Volume 105: Akka 1868–1892 year unknown, Part III (4 of 4)

BH03927: O Ahmad! The Single, the One calleth thee…

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

O Ahmad! The Single, the One calleth thee from this glorious station. Hearken unto the call of thy Lord—it cannot be equaled by all the treasures of the earth, nor by that which the kings and rulers possess. Ponder thou upon God’s favor and mercy, that He remembereth thee as a bounty from Him—and verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Leave behind the world and all that is therein. By the life of God! It shall perish, while that which hath been sent down from the Pen of God, the Help in Peril, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, shall endure for thee. Dost thou ponder on that which hath been revealed unto thee? Dost thou discover the fragrances of thy Lord’s verses? By God! Through them is the world perfumed—to this every fair-minded and perceptive one doth testify. Thus hath the Tongue of Grandeur spoken in the Most Great Prison. When thou hast attained unto it and perceived its fragrance, turn with thy heart to His most exalted horizon and say:

O Lord of earth and heaven! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the limbs of the world trembled, to make me steadfast in Thy Cause and speaking in Thy praise and glorification. O my Lord! Thou art the Generous and I am the poor one. I have turned to the gate of Thy riches—I beseech Thee not to drive me away, but rather to protect me. Verily Thou art the Protector, the Generous One. We make mention in this station of My handmaiden who hath heard My call and turned toward the horizon of My will. Say: O handmaiden of God! Blessed art thou and thy brother who turned toward God and hastened to the place of sacrifice in love of the Lord of Names. When his blood was shed he said:

“Happy am I and content am I that I have attained martyrdom in God’s path, the Lord of all worlds.”

By God! When he turned, the Concourse on High welcomed him, then those whom none knoweth save God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Blessed is he who visiteth him and seeketh intercession through him with God, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised.

BH03909: Praise be to God, the effulgences of the rays…

He is the Rememberer and He is the Remembered.

Praise be to God, the effulgences of the rays of the Sun of the Utterance of the Desired One of the worlds have encompassed all. The tyranny of oppressors, the might of the heedless ones, and the clamor of the divines could not prevent or hold back the Will of God, and the Cause has reached such a station that the kings of the world have desired to become aware of its purpose. We beseech God to aid all to perform those deeds which have been revealed by the Supreme Pen in the Scriptures and Tablets.

Know thou with evident certitude that the power of the Most Great Word and the penetrating influence of the Supreme Pen cannot be prevented or hindered by the clamor of those who wear turbans who, in the presence of the ocean of knowledge, are accounted among the ignorant. Blessed art thou for having turned towards God, heard His call and believed in God, the Lord of the worlds.

All that hath befallen you hath been mentioned in the most holy and exalted Court and recorded in God’s Book. We heard thy call before and after, and have answered thee through this perspicuous Tablet. Soon all that is visible shall return to nothingness, while that which hath been revealed from the Supreme Pen concerning the station of the friends shall endure and remain, and shall neither be erased nor altered.

The friends in that land must unite and occupy themselves with teaching the Cause of God through wisdom and utterance. This is the service that hath been mentioned in the Tablets. Blessed are they that act accordingly.

One of My leaves hath ascended unto the Most Exalted Horizon. We beseech God to send down upon her mercy from His presence, to forgive her through His bounty and generosity, and to cause to descend upon her that which befitteth His grace and bounty. He is, verily, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

The Glory be upon thee and upon every servant who hath believed in God, the Almighty, the Most Glorious, the All-Bounteous.

BH03819: Hallowed praise, exalted above the mention of all created…

Hallowed praise, exalted above the mention of all created things and sanctified beyond the description of all contingent beings, befitteth the Presence of the Desired One—He Who, by His Most Exalted Word, hath brought forth an innumerable creation from the realm of non-existence into the court of being.

That blessed Word is the one by which all Names are invoked. He is the Sun of Reality, on Whom dependeth and upon Whom is conditioned the training of the peoples of the world. He is the true Balance, the divine Path, the spiritual Temple. He is the Most Exalted Horizon, the primal Pearl, the ultimate goal of all abodes.

Every soul that is enabled to attain unto that blessed Word—meaning, to win the honour of hearing it—is numbered among the inmates of the Paradise of Oneness. In all things the effulgent rays of the light of this Most Sublime Word are manifest and apparent: its traces are visible in all, yet it is hallowed above them all; its splendours shine resplendent in every thing, yet it is exalted beyond them all.

Blessed the hand that hath taken hold of this Most Exalted Cup and drunk therefrom in His Name, the Bestower, the All-Subduing, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

We beseech God that He may draw all the dwellers upon earth, by the fire of the Word of the Most Great Name, and illumine them with the radiance of His Manifestation. Verily, He is the One Who is potent to accomplish whatsoever He willeth. All created things bear witness that there is no God but He, the All-Powerful, the Almighty.

