O ye learned of the world! Ye failed to seek Our presence,
that ye might hearken unto the sweet melodies of the Spirit and perceive that
which God in His bounty hath pleased to bestow upon Me. Verily, this grace hath
now escaped you, did ye but know. Had ye sought Our presence, We would have
imparted unto you a knowledge that would have rendered you independent of all
else. But this ye failed to do, and thus hath the decree of God been fulfilled.
Now have I been forbidden to disclose it, since We stand accused of sorcery, if
ye perceive Our meaning. The same words were uttered by the deniers of old, men
whom death hath long since overtaken and who now dwell in the fire bewailing
their plight. The deniers of this day shall likewise meet their doom. Such is
the irrevocable decree of Him Who is the All-Powerful, the Self-Sufficient. - Baha'u'llah (Suriy-i-Muluk [Tablet to the Kings], The Summons of the Lord of
Hosts)
