Volume 097: Akka 1307 A.H. (1889–1890), Part V (1 of 4)
BH03503: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest…
He is the Single, the One, the Unique!
Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest one of Thy friends who hath turned unto Thee, detached from all else save Thee, clinging to the cord of Thy bounty, and who hath taken none beside Thee as helper, protector or object of his desire. I beseech Thee, O Ultimate Goal of the near ones and Utmost Hope of the sincere ones, by Thy Name through which Thou didst deliver the Interlocutor from Pharaoh and his hosts, and Thy Beloved One named Muhammad from Abu Jahl and his followers, to ordain through Thy Most Exalted Pen for him who is named Karim the good of the hereafter and of this world. O Lord! Thou seest him standing in service to Thy friends and speaking Thy praise amongst Thy servants. O Lord! Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Generous, the Ever-Forgiving, the Merciful. Ordain for him that which will exalt him through Thy Name and draw him nigh unto Thee in all conditions. Verily, Thou art the Self-Sufficient, the Most High.
O Karim! Thou hast been and art remembered before the Wronged One. In these days many have attained, and from the sweets that were sent each received a portion. These sweets have no equal, for they were sent with utmost love and affection and in delicacy have reached the highest summit. They were sent for the sake of God and we gave them away for the sake of God. Well done to the sender, and blessed and wholesome be it to the distributor and giver! We beseech God to assist thee in that which will cause His Cause to be manifested and elevated. In every instance mention of thee hath issued from the tongue and flowed from the Pen. Assuredly unending fruits are ordained for these mentions. Soon shall the sincere ones behold the effulgences of their Lord’s lights, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of thy Lord’s bounty be upon thee and upon thy son and those with thee and those who love thee for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds. We send greetings to the loved ones of that land and give them the glad-tidings of the lights of the Sun of Truth. Blessed are they that attain, and joy be to them that are steadfast.
BH03531: This is a Book which the All-Merciful has sent…
He is the One Who speaks the truth!
This is a Book which the All-Merciful has sent down to him who has turned and hearkened and said:
“Yea, O Thou Who art the Goal of all who are in the heavens and on earth! I am he who has taken Thee as his Lord and has forsaken the religion of a people who believe not in Thee and in Thy signs.”
Thus has the matter been decreed by My Most Exalted Pen at this hour. Blessed is He Who has appeared and revealed what He desired and caused all things to speak that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the All-Informed.
Say: O people! He Who was promised in the Books of God and concealed from His servants has come. Thus did the Tongue of Grandeur speak as He walked in His sacred and luminous place. This is the Day wherein have appeared the hidden pearls from the ocean of God, the Lord of all worlds. Blessed is he who has heard the Call and turned and said: “Praise be to Thee, O Thou Goal of the mystics!” The verses have been sent down and the evidences have appeared, yet the people remain in manifest heedlessness. Joy be to the servant who has turned and attained, and woe to the heedless!
Say: O people! Be fair in what has appeared in truth and be not of those who denied God’s proof and His evidence and committed that which caused the dwellers of Paradise and those who circle round the Throne to lament, both morn and eve.
When the rapture of the Call takes hold of thee, turn thy face toward the Kaaba of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, and say:
“Praise be to Thee, O Lord of the world, and glory be to Thee, O Desire of the nations, for having remembered me in the prison when I was in the hands of those who disbelieved in the Day of Judgment! I beseech Thee by the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree and the lights of Thy Throne, O Lord of all beings, to make me one of those who have sacrificed their souls and all they possessed in Thy path. O Lord! Thou seest the lowly one seeking the tent of Thy glory and the thirsty one the Kawthar of Thy utterance. I beseech Thee not to disappoint him of what he desires from the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy grace. Verily Thou art God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bountiful.”
BH03486: The Peerless Friend, while imprisoned among His enemies…
He is the Hearer, He is the Answerer
The Peerless Friend, while imprisoned among His enemies, is occupied with remembrance and praise. He has had and has no purpose except the reformation of the world and all that is therein, that perchance the world-consuming sun of ignorant fanaticism may be extinguished and the East and West of the world may become connected and united in all respects. However, the heedless ones and the atheists have prevented this and deprived the servants of the ocean of bounty. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to deliver the servants from their heedlessness and protect them from His enemies and draw them nigh unto Him through His grace and generosity and send down upon them from the clouds of generosity the rains of His mercy. Verily, He is powerful over all things.
O Hasan-ʿAli! Thy letter was presented before the Wronged One. We heard thy call and have responded with this blessed Tablet, that thou mayest read it and be of the thankful ones. In the Tablets We have commanded all to observe wisdom, and wisdom consists in such deeds and character as will cause the attraction and drawing nigh of the servants. However, some have committed that which was not befitting the divine days. We counsel thee to manifest such deeds and character as will cause the exaltation of the station of the servants. Hearken unto the counsel of the Wronged One. Verily He will assist thee through His grace, and He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.
Return to thy locality is not permitted in these days. Remain for a time in another place, placing thy trust in God, until God bringeth thee tidings from His presence—a command from His presence. Say: My God, my God! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have turned to the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy generosity. I beseech Thee by the pearls of the shell of the sea of Thy bestowal and the breaths of Thy revelation and the nobility of Thy days to protect me from the evil of Thine enemies. O my Lord! Thou seest me turning unto Thee and holding fast to Thy cord. Ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and protect me from the evil of Thine enemies. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all affairs. There is no God but Thee, the All-Merciful, the All-Forgiving.
BH03451: Verily the rock crieth out and the people hear…
Verily the rock crieth out and the people hear not. Verily the divine tree calleth and the people comprehend not. Verily the fire speaketh and the people perceive not. And the Lord of Sinai speaketh and most of the people know not. They pass by the signs and look not. They behold the Most Great Scene and yet turn away from it. They come before the Countenance and recognize not. They hear the Call and perceive not.
And among them is one who hath gathered My writings without My leave, seeking naught but to harm Me. Thus did his soul entice him, and he is today among those who are heedless in My perspicuous Book. We beseech Him to protect His verses from such as these, to draw them nigh unto Him and to make them of the fair-minded. Blessed is the servant whom vain desire hath not prevented from pure sincerity, and whom names have not frightened from turning to God, the All-Informed.
We have heard thy call and made mention of thee. We have seen thy turning to Us and We have turned to thee. Let not the doubts of those who have denied the Day of Judgment prevent thee. Take hold of the Book with the power that proceedeth from Him, and be not of the patient ones. He will assist thee and protect thee and aid thee with the hosts of utterance. Thy Lord is verily the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Grieve not at anything, but in all matters place thy trust in God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.
Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses and manifested the Cause as He wished and willed. He is verily the Commander, the All-Wise. Nothing escapeth His knowledge, nor do the affairs of the world and the clamor of nations prevent Him. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth.
When thou findest the fragrance of My utterance and drinkest the choice wine of My knowledge, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and enabled me to acknowledge that which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. I beseech Thee by the Point through which Thou didst detail the scrolls of Thy lovers in Thy kingdom, to assist me to be steadfast in Thy Cause. Thou art verily the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the All-Informed.
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BH03588: O My Leaf! Upon thee be My glory…
He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!
O My Leaf! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. There hath appeared before Me at this moment one of My Branches who hath been named Diya (Radiance) in My perspicuous Book. We have commanded him to write for thee that which hath been sent down from the heaven of My bounty and the atmosphere of My loving-kindness, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful.
The Word of God which today floweth and descendeth from the Supreme Pen is among those righteous deeds which have been recorded in the divine Books and Tablets. All things shall return to extinction. His word is exalted: “All things shall perish save His Face.” Blessed is the soul that hath today attained unto the divine Word which hath appeared from the Eternal Pen. This Word shall not be overtaken by extinction. This is the deed that shall not be erased from the Book. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto it. This Wronged One beareth witness at this moment that that leaf hath attained thereunto. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this great bounty. Praise thy Lord for this glorious remembrance.
Adorn thyself with the ornament of trust, resignation and submission, and say: My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having remembered me in Thy Most Great Prison, and thanksgiving be unto Thee for having revealed unto me that which shall endure as long as Thy dominion and Thy kingdom, Thy glory and Thy sovereignty shall endure, O God of the worlds! I have resigned my affairs unto Thee and placed my trust in Thee. Verily Thou art the Gracious, the Bountiful, the Forgiving, the Merciful. I beseech Thee to ordain for me and those with me that which will draw us nigh unto Thee and profit us. Verily Thou knowest us better than we know ourselves. There is none other God but Thee, the Truth, the Knower of things unseen.
By Thy glory, O my Best-Beloved and my Heart’s Desire! This handmaiden and leaf of Thine loveth naught but what Thou lovest and desireth naught but what Thou desirest. I beseech Thee by the fragrances of the morn of Thy manifestation and the lights of the Sun of Thy utterance to ordain for me that which will solace mine eyes and bring rest to my heart. Then cause me to be content with Thy good-pleasure and to hold fast unto the cord of Thy bounty. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful.
BH03763: O Muhammad-Baqir! Hearken unto the Call from the direction…
He is the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing.
O Muhammad-Baqir! Hearken unto the Call from the direction of ʿAkka. Verily, it guideth thee unto the path of God, the Lord of all worlds. We have remembered thee before, and at this time with a remembrance whereby the hearts of the sincere ones have been attracted. We beseech God to assist thee and His loved ones, and to aid you in that which will draw you nigh unto Him. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.
The Greater Branch hath appeared before Our face and mentioned thee in such wise that We perceived from him the fragrance of thy love and thy turning and thy submission to God, the Lord of the Glorious Throne. It behooveth Us and others on this day to beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to protect His Cause and His religion from those who have disbelieved in Him and His verses, and have denied His sovereignty which hath encompassed all who are in the heavens and on earth.
In truth, the light of utterance hath encompassed all who are in the realm of possibility, and the signs of the Sun of divine bounty are manifest from every direction. Blessed is the eye that seeth and the ear that heareth, and woe unto the heedless ones!
Say: My God, my God! I testify to Thy oneness and Thy singleness, and to Thy might and Thy greatness and Thy sovereignty and Thy power and Thy strength and Thy dominion. Thou hast ever been sanctified from the mention of aught else but Thee and exalted above the description of any other than Thee. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who bestoweth abundant favors, by Thy Most Great Name and by Thy Prophets and Thy Messengers and by Him Whom Thou hast chosen through Thy power and made the Dawning-Place of Thy mighty signs and the Manifestation of Thy beauteous names, to protect me and Thy loved ones from the oppression of those who have violated Thy covenant and Thy testament. O my Lord! Thou seest me turning toward Thee and clinging to the hem of the robe of Thy mercy. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones by the Pen of Thy decree. O my Lord! Open before my face and before those who are with me a door from the doors of Thy bounty and grace. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Exalted, the All-Bountiful.
BH03757: O ʿAbdu’l-Husayn! Praise be to God Who caused thee…
He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing
O ʿAbdu’l-Husayn! Praise be to God Who caused thee to hear His sweetest call, guided thee to His most luminous path, made thee know His way and taught thee His evidence. He, verily, is the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Powerful.
O ʿAbdu’l-Husayn! Thy letter hath arrived and We have heard that which thou didst call upon God, the Lord of the Throne and the Owner of the Earth, the Sovereign of Destiny and Master of Decree. Blessed be thy tongue for having attained to the remembrance of God, the Lord of the kingdom of earth and heaven, and blessed be thine ear for having hearkened unto His call when it was raised from the realm of might, and happy be thy heart for having turned and thy face for having been directed. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to send down upon thee from the clouds of His grace that which shall make thee one who exalteth His Cause and standeth firm in His service. He, verily, is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
When thou hearest My call, say:
“My God, my God! Deprive me not of the wonders of Thy grace, nor forbid me from the river of Thy mercy. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I believed in Thee when I heard Thy call. I testify that Thy grace did encompass me, Thy mercy did precede me, Thy bounty did make me know Thee, and Thy loving-kindness did teach me. I beseech Thee, O Originator of all things and Sovereign over all names, by Thy perspicuous Book and Thy mighty News, to aid me to do what Thou lovest and approvest. Then ordain for me the good of this world and the next. Verily, Thou art the Lord of the Throne and of the dust. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the Great.”
Convey My greetings to the loved ones and say: This Wronged One, Who hath become the object of the world’s hatred, maketh mention of you. The calumnies of the oppressors, the denial of the infidels, and the fire of the ungodly have not prevented the Tongue of Grandeur from remembrance. In all conditions He hath been looking toward the loved ones and speaking that which beseemeth. Thus hath the Tongue of My grandeur spoken in the kingdom of Mine utterance. Blessed is he who hath heard and attained, and woe unto the heedless ones.
BH03594: Praise be to God Who hath aided His servants…
He is the Manifest Book
Praise be to God Who hath aided His servants to turn unto Him and revealed unto them that which was hidden in knowledge, and assisted one of His leaves to act according to what He hath sent down in His Book. We beseech God to aid His servant who hath been named Muhammad-Rahim to perform such deeds as will diffuse the fragrance of divine acceptance, and to open before his face the gate of grace and bestowal. Verily, He is the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. And salutation and remembrance and glory be upon every servant who hath turned with his heart to the Most Exalted Horizon and upon every leaf who hath clung to the Sadratu’l-Muntaha. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist them with the hosts of the unseen and the visible and to draw them nigh unto Him. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.
