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Tear asunder, in My Name, the veils that have grievously blinded your vision, and, through the
power born of your belief in the unity of God,
scatter the idols of vain imitation. Enter, then,
the holy paradise of the good-pleasure of the All-Merciful.
Sanctify your souls from whatsoever is not
of God, and taste ye the sweetness of rest within the
pale of His vast and mighty Revelation, and beneath
the shadow of His supreme and infallible authority.
Suffer not yourselves to be wrapt in the dense veils
of your selfish desires, inasmuch as I have perfected
in every one of you My creation, so that the excellence
of My handiwork may be fully revealed unto
men. It follows, therefore, that every man hath been,
and will continue to be, able of himself to appreciate
the Beauty of God, the Glorified. Had he not been
endowed with such a capacity, how could he be
called to account for his failure? If, in the Day when
all the peoples of the earth will be gathered together,
any man should, whilst standing in the presence of
God, be asked: "Wherefore hast thou disbelieved in
My Beauty and turned away from My Self," and if
such a man should reply and say: "Inasmuch as all
men have erred, and none hath been found willing to
turn his face to the Truth, I, too, following their
example, have grievously failed to recognize the
Beauty of the Eternal," such a plea will, assuredly, be
rejected. For the faith of no man can be conditioned
by any one except himself.
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This is one of the verities that lie enshrined in My
Revelation ñ a verity which I have revealed in all the
heavenly Books, which I have caused the Tongue of
Grandeur to utter, and the Pen of Power to inscribe.
Ponder a while thereon, that with both your inner
and outer eye, ye may perceive the subtleties of
Divine wisdom and discover the gems of heavenly
knowledge which, in clear and weighty language, I
have revealed in this exalted and incorruptible
Tablet, and that ye may not stray far from the
All-Highest Throne, from the Tree beyond which
there is no passing, from the Habitation of everlasting
might and glory. |
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The signs of God shine as manifest and resplendent
as the sun amidst the works of His creatures. Whatsoever
proceedeth from Him is apart, and will always
remain distinguished, from the inventions of men.
From the Source of His knowledge countless Luminaries
of learning and wisdom have risen, and out of
the Paradise of His Pen the breath of the All-Merciful
hath continually been wafted to the hearts
and souls of men. Happy are they that have recognized
this truth. |