BH00022: Praise and glory beseem the Lord of all worlds…

Section 1: “In the Name of our Lord, the Most…”

In the Name of our Lord, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

Praise and glory beseem the Lord of all worlds Who hath opened the gates of utterance through letters and made manifest the Purpose through the Word. Exalted be His might! He hath concealed the treasures of inner meanings in the vesture of words and guided the sincere and near ones unto them. Today the ocean of meaning surgeth in every word, and the sun of proof shineth resplendent from the horizon of every utterance. The pen falleth short of describing this station and its position is far beyond the reach of tongue and utterance.

O my God, my Purpose, my Adored One, the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful! In all things are visible the signs of Thy grace and manifest the tokens of Thy generosity. Have mercy and guide the seekers to their Quest and lead those who aim at their Goal. Though Thy servants are heedless, yet they are weak; though they are remote, yet they are hopeful. The veils of idle fancies have hindered them and the shrouds of vain imaginings have debarred them from drawing nigh. O Generous One! Behold them with the eye of Thy bounty and act in a manner befitting Thy grace. Deprive not these bare bones of Thy wondrous fresh spirit, and leave not this handful of dust bereft of Thy holy habitation. Thou art the All-Bountiful, the All-Forgiving, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

And now, on this night, the eleventh of the month of Shawwal, thy letter was received and it so happened that it was opened in His presence and was presented. Thus did the tongue of our Purpose speak forth from the Most Exalted Horizon. These are His words, exalted be His utterance and sublime His proof:

In My Name, that speaketh in the Kingdom of Utterance

O Varqa! Upon thee be My remembrance, My praise, My grace, My mercy and My glory. Blessed be thy temple in that thou hast chosen for it the robe of servitude unto God, the True One. By the life of God! Thou hast chosen what God hath chosen for thee. He who recognizeth it and knoweth its station will hold fast unto it, will arise to serve the Cause, and will speak that which will draw mankind nigh unto God, the Lord of all worlds. Thou hast spoken the truth, and We have revealed for thee that whereby all things were attracted, as a recompense for thy deeds and for thy mention of thy Lord, the Lord of the mighty Throne. Verily, We answered thee before thy remembrance and after it, and at this moment when the Word of God hath shone forth from this manifest horizon. We have sent down for every name thou didst mention that which testifieth to My loving-kindness towards thee and My favor upon thee. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Give thou glad-tidings unto My loved ones from Me and remind them of that which will draw them nigh. I am the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. My mercy hath preceded My servants and My loving-kindness hath encompassed those who are in the heavens and on earth. O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, at all times. He hath sent down for thee that which, were it to be cast upon the dust, it would speak; upon the bones, they would move and arise; and upon the dead, they would speak by God’s leave, thy Lord, the Lord of all worlds. Thus have We sent down the table of utterance as a grace from Our presence and transmitted it unto thee.

We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid thee in all conditions and to assist thee in the victory of the Cause of this wronged, this exiled One. The servant in attendance hath read thy letter. We testify that thou didst turn to Him in the early days and didst hear what the Tongue of Grandeur uttered, and didst behold His most exalted horizon and the creaking of His mighty and wondrous Pen, whereby the Concourse on high was attracted, as were the dwellers of Paradise who rejoiced at the mention of My momentous news, who chose for themselves a path unto Him, and who attained unto that which none before them had attained. However, most of the people are heedless.

We heard thy call. Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto contentment. From thy letter wafted the blessed fragrance of pure servitude. Verily it hath been accepted, and the Wronged One hath mentioned it with a remembrance that no earthly thing can alter nor can the words of the opposers conceal. Beseech thou God that He may enable all teachers to achieve that which befitteth this day. Give thou glad-tidings to all on behalf of the Wronged One and set them ablaze with the heat of the love of God, that perchance they may attain unto that for which they were created. Praise be to God that some of the loved ones in that land and its surroundings have attained unto that which is acceptable and remembered in the presence of God. Blessed are they! The Glory shining and manifest from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee, upon thy children, and upon those who hearken unto thy words concerning the Cause of God, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling.

This time events unfolded most favorably, for this servant had intended to reach the Most Exalted Horizon and Supreme Summit. The servant of God arrived and delivered several letters to this servant. At the moment of arrival, as commanded, the letter from that beloved of hearts was immediately read and attained the honor of being heard. At that very moment, an answer descended from the heaven of the will of the Lord of all men—exalted be His bounty and great is His dominion. From the waves of the ocean of utterance, the degrees and stations of grace, favor and generosity are clear and evident. May my spirit be a sacrifice for His bounty!

Concerning what was written about the honored master, His Excellency A. and H., upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God, after being submitted to the Most Holy and Exalted Presence, these exalted words were revealed, His exalted Word:

“O Alif, O Ha! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of all things and the Master of all beings. The error which thou didst suppose became the cause of the manifestation of bounty.” And these exalted words were revealed from the Most Exalted Horizon specifically for that person. In every word is concealed an ocean of bounty and hidden a sun of grace. That which thou didst perform was in accordance with wisdom, and thou art commanded to act with wisdom. O A. and H.! I swear by the Sun of Utterance, there hath been ordained for thee that which the bird of imagination is powerless and incapable of attaining. Thou hast attained unto the blessing of recognition and received thy portion from the table of utterance, and thou hast been assisted to turn towards and act in the path of God, the Lord of the worlds. Thank Him for this most great favor and say: “Praise be to Thee for having mentioned me time and again and revealed for me that which shall not pass away, by the everlastingness of Thy name, the All-Bountiful.”

Verily, they have attained unto that which most of the people of the world are deprived and forbidden. One of their good deeds is that their sons, both before and after, attained unto that which is recorded and inscribed in the divine Books. In these blessed days the two sons, upon them be the Glory of God, together with two souls, upon them be the Glory of God, arrived at the prison and attained the honor of hearing, beholding and being present. This is a station whose greatness none save God, exalted be His glory, knoweth as it truly is.