God willing, in the very fountain of being, come ye and quaff the wine of non-existence, and arise to make mention of the Lord in such wise that neither weariness nor indolence shall hinder you therefrom.

We have indeed inhaled the fragrance of your love, and have sent unto you that whereby ye will find the sweet savour of the verses of inner meanings, in this Day whereon every thing proclaimeth: “There is no God but He, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.”

The glory of God be upon you and upon them that are with you—those who have turned unto the Lord of all worlds.

BH03950: O Rida, upon thee be the peace of God!…

He is God, exalted be His station in glory and power.

O Rida, upon thee be the peace of God! The letters which thou didst send to this servant were presented before him. That day, illness prevented his presence, and therefore there was delay in answering thee. However, land and sea, heaven and earth, all bear witness to thy turning unto God, thy obedience, thy service, and thy every movement and rest for the sake of God. Blessed is the mother who suckled thee and the father who raised thee. We heard thy supplications and read thy letter. Praise be to God, the grace of God hath been and is with thee.

And as for thy intention to travel for the purpose of serving the Cause, this hath been accepted. However, since the services of this land are in thy charge, thy departure is not permitted, and thy movement and transfer to another place is not allowed. In truth, any soul who today is assured of God and gazeth toward the horizon of His Cause, and is adorned with the most great steadfastness which is the most glorious robe in the world—one moment of such a one cannot be equaled by this earth. Dwelling in cities and lands endureth with the duration of the kingdom of earth and heaven.

Blessed art thou, O Rida, in that thy tongue hath confessed, thy heart hath acknowledged, thy inner being hath indicated, and thine eye hath testified to the oneness of God and His singleness, and to His power, His grandeur and His sovereignty, and that there is none like unto Him, and He is the Single, the One, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We beseech God, exalted be He, by Muhammad His Messenger and by his family and companions, to protect the people of unity from the hosts of misbelief and to assist them in that which He loveth and approveth. Verily He is the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the throne on high and of the earth below. There is no God but He, the Most High, the Most Exalted.

BH11763: A remembrance from Us unto him who hath attained…

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great!

A remembrance from Us unto him who hath attained unto the lights of faith and acknowledged that which the people of the earth have denied, save those whom God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, hath willed. He hath stood firm in that which God commanded and taken refuge in the shelter of His mercy, which hath preceded all creation.

Rejoice thou in thy Lord’s grace and say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of all who are in the heavens and on earth! And praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having made the Most Great Prison a paradise for Thy loved ones, whom vain desires have not held back from following Thy command. I beseech Thee to make me, in all conditions, one who uttereth Thy praise and rendereth thanks for that which Thou hast bestowed upon me in Thy days. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

God beareth witness that there is no God but Him, the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth and ruleth in the kingdom as He pleaseth. This is a day wherein the All-Merciful hath ordained union, that there might appear from it one who would speak and make mention of God, the Lord of the visible and invisible, and the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

Blessed art thou, O Husayn, for having drunk the choice wine of God’s love and attained unto this noble station. Hold fast unto the Sure Handle and cleave unto His luminous hem. Beware lest anything keep thee back from God and His sovereignty. The world shall pass away, but that which hath been sent down unto thee from the heaven of thy Lord’s will, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful, shall endure.

Despair not of God’s Spirit and His mercy. He hath made mention of thee in this Tablet that thy remembrance might endure amongst creation. Preserve thou this mighty station. Give thanks unto God for having caused the plant of joy to spring forth from the soil of sorrow. Verily, He is the One Who hath power over whatsoever He pleaseth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

The glory be upon thee and upon her whom We have bestowed upon thee. Be ye thankful and say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of the worlds, and glorification be unto Thee, O Glory of them that know!

BH03815: Praise be to God Who has made death…

In the Name of the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing!

Praise be to God Who has made death a herald for those who are near, sincere, and yearning. This arena is the arena of lovers—blessed are they who attain! It is the gate of reunion and the source of hidden treasures and concealed mysteries. Glory be to God! He has graciously made that from which all people turn away to be the key, and through it has manifested that which nations cannot comprehend and fail to recognize. Likewise He has made it a sign of punishment for the turning away ones, the deniers, and the deceivers.

Praise be to God! Muhammad-Qabli-Rida, upon him be the light and radiance of God, dwelt for successive years beneath the shade, partaking of the fruits of the Blessed Tree and abiding beneath the pavilions of grandeur, until his days were ended by his ascension to the Supreme Companion. At the time of his ascent, the angels and the Spirit received him and brought him into the highest Paradise, his head adorned with the crown of My Most Glorious Name and his temple with the ornament of My Greatest Favor. By the life of God! In that moment there appeared what all the pens of the world are powerless to describe. Blessed is he and joy be unto him! He attained unto the signs of God in his life and after his death. We bear witness that he is among those who have attained in My manifest Book.

