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He is the Hearing, the Answering One! This is a Book sent down in truth from the Wronged One, that it may draw the people near unto God, the Protecting, the Self-Subsisting. O peoples of the earth! Hear the call from the precincts of Akka - verily there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Beloved. Blessed is the ear that hath attained to hearing it and the eye that hath been honored to behold His verses which hold dominion over all that was and shall be. O Moses! Hear with the ear of the heart what the tongue of the Wronged One speaketh in this praiseworthy station. He mentioneth thee for the sake of God and guideth thee to His manifest and extended path. When thou hast attained unto My verses and drunk the choice wine of revelation from the cup of My bounty, turn thy face toward the Most Great House of God and say: O Lord of the nations and Manifestation of the world! I testify to Thy unity and the sanctity of Thy Being, and to that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Books, Scriptures and Tablets. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst change fear into tranquility and denial into faith, and by the ocean of Thy utterance and the heaven of Thy bounty, to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and make me steadfast in Thy Cause, such that neither the hosts of the world nor the oppression of the nations shall hold me back. Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanks be unto Thee, O my God, for having awakened me when I was asleep, and guided me when I had turned away, and mentioned me when I was silent, and turned toward me from the direction of the Prison when I was hesitant, and taught me when I was ignorant, and made me aware when I was heedless. By Thy might, O Thou Desire of the world! I find no helper for myself except the hosts of Thy wisdom and utterance, no supporter except the wonders of Thy grace, and no protector except Thee. I beseech Thee by Thy Word which, were it to be cast upon the mountain it would soar, and upon the heaven it would be cleft asunder, and upon the earth it would be split, and upon the trees they would bear fruit, and upon the rock it would cry out - to make me steadfast in Thy Cause, firm in Thy service, and speaking in Thy praise. Then ordain for me, O my God, that which will preserve me from all else save Thee and guide me to what Thou hast revealed in Thy Book. Moreover, write down for me that which shall profit me in all the worlds of Thy worlds. Thou art He Whom neither the affairs of the world nor the clamor of the nations can hinder. Thou hast appeared and manifested whatsoever Thou didst desire through Thy power and sovereignty. There is no God but Thee, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We desire to mention him who was named Muhammad-Sharif, who was mentioned in thy letter, that he may rejoice and be of the thankful ones. O Muhammad-Sharif! At this moment the Most Great Name hath turned toward thee and maketh mention of thee, that it may attract thee to the station of steadfastness and detachment. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Desire of the world and Beloved of the nations, for having remembered me in Thy days and manifested unto me from the treasuries of Thy protection the pearls of Thy wisdom and utterance. I beseech Thee by Thy generosity which hath encompassed existence to make me among those who have spoken in Thy remembrance and praise and who have arisen to serve Thy Cause in Thy lands among Thy servants. Enable me to do that which beseemeth Thy days and befitteth Thy manifestation and power. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to grant this prayer.

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=== START BH02167 ===

In the Name of Him Who speaketh between earth and heaven! This is an epistle from the All-Bestowing to him who hath believed in God, the Lord of Lords, and attained unto the Most Great Ocean when it surged through this Name which God hath made to prevail over all who are in the lands. We revealed the Bayan for this Revelation through which the worlds were illumined. But when the appointed time came and the Revealer of verses appeared, the people were seized by the doubts of those who denied God, the Lord of the Beginning and the End. Some doubted His Cause, while others denied this Hour from which all hours have dawned. Say: Is the knowledge of the Hour with you, or with your Lord in His Book? None on earth can comprehend His knowledge - to this testifieth every discerning knower. Say: Every hour hath appeared through His command and every resurrection hath been raised up through His sovereignty which hath encompassed all possibility. Do ye seek through what ye possess to draw near unto this Fire which hath been kindled from the Tree that hath been raised in the most exalted station? By My life! What was revealed in the Bayan sufficeth you not today except through this Revelation, at whose appearance the Cock of the Throne crowed and the Tongue of Grandeur proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the One, the All-Powerful, the All-Forgiving!” The Bayan hath informed you of the loftiness of this Revelation - behold, O ye who are endued with insight! He said: “Beware lest ye be veiled by what is in the Bayan from this Revelation shining forth upon the horizons. Whosoever seeketh to know Me through aught else than what was revealed by Me is indeed the most veiled of all creation before the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Whosoever desireth to behold Me must behold Me through Mine own eyes.” Thus was the matter decreed in the Tablets. Say: Fear God and make not what ye possess the standard for this Light that hath shone forth from the horizon of certitude. Every measure hath appeared through His command, and through Him the Path hath appeared and the Balance been set up. None may test the Lord - rather doth He test whom He willeth through His sovereignty. He is indeed the All-Powerful, the All-Choosing. Were anyone to read what was revealed in the Bayan, he would surely weep at what hath befallen the Wronged One from the daysprings of darkness. O Karim! Thy letter hath come before the All-Bountiful, and We have answered thee with this Tablet from which the Light of the Cause hath shone forth with power and sovereignty. Give thanks unto God for having sent unto thee in every year the proof and testimony of God, and for having mentioned thy name while He was in the hands of the wicked. Grieve not at the hardships of the world - greater ones have befallen Us. Be patient even as thy Lord was patient. He is indeed the Mighty, the All-Patient. Arise to serve Him amongst the people - this beseemeth thee and those who have turned unto the Qiblih of humanity. Blessed art thou for having attained unto the mention of thy Lord and for having voiced His praise amongst the servants. The glory be upon thee and upon those with thee who have stood firm in the Cause and fulfilled the Covenant. Then remember thy family from the Wronged One. Say: Remember when thou wert in the house before thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing, and heard His sweetest call as the breezes of revelation wafted from behind the veil. Thus did We bestow Our favor upon thee when the Luminary of the horizons was in Iraq.

