The first Tajallí which hath dawned from the Day-Star of
Truth is the knowledge of God—exalted be His glory. And the knowledge of the
King of everlasting days can in no wise be attained save by recognizing Him Who
is the Bearer of the Most Great Name. He is, in truth, the Speaker on Sinai Who
is now seated upon the throne of Revelation. He is the Hidden Mystery and the
Treasured Symbol. All the former and latter Books of God are adorned with His
praise and extol His glory. Through Him the standard of knowledge hath been planted
in the world and the ensign of the oneness of God hath been unfurled amidst all
peoples. Attainment unto the Divine Presence can be realized solely by
attaining His presence. Through His potency everything that hath, from time
immemorial, been veiled and hidden, is now revealed. He is made manifest
through the power of Truth and hath uttered a Word whereby all that are in the
heavens and on the earth have been dumbfounded, except those whom the Almighty
was pleased to exempt. True belief in God and recognition of Him cannot be
complete save by acceptance of that which He hath revealed and by observance of
whatsoever hath been decreed by Him and set down in the Book by the Pen of
Glory.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Tajalliyat (Effulgences), ‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah
revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
