Neither have the wrongs inflicted by the oppressors
succeeded in silencing the shrill voice of the Most Exalted Pen, nor have the
doubts of the perverse or of the seditious been able to hinder Him from
revealing the Most Sublime Word. I earnestly beseech God that He may protect
and purge the people of Bahá from the idle fancies and corrupt imaginings of
the followers of the former Faith. 
Say: O people of the Bayán! We have chosen you out of the
world to know and recognize Our Self. We have caused you to draw nigh unto the
right side of Paradise—the Spot out of which the undying Fire crieth in
manifold accents: “There is none other God besides Me, the All-Powerful, the
Most High!” Take heed lest ye allow yourselves to be shut out as by a veil from
this Day Star that shineth above the dayspring of the Will of your Lord, the
All-Merciful, and whose light hath encompassed both the small and the great.
Purge your sight, that ye may perceive its glory with your own eyes, and depend
not on the sight of any one except your self, for God hath never burdened any
soul beyond its power. Thus hath it been sent down unto the Prophets and
Messengers of old, and been recorded in all the Scriptures.
The excellence of this Day is immensely exalted above the
comprehension of men, however extensive their knowledge, however profound their
understanding. How much more must it transcend the imaginations of them that
have strayed from its light, and been shut out from its glory! Shouldst thou
rend asunder the grievous veil that blindeth thy vision, thou wouldst behold
such a bounty as naught, from the beginning that hath no beginning till the end
that hath no end, can either resemble or equal. What language should He Who is
the Mouthpiece of God choose to speak, so that they who are shut out as by a
veil from Him can recognize His glory? The righteous, inmates of the Kingdom on
high, shall drink deep from the Wine of Holiness, in My name, the all-glorious.
None other besides them will share such benefits.
Strive, O people, to gain admittance into this vast
Immensity for which God ordained neither beginning nor end, in which His voice
hath been raised, and over which have been wafted the sweet savors of holiness
and glory. Divest not yourselves of the Robe of grandeur, neither suffer your
hearts to be deprived of remembering your Lord, nor your ears of hearkening
unto the sweet melodies of His wondrous, His sublime, His all-compelling, His
clear, and most eloquent voice.
O Násir, O My servant! God, the Eternal Truth, beareth Me
witness. The Celestial Youth hath, in this Day, raised above the heads of men
the glorious Chalice of Immortality, and is standing expectant upon His seat,
wondering what eye will recognize His glory, and what arm will, unhesitatingly,
be stretched forth to seize the Cup from His snow-white Hand and drain it. Only
a few have as yet quaffed from this peerless, this soft-flowing grace of the
Ancient King. These occupy the loftiest mansions of Paradise, and are firmly
established upon the seats of authority. By the righteousness of God! Neither
the mirrors of His glory, nor the revealers of His names, nor any created
thing, that hath been or will ever be, can ever excel them, if ye be of them
that comprehend this truth.
Say: So great is the glory of the Cause of God that even the
blind can perceive it, how much more they whose sight is sharp, whose vision is
pure. The blind, though unable to perceive the light of the sun, are,
nevertheless, capable of experiencing its continual heat. The blind in heart,
however, among the people of the Bayán—and to this God is My witness—are
impotent, no matter how long the Sun may shine upon them, either to perceive
the radiance of its glory, or to appreciate the warmth of its rays.
O people the earth! Make not the religion of God a cause of
variance among you. Verily of a truth, it was revealed for the uniting of the
whole world. Blessed is he who loves the world simply for the sake of the Face
of his Generous Lord. With perfect compassion and mercy have we aided and
directed the people of the world to that whereby their souls shall be profited.
I declare by the Sun of Truth which hath shown forth from the highest
Horizon of the world that the people of Baha had not and have not any aim
save the prosperity and reformation of the world and the purifying of the
nations.
O friends! in this day the door of heaven is opened by the
key of the godly Name, the ocean of' generosity is manifested and is rolling,
before your faces, and the Sun of Providence is shining and gleaming. Do not
be exclusive nor destroy your most precious time through the speech of this or
that person. Gird up the loins of endeavor and do your best in training the
people of the world. Do not imagine that the Cause of God is a cause of opposition, hatred or wrath. The Sun of Greatness hath said, that which is
revealed from the Heaven of Will in this Supreme Manifestation is to unite the
people with love and friendship toward all. The people of' Baha, who have drunk
of the pure wine of reality, must associate with all the world with a perfect
spirit of joy and fragrance, and remind them of that which is for the benefit
of all. This is the Commandment of the Wronged One to his saints and sincere
ones.