O My leaf! Thy letter was received and thy deed was adorned with the ornament of acceptance. God hath fulfilled for you both what He promised you in a Tablet from among the Tablets. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. In all conditions occupy yourselves with the mention and praise of the Goal of all the worlds. Verily, He hath heard and heareth your mention, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
Convey to the handmaidens of that land the greetings of the Wronged One, and ʿAli-Qabla’l-Ha hath made mention of thy deed which hath been manifested in the path of God, and praise be to God, thou hast attained His good-pleasure and been adorned with acceptance. Verily, He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth, and He is the Commander, the All-Wise. All the people of that household have been and are remembered in the presence of the Wronged One. Convey greetings to all of them and give them the glad-tidings of what God hath revealed. The petition of some hath been presented before the Most Holy Court. God willing, an answer shall be sent hereafter. The glory from Us be upon you, O My servants, and upon you, O My handmaidens, and upon every steadfast and firm one.
BH03671: God testifieth that there is none other God but…
He is the Comforter, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise
God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come from the heaven of proof is verily the Hidden Secret and the Treasured Symbol. Whoso loveth Him hath loved God, and whoso turneth unto Him hath turned unto God. He hath appeared and manifested what He desired, a Command from God, the Lord of Creation. God testifieth that He is the Truth, there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh is verily the Perspicuous Book and the Mighty Fortress, and through Him the Trumpet was blown and all who are in the heavens and earth were thunderstruck, save whom God willed, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
O My Most Exalted Pen! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, Who calleth from the city of ʿAkka. Then make mention of one of My leaves and one of My handmaidens and say: Upon thee be glory and upon thee be praise from God, the Lord of all mankind, and upon thee be peace from God, the Lord of all names. We beseech God, the Lord of the Throne and earth, and the Lord of the Hereafter and of the former times, to adorn thee with the ornament of His pardon and forgiveness and to send down upon thee mercy from His presence. I testify that through My mention at this hour, the ocean of forgiveness surged from the right hand and the light of pardon shone forth from the presence of One tender and generous.
Blessed art thou, O My handmaiden, for My tongue hath been moved to make mention of thee and the rustling of grace was raised from the Tree of My loving-kindness, and joy be unto thee for there hath flowed in thy remembrance from My Most Exalted Pen the Euphrates of the mercy of God, the Lord of the worlds. I beseech Thee, O God of existence and Lord of the seen and unseen, by the pearls of the ocean of Thy generosity and by the lights of the sun of Thy bounty, to send down upon Thy handmaiden from the heaven of Thy munificence the rains of Thy most great mercy. Verily Thou art the Lord of all beings. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.
BH03619: As We were walking in the prison, there came…
He is God, exalted be His glory, the Pardoning, the Bountiful, the Forgiving
As We were walking in the prison, there came from the heaven of utterance the Bird of Divine Knowledge, warbling in such wise as to draw unto it the hearts of those who have turned unto God, the Lord of Lords. We heard what it spoke and sent it to the Concourse on High with such mention as caused the sweet-scented breezes of the All-Merciful’s utterance to waft throughout all possibility. O Abdullah! Thou wert mentioned before the Wronged One and present before His face, as the Mother of the Bayan doth testify from the most exalted station. The Pen hath borne witness to thy presence before the countenance of the Ancient King. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath quaffed the choice wine of revelation from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the Possessor of all existence.
Grieve not at anything, for verily He is with thee and will guard thee with the hosts of the unseen and will inspire thee with that which will gladden thy heart and the hearts of them that are possessed of understanding. We have desired to give thee glad-tidings of a mercy that hath preceded existence. Thy Lord is, verily, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. God hath forgiven thy father, and at My mention of him the oceans of gifts and favors surged. We adorned him at the time of his ascension with the ornament of My love and sent down for him that which brought solace to all eyes. We beseech God to send down upon him, at all times, a mercy from His presence, a blessing from His side, and sustenance from His court.
He is verily the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful. He hath been mentioned by one who hath loved Me and soared in My atmosphere and arisen to serve Me and to make mention of Me amongst My servants. We testify that he hath taken for himself, beneath the canopies of My grandeur, a station whereunto none hath attained save him who hath sacrificed his spirit and all that he possessed in the path of God, the Lord of all religions. The glory shining forth from the horizon of My utterance be upon him and upon thee and upon all who have not been hindered by the veils of glory from turning to the All-Possessing, the Most High.
BH03774: This is the Day of arising, and the Ancient…
He is the All-Wise Helper!
This is the Day of arising, and the Ancient Beauty is established upon the Most Great Throne. The Light is shining, the Fire is blazing, the Ocean is surging, the Atmosphere is adorned. We beseech God to grant strength unto man and to increase his vision, that all may behold with their own eyes and become aware.
O Taj’d-Din! Praise be to God that thy head hath been adorned with the crown of divine recognition. Thou didst purpose to reach the true Ka’bih and didst attain to His presence, and from the hand of bounty thou didst drink the cup of meeting. All this is from God’s grace upon thee. Verily, My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness to thy turning toward the horizon of light, thy orientation toward the Countenance, thy standing before the Gate, and thy hearkening unto the Call of Him Who conversed on Sinai when He was established upon the throne of Revelation.
Thy Lord is verily the All-Bountiful, the Generous One. He preserveth the recompense of His servants’ deeds in the treasuries of His protection and manifesteth unto them His grace and His mercy. He is the All-Forgiving, the Generous. There is none other God but He, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist thee to guide the servants and to make mention of Him throughout the lands. Convey My greetings to the loved ones in that land and illumine them with the splendors of the light of divine providence. Verily, He is with His loved ones, He heareth and seeth their deeds and whatsoever their tongues do utter. He is the Hearing, the Answering One.
In this day, unity and harmony are accounted before the Throne as the most excellent of all deeds. Blessed are they who occupy themselves with bringing hearts and souls together. They are of the people of Baha, to which the Kingdom of Utterance in this exalted station doth testify.
The glory from Us be upon thee and upon whosoever hath heard the Call from the Most Exalted Horizon and hath said:
“Praise be unto Thee, O Thou the Goal of all who are in the heavens and on earth!”
BH03758: O ʿAli-Qabli-Nabil! Thy grief hath saddened Me. We have…
He is God, exalted be His glory, the Gracious, the Bountiful
O ʿAli-Qabli-Nabil! Thy grief hath saddened Me. We have mentioned thee in divers Tablets which We sent thither, and in them have We given thee glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness and bounty, and of His grace and generosity. We desire now to send down for thee that which shall cause thy mention to endure throughout the eternity of His names and attributes and the Kingdom of God, the Revealer of verses. Grieve not over anything. He is with thee under all conditions. He heareth thy call and the sighing of thy heart. He is the Mighty, the All-Knowing.
By the life of God! We have revealed for thee that which hath caused all things to turn towards thee and to hear what hath been sent down in thy name in the Scriptures and Tablets. The evidences of thy Lord have encompassed the world. Blessed is he who hath heard and seen, and woe betide every heedless one who hath denied the proof of God, the Lord of lords.
Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One. We have answered thee with this Tablet, at whose revelation the Bayan hath bowed down in submission. When thou attainest unto My Tablet and that which hath been sent down from the heaven of My bounty, say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having remembered me with a remembrance through which the fragrances of Thy loving-kindness have been wafted amongst the religions. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist thee to remain steadfast in this great steadfastness and to ordain for thee that which shall draw thee nigh unto Him. He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.
My God, my God! Thou seest Thy servant who is called ʿAli-Qabli-Nabil turning unto Thee, clinging to Thy cord, and detached from all else but Thee. I beseech Thee to ordain for him that which shall exalt him through Thy name amongst Thy servants and in Thy service throughout Thy lands. I testify, O my God, that he hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and hath drunk the choice wine of faith from the cup of Thy bounty and the Kawthar of certitude from the hand of Thy grace. I beseech Thee to open before his face the doors of Thy mercy, Thy gifts and Thy favors, and to ordain for him that which shall profit him in every world of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the Generous, the Possessor of great bounty. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Forgiving, the Merciful.
BH03606: Verily the Book crieth out before the faces…
He is the Hearing, the Answering One!
Verily the Book crieth out before the faces of the world: The Hidden One hath appeared, Who was concealed from eyes and inscribed in the Books of God, the Lord of Lords.
O My Afnan! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. Be not grieved by what hath befallen thee, for ye are the dawning-places of the joy of the world and the daysprings of gladness to the nations. That which will cause the lamp to shine hath been ordained for you in the Tablets. Soon shall the believers behold that which hath been ordained for you from God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower.
Though the calumnies of the calumniators have encompassed all, yet the Wronged One remaineth seated upon the throne of utterance at all times. If darkness denieth Him, the Sun beareth witness to His light and sovereignty, and acknowledgeth His grace and bounty. In all conditions, with utmost joy and gladness, delight and expansion, be ye engaged in the mention and praise of the Lord of the kingdoms of grace, mercy and loving-kindness. After nights come days, and after sorrow cometh joy. We beseech God, the Lord of what was and what will be, to preserve thee and assist thee and confirm thee in that which will endure as long as His names endure. Verily He is the Lord of the mighty Throne and the exalted Seat.
Repeatedly hath the Most Great Branch, upon Him be My glory and loving-kindness, made mention of you and your labors. Blessed is he who turneth unto you and heareth from you that which draweth him nigh unto God, the Lord of the worlds. By the life of God! Mention of you and your services in the path of God have been inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Crimson Book. With complete determination ye must arise to serve the Cause of the Lord of all beings. This is your station, as all things bear witness, and beyond them We are the All-Knowing, the All-Informed Witness.
The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and who love thee and hearken to thy word in this mighty, wondrous Cause.
BH03662: Glory be to God! This Wronged One was manifestly…
He is the Wise Counsellor, the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.
Glory be to God! This Wronged One was manifestly wronged when they brought Him from the Land of Mystery to the prison of ʿAkka, and certain friends, intending to reach their ultimate goal, circled round about. As fate would have it, a certain person engaged in deeds that threatened his very life. Therefore, this Wronged One summoned him and counseled him with wise exhortations and loving advice, sending him from the Most Great Prison to the Great City. By the life of God! We had no purpose except to protect him. Yet after his return and departure, he conducted himself in the Great City in ways that are best left unmentioned.
His Honor Haji Mirza Siyyid Hasan Afnan had no thought except to remain secluded in this land. All are aware and can testify to what has been mentioned, for they have reached an age where coming and going has become difficult for them. They rely upon God and are content with whatever befalls them. Nevertheless, in league with Akhtar, they wrote concerning the aforementioned Siyyid, who is the most learned and distinguished of Iran’s scholars, that which has caused the people of the cities of justice to lament. This Wronged One has in all conditions remained grateful and silent.
Later it became known that the editor of Akhtar had formed a close alliance with one of the opposers, and moreover, seeing this Wronged One without helper or assistant, showed his valor and inflicted that which pen and tongue are ashamed to mention. Now a few have united to harm this Wronged One, but naught shall befall Us except that which God hath prescribed for Us. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid all to return, to repent, and to be truthful. Verily, He is powerful over all things.
BH03742: O friends of God in the B and H…
He is the One Who Warbles upon the Branches
O friends of God in the B and H, and O My loved ones in the H and S! Hearken unto My call when the trumpet is sounded, and those in the graves arise, and all things proclaim: “The Kingdom belongeth to God, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting!” Ye have ever been and continue to be remembered before the Wronged One. Ye dwell in your homes while the Wronged One is confined in a mighty prison. He maketh mention of you and summoneth you to the supreme horizon. Today the gate of grace is opened wide and the ocean of bounty is manifest, and the Sun of Truth shineth forth and is evident—nay, speaking—from the horizon of the heaven of God’s will. Blessed is the eye that hath attained to behold, and the ear that hath been enabled to hear. Today the friends must fix their gaze upon that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’an: “Say: God; then leave them to their vain disputes.” Whosoever attaineth unto this station hath attained unto the most great steadfastness. Neither the clamor of the enemies’ chains nor the commotion of the parties shall thereafter prevent him from turning to the Lord of all beings.
Today trust and orientation toward the Beloved are essential, that perchance there may appear from the friends that which shall endure forever in God’s Book. He is verily the Helper, the All-Bountiful. We beseech God to protect His party and to sanctify them from the doubts of the barking ones and the hints of the opposers. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto the ornament of detachment and been illumined with the light of godliness. Such a one is the knight in the arena of inner meanings and utterance. Blessed be they who possess insight and they who hear. Command and will and protection are from God, the Lord of the worlds. O Abdu’l-Ali! Thy name was present before the Wronged One and He made mention of thee in such wise as to attract the hearts of the believers. We beseech God to strengthen thee with such steadfastness as the hosts of the world and the armies of the oppressors shall not prevent. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.
BH03661: Glorified be God! Today the divine verses have encompassed…
In the name of the one true God!
Glorified be God! Today the divine verses have encompassed all things, and from the Dayspring of divine revelation at every moment there appears and rises a utterance the like of which the eye of the world and the ears of nations have never seen or heard. And pearls of wisdom and utterance are at every moment manifest and visible from the treasury of the Supreme Pen. By God’s life! Those possessed of knowledge and insight are incapable and powerless to determine its worth and station.
