I swear by Him Who createth all beings and unto Whom all
shall return, if anyone at the hour of death beareth hatred towards Me or
disputeth the clear tokens wherewith I have been invested, then naught but
afflictive torment shall be his lot. On that day no ransom will be accepted,
nor will any intercession be permitted, unless God so please. Verily He is the
All-Compelling, the All-Glorious; and no God is there other than Him, the
sovereign Ruler, the Almighty, the Most Severe.
(The Báb, extract from an
Epistle to Muhammad Shah, ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