Concerning what was written about Karbila’i Zaynal, upon him be the Glory of God, after being submitted, the Luminary of Permission shone forth from the horizon of will—His is the grace and bounty, and His the remembrance and glory. In these days a new governor has arrived in this city. Although until now nothing but good has been manifested from him, verily God our Lord knoweth what is in his heart and conscience, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

And regarding His Honour Aqa Siyyid Muhammad Mimqani—upon him be the glory of God—They have written that after the presentation of a petition, a Most Sacred Tablet specifically for him was revealed and dispatched, that he might find therein the fragrance of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting. His blessed and exalted utterance followeth:

He is the Speaker before all faces! God, the Lord of all the worlds, beareth witness that the Promise hath come to pass and the Promised One hath appeared with manifest sovereignty. He hath established the Laws, revealed the Book, and manifested His straight Path. He hath spoken before all faces and announced unto all His mighty Cause. Blessed art thou in that thou hast desired righteousness in the days of thy Lord, the Lord of the exalted Throne, when the shrill voice of My Pen hath attracted thee and thou hast quaffed the choice wine of utterance from the chalice of My bounty. Say:

O my God, my God! Unto Thee be praise in that Thou hast given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thy knowledge and hast acquainted me with the Dayspring of Thy verses. I beseech Thee by those who have soared in the atmosphere of Thy nearness and have expended all that they possessed for the exaltation of Thy Word and the triumph of Thy Cause, to make me severed from all save Thee and clinging fast to the cord of Thy providence. Then I beseech Thee, O Sovereign of existence and He Who dominateth over the seen and the unseen, to ordain that in my mention there be an influence from Thy presence and a penetrating power from Thy realm, that it may guide Thy servants unto Thy most great Path and draw them nigh unto Thy most upright Cause. Verily, Thou art He Who is powerful over whatsoever He willeth. There is no God but Thee, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting. End.

You have made mention of His Honour Aqa Rida Milani and His Honour Aqa Muhammad Sadiq Davatgar—upon them both be the glory of God. After the presentation of their petition before the Sacred Presence, two Most Sacred Tablets specifically for them were revealed from the heaven of grace and bounty, that He might draw them nigh unto Him. Verily, He is the Merciful, the Forgiving. His blessed and exalted utterance followeth:

He is the Dayspring from the horizon of the heaven of utterance

A Book whose fragrances have wafted forth and whose signs have appeared! Blessed is he who hath heard Its call and beheld Its words. Verily, he is of those who have drawn nigh unto God, the Lord of the mighty Throne. O Rida! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord. Verily, He hath made mention of thee with a mention that hath set ablaze the hearts of them that have drawn nigh. Blessed is he who hath cast away idle fancies in these days and hath turned unto God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Verily, He speaketh in every matter and calleth all unto a horizon wherefrom hath dawned the Luminary of utterance, by His Name, the Powerful, the Almighty.

When thou beholdest the billows of the ocean of My utterance and drinkest from the chalice of My bounty, say: O my God, my God! I bear witness that by Thy light have the earth and the heavens been illumined, and by the fire of Thy Cause have the hearts of the chosen ones been enkindled, and by Thy manifestation have the pillars of idols and the temples of vain imaginings been shaken. I beseech Thee to aid me to turn unto Thee, to be steadfast in Thy Cause, and to cling to the hem of the robe of Thy bounty. O Lord! Thou beholdest one who is needy and hath clung to Thy joyous Name. Ordain for him that which will draw him nigh unto Thee, then ordain for him whatsoever he desireth of the wondrous tokens of Thy grace. Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bountiful.

And this is what was revealed for His Honour Muhammad Sadiq:

In My Name, He Who is manifest in the Most Great Prison

A Book which the All-Bountiful hath revealed for him who hath believed in the Return, that utterance may draw him nigh unto the most exalted station. Say: O people! By God! That hath appeared which was recorded in the Books of God, the Lord of lords. The cry hath been raised in truth, and the Herald hath proclaimed: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Sovereign of necks!” The mountains have been crushed and the graves have been raised up by the Word of God, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. The breeze of God hath blown and the fragrances of revelation have wafted forth, yet most of the people are in negligence and error.

Blessed is he who hath been refreshed by the pure waters of this limpid stream, and woe unto every heedless doubter! When thou hast attained unto My Tablet, turn thy face toward God, the Lord of all that is seen and unseen, and say:

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having mentioned me when I was silent in Thy remembrance, and guided me when I was heedless of Thy path, and awakened me when I was asleep. I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence and Sovereign of the seen and unseen, to ordain for this servant all the good Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. Then adorn him, O my Best-Beloved, with the ornament of trustworthiness and godliness and whatsoever beseemeth Thy days, O Lord of all beings and King of the throne on high and of the dust beneath. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Unconstrained.

Section 2: “The light of the Cause is shining…”

The light of the Cause is shining in all directions, and the Fire is manifest and ablaze in the Blessed Tree, and the ocean of utterance is at its highest surge in the realm of possibility, yet the seeker is nowhere to be found. As to what has been the cause of this prevention, and what it is, the people of the realms of justice and fairness are all bewildered, for that which hath appeared hath no precedent. At every moment an ocean of verses is revealed and the river of grace and bounty floweth from the right hand of the throne, yet the people circle round stagnant waters. This evanescent servant, throughout the nights and days, clinging to the hem of the Lord of all mankind, beseecheth that perchance He may bestow the cup of meeting upon the dead, may awaken the heedless, and may guide the ignorant to the ocean of knowledge. Verily our Lord is the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth, and He is the Commander, the Ruler, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

As to what was written concerning the spiritual friend Aqa Mirza Abdu’llah—upon him be the Glory of God and His favors—praise be to God, mention of him hath ever been and still is before the Most Holy Court. That beloved of the heart hath on every occasion presented mention of them before the Holy Court, and likewise Aqa Ali-Haydar—upon him be the Glory of God—and some of the friends of the land of Ta have made and continue to make mention of them.

As to what was written regarding the Holy Tablets, all was properly done. Praise be to God, they reached Aqa Mirza ʿAbdu’llah Kh A—upon him be the Glory of God. The servant beseecheth his Lord to confirm him in that whereby his mention shall endure. Verily our Lord, the All-Merciful, is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

As to what was written regarding the family of the spiritual friend A B—upon him be 96 [the Glory of God]—after being presented before His presence, these exalted words shone forth from the Dayspring of utterance—His blessed and exalted Word:

“O Varqa, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of all beings! In consideration of outward circumstances and the general comfort of the people, their return to A B—upon him be the Glory of God—would be good, but his remaining in that land is more beloved and excellent. In any case, in these matters consultation should be undertaken; whatever becomes apparent, acting upon it will be acceptable in the sight of God.”

