Morning
I am come to thee [1], O land of the heart’s desire, with
tidings from God, and announce to thee His gracious favor and mercy, and greet
and magnify thee in His name. He, in truth, is of immense bounteousness and
goodness. Blessed be the man that turneth his face towards thee, that
perceiveth from thee the fragrance of God’s Presence, the Lord of all worlds.
His glory be on thee, and the brightness of His light envelop thee, inasmuch as
God hath made thee a paradise unto His servants, and proclaimed thee to be the
blest and sacred land of which He, Himself, hath made mention in the Books
which His Prophets and Messengers have revealed.
Through thee, O land of resplendent glory, the ensign, “There is none other God but Him,” hath been unfurled, and the standard, “Verily I am the Truth, the Knower of things unseen,” been hoisted. It behoveth every one that visiteth thee to glory in thee and in them that inhabit thee, that have branched from My Tree, who are the leaves thereof, who are the signs of My glory, who follow Me and are My lovers, and who, with the most mighty determination, have turned their faces in the direction of My glorious station.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
[1] Tihran
Evening
O Thou cherished Fruit of the heart! Give ear to the
melodies of this mystic Bird warbling in the loftiest heights of heaven. The
Lord hath, in truth, inspired Me to proclaim: Verily, verily, I am God, He
besides Whom there is none other God. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
O My servants! Seek ye earnestly this highest reward, as I have indeed created for the Remembrance of God gardens which remain inscrutable to anyone save Myself, and naught therein hath been made lawful unto anyone except those whose lives have been sacrificed in His Path. Hence beseech ye God, the Most Exalted, that He may grant you this meritorious reward, and He is in truth the Most High, the Most Great. Had it been Our wish, We would have brought all men into one fold round Our Remembrance, yet they will not cease to differ, unless God accomplish what He willeth through the power of truth. In the estimation of the Remembrance this commandment hath, in very truth, been irrevocably ordained...
God hath indeed chosen Thee to warn the people, to guide the believers aright and to elucidate the secrets of the Book.
- The Báb (From the Qayyumu’l-Asma, ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