O Kuchik, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for illumining my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and acquainting me with Thy Great Announcement, whereby the realities and pillars of the idolaters were shaken. I beseech Thee by the lights of the faces of Thy loved ones and the mysteries hidden in Thy Book to enable me to make mention of Thee and to praise Thee. Verily Thou art the Powerful over whatsoever Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

BH03896: In My Name through Whom the Sun of Proof…

In My Name through Whom the Sun of Proof has shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of utterance.

This is a Book which the Lord of Eternity has sent down in the Most Great Prison unto him who has turned towards God, the Lord of all worlds, that the utterance of the All-Merciful may draw him to the Kingdom of certitude and that he may testify to that whereunto God Himself hath testified: that there is none other God but Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

O Ibrahim! We have heard thy call and have answered thee through this wondrous Tablet. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to make it a lamp before thy face and a light in thy presence, that it may preserve thee from the darkness of the earth and its tyrants and give thee glad tidings of that which He hath ordained in His perspicuous Book for His loved ones. Give thanks unto God that thy letter hath attained the presence of the Wronged One and hath been honored to be heard by thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. Say:

My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having enabled me to turn towards Thee and to recognize the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation and the Source of Thy Command. I beseech Thee by the rustling of Thy Most Exalted Pen and the murmuring of the Sadratu’l-Muntaha, and by the fire of Thy love whereby the hearts of the denizens of the highest Paradise and the most exalted Garden were set ablaze, to strengthen me to remain steadfast in Thy Cause and to arise to celebrate Thy praise and glorification and to serve Thy loved ones. Thou art He Whom the conditions of Thy creation cannot frustrate, nor can the power of the princes among Thy servants weaken. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. Verily, Thou art the Strong, the Mighty, the Powerful.

O Ibrahim! Blessed art thou for that which hath been sent down bearing witness unto thee. Preserve this most great station through My Name, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Moreover, We give thee glad tidings of that which thou didst desire from the ocean of thy Lord’s loving-kindness. He hath forgiven her who hath ascended, and him for whom thou didst seek forgiveness. Verily thy Lord is the Compassionate, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. The Glory be upon thee and upon thy wife and upon those whom the affairs of creation have not held back from the Truth—they arose and said: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Mighty, the All-Praised.”

BH03963: O Leaf of My Divine Lote-Tree and My kindred…

In the name of the incomparable, the All-Knowing God

O Leaf of My Divine Lote-Tree and My kindred circling round, soaring in the atmosphere of My mercy and drinking from the chalice of My bounty and the Kawthar of My presence! Praise be to God that thou hast been singled out for His special favors. Thou hast traversed the path and attained to that which hath been ordained in the Book by the Pen of God. What hath befallen thee through God’s decree and destiny hath truly grieved Me. I beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to adorn thee with beautiful patience and mighty fortitude. The world hath ever been the abode of tribulations and calamities, but since it is transient, sorrow is unwarranted, for everlasting divine blessings and infinite mercies are ordained. Fix your gaze upon this blessed verse which hath been sent down from the heaven of the All-Merciful’s will in the Qur’an:

“Wealth and children are an adornment of the life of this world: but good deeds, the fruit whereof endureth forever, are of more merit with thy Lord as a hope, and of more merit as an object of reliance.”

This year there befell this Wronged One what hath befallen no one else, for they have sullied the hem of sanctity with the calumnies of heedless and lying souls. It is clear and evident to all what was the bounty, what was the favor, and what was the ingratitude and rebellion. In all circumstances We beseech God to assist that honored leaf of the Lote-Tree to remain steadfast in her devotion and to do that which beseemeth His days.

The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who are with thee among the leaves and handmaidens of God, and upon His kindred whom neither the vicissitudes of the world deterred from the Lord of mankind nor the might of rulers frightened in this Most Great Announcement and His firm and mighty Cause.

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BH03831: In the Name of Him through Whom was raised…

In the Name of Him through Whom was raised up the heaven of mystic knowledge in the world of being!

A remembrance from Us to him who was illumined by the lights of the Sun of Meeting and drank from the ocean of attainment when the Most Great Luminary was shining from the horizon of Iraq. Rejoice in that which the Supreme Pen maketh mention of thee as the Lord of Names walketh in this place round which circle proof and demonstration. The servant who is present before the Throne hath presented the letter from thy brother and laid bare its contents before the Wronged One, and We make mention of thee through these verses whereby hath shone forth the Sun of creation from the horizon of thy Lord’s will, the Lord of all existence. Grieve thou not over anything; be thou of such disposition that neither the circumstances of the world nor the words of those who have denied God, the Lord of all religions, should sadden thee.

