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Lay not aside the fear of God, O ye the learned of the world, and judge fairly the Cause of
this unlettered One to Whom all the Books of God,
the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, have testified.
...Will not the dread of Divine displeasure, the
fear of Him Who hath no peer or equal, arouse you?
He Whom the world hath wronged hath, at no time,
associated with you, hath never studied your writings,
nor participated in any of your disputations.
The garb He weareth, His flowing locks, His headdress,
attest the truth of His words. How long will
ye persist in your injustice? Witness the habitation in
which He, Who is the incarnation of justice, hath
been forced to dwell. Open your eyes, and, beholding
His plight, meditate diligently upon that which
your hands have wrought, that haply ye may not be
deprived of the light of His Divine utterance, nor
remain bereft of your share of the ocean of His
knowledge. |
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Certain ones among both commoners and nobles
have objected that this wronged One is neither a
member of the ecclesiastical order nor a descendant
of the Prophet. Say: O ye that claim to be just! Reflect
a little while, and ye shall recognize how infinitely
exalted is His present state above the station
ye claim He should possess. The Will of the Almighty
hath decreed that out of a house wholly devoid of
all that the divines, the doctors, the sages, and scholars
commonly possess His Cause should proceed and
be made manifest. |
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The Breathings of the Divine Spirit awoke Him,
and bade Him arise and proclaim His Revelation. No
sooner was He roused from His slumber than He
lifted up His voice and summoned the whole of mankind
unto God, the Lord of all worlds. We have been
moved to reveal these words in consideration of the
weakness and frailty of men; otherwise, the Cause
We have proclaimed is such as no pen can ever describe,
nor any mind conceive its greatness. To this
beareth witness He with Whom is the Mother Book. |