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He is God, the Most Holy, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Exalted

This is a Book that speaketh the truth, that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting. It summoneth all men unto God and guideth them to the right shore of this blessed spot, whose sand proclaimeth: There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved.

O people! Fear ye God and oppose not Him Who hath appeared with the truth by a manifest command. Say: The Youth desireth naught for Himself, but rather desireth for you that which God hath desired, did ye but know. Know ye that His will is the very Will of God, could ye but understand. He is indeed the One Who hath arisen in pure servitude unto God, your Lord, could ye but perceive. He loveth naught but servitude unto the True God, and unto this testifieth all things, even should ye deny it.

Say: He is the One Who hath called upon God in every tongue, yet ye comprehend not. Every mention that hath ascended unto God, in whatsoever tongue, hath appeared from His tongue, and this is a truth well-known. Every face that hath turned toward the Beloved of earth and heaven hath turned only through the turning of this imprisoned Servant. Say: He was prostrate before God ere the creation of the heavens and earth, and ere the pearls of divine knowledge emerged from the shells of hearts. Say: He fell prostrate with his face upon a spot of earth in submission unto God, Lord of what was and what shall be.

Say: O people! Fear ye God, deny Him not, and follow not every rejected ignorant one. Whensoever this Dove warbled upon the twigs of the Divine Lote-Tree in remembrance of His Most Exalted Self, this was only after God’s command, your Lord, would ye but be certain. The Beloved of Baha hath previously informed you that He Who would come after Him with the name of the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, would proclaim in all things: “I am God, there is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting.” And as I was beholding the direction of His Cause, there was revealed in this Manifestation that which hath caused every witness and the witnessed to tremble. By the life of the Beloved! Were I not beholding His wisdom, I would not have mentioned Myself save in pure servitude, for this is the desire of My heart, and unto this testify My spirit, My soul and My being, could ye but understand.

O servant! Worship thy Lord, then prostrate thyself before Him, and be not of those who disdain. Say: O people! Fear God and follow not those who mock at the signs of God. Soar upon two wings of detachment unto this atmosphere wherein hath been raised the mention of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Beware lest anything prevent thee from turning toward thy Lord, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. Remember Him at all times, and He shall suffice thee against those who have disbelieved in God, mocked His Messengers, and were of the despairing ones. Thus have We counseled thee in truth, as a grace from Us unto thee and unto those who have shattered the idols and were of the detached ones. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon the sincere servants of God.

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In the name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! This is the Tablet of Immortality from Baha unto him who hath attained unto the recognition of God, hath quaffed the Living Waters from the chalice of the words of his Lord, the All-Merciful, and hath turned with his heart unto the Supreme Horizon, the Station wherein hath shone forth the countenance of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Hearken unto My voice from the direction of tribulation. Verily, there is no God but Him, and He Who hath appeared with the truth - neither doth the decree prevent Him from making mention of the Lord of Names, nor do the veils of them who have disbelieved in God, the Exalted, the Great, conceal Him from that which He desireth.

Know thou, O servant, that thy letter hath come before Us, and We have taken it with the hand of loving-kindness, and the glances of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, have been directed towards it. We have become acquainted with its contents and have ordained for thee in the Tablet a station which, wert thou to behold it, would cause thee to prostrate thyself and say: “Praise be unto God, the Lord of the worlds!” We have recorded for thee the reward of one who hath attained unto the presence of God, and We shall fulfill that which We have purposed for thee. Verily, thy Lord is the Almighty, the Powerful.

Give thanks unto thy Lord for having sent down unto thee from the heaven of grace this gleaming, this luminous Tablet. Be thou assured of thy Lord’s favor in all conditions and arise to aid His Cause amidst the heavens and the earths. Beware lest the cawing of them who have disbelieved in God should deter thee, or the veils of them who have turned away from the Face after it hath shone forth from the horizon of thy Lord’s will with manifest sovereignty should hinder thee. He, verily, aideth him who ariseth to serve His Cause and calleth the people unto Him. Blessed is he who hath detached himself from all else save Him and hath turned with his heart unto that which he hath been commanded by One Who is Mighty, All-Knowing.

Know thou, moreover, that We cast upon him who hath wronged a word from Our presence. He turned away therefrom; soon shall We make him a lesson unto all peoples. We sent one of Our servants, attired him in the raiment of detachment, adorned him with the ornament of strength and certitude, and dispatched him unto him with a manifest book. We delivered unto him the messages of his Lord that he might take heed and fear. Verily, thy Lord is He Who judgeth as He pleaseth; the might of the oppressors hindereth Him not. Thus have We informed thee that thou mayest become aware of that which hath been ordained by thy Lord, the Mighty, the Beautiful.