Nevertheless, some have turned away from the utterance of the Lord of all names and occupy themselves with the buzzing of flies. Say: O people of the Bayan! Open your eyes! Today is not the day for mentioning names. Pass by that which is neither worthy nor befitting. Defile not the Day of God with mention of this one and that one.
Verily He hath appeared and come, despite those who follow self and passion. This Wronged One hath ever been and is afflicted in the hands of the heedless, and in the midst of tribulations uttereth the Most Great Word and is occupied with the mention of the loved ones. Beseech ye God that He may enable all to that which is adorned with the glory of acceptance.
One pure deed performed for the sake of God is mentioned before God as above the heavens. Strive that ye may attain to that which is illumined with the light of His good-pleasure.
Blessed is the All-Bountiful Who hath appeared and revealed that which draweth the people nigh unto the Most Sublime Horizon—the station wherein all things proclaim: The Promise hath come and the Promised One hath appeared with a sovereignty that hath conquered all who are in earth and heaven.
Be thou thankful unto thy Lord for this Tablet from whose horizon hath shone the Sun of bounty from God, the Lord of the Kingdom of Names. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My utterance be upon thee and upon those who have not broken God’s Covenant, the Lord of creation.
BH03761: O Muhammad! Upon thee be My glory and My…
He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the Most Powerful
O Muhammad! Upon thee be My glory and My peace! The breezes of revelation have perfumed the world of justice and fairness, and the hand of power hath unlocked the doors of grace and bounty with the Most Great Name. The purpose of God—glorified be His majesty—in creating the means of heaven and earth hath been the ease, comfort and progress of His servants. However, in most souls, tyranny and wickedness have overcome righteousness and piety, and kept them from drawing nigh unto God. The world-consuming greed hath encompassed creation, save whom God willeth. We beseech God to aid thee in uniting hearts and bringing souls together, and likewise in performing good deeds and developing praiseworthy character traits, and in that which the All-Giving hath revealed in the Book.
The first divine bestowal after the realization of existence hath been commands and prohibitions, and each is a clear fortress and manifest army for the protection of the servants. Some time ago thy letter was presented before the Wronged One, mentioning certain souls. A Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet was sent especially for each one. We beseech God to aid all to perform deeds. By the life of God! This Wronged One and those who accept Him in this land hold fast to the strong cord of fasting and prayer and the deeds mentioned in the Book. Convey My greetings to the friends. It is hoped that henceforth souls will attain the answers to their petitions as before. At the end of the Book We counsel all to trustworthiness, religiosity, truthfulness and purity. Blessed is he who hath cast away vain desire and held fast to the Sure Handle. Peace and glory be upon thee and upon God’s loved ones there, and the mercy of God and His blessings and bestowals and favors.
BH03640: Praise, glory, thanksgiving and splendor befit the Absolute Sovereign…
He is the Manifest, the Speaker, the All-Knowing
Praise, glory, thanksgiving and splendor befit the Absolute Sovereign Who attracted weak creation through the light of utterance and adorned it with the ornament of supreme power. Through one blessed word He caused the new creation to blaze like a sphere of fire and sent it forth with a mission. He is the Powerful One Whom the might of the world did not prevent and the power and dominion of nations did not hold back from His purpose. Glorified be His majesty and universal be His bounty!
O thou who hast turned! Hear the call of the Wronged One. Verily He guideth thee to the path of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, and teacheth thee that which will draw thee nigh unto Him. He is, verily, the One with power over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is.
Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One and was read by one of My Branches who was named the Light in the Book of Names. We have answered thee with this Tablet as a grace from Our presence and a favor from Our side, that thou mayest thank thy Lord, the Possessor of the Promised Day. When thou attainest unto My Tablet and findest the fragrance of My utterance, say:
My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having given me to drink from the Kawthar of Thy knowledge, guided me to Thy path, attracted me through Thy verses, and caused me to attain unto Thy days and to recognize the Dawning-Place of Thy signs and the Dayspring of Thy clear proofs. I beseech Thee by the Crimson Scroll and by what was revealed therein of Thy greatest signs, and by Thy Name, the Self-Subsisting, through which Thou didst break the seal of Thy Choice Wine, that Thou make me among those whom the oppression of the oppressors hath not prevented from drawing nigh unto Thee, nor the clamor of the heedless from turning to the door of Thy grace. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have desired from the heaven of Thy bounty that which will make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause. O Lord! Disappoint me not from the ocean of Thy generosity and the heaven of Thy bestowal. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Compassionate, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.
BH03743: O My loved ones! Hear ye My call. Verily…
He is the Consoler, the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Merciful!
O My loved ones! Hear ye My call. Verily it draweth you unto My horizon, and exalteth you among My servants, and maketh mention of you through that which hath appeared in My wondrous Day. We have revealed the verses and manifested that which was hidden in the Books of God, the Lord of all worlds. And We have sent down from the heaven of proof that which hath attracted the hearts of the sincere ones. Blessed are ye, inasmuch as ye have cast away vain imaginings and taken hold of that which hath been sent down from the heaven of the bounty of your Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Sorrow not for what hath befallen you. By My life! We have sent down unto him who hath ascended unto Us that which causeth the Table to descend from the heaven of the favor of his Lord, the Compassionate, the Bountiful. Through My remembrance of him hath the fragrance of loving-kindness and bounty been diffused—to this testifieth he who possesseth knowledge of the Book from God, the Mighty, the Powerful.
We counsel you to patience and forbearance, from which the believers perceive the fragrance of loving-kindness and detachment, and the sincere ones inhale the sweet savors of righteousness. Thus hath the Pen spoken from this Most Exalted Station, as a mercy from Him, and He is the Mighty, the Praised.
Be ye in such a state that the happenings of the world grieve you not in this Day wherein the Lord of the Kingdom of Names calleth from this glorious and transcendent Spot. Verily, sorrow is forbidden save for that which hath befallen Us at the hands of the oppressors. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to comfort you and console you, and to open before your faces the doors of His bounty, and to ordain for you that which He hath ordained for His chosen ones and trusted ones. Verily, He is the Powerful over what He willeth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful. Nothing whatsoever escapeth His knowledge. He hath witnessed what hath befallen you and hath spoken that whereby your names and remembrances shall endure throughout the kingdom of the Mighty, the Praised.
The splendor shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My bounty be upon My loved ones and upon My handmaidens who have turned unto Me, and have hearkened, and have believed in God, the Lord of the exalted Throne.
BH03598: My God, my Lord, my Support and my Goal!…
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
My God, my Lord, my Support and my Goal! I bear witness before You, Your Messengers, Your chosen ones, the sincere among Your servants, those near to You among Your creation, and Your angels, that I have believed in You and in Your signs, and have acknowledged Your oneness and Your singleness, and whatsoever You have sent down in Your Books, Your Scriptures, Your Psalms and Your Tablets. I hold fast to Your sure handle and cling to the hem of Your mercy. O Lord of all beings, Lord of the throne on high and of the earth below! I beseech You, O King of Kings, Merciful to the servant, Sovereign of the realms of might and kingdom, by Your Beloved One through Whose advent You honored the heavens of Your power and spread the signs of Your oneness among Your servants, and by the waves of the ocean of Your knowledge among religions in the contingent world, to assist Your servants in that which You have commanded them in Your Book, then enable them to perform what You have ordained for them through Your binding command and Your firm decree.
By Your might, O Ultimate Goal of the mystics and Purpose of the sincere ones, this Wronged One has in all conditions held fast to the cord of Your commandments and ordinances. I beseech You to enable Him to perform such deeds whereby You distinguish between the obedient and the rebellious, truth and falsehood, light and darkness. O my Lord! Enable Your servants to do what You love and are pleased with, and ordain for them the good of this world and the next. I testify that You have commanded Your creation to that which draws them near to You and preserves them from the evil of self and passion, and from tyranny and wickedness. I testify that Your power has encompassed all created things and Your mercy has preceded all contingent beings.
I beseech You not to disappoint those who have set their faces toward the gate of Your grace, nor the sincere ones from the wonders of Your bounty and generosity. Verily You are the Almighty, the Glorious, the Unconstrained.
Your letter was received. God has commanded all to righteousness and piety, and forbidden them from tyranny and wickedness. O servant, patience and protection of the child is necessary. Peace be upon you and upon God’s righteous servants.
BH03935: O My handmaiden and My leaf! Repeatedly have We…
He is God, the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!
O My handmaiden and My leaf! Repeatedly have We heard thy cry, and despite encompassing tribulations and mighty calamities, have We sent down a reply. The glance of His grace and mercy hath ever been and still is directed towards His loved ones. We bear witness that thou hast attained unto the presence and hast recognized the sanctity of My Being and the detachment of My Essence from all that the people possess. The mention of him who hath believed, upon him be My glory, hath ever been and still is before the Most Holy Court. We, verily, have purified Our loved ones and illumined them with the light of acceptance and adorned them with the ornament of love and kindled them with the fire that shone forth on the Mount of Knowledge upon the son of Imran.
O thou who hast believed, give thanks unto thy Lord, and O My leaf, render thanks unto thy Master, for He hath made mention of you both while in prison in various Tablets. We beseech God to aid you both in that whereby your mention shall endure in My Perspicuous Book. The Trustee, upon him be the glory of God, the Lord of all worlds, hath acted according to thy wish and the light of hospitality hath risen and shone forth from the horizon of the garden. Blessed is he in what he hath done and blessed are ye both in what ye have accepted. The decree is manifest, the bounty is present, and the table hath been sent down. It behooveth every soul to render thanks unto their Lord for this manifest grace.
The Primal Point—may the spirit of all else but Him be sacrificed for His sake—hath said, exalted be His mention:
“Should anyone drink a cup of water at your home, it is greater than if every soul should drink the water of its own existence, nay, than all things.”
O My servants, would that ye could comprehend! Praise be to God, thou hast attained unto that whereof the people of the earth are deprived, save whom God willeth, the Lord of the mighty Throne.
The glory from Us be upon you both and upon My loved ones there and upon My leaves who have clung to the Tree that speaketh by night and by day:
“O peoples of the earth! Let your eyes be solaced, for the Promised One hath come and the Hidden One hath been revealed with manifest sovereignty!”
BH03797: God willing, may the friends of God be illumined…
He is the One Who speaks in the Kingdom of Utterance.
God willing, may the friends of God be illumined by the light of His Cause and be set ablaze with the fire of the blessed Tree—a blazing that will seize the world of existence and guide to the ocean of manifestation.
This Day is the Day of God wherein hath appeared that which had never appeared before. To this testifieth every fair-minded and discerning one, every knowing and informed one. The purpose of this Wronged One is to illumine the world with the light of unity and to transform the enmity and hatred between the various peoples into love and concord. We have obliterated from the Book strife and corruption, conflict and warfare and the like, and have enjoined upon all that which is praiseworthy. Well is it with them that act accordingly. The wrongdoers, however, have changed what is praiseworthy into that which is blameworthy and have concealed the virtues of this Revelation behind the veils of self and passion. But God will manifest that which He willeth. He is the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Bountiful.
You must, under all conditions, be occupied with the remembrance of the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Verily, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having given me to drink from the Kawthar of Thy utterance in Thy days and for having made me to know the Dawning-Place of Thy verses and the Dayspring of Thy clear tokens. I beseech Thee by Thy most sweet call which was raised betwixt earth and heaven, and by Thy bounty which hath encompassed all existence, and by the light of Thy Cause whereby both the unseen and the visible have been illumined, to make me well-pleased with Thy good-pleasure, willing that which Thou willest, steadfast in Thy service, and speaking Thy praise amongst Thy servants. Thou art He Whose will and mercy have preceded all things, and Whose grandeur and power have encompassed all things. Thou ordainest as Thou pleasest. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the All-Potent.
The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My bounty be upon thee and upon those who have turned towards the straight path of God and His momentous and most great announcement.
BH03894: This is a Book which the Wronged One hath…
He is the One dawning from the horizon of the heaven of utterance
This is a Book which the Wronged One hath sent down unto him who hath believed in God, His verses, His evidences, that which He hath revealed in His Book, and that which the tongue of His grandeur hath spoken forth when He was established upon the throne of His Name, the All-Loving. Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One. We have answered thee through this blessed and irrevocable Tablet. Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto the days of thy Lord and hast partaken of the sealed wine. God, exalted be His glory, hath assisted thee through the causes of the heavens and earth and hath guided thee to the supreme horizon. In the days when all turned away and clung to that which they possessed, remaining heedless and veiled from that which is with God, thou didst in truth attain unto this supreme bounty.
Preserve this station through His Name. Thou didst seek permission to attain His presence. At this time it hath been granted, and the luminary of permission hath dawned and appeared from the horizon of the heaven of God’s command. However, this permission dependeth upon the requirements of wisdom. Ye must in all conditions be mindful of wisdom. At the time of attaining His presence thou shalt receive the answer to that which thou didst ask from the heaven of grace. He, verily, is the All-Merciful, the Bountiful. Say:
Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thyself and by Thy Books, Thy Scriptures, Thy Scrolls and Thy Tablets, and by that which lay hidden therein of the mysteries of Thy knowledge, and by the Sovereign of Names through Whom Thou didst subdue all who are in earth and heaven, to inspire me at all times with that which will draw me nearer unto Thy Name, the All-Merciful. Moreover, ordain for me a light from the lights of the horizons of Thy generosity, that it may accompany me in every world of Thy worlds. O my Lord! I am the poor one, and Thou art the Strong, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. I am the supplicant, and Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-Answering. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of that which is with Thee. Verily, Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.