Remember when thou wert before the Throne and didst hear the call of thy Lord and recognize that which was hidden from most of the servants. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of the nations Who hast appeared through the Most Great Name! I beseech Thee to accept from me what I have wrought in Thy path, then ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the One Who doeth as He pleaseth. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

Praise be to God that on this divine day you have tasted of the sealed wine and attained unto the Kawthar of mystical knowledge. Preserve thou this station and be of the thankful ones. Be not grieved over what hath befallen. That which thou didst perform aforetime for God’s sake and didst send forth was accepted before the Throne, though outwardly it came not to pass according to thy wish. Be thou confident in thy Lord’s grace. Verily He maketh mention of thee through that which shall cause thy remembrance to endure in His kingdom. He is verily the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing. Convey wondrous greetings to the friends of God and illumine them all with the lights of the Sun of remembrance. He is verily the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. The glory of God be upon thee and upon thy family from God, the Lord of all worlds.

BH03856: The world is in turmoil and whatsoever hath been…

In the Name of the All-Knowing, the All-Finding!

The world is in turmoil and whatsoever hath been recorded and set down by the Pen of Revelation in the Sacred Tablets is now manifest and evident. May that soul ever drink from the choice wine of the mystic knowledge of the Beloved of the worlds, and may he shine forth in the assemblage of the world even as the morning star, brilliant and resplendent, manifest and radiant. That which proceedeth from God will verily endure and persist. How excellent is the state of the one who hath attained unto the days of God and inhaled the fragrance of the merciful Garment. Render thou thanks unto God for having recognized, discovered, turned thyself and attained unto the days of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

In these days several letters from that land arrived at the Most Great Prison and attained the presence of the Wronged One of the horizons, and the answer to each one hath been sent down from the heaven of divine Will. Should that soul examine them, it would be most pleasing. May thou ever drink from the chalice of bounty and fix thy gaze upon the horizon of contentment. Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to the friends in that land and say: This is a Day wherein every soul must strive with utmost endeavor to seek the choice wine of steadfastness from God, glorified be His majesty, inasmuch as the heedlessness of the peoples of the world hath reached such a pass that they distinguish not between good and evil, nor do they differentiate between truth and falsehood, save for a few whose eyes have been anointed with the salve of insight. I beseech God to aid His servants to witness and hearken. He, verily, is the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Him, the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing.

The glory rest upon thee and upon thy family and thy children and those who are with thee in this Cause whereby faces have been illumined and hearts enlightened.

BH03881: The verses have been sent down and the evidences…

In the Name of Him Who is the Ruler, the All-Knowing!

The verses have been sent down and the evidences have appeared, and the Cause is in an exalted station. The clouds cry out: “The Bestower hath come!” yet the people remain in a distant place, hastening to the croaking, turning away from the Preserved Tablet of God. Say: Fear ye God, and spread not corruption in the earth, nor follow every heedless doubter among the people of the Bayan who hath turned away from the All-Merciful, clinging to that which We sent down to My Herald whom We sent with a clear proof. Say: O thou who disbelievest in God and turneth away from His sovereignty! Hast thou not heard what thou wert commanded in the Bayan by thy Lord, the Wise? He said—and His Word is the truth: “Beware lest the Bayan withhold you from Him Who will come unto you with the truth, and beware lest ye do as did the people of the Furqan.” Fear God and be not of the lost.

Say: The Bayan hath testified to Me, and the Books cry out with My Name, the All-Knowing. Say: Every matter hath been made dependent upon My leave, and every Book upon My wise command. Can the Bayan profit him who hath turned away from the Dawning-Place of Revelation? Nay, by My Name, the All-Merciful! The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to this in His mighty stronghold.

O thou who art mentioned before the Throne and who gazeth upon the Countenance! When thou hearest My call, arise by My leave to make mention of Me amongst My creatures with the wisdom that hath been sent down in My glorious Book, that perchance the people may be awakened by thy remembrance and turn unto God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Blessed art thou for having drunk and attained. Woe unto every stubborn oppressor! Grieve not over any matter in the Cause of God. The world and all that the people possess shall perish, and the station shall remain unto those who have attained unto the most great steadfastness in this Cause whereby was raised the standard that there is none other God but Me, the Forgiving, the Generous.

BH11761: Praise be to God Who hath made the line…

He is God, exalted be His station, the Most Great, the Most Glorious!

Praise be to God Who hath made the line, formed from the Primal Point manifest in the letter B, the ornament of His Name, the All-Subduing above all names. Then He divided it in two through the mystery concealed between the two commands, and joined the one with the other through the wisdom hidden beneath the veil of destiny. Thus was the Most Great Book completed, and by it were adorned all who are in earth and heaven, that the Daysprings of negation might witness at the station of annihilation what the Tree of Divine decree hath witnessed in the luminous spot, and might turn towards the Dawning-Place of the Call at the station of evanescence—that place wherein the Most Exalted Word donned the crimson robe in the kingdom of creation, and that the people of the Kingdom might hear the melodies of the leaves suspended upon the Tree beyond which there is no passing, in remembrance of this Remembrance Who hath appeared with the standards of verses to all who are in the heavens and the earth.