We had indeed sent aforetime unto Our servant, the Imam, a Tablet that gladdeneth the eyes of the sincere ones. Blessed art thou and he for having attained unto that which most of the servants who claim faith within themselves have failed to attain. When the All-Merciful came with the kingdom of utterance, they denied Him. The curse of God be upon them that have wronged and were among the mischief-makers.

This is not the day of patience save in My remembrance, the Mighty, the Wondrous. It behooveth you both to arise at all times to make mention of Me and to aid My Cause in such wise that the might of the oppressors shall not deter you. Remind those who believed before of thy Lord, then clothe them with the garments of glorification and utterance from the tongue of their Lord, the All-Merciful. This, verily, is a great favor. Beware lest thou overstep the bounds of wisdom wherewith We have commanded Our servants from thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Soon shall there be sent down unto thee from the heaven of divine decree that which hath been ordained by thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. When the Tablet of thy Lord reacheth thee, take it with the hand of submission and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O God of the worlds!”

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He is the Mighty One! This is the Most Holy Tablet which God has made its station to be the station of the Point, just as from the Point all letters and words were differentiated, and likewise from this Tablet has been differentiated what was sent down from the beginning that has no beginning and will be differentiated unto the end that has no end. Say: Though it be motionless in its place, yet through it all contingent things were set in motion and appeared from nothingness in the garments of existence. Glorified be God, the Sovereign of the powerful ones! Say: The Essence of Pre-existence has appeared with the truth - exalted be God, the Educator of both worlds and the Lord of all the worlds. And thou, O servant, hearken unto the call of God from the Lote Tree of the Heart which hath been illumined in a translucent, radiant breast. Then know that the Announcement which was before all before hath been differentiated from this Most Great Announcement, and the Command which had proceeded from the most ancient origin hath shone forth from this Most Ancient, Most Upright Ornament. Say: O people of the earth, by God, one Tablet from the traces of God is better than the kingdom of the first and the last ones - nay, I seek forgiveness from God for this, for by one letter thereof were all these created, were ye of those who perceive. And one letter thereof is sweeter than what hath appeared through the Pen and flowed from the tongue and been uttered behind the holy veils by the glorifying concourse. Thus hath this Bird been seized by the raptures of longing on this Night which prideth itself above the bright dawn and every radiant morn, such that there floweth from His Pen that which His will had not preceded, and before which the mountain of the mystics who look not toward the Most Exalted Horizon and who were among those gazing through veils and allusions would crumble. Purify, O people, your ears from all that ye have heard or known, and sanctify your hearts from all that hath been imprinted therein and thereon from mortal images, that there might be imprinted thereon the beauty of God, the Most High, the Most Exalted, the Great, the Ancient. O people of the depths of Paradise! If ye desire to read this luminous, eternal leaf, then first perform ablutions with the water of Tasnim which floweth from the right hand of the Throne, then wash therewith your outer and inner selves that ye might hear how the Dove of the All-Merciful warbleth in this Garden with wondrous, unprecedented melodies. Without this ye shall never find its hidden delights nor recognize the jewels of His wisdom that are treasured therein, even should ye read it all the days of your life, morning and evening, or at every moment. Thus doth the Dove warble in this atmosphere which God hath made sanctified from the faces of the polytheists, whose air is pure, whose breezes are sweet, whose fragrance is perfumed, and whose musk is diffused. Therefore seek it out, O ye who are brought nigh! Thus doth God bestow His eternal, everlasting, single, heavenly favors upon the worlds. And ye, O Concourse of the highest heaven and O assemblage of humanity in the earthly realm, deprive not yourselves therefrom and deny it not. Fear God with true fear and be not of the heedless ones. Blessed is he who is sustained thereby and therefrom without turning to the peoples of the heavens and earth. And this spirit from the Spirit be upon you, O ye who draw nigh!

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He is the All-Compelling, the Almighty, the Most Glorious, the All-Bountiful

This is the Day wherein the gates of grace, glory and bounty have been opened wide, and that which was hidden and treasured in the Book hath been revealed by command of God, the Lord of all men. Say: O concourse of earth! Hearken unto the Call that hath been raised from the direction of Akka, as a token of God’s grace, the Lord of Lords. The treasures have appeared and the mysteries have emerged, inasmuch as He Who conversed on Sinai hath seated Himself upon the throne of Revelation in a spot which God hath made the Dayspring of Light and the Dawning-place of His signs. Say: O concourse of earth! Deprive not yourselves of this bounty, at whose appearance the Herald proclaimed: The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Creator of creation. Say: O heedless ones! Fear God and follow not those who have denied God’s proof and evidence and disbelieved in His signs. Thus have We sent down the Command and revealed that which lay hidden in God’s knowledge, the Revealer of laws.

