November 12
It is not permissible to ask questions from Him Whom God
will make manifest, except that which well beseemeth Him. For His station is
that of the Essence of divine Revelation... Whatever evidence of bounty is
witnessed in the world, is but an image of His bounty; and every thing owes its
existence to His Being... The Bayán is, from beginning to end, the repository
of all of His attributes, and the treasury of both His fire and His light.
Should anyone desire to ask questions, he is allowed to do so only in writing,
that he may derive ample understanding from His written reply and that it may
serve as a sign from his Beloved. However, let no one ask aught that may prove
unworthy of His lofty station. For instance, were a person to inquire the price
of straw from a merchant of rubies, how ignorant would he be and how
unacceptable. Similarly unacceptable would be the questions of the
highest-ranking people of the world in His presence, except such words as He
Himself would utter about Himself in the Day of His manifestation. (The Báb, ‘Selections
from the Writings of the Báb)
