O Thou cherished Fruit of the heart! Give ear to the
melodies of this mystic Bird warbling in the loftiest heights of heaven. The
Lord hath, in truth, inspired Me to proclaim: Verily, verily, I am God, He
besides Whom there is none other God. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
O My servants! Seek ye earnestly this highest reward, as I
have indeed created for the Remembrance of God gardens which remain inscrutable
to anyone save Myself, and naught therein hath been made lawful unto anyone
except those whose lives have been sacrificed in His Path. Hence beseech ye
God, the Most Exalted, that He may grant you this meritorious reward, and He is
in truth the Most High, the Most Great. Had it been Our wish, We would have
brought all men into one fold round Our Remembrance, yet they will not cease to
differ, [cf. Qur’án 11:120] unless God accomplish what He willeth through the
power of truth. In the estimation of the Remembrance this commandment hath, in
very truth, been irrevocably ordained...
God hath indeed chosen Thee to warn the people, to guide the
believers aright and to elucidate the secrets of the Book. (The Báb, excerpts
from the Qayyumu’l-Asma, ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