And as to what was written concerning the spiritual friends Aqa Mirza Sulayman and Aqa Mirza Mihdi—upon them both be the Glory of God—a hundred thousand thanks to the Best-Beloved of the world that He enabled them and confirmed them in their migration. They set out towards the Prison with pure intent and have been and are mentioned in the presence of God. He hath said, and His Word is the Truth:

“Verily those who have migrated in the paths of God their Lord and have turned to the Most Exalted Horizon, they are of the people of Baha and the companions of the Crimson Ark. Upon them be the mercy of God, the Lord of the worlds.”

And after being presented before the Most Holy Court, two Most Holy Tablets were specifically revealed and sent for them. God willing, they shall attain to supreme joy through the glad-tidings of this great bounty. The word of the Lord, exalted and sanctified is He:

He is the All-Witnessing, the All-Informed

We have sent down the verses and manifested the clear proofs and sent down from the heaven of utterance the table of divine knowledge. Blessed is he who hath attained and woe unto the heedless! Today the heavenly table is being sent down at every moment and bounty from the heaven of generosity descendeth like a copious rain. Blessed are they who have attained unto this most great gift and have drunk of the sealed wine in the name of their Lord, the All-Glorious. Within this wine are concealed effects and treasured wisdoms. It sanctifieth existence from all else save God and at every moment increaseth the fire of His love. It causeth man to attain such a station that he beholdeth all else besides God as non-existent and as utter nothingness. This is of the bounty of God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. Ye have ever been remembered and continue to be remembered in the Most Holy Court. Preserve through His grace this most great bounty and keep it hidden from the thieves and the treacherous. Thus hath the Pen spoken when the Wronged One was in a mighty fortress and a manifest prison.

And this is what was revealed for the other one, blessed and exalted be His words:

He is the One Who speaketh in the heaven of utterance

This is a Book sent down in truth unto people who know, and it guideth mankind unto the path of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Blessed is he who hath found the fragrance of his Lord’s utterance and hath testified to that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken from His exalted station. When thou hearest the call from the Most Sublime Horizon, say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and for having sent down unto me Thy verses and caused me to hear Thy call. I beseech Thee by Thy power which the hosts and ranks have failed to weaken, and by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the worlds of the unseen and the seen, to make me in all conditions moved by Thy will, holding fast unto Thy cord, and acting according to what Thou hast revealed in Thy Book.

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, my Lord and my Support, for having remembered me time and again, for having adorned me with the ornament of Thy knowledge and enabled me to turn unto Thee. I beseech Thee by Thy bounty and generosity to aid me to remain steadfast in Thy Cause and to arise to serve Thee. Thou art, verily, the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Thee, the Ordainer, the All-Wise. O my God, send Thy blessings upon Thy loved ones and chosen ones who broke not Thy covenant and Thy testament, and whom the clamor of Thy creatures and the doubts of those of Thy servants who have violated Thy trust, denied Thy beauty, and rejected Thy manifestation and Thy verses, did not deter. I beseech Thee, O God of Names, to send down upon me from the heaven of Thy bounty that which will draw me nigh unto Thee. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to grant this prayer.

Praised be God! In these days the emigrants have attained in every day, and the fragrance of Revelation hath been diffused at every moment. They have attained unto that which hath no likeness or parallel. Their endeavors are praiseworthy, their deeds are righteous, and their presence and visitation are accepted. That spiritual beloved one must convey these glad-tidings unto them. This word was heard from the Tongue of Grandeur, and its lofty station and exaltation are known and evident unto that one.

One of the two sons who outwardly had not attained permission. The beloved of the heart, his honor Amin, upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God—hath sent a letter to this servant requesting permission, and after it was presented at the Most Holy and Exalted Court, it was adorned with the ornament of acceptance and permission. Blessed be their two sons and their mother, and those who have attained unto the bounty of God, our Lord and your Lord, our Goal and your Goal, and the Goal of all who are in the heavens and the earth. The loved ones of that land are all remembered, and this servant beseecheth God, exalted be His glory, to illumine and set ablaze all of them at every moment with the light of steadfastness and the fire of love. He is the Powerful, the Mighty, and the Lord of the Last and the First.

The letter of his honor A. and H., upon him be the Glory of God and His bounty, which was in his handwriting, arrived and after it was presented at the Most Holy and Exalted Court, this response shone forth from the Dayspring of God’s Command—His words, blessed and exalted is He:

He is the Guardian over all names

O Ahmad! The One, the Single, hath made mention of thee with verses whose fragrance hath been diffused throughout the world. Blessed is he who hath found and attained. Verily he is of the people of the cities of My mercy and My loving-kindness. Upon him be the glory of God and the glory of all who are in the heavens and the earth. We have heard thy call and have answered thee, and We have made thy deeds a trust from thee with God, the Powerful, the Trustworthy. Give thanks unto God for this most great favor. Verily He created thee and manifested thee and showed thee that which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of His knowledge. He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having mentioned me through Thy mighty verses and aided me to turn toward Thy most exalted horizon, and for having sent down unto me that which hath attracted the dwellers of the Kingdom of Names. By Thy might! Whenever I turn toward the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy generosity, I find within myself the fire of longing and yearning, and whenever I witness the heedlessness of Thy servants, bewilderment and despair seize me from every direction. I beseech Thee, O Sender of verses and Revealer of clear signs, by the effulgences of the lights of the Sun of Thy Most Great Name from the horizon of the world, to assist me in all conditions to do what Thou lovest and approvest. Then send down upon me and upon Thy servants the rain of mercy and success. Verily Thou art the Cleaver of the daybreak and the Sender of the winds. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

Praise be to God! The waves of the ocean of bounty have appeared before the faces of men in such wise that none but the blind of the world would deny it. Every possessor of insight hath testified and doth testify, and every possessor of hearing uttereth and speaketh “Thine is the grace and bounty, O Lord of the nations!” Although the people are now heedless, yet there shall come a day when they shall remember and bewail their own selves. The servant beseecheth his Lord to purify their hearts from vain imaginings. Verily He is the Lord of mankind and the Master of days.