Praise be to God Who hath made the Hour a proof for this Hour which, when it uttered the First Word, established the Most Exalted Balance, and when it stirred of itself and by itself, caused the dwellers of the graves to quake through the stirring of the breezes of the Lord of Names. At one time it appeared with the ornament of antiquity in the mystery of His Most Great Name, and by it were the peoples attracted; and at another time it appeared through a command whereby all things hastened unto God, the Revealer of verses.

Praise be to God Who hath made the first blast a glad-tiding to the people of Baha who are established upon the Crimson Ark, and the second a trial for the people of the Bayan who have clung to that which the All-Merciful hath not revealed, who have followed the people of the Furqan in their conjectures and imaginings, and who have turned away from the Innovation manifest from all directions—He to Whom the Tongue of Grandeur hath testified in the pavilion of glory and made Him sanctified above all likes and similitudes.

Praise be to God Who hath spoken with decisive utterance and made it manifest through the power of the Divine Realm at the Pole of the Realm of Might, reflected upon the Kingdom with dazzling proofs and manifest evidences.

BH04008: In My Name that is sanctified above mention…

In My Name that is sanctified above mention and utterance!

Praise be to the peerless Lord Who, through the diver of His absolute Will, hath brought forth the pearls of wisdom and utterance from the shells of the sea of man. He is the One Who is mighty, Whom neither the veils of the heedless nor the doubts of the opposers have deprived of the lights of the manifestation of the Lord of the worlds. Glorified be His greatness and exalted be His power! There is no God but Him.

This is a Book from Us to him whose name was present before the Countenance and who hath attained unto the days of God, the Lord of the worlds. Say: O people! The Day of God hath appeared and the Promised One hath come with manifest sovereignty. Take hold of that which God hath sent down with a power that all the hosts of the earth cannot weaken. To this testifieth the Most Great Book that walketh in the prison and speaketh: “There is no God but Me, the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.”

When thou hearest the call from the Most Exalted Horizon, say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens! I beseech Thee by the lamp of Thy Cause whereby Thou hast illumined the world, and by Thy most sweet utterance and the most exalted pen to make me one who speaketh of Thy remembrance and who holdeth fast unto Thy cord. Thou art, verily, the Powerful over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Powerful.

“O my Lord! Thou seest the poor one drawing nigh unto the ocean of Thy bounty and the sick one unto the Kawthar of Thy healing. I beseech Thee not to disappoint him of that which Thou hast ordained for them that are nigh unto Thee among Thy servants and the sincere ones among Thy creation. Thou art, verily, the Mighty, the Great.

“O my Lord! Deprive me not of the wonders of Thy grace, and make me not to be forbidden and debarred from that which Thou hast ordained for them that are nigh unto Thee and the sincere ones. Thou art God, there is no God but Thee, the One powerful through Thy sovereignty which hath encompassed those who are in the heavens and on earth.”

BH11766: O Davud! The All-Loving Lord proclaims in the Most…

O Davud! The All-Loving Lord proclaims in the Most Holy Book: There hath been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen that which constitutes an impregnable fortress for the protection of mankind and a guiding light unto the Most Great Horizon. Say: Cleave ye thereunto, O people of God, and be not of the heedless ones.

Justice and fairness are as two wings for the servants of God, and blessed is the state of the soul that hath attained unto these twain and become detached from all that is in the world and in the realm of creation. This is the Day of freedom, know ye this.

The false tales of ancient times have kept the servants back from the Lord of all beings. The people of Persia, both day and night, were engaged in the remembrance of the Goal of the world’s desire and yearned for the appearance of the Self-Subsisting One. Yet when the veils were rent asunder by the finger of Him Who revealeth the verses, and the luminous dawn broke forth from the horizon of the Divine Will, all turned away. The cause and reason for their turning away were those souls who, without God’s leave, followed those heedless and ignorant ones.

We beseech God—glorified be His majesty—to aid all to achieve unity and concord, and likewise to grant them success in reflecting and deliberating upon those matters which are the cause of tranquility and deliverance.

Praise be to God that the Dawning-Place of verses hath appeared and the Dayspring of clear tokens standeth manifest before all faces. While time remaineth, strive ye, that haply ye may attain unto the everlasting bounty and the eternal feast. This bounty is the protector of the servants, and this feast is the helper and sustainer of all peoples.

O Davud! He Who is mentioned from the prison maketh mention of thee and commandeth that which shall protect and preserve thee. Be thou thankful unto thy Lord and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the All-Wise Counsellor and the All-Knowing Remembrancer.

