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Thereupon the voice of the true Faith was lifted
up, calling aloud again and again and saying: "O
concourse of the earth! By God! I am the true Faith
of God amongst you. Beware that ye deny Me not.
God hath manifested Me with a light that hath encompassed
all that are in the heavens and all that are
on earth. Judge ye equitably, O people, My manifestation,
and the revelation of My glory, and the
radiance of My light, and be not of them that act
unjustly."
O Shaykh! This Wronged One beseecheth God--
blessed and glorified be He--to make thee the one who
will open the door of justice, and reveal through thee
His Cause among His servants. He, verily, is the
All-Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Bounteous.
O Shaykh! Entreat thou the one true God to
sanctify the ears, and the eyes, and the hearts of
mankind, and to protect them from the desires of
a corrupt inclination. For malice is a grievous malady
which depriveth man from recognizing the Great
Being, and debarreth him from the splendors of the
sun of certitude. We pray and hope that through
the grace and mercy of God He may remove this
mighty obstacle. He, verily, is the Potent, the All-Subduing,
the Almighty.
At this moment a Voice was raised from the right-hand
of the Luminous Spot: "God! There is none
other God but Him, the Ordainer, the All-Wise!
Recite Thou unto the Shaykh the remaining passages
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