How veiled are ye, O My creatures, [1] ... who, without any
right, have consigned Him unto a mountain [Mákú], not one of whose inhabitants
is worthy of mention... With Him, which is with Me, there is no one except him
who is one of the Letters of the Living of My Book. In His presence, which is
My Presence, there is not at night even a lighted lamp! And yet, in places [of
worship] which in varying degrees reach out unto Him, unnumbered lamps are
shining! All that is on earth hath been created for Him, and all partake with
delight of His benefits, and yet they are so veiled from Him as to refuse Him
even a lamp!
(The Báb, excerpt from the Persian Bayan, ‘Selections from the
Writings of the Báb)
[[1] In The Promised Day is Come on page 7 Shoghi Effendi affirms that this passage
was revealed by the Báb speaking with the voice of God.