In the Persian tongue, hearken to the divine call. This call is the spirit of life for the people of the world and the greatest healing medicine for all nations. Whoso truly attaineth unto it is reckoned among those near to God and is inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen. Blessed is the one who hath arisen to serve and hath become aware of the station of religions recorded in the books of old and new. That which thou didst compose and recite hath reached the Wronged One, and from it We perceived the fragrance of thy love, thy mention and thy praise of God, the Lord of the worlds. Blessed be thy tongue - We testify that it hath spoken the truth and attained to the remembrance of God, the Lord of the mighty throne. O thou who gazest upon the countenance! The power of sight was created for beholding, and the power of hearing was brought from non-existence into being to hearken unto this call raised from the Supreme Horizon. Praise be to God that through divine confirmation thou art occupied in this spiritual springtime with the mention and praise of the Goal of the world’s desire. One bounty is thy being confirmed in remembrance and praise, and another bounty is thy being accepted and illumined with the light of His good-pleasure. By My life! The treasures of the world cannot be compared with this blessed word that hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of will. Say: Praise be to Thee, O Goal of the worlds, and thanks be to Thee, O Beloved of those in the heavens and on earth! Say: My God, my God! I testify to Thy grace, Thy bounty and Thy generosity, and I acknowledge Thy sovereignty that hath encompassed Thy dominion, and the letter B whereby Thou didst bring forth existence from non-existence, and the letter H whereby the limbs of the nations who broke Thy Covenant and Testament trembled, and who acted in ways that caused the dwellers of the cities of Thy names and attributes to lament. I beseech Thee, O Possessor of existence and Lord of the seen and unseen, to make me one of those whom neither the world, nor its might, nor its weapons and artillery have prevented from drawing nigh unto Thee and turning toward the lights of Thy countenance. O my Lord! Ordain for me what Thou hast sent down in Thy Books for Thy chosen ones, then open before my face the doors of Thy blessing and bounty. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful.

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In the Name of Him by Whom the ocean of utterance surged and the sweet savors of the All-Merciful were wafted! O Ibrahim! Hearken unto the call of the All-Glorious from this manifest horizon. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the One, the Single, the Self-Subsisting, the Unique, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Exalted Horizon and toward it hath turned the gaze of thy Lord, the Most High, the All-Glorious. Through its presence before the Throne, God hath absolved thee of thy misdeeds. He, verily, is the Bestower, the Munificent, the Forgiving, the Generous. He hath read what thou didst compose in praise of thy Lord. All things were created for this purpose, yet most of the people are heedless. The Herald of the All-Merciful calleth out to them at all times, saying: “This is the Pure Kawthar! Draw nigh, O people of zeal, and be not of the doubters!” And My Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth: “O concourse of creation! The Lord of Names hath come! Turn ye unto Him and be not of them that are far removed.” Yet they slumber upon the couch of heedlessness and idle fancies, such that this Call which hath encompassed the world moveth them not - the Call whereby the very rocks cry out: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Almighty, the Most High, the Most Great!” Say: This is a Day wherein if anyone should miss what behooveth him, he shall not be able to make good his loss, though he should run through the wilderness or plunge into the seas of names. To this beareth witness the Lord of all beings, while imprisoned in this mighty stronghold. Were the people to know the worth of these days and what hath appeared therein, they would cast away the earth and all that is thereon, turning toward the Qiblih which God hath made the point of adoration for the denizens of the Supreme Concourse, the dwellers of the cities of eternity, and the angels drawn nigh. Give thanks unto God for having attained unto the recognition of the Dawning-Place of His sovereignty, the Manifestation of His Revelation, and the Dayspring of His Most Great Name. Thou hast been mentioned before the Throne, and this Tablet hath been revealed unto thee, from which the sweet savors of loving-kindness and the fragrances that cause the hearts of the sincere to soar have been wafted. Thereupon the Tongue of Grandeur addresseth His Most Exalted Pen from this Ultimate Tree, saying: Make mention of thy loved ones whose petitions have not been presented before the Throne, that thy most sweet call may draw them to a station that cannot be described by mention or utterance, and may cause them to voice thy praise amongst the worlds. O Faran! Thou art beneath the glances of the mercy of thy Lord, and from thee We perceive the sweet savors of My remembrance, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. Blessed are My people within thee who remember Me with joy and fragrance and among whom the perfume of My luminous and cherished garment is diffused. O My loved ones! We are with you and hear your call, and We have heard what your tongues have uttered in My remembrance, and We shall show you what ye are engaged in during the days of your Lord, the Mighty, the Peerless. Unto each one of you hath been sent down that which none can reckon save God, your Lord and the Lord of all worlds. We beseech God to aid you in that which He loveth and is pleased with, and to strengthen you in that which beseemeth His Cause, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. Soon shall the wrongdoers behold the recompense of what they have wrought in this vain life, and the sincere shall see what hath been ordained for them in the Kingdom of their Lord, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Thus hath the Tongue of Revelation spoken in remembrance of His loved ones on this night wherein the horizon of inspiration hath shone forth from the Luminary of His Name, which God hath made the Sovereign of Names for all who are in the heavens and on earth.

