Volume 082: Akka 1304 A.H. (1886–1887), Part III (5 of 5)

BH00635: This is the Day whereon the ocean…

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Lord of bounty and bestowal.

This is the Day whereon the ocean of the Bayan hath surged before the faces of all religions, and the Blessed Lote-Tree hath spoken in the midst of humankind, proclaiming: By God! He hath come Who was treasured in the storehouse of the world, and hidden in the cave of the protection of God, the Lord of all that is in heaven and on earth. Blessed is he who hath heard this call, drawn nigh unto it, and answered the Ancient Lord.

O Siyyid Qabl-Mihdi! Nabil—upon him be My glory and My loving-kindness—hath made mention of thee; and now, in this wondrous Tablet, have We likewise remembered thee. We counsel thee to attain unto the Most Great Steadfastness in this Momentous Tidings which God hath manifested as a bounty from His presence. Verily, He is the Most Bountiful, the All-Munificent. Rejoice in that We have remembered thee, then give thanks unto thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Praised.

My Branch hath stood before My Face and recorded that which the Tongue of Grandeur uttered in this lofty station. Know then that Hadi hath turned away from the Countenance, clinging to corruption. We beseech God—exalted and glorified be He—that He may shield His servants from his doubts and his perverse insinuations. Verily, He is the Protector, the Faithful.

We likewise make mention of thy other brother, named Siyyid Hadi, and announce to him the favour of God and His mercy which hath surpassed all who are in the heavens and on the earth. Hear the call raised in the Prison of ʿAkka: “There is none other God but He, the One, the All-Informed.”

Say: O people! Fear God, and follow not every clamorous, far-removed soul. Turn with radiant faces unto the Most Exalted Horizon. Thus hath the Cause been sent down from the heaven of Truth by God, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

Beware lest ye deprive your own selves of the Euphrates of the bounty of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment. This is the Day whereon the ocean of proof hath surged before the religions, and the sweet savours of God, the Mighty, the All-Wise, have been stirred.

O party of God! By night and by day hath this Wronged One summoned you unto a station most exalted, a summit most sublime. But when the sun of the Bayan and of proof arose and shone forth from the horizons, souls that had lain hidden behind veils came forth with the swords of hatred, and broke the Covenant which was in very truth the essence of justice.

And now again Hadi hath not dealt equitably. He would subject helpless souls to the idle imaginings current among the party of the Shi’ah. Say: O Hadi! Fear God. Didst thou not see, didst thou not hear, what thy party and those like unto thee, in former years, wreaked upon the Lord of the world and the Beloved of the nations? At first they cried “Lord of the Age, Revealer of the decree!” and clung to the Will and Testament; but when the Sun of Manifestation rose from the highest Horizon of the Divine, and the throne of the Cause was set upon the seat of the Bayan, they all rushed forth with sword and spear, opposed and resisted, and wrought such deeds as no tyrant in all the world had ever perpetrated against the Ancient Beauty.

What distinction did the Shi’ah party possess? What rank did they truly occupy, that thou shouldst now, yet again, raise up a company after their likeness and afflict the people with a similar test? Their divines, even unto this hour, ascend the pulpits and revile the Ancient Beauty, and in like manner incite the shedding of the most pure blood of that blessed Being and of His chosen ones. And should but one soul arise and lay claim—under any guise whatsoever—to being the Promised One, a thousand would obey him. In truth, the Shi’ah party are a people who should be abashed before the whole world.

Well-nigh fifty years have passed during which this vile party hath busied itself with the denial and persecution of the Truth and of His chosen ones. Reflect, O Hadi, upon what hath come to pass; haply thou mayest take heed and arise for the protection of the wronged and the oppressed.

O people of Dawlat-Abad! Hearken unto the cry of the Wronged One. Turn away from the treacherous, the thief, the liar, and turn toward the trustworthy and the sincere. A so-called guide hath arisen to blot out the Book of God—the Bayan, that divine Book in which the Point of the Firstness—may the spirits of all else but Him be offered up for His sake—revealed His verses. He now seeketh utterly to efface and destroy it.

They once alleged, concerning ʿUthman, that he omitted and stole from the Book of God. Yet this heedless oppressor would now erase it all outright, effacing it from among men. Support the Cause of God with all your power, that the idle imaginings of former times may not again arise. In utmost humility and helplessness should ye implore forgiveness for this grievous sin, that haply God, the All-Merciful, may turn it aside and deal with the world in mercy.

The Bayan is a perspicuous Book, revealed in clear Arabic; its meanings are evident and its intent is plain to every fair-minded soul. This thief would now destroy it and pollute the people with the delusions of heedlessness.

Say: O Hadi! For God’s sake, relinquish this deed. Thou art in no wise informed of the reality of the Cause, nor doth this matter befit thy station. Thy duty is obedience and acknowledgment. Recognize thine own rank, and trespass not beyond it.

O my God, my God! Thou hearest and beholdest that Baha speaketh naught but by Thy command, revealeth not Himself save by Thy leave and Thy will, and uttereth no word save that which hath proceeded from Thy Purpose.

Thou beholdest, O my God, my tears and my sighs over what hath befallen Thy Cause at the hands of the tyrants among Thy creatures and the rebellious among Thy servants. By Thy glory, O God of Names and Creator of the heavens! Sorrows have encompassed Me for that I have heard one of Thy servants arise to deny Thy Cause and to efface Thy Book.

O Lord! Seize him with Thy might and Thy sovereignty, then withhold him from whatsoever he desireth in Thy days. By Thy might! Wert Thou to cause My body to be transfixed with the lances of the haters, and My breast to be riddled with the arrows of the adversaries, it would be dearer to Me than to hear mention of the effacement of Thy Book, which was adorned with Thy commandments and Thy laws.

O Lord! Protect My servants in their thoughts and their imaginings, and cleanse them from his doubts and his insinuations. O Lord! Thou knowest that Baha hath desired naught but the refinement of the souls of Thy servants, and the reform of Thy cities and Thy lands.

We entreat Thee at this moment to assist Hadi to return unto Thee and to turn in repentance before the door of Thy bounty and Thy forgiveness. Enable him to confess after having denied, and to draw nigh after having turned away. O Lord! Make known unto him Thy straight Path and Thy great Announcement. Verily, Thou art powerful to do whatsoever Thou wilt, and into Thy grasp are the reins of all things committed. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the All-Generous.