And concerning the two persons mentioned in the letter, after they were specially presented, there was revealed for each that which testifieth to the mercy, kindness and bounty of God, exalted be His glory. This is what was revealed for his honor Mir Ali Asghar Askui, upon him be the Glory of God. His words, blessed and exalted is He:

He is the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise

O Mir Ali-Qabl-i-Asghar! Upon thee be the Glory of God, Lord of Destiny. All the Prophets and Messengers came specifically to guide creation to the straight path, yet the heedless servants accepted not the message of their Lord in the early days of any of them. Some they denied, and others they called sorcerers, and there befell those Gems of existence that which caused the realities of all things to lament. Though their purpose was naught but the elevation of souls, each faction clung to some vain imagination and was deprived of the light of the Sun of Truth. Praise be to the Purpose of the world Who favored thee and guided thee to the horizon of understanding. Know thou the value of this station and say:

“Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having enabled me to turn toward Thee and for illumining my heart with the light of Thy knowledge. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy countenance and Thy Cause, through which Thou hast subdued the earth and heaven, to make me steadfast in Thy love and to enable me to drink the choice wine of immortality from the hand of Thy bounty. Verily, Thou art the All-Powerful, the Almighty.”

And this was revealed for Karbala’i Ahmad-i-Milani, upon him be the Glory of God:

He is the One Who standeth by His Name, the Self-Subsisting

O Ahmad! Ahmad (Muhammad) the Messenger—may the spirit of all else be sacrificed for His sake—came with the verses of the Furqan. The followers of religions denied Him and called Him a liar. Whenever the Dawning-Place of divine verses and the Source of heavenly commands appeared from the horizon of will, the people arose in denial and increased in hatred. And in those ages the might of kings and princes and the power of the divines were not as they are in these days. When the time of this Most Great Revelation arrived, it was observed that kings possessed supreme sovereignty and were firmly united, while the divines appeared with utmost power, and electrical currents moved in every direction, and fire-ships traversed land and sea.

All these things outwardly appeared as instruments of harm and impediments for the friends of God, exalted be His glory. Yet this Wronged One called out before all faces without any veil or covering, and summoned all to the straight path. The instruments of the world and the veils of the nations prevented Him not. Blessed is the strong one who arose to serve the Cause, and the speaker who spoke among the people. We beseech God to assist thee and enable thee to hold fast to His cord and cling to the hem of His mercy. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous, the All-Hearing, the All-Responding.

Section 3: “Praise be to God! That which was revealed…”

Praise be to God! That which was revealed specially for these two souls beareth witness to the grace, favor and mercy of God, exalted be His glory. The cause of this enduring bounty and heavenly food was the honored and beloved Jinab-i-Alif and Ha, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God. Well is it with him and pleasant it is for him. In truth, from the earliest days until now they have stood firm in service and have been engaged in remembrance. This is a great bounty and a mighty favor that they have attained unto. Another letter from that beloved of the heart, which contained the water of life, arrived. Praise be to God, its pure water was the cause of joy and gladness, and its effect was the source of delight and expansion. Praise be to the true Benefactor Who confirmed that spiritual beloved one and singled him out for His grace. And after its presentation in the Most Holy, Most Exalted Presence, these sublime words were revealed from the Mother Book. His word, blessed and exalted is He:

In My Name, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing

O thou who speaketh My praise, who gazeth toward My horizon, and who standeth in service to My Cause! We have adorned thee with the ornament of Our loving-kindness and mercy, and have imparted unto thee Our Word, and have manifested thee for the promotion of Our Cause amongst Our servants. The servant who is present hath at this hour appeared, made mention of thee, and presented before Our countenance that which thou didst send. Thereupon the ocean of loving-kindness surged with the waves of mercy and bounty, and through it grace shone forth from the horizon of eternity. We have mentioned thee in such wise as hath enraptured the Concourse on High, and caused the Spirit to emerge from its Most Glorious Station in its longing to hearken unto My call, until it appeared before My face and proclaimed with the most exalted voice: O peoples of earth and heaven!

This is He Who was hidden in the eternity of eternities! This is He in Whose remembrance the Books of God, the Lord of the Throne and of the dust, were revealed! Beware, O people of the earth, lest ye deprive yourselves. Cast away what ye possess, then hasten with your hearts to the station wherein He Who is Self-Subsisting hath been established upon the Throne of Revelation and proclaimeth:

“Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.”

Blessed art thou for having confined thine affairs to My remembrance and praise and to the service of My Cause, the Mighty, the Beloved. Remind My loved ones on My behalf, give them the glad-tidings of My grace and mercy, and illumine them with the lights of My wondrous utterance. We have sent down for them that which calleth out with the most exalted voice and testifieth to My grace and generosity that hath encompassed all existence, both seen and unseen. Joy be unto him who hath attained unto the lights of My Kingdom, and woe unto every remote denier.

The enumeration of divine favors is in truth impossible. Whenever mention was made of that beloved of hearts in the Most Holy Court and gained the honor of being heard, the ocean of loving-kindness was so tempestuous and the sun of grace so resplendent that all are incapable and fall short of describing it. This evanescent servant beseecheth and imploreth God that through the education of that beloved one and the friends, people worthy of this Revelation may appear, who shall see all save God as non-existent and all names as lost before His Name. Verily, He is powerful over all things.

Mention was made of the spiritual friend, his honor Huda, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God. Praised be God that the signs of his remembrance and praise are evident. He revealed that which testifieth to the sincerity of his intention and the purity of his nature. This is from God’s grace which He bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth. After mention was made of his name in the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court, these sublime words were revealed from the heaven of grace. His mighty utterance, exalted be His proof:

We are the Manifest One, speaking in the Most Great Prison

Praise be to God that in the breath of the loved ones the effect of the water of eternal life is evident, whereby they give new life and bestow a fresh spirit upon decayed bones. O Huda! The Lord of all creation hath remembered thee before, and before that before, and at this moment. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Thy remembrance hath ever been present in the Most Holy Court; thou dwellest beneath the canopies of grandeur. Though outwardly distant, blessed be thy heart for having turned, thy face for having been directed, thine ear for having heard, and thy tongue for having uttered the remembrance and praise of God among His servants. He is with thee, hearing and seeing, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. We beseech God to confirm thee in that wherein thou art. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful. The glory shining from the horizon of My loving-kindness be upon thee, upon those with thee, and upon all who are steadfast and firm.

And specifically for his honor the aforementioned Khan, upon him be the Glory of God and His favors, one Most Holy and Most Exalted Tablet was revealed from the Kingdom of grace and was sent. God willing, they will drink from the divine Kawthar that is concealed within the verses and attain unto the Most Great Steadfastness, upon which all degrees of knowledge depend.

This is what was sent down from the heaven of the will of our All-Knowing, All-Wise Lord to Ismail Pasha Khan Khu’i. His blessed and exalted Word:

He is the One Who watcheth over His loved ones

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the bounty and the giving, His is the power and the might in this world and the next. He ordaineth in the Most Exalted Paradise for whomsoever He willeth that which shall never end, through the eternity of His Most Beautiful Names and His Supreme Attributes. He is the Powerful One Whom the happenings of the world cannot prevent from mentioning His Most Great Name. He hath appeared and manifested what He desired before the faces of all people. He is the Powerful, the Unconstrained.