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HE IS THE HEARER, THE ANSWERER

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. In these days, petitions and letters have arrived from every direction. From some wafts the fragrance of joy and gladness, while from others grief, sorrow and distress are evident, for mention is made therein of the oppression of the loved ones of God, and likewise the tribulations of the friends. Say: Be not grieved. By the life of God! For each one, according to their station and rank, the Most Great Joy hath been ordained. In one of the Tablets this exalted Word was revealed from the Supreme Pen: “Had the world any worth in the sight of thy Lord, thou wouldst have seen Me taking its reins and seated upon its thrones. Where are the Caesars and their palaces? Where are the Pharaohs and their hosts? Where are the tyrants and their towers? God hath brought them down from their palaces to their tombs. Take ye warning, O people of insight!” Although outward tribulations are a cause of sorrow and grief, yet in view of the all-encompassing mercy and supreme loving-kindness ordained for each one, there is mercy upon mercy, bounty upon bounty, and joy upon joy.

Likewise, the letters sent by thee have arrived, including the letter of Haydar-Qabli-’Ali, upon him be My glory, which this servant read in the presence of the Countenance. O My Name! Their error is not known, but in each letter repentance, return and seeking forgiveness are mentioned and recorded. Say: O Haydar-Qabli-’Ali! Thou art beneath the glances of thy Lord’s holy and bountiful favor. Grieve not over anything. In all matters place thy trust in Him. Verily, He is with whomsoever desireth Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Fix thy gaze upon the horizon of wisdom, hold fast unto it and cling to its hem. Thus hath the All-Merciful revealed in the Scriptures and Tablets. To hold fast to wisdom is obligatory and essential, and likewise consultation, but in some matters consultation becomes a cause of notoriety, and this is contrary to wisdom and the protection of certain souls.

O My Name! They have made mention of the villages round about and have expressed satisfaction. Blessed are those souls who have attained in this day. Ephemeral things did not prevent them from the immortal Kingdom, nor did the river of names deprive them from the ocean of meanings. All the souls mentioned have attained to the grace of God. Give him the glad tidings from Me that he hath succeeded in serving My firm and mighty Cause. It behooveth him to thank God night and day for this precious and wondrous bounty.

The letter of ’A??ar, upon him be My glory, was presented by this servant before the Face of the Wronged One. Praise be to God, they are engaged in mention and praise and are standing firm in service. We beseech God for assistance and ask for confirmation. He and his relatives have been and are mentioned in the presence of the Countenance. We have revealed for them that which will make them independent of the mention of every knowing one who maketh mention. Give them glad tidings from Me and convey My greetings to their faces from thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

[At the end of the text the phrase “Letter of My handmaiden” is written. It appears the transcription of the Blessed Tablet remains incomplete.]

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He is God, the Compassionate, the Answering!

O My Name, O Jamal! The realm of sanctification and detachment, which is adorned with wisdom, has been and ever shall be most exalted, most beloved, most excellent and most manifest for the elevation of the Word of God and the advancement of existence. Fear of God is a mighty host before which nothing can stand firm. Yet for your honor, trust and resignation have ever been and continue to be recorded by the Supreme Pen. Praise be to God that from the beginning of the Cause you have held fast to that which exalteth the station of the Cause. This is the testimony of the Wronged One concerning your honor. Indeed, at all times whatsoever conduceth to the guidance of the servants is beloved in the sight of God. However, since your honor has now somewhat advanced in age, matters that cause hardship are not permitted except within bearable limits, that the tongues of the gloaters and the deniers may be silenced and the Cause of God, the Lord of the worlds, may be exalted thereby. But We conclude this matter with these words - and that is the contentment of the people. We have mentioned it and continue to mention it as a favor from Us, and We make mention of Hubbu’llah who was remembered in the presence of the Wronged One. We beseech God to exalt him through His Name amongst His servants. And We make mention of Aqa Buzurg, whom We mentioned before with words from which wafted the fragrance of loving-kindness and favor. Convey to him My greetings, and to those around you. Thus hath the Pen spoken in this mighty prison.

Regarding what was mentioned about Hubbu’llah, upon him be the glory of God - if your honor would personally undertake this matter, it would be closer to godliness and acceptable in God’s sight. God willing, when it appears and is received, We shall send what behooveth that which We have commanded the servants in My mighty Book. In all conditions your honor must hold fast to that which causeth the exaltation and elevation of God’s Cause. If outward commerce has been disrupted, it mattereth not, for today all must engage in that commerce which illumineth the world and elevateth the peoples. True and spiritual commerce taketh precedence over all else, and that commerce hath ever been exalted stations in the sight of God, the Lord of the mighty throne.

Convey greetings from the Wronged One to the honored partner. Say: Be not grieved at outward loss, for ere long thou shalt behold the profit of thy deeds as a treasure preserved with God, the Compassionate, the Generous.

O Jamal! We desired to make mention of Mahmud Kh-A and console him in what hath befallen him, and comfort him regarding God’s irrevocable decree. Verily, he who hath ascended unto God is in the Most Glorious Horizon - to this doth the Tongue of Bounty bear witness in this exalted station. Remember him and his sister from the Wronged One and give them glad tidings of My acceptance and loving-kindness and what hath appeared for them from this luminous Dawning-Place. We beseech God to send down upon him who hath ascended, at all times, mercy from His presence, and upon them both bounty from His side. He is verily the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, the Almighty, the Powerful. Glory and peace be upon thee and upon Muhammad-Qabli-Husayn and upon the loved ones there, from the Wronged One, the Imprisoned, the Stranger.