O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of My loved ones; then ascend unto the heaven of My Revelation and the firmament of My loving care, and say:

“Peace be upon thee—the peace that dawneth and shineth from the horizon of God—and upon the light that gleameth from the horizon of the Mount, and upon the fragrances of Revelation that in this very hour are diffused from the Pen of God, the Lord of all the worlds.”

O Malik! Thou who didst turn unto God when His servants disbelieved in Him and His bondsmen turned away from Him! I bear witness that thou hast arisen to celebrate His remembrance and His praise, in such wise that neither the ranks of the world nor the clamour of the nations could affright thee. Thou hast turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon, severed from all save Him, and hast acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken amongst humankind.

I testify that thou hast quaffed from the cup of true knowledge in the days of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, and hast drunk the Kawthar of utterance before the face of the Lord of religions.

By My life! When thy remembrance flowed from the Pen, the ocean of My forgiveness surged, the sweet savours of My loving-kindness were stirred, and the Tongue of My majesty spoke forth. Blessed art thou, for thou hast held fast to the cord of faith and certitude, and clung to the hem of the robe of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.

Blessed art thou, and blessed is whoso loveth thee and maketh mention of thee according to that which hath been sent down in the heaven of the loving care of thy Lord, the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Glory, remembrance and praise be upon thee—upon thy first and thy last, thy outward and thy inward. And the mercy of God and His blessings be upon thee.

O Mihdi! Upon thee be My glory. Praise be to God for the effulgent gleams of the lights of the Luminary of the Bayan, which hath shone forth from the heaven of the Bayan, the Desire of the worlds.

By My life! There hath been sent down for thee and thine other brother that whose fragrance shall never cease so long as My Kingdom and My Realm of might endure, and so long as the Manifestations of My Most Beautiful Names and the dawning-places of My most exalted attributes shall remain.

We counsel you with that wherewith We counselled Our loved ones and Our chosen ones of former times—namely, trustworthiness, godliness, and whatsoever shall exalt the Word of God, the Lord of the mighty Throne.

O friends! With a clear and certain knowledge fix your gaze upon the Cause of the Lord of all worlds. The hosts of God, in this Day, are goodly and acceptable deeds. We beseech God to adorn your heads with the diadem of piety, and your temples with the raiment of guidance. Verily, He is the Lord of all that are; He heareth and He answereth; He is the Almighty, the All-Praised.

Ponder, in some measure, upon the deeds and words of the Shi’ah party, and likewise upon the record of those heedless souls in the Day of the “Report” (Yawm al-Khabar). This Wronged One maketh mention of all things for the sake of God, warneth and admonisheth. His only aim is the protection and preservation of His servants; He seeketh naught else.

But the wearers of the turban—by My life!—have regard only for their own advantage, and are wholly occupied in the subjugation of the hearts of the heedless. Guard yourselves, in the Name of God, that ye may not be overtaken by the surmises and imaginings wherewith the former party was assailed, nor fall prey to the respite granted unto the slayers.

In this Most Great Prison, for the sake of God, this Wronged One is engaged in supplicating for you and in counselling you to that which shall be the cause of your salvation and your preservation. Thereunto bear witness all created things, and beyond them the Books of former and of later ages that are with Him.

And praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds.

BH00640: The tongue of truth speaks these words at…

He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power

The tongue of truth speaks these words at the beginning of this letter: O companion of my soul, where art thou? In truth, no fire hath been or is greater than the fire of separation. Its flames melt the world of existence, and its sparks consume all that is. Yet in the estimation of the dwellers in the cities of yearning and the lovers, no bounty hath been or is more beloved than this, nor any gift more desired. They would freely sacrifice a hundred thousand lives to attain unto this fire. This fire, in one sense, is a masterful teacher, imparting the mysteries of instruction and making evident the hidden secrets. If I were to say it is more excellent than light itself, this would not be amiss, for it both illumines and bestows warmth.

The hand is His hand, the decree is His decree. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, by the Dayspring of lights and the Lord of the righteous, He Who raised Him up and conversed with Him beyond the veil and honored Him with the Most Exalted Word—and verily this word is the lord of all utterances in the world, namely the word “Thou art the Beloved and Thou art the Adored One,” and in another word, “But He is the Apostle of God and the Seal of the Prophets”—that He may assist His servants in that which is the cause and source of power, greatness, and majesty for the people of divine unity.

O beloved of my heart! The traces of thy pen, which appeared in the form of a letter, arrived and the lamentation of that unique and lonely heart set my heart aflame, producing profound effects in all my limbs and members. These effects have been and are superior to the bounties of the world, nay rather, they are the cause and source of the manifestation of bounties. Well said the speaker:

“I remain silent, being unable to mention numerous matters, and my utterance cannot encompass them; even were I to speak, I would speak little.”

The mention of such stations is not the work of pen or man. I beseech the incomparable grace of God, exalted be His glory, to inflame His loved ones with the fire of love and affection in such wise that it shall neither abate nor be altered nor be numbered. In any case, after reading and beholding this flame which appeared from the letter, I approached the Presence of the Master and presented it. He said:

“O Ali! The world, with all its vastness and greatness, has become constricted. The righteous are afflicted under the claws of the wicked. Greed and avarice have conquered the entire world. Should one observe with penetrating vision, one would see all under the talons of these two oppressors. War and strife in the world emanate from these two, and the conflict and corruption of nations are manifest through them. Every person of power is powerless before them, and every mighty conqueror is non-existent and null before their dominion. Should the fire of these two be quenched, the world would find peace, and all regions of the earth would be seen as one country. They have usurped the domains of the people of unity, and yet they seek more. Strange that until now the guardians of government and nation have not discovered the cause and reason, nor have they arisen to ensure prosperity and reform.

“Beseech God to protect what remains and to illumine the horizon of the world with the light of justice. I swear by the Sun of utterance that shineth from the horizon of the prison that most of the servants are unaware of that which benefiteth or harmeth them. The tongue of the world constantly giveth advice and remindeth; it declareth its own evanescence with utmost clarity, yet aware souls are rare. We beseech God’s boundless grace and mercy to make all aware and to aid them in rectifying what hath been lost.”

