Wert thou to consider in this station [1] the last of them
to be the first, or conversely, thou wouldst indeed be speaking the truth, as
hath been ordained by Him Who is the Wellspring of Divinity and the Source of
Lordship: “Say: Call upon God or call upon the All-Merciful: by whichsoever
name ye will, invoke him, for He hath most excellent names.” [2] For they are
all the Manifestations of the name of God, the Dawning-Places of His
attributes, the Repositories of His might, and the Focal Points of His
sovereignty, whilst God—magnified be His might and glory—is in His Essence
sanctified above all names and exalted beyond even the loftiest attributes.
Consider likewise the evidences of divine omnipotence both in their Souls and
in their human Temples, that thine heart may be assured and that thou mayest be
of them that speed through the realms of His nearness.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Gems of
Divine Mysteries’, ‘Javáhiru’l-Asrár’)
[1] City of Divine Unity
[1] City of Divine Unity
[2] Qur’án 17:110
