God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that
He Who hath appeared is the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Symbol, the Most
Great Book for all peoples, and the Heaven of bounty for the whole world. He is
the Most Mighty Sign amongst men and the Dayspring of the most august
attributes in the realm of creation. Through Him hath appeared that which had
been hidden from time immemorial and been veiled from the eyes of men. He is
the One Whose Manifestation was announced by the heavenly Scriptures, in former
times and more recently. Whoso acknowledgeth belief in Him and in His signs and
testimonies hath in truth acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur
uttered ere the creation of earth and heaven and the revelation of the Kingdom
of Names. Through Him the ocean of knowledge hath surged amidst mankind and the
river of divine wisdom hath gushed out at the behest of God, the Lord of Days.
(Baha’u’llah,
excerpt from Tajalliyat [Effulgences]; ‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after
the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