O Ali! This Wronged One is at this moment turning with complete attention toward thee and beseeching from God on thy behalf that for which there is no likeness or comparison. Verily God is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, and He is the All-Knowing, the Answerer.

We convey Our greetings to the loved ones. Each one is present before Our face. Every pure deed is a treasure for its doer and is preserved and safeguarded with the true Trustee. We make mention of all and counsel them to that which will exalt their stations, especially those souls who in this age have arisen to render assistance and are engaged in praise, glorification and service to the Cause. Peace be upon them, and mercy be upon them, and glory be unto them. We beseech God to aid them in all conditions to that which He loveth and pleaseth. Verily He is the Lord of creation and the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below.

In truth one is astonished at how long the oppressors of the world will continue to seek ascendancy, and what they have seen in plunder, pillage and bloodshed that they perpetually engage therein. I beseech God that what was formerly ordained by the Lord of the Cause may be made manifest—and that is the Most Great Peace. Should the kings attain to this supreme blessing and mighty gift, torment will be transformed into ease, tyranny into justice, poverty into wealth, hardship into bounty, and anxiety into tranquility. In these days the world of separation is possessed of another fire and another attraction, and no utterance can adequately describe it. Well have they said: The state of those who are attracted and sincere is transmitted from heart to heart. The tongue hath no access there and the pen is truly a stranger, while the inner tongue speaketh secretly these words:

My God, my God! Ordain for us that which will draw us nigh unto Thee, then grant us sustenance from the table of Thy heaven and illumine us with the light of Thy knowledge. O Lord! Disappoint us not of that which Thou hast ordained for the hopeful among Thy servants and them that hold fast among Thy creation. Then write down for us through Thy grace the gathering together. Verily Thou art the Lord of creation and the Sovereign of invention.

I convey greetings to the loved ones of that land, one and all, and I beseech God that they may at all times ascend the heights of mention and utterance. He is the Powerful One Whom the world’s events cannot frustrate from exercising His might, nor can the force of opposition hold back His authority. Glorified be His greatness and glorified be His dominion. There is none other God but Him. To that spiritual friend, his honor Aqa Mirza Ja’far-Quli, upon him be God’s peace and loving-kindness, I send greetings. At this moment they were making mention of him. His friends are not distant from His luminous presence. His grace hath made far distances near. We beseech Him to ordain for his honor the Mirza whatsoever conduceth to glory and bounty and blessing and nearness and praise. They said: We counsel all the friends to observe wisdom.

Concerning what you wrote about his honor Aqa Musa, upon him be God’s peace, God willing may he be confirmed in that which God loveth and is pleased with. I also convey greetings to him and beseech divine confirmation.

At this moment another letter from that Beloved One arrived. Though whatever arrives from those pages—even if a hundred thousand letters, pages and books should come—all are contained in a single word, and it is:

“Verily, my self, my being, my essence, my spirit, and whatsoever lay hidden in my innermost heart belong to God alone.”

This blessed word cannot in this station be compared with previous words. This word belongs to the world of reality. I beseech God to cause all to attain unto it, that all may be focused on this station, may reach this station, and may hold fast and cling to this station.

In any case, the second letter also opened the gates of joy, and the caravan of gladness and delight arrived. A hundred thousand blessings upon that honored one and this servant! As to the regret you expressed regarding the delay of that which was mentioned—I swear by the Sun of Truth that we consider you and ourselves as one, and all that is there and all that is here as belonging to a single soul. This being the case, it is clear as light that that true Beloved One shows no negligence or delay in matters related to this place, but rather strives with all his being. This word is in truth the beginning of speech. Now that this greatest of ascents has transcended reckoning and been sanctified from all limitations, we beseech God—our Lord and your Lord—to unite us and ordain for us that which befits His glory, His mercy, His generosity and His favors.

God is witness and testifier that whenever I think of you or make a submission, I find myself in supreme tranquility. God forbid that this condition should ever change or be erased, for such a state would arise that time itself would cry out in anguish, let alone this servant. We conclude these words with the remembrance of God, the Lord of all beings, and we beseech Him to assist us in His remembrance, His praise, and the service of His loved ones. Verily He is the One with power over whatsoever He willeth. There is no God but He, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Remembrance and praise be upon you, upon those who are with you, upon those who love you, and upon those who hearken to your words for the sake of God, the Mighty, the Loving.

BH00653: A Tablet of God, the Help-in-Peril, the Self-Subsisting

He is the One Who shineth from the horizon of the heaven of bounty.

God testifieth that there is none other God but He, and He Who hath come with the Kingdom of verses is verily the Hidden Secret and the Treasured Mystery. Through His call the cry hath been raised from every direction, and at His Name the limbs of them that have denied God, the Manifester of clear tokens, have quaked. Through Him the Salsabil of utterance hath flowed throughout all possibility and all things have spoken: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful.” Blessed is he who hath turned and hearkened and attained, and woe unto every heedless doubter. He is the One through Whom the earth hath recounted her tidings and revealed her treasures, and the sea of knowledge its pearls, and the heaven of utterance its stars and its lights, and the Lote-Tree its rustling, and the Pens their shrill voice. Blessed is he who hath drunk the choice wine of revelation and the Kawthar of inspiration from the cup of the bounty of God, the Lord of lords.

O thou who art mentioned before the Sea! The Ancient Beauty hath turned toward thee with His Most Great Name, and desireth to make mention of thee with a remembrance whereby the realities of all things were attracted, and with verses that cannot be equalled by the treasures of earth and heaven, that He may draw thee unto Him and cause thee to speak and give thee to drink of the Kawthar of life, that thou mayest arise to promote the Cause with a power that no hosts in the world can weaken, nor the clamor of the nations diminish, and mayest speak that which will draw the servants nigh unto God, the Almighty, the Unconstrained. Say:

O people! Behold, then be fair. By God, the ocean of utterance hath surged before the faces of all religions, and the breeze of the All-Merciful hath wafted over all possibility. Turn with radiant faces unto God, the Lord of the Day of Resurrection. O thou who gazeth upon the Countenance! Hear the call once again. He verily will aid thee and draw thee nigh unto Him in such wise that neither the gloating of enemies, nor the authority of princes, nor the clamor of divines, nor the mention of any frozen soul, nor the utterance of any fearful one shall hold thee back. Thy Lord verily is with thee, He heareth and seeth, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.