BH03828: A remembrance from Us to her who turned, who…
He is the Rememberer, the Speaker, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise
A remembrance from Us to her who turned, who heard and who said:
“Here am I, O Lord of Eternity! Here am I, O Thou the Goal of all in the heavens and the earth!”
O My handmaiden, O My leaf! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One Who hath been imprisoned for having summoned the people unto God, the Lord of all worlds. We desired light for the servants, but they desired for the Wronged One the fire of hatred and malice. Know thou assuredly that they are among the abased ones. Know that the glance of God’s loving-kindness hath been and continueth to be directed towards thee. Sorrow not over anything. In all matters place thy trust in God, the Lord of the exalted Throne. Say: My God, my God! Leave me not alone, for Thou art the Best of inheritors. My God, my God! Forsake me not in solitude, for Thou art the Forgiving, the Merciful. My God, my God! Through Thy power, ordain for me a helper and protector.
O handmaiden of God! Today the decree of lineage is lifted, for nobility and exaltation depend solely upon God, glorified be His majesty. This Tablet is a manifest book and a great bounty. The world will change but this will not change. Every life is followed by death and every glory by abasement, but the glory of the Divine Word hath been and will continue to be eternal, its perpetuity sanctified from extinction and its rising sanctified from setting. No word that hath been recorded by the Most Exalted Pen can be erased, nor can centuries and ages alter it. Give thanks unto God that He hath sent down this Tablet from the heaven of His will in thy name, and say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of the worlds, and glory be unto Thee, O Beloved of those who are in the heavens and on earth!
BH03933: O my handmaiden! His honor Muhammad-Qabli-Taqi, upon him be…
In the name of the one Friend!
O my handmaiden! His honor Muhammad-Qabli-Taqi, upon him be the glory of God, has departed from his outward homeland for the love of God, intending to reach his most exalted homeland. Praise be to God, the means, by the command of the Causer of causes, assisted him and He confirmed him with the hosts of the seen and unseen, until he attained unto the sea and its waves, and the sun and its effulgence. And now he is occupied in service. We beseech God to assist him in all conditions. Verily He is the All-Sufficient, the Most Exalted.
He sent thy mention to the Most Holy Court, and this Tablet hath shone forth from the heaven of grace. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this clear Tablet and this mighty Book. We make mention of the handmaidens of that land and counsel them to be chaste and pure, that all may be sanctified from self and passion, may gaze toward the Most Exalted Horizon, and cling to the hem of His grace.
We make mention of My handmaiden, thy daughter, who hath ascended unto God, the Lord of all worlds. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to cause her to dwell in the highest Paradise through His mercy. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.
The glory from Us be upon My male and female servants who have turned unto Him and have attained unto the recognition of the Announcement of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
O youth! The Wronged One mentioneth thee again at the end, that thou mayest give thanks unto Him Who hath come from the heaven of the Cause with the banners of the favors of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Say: Unto Thee be thanks, O my God, and unto Thee be praise, O my Goal, and unto Thee be glory, O my Beloved, for that Thou didst assist me with the means of the heavens and earth until Thou didst cause me to be present before the throne of Thy grandeur and the seat of Thy power, and didst cause me to hear that for the hearing of which ears were created, and didst show me that for beholding whose lights eyes were fashioned. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of that which is with Thee. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, and Thou art the Mighty, the Chosen One, and the Omnipotent, the All-Powerful over those who dwell in the kingdom of names and attributes.
BH03862: The Day hath come, yet the people have turned…
The Day hath come, yet the people have turned away from it. He Who was promised in His Books and Scriptures hath appeared, yet most of the people remain asleep. They stirred not at the Call when it was raised in truth, nor did they lift their heads when the Cry was raised with justice. We bear witness that they are recorded among the most lost in the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds.
Say: O people, fear God and follow not the desires of those who have denied God, the Master of the Day of Judgment. Arise to serve the Cause with such resolve that neither the oppression of the tyrannical nor the schemes of the treacherous can hold thee back.
Say: This is the Day with which God hath adorned His Books and Scriptures and Tablets. To this the Mother Book beareth witness from this exalted station.
Say: O people, fear ye God and follow not those who have taken lords unto themselves besides God. Follow Him Who hath come unto you and commandeth righteousness and piety—verily He is among the sincere counselors in this manifest time. He walketh and speaketh that which exalteth the Word of God and your stations. Blessed is he who hath heard and attained, and woe unto those who turn away.
This is a Day wherein verses have been sent down before the faces of the loved ones who have left their stations, turning toward the Most Exalted Station in the All-Glorious Horizon, until they arrived and heard and attained that which was inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Books of the Prophets and Messengers.
When thou hearest the Call and art overtaken by the intoxication of the wine of utterance from the All-Merciful, say: My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having given me to drink, from the hand of Thy bounty, Thy sealed wine. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the Ark of Utterance sailed upon the sea of Thy knowledge by Thy leave and command, to assist me in that which befitteth Thy Manifestation and Thy emergence and Thy might and Thy grandeur and Thy choice. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things, of the former and latter generations.
BH03938: O friends of God and His party! Hearken unto…
He is the Hearer, the Answerer
O friends of God and His party! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One. Verily I say, the people of the Bayan are today observed to be deprived of the recognition of the Divine Day and its conditions. Say: O concourse of the heedless ones! This is the Day of God wherein none is mentioned save Him, and neither names nor that which is with the learned shall profit you. Cast aside the dawning-places of idle fancies and take what ye are commanded in His perspicuous Book. Today the sun speaketh “The All-Bestowing hath come” and the sea uttereth “The Creator of the heavens hath appeared” and the Mountain rejoiceth and is occupied with the Dayspring of Revelation. Strive that the colors and things and means of these two days may not withhold you from the everlasting bounty and eternal food.
In that land is present His Holiness the Afnan of the Divine Lote-Tree, upon him be the glory of God, the Dawning-Place of the Light of Oneness. Present yourselves before him at all times, and be engaged in the recitation of the decisive verses. Through them shall be kindled in your hearts the fire of the love of God and the light of His knowledge, and from the horizon of the heaven of your hearts shall rise the sun of His utterance. Verily He is the One Who, through His word, hath power over all things and dominion over all things through His sovereignty which hath conquered all who are in the heavens and earth. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.
And We make mention of Ahmad-i-Qabl-i-ʿAli, upon him be My glory, and We give him the glad-tidings of that which We have manifested in his name—the pearls of wisdom and utterance from the treasuries of the Pen of his Lord, the All-Merciful. Blessed is he in that he hath turned and attained in days wherein most of the servants have turned away, save whom God hath willed, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. And We have sent down for him another Tablet that he may rejoice and be of those who are firmly established in this Cause whereby the limbs of the ungodly have quaked and the tribes of the earth have lamented, save whom God hath willed, the Expounder of this wondrous exposition.
BH09181: We have remembered, and do remember, the friends…
He is the Ordainer, the Ancient of Days
We have remembered, and do remember, the friends in that land with a remembrance that shall endure and abide, and whose fragrance shall never cease from the world. Rejoice, O My loved ones, in this mighty bounty. We exhort all men unto that which shall redound to the exaltation and glory of the Word of God amidst His servants. Likewise, in such matters as conduce to the advancement of being, the upliftment of souls, and, above all, the education of children, it behoveth all to hold fast thereto. We have enjoined this upon you in sundry Tablets and in My Kitab-i-Aqdas. Blessed are they that act accordingly.
We beseech God to assist them all and to bestow upon them the grace to carry out this binding command which hath shone forth and been revealed from the Pen of the Ancient of Days. Beware lest the buzzing of flies affright you, or the power of the oppressors weaken you. With the power of faith, and with wisdom and utterance, guide the people unto the shore of the Most Great Ocean. By the Sun of Truth! the clamour of the heedless and the denials of the wayward are, in the sight of God, more contemptible than the buzzing of a fly—yet most of the people understand not.
O party of God! Hold fast to the hem of His most pure robe and be free and detached from the world and all that is therein. Blessed are ye, and joy be unto you. We bear witness that ye have attained unto that which no people before you have attained. To this doth the Tongue of Grandeur testify in this perspicuous moment. The glory be upon you and upon whosoever hath attained unto the knowledge of God, the Lord of all worlds.
In every city a teacher from among this party must be appointed for the instruction of children, and means must be provided for the teacher’s livelihood, that he may with complete peace of mind occupy himself with what is required. We beseech God to assist the teachers through His might and power, and to grant them success in the education of His servants’ children. Verily, He is powerful over all things and ready to answer.
BH04120: O Muhammad-Quli! Upon thee be the eternal glory…
O Muhammad-Quli! Upon thee be the eternal glory of God.
We have mentioned thee time and again and have given thee the glad tidings that thy deeds have attained the honor of acceptance. Give thanks to thy Lord for this manifest bounty.
Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and manifested in my deeds Thy good-pleasure, the mighty, the exalted. I beseech Thee by the treasuries of Thy knowledge and the repositories of Thy wisdom, and by Thy Most Great Command and Thy Most Ancient Name, to assist me in all conditions to serve Thee and to serve Thy loved ones, and to ordain for me that which befitteth Thy glory and Thy majesty, Thy Cause and Thy sovereignty. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Powerful.
Praise be to God, thy deed hath been accepted and it cannot be equaled by the deeds of nations who were heedless of the Cause and denied God, the Lord of the worlds. The Wronged One maketh mention of thee at a time when sorrows and grief have encompassed Him from all directions. Two heedless ones in the great city have arisen to bring about ruin, and with a few dirhams have led Akhtar astray to publish calumnies. But far, far be it! Soon shall they witness their own impotence and the recompense of their deeds from God, the Just, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Through these intrigues they have sought to become acceptable to the enemies and the wicked among creation.
However, the Wronged One giveth thanks to God for what hath befallen Him and respondeth, saying: I do not complain of My distress and sorrow. I am content with His decree and His destiny, and I praise Him for what hath come upon Me in His path. To this testify the pebbles of the earth and their essence, and this truthful, trustworthy Tongue.
The glory from Us be upon the people of Baha who have taken hold of the Book, detached from every remote oppressor and every doubting ignorant one.
BH04059: The Divine Book, in most melodious tones within…
He is God, the Triumphant, the Manifest, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise
The Divine Book, in most melodious tones within the paradise of the All-Merciful’s love, makes mention of the friends and summons all, in the sweetest voice, to the supreme horizon and the most glorious and transcendent station, saying: O friends of God and His trusted ones! Hearken unto this call that is raised from the most exalted horizon, and deprive not yourselves of the outpourings of these days, the wavelets of the Most Great Ocean, and the breezes of revelation. This is the Day of manifestation, and He Who conversed on Sinai gives glad tidings unto all. The people of God must, with the utmost joy and radiance, aid the Cause through goodly deeds and praiseworthy character. The hosts of God in this most mighty Revelation have ever been virtuous conduct, and it is incumbent upon every soul to hold fast unto it, as commanded by God, the Lord of all worlds.
O Aqanus! Thou art remembered before the Wronged One, and this most wondrous and most holy Tablet hath been revealed in thy name. Blessed art thou, for thou hast inhaled the fragrances of revelation and perceived the sweet-scented perfume of the verses of God, and hast attained unto this greatest bounty, in comparison with which the oceans of the world appear as but a drop. Beseech thou God—exalted be His glory—to aid thee to teach His Cause and to remain steadfast therein. Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Desire, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy Cause and guided me unto Thy straight path. I beseech Thee, by the lights of the dawn of Thy Revelation, to assist me in making mention of Thee and in praising Thee with wisdom and utterance. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Glorious, the Bountiful.
BH04107: In My Name, the Remembering, the Speaking, the All-Knowing…
In My Name, the Remembering, the Speaking, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
O thou who hast turned to the Supreme Horizon! Hearken unto My most sweet call. Verily it guideth thee unto a station wherein thou shalt find naught save the breathings of revelation and wherein thou shalt witness naught but the dawning-lights of the Day-Star of the utterance of God, the Lord of all worlds. He hath appeared and made manifest His Cause that He may draw men nigh unto the Kaaba of God, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most Great.
Say: O people! The veils of idle fancy have been rent asunder by the Finger of the Self-Subsisting. Cast away what ye possess and take hold of that which hath been sent down from the heaven of the will of your Lord, the Mighty, the All-Praised. He who loved Me and soared in the atmosphere of My love and drank the choice wine of Mine utterance from the cup of My bounty hath made mention of thee. We make mention of thee in this Tablet that shineth with manifest light.
Say: O people of the Furqan! Fear ye the All-Merciful, then judge with fairness concerning that which hath appeared in truth, and be not of the transgressors. O people of the Spirit! He Who ascended unto the heaven of proof hath come and mentioneth unto you a Cause from God, the Lord of all worlds. O people of the Torah! The Revealer of verses hath come and the Mount crieth out: “Ye have attained unto the Presence!” And the Tree exclaimeth: “O people of the earth! Open your eyes, for this is your Lord Who was promised by the tongue of them that drew nigh and of the Messengers.”
Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of the Most Pure Fountain which floweth from the Pen of God, the Master of the Day of Judgment. This is not the day to tarry when ye have heard the Call from the Supreme Horizon. Hasten, and be not of the patient ones. Thus have We sent down the verses and dispatched them unto thee that thou mayest be of the thankful ones.
And We desire to make mention of him who ascended unto the Supreme Companion, who was named ʿAli-Akbar in the Book of Names. Verily thy Lord, the All-Merciful, is the All-Compassionate, the All-Bountiful.
BH04007: God, exalted be His glory, hath created His servants…
In the Name of the one true God! The All-Glorious!
God, exalted be His glory, hath created His servants for His recognition. Blessed is the one who hath turned unto Him and attained unto true divine unity, which is the station wherein the Ancient Being is sanctified from all else save Him and His Essence is purified from all things. The abominable Shi’ites have not attained unto this most exalted station and sublime rank, and yet they count themselves among the believers in unity.
O friend! The handmaiden of God hath repeatedly mentioned thee, therefore We make mention of thee in this Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet. We counsel thee to be trustworthy, religious, truthful and sincere. We beseech God to assist thee in that which leadeth to elevation and is the cause of exaltation. The friends have ever been and continue to be remembered, and for each We seek that which shall cause their name and fame to endure.
Say: O my God, my God! I testify to Thy oneness and Thy singleness. Thou hast no likeness in creation nor any equal in invention. I beseech Thee to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful.
Convey My greetings to the kinswoman. We have mentioned her mother time and again. We mentioned her before and mention her now, and We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to protect her and ordain for her the good of this world and the next. We make mention of Abdolbaha with such remembrance as will attract the hearts of the righteous.
We counsel all to perform good deeds and manifest praiseworthy character. Be not idle like the Babis. Do what God hath revealed in the Book. Peace be upon you and upon God’s righteous servants.
BH04110: O Ja’far! Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin, upon thee be My glory…
He is the One Who gazeth from His Most Exalted Horizon
O Ja’far! Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin, upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness, hath time and again made mention of thee—that is, mention of the loved ones of that land—and from the heaven of divine utterance hath thy remembrance been sought. Therefore hath this Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet been revealed. Blessed are they who drink from the oceans of inner meanings that lie hidden within the Words of God. Happy are they, and joy be unto them. Whatsoever was manifested by the loved ones in that land during the days when the fire of hatred was ablaze hath been accepted with honor, for the fragrance of being wronged wafteth therefrom, and God hath loved and continueth to love the wronged one. Being wronged is like the first ornament for the temple of man, and like a crown for the head of all who dwell within the realm of possibility.
In these days both men and women of that land have attained unto the mention of God. We have heard your sighing and lamentation, and have witnessed what hath befallen you. Blessed are ye for having shown patience. How excellent is the reward of them that are patient, as recorded in the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds! Cast behind you your sorrows, and take up the goblets of prosperity in the name of the Cleaver of the Dawn and the Sender of the Winds. Then drink therefrom the Salsabil of patience in My Name, and the Kawthar of resignation in remembrance of Me, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Let not the barking of the aggressive ones, which hath been raised from the right and the left, grieve you. God will soon seize them through His power, His might and His sovereignty. He, verily, is the Almighty, the Powerful. There hath befallen you what hath befallen Us. Blessed are ye, and joy be unto you, for having followed, in times of hardship, the example of the Lord of the Kingdom of Names. He is with you, witnessing and beholding. The glory from Our presence be upon you and upon those who have clung to the hem of the loving-kindness of their Lord, the Forgiving, the Generous.
BH04035: The Mystery of God from the Tree of Light…
He is the One Who rules over earth and heaven!
The Mystery of God from the Tree of Light upon the Spot of Manifestation has truly been witnessed. This is the Day wherein mysteries have been revealed, the trees have spoken, and the Lote-Tree of the Far Boundary has given glad tidings to the denizens of the Most Exalted Paradise and the Supreme Heaven of the appearance of Him Who conversed on Sinai, which was recorded by the Most Exalted Pen in the Tablet.
O people of names! Do not deprive yourselves from the Dayspring of the Cause, and follow not the vain imaginings of those who were, through justice, debarred from the Ocean of Light. Say: Beware lest the veils of glory prevent you from the Dawning-Place of Beauty. Cast aside that which is imaginary and take what you have been given on this Day, wherein the Sun of Utterance has shone forth from a horizon which was mentioned in the Book by the name of God.
Your name was present before the Wronged One. We have mentioned you with verses that nothing in existence can equal. Thus did the ocean surge and the fragrance waft through this Name, whereby the limbs of every idolater who was remote from the horizon of nearness did tremble.
When the attraction of My choice wine takes hold of you and My call draws you, say:
“My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having remembered me, and thanks be to Thee for having strengthened me, and glory be to Thee for having guided me. I beseech Thee by the rain-showers of the spring of Thy mercy and the lights of the Orb of Thy manifestation to ordain me as one of those whom no oppressor’s wrong nor the power of any wicked one deterred, who with supreme steadfastness turned to Thee and gave up their lives in Thy path, O Lord of all beings! Then write down for me, through Thy bountiful favors, that which will make me detached from all else save Thee and holding fast to the cord of Thy bounty. Verily Thou art the One with power over whatsoever Thou willest, and within Thy grasp are the reins of all names. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Generous.”
BH04103: O people of Baha and companions of the Crimson…
He is the All-Seeing, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise
O people of Baha and companions of the Crimson Ark! Hearken unto the call of God, the Lord of all beings, which hath been raised from this most exalted horizon. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Great. This is the Day wherein that which was recorded by the Supreme Pen in the Books of God, the Lord of this Great Announcement, hath been made manifest—the Announcement whereby the hearts of the idolaters were sorely troubled. We have observed thy turning and thy drawing nigh, and We have turned unto thee from this distant Shore and made mention of thee with that which gladdeneth the eye of true knowledge and attracteth the hearts of the sincere ones. Blessed is the stranger who hath sought the shelter of God, the Lord of all worlds, and blessed is the poor one who hath laid hold on the cord of wealth from the presence of One mighty and powerful. When thou hearest the shrill voice of My Pen and findest My remembrance, say:
My God, my God! Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee, and glory and splendor be upon Thee, for having sent down unto me from the heaven of Thy will that which hath raised me to the kingdom of Thy utterance and the heaven of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee by the Kawthar whereby Thou didst quicken Thy servants and creatures and didst manifest that which lay hidden within Thy knowledge, to make me one of them who have not been heedless of Thy remembrance and whom the hosts of vain imaginings have not kept back from turning unto Thee in Thy days. O Lord! Ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones who have forsaken the religion of a people that believed not in Thee and Thy signs, and who have turned unto Thee with radiant faces in Thy days. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have drunk the wine of true knowledge from the cup of Thy bounty and the Kawthar of utterance from the ocean of Thy grace. I beseech Thee to ordain for me that which shall make me rich through Thy riches and detached from all else besides Thee. Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
BH04146: In My Name which is sanctified above all names!
In My Name which is sanctified above all names!
Verily the Light hath shone forth in this hour from Mine evident horizon and hath called out with the most exalted call, saying:
“O people of the realm of creation! That which was spoken of in the Books of God hath appeared, and He for Whose manifestation and advent the worlds were created hath come. Blessed is he who hath heard and recognized and said: ʿI testify to that which the Books of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, have testified.’ This is the Day wherein the Mother Book hath appeared and speaketh before all faces, yet most of the people understand not. They have cast the Book of God behind their backs and taken that which was forbidden them in My preserved Tablet.”
O Ahmad! By God, the Cause hath appeared and the attraction of the Call hath seized all who are in earth and heaven, except those who have broken the Covenant and disbelieved in God, the Lord of existence. Blessed art thou for having turned unto Him and heard and attained unto the verses of God, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Loving.
When thou hast attained unto the Tablet of God and its effects, say:
“My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having opened before my face the door of Thy knowledge, and made known to me Thy path, and shown me Thy signs, and strengthened me in that which most of Thy creatures were hindered from. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Exalted Word whereby Thou hast subdued the kingdom of names, and by the revelations of the lights of the Sun of Thy Manifestation, to make me steadfast in Thy love and speaking forth Thy praise amongst Thy servants. O Lord! Thou seest the poor one standing before the door of Thy bounty, and him who seeketh after the ocean of Thy grace. I beseech Thee not to disappoint him through Thy generosity and munificence. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth, and in Thy grasp are the reins of the kingdom of earth and heaven. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty over what was and what shall be.”
BH04141: He speaks before the faces of all
He speaks before the faces of all
Today countless treasures of divine knowledge have appeared from the treasury of the sciences of the Lord of all beings. Say: O servants of God, exalted be His glory! He has manifested Himself solely for the advancement and elevation of your stations. Strive that perchance you may not lag behind the peoples of the past in recognition, but rather surpass them.
O you who gaze toward the horizon of the Manifestation! Sorrows have encompassed this Wronged One from all directions, for it is observed that this people, namely the people of the Bayan, are far lower and more worthless than the previous people. For those people heard from the Burning Bush the words “Verily I am God” and did not deny it, while these people, despite the fact that the Herald mentioned completely the movements, stillness, words and deeds of this Wronged One, nevertheless all turned away and rose up in opposition, and committed that which caused the Lord of the heavens to take to the dust of exile and choose a dwelling place.
Were I to reveal to you and to My loved ones what has befallen Me at the hands of those who claimed to love Me, you would lament as those who have lost their children lament, and weep as lovers weep in separation.
Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having turned toward this servant of Thine and sent down unto him that which every letter thereof testifieth to Thy grace and bounty and might and grandeur and loving-kindness. I beseech Thee, O King of Kings and Compassionate to the downtrodden, to aid them to turn toward Thee and face the lights of Thy countenance. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
BH04274: A letter from the Sorrowful One to him who…
He is the All-Seeing, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise
A letter from the Sorrowful One to him who desired to drink from the Kawthar of utterance from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the Most Merciful, that he might hear the rustling of the breezes from the garden of divine knowledge. He Who was hidden in knowledge and veiled from sight hath come. We have sent down the verses and manifested the clear proofs and commanded all to that which will exalt their stations among the peoples. Blessed is he who hath ears and attaineth unto hearing, and blessed is he who hath eyes and beholdeth that which hath appeared through God’s will, the Lord of lords.
Thy name was mentioned before the Wronged One. We make mention of thee with verses whose fragrance shall never cease to perfume the kingdom of God, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. When thou hast attained unto the traces of My Most Exalted Pen and drunk the choice wine of revelation from the hand of the bounty of the Lord of all beings, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having given me to drink from the Kawthar of Thy utterance and guided me to the Dawning-Place of Thy lights and enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thy Self and witness Thy signs. I beseech Thee, O Bestower of gifts and Dispeller of adversities, by Thy Most Great Name through which the ocean of Thy utterance surgeth before the faces of Thy servants and the sun of Thy bounty shineth from the horizon of Thy will, to number me among those whom Thou hast mentioned in Thy Book when Thou didst say—and Thy word is the truth—“Men whom neither merchandise nor traffic beguile from the remembrance of God.”
O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I desire naught save that which will make me steadfast in Thy Cause and hold fast to the cord of Thy commandments and ordinances. O Lord! Ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in all conditions. Verily Thou art the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. There is none other God but Thee, the Protector, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.
BH04318: O thou who art present before the Wronged One!…
In the Name of the Forgiving, the Merciful
O thou who art present before the Wronged One! We testify that thou didst attain the presence of the Countenance and didst hear what the tongue of the Wronged One spoke forth in His mighty prison. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid thee in that which will draw thee nigh unto Him in all conditions. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. We counsel thee with that which beseemeth man—trustworthiness, religious devotion, righteousness and prosperity. And We beseech God to aid thee to act according to that which thou hast been commanded in His perspicuous Book. Grieve not over anything. Place thy trust in all matters in the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Say:
My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having illumined my face with the light of turning toward Thee and my heart with the lights of Thy knowledge. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the worlds and Beloved of the nations, by the effulgences of the Orb of Thy grace, to open before my face the doors of Thy bounty and bestowal. Then send down upon me from the clouds of Thy generosity the rains of Thy mercy. Then forgive me and my father and my mother and whosoever hath clung to the cord of Thy gift. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous.
Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to the loved ones of God wherever they may be. God is witness and testifier that this Wronged One hath remembered the friends during the nights and days and hath sought steadfastness for each one from the Truth. Some of those who claimed to love passed by their Lord heedlessly. We beseech God to aid all to justice and fairness. Verily, He is the Mighty, the Bestower. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of God’s mercy be upon thee and upon those who have acknowledged the oneness of God, the Lord of the mighty throne.
BH04139: Today two calls are raised: the first…
In His Name Who dawns forth from the horizon of the heaven of utterance!
Today two calls are raised: the first is the call of the All-Merciful, and the second is the call of Satan. Those souls who, upon hearing the second call, utter the word “yea”—such souls are deprived of the Kingdom of utterance and the heaven of bounty. They are the manifestations of tyranny and lewdness, and the dawning-places of infidelity and transgression. Blessed are those souls who have attained to the hearing of the first call and have responded with “Here am I, O my God, here am I!” Upon them be the glory of God, His bounty, His light and His splendor.