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=== START BH02175 ===

In the Name of Him Who is the Guardian over all names! O thou who gazest toward the Most Exalted Horizon! Reflect upon the baseness of the people of the Bayan. They have witnessed with their own eyes how the people of the Furqan, namely the Shi’ih sect, throughout ages and centuries, occupied themselves upon pulpits and in homes with mention of Imamate, succession, and titles such as chief and noble and the like, clinging passionately to names while remaining heedless and veiled from their Creator and Manifestation. Each day they appeared with some fancy and clung to some notion, and from their conflicting views different sects emerged, each sect cursing the other, yet they considered themselves the most learned and excellent among all peoples. However, when the divine Balance appeared and the Straight Path was made manifest, all, both learned and ignorant, stumbled in the early years and were consigned to hell-fire. The One Whose presence they had implored with humility and supplication - when He appeared they cursed Him from their pulpits and ultimately issued the decree for His death. And now all the renowned divines have turned away from the Truth and cling to vain imaginings. Nevertheless, the people of the Bayan are again occupied with forming such a sect. It is incumbent and obligatory upon you and the loved ones to protect the helpless servants from previous vain imaginings. This Day is God’s Day, wherein none but He should be mentioned. Blessed art thou, in that the Most Exalted Pen hath moved to make mention of thee. Say: O people! By God’s life! Until ye pass beyond the river of names, ye shall not attain to the ocean of inner meanings. Have mercy upon yourselves and soil not yourselves with the dust of vain imaginings like the previous sect. Time and again have these words flowed from the Pen of divine decree that perchance ye might become aware. The ignorant Dawlat-Abadi hath raised the standard of leadership although he neither was nor is aware of the fundamental truth of the Cause. He hath become a leader of the people through vain imaginings, conjectures and names of the past. He is among those of whom it is said: “They changed God’s favor into blasphemy and caused their people to dwell in the abode of perdition.” It is not known what he hath understood from this Most Great Manifestation. Perdition and ruin be upon him! Verily, he and his followers worship vain imaginings and perceive it not. By God’s life! They have taken their own conjectures as lords beside God yet they understand not. They have cast aside Him Who speaketh the truth before all the world and have taken those who have denied God, the Lord of the seen and unseen. Blessed art thou for having heard, turned unto God and attained unto that which was recorded in the Book of God, the Lord of all dominion. Remind the people of thy Lord’s verses and give them the glad tidings of this Remembrance through which hearts and minds were attracted when it appeared. We beseech Him to open before thy face the doors of grace and favor and to strengthen thee in that which shall cause thy name and mention to endure through the eternity of His names and attributes. Verily He is powerful over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who have not broken God’s Covenant, the Guardian over what was and what shall be.

=== END BH02175 ===

=== START BH02176 ===

He is the Remembering, the All-Knowing!

O Javad! We have mentioned thee before in various Tablets and We mention thee at this time with a clear mention, and We make mention of him whom thou didst mention and give him the glad-tidings of God’s loving-kindness and His all-embracing favor. Blessed is the servant who hath today cast away what the people possess and taken what hath been sent down from the presence of One manifest and knowing. O Haji Aqa! Thy deed hath gained the honor of acceptance and there hath been sent down for thee that which will draw thee nigh unto God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. This is a Day wherein the Today speaketh, while the people are in manifest drunkenness. Vain imaginings have withheld them from God, the Lord of the worlds. Say: Fear God, O people! Follow Him Who hath come to you with that which profiteth you, and follow not the ways of the ignorant ones who have cast the Book of God behind their backs and committed that which hath caused every discerning soul to lament. This is a Day wherein the door of attainment hath been opened - approach with radiant faces and be not of them that hesitate. When thou hearest the call from this white leaf, say: O God of Names and Creator of heaven! Praise be unto Thee for having mentioned me when sorrows surrounded Thee from those who exchanged trustworthiness for treachery, truthfulness for falsehood, justice for tyranny, and fairness for oppression in Thy days, and who wrought that whereby the Great Terror appeared. O my Lord! Thou knowest and seest that the Wronged One desired for them naught save that which would draw them nigh unto Thee and move them through Thy will and purpose, yet they cast aside Thy command and what Thou didst desire for them through Thy bounty and generosity, clinging to their own desires without Thy good-pleasure. I beseech Thee, O Possessor of the Kingdom of Names, by Thy Most Great Name, the Most Mighty, Most Generous, Most Exalted, Most Glorious, to assist them to return to the court of Thy mercy and the precincts of Thy might and forgiveness. O my Lord! They are Thy servants and Thy creation. The world and its ornaments have deluded them, and its riches and favors have occupied them. I beseech Thee to adorn them with the ornament of justice and fairness. Within Thy grasp is the reins of glory and greatness and favors. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Dominant, the Powerful.

At this time We make mention of him who was named Abdul-Husayn, who broke not God’s Covenant and Testament, who hesitated not in His Cause, and who chose not silence when His call was raised. The hands of power aided him until he arose before the throne of His manifestation, heard His call, and attained that which most of His creation were deprived of. We beseech Him, exalted be He, not to disappoint him of any good that He hath sent down in His Book. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Kind, the Generous.