Turn with thy heart and thy spirit and thy inmost being toward the Kaaba of God and say:

My God, my God! I have turned to Thee with my whole being, and have desired naught on earth save to exalt Thy Word, manifest Thy Cause, spread Thy verses and reveal Thy bounty, generosity and bestowal. O Lord! Strengthen my heart through Thy Name and sovereignty, and my hand to grasp Thy Book, and my sight to behold Thy signs. By Thy might, O Thou the Desire of the world and the Manifest One through the Most Great Name, I desire naught save to aid Thy Cause through wisdom and utterance and to demonstrate Thy proof amidst all religions. O Lord! Thou seest this servant turning unto Thee and standing before the Kaaba of Thy manifestation. I beseech Thee by Thy power that hath conquered all things and by Thy mercy that hath preceded all created things, to adorn my head with the crown of detachment and my temple with the robe of godliness. Then make me, O my God, a standard of Thy Name amongst Thy servants and a banner of Thy remembrance in Thy lands.

By Thy might! I love naught but what Thou lovest and desire naught but what Thou desirest. I have turned to Thee, detached from all else besides Thee, for I know of a certainty that all else besides Thee can neither profit me nor protect me nor aid me. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Possessor of the Kingdom of Names and Creator of heaven, by the hidden pearls in the shells of the ocean of Thy grace and the mysteries treasured in the Book of Thy knowledge, to enable me to perform such deeds as will cause all created things to turn to the heaven of Thy favor, and to aid me in that which will cause all things to acknowledge Thy Manifestation, Thy power, Thy grandeur and Thy sovereignty.

O Lord! Thou seest me attracted by Thy verses, speaking Thy Name and turning to Thy horizon. I beseech Thee not to deprive me of what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and the lovers in the cities of Thy love, who have sacrificed their spirits with joy and radiance in Thy path in such wise that neither the ornaments of the world nor the treasures of the wealthy deterred them. Verily, Thou art the Powerful over what Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in earth and heaven.

Hear thou the divine call in the Persian tongue. This call is, in one station, the Fire of the Sinaitic Tree, for by it are ignited the hearts of the sincere ones and those near unto God, and in another station it is the Living Waters for the life of the world. Blessed is the one who attaineth unto it. Verily, he shall reach a station wherein no hosts shall frighten him, nor shall the power of the world weaken him. And at times it is a shining Light, guiding those who turn unto it to the straight path and the mighty announcement. Give thanks to the Desire of the worlds Who hath mentioned thee in the Most Great Prison with such mention before which books bow down. Through the power and might of God, glorified be His majesty, arise thou upon the Cause and with spirit, radiance, wisdom and utterance, awaken the heedless and guide the wayward to the straight path.

Say: O people! Know ye the value of this Day. Today the Sun of bounty hath dawned from the horizon of the world and is manifest, and the waves of the ocean of utterance are visible before the faces of all religions. Deprive not yourselves. By the life of God! A feast hath appeared and an assembly hath been raised up in the Concourse on High, for today He Who conversed on Sinai is seated upon the throne of manifestation, and the people of God have attained His presence, and the blessed, goodly City hath descended from heaven. Its sun is ever at its zenith; no cloud can veil it and no eclipse can overtake it. Its moon is ever shining and luminous, its rivers ever flowing and coursing, and its trees adorned with countless fruits.

This Day is the Day of supreme joy. Blessed are they that attain, blessed are the sincere ones, and blessed is he who hath taken in his right hand the Living Waters through this Name whereby the gate of bestowal was opened to all in the world of creation, and the nightingale of faithfulness sang upon the branch of glory. Dominion belongeth unto God, the Lord of all worlds, and sovereignty unto God, the Goal of the mystics, and command unto God, the Possessor of this mighty Day.

O thou who standest before My face! Glorify on My behalf him who was named Nabil before Akbar, unto whom We have sent down, both aforetime and thereafter, that which shall endure through the sovereignty of God, the Mighty, the Great. Recite thou once again these verses in his presence. O Nabil, upon thee be My glory! Hearken unto that which We revealed in thy Tablet once again, that thou mayest arise to aid the Cause of thy Lord through wisdom and utterance. It behooveth thee not to turn thy gaze to the past or future. Make mention of this Day and what hath appeared therein, for verily it sufficeth all the worlds. The declarations and allusions regarding these stations quench the fire of being. It is for thee to speak forth today that whereby hearts may be set ablaze and the bodies of them that have advanced may soar. Whoso is assured of the new creation this day and beholdeth the Most Exalted Truth as the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting over all things, verily he is among those endued with vision at this Most Great Prospect. Every discerning believer beareth witness to this.

Walk thou above the world through the power of the Most Great Name, that thou mayest behold the mysteries of pre-existence and discover that which none hath discovered. Thy Lord is verily the Helper, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Be thou like unto an artery pulsating in the body of creation, that through the heat generated by this motion there may arise that which shall quicken the hearts of them that hesitate. Thou hast indeed associated with Me and beheld the suns of the heaven of My wisdom and the waves of the ocean of My utterance when We were behind seventy thousand veils of light. Thy Lord is verily the True One, the Faithful.

Blessed is he who hath attained unto the outpourings of this Ocean in the days of his Lord, the Most Bountiful, the All-Wise. We expounded unto thee, when We were in Iraq in the house of him who was named Majid, the mysteries of creation, its origin, its end and its cause. When We departed, We limited Our utterance to: “There is none other God but I, the Ever-Forgiving, the Bountiful.” Be thou a promulgator of God’s Cause with an utterance which will cause fire to blaze forth from the trees, proclaiming: “There is none other God but I, the Mighty, the Unconstrained.”

Say: Utterance is a substance that seeketh penetration and moderation. As for penetration, it dependeth on subtlety, and subtlety is conditioned upon pure and unencumbered hearts. As for moderation, it must be combined with wisdom, which We have revealed in the Books and Tablets.

We beseech God that He may graciously aid him who is mentioned, upon whom rest My glory and loving-kindness, to achieve that which hath been specifically sent down for him from the heaven of God’s bounty. This day no garment is more excellent, more radiant and more beauteous for man than the garment of steadfastness in the Cause of God. Ye must hold fast unto it and occupy yourselves with the service of God’s Cause. This Wronged One hath ever been and is still in grave peril. Whatsoever He hath mentioned or may mention hath been and is intended for the elevation of the station of His loved ones. The world and all that is therein is, in the eyes of the people of Baha, as something non-existent and transient. Yet in this Most Great Revelation, His bounty and grace are boundless. He bestoweth that which the Pen is powerless to recount. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those whom the swords of hatred have failed to turn away from turning unto God, the Lord of this mighty and exalted Station.