Praise be to God, thou hast drunk from the wine of divine love and turned toward His horizon in days when most of the people of the world were aflame with the fire of hatred and clung to the cord of rejection and heedlessness. Praise the Goal of all the worlds Who aided thee to recognize the Dawning-Place of Revelation and the Source of His verses. He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

The greatest glad-tidings is that thy letter arrived and was favored with attention and adorned with the ornament of acceptance. Thank thy Lord and say:

“My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me to the horizon of Thy Cause, for having made me hear Thy call, for having given me to drink the Kawthar of immortality from the hand of Thy bounty, and for having shown me the traces of Thy Most Exalted Pen through Thy grace and generosity. I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence and Educator of the seen and unseen, to ordain for me through Thy grace and mercy that which will draw me near unto Thee and benefit me in all the worlds of Thy worlds. I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, acknowledging Thy oneness and that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Books, Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets. There is none other God but Thee, the One with power over whatsoever Thou willest through Thy word ʿBe’ and it is. O my Lord! Thou seest me standing before the door of Thy grace. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me through Thy bounty. Verily Thou art the Lord of the Kingdom and the Dominion, and the Possessor of might and power. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.”

Concerning what was written about the beloved of hearts, Aqa Muhammad Karam (upon him be the Glory of God and His favors), after it was presented before the Most Holy and Exalted Presence, these verses were revealed. His blessed and exalted Word:

“O Varqa! Upon thee be My glory, My favors and My mercy. Thou hast been the cause of mentioning My loved ones and My chosen ones. We beseech God to ordain for thee the reward of this deed. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty. The Ayn and Ta have attained the station of standing before the gate of grandeur and glory, and heard the Call with their ears and witnessed the horizon of Manifestation with their eyes. Give them the glad-tidings of this Most Great Remembrance and this Supreme Favor which hath encompassed earth and heaven.” In truth, the honored Ayn and Ta are holding fast to that which is right and are among those souls concerning whom He saith “and of them is he who hasteneth toward good deeds.” We beseech God to assist him, strengthen him and make his influence enduring among the people. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

In truth, they do not hesitate in matters of goodness, even though outwardly circumstances may not appear favorable to their will and nature. Nevertheless, they strive and endeavor to the extent possible, nay beyond that, and are swift in good deeds. Well is it with him and blessed is he.

And concerning the mention of the beloved of hearts, His honor Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, after his name was presented at the Most Exalted Horizon, these supreme words were revealed. Thus speaks the Lord, exalted and sanctified be He: The Wronged One beareth witness to the arising of Haydar-Ali to promote the Cause of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. O Varqa! By the life of God, divine confirmation hath seized him and heavenly support hath accompanied him. At times he is occupied with writing, and at others with the mention and praise of the Desired One. The tribulations of the world and the hatred of the nations did not prevent him from accepting and teaching the Cause. The word of contentment hath been revealed from the Supreme Pen concerning him. Blessed is he and joy be unto him. In the word of testimony of the Wronged One lie concealed the oceans of bounty and the hidden pearls of grace. From the beginning of days until now he hath not ceased in this manifest Cause and its promotion amongst the servants. Verily We were with thee and with him, We hear and see, and We are the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, and We are the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

Glory be to God! The whole world was created for the recognition of this Most Great Cause and its promotion, yet none attained thereunto save a few chosen ones who are adorned with the distinction of His special favors and are blessed with His particular bounty. It behooveth all to supplicate God, exalted be His glory, on behalf of these few chosen ones whatsoever is worthy of His generosity and bestowal.

Another letter brought supreme joy to the Supreme Scene and attained the honor of being heard. Thy supplication was presented in its entirety, and after its completion these verses were revealed from the Dayspring of the favors of the Desired One of all worlds. Thus speaketh the Lord, exalted and sanctified be He:

He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing

O thou who hast clung to My cord and drunk the choice wine of My utterance! The face of My mercy hath turned toward thee from the horizon of My prison, and calleth thee with that which diffuseth the fragrance of My utterance throughout My earth and My heaven, that thy remembrance may endure in My Kingdom. Verily thy Lord is the Generous, the Possessor of great bounty. We were speaking the verses of My grandeur and gazing upon the horizons of My kingdoms when the servant in attendance appeared before My face and read that wherewith thou didst commune with God, thy Lord and the Lord of the Kingdom and the dominion, the Possessor of majesty and might. We have heard thy call and the yearning of thy heart and thy lamentation and cry in separation. We beseech God that through thy call He may raise the heads of the heedless from slumber. Verily He is the most powerful of the powerful and the most merciful of the merciful. O Varqa! Upon thee be the ocean of My glory and upon thy descendants. Verily thy Lord is the Announcer, the All-Knowing. Praise be unto Him, for He is the Desired One of all worlds.

Section 4: “In every word lie concealed the oceans…”

In every word lie concealed the oceans of bounty. In truth, that beloved of hearts hath attained unto the glances of the favor of the Lord of creation. A hundred thousand times blessed art thou! The servant beseecheth God, exalted be His glory, to grant the servants success in turning unto Him, drawing nigh unto Him, and hearkening unto the verses of His grandeur. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

Thou didst mention the spiritual friend, his honor ʿAyn-Qaf-Ya, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious. His mention hath been and is before the Most Holy Court. Last week a special Tablet was revealed for him and sent with the Tablets for that land, and after his mention was presented at the Most Exalted Court, these sublime words were revealed specially for him from the horizon of favor. He saith, blessed and exalted be He:

In My Name, the Speaker in the Prison of ʿAkka

We bear witness that the Eye hath drunk the wine of My loving-kindness from the chalice of My bounty, and hath heard My call when it was raised from the direction of My prison, and hath attained unto the fragrances of revelation in My days, and hath turned unto Me when most of My servants turned away. This is a testimony that hath shone forth and appeared from the horizon of My Most Exalted Pen. Blessed is he, then blessed is he, and the glory be upon him and upon whoever hath mentioned him in his book.

O Ba! Upon thee be glory! In every instance, from all directions, while the breezes of thy mention are wafting and blowing, thy remembrance is mentioned at the court of God, exalted be His glory, and thy name exists, adorned with the ornament of My Beautiful Name. Rejoice and be of the thankful ones.