BH11629: O thou who art wronged! The Wronged One remembereth…

He is the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting!

O thou who art wronged! The Wronged One remembereth thee and calleth unto thee from His Most Great Prison, and announceth unto thee the grace of God, the Lord of all worlds.

O thou who art wronged! There hath befallen thee in the path of God that which hath caused grief. The whole world awaiteth this Day, and yet they curse and revile those tyrannous souls who in the past inflicted injustice upon the Manifestations of Divine Unity, while they themselves are engaged in that which no oppressor from the beginning of creation until now hath ever perpetrated. The Divine Lamp shineth resplendent before all faces, and the ocean of bounty surgeth on the right hand of all beings, yet they remain unaware and ask when the Lamp will appear and when the Sun of Truth will dawn and when the ocean of mercy will surge. Such is the state of the people and the leaders of the earth. All that hath come to pass and continueth to come to pass hath as its cause and origin the ignorant ones of the earth who have become known for their learning. Fie upon them and upon those who follow them without any clear proof from God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Be not grieved at what hath befallen thee. By My life! Greater than this hath befallen the Self of Truth. Thus hath the tongue of the Wronged One spoken, as a token of His grace, that thou mayest hear and be of the thankful ones.

The glory be upon thee and upon him who hath borne hardships in the path of God, the Most High, the Most Great, and hath taken the cup of tribulation in the name of his Lord, the Most Glorious, and hath drunk therefrom at one time for love of Him and at another in remembrance of Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. By the life of God! He is assuredly among the people of the Crimson Ark. His name hath been inscribed in a Book which none hath comprehended save His all-encompassing knowledge.

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BH04026: O My Name Mihdi! Upon thee be My glory!…

He is the Most Holy

O My Name Mihdi! Upon thee be My glory! What thou didst send was observed. However, regarding the hope of souls who have turned and their orientation to this direction—We have commanded all people with wisdom, and certainly the attention of known souls will cause agitation and spread of false statements.

By My life! He who desires My presence is among those who have attained the presence of My countenance, heard My call, and attained the Kawthar of My meeting and the choice wine of My reunion. Verily from the Most Exalted Pen is written the reward of attainment for whomever desires it. Thy Lord is verily the Powerful, the Mighty. Through this very desire they have attained to this Most Great Remembrance—they must give thanks to their Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. In all matters We have been and are mindful of what benefits the servants themselves, and God is sufficient as witness.

Regarding transactions, if you observe any benefit from your going—that is, if rights can be paid according to divine law without any harm occurring—in this case there is and was no objection. And regarding the matter of the name H, do whatever you deem advisable. As he wrote, it is difficult, for here no one is seen who intends to send funds to the land of A and land of M. In any case, do whatever you deem advisable. If you intend to engage in trade and seek profit, in this case request it—there is no objection.

The servant in attendance performs one visitation for every letter that arrives from you. God willing, may all be assisted in what befits the days of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

BH04108: O thou who hast turned thy face toward…

He is the All-Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Most Great

O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Countenance! Hearken unto what the Supreme Pen recounteth unto thee on this dark night wherein the servant in attendance before the Face hath offered his hospitality—verily He is the All-Knowing Expounder.

We went forth from the prison, directing Our steps toward the garden, and found it adorned with the ornament of names and honored by the presence of the Wronged One Who remained imprisoned for successive years in the path of God, the Lord of all worlds. Reflect upon what hath befallen Us at the hands of those who disbelieved in God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. We called them unto the supreme Paradise, yet they arose to harm Us—thus was the matter decreed, and thou art among those who bear witness. Grieve not at anything, but place thy trust in God in all thine affairs. Verily relief and hardship, glory and power lie within His mighty grasp—He is indeed the All-Powerful, the Mighty.

We have remembered thee and do remember thee as a bounty from Us—verily thy Lord is the True, the Generous.

Say: O people! Hearken unto the Call from the Supreme Horizon and be not of those who remain veiled. The Day hath come wherein its Lord proclaimeth with a voice that hath enraptured the hearts of those near unto God. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of this most great favor. Cast away what ye possess and take hold of that which shall profit you in this world and the next—verily He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise Remembrancer. Thus hath it been sent down from My Supreme Pen. Blessed is he who followeth that which he hath been commanded by One All-Knowing, All-Wise. They who responded when the Call was raised—these are the people of Baha, while they who turned away have no share of this Cup.

The glory of God be upon thee and upon those who were with thee and turned toward the Supreme Horizon and believed in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

BH04010: Praise be to the Beloved Who, through the word…

He is the Remembering and the Remembered.

Praise be to the Beloved Who, through the word “no [God is there]”, caused all the manifestations of negation to perish, and through the blessed word “except [God]” guided the manifestations of affirmation to the station of immortality. the ungodly have ever been deprived of the Most Great Scene and forbidden from the Most Pure Fountain.