O people of God! Hold fast unto the reformation of the world and its peoples, and be detached from corruption. This is the divine counsel which hath streamed forth and been sent down from the Eternal Pen. Man tasteth the cup of death but once; now if this should come to pass for the sake of God, its fragrance would perfume the world of existence.
The Wronged One speaketh through thy tongue: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having made known unto me Thy path, sent down unto me Thy verses, shown forth unto me Thy proofs, given me to drink from the cup of Thy knowledge, guided me to Thy announcement and caused me to speak forth Thy praise. I beseech Thee by the light of Thy knowledge which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of Thy bounty, and by the fire whereby the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee among Thy servants and the sincere ones among Thy creatures have been set ablaze, to make me assured through Thy grace, steadfast in Thy Cause, and thoughtful of the manifestations of Thy power. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. Thou seest the hands of my hope upraised toward the heaven of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me nor to withhold from me. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, verily Thou art the Most Generous, verily Thou art the Forgiving, the Merciful.
BH04184: These servants should offer thanks and praise…
In the name of the One Incomparable, All-Knowing God.
These servants should offer thanks and praise to the Lord of all beings at all times, for through His all-encompassing grace and pre-existent mercy He has confirmed us and blessed us with recognition of His sacred Being. Glorified be His bounty, magnificent His grace, perfect His sovereignty, and there is no God but Him!
Blessed art thou for having attained unto the days of thy Lord and for having received that whose fragrance shall never cease to perfume the air, throughout the duration of His glorious and wondrous Kingdom. Blessed art thou for having turned to the Trusted One who hath arisen to serve the Cause of God by night and by day, at dawn and at dusk. He hath remembered thee and desired for thee a bounty from God, the Mighty, the Beautiful.
We have heard what was asked and have answered it, for We are the One who hath power over whatsoever He willeth through Our clear command. Give thou the glad-tidings to My loved ones there and illumine them with the lights of their Lord’s utterance, the Mighty, the Powerful. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My Kingdom be upon thee and upon My servants and handmaidens who were not held back by the veils of glory from drawing nigh unto the Dayspring of Beauty, and whom the might of those who denied the Day of Judgment did not frighten.
O people of God! Be not grieved by the world’s vicissitudes, and follow not the manifestations of idle fancies who have broken the Covenant of God, the Mighty, the Praised. How many a learned one hath been barred from the Most Great Ocean, and how many an ignorant one hath heard and hastened and partook and drank and said:
“Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of all in the heavens and earth!”
Praise be unto Him, for He is the Beloved of the sincere ones and the Hope of the hearts of the mystics.
BH04340: O ʿAbdu’r-Ra’uf! Upon thee be the Glory of God…
In His Name through Whom the fragrance of the All-Merciful has wafted throughout creation
O ʿAbdu’r-Ra’uf! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Forgiving, the Kind. Today it is incumbent upon all to manifest such attributes and characteristics as will attract the hearts and souls. Today goodly deeds are among the mightiest hosts in the world. Blessed is he who attains thereto, and woe unto the heedless. Corruption, conflict, war and strife have been strictly forbidden in the Book. The loved ones of God must appear before all people adorned with the ornament of trustworthiness, truthfulness and purity, and must strive with all their might to foster the unity of hearts and fellowship of souls. When the standard of justice is raised, the hosts of fancy and idle imagination will flee. Blessed are they who know. God willing, may you be confirmed in supreme steadfastness and in that which draws people near unto God, the Lord of all mankind. O thou who gazest upon His countenance! Remember God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forefathers, and say:
My God, my God! Withhold not Thy servants from the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty, nor drive them away from standing before the gate of Thy grandeur. O Lord! Illumine their faces with the lights of Thy countenance and their hearts with the lights of Thy knowledge. Then ordain for them the reward of those who have circled round Thy will. O Lord! They are Thy servants and Thy creation, turning toward Thy most exalted horizon, clinging to the cord of Thy bounty, O Lord of all beings, and awaiting the wonders of Thy grace, O Master of earth and heaven. I beseech Thee not to disappoint them through Thy generosity which hath encompassed existence and through Thy light whereby the lands were illumined. Verily Thou art the Master of creation. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.
BH04320: O thou who hast emigrated in the path…
He is the One Who prevaileth over all names!
O thou who hast emigrated in the path of God! We bear witness to thy turning and devotion and presence before the face of the Wronged One when He was imprisoned through that which the hands of the oppressors had wrought.
The Glory, at the pivot-point of tribulation, calleth out to His loved ones and acquainteth them with that which draweth them nigh unto the One, the All-Informed. That which lay concealed in the hearts of those who believed and then denied, who drew nigh and then turned away, who acknowledged and then rejected, and who wrongfully consumed the property of others, hath been made manifest. Lo! They are among the heedless. The world hath deluded them with its ornaments and embellishments, and they have committed that which hath caused the hearts of the sincere ones to melt.
O Abu’l-Qasim! Blessed art thou for having turned toward the Prison and attained the presence of the Wronged One and heard that which was promised thee in the Books of God, the Lord of all worlds. Through thy presence God hath forgiven thy father as a token of His grace, for He is the Most Merciful of the merciful. Through thy turning unto Him the ocean of forgiveness surgeth and the light of the pardon of thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, doth encompass thee.
Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having guided me unto Thy path and caused me to enter Thy house and enabled me to hear Thy call. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Signs and by the lights of Thy Throne, O Lord of all beings, to assist me and Thy loved ones to remember Thee and praise Thee and to arise to serve Thee. O Lord! I am the poor one, and within Thy grasp are the reins of grace and bounty. Ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and make me steadfast in Thy Cause in such wise that the howling of wolves will not prevent me from turning toward Thee, O Lord of Lords! Verily Thou art the Ruler in the beginning and in the return. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.
BH04330: O Ba-Qaf! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness…
He is the One manifest through His signs and speaking before the faces of His creation
O Ba-Qaf! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. In these days the Sun of Utterance is risen before the faces of all religions, and the Lord of the unseen and seen is manifest and evident without any veil. Blessed is the soul that hath inhaled the fragrances of His manifestation and hastened to the court of the Friend. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist His loved ones in that whereby His Cause will be exalted amongst His creation, and to open before their faces the gates of grace and favor, and to reveal through them His sovereignty and His might and His power. Verily He is the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.
We bear witness that thou didst hear and hasten and present thyself before the Face, and didst attain unto that which was inscribed by the Pen of the Ancient of Days in a Tablet which none hath known save the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We heard thy call and have called thee from this Most Exalted Station, and have remembered thee with that which will draw thee nigh unto the Mighty, the Unconstrained. We beseech God to ordain for thee and thy son that which will draw you both nigh unto Him in all conditions. Say: My God, my God! I testify that Thou hast appeared and hast made manifest that which was hidden in knowledge and concealed from Thy servants.
I beseech Thee, O Lord of the kingdoms of grace and bounty, by Thy Most Effulgent, Most Holy, Most Great, Most Glorious Name, to assist me and those with me to remain steadfast with such steadfastness as the hosts of the world cannot shake nor the might of nations cause to slip. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, turning toward the waves of the ocean of Thy utterance. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of Thy generosity which hath encompassed existence, nor of Thy bounty which hath encompassed the world. Verily Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
BH04179: This Wronged One hath at all times summoned…
In the Name of God, the Possessor of Names and Creator of Heaven
This Wronged One hath at all times summoned the servants to the Most Exalted Horizon and hath beseeched and continues to beseech from the Self-Sufficing, the Most High, whatsoever leadeth to the sanctification and purification of His servants. We testify that He is the All-Bountiful, He is the Ever-Flowing, the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Say: My God, my God! Thine is the bounty and the bestowal, and Thine the generosity and glory, and Thine the mention and the splendor. I testify to the sanctification of Thy Being from all else but Thee and the purification of Thine Essence from aught besides Thee. The wings of the birds of the hearts of Thy creation cannot soar into the atmosphere of knowing Thee. All things have acknowledged their powerlessness to ascend unto the heaven of Thy nearness and every knower hath confessed his inability to make mention of Thy wisdom and Thy utterance. I beseech Thee by Thy sovereignty which hath encompassed the world and by Thy Most Great Name whereby Thou hast subdued the nations to ordain for me steadfastness in Thy remembrance and praise and in acting according to what Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. O my Lord! Thou seest the suppliant knocking at the door of Thy bounty and the poor one hastening to the horizon of Thy riches. I beseech Thee by the treasure which Thou hast manifested through Thy power to send down upon me from the clouds of Thy generosity a blessing from Thee and a favor from Thy presence. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Supreme, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.
He who loved Me, who is named Niyaz, upon him be My glory and My mercy, hath made mention of thee. We have remembered thee with that which no mention can equal. The Command is in the hands of God, the Lord of earth and heaven and the Possessor of bounty and bestowal. Glory be upon the people of Baha who have cast aside what the people possess, fixing their gaze upon that which is with God, the Lord of Lords.
BH04355: O Mirza, O Ahmad! Hearken…
He is the Expounder, the All-Wise.
O Mirza, O Ahmad! Hearken to that which the Pen uttereth in this Most Great Prison: Verily, there is no God but He, the One, the Single, the All-Powerful, the Unconstrained.
Thou hast attained unto My remembrance—that remembrance which God hath ordained to endure with the enduring of His Most Beautiful Names and His most exalted Attributes.
Say: Unto Thee be praise, O Thou in Whose grasp lie the reins of all who are in the heavens and on the earth! We have made mention of My loved ones in that land and have made them known.
Say: O party of God! Be not sorrowful on account of aught; rather rejoice in that with which the Ancient Beauty hath heralded you, and in His remembrance of you through verses at the descent of which Scriptures and Tablets bowed down in utter submission.
O My loved ones! Let not the might of the feeble affright you, nor the buzzing of flies deter you.
O Ahmad! A small band of wolves hath compassed Us about and committed such deeds as have caused the dwellers of the Supreme Paradise and the hallowed Countenances in the loftiest chambers to lament and wail.
This is the Day whereon the countenance of the world hath smiled, for the God of the Throne hath established Himself upon the seat of the Bayan in power and in sovereignty. Thus did the Tongue of Grandeur speak, while the Wronged One was wrapped in a wondrous sorrow.
Say: O people! Be ye assured that the Wronged One, at every moment, summoneth the realm of being unto God, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful. Him neither the baleful gleams of the wicked can hinder, nor the veils of those who have disbelieved in the Beginning and in the Return.
He hath gone forth from the horizon of the House, speaking forth this Name at whose utterance the very limbs of the Names have quaked, and the hearts of every oppressor who break the Covenant have been made to tremble.
The glory from Our presence rest upon thee, and upon those who have cast aside vain imaginings and laid hold on that which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of certitude.
BH04194: Praise be to the Intended One, Who is worthy…
He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power
Praise be to the Intended One, Who is worthy and deserving, Who illumined the hearts of the believers with the light of recognition and tormented the ungodly with the fire of heedlessness. Glorified be His majesty and universal be His favors. There is no God but Him. And blessings and peace be upon His chosen ones and His friends who spent their wealth and souls to manifest His Cause and exalt His Word, and through whom His commandments and laws were spread among His servants. These are honored servants upon whom there is no fear, neither shall they grieve. Say:
My God, my God! I testify that Thy mercy hath preceded all created things and Thy grace hath encompassed all possibilities. I acknowledge the sanctification of Thy Being and the abstraction of Thine Essence from the recognition of all existences. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy Kingdom and Thy Dominion, and by Him through Whom Thou hast guided the servants to the ocean of Thy recognition and the sun of Thy grace, that Thou forgive me and those who have drunk the wine of unity from the cup of Thy bestowal. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I beseech Thee to assist me in all conditions to turn to Thee and to repent at the door of Thy generosity. Then ordain for me the good of the hereafter and of this world. Verily Thou art the Lord of the Throne and the dust. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Generous.
Mention was made in the letter of Nur-Muhammad. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to make him one who drinks from the cup of certitude at all times and to ordain for him that which will exalt him among the religions. Verily He is the Mighty, the Bestower. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of grace be upon you, O friends of God and His chosen ones.
BH04248: The Day hath come, yet the people remain…
In the Name of Him through Whom the fragrance of the All-Merciful was wafted throughout creation!
The Day hath come, yet the people remain in evident drunkenness. The stone doth speak and giveth glad tidings unto men of the Most Great Vision, yet most of them are fast asleep. The trees call out to the righteous, saying:
“Blessed are ye for having attained unto the recognition of the Hidden Secret and the Treasured Book, and for having believed in it when the servants denied it, save whom God, the Lord of the worlds, did will.”
We have heard thy call and turned toward thee, and have sent down for thee that which hath attracted the hearts of them that know. Say: O peoples of the earth! Exchange doubt for certitude, and vain imaginings for assurance. Thus doth your Lord, the All-Merciful, command you, as He did aforetime and doth now in this perspicuous moment. Say: Aid your Lord through wisdom and utterance, and follow not the ways of the oppressors who shed blood and consume the substance of men wrongfully. We bear witness that they are among the treacherous ones in the Book of God, the Lord of the mighty throne.