We desired to make mention of him who was named Ali-Akbar [that he may thank God, the Lord of] the exalted Throne. He is among those who attained in the earliest days to the lights of recognition. He turned, heard, responded, and drank the wine of nearness from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Blessed art thou for having attained unto the mention of the Wronged One time and again. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to ordain for thee that which will assist thee to perform a deed that will endure as long as His names and attributes endure. Verily He is the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

The glory from Us be upon you and upon those who have acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken when He was seated upon the throne with manifest sovereignty.

=== END BH02176 ===

=== START BH02177 ===

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most High!

O Sulayman! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One. He summoneth thee from the Most Great Prison, purely for the sake of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. He is the One Who hath summoned all unto God - among the people some have turned towards Him and others have turned away. Verily thy Lord is the Truth, the Knower of things unseen. The signs of every learned one have not hindered Him, nor hath the might of any heedless one weakened Him. He hath spoken and continueth to speak that which He hath been commanded by God, the Mighty, the Loving. Reflect upon the people and their deeds. Say: Come ye! By what proof did ye believe in your Most Exalted Lord, and by what cause did ye turn away from this Revelation, at whose appearance the Supreme Pen proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Sovereign of the seen and the unseen!” Say: Have ye not witnessed God’s proof and His testimony? Have ye not heard His verses that have encompassed existence? Say: O people! Be fair for God’s sake and speak with pure truth - who is it that standeth amidst enemies proclaiming with the most exalted call between earth and heaven? And who is it that hath borne hardships in days when the limbs of the mighty trembled before the might of those who were heedless of God, the Sovereign of Kings?

O Sulayman! We speak in the Persian tongue so that every soul may find the purpose and perchance partake of a drop from the Kawthar of the All-Merciful’s utterance. I swear by God’s Balance set up amongst men that this Wronged One hath never had, nor shall ever have, any purpose of His own. He who recognizeth the evanescence of the world and all therein turneth not unto it, and he who witnesseth its changeability and transience reposeth not his trust in it. God is My witness that I speak for His sake alone, that in these divine days none may remain deprived. Purify thine ear from the sayings of the people of earth that thou mayest attain to hearing the divine Word, and turn thine eye away from the varied colors of the world that thou mayest attain to the presence of the Eternal Lord. Accept not every speaker’s word and be not assured by every doer’s deed. Many a deed whose source is desire, and many a word whose purpose is to lead astray. God willing, thou shalt attain to true discernment, that thou mayest distinguish the sweetness of the Salsabil of utterance from aught else, and differentiate between the seeker of guidance and the croaker of passion. We beseech God to aid all to perform pure and holy deeds and to manifest praiseworthy character. In every matter reflect and observe with fairness. Then shall appear unto thee what thy Lord, the Lord of the heavens and earth, hath purposed. To this testifieth every one who hath attained to My sealed wine on this blessed and manifest Day. Arise in the name of Truth, rend asunder all veils and coverings, and say: O people! I have cast away what was with me and taken what I was commanded by One mighty and powerful. Assuredly this word shall prove effective and influential. Thus doth inform thee He with Whom is the Great Book. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02177 ===

=== START BH02178 ===

He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. O Sulayman! Upon thee be the Glory of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. In truth I say, inform and apprise the people. The people of Baha in this day are those whom neither the tales of the first and the last, nor worldly affairs, nor the books of nations have withheld or can withhold from the Great Announcement of God. This sealed nectar hath not been and is not the portion of those who dwell in fancy and idle imaginings. The wine of certitude hath been and is reserved for those who are sincere and detached. Whosoever in this day is born of the Word and attaineth unto the new life - he is worthy of this station, and all others are forbidden and deprived. This is a testimony that hath in this hour flowed from the Most Exalted Pen. Say: O people of the earth! Withhold not yourselves from a single drop of the Most Great Ocean, and deprive not yourselves of a leaf from the Divine Tree.

O Sulayman! Verily I say! No one hath apprehended the root of this Cause. It is incumbent upon everyone, in this day, to perceive with the eye of God, and to hearken with His ear. Whoso beholdeth Me with an eye besides Mine own will never be able to know Me. None among the Manifestations of old, except to a prescribed degree, hath ever completely apprehended the nature of this Revelation. Today the All-Encompassing Ocean is manifest and the Sun of Truth is shining. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath shattered the idols of vain imaginings with the power of certitude, who hath detached himself from all else save God, the Lord of the worlds, who hath adorned his head with the crown of detachment and his temple with the ornament of steadfastness, and his heart with the light of the knowledge of God, the Lord of the exalted Throne.

Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One, sent by him who was named Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin in the Crimson Book. From My Most Exalted Pen I have answered thee with that which hath made the limbs of the divines of Persia to quake - they who have taken their vain imaginings as lords besides God and pronounced judgment against Him through Whom the sun hath shone forth and the horizons have been illumined. Thus have their souls enticed them. They are indeed of the perfidious in the sight of God, the Lord of the Day of Mutual Meeting.