BH00663: O Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin! Upon thee be the Glory of God…

He is God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the Wise

O Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the True King, the Manifest Justice! This is the Day wherein are witnessed from the Most Great Sea waves the like of which no eye hath ever beheld, and from the Sun lights the like of which have never appeared. Blessed is the eye that hath witnessed and seen, and the ear that hath heard the rushing of the winds of My loving-kindness, and the rustling of My Lote-Tree, and the shrill voice of My Pen as it moveth by My command and power, and I am the Ordainer, the Ancient of Days.

That which thou didst send hath reached Our presence. We have read it and answered it, that his eyes may be solaced and his heart assured through the signs of God, the Lord of the worlds.

O Muhammad-Baqir! We have heard thy call and witnessed thy turning unto Us and read thy letter which thou didst send to him who is with Me. We have mentioned thee with a mention one letter of which surpasseth all that the servants glory in, as attesteth He with Whom is the perspicuous Book. And thy letter which thou didst previously send to the servant who is present before the Face hath reached the Wronged One. Verily thy Lord is the All-Reckoning, the All-Knowing. Blessed is the tongue that hath confessed that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath uttered, and the heart that hath been adorned with the love of God, the Lord of the worlds.

We make mention of him who was named Ishaq, whom thou didst mention in thy letter, that he may rejoice and be of those who render thanks. O Ishaq! The Lord of the Day of the Covenant maketh mention of thee at the time of His Pen’s movement, and His heart grieveth for what the hands of the oppressors have wrought. We have raised up the Cause through a power from Us and a might from Our presence. When the Sun of Manifestation shone forth to a determined degree, the wolves emerged from behind the veil and uttered that which caused the Faithful Spirit to lament. Blessed art thou for having turned unto God, the Mighty, the Powerful. Be thou steadfast in His Cause and firm in His love and upright in such wise that the doubts of the heedless shall not cause thee to slip. The Wronged One mentioneth thee and beseecheth God, thy Lord, to aid thee in His remembrance and praise and to ordain for thee what He hath ordained for His unified servants.

O Pen! Make mention of him who was named Ramadan-Ali who desired to be remembered from Amman through the loving-kindness of his Lord, the Generous. Blessed is the servant who is mentioned before the Face; he is indeed among those who are nigh in My Great Tablet. We beseech God to aid him to preserve what he hath been given from the presence of One mighty and powerful. Say:

My God, my God! I am he who hath turned unto the horizon of Thy Manifestation, and the ocean of Thy utterance, and the sun of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me through Thy generosity and grace, and to ordain for me that which shall deliver me from the promptings of Satan and preserve me through Thy grace. Then ordain for me the good of the hereafter and the present world. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty.

Hearken unto the divine utterance in the Persian tongue: Today the ocean hath different waves, the sun a different effulgence, and the world a different joy. Although the Wronged One dwelleth in prison and is afflicted in the hands of enemies, yet with utmost joy He is established upon the throne of manifestation, calling out to His loved ones with a call for which there is no end and which shall remain raised throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven. Although the people of the Bayan have committed that which the people of the Furqan (Muslims) did not, and have said that which that party did not say, yet by the life of God, this party is seen to be more base than the former party.

The verses are being sent down like rain falling in torrents, and the evidences are manifest and clear. Nevertheless, they remain occupied with their own vain imaginings and are striving earnestly to establish a party like the party of old. We beseech the True One to aid the people of Baha in such wise that they may see all else as non-existent, remain focused on the Most Exalted Horizon, and arise with mighty legs to uphold the divine Cause, lest they be made to slip by the doubts of the deluded ones and the gestures of the opposers.

As regards what was written concerning Muhammad-Baqir, who entertained the friends at a feast—well done, excellent indeed! We beseech God to assist him in fostering love and unity amongst His loved ones, and to ordain for him, through His grace and bounty, whatsoever is worthy of His generosity. We make mention of all the souls gathered at that feast, that they may attain the effects of the Pen and the remembrance of the Ancient King.

O Zaynu’l-ʿAbidin! We have made mention of thee on this day, once again, that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.

O Siyyid Barakat! Hearken unto the call of Him Who revealeth the verses and manifesteth the clear tokens. He hath remembered thee with a remembrance from which hath flowed the Kawthar of life unto all creation, that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the Mighty, the Great. Verily, the Wronged One, in His prison, maketh mention of the friends and loved ones of God, beareth unto them glad-tidings of His mercy, remindeth them of His verses, and sendeth down for them that which shall guide them unto His straight path. By God’s life! I have desired naught for Myself. Throughout My days, I have been in the hands of Mine enemies—every truthful and trustworthy one beareth witness to this. Such tribulations have befallen Me in God’s path as have befallen no one else, until they made Us captives and brought Us to this mighty fortress. Therein was the trumpet-blast sounded once again, and We delivered unto kings and subjects that which We were commanded by God, the Strong, the Powerful. The veils of the people have not hindered Us, nor have We been daunted by the oppression of the oppressors. Blessed art thou for having attained unto My utterance and My wondrous remembrance.

O Muhammad-Baqir! We testify that thou hast performed a good deed, and thy deed hath brought joy to the hearts of them that are nigh unto God. We made mention of thee before, and We mention thee now, that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Bountiful. We beseech God to assist thee in performing good deeds and to aid thee in drawing nigh unto Him. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

O ʿAbdu’llah! When thou hearest My call and art seized with the wine of the Kawthar of My utterance, say:

“My God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having caused me to turn towards Thy horizon, to set my face toward the lights of Thy countenance, and to acknowledge that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Book. I beseech Thee, O Lord of all being, by Thy most great signs and Thy mighty tokens, to make me steadfast in preserving that which Thou hast given me through Thy bounty and generosity. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Exalted, the All-Praised.”

