Were I to recount all the verses that have been revealed in
connection with this exalted theme, it would weary the reader and divert Us
from Our purpose. The following verse shall therefore suffice Us; may thine
eyes be solaced therewith, and mayest thou attain unto that which hath been
treasured and concealed therein: “It is God who hath reared the heavens without
pillars thou canst behold; then mounted His throne, and imposed laws on the sun
and moon: each travelleth to its appointed goal. He ordereth all things. He
maketh His signs clear, that ye may have firm faith in the presence of your
Lord.” [Qur’án 13:2]
Ponder then, O My friend, the words “firm faith” that have
been mentioned in this verse. It saith that the heavens and the earth, the
throne, the sun and the moon, all have been created to the end that His
servants may have unswerving faith in His presence in His days. By the
righteousness of God! Contemplate, O My brother, the greatness of this station,
and behold the condition of the people in these days, fleeing from the
Countenance of God and His Beauty “as though they were affrighted asses”. [Qur’án
74:50] Wert thou to reflect upon that which We have revealed unto thee, thou
wouldst undoubtedly grasp Our purpose in this utterance and discover that which
We have desired to impart unto thee within this paradise. Perchance thine eyes
may rejoice in beholding it, thine ears take delight in hearing that which is
recited therein, thy soul be enthralled by recognizing it, thy heart illumined
by comprehending it, and thy spirit gladdened by the fragrant breezes that waft
therefrom. Haply thou mayest attain unto the pinnacle of divine grace and abide
within the Ridván of transcendent holiness.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Gems of Divine
Mysteries’, ‘Javáhiru’l-Asrár’)
