Say: This is the Dawn whereat the cohorts of the concourse
of Paradise and the hosts of the angels of holiness descended from heaven,
amongst whom was the One Who was lifted up on the breezes of the Beauty of God,
the Most Glorious, unto the ranks of the most exalted Concourse. Borne on these
same breezes, yet another company of angels descended, each bearing aloft a
chalice of everlasting life and proffering it unto them that circle in
adoration round the Spot wherein the Ancient Being hath established Himself
upon the throne of His all-glorious and most bounteous Name. All joy to such as
have attained His presence, gazed upon His beauty, hearkened unto His melodies,
and been quickened by the Word that hath issued forth from His sacred and
exalted, His glorious and resplendent lips!
- Baha’u’llah (‘Days of
Remembrance’)