O Pen! Make mention of him who is named Ramadan-ʿAli, whom We have remembered on this day once again, that he may be numbered among the thankful ones. When thou art attracted by the Kawthar of My utterance and awakened by the breezes of the dawn of My Revelation, arise and say:

“My God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having shown me Thy path and caused me to hear Thy proof. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Announcement and Thy Straight Path to ordain for me that which shall protect me from the oppression of the oppressors and the cawing of the croakers who have broken Thy covenant and Thy testament and have disbelieved in Thy signs. Verily, Thou art God; there is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”

O Mahmud! Hear My call from the direction of My prison. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Single One, the All-Informed. Sing in My name upon the branches of the Tree of My love, that perchance by thy call every heedless one may turn, every sleeping one may arise, and every ignorant and doubtful one may become aware. Give thanks unto God for having been mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One in His manifest station.

O Amanullah! The protection hath come, yet the people understand not; and the proof hath appeared, yet mankind perceive not. The verses have been sent down, yet the factions turn away therefrom. The path hath been made manifest, yet the people know it not. The trumpet hath been sounded, yet they hear not; and the cry hath been raised, yet they comprehend not. They have cast behind them that which is with God, clinging to that which they possess. Verily, they are accounted among the most lost in the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds. Blessed is he who heareth, whom the doubts of the people have not deterred, and blessed is he who seeth, whom the veils of the suspicious have not hindered.

O Pen! Mention him who is named Muhammad-Baqir at the end of the Tablet, as a favor from Thee—verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Ancient. We testify that he hath turned unto Thee and hath attained unto Thy days, and hath inhaled the fragrance of Thy utterance, while most of the servants turned away. Thus doth God exalt whom He willeth and abase whom He desireth. He is verily the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

And We make mention of Our loved ones who have gathered once again, that the remembrance and utterance may draw them nigh unto the horizon of the All-Merciful and cause them to speak before all faces. The Desired One hath come with manifest sovereignty. O My loved ones! There hath been sent down from My Most Exalted Pen the equivalent of what was revealed unto the company of the chosen ones and the Prophets, yet the people remain behind a thick veil. When ye hear My sweetest call, take ye the chalices of bounty in the name of the Lord of Names, then drink therefrom the Kawthar of divine knowledge, in defiance of the people of creation who have broken God’s covenant, denied His proof, and disputed His verses.

Thus doth the Wronged One command you from the precincts of the prison. Verily, He is the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing. Abandon what the people possess, clinging fast to the cord of God, the Sure. When a cawer cometh unto you, leave him to himself, turning with your hearts unto God, the Lord of all worlds. Thus have We counseled you before, and in this hour, as a mercy from Us. Verily, He is the Most Merciful of the merciful. The splendor shining from the horizon of the heaven of My utterance be upon you, O My loved ones, and upon those who, when they heard, responded and said: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou the Goal of the mystics!”

BH00679: Immeasurable praise befitteth the peerless and incomparable One Who…

He is God, exalted be His glory and universal be His bounty!

Immeasurable praise befitteth the peerless and incomparable One Who hath illumined the dawning-points of the hearts of those who have turned towards Him with the lights of the Sun of Divine Unity, and Who hath drawn receptive realities through the magnet of His Creative Word. He is the Omnipotent One Whom no matter can hinder in His power and no thing can prevent His all-encompassing Will from penetrating. Through His pure grace and mercy He hath caused the Sun of Truth to appear in the world and guided those who had lost their way in the wilderness of ignorance and perplexity to the dayspring of grace and favor. Blessed is the soul that hath in this great Day attained unto the recognition of this mighty Cause and found its way to the straight path.

O thou who hast quaffed the crystal waters of divine knowledge in the days of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, who art illumined by the lamp of the knowledge of the Lord of all possibilities, and who dwellest beneath the shade of the Tree of divine grace, the Mighty, the Help in Peril! Thy letter, which bore expressions of love and reflected the subtleties of intimacy and unity, became the cause of joy and gladness. Praise and thanksgiving be unto God that thou art engaged in service to His Cause and art arising to assist it. This is a bounty that hath had no peer or likeness in the divine worlds, for it is the key to the treasures of generosity and favor, and the cause of the manifestation of the subtleties of grace and mercy. It behooveth thee to thank Him at all times with every expression and tongue.

Concerning what thou didst write about the letter 60, we beseech God to acquaint him with that which will benefit him and others. In truth, man is unaware of what is beneficial for him unless he is aided by the confirmations of his Lord, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. These matters have been discussed repeatedly and were explained in such a way as would suffice any thoughtful and discerning person. We hope that God, exalted be His glory, will guide all to that which is the cause of success and pure righteousness and prosperity. Verily, He is the Gracious, the Generous. There is no God but Him, the Most High, the Most Great.

As for what thou didst mention concerning the arrival of him who turned away, reflect upon past ages and bygone centuries. Those who were greater in station and mightier in person arose to extinguish the light of God, yet found themselves in manifest loss. Where are Pharaoh and his hosts, Nimrod and his armies, Abu Jahl and his ignorance and his remoteness from the knowledge of God and his heedlessness? Should all who are on earth arise to extinguish this Light that shineth from the horizon of Sinai, and should they assist one another and grasp at every means, they shall find themselves in evident loss, and the Cause will remain God’s, the Lord of all worlds. It is most clear that even if the whole world should unite and strive with utmost effort to extinguish this Fire, they shall surely find themselves powerless.

The Fire that hath been kindled by divine power in the world of existence shall never be extinguished by the winds of the vain imaginings of heedless souls, nor shall it be quenched by the waters of the doubts and intimations of deluded forms. Yea, every Cause hath an appointed time for its manifestation in the world of existence. When its time cometh, the standards of the Cause shall be raised, and the believers shall say: The dominion belongeth unto God, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting.

As to what thou hast mentioned concerning the deception of the veiled ones and their dissembling, and their striving to conceal the Cause through their vain imaginings—this is their way and the way of those who follow them, and this befits them and those who walk in their footsteps. The way of the people of certitude is to remain steadfast on the path of divine knowledge and to stand firm in the Cause of their Lord, the Sovereign of all religions. By thy life! Through their steadfastness are broken the backs of the people of vain imaginings, and severed are the cords of hope of the idol-worshippers. I beseech and implore the True One, exalted be His glory, to adorn His loved ones with the ornament of steadfastness and to establish them firmly upon the path of divine knowledge. Steadfastness is a shield that rendereth ineffective the swords of tyranny and oppression and the arrows of vain imaginings. Blessed is he who is adorned with its robe and armed with its weapons. He hath indeed achieved salvation and caused others to be saved, and hath attained unto good in this world and the next.

