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on that which We have revealed unto thee, that thou mayest discover the
purpose of God, thy Lord, and the Lord of all worlds. In these words the
mysteries of Divine Wisdom have been treasured. We have refrained from
dwelling upon this theme owing to the sorrow that hath encompassed Us from
the actions of them that have been created through Our words, if ye be of
them that will hearken unto Our Voice.
Where is the one who can help Me and shield Me from the swords of these
faithless souls? Where is the man of insight who will behold the Words of
God with his own eyes and rid himself of the opinions and notions of the
peoples of the earth?
O servant! Warn thou the servants of God not to reject that which they do
not comprehend. Say, implore God to open to your hearts the portals of
true understanding that ye may be apprised of that of which no one is
apprised. Verily, He is the Giver, the Forgiving, the Compassionate.
Thou hast moreover asked Me concerning the ordinances of God. Know thou of
a truth that whatsoever hath been prescribed in the Book is indeed the
truth, no doubt is there about it, and it is incumbent upon everyone to
observe that which hath been sent down by Him Who is the Revealer, the
All-Knowing. Were a man to put them away despite his being aware thereof,
God would truly be clear of such a one and We too would be clear of him,
inasmuch as His ordinances constitute the fruits of the divine Tree and
none other than the heedless and the wayward will deviate therefrom.
As to Paradise: It is a reality and there can be no doubt about it, and
now in this world it is realized through love of Me and My good-pleasure.
Whosoever attaineth unto it God will aid him in this world below, and
after death He will enable him to gain admittance into Paradise whose
vastness is as that of heaven and earth. Therein the Maids of glory and
holiness will wait upon him in the daytime and in the night season, while
the day-star of the unfading beauty of his Lord will at all times shed its
radiance upon him and he will shine so brightly that no one shall bear to
gaze at him. Such is the dispensation of Providence, yet the people are
shut out by a grievous veil. Likewise apprehend thou the nature of
hell-fire and be of them that truly believe. For every act performed there
shall be a recompense according to the estimate of God, and unto this the
very ordinances and prohibitions prescribed by the Almighty amply bear
witness. For surely if deeds were not rewarded and yielded no fruit, then
the Cause of God—exalted is He—would prove futile. Immeasurably high is He
exalted above such blasphemies! However, unto them that are rid of all
attachments a deed is, verily, its own reward. Were We to enlarge upon
this theme numerous Tablets would need to be written.
I swear by the righteousness of the One true God! The Pen is unable to
move by reason of that which hath befallen its Lord, and it weepeth sore,
and so do I weep, and likewise weepeth the eye of Him Who is the Essence
of Grandeur behind the Tabernacle of Names while seated on the Throne of
His glorious Name.
Purge thou thy heart that We may cause fountains of wisdom and utterance
to gush out therefrom, thus enabling thee to raise thy voice among all
mankind. Unloose thy tongue and proclaim the truth for the sake of the
remembrance of thy merciful Lord. Be not afraid of anyone, place thy whole
trust in God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing. Say, O people, fulfil
whatever ye understand of the Persian Bayán and whatever ye understand not
ask this unerring Remembrance that He may set forth clearly that which God
hath intended in His Book, for in truth He knoweth that which is enshrined
in the Bayán by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Omnipotent, the
Powerful.
Thou hast enquired about the warning We gave to the people at the time of
Our departure from ‘Iráq to the effect that when the Sun disappeareth from
sight, birds of darkness will be in motion and the standards of Samírí(63)
will be reared high. I swear by God! Those birds have stirred in these
days and Samírí hath raised his clamour. Well is it with him who
recognizeth and is numbered with men of understanding. We have also warned
them against the appearance of the calf. God is My witness! All Our
warnings have come to pass, as indeed, they are bound to, inasmuch as they
have issued from the fingers of glory and might. Beseech thou God to
protect thee from the mischief of these men and to purify thee from the
insinuations of the froward. Strengthen thy loins then for the promotion
of the Cause and pay no attention unto the words uttered by the people of
the Bayán, for they are truly incapable of understanding and have failed
to comprehend the essence of the Cause as is revealed in this august, this
Most Great Announcement. Thus have We inspired thee, and infused into thy
heart that which will make thee independent of the allusions of mankind.
The glory of God be upon thee and upon them that give ear unto the words
thou dost utter for the love of God, thy Lord, and remain steadfast in His
Cause. All praise be unto God, the Lord of the worlds.
LAWḤ-I-SÍYYID-I-MIHDÍY-I-DAHÁJÍ (TABLET TO SIYYID MIHDÍY-I-DAHÁJÍ)
He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most High
O MY Name!(64) Yield thou praise unto God for having graciously chosen
thee to be a shower of bounty for that which We have sown in the pure and
blessed soil and enabled thee to serve as a springtime of tender mercy for
the wondrous and sublime trees We have planted. Indeed so great is this
favour that of all created things in the world of existence, none can ever
hope to rival it. We have moreover given thee to drink the choice wine of
utterance from the chalice of the heavenly bestowals of thy merciful Lord,
which is none other than this Tongue of holiness—a Tongue that, as soon as