God, the Exalted, hath placed these signs in men [1], to the
end that philosophers may not deny the mysteries of the life beyond nor
belittle that which hath been promised them. For some hold to reason and deny
whatever the reason comprehendeth not, and yet weak minds can never grasp the
matters which we have related, but only the Supreme, Divine Intelligence can
comprehend them:
How can feeble reason encompass the
Qur’án,
Or the spider snare a phoenix in his web? [2]
All these states are to be witnessed in the Valley of
Wonderment, and the traveler at every moment seeketh for more, and is not
wearied. Thus the Lord of the First and the Last in setting forth the grades of
contemplation, and expressing wonderment hath said: “O Lord, increase my
astonishment at Thee!”
(Baha’u’llah, ‘The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys)
[1] The preceding paragraph Baha’u’llah refers to the world
of dreams
[2] Persian mystic poem
