Volume 048: 1872–1873 1289–1290 A.H., Part II (5 of 5)

BH04560: O Abu-Turab! Give thanks to the All-Bestowing for having…

He is the Almighty

O Abu-Turab! Give thanks to the All-Bestowing for having aided thee to recognize Him and for having caused thee to turn towards the City round which circle the denizens of the Supreme Concourse and the favored servants of God. We bestow upon thee from this distant horizon that which will draw thee nigh unto God, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling. Whoso remembereth his Lord is accounted among those who are near unto God in the Preserved Tablet.

Seize thy days and make mention therein of Him Who was the Educator of all things visible and invisible. Immerse thyself in the ocean of inner meanings which hath appeared through this Hidden Name. Leave the ungodly to their vain imaginings and turn with thy heart to the Lord of all existence.

Say: I have turned towards Thee, O Thou in Whose hand is the reins of all created things, and I have believed in Thee, O Thou through Whom the command of the Kaf and the Nun was made manifest.

When thou hast attained unto the Tablet of thy Lord, remind all possibility of the verses of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bountiful, that perchance they may arise from the slumber of passion at the mention of the Lord of Names and be numbered among those who have turned towards Him.

Say: Abandon vain imaginings, for the Self-Subsisting hath appeared with clear sovereignty. It behooveth every soul on this Day to manifest that which is worthy of the Cause of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Loving.

Say: O concourse of unbelievers! How long will ye cry out and unto whom will ye turn? The Hidden One hath appeared and these are His verses, and the Treasured One hath risen and these are His banners which have been hoisted above the standards of kings.

Say: He Who is upon the dust maketh mention of the Lord of Lords, and in abasement hath manifested the might of God, the Mighty, the Beloved.

Be thou steadfast in the Cause through the power and might of God. He, verily, aideth him that aideth Him. He, verily, is the Truth, the Knower of things unseen.