Take thou My choice-sealed wine in My Self-Subsisting Name, then drink thereof in My Name and say:
My God, my God! Thou seest me turning unto Thee and acknowledging that which Thy Books and Thy Messengers have uttered. I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy verses and the heaven of Thy bounty, and by the Word through which Thou didst bring existence out of nothingness and didst guide them to Thy Most Great Name, to make me submissive at the revelation of Thy verses and the manifestation of Thy clear tokens. Then ordain for me the reward of those who have attained unto the Kawthar of Thy presence and the Tasnim of reunion with Thee. O Lord! Deny not the supplicant at the door of Thy bounty, and disappoint not the hopeful one at the dawning-place of Thy generosity. Verily Thou art the Almighty over what Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all affairs. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Kind, the Forgiving.
BH04268: This is a Book sent down by the Lord…
He is the Speaker in His Most Glorious Station
This is a Book sent down by the Lord of Names as He walks in this Most Exalted Spot wherein the atoms proclaim: “The Kingdom belongs to God, the Revealer of verses.” O companions in all regions! Hearken to the call of your Lord, the All-Bestowing. He remembers you with that which draws you near unto Him. He is verily the One with power over whatsoever He willeth, and He is the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. The river of mercy hath flowed and the shrill voice of the Pen of bounty hath been raised. Blessed is he who hath heard and responded, and woe unto every denying infidel. This is a Day wherein the gates of generosity have been opened unto the world, and wherein the Herald calleth out: “Draw nigh, O concourse of servants, unto a station wherein the call of your Lord, the Lord of creation, hath been raised.”
Of no profit to you is that which ye and the people possess on this Day whereon He Who conversed on Sinai hath been established upon the throne of Revelation and the Dove of Utterance hath warbled upon the highest branches. Rejoice, O peoples of the earth! The banner of tyranny hath been rolled up and the light of justice hath shone forth from the horizon of God’s will, the Lord of Religions. Thus hath the matter been decreed and the All-Merciful hath come with clear proof. Blessed is the servant who hath heard, and woe unto every misbeliever who hath turned away from God, the Lord of all beings. O My loved ones! Be not grieved by anything. Aid your Lord through that which He hath ordained in the Scriptures and Tablets.
Rejoice, O My loved ones, in the appearance of My grace and the Day Star of My bounty. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of this bounty to which the Mother Book itself beareth witness. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon you, O Manifestations of My names, and upon those who have hastened and said: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp is held the reins of all created things!”
BH04323: O thou who gazest toward the Most Exalted Horizon…
In the Name of Him through Whom the Light hath shone forth from the horizon of Manifestation!
O thou who gazest toward the Most Exalted Horizon and standeth in service to the Cause of the Lord of all beings! Hearken unto the Call from the Supreme Summit—God, there is none other God but He, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Unconstrained. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth, and He is the Protector of all who are in the earth and heaven. We testify that thou hast drunk the choice wine of revelation from the chalice of thy Lord’s bounty, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath loved thee for the sake of God, the Lord of all men. We beseech God to protect thee and those who are with thee from those who have denied God’s proof and His evidence, and who have disbelieved in His signs at the beginning and the end.
Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy grace and the effulgences of the lights of the Sun of Thy utterance, to ordain for me and for those who are related to this Thy servant that which befitteth the heaven of Thy generosity and bounty. O Lord! Thou seest Thy loved ones in the hands of the oppressors among Thy servants and the treacherous among Thy creatures. O Lord! Adorn those on earth with the light of trustworthiness and godliness, then aid them to return to the gate of Thy grace and to turn in repentance to the court of Thy glory. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
And We make mention of him who is with thee—convey to him My greetings and remind him of My verses and give him the glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all worlds. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid him in all conditions. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. There is none other God but He. He witnesseth and seeth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. The splendor of God, the Forgiving, the Merciful, be upon you.
BH04346: O Pen! This Wronged One hath at all times…
In the Name of the One God
O Pen! This Wronged One hath at all times been watching over His loved ones, and in most of His Tablets We have, for the sake of God, mentioned that which is the cause of glory and exaltation and is the source of divine bounty and favor, that perchance the breaths of revelation might illumine all with the light of unity, fellowship and love. Yet until now all remain heedless save whom God hath willed—thy Lord, the Lord of all worlds. Thy name hath come before the Wronged One. We have revealed for thee that which all the treasures of those in the heavens and earth cannot equal. Say: O God, Most Generous, Most Merciful! I testify to Thy oneness and singleness, and I beseech from Thee that which endureth through the eternity of Thy names and attributes.
Thou art the Possessor of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen. O Lord! A poor one hath turned toward the ocean of Thy wealth, and a supplicant hath approached the door of Thy generosity. Deprive him not. Thou art He through Whose bounty all atoms of creation bear witness, and Thou art He to Whose giving all created things confess. This servant of Thine hath detached himself from all else and hath clung to the cord of Thy bounty and the hem of Thy generosity, and in all conditions gazeth toward Thee and is thankful to Thee. If Thou answerest, Thou art praised in Thy command, and if Thou rejectest, Thou art obeyed in Thy decree. Thou art He before Whose manifestation all are seen as powerless and wanting. O Generous One! Leave not this servant to himself. Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, and the Lord of bounty and bestowal.
BH04354: O peoples of the earth! Take heed lest…
He is the All-Powerful over whatsoever He willeth through His firm and mighty command!
O peoples of the earth! Take heed lest the veils of glory prevent you from turning unto God, the One, the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the Great. Beware lest vain imaginings hold you back from the Dawning-Place of certitude, or the oppression of those who have denied the Day of Judgment fill you with fear. The gates of forgiveness and bounty have been opened wide, for the Dove of Paradise hath warbled upon the branches. Mercy and grace and generosity belong unto God, the Lord of all the worlds. Say: O concourse of divines! Should you fear for your faith, preserve the Tablets of God in the treasuries of trust and detachment. When ye stand before the presence of the Lord of all beings on the Day of Rising, and He asketh you by what proof ye believed in Him Who appeared, then bring forth the Tablets and say: By this blessed, holy, mighty and beloved Book.
Then shall the hands of all created things be raised toward you, taking therefrom and placing upon their eyes the fragrance of the divine utterance. This is what ye have been commanded in this Tablet from God, the Speaker, the True, the Trustworthy. When thou attainest unto the Tablet of God and His traces, turn thy face toward the Kaaba of God, which speaketh before the faces of the world: “There is none other God but Him, the Commander, the All-Wise,” and say: Unto Thee be praise, O Lord of Names, and unto Thee be glory, O Goal of the hearts of them that know. I beseech Thee by Thyself and by Thy Manifestation and by the City wherein was established the throne of Thy grandeur, and by the breezes wherein wafted the fragrance of reunion with Thee, and by the ocean of Thy greatest signs and the manifestations of Thy power in the kingdom of creation, to enable me to serve Thy Cause in Thy days and to make mention of Thee amongst Thy servants. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of every wise command.
BH04367: Praise be to God Who hath sent down…
He is the Herald in the Kingdom of Utterance
Praise be to God Who hath sent down from the heaven of His bounty the blessing of His recognition and the table of His utterance, and hath called all to partake thereof as a grace from His presence and a mercy from His court. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the All-Generous.
Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One. We have read it and respond to thee with this clear Book, each letter of which beareth witness to the oneness of God and His singleness, and to the Most Great Announcement. It testifieth to that which the Tongue of Grandeur testified before the creation of His heaven and His earth—that there is none other God but Him. His are the dominion and the kingdom, the majesty and the power. He is the Omnipotent over what was and what shall be, and the All-Compelling over all who are in the heavens and on earth.
We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid thee to remember and praise Him, and to make thee among those whom neither veils have hindered from turning unto Him nor doubts from drawing nigh unto His august gate. When thou art seized by the rapture of the Call, say:
“Glory be unto Thee, O my God, O Lord of the Kingdom of Names and Creator of heaven! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy verses and the manifestations of Thy grandeur amidst Thy creation, and by those whom the might of the people deterred not from the Daysprings of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Places of Thine inspiration, to make me steadfast in Thy love and holding fast to the cord of Thy bounty. My Lord! Ordain for me of Thy generosity and munificence that which will make me independent of all else save Thee, and mighty among Thy creatures, and firm and immovable in Thy Cause. Verily, Thou art the Omnipotent, the Mighty.”
BH04601: In My Name, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise
In My Name, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise
O Naqqash! Give thanks to God, blessed and exalted be He, that your name was mentioned before the Wronged One and He revealed for you that which cannot be equaled by all the treasures of the world. To this bears witness the Lord of Eternity, Who speaks from this Most Exalted Station and Most Glorious Horizon in the prison of ʿAkka. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower. We have turned toward you as a favor from Us on a day in which sorrows have encompassed Us from those who cast the Cause of God behind their backs, clinging to the vain imaginings and idle fancies they possess. We commanded all to be trustworthy, religious, truthful and pure, and to do that which draws them near to God, the Lord of Lords. They violated My covenant and broke My testament and turned away from My countenance and committed that which caused the dwellers of the pavilion of My glory to lament. To this bears witness the One Who possesses the Mother Book. Soar upon the wings of certitude in the atmosphere of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the All-Merciful, and say:
My God, my God! I have forsaken the religion of a people who believed not in Thee and in Thy signs. I cast away what they possessed, yearning for that which is with Thee. I beseech Thee by the sweet-scented breezes of Thy verses and the mysteries of Thy Books, Thy Scrolls and Thy Tablets, to protect me from the evil of Thine enemies who disbelieved in Thee and in what Thou didst send down from the heaven of Thy bounty. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have believed in Thee and in what hath appeared in Thy days. I beseech Thee by the wonders of Thy generosity and bounty—verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Generous. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful.
BH04586: O Ata’u’llah! Divine bestowals are beyond reckoning. He bestowed…
He is the One Who speaks in the Kingdom of Utterance.
O Ata’u’llah! Divine bestowals are beyond reckoning. He bestowed existence and granted being. And another bestowal: He ordained means, and through these means He bestowed order upon the world and granted comfort to souls. Reflect upon the blessings of God. And after outward bestowals, He granted inner bestowals. He confirmed His servants in turning to Him, in recognition, in remembrance and praise, in giving and unity. Who can reckon His favors? It behooveth thee to hold fast unto that which He hath revealed in His perspicuous Book in His words:
“If ye should count the blessings of God ye shall not be able to number them.”
Among the great blessings whose signs and fruits are hidden from sight has been and is death. Were the tongue of utterance to occupy itself at this point with mention of the consummate hidden wisdoms therein, all would testify to its lofty station and exalted rank. Whatsoever appeareth from the True Divine Physician is acceptable and beloved in the sight of them that are nigh and them that are detached. Therefore must that sapling of the garden of love grow through the living waters of the utterance of the Desired One of the worlds, and attain at all times unto choice fruits. And whatsoever hath appeared, know it to be from God. If thou attainest unto this station, thou shalt in all conditions be speaking in praise and thanksgiving to God. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon them that are with thee and upon My friends there whose names We have concealed through a wisdom from the presence of a wise Commander.
BH04413: O saplings of existence! It is hoped…
He is the One Who speaks the truth in the Kingdom of Utterance
O saplings of existence! It is hoped that in this divine springtime and luminous day you will be made fresh and verdant by the rain-showers from the cloud of the grace of the Lord, and that from your movement to right and left may be heard the blessed words “The Beloved has come!” Today verses are being revealed at every moment and evident signs appear before all faces. The friends must hold fast to service to the Cause and cling to that which will cause the exaltation of the Word of God. O Joseph! You have attained to that which most of the people of the earth are deprived of. You have approached and attained the presence and heard what Moses heard from the Blessed Tree. The Supreme Pen bears witness to your turning and devotion.
Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having made mention of me and caused me to hear and to behold Thy call and Thy signs and the horizon of Thy manifestation. I beseech Thee, O King of earth and heaven, by Thy Name which holds sway over the seen and unseen, and by Thy greatest signs which have encompassed existence, and by Thy Cause through which the idol and the evil one have wailed, to make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy service and a helper to Thy religion. Then write down for me, O my God, that which Thou hast ordained for Thy sincere ones and ardent lovers and those who long for Thee. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, by Thy Name, the Mighty, the Wondrous. The glory which proceedeth from Us rest upon thee and upon those who have attained the presence of the Countenance and have heard the call of God, the Lord of the mighty throne.
BH04438: Praise be befitting and worthy of the intended Lord…
He is the Manifest One, speaking before all faces.
Praise be befitting and worthy of the intended Lord Who, through His Most Exalted Word, illumined the world of kingdom and dominion with the lights of the manifestation of Him Who conversed upon Sinai, and raised up the banner “The Kingdom is God’s” upon the hearts and minds of His servants. The opposition of the world and the objections of the peoples did not prevent Him from the Most Great Cause. Through the power of the Most Exalted Pen and the penetrating influence of the Most Great Word, He conquered the cities of hearts and minds. Glorified be His majesty, and exalted be His power, and magnified be His greatness, and there is no God but Him.
Your brother hath appeared before the Wronged One and mentioned thee. We have made mention of thee with that which causeth the sincere ones to inhale the fragrance of grace and favors. Blessed is the face that hath turned toward the Ancient Countenance, and the eye that hath beheld His traces, and the ear that hath heard His call, and the tongue that hath voiced His praise before the faces of the parties.