Such abasement hath been inflicted that each day they spread
fresh calumnies. This Wronged One, however, cleaveth to seemly patience. Would
that His Majesty the Sháh of Persia would ask for a report of the things which
befell Us in Constantinople, that he might become fully acquainted with the
true facts. O Sháh! I adjure thee by thy Lord, the God of Mercy, to look into
this matter with the eye of fairness. Is there to be found a just man who will
judge in this day according to that which God hath sent down in His Book? Where
is the fair-minded person who will equitably consider what hath been
perpetrated against Us without any clear token or proof?
Everyone, whether man or woman, should hand over to a
trusted person a portion of what he or she earneth through trade, agriculture
or other occupation, for the training and education of children, to be spent
for this purpose with the knowledge of the Trustees of the House of Justice.
O Shaykh! [1] Ponder the behavior of men. The inmates of the
cities of knowledge and wisdom are sore perplexed asking themselves why it is
that the Shí’ih sect, which regarded itself as the most learned, the most
righteous, and the most pious of all the peoples of the world, hath turned
aside in the Day of His Revelation, and hath shown a cruelty such as hath never
been experienced. It is incumbent upon thee to reflect a while. From the
inception of this sect until the present day how great hath been the number of
the divines that have appeared, none of whom became cognizant of the nature of
this Revelation. What could have been the cause of this waywardness? Were We to
mention it, their limbs would cleave asunder. It is necessary for them to
meditate, to meditate for a thousand thousand years, that haply they may attain
unto a sprinkling from the ocean of knowledge, and discover the things whereof
they are oblivious in this day.
Indeed one’s righteous deeds testify to the truth of one’s
words. We cherish the hope that men of piety may illumine the world through the
radiant light of their conduct, and We entreat the Almighty—glorified and
exalted is He—to grant that everyone may in this Day remain steadfast in His
love and stand firm in His Cause. He is, in truth, the Protector of those who
are wholly devoted to Him and observe His precepts.
Say: O people! Withhold not from yourselves the grace of God
and His mercy. Whoso withholdeth himself therefrom is indeed in grievous loss.
What, O people! Do ye worship the dust, and turn away from your Lord, the
Gracious, the All-Bountiful? Fear ye God, and be not of those who perish. Say:
The Book of God hath been sent down in the form of this Youth. Hallowed,
therefore, be God, the most excellent of makers! Take ye good heed, O peoples
of the world, lest ye flee from His face. Nay, make haste to attain His
presence, and be of them that have returned unto Him. Pray to be forgiven, O
people, for having failed in your duty towards God, and for having trespassed
against His Cause, and be not of the foolish.
Indeed, were sincere seekers to be found, every emanation of
God’s pervasive and irresistible Will would, for the sake of His love, be
revealed. But where are to be found earnest seekers and inquiring minds?
Whither are gone the equitable and the fair-minded?
We have adorned the heaven of utterance with the stars of
divine wisdom and holy ordinances as a bounty on Our part. Verily, We are the
Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous. O friends of God throughout the regions!
Know ye the value of these days and cling unto whatsoever hath been sent down
from God, the Most Great, the Most Exalted. Verily, He remembereth you in the
Most Great Prison, and instructeth you in that which will cause you to draw
nigh unto a station that delighteth the eyes of the pure in heart. Glory rest
upon you and upon those who have attained unto that living fountain which
floweth forth from My wondrous Pen.
O Nightingale of heaven! Warble upon the boughs of this
celestial garden in the name of the Beloved, for the beauty of the Rose hath
appeared from behind an impenetrable veil. Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art
“He”, O Thou besides Whom there is none but “He”!
O Angel of light! Sound a blast upon the trumpet at the
advent of this Revelation, for the letter Há’ hath been joined to the letter of
ancient glory. [1] Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art “He”, O Thou besides Whom
there is none but “He”!
O Countenance of immortality! Pluck with the fingers of the
spirit the sacred and wondrous strings, for the Beauty of the Divine Essence
hath appeared, arrayed in a silken vesture of light. Praise be to Thee, O Thou
Who art “He”, O Thou besides Whom there is none but “He”!
O Húd, Prophet of the Divine Decree! Sound the clarion in
the name of God, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful, for the Temple of
holiness hath been established upon the seat of supernal glory. Praise be to
Thee, O Thou Who art “He”, O Thou besides Whom there is none but “He”!