Regarding what was written about the question of the veiled ones and its answer—assuredly whatever is mentioned of such matters and whatever comprehensive and sufficient answer is given is most beneficial and profitable. We hope that thou wilt ever be successful and confirmed in all circumstances, and arise to celebrate the praise and serve the Cause of the Lord of all names. After thy letter was presented before the Most Holy and Exalted Presence, and mention was made of that beloved one, the tongue of bounty spoke these resplendent words—exalted be His utterance and magnificent His favor:

He is the One Who speaketh in the Kingdom of Utterance

O Haydar-ʿAli! Upon thee be My glory and My mercy! Thou hast ever been blessed with the mention, praise, bounty and grace of the True One, exalted be His glory. This is a great bounty—know thou its worth. I swear by the light of the Day-Star of Utterance which shineth from the highest horizon of the world that the worthless ones of the earth and the weak-natured ones of this world were not and are not worthy to hear this utterance. For twelve hundred years they were worshippers of vain imaginings, and the people of the Bayan, despite having witnessed with their own eyes the deeds and actions of those souls and their fruits on the Day of Judgment, again clung to the same vain imaginings.

All testify that not a single one of the divines, from the inception of Islam until now, was aware of the nature of His appearance. The eyes, both outer and inner, were fixed and gazing upon the mythical Jabulqa while the Countenance of the Desired One appeared from the womb of His mother in Persia. The power of God made manifest the loss of all. Now Hadi of Dawlatabad, through names and past vain imaginings, hath in his own estimation established the straight path. Shame upon him, his fidelity, his knowledge and his understanding! Say: Be fair, by God! Look at what hath been sent down in truth and be not of the wrongdoers. By God’s life! What hath been revealed in this Revelation is not equaled by what was revealed in the past.

To this testifieth every fair-minded and discerning one, and every learned and informed one. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My utterance be upon thee and upon those who love thee and hearken to thy word concerning this mighty Cause. Praise be to God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Lord and my Hope! With what tongue can I make mention of Thee in a manner worthy of Thy sanctified court, and with what utterance can I thank Thee in a way befitting the gate of Thy detachment? By Thy glory, I see my pen powerless to render thanks for even the least of Thy favors, and my tongue unable to express praise for the manifestations of Thy bounty and generosity. Through pure grace and bestowal, Thou hast made known to us that which remained hidden from the learned and the mystics, and which was denied by the divines and the eloquent. This is solely through Thy might and power and Thy grace and mercy; else who is capable of knowing Thy Cause as it is, and who can comprehend Thy Manifestation as Thou art?

I beseech Thee to assist us in raising the banners of gratitude and praise amidst all created things, and to grant us the Kawthar of steadfastness in Thy Cause and the Salsabil of firmness in the path of Thy love. Enable us to teach Thy Cause with wisdom and utterance throughout the contingent world and to guide the followers of all religions to the city of knowledge and understanding. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Triumphant, the Glorious, the Helper.

Preserve, O my God, those who love Thee and who have arisen to make mention of Thee and to praise Thee, who have devoted themselves to the service of Thy Cause in the cities of Thy creation. Honor them at all times with the robes of Thy bounty and generosity, and aid them in that which they desire. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Glorious, the Generous. There is no God but Thee, the Single, the Everlasting, the Most High, the Most Great.

O Lord! Thou seest those who are heedless of Thy remembrance and are veiled from the effulgent rays of the Sun of Thy Revelation, wandering in the wilderness of allusions and bewildered in the desert of veils. I beseech Thee, by Thy pure power, to manifest in the kingdom that which will draw all unto the court of Thy knowledge and bring them near to the city of Thy wisdom and knowledge. They are Thy servants and are in the grasp of Thy power. They know not what profiteth them and what harmeth them. I beseech Thee to make known to them that which is best for them in this world and the next. Verily, Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Most High, the Most Glorious.

Moreover, remember and glorify the friends of God who are adorned with the ornament of steadfastness and who utter His praise and remembrance with pleasing words and exalted glorifications. The Spirit and Glory be upon thee and upon the steadfast servants of God, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. 202

BH00683: O Buzurg! The ocean of utterance has surged, yet…

He is God, exalted be His station, the All-Wise, the All-Eloquent!

O Buzurg! The ocean of utterance has surged, yet the people perceive not. The fire has appeared in the Divine Lote-Tree and speaks with truth, yet the people understand not. The Herald has called out in the midst of heaven, yet the people hear not. The Light has shone forth from the horizon of Manifestation, yet most of the factions know not. The Interlocutor of the Mount has been established upon the throne of Revelation, yet the people turn away from Him. By God! The Promised One has come and speaks before all faces—blessed are they who recognize Him. The Truth has appeared and revealed whatsoever He willed, and He is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. Nothing escapes His knowledge, nor can the might of kings and subjects render Him powerless. He has arisen before the faces of the world with an authority that the Daysprings of justice and fairness cannot deny. To this bears witness the Pen of God in this praiseworthy station.

Say: O people of the earth! Do you know Him Who mentions you from the direction of the Prison? Do you hear that which has been raised in truth from God, the Lord of what was and what shall be? By God’s life! Had you known, you would have hastened to God, the Possessor of this witnessed Day. Say: Fear God and dispute not the signs of your Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. Be fair in what has appeared and follow not every ignorant rejected one. The Desired One has come from the horizon of power with a Cause before which the world cannot stand, as you know. The might of the mighty cannot frustrate Him, nor can the power of princes prevent Him. He speaks at all times at the heart of possibility:

“Verily, there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Supreme over what was and what shall be.”

Thus has surged the ocean of utterance while the Wronged One was in His mighty prison.

O Buzurg! Rejoice in the favors of thy Lord and say: “Praise be to Thee, O Desired One of the world and Beloved of the nations! I testify that Thou hast come from the heaven of proof with the banners of knowledge, such that neither the oppression of the aggressors, nor the turning away of the deniers, nor the learning of the learned, nor the power of princes could prevent Thee. Thou didst speak before all faces with the most exalted call: ʿVerily, there is no God but Me, the Powerful, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting.”’

