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All praise be to God Who hath adorned the world with an ornament, and arrayed it with a
vesture, of which it can be despoiled by no earthly
power, however mighty its battalions, however vast
its wealth, however profound its influence. Say: the
essence of all power is God's, the highest and the last
End of all creation. The source of all majesty is God's,
the Object of the adoration of all that is in the
heavens and all that is on the earth. Such forces as
have their origin in this world of dust are, by their
very nature, unworthy of consideration. |
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Say: The springs that sustain the life of these birds
are not of this world. Their source is far above the
reach and ken of human apprehension. Who is there
that can put out the light which the snow-white
Hand of God hath lit? Where is he to be found that
hath the power to quench the fire which hath been
kindled through the might of thy Lord, the All-Powerful,
the All-Compelling, the Almighty? It is
the Hand of Divine might that hath extinguished
the flames of dissension. Powerful is He to do that
which He pleaseth. He saith: Be; and it is. Say: The
fierce gales and whirlwinds of the world and its peoples
can never shake the foundation upon which the
rock-like stability of My chosen ones is based. Gracious
God! What could have prompted these people
to enslave and imprison the loved ones of Him Who
is the Eternal Truth?... The day, however, is approaching
when the faithful will behold the Day Star
of justice shining in its full splendor from the Day
Spring of glory. Thus instructeth thee the Lord of
all being in this, His grievous Prison. |