O leaf! Praise God that thou hast grown from the tree of divine love and been sustained by its fragrances. Blessed are those souls who, when the winds of trials blew, were not prevented from the love of the Servant of the All-Merciful and did not withdraw their hands from grasping the cord of His favor. In the blowing of the winds of tests, the manifestations of oneness become distinguished from the dawning-places of misbelief. Claims are not completed through words alone, but are contingent and conditional upon deeds.

By God! If life be sacrificed in the path of the Beloved, the name “life” would be truly applicable to it; otherwise it has been and will be but loss. Were the servants to soar to the divine heaven on the wings of detachment and become aware of that which is hidden, all would hasten freely to the place of sacrifice. However, in accordance with consummate wisdom and for the preservation of souls in the world, this station remains concealed and stored in the treasuries of protection.

O leaf of the Divine Lote-Tree! Be thou enkindled with the fire of the love of God and regard all as non-existent save those in whose faces thou perceivest the radiance of the Most Glorious from God, the Most High, the Most Exalted. Blessed is thy father who remained firm in the Cause in days wherein the feet of the mystics slipped, and blessed be thy mother and those who are in thy household. And the Spirit be upon thee, then Glory be upon thee, then Mercy be upon thee and upon such handmaidens as have believed in God, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Beloved.

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BH04060: This is a Book which the All-Merciful hath sent…

He is the Hearer, the Answerer

This is a Book which the All-Merciful hath sent down unto him who hath turned and attained unto the knowledge of God on a day wherein the divines turned away, and through their verdict the rulers, and then those servants who violated the Covenant of God, the Lord of the Day of Mutual Summoning. O Buzurg! Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One. We have heard what was therein and have answered thee through this Tablet, from whose horizon hath shone the light of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all men. Beware lest the doubts of those who have turned away and denied God, the Revealer of verses, prevent thee. Say:

“My God, my God! I wish to hear Thy remembrance and praise from every vein of my veins, and from my hairs Thy description and the description of Thy loved ones. My God, my God! I testify that this Day is Thy Day, wherein naught should be seen save the signs of Thy power and the manifestations of Thy sovereignty. I beseech Thee to inscribe me, by Thy Most Exalted Pen, among those who have acknowledged Divine Unity and detached themselves from idle fancies and from that which befitteth not Thy days. O Lord! Honor me with Thy presence, or through Thy bounty and favor ordain its reward for me. I beseech Thee, O Lord of all being and Master of the hereafter and the former times, by Thy Most Great Name, the Most Glorious, and by that which lay hidden in Thy knowledge and treasured within the repositories of Thine infallibility, to make me one of the servants of Thy Cause, that I may glory therein amidst Thy servants and Thy creation. There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to answer.”

Convey My greetings to My loved ones there and give them the glad-tidings of My mercy and grace. We beseech God, exalted be He, to aid them to unity and harmony, draw them nigh unto Him, and ordain for them through His bounty that which befitteth His might and His manifestation and His grace and His mercy that hath preceded all created things. The glory of God, the Manifestor of clear proofs, be upon you.

BH04333: O Jafar! The Lord of Destiny hath made mention…

He is the Manifest One from the Most Exalted Horizon

O Jafar! The Lord of Destiny hath made mention of thee from His Most Great Horizon. Be thou thankful and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of the world, and glorification be unto Thee, O Thou the Desire of the worlds! I testify that this Day is Thy Day, wherein Thou hast manifested what Thou didst promise unto Thy servants. I beseech Thee to assist me to make mention of Thee and to praise Thee and to serve Thy Cause in such wise that the doubts of any remote scholar shall not withhold me.

O Jafar! Observe, then call to mind when Muhammad, the Apostle of God, appeared—the divines of idolatry, the doctors of the Torah, and the people of the Gospel and the Psalms turned away from Him. And when We sent forth the Spirit, there rose against Him Annas, who was the most learned of the divines of his age in his country, and who pronounced judgment against the Spirit with such injustice that all things lamented, and beyond them every discerning soul.

We seal Our utterance with that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’an through His words: “No apostle cometh unto them but they laugh him to scorn.” By God! The first to deride Him were the divines of the earth and its doctors. The Books of God, both past and present, and that which hath been sent down from My Most Exalted Pen at this moment, bear witness unto this.

Thy name hath been presented before the Prisoner, and He hath revealed for thee this Perspicuous Tablet. When thou art blessed with it and perceivest the fragrance of the utterance of the All-Merciful, arise and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Glory of the world! I testify that Thou hast appeared and manifested that which Thou didst desire with a sovereignty that neither the hosts of the world nor the opposition of the nations who violated God’s Covenant and Testament and were numbered among the deniers in My wondrous Book could prevent.

BH04257: My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness that thou didst…

He is the All-Merciful in His station of remembrance and utterance.