O Muhammad! Thou hast attained unto the mention of the Wronged One time and again. He remembers whoever remembers Him and turns to whoever turns to Him. Verily, He is the Most Merciful of the merciful. Hearken unto the call which has been raised from the blessed White Spot, the place wherein the atoms speak what the Tongue of Grandeur has spoken: “The Kingdom belongs to God, the Lord of the worlds.” We have remembered thee and those who have believed with a mention whose radiance shall never set, by the command of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We have aided thee, taught thee, and made known to thee My manifest and straight path. How many a learned one has been prevented from recognizing Me, though he was created to serve My mighty and wondrous Cause!

And how many a knowledgeable one have We adorned with the ornament of being, that he might appear and stand before My exalted gate! They were deprived of the greatest favor in the days of God, the Lord of the mighty throne. But thou hast attained unto acceptance and heard the call of thy Lord, the Lord of the end, while every remote scholar turned away. Thou hast witnessed in His path what the Wronged One witnessed. Nothing escapes His knowledge of what befell you from the hosts of the aggressors who denied God’s grace and mercy and disbelieved in the Day of Judgment. We have forgiven thee and adorned thee with the ornament of acceptance, as a grace from My presence, and I am the Bountiful, the Generous. Preserve My verses, then recite them with the melodies of those near unto God and the songs of the sincere ones.

We make mention of the Martyr’s wife, that Leaf whom We have mentioned in diverse Tablets, and all the handmaidens and servants whom God hath related to His Name—he who was martyred in His path, detached from all who are in the heavens and on earth. O My handmaidens and servants! Rejoice in God’s remembrance in the Most Great Prison, then render thanks unto Him at all times. Upon you be My glory and the glory of them who are in My Kingdom and My Dominion, and the glory of those who circle round the Throne at dawn and at eventide.

O Husayn! The Countenance of the Ancient Beauty hath turned toward thee from the direction of His Most Great Prison, making mention of thee and counselling thee with that which beseemeth this glorious and wondrous Day. Thou hast attained unto the utterance of thy Lord, the Most Merciful, and His gracious remembrance. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath remained faithful to God’s Covenant and His Testament, when the people were wrapped in strange delusion. They worship idols and perceive it not; they deny Him Who hath been remembered throughout the nights and days, yet they understand not. They say that which causeth the dwellers of the Kingdom to lament, yet they comprehend not. Thus have their souls enticed them, and they perceive it not. O My Most Exalted Pen! Set aside mention of these and make mention of My loved ones, then forgive them as a token of My grace. Verily, Thou art the Mighty, the Forgiving.

O companions of the Prison! Your Lord, the Most Merciful, maketh mention of you in recompense for what ye have witnessed in His path. Recognize this most exalted station, then give thanks unto Him throughout the nights and days, at eventide and at dawn. We have purified you with the water of grace and forgiven you as a mercy from Our presence, for We are the Forgiving, the Compassionate. Rejoice in that which the Tongue of the Ancient Beauty hath uttered, and say:

“Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of all names and Creator of heaven, for having remembered us in Thy Prison when Thou wert in the hands of those who denied the Witness and the Witnessed. And thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Lord of all names, for having sent down unto us that which shall never be exhausted throughout ages and centuries.”

O Rida! The Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of thee. By the life of God! Didst thou know the fruits of My remembrance and its effects, thou wouldst call upon thy Lord throughout the nights and days, and wouldst find thyself in a joy unequalled by any joy in the world, and in a delight that no delight in the seen or unseen can match. Verily, My remembrance is a tree We have planted with the hands of grace and bounty, and it hath fruits that perish not so long as the kingdom and the realm endure. Blessed is the servant who hath attained unto it, for he hath attained unto all good in the Book of God, the Lord of all creation.

We, from this station, send Our glorification upon thee and upon thy family, and We give you both glad tidings of God’s tender care, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting. Thus have We manifested the pearls of wisdom from the ocean of the mercy of your Lord, the Possessor of all that was and shall be. And We make mention of My handmaiden who hath ascended unto God, and give her glad tidings of her Lord’s tender care, the Lord of the Kingdom and the Realm. By the life of God! She hath attained unto that which the denizens of the Most Exalted Paradise have attained, when her mention flowed from My Most Exalted Pen in this Ancient House. Were We to mention for My servants the fruits of My remembrance, they would sacrifice their souls in hope of a word from their Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. Thus hath My mercy preceded and My grace encompassed all, yet most of the people know it not.

Verily We make mention of the remnant of My party and give him glad tidings of that which hath been ordained for him from God, the Lord of all worlds. We have remembered him and do remember him, and have ordained for him that which gladdeneth hearts and solaceth eyes. We have written for him the reward of martyrdom in My path, and I am the Mighty, the Well-Beloved. And We counsel Our loved ones and friends to perform such deeds and show forth such character as befitteth their relationship to God, the Sovereign of the Kingdom. The splendor from Us be upon him and upon My party who have been martyred in My path and who have sacrificed their spirits for the glory of My straight path.

O Ali, rejoice in the verses of God. He hath made mention of thee and of His servants who have turned toward His countenance with a steadfastness that neither guns nor armies could prevent. We have remembered them and revealed for them that which shall endure as long as My most beauteous names endure. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the Supreme over what was and what shall be.

O Khalil, the Wronged One maketh mention of thee and commandeth thee and those who have believed to observe the wisdom which We have sent down in the Scriptures and Tablets. Blessed is the servant who hath heard My call and turned to My horizon and arose to serve My Cause and performed that which was commanded in the Book. Give thanks unto God for this supreme bounty. By God! That which the peoples possess cannot equal it. To this testifieth He Who speaketh at all times that there is none other God but I, the Mighty, the Bestower.

And We make mention in this station of him who was named Ali, whom We mentioned before, and We give him the glad tidings of his Lord’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all men. Blessed art thou, O Ali, and blessed are they who have believed in God, the Lord of Lords. The word of forgiveness hath at this moment been revealed for whomsoever desireth the bounty of his Lord, the Lord of all religions. The ocean of forgiveness hath surged as a token from Us. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. The splendor be upon thee and upon him and upon those who are with thee and have believed in God, the Lord of all beings. We have forgiven the one who hath ascended, then those who sought forgiveness from the ocean of their Lord’s loving-kindness, the All-Merciful.

The splendor that shineth forth from the horizon of the heaven of My bounty be upon you from God, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving.