspicuous verses have been
sent down in one of the Tablets by the Abhá Pen:
"Hearken, O servant, unto the voice of this Wronged
One, Who hath endured grievous vexations and trials
in the path of God, the Lord of all Names, until
such time as He was cast into prison, in the Land of
Tá (Tihrán). He summoned men unto the most
sublime Paradise, and yet they seized Him and
paraded Him through cities and countries. How
many the nights during which slumber fled from the
eyes of My loved ones, because of their love for Me;
and how numerous the days whereon I had to face
the assaults of the peoples against Me! At one time
I found Myself on the heights of mountains; at another
in the depths of the prison of Tá (Tihrán), in
chains and fetters. By the righteousness of God!
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