When thou drinkest the choice wine of My utterance from the chalices of My words, say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having remembered me and sent down unto me that which shall endure as long as Thy names endure. I beseech Thee, O Mystery of Being and Lord of the seen and unseen, by the Crimson Scroll which none hath read save Thyself, and by Thy Greatest Signs which Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy will, to ordain for me that which shall make me steadfast in Thy Cause in such wise that neither armies shall prevent me nor ranks frighten me nor power weaken me. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. Ordain for me that which befitteth Thy Manifestation and Thy days. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to answer.
BH04380: In My Name, the Expounder, the Trustworthy!
In My Name, the Expounder, the Trustworthy!
Today the Book crieth out with the most exalted call that the Mother Book hath come, all things herald the appearance of the Lord of all beings, and the Concourse on High speaketh this word:
For the veiled ones—death! For the frozen ones—pain! The King of Kings of days hath come, that Hidden One by name hath come!
And so forth as hath issued from My tongue in the kingdom of Mine utterance. O Ali-Muhammad, upon thee be My glory! We made mention of thee before, and at this hour with a mention whereby the hearts of them that are nigh have been attracted. Beware lest the veils of names hold thee back from their Creator, and the colors of the world from its Fashioner. Cast away what is with the people, then turn thy face to the Kaaba of My loving-kindness and say:
My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me and mentioned me and illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Book whereby Thou hast guided the peoples, to confirm me in that which befitteth Thy Revelation and Thy establishment upon the throne of Thy mighty Name. O my Lord! Aid me to be so steadfast that the veils of the ignorant ones and the allusions of the clamorous ones shall not prevent me. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I beseech Thee by Thy bounty that hath encompassed existence and by the light of Thy Cause whereby hearts and minds have been illumined, to make me steadfast in Thy love, firm in Thy Cause, established in Thy praise and unwavering in Thy remembrance. Thou art indeed the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We make mention of thy wife who hath turned with her heart to her Lord. We beseech God to preserve her through His power and sovereignty. He is verily the Preserver, the Mighty, the Powerful.
BH04591: He speaketh with justice and manifesteth with grace
He speaketh with justice and manifesteth with grace.
O Muhammad-Qablur-Rafi’, the wondrous bearer of the manifestation of divine mercy—they martyred him with the worst of all the world’s torments. There was no purpose in sending him except for the dawning of the luminary of grace upon all the world. God is witness and testament to this most great mention among the peoples.
O Muhammad-Rafi’ Dawlatabadi and those with him have intended to steal the Book of God—that is, the Persian Bayan and Ahsanul-Qisas. Since these two clear Books are adorned with utterances that give glad tidings to all of the appearance of the Great Announcement, they have therefore intended to destroy them. It is obligatory and incumbent upon all the friends of Truth that whosoever possesses them should preserve them and guard them from this rebellious and transgressing band.
In any case, the Pen is astonished—they have attributed the Book of Iqan, which was revealed from the heaven of grace in response to the Afnan Haji Mir Siyyid Muhammad (upon him be the glory of God and His forgiveness and mercy and bounty), to Yahya, saying it is from him, even though that heedless one was never with Us. Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy verses and the sun of Thy bounty to preserve Thy Books from the evil of the heedless ones and the theft of the oppressors. Then open before my face the door of Thy bounty with the key of Thy Most Great Name, and ordain for me that which will protect me from the transgressors among the peoples. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.
BH04599: O Mihdi! Upon thee be the everlasting Glory…
He is the All-Hearing, the Answering, the All-Seeing, the All-Informed
O Mihdi! Upon thee be the everlasting Glory of God! Canst thou cast aside all that the people possess, and canst thou stand before the faces of all who are in the heavens and on earth, and art thou able to cast aside the parties and what they possess and take up the Tablet of God by His command and through His sovereignty? Say: No, by thy life, except through Thy might and power! I bear witness that Thou hast subdued all created things with a power before which the hosts of those in the heavens and on earth cannot stand.
He who loved Me and soared in My atmosphere hath made mention of thee. We make mention of thee in this perspicuous Book. Be thou steadfast in the Cause of God and in His love, such that neither the hints of the learned nor the power of princes shall cause thee to slip. Verily thy Lord is the Ordainer, the All-Wise, and the All-Knowing Counsellor.
Preserve this Tablet in the sleeve of detachment, and when God asks thee by what proof thou hast believed in Him, bring it forth and say: By this blessed, mighty and wondrous Book. Beware lest the events of the world sadden thee. Come forth from the horizon of silence, speaking forth this Name whereby the limbs of them that broke God’s covenant and denied the Day of Judgment were made to quake.
Thus hath the Tongue of Grandeur spoken forth in the prison of Akka, that the utterance might render thee detached from all contingent things and cause thee to cling to the hem of the robe of God’s mercy, the Mighty, the Bountiful. The light that shineth resplendent and gleameth forth from the horizon of the heaven of My kingdom be upon thee and upon those who, when they heard the Call, said:
“Yea, yea, O Thou Who art the Goal of all names! Here am I, here am I, O Thou Beloved of the hearts of them that know!”
BH04441: In My Name, the Ever-Abiding after the passing…
In My Name, the Ever-Abiding after the passing of all things!
Praise sanctified beyond mention and glorification befitteth the Most Great Word, through whose fragrances the world of names and attributes hath been illumined, perfumed and adorned. The penetrating power of this blessed Word hath no peer or likeness, despite those who have denied the penetrating influence of the Word and its power. The Word of the people of the Furqan was dependent and conditional upon the Seal of the Prophets, and likewise the Gospel, and before it the Torah, until the Words ended with this Word which, when established upon the throne of manifestation, spoke and declared:
“I am the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Through My command the light of penetrating influence hath shone forth and the mysteries of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, have appeared.”
O My Afnan! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. The heedless ones have spoken and continue to speak according to their desires. They have passed by the station that God hath made the point of adoration of the most exalted Paradise and the highest Heaven, and have remained and do remain worshippers of the idol of fancy and imagination. Blessed art thou for having cast away vain imaginings and taken hold of the Book of God, the Sovereign of days and the Master of all peoples. We beseech God to preserve thee and guard thee and to send down upon thee that which will draw thee nigh unto Him in all conditions. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Exalted.
The light shining from the horizon of the heaven of My bounty be upon thee and upon My loved ones and friends who were not held back by the derision of the ungodly, the doubts of the opponents, and the cawing of the ravens. In all conditions, authority and command belong to God, the Lord of all worlds.
BH04418: In the Name of God, the One, and peace…
In the Name of God, the One, and peace be upon him after whom there shall be no Prophet.
This is an epistle from the Wronged One to him who hath attained unto recognition, acknowledged the oneness of God, and confessed that which He hath revealed in His perspicuous Book. O Zayn! Glad tidings of concord and unity have a mighty effect in the world. All factions among the peoples have attained unto lofty stations, save the odious Shi’ih faction. Each day, like unto Pharaoh, they sink one or two spans deeper, and perceive it not. Glory be to God! The change in the taste of that faction every morning consists of one, two or three curses which emerge from the treasury of denial. They consider themselves the most exalted people in the world, and likewise the most learned, the most excellent and the most high, whereas in the estimation of those possessed of insight they were and are not even mentioned, and in the sight of the Concourse on High they are regarded as lower than animals.
In any case, beseech ye God that He may enable all to attain unto that which is the cause of elevation and exaltation. In these days news hath arrived from the land of Ta concerning the unity and concord of the friends. Praise be to God, that faction hath abandoned corruption and contention, and hath laid hold on that which conduceth to the reformation of the world and the education of the souls of nations. Make mention of the friends on behalf of the Wronged One. God willing, may they be set ablaze with the fire of the love of God and illumined by the light of His knowledge. The peace shining forth from the horizon of the Abode of Peace be upon thee and upon them that are with thee and hearken unto thy words concerning righteousness and piety, and upon every one who is steadfast and upright.
BH04579: O thou who art beloved of God! Upon thee…
In the Name of the Beloved of the Worlds!
O thou who art beloved of God! Upon thee be my glory! The days thou wert present have bestowed upon thee a mighty claim before the Lord, blessed be His glory, inasmuch as He confirmed thee in thy early youth and guided thee to the station of nearness and sanctity. His grace hath encompassed thee and His loving-kindness hath taken hold of thee and rendered thee sanctified and detached from former idle fancies. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having guided me unto the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Place of Thy signs, and for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and honored me and brought me into Thy presence and caused me to hear Thy call. I beseech Thee to make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause in such wise that neither the hosts nor the ranks nor the tyrants and Pharaohs of the earth shall prevent me. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful.
Convey My greetings to the loved ones in that land. We make mention of his honor Nurullah, upon him be My glory, and upon ʿAli-Qabli-Akbar and Muhammad and Rif’at and Badi’, upon them be the peace of God and His loving-kindness. We beseech God, glorified be His majesty, on behalf of each one, for blessing and bounty and health and protection and well-being and recognition and certitude and steadfastness. Verily He hath power over all things. Whenever wisdom requireth and the time is right and Jinab-i-Nazir, upon him be My peace and loving-kindness, deemeth it advisable, that honored one may proceed thither with My handmaiden. We beseech God to preserve you both and to vouchsafe unto you that which He hath ordained for His near servants. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Kind, the Trustworthy.
BH04498: Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God…
In His Name, the Manifest above all things!
Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Goal, and glory be unto Thee, O my Beloved! I testify to Thy power which hath conquered all created things, and to Thy sovereignty which hath encompassed all existence, and to the oneness of Thy Essence and attributes, and that Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee. Thou hast ever been supreme over all who are in Thy earth and heaven, and wilt ever continue to be as Thou hast been before. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Bestower.
O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I desire to turn toward the lights of Thy countenance. I know not, O my God, by which of Thy attributes to describe Thee and by which of Thy remembrances to remember Thee. I testify, O my God, to that which all created things have testified, that Thou canst not be described by any description save Thine own, nor remembered by any remembrance save Thine own.
I beseech Thee, O Lord of all names and Ruler of all men, by the hidden treasures in Thy Pen, to make me one who speaks Thy praise, who stands firm in Thy service, and who gazes toward Thy horizon. Thou art verily the Mighty, the Powerful, the Most Bountiful.
O Lord! Ordain for me that which befitteth the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy grace. Thou art verily the Supreme One over all who are in Thy earth and heaven. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.
Magnify, O my God, Thy trusted ones and Thy chosen ones whom Thou hast made the Hands of Thy Cause amongst Thy creation, and through whose high endeavors Thou hast opened the doors of the hearts of Thy servants. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.
BH04433: The essence of praise and the reality of glorification…
The essence of praise and the reality of glorification befit the sacred threshold of His Holiness Baha, Who through His supreme Word raised high the banner “He doeth whatsoever He willeth” upon the highest horizon of the heart, and unfurled the standard “Verily I am God” upon the most exalted pole of the world. Exalted be His Cause and mighty His utterance, and there is no God but Him.
Ahmad, upon him be My glory, attained Our presence and mentioned thee. We make mention of thee in this wondrous and glorious Tablet. Today clamor is raised from every direction and the divine call is lifted from the horizon of the prison of Akka. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto hearing and is illumined with the true light of oneness. Some souls have been seized by vain imaginings, whereat My heart hath grieved and My Pen hath lamented. Say: O people, reflect upon the previous party. They clung to the base things and remained heedless and veiled from that which is most exalted. Each day they took a lord unto themselves, and yet counted themselves among the people of unity.
O Mihdi, upon thee be My glory! Hadi of Dawlatabad hath appeared with an oppression that hath no equal and shall have none, and through darkness hath been deprived of light. No path leadeth to fairness in his court, and justice findeth there no dwelling place. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid him to turn in repentance to the gate of His forgiveness and to return unto Him, and to enable him to make good what hath escaped him in His days. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty. There is no God but Him, the All-Bountiful, the Generous.
BH04554: This is the Day wherein mysteries have been unveiled…
He is the Manifest Book.
This is the Day wherein mysteries have been unveiled, and rivers have flowed, and the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken from the prison of Akka. The Kingdom and the Dominion belong unto God, the Lord of Lords. We have sent down the verses and manifested the clear proofs, yet most of the people remain heedless and in error. Say: We have laid no claim to Prophethood, nor to successorship, nor to that which the people possess. To this testifieth He Who is the Self-Subsisting, and he who hath knowledge of mysteries. O thou who art remembered by the Prisoner! There hath come upon Us in the prison that which hath caused all things to lament. To this beareth witness the Book of God before the faces of the parties.
Cast away what the people possess and take hold of the Book of God with such strength as shall not be prevented by the doubts of those who have disbelieved in the Beginning and the Return. Say: He hath come with the truth and revealed that which lay hidden from time immemorial. Soar on the wings of detachment in this atmosphere, then remember thy Lord at eventide and at dawn. Say: O people! The Day hath come which was mentioned and inscribed by the Pen of God in the Scriptures and Tablets. Grieve thou not at anything. Hold fast unto the Bayan, then through it aid thy Lord, the Revealer of verses. When thou hearest My sweetest call and the sound of My Most Exalted Pen from the prison of Akka, say: My God, my God!
Thou seest the Wronged One among His enemies. I beseech Thee by Thy sovereignty that hath subdued the names, to make me steadfast in Thy Cause, and speaking in Thy praise, and arising to serve Thy loved ones. Then open before my face the door of Thy mercy. Verily, Thou art the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.