Say: The heavens have been folded together, and the earth is
held within His grasp, and the corrupt doers have been held by their forelock,
and still they understand not. They drink of the tainted water, and know it
not. Say: The shout hath been raised, and the people have come forth from their
graves, and arising, are gazing around them. Some have made haste to attain the
court of the God of Mercy, others have fallen down on their faces in the fire
of Hell, while still others are lost in bewilderment. The verses of God have
been revealed, and yet they have turned away from them. His proof hath been
manifested, and yet they are unaware of it. And when they behold the face of
the All-Merciful, their own faces are saddened, while they are disporting
themselves. They hasten forward to Hell Fire, and mistake it for light. Far
from God be what they fondly imagine! Say: Whether ye rejoice or whether ye
burst for fury, the heavens are cleft asunder, and God hath come down, invested
with radiant sovereignty. All created things are heard exclaiming: “The Kingdom
is God’s, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”
(Baha’u’llah,
‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