This evanescent servant is, in most times, engaged in their remembrance. Praise be to God, they are aflame with the fire of divine love and illumined with the light of His knowledge, and this is the cause and reason for the joy of the hearts and souls of the friends. Concerning what they wrote about the mention of the friends of Saysan, upon them be the glory of God, after being presented at the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court, these suns of utterance shone forth from the horizons of divine knowledge, utterance and wisdom. His blessed and exalted Word:

In the Name of the Powerful Speaker

O people of Saysan! Repeatedly have ye been blessed with the revelation of the Most Exalted Pen. By the Essence that was manifested from the special treasury of the blessed word “I was a hidden treasure,” the world and all that is therein cannot equal one word revealed from the treasury of the Most Exalted Pen. Do ye know Who speaketh and Who hath turned towards you? By the life of God! If ye truly discover and know this, ye will behold yourselves detached from the world and all who dwell therein. The immature ones of the world have attempted to mislead sanctified souls. Verily I say, these days have no peer or likeness. Know ye their value. Ye shall not attain unto the station of knowledge save through the fear of God. We beseech God, the Lord of the Throne and earth, to adorn your temples with the ornament of godliness and your heads with the crown of detachment. Verily, He is the Almighty, the Powerful. Blessed are ye and your dwellings. Verily, We perceive from them the fragrance of My love, the Mighty, the Wondrous. We counsel you to perform good deeds and manifest goodly character, then We counsel you to unity and harmony, and to wisdom, wherewith We have commanded you in the Holy Books and Tablets.

Contention and corruption have been forbidden. All must hold fast unto that which is righteous. Today if anyone reviles a loved one of God and he showeth patience, God will ordain for him the reward of a martyr. Blessed are the patient ones, and happy are the patient ones. O friends! The life of this world is not worth mentioning. Soon shall extinction overtake it. Strive ye that perchance ye may quicken a soul with the water of divine utterance in a spirit of joy and fragrance, or sanctify a heart from the dust of idle fancies through the Kawthar of grace. The station of man is good deeds, while oppression and tyranny are the deeds of the foolish. In all conditions be ye thankful and merciful, not deniers and oppressors. Pray for those in authority, show not enmity. Were God to unveil to them what He hath unveiled to you, they would hasten with their eyes and hearts to the Most Exalted Horizon. Verily, grace is in His hands, and power unto you and unto those who have held fast to His firm cord and His mighty announcement.

The mention of his honor Siyyid Muhammad, upon him be the glory of God, hath proceeded from the Tongue of Grandeur. We beseech God, exalted be He, to confirm him in His service. In the Most Holy Book hath been revealed concerning the education of children and the training of human beings that which is enduring and eternal, whose fragrance shall never fade. Verily, We glorify him from this station that he may thank his Lord, the Glorified, the All-Knowing.

I supplicate and beseech the True One, exalted be His glory, to assist His party in that which will cause the exaltation of His Word and the elevation of His Cause, and lead to the manifestation of sanctity and the emergence of detachment. Praise be to God, the companions of Milan, upon them be the glory of God and His mercy, have outstripped most lands and have drunk from the choice wine of the utterance of Him Who is the Goal of all the worlds. And the people of Saysan, upon them be the glory of God, have attained to that which most of the people of the earth are deprived of. This is through the bounty of God, our Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and earths.

Mention hath been made of the spiritual friend, his honor Ibn-i-Dakhil, upon him be the glory of God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the Glorious. Some time ago there was revealed from the heaven of the Will of Him Who is the Goal of all the worlds, especially for him, that from whose every word the light of bounty shone forth and the Sun of Truth dawned. And now, after his name was mentioned in His presence, this utterance was revealed from the Tongue of Grandeur:

His word, mighty be His proof and great His majesty:

“O Ibn-i-Dakhil! Thou art he who hath attained unto My days, and hath drunk the choice wine of My utterance, and hath beheld the horizon of My Revelation, and hath heard My call. Verily, His Holiness the Trusted One hath made thy deed a treasure for thee with Him. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the All-Wise. Remind the people of that which hath been sent down from the Kingdom of My utterance, and give them the glad-tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all worlds. Say: This is the Day whereon the Herald hath called out from a near place, and the Cry hath been raised in truth from God, the Almighty, the Powerful. The earth hath been illumined with the light of its Lord, and the Mount hath attained unto Him Who converseth with it, the Mighty One. O Ibn-i-Dakhil! The people behold the signs of God yet deny them, and hear His call yet turn away from it. Say: O concourse of men! By God, the Lord of Destiny hath established Himself upon the Throne, and every hidden secret hath been revealed. Turn with illumined hearts unto His Most Great Prospect and His Most Pure Station. Beware lest the doubts of the people keep you back from the Self-Subsisting One, or the might of the wolves deter you from the Lord of the Final End. Cast the world behind you, taking the chalice of immortality in the name of your Lord, the Most Glorious.”

When the utterance reached this most exalted station, all things cried out:

“O servants of the All-Merciful! The Balance hath been set up, the Path hath appeared, the Most Great Ocean hath surged before your faces, and the fragrance of God hath wafted among you. Thank the Lord for this bounty which hath encompassed all existence, both seen and unseen. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who have heard thy call and have turned unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.”

Glory be to God! For the sword of utterance there hath been and is no peer or likeness. The penetration of this sword is mightier and sharper than that of a sword of steel. Praise be to our Lord, the All-Merciful, Who hath forbidden His loved ones from oppression and tyranny, and from corruption, conflict and contention, and hath made victory to lie in utterance and naught else. It behooveth us and all the people of the world to thank Him for this great bounty. There is no God but Him, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Praise be to God! His honor hath attained unto service, teaching, attainment, reunion and the presence of God. I beseech the True One, exalted be His glory, to grant him assistance and confirmation. Verily our Lord is the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is.

That mention was made of his honor Habib Nurani and his honor Mulla Husayn, upon them be the Glory of God and His bounty, and likewise of the luminous attraction of the wondrous Beauty—this was presented at the Most Holy and Most Exalted Threshold. His blessed and exalted Word: “O Varqa! O thou who gazest toward My horizon, who standest before the gate of My grandeur, and who speaketh My praise! All bounty is in the hand of God, thy Lord, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. Verily He maketh the highest of His servants lowest, and the lowest highest. He is the Powerful, the Mighty.

Consider and reflect upon what hath come to pass. The sister of this Wronged One remained leagues distant from the Truth, while that handmaiden attained the honor of nearness and reunion. Yea, the banner there are no ties of kinship among you’ hath been raised, and the standard on the day when man shall flee’ hath been hoisted to the highest station in the world. This sister was not with Us and had not seen Yahya in this Cause. Out of love for the world and attachment to the possessors of glory and wealth, she passed by the Wronged One and joined the oppressor. She became associated and affiliated with the enemies in this great betrayal, and now burneth with the fire of hatred.

She hath manifested such deceit that the world is astonished thereby. She hath no knowledge of this Cause whatsoever, but hath adopted countless deceptions from certain manifestations of Satan. She hath appeared in supreme wickedness and risen up to harm the Wronged One. Convey greetings from the Wronged One to the new leaf and gladden her with the effulgent rays of the Sun of Truth. Blessed is she and blessed is he who hath recognized her, taught her and guided her to the path of God, the Lord of earth and heaven, the Master of the hereafter and of first beginnings.” End.

He is God. O Mustafa! Upon thee rest the Glory of God, the Lord of all mankind. Take thou a cup from My sealed wine, and drink thereof in My Name, the Self-Subsisting. Verily, it shall draw thee nigh unto thy Lord, and shall admit thee within the pavilion of knowledge, wisdom, and utterance. Exalted is the All-Merciful, the Bestower of this most great bounty, and He Who giveth to drink of this purest Kawthar. Shouldst thou attain thereunto, say: Praise be unto Thee, O Ocean of bounty; and grace be unto Thee, O King of the Kingdom of Names.

He is God. O Muhammad-Taqi! Hearken unto My call from the direction of My prison. Verily, it shall draw thee unto Mine horizon, and shall cause thee to drink of the Kawthar of utterance from the hand of My bounty. It shall preserve thee from all else save Me, and shall bring thee nigh unto the carpet of My holiness. Shouldst thou inhale the fragrance of My loving-kindness, say: O my God, my God! Praise be unto Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast guided me, through the light of Thy Cause, unto the Dayspring of Thy verses and the Dawning-place of Thy clear tokens. I bear witness that Thou hast appeared and hast manifested that which shall cause the names of Thy servants to endure through the perpetuity of Thy Names and Thy Attributes. Verily, Thou art powerful to do what Thou willest, and in Thy grasp is held the rein of all who are in the earths and in the heavens.

He is God. O Qasim! The Sun of Truth, in this darksome night, hath from the horizon of Akka turned toward thee, that He may make mention of thee. Knowest thou who He is? He is God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Praise thou thy Lord, then render thanks unto Him for this bounty, which, were it pressed by the hands of love and faithfulness, the Kawthar of life would drip therefrom for all who dwell in the realm of being. Cleave thou unto wisdom, then lead the people into the city of utterance, by command of God, thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.

Section 5: “He is God. O Ustad! Abraham, the Friend…”

He is God. O Ustad! Abraham, the Friend, came, and they cast Him into the fire; Muhammad they called a liar; Moses they named a sorcerer; and the Spirit they denounced as an infidel. This unjust people have ever turned away from the Truth; their faces have failed to attain unto the light of acceptance, save whomsoever thy Lord hath willed. By the life of God! Thou wast not created for the world, but for My mighty Cause and My great Announcement.

He is God. O Khalil! Thou hast attained unto the wine of Revelation and hast drunk of the Kawthar of everlasting life from the hand of bounty. Thou hast been mentioned time and again. We exhort thee, and them that have believed, to serve the Cause of God, your Lord and the Lord of the Throne and of the earth, the King of the world to come and of this world. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. He enjoineth upon His servants that which shall draw them nigh unto Him and shall cause them to be of those on whom no fear shall come, neither shall they grieve.

He is God. O Muhammad-Sadiq: The will of the Herald is that He illumine the world with the lights of truthfulness and adorn the nations with the ornament of recognition. Yet, until now, no trace thereof hath appeared; and the people have uttered such calumnies as the like thereof hath not been heard in the world. They have denied the verses of God, His sovereignty, His testimony, and His proof. Behold, they are indeed among the heedless in My perspicuous Book. Praise be to God that thy honor hath held fast unto the cord of truthfulness. Whosoever in this day attaineth unto the recognition of the True One is, by the Most Exalted Pen, recorded and inscribed among the truthful in the Crimson Scroll.

He is God. O Jibra’il Beg! By the life of God! The Israfil of the Cause hath sounded the Most Great Trumpet, and the minds and hearts which, in the temples of existence, were deprived and debarred from life, have been stirred by the Kawthar of divine utterance and have attained unto everlasting life. Though the deniers, outwardly, hear and speak and move, yet before God they are accounted and recorded among the dead. Verily, the Trumpet is the Most Exalted Pen. We have breathed therein, by a command from Our presence, and I, verily, am the Ancient Commander.

He is the Helper, the All-Knowing

O Nabil, upon thee be the glory of thy Lord, the All-Glorious! On this mighty and wondrous day, Ali-Muhammad hath spread a feast and invited those who circle round. At this moment, the one named Jud, upon him be My glory and favor, made mention of thee and acted on thy behalf in that which hath been the hope of those near unto God. Blessed art thou and joy be unto thee! The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those with thee. Verily bounty is in His hand and generosity in His mighty grasp. He ordaineth as He pleaseth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower. We send greetings from this most mighty and most glorious station to thy children whom We mentioned before.

He is God! O Abdullah Kh.! The Cause of God is manifest and the verses of God are revealed. Hidden mysteries are evident before all faces, and the waters of mercy flow from the Pen of Him Who is the Aim of all the worlds. We beseech God not to withhold His servants from the outpourings of His days nor deprive them from the ocean of His grace. Today all things are in rapture and ecstasy at the vibration of the Most Exalted Word through the appearance of the Lord of Names. Blessed is the ear that hath been privileged to hear. You must be occupied with praise and thanksgiving to God, for the Supreme Pen hath turned toward you from the Prison of Akka. Verily, He loveth him who loveth Him and remembereth him who remembereth Him. He is the Compassionate, the All-Forgiving, the Merciful.

He is God! O Ali Kh! Upon thee be the Glory of God! Wonder upon wonder! From the beginning until now, not one among the divines of Iran hath become aware of His appearance and its nature. What hath been the cause of their prevention and the reason for their deprivation? With thy Lord is the knowledge of all things in a mighty Book. This Wronged One hath from the beginning until now been in the hands of enemies—at times in chains, at times captive—until finally arriving at this Prison. We praise God for this and beseech Him to aid thee to be steadfast in His Cause. Verily, He is the Almighty, the Powerful.

