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Warn, O Salmán, the beloved of the one true God, not to view with too critical an eye the
sayings and writings of men. Let them rather approach
such sayings and writings in a spirit of open-mindedness
and loving sympathy. Those men, however,
who, in this Day, have been led to assail, in their
inflammatory writings, the tenets of the Cause of
God, are to be treated differently. It is incumbent
upon all men, each according to his ability, to refute
the arguments of those that have attacked the Faith
of God. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is
the All-Powerful, the Almighty. He that wisheth to
promote the Cause of the one true God, let him promote
it through his pen and tongue, rather than have
recourse to sword or violence. We have, on a previous
occasion, revealed this injunction, and We now confirm
it, if ye be of them that comprehend. By the
righteousness of Him Who, in this Day, crieth within
the inmost heart of all created things: "God, there is
none other God besides Me!" If any man were to arise
to defend, in his writings, the Cause of God against
its assailants, such a man, however inconsiderable his
share, shall be so honored in the world to come that
the Concourse on high would envy his glory. No pen
can depict the loftiness of his station, neither can any
tongue describe its splendor. For whosoever standeth
firm and steadfast in this holy, this glorious, and
exalted Revelation, such power shall be given him as
to enable him to face and withstand all that is in
heaven and on earth. Of this God is Himself a witness. |
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O ye beloved of God! Repose not yourselves on
your couches, nay bestir yourselves as soon as ye
recognize your Lord, the Creator, and hear of the
things which have befallen Him, and hasten to His
assistance. Unloose your tongues, and proclaim unceasingly
His Cause. This shall be better for you than
all the treasures of the past and of the future, if ye
be of them that comprehend this truth. |