My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness that thou didst turn unto Him and didst arrive at the blessed spot wherefrom was raised the call of God, the Lord of all worlds, and thou didst stand before the countenance of the Wronged One, and didst hear His call, and didst behold His station in this great prison.

We counsel thee, O Husayn, with that which will exalt the station of man amidst all religions—for He is the True Counsellor, the All-Loving, the Most Generous—and with the fear of God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forebears of old. And We counsel thee and those who have believed to show forth the most great steadfastness in this Mighty Announcement, whereby the heaven hath been cleft asunder, and the earth hath been rent, and those who claimed every glorious station have been thunderstruck. Blessed is he who hath arisen and spoken, saying: “I am the first to repent and the first to return.”

Be thou steadfast in My remembrance and praise in such wise that the doubts of them that are on earth shall not cause thee to slip, nor shall the clamour of the heedless hold thee back. Take hold of the Book with the strength that proceedeth from Us and say:

“Praise be unto Thee, O God of Names and Creator of heaven, for having aided me and made me know Thee and caused me to enter into a station whereat Thy tongue hath spoken, manifest and resplendent, amongst Thy servants. I beseech Thee by the blowing of the breezes of Thy mercy and by the vessels of Thy glory and power which the waves of the hearts of Thy creation cannot impede, to ordain for me that which shall profit me and draw me nigh unto Thee. Verily, Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the Most Generous.”

The glory that proceedeth from Us be upon thee and upon those who heard the call on the Day of Meeting and who arose and said:

“The Kingdom hath come, belonging unto God, the Lord of all worlds.”

BH04277: This is a Book sent down by the All-Merciful…

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

This is a Book sent down by the All-Merciful to all who dwell in the realm of possibility. Verily it is the water of life. Blessed is he who hath turned unto My Name and drunk thereof through My wise remembrance. O thou who gazeth toward the Most Exalted Horizon! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One in His Most Great Prison. Verily there is no God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Give thanks for having been enabled to turn towards Him and hear His voice in His presence. This truly is a great bounty.

Thou art the one who hath turned toward the Countenance and entered and attained the presence and heard what most of mankind hath not heard. Thy Lord is verily the Witness, the All-Seeing. Reflect upon His grace and generosity—He hath caused thee to hear My sweetest call and behold My most glorious countenance and drink from the Kawthar of revelation by My bounteous hand. He is verily the Forgiving, the Generous.

Praise thy Lord by night and day, then make mention of Him amongst His servants who have turned toward His luminous horizon. Convey My greetings unto them and give them the glad-tidings of this Book which speaketh with truth between the heavens and the earth, that by God, the Manifestation of Revelation hath come and calleth out in the most exalted voice to all, young and old, inviting all to the supreme Paradise, that station wherein the Sadratu’l-Muntaha proclaimeth: The kingdom belongeth to God, the One, the All-Informed.

Let not the affairs of the world sadden thee. Trust in all matters in God Who created and fashioned thee. He is verily the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. Soon will He send down upon thee from the heaven of His bounty that which shall gladden thy heart. Thus doth the All-Knowing give thee glad-tidings. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have cast the world behind them for the sake of God and taken His Book which hath been inscribed by this wondrous Pen.

BH04352: O Muhammad-Qabl-Rida! God willing, thou shalt attain unto…

O Muhammad-Qabl-Rida! God willing, thou shalt attain unto the good-pleasure of God and become content with His Will and Purpose to such degree that thou shalt behold no will save His Will and shalt fix thy gaze upon no purpose except His Purpose. This is the most glorious, most impregnable, most holy and most exalted station. God willing, thou shalt attain unto it.

God, exalted be His glory, hath brought forth creation from the realm of nothingness that it may be the cause and means for the development of the world. This development, in its primary degree, pertaineth to the human person—that is to say, they must first establish the edifice of the heart upon His Name’s firm and mighty foundation, and thereafter occupy themselves with inner and outer edifices. Blessed is the soul that hath understood that which hath been uttered by the Tongue of the Wronged One.

This is a day of joy and delight—make not thyself sorrowful through idle words and sayings. God is Our witness and Our testament—cloud not thyself with vain imaginings. Praise be to God, thou hast drunk from the Kawthar of divine knowledge and attained unto the Manifestation of God’s names.

I swear by the Day-Star of utterance that whosoever preserveth this most great station and passeth his days with complete steadfastness, he is reckoned and accounted among the people of Baha. By the life of God, he was and ever shall be, in the sight of God, the most ancient, the most distinguished and the most noble. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid you to accomplish that which He loveth and desireth. Verily He is the Lord of this world and the next.

May the light shining from the horizon of the forehead rest upon God’s sincere servants, and upon thee, and upon thy wife, and upon those born of thy loins, and upon them that have held fast unto righteousness and acted according to that which they were bidden by God, the Lord of all worlds.