O night of the All-Bountiful! [Birth of the Báb] In thee do
We verily behold the Mother Book. Is it a Book, in truth, or rather a child
begotten? Nay, by Myself! Such words pertain to the realm of names, whilst God
hath sanctified this Book above all names. Through it the Hidden Secret and the
Treasured Mystery have been revealed. Nay, by My life! All that hath been
mentioned pertaineth to the realm of attributes, whereas the Mother Book
standeth supreme above this. Through it have appeared the manifestations of
“There is no God but God” over them all. Nay, while such things have been
proclaimed to all people, in the estimation of thy Lord naught but His ear is
capable of hearing them. Blessed are those that are well assured!
- Baha’u’llah (‘Days of Remembrance’)