O Sulayman! Dedicate thy days to the service of God. Verily, We have been with thee and have heard thy mention of this Most Great Cause and the Great Announcement. Rejoice in the testimony of My Most Exalted Pen concerning thee and say: Praise be to Thee, O Lord of the worlds, and glory be to Thee, O Thou the Goal of the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee! I beseech Thee to make me steadfast in Thy love in such wise that neither the clamor of the people nor the might of the aggressive ones may keep me back from Thee. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaiden. I have turned unto Thee, detached from all else but Thee. I beseech Thee by the Hour and its signs, and by the Resurrection and what hath appeared therein, to ordain for me the recompense of one who hath sought Thy presence, appeared before the gate of Thy grandeur, heard Thy call, and found the fragrance of Thy verses, the breezes of Thy revelation and the sweet-scented winds of Thine inspiration. Then ordain for me through Thy bounty and grace the good of all Thy worlds. O Lord! Assist me with the hosts of wisdom and utterance that I may mention Thy servants and bring them nigh unto Thee. Verily Thou art the Mighty One Whom the affairs of the world and what the nations possess cannot frustrate. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the All-Compelling, the Almighty.

=== END BH02178 ===

=== START BH02179 ===

He is the One Who has dominion over all who are on earth and in heaven!

O Muhammad-Taqi! Upon thee be My glory! Hearken unto My call from around My prison, verily there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower. He has appeared with the truth and commanded the people to draw nigh unto Him, yet they turned away, following every ignorant one who was deprived of the sweet savors of knowledge.

Say: O people of the earth! Hasten unto Him, then choose for yourselves a path unto Him. Strive in God with the true striving through the hosts of wisdom and utterance. Thus has the All-Merciful spoken in this station which has been raised up in His name.

The smoke of corruption has encompassed all regions such that naught can be seen but armies and naught can be heard but the clash of swords. Thus has the matter been decreed through what the hands of those who were far from the truth have wrought.

Say: Fear God, O people, and speak not what the people before you spoke, and follow not those who committed that which caused the Sovereign of existence to lament. He Who is established upon the throne of utterance bears witness to this with an authority that was manifest through the truth.

Behold and remember what the people of the Furqan committed when the All-Merciful came with a Cause that encompassed all the worlds. They denied Him in Whom they had believed, broke God’s covenant and His pledge, and did that which caused the Holy Spirit to lament. He Who came with the truth to guide the servants to a path that was straight through justice bears witness to this.

Blessed is thy father who testified to that which God testified and acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur uttered. We bear witness that he is of the people of Baha and has been mentioned with glory by the Supreme Pen.

When thou art attracted by My verses and the rapture of My call takes hold of thee, say: “My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having mentioned me, and thanks be to Thee for having guided me. I beseech Thee by the light of Thy Cause, by what was hidden in Thy knowledge, by the blood that was shed in Thy path, by the hearts that melted in their separation and remoteness from Thee, and by the tears that flowed in Thy love, to assist Thy servants to be steadfast in Thy Cause such that the clamor of the heedless and the doubts of the suspicious may not prevent them. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the Wise.”

O Muhammad-Taqi! Reflect upon the heedlessness of the people. They have abandoned the Truth and turned away from the lights of the Luminary of certitude, clinging instead to Hadi of Dawlat-Abad. Such is the condition of the manifestations of vain imaginings. Although he had no knowledge whatsoever of this Cause, yet he walks blindly and the sightless ones of the world have obeyed and continue to obey him, just as they did before, as thou hast heard and now witnessest. From the beginning of the Cause the Supreme Pen has proclaimed in its loudest voice that which would guide the servants. Whosoever wishes, let him believe, and whosoever wishes, let him turn away. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. Thus have We expounded the verses and sent them unto thee that thine eyes may be consoled thereby, and the eyes of those whom the veils of the world and what is possessed by the nations have not prevented. They have witnessed and said: “Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of the worlds! And glory be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Object of worship of those who are in the heavens and on the earth!”

=== END BH02179 ===

=== START BH02180 ===

O Muhammad! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. In these days an eye ailment has appeared, and therefore the Pen has paused in mentioning the friends. His Holiness the Branch Diya’u’llah has repeatedly made mention of you and the travelers, and has beseeched a special mention from the divine Kingdom of utterance. The tongue speaks and the heart bears witness that the friends have ever been and are remembered. We beseech God to give them to drink from the Kawthar of His utterance from the hand of His bounty - a Kawthar that brings joy and dispels grief. My God, My God! Thou didst plant the saplings of existence with the hand of Thy bounty and watered them with the rain of Thy mercy until they attained the station “Blessed be God, the best of creators.” We hope that the fruits of steadfastness, joy, submission and contentment will appear from these trees. Some time ago these exalted words were revealed and manifested from the Dawning-place of Divine revelation and the Dayspring of the All-Merciful’s utterance: O peerless Friend and incomparable Beloved! The blessed trees are surrounded by heedless axe-wielders on one side and shameless cleaver-bearers on the other. No helper is seen who has power to help save Thy grace, generosity and mercy. We testify that they desired naught but that from which the fragrance of Thy good-pleasure wafted, and turned to none but the direction of Thy loving-kindness and power. I beseech Thee to protect them from the evil of the oppressors among Thy servants and the transgressors among Thy creation. We convey greetings to each one and have mentioned and continue to mention them. Truly I say that what has appeared is the cause of the exaltation of the Word and the upliftment of the Cause. That honored one and all know that this community holds fast to righteousness and piety and is severed from oppression and corruption. The hope of their hearts has been and is the comfort and freedom of the people