He is God! O Muhammad-Qabli-ʿAli! The Divine Balance proclaims with the most exalted call: The Divine Balance is the blessed word “There is no God but Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” By this Balance all are weighed, and in less than that moment the reckoning of creation is complete. The loving ones are known by the light of their countenance, and the sinful by their marks. Glory be to God! The signs of the Resurrection and the tokens of the Hour have encompassed all, yet deeds are a mighty barrier that has prevented the servants from drawing nigh and has left them in the wilderness of remoteness. Praise be to God that you have attained to that which is the cause of prosperity and salvation. The power of princes did not prevent you, nor did the hatred of the divines deprive you. With an illumined heart you turned, and attained recognition of the Sun of Truth. Repeatedly has your mention been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen. Give thanks unto your Lord, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

He is God! O Ali Mim Ya! The world is perfumed with the fragrance of the divine utterance, and with utmost joy and enthusiasm is engaged in glorification and praise. We beseech God to cause His servants to attain unto that which manifests wondrous and strange influences in the world. Through the word of acceptance, the earthly house became the point of adoration for the world, and the black stone the object of reverence for the nations. His power has manifested in every age that which is the greatest cause for faith and certitude. Blessed is he who has seen with his own eyes and heard with his own ears the call of God from the prison of Akka. He is indeed among the triumphant ones in this resplendent station. O ʿAli! Praise the Sovereign of existence that you are mentioned in His presence and known by Him.

The oceans of the world cannot compare with a single drop of the Kawthar of utterance of the Pre-existent Lord. It is clear and evident that the entire world was created from one drop thereof. The nobility of the oceans of the unseen and the seen has been and always will be from that drop. Verily our Lord, the Most Merciful, is the One Who has power over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is.

The mentioned souls, upon them be the Glory of God, the Lord of Oneness, are blessed with eternal life, for their mention has flowed from the Tongue of Grandeur and is recorded in the Book with the ink of the Most Bountiful Name. For this ink is the source of unity and the dawning-place of concord. I beseech God to assist His loved ones in preserving what He has bestowed upon them, for if the manifestations of the light of grace and bounty specifically ordained for His loved ones were to appear even to the extent of a grain, all would cry out in the wilderness of existence “Here am I! Here am I!” In its concealment lie hidden mysteries, and in its revelation appear bestowals. Who can reckon that to which the birds of hearts and minds cannot soar? In all things the impotence of creation is evident and the power of the Creator manifest.

Mention was made of Haji Mirza Fath-ʿAli S., upon him be the Glory of God, and likewise of his certitude, steadfastness and enthusiasm. After being presented before the Lord of Names, these brilliant verses dawned from the horizon of grace in the highest heaven. His word, exalted be His glory and sublime be His utterance:

He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing

The soul who today, in the name of Truth, has freed and detached himself from all that is with the people—he is as a pearl in the shell of the ocean of divine bounty. No description can attain to this station, for descriptions are limited by the boundaries of souls, while this station is beyond all mention and description. The highest rank and most exalted station are free from enumeration. Praise be to God! You have drunk from the choice wine of utterance in the name of the Beloved of all creation, and this is that same choice wine that had forever been sealed and hidden from all. In this Most Great Revelation, the Finger of God’s Will removed its seal and proclaimed:

“Come, advance, O people of Baha! Come, advance, O companions of My Crimson Ark! Come, advance with your hearts toward the Most Exalted Horizon, O friends of God!”

When you attain unto My call and the traces of My Pen, say: “My God, my God! Separation from Thee hath set me aflame, remoteness from Thee hath seized my soul, and distance from the precincts of Thy nearness is my greatest enemy. I beseech Thee, O Thou at Whose call the near ones hastened to the place of sacrifice to offer up their souls in Thy path, and by Whose utterance in the kingdom of Thy might the hearts of the sincere ones were attracted, to make me in all conditions attracted to Thy verses, enkindled with the fire of Thy Sacred Tree, moved by Thy will, and speaking that which draweth people nigh unto the court of Thy companionship.

O Lord! Withhold not them that seek Thee from the ocean of Thy bounty, nor Thy lovers from the precincts of Thy nearness. Thou art He at Whose call the dwellers of the graves arose, the trumpet was sounded, and that which was hidden in Thy knowledge and preserved in the treasury of Thy protection was made manifest. I beseech Thee not to disappoint Thy servant of that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and trusted ones. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth. O Lord! Aid me to remember Thee amongst Thy servants with wisdom and utterance, and to teach Thy Cause among the religions. I beseech Thee, O God of all beings and Educator of all created things, to manifest through me, by Thy grace and power, that whereby the standards of Thy mention and praise may be raised, and whereby that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Book may be spread abroad. Verily, Thou art the Strong, the Powerful, and worthy to answer prayer.”

This evanescent servant has, in truth, with utmost humility and supplication besought the Self-Sufficient One to make them the dawning-place of victory and triumph, and through His infinite bounty, the victory of His Cause has been through the hosts of wisdom and utterance, and naught else. In this station, such utterances have flowed from the Most Exalted Pen as would, in an instant, transport man from earth to heaven. Glorified be the greatness of our Lord, exalted be His grace, mighty be His bounty, and magnified be His generosity, which hath encompassed the kingdom of earth and heaven.

As for what they wrote concerning certain laws, by command that which hath thus far been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen and recorded is being sent. Regarding the fast for a traveler on foot, its limit hath been set at two hours. Verily our Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. And those souls who are engaged in arduous labor during that blessed month—this is what God, exalted be His glory, hath decreed, blessed be His bounty: Those souls are adorned with the ornament of God’s pardon and favor, exalted be His glory. We have pardoned them as a bounty from Our presence and a mercy from Our side, and We are verily the Commander, the Ruler, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Give them the glad tidings of that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken from His glorious and exalted station. However, during those days, moderation and concealment, out of respect for God’s decree and the station of the Fast, is most fitting and beloved.

Concerning ablutions that were asked about—whether it is possible with the ablutions performed for obligatory prayer to also recite ninety-five times the Greatest Name and visit the Shrine of the Ancient Beauty, or whether ablutions must be renewed for each one—after submission to God, the Tongue of God spoke these words: Renewal is not necessary. In all matters His grace encompasses all and His mercy takes precedence. And He Himself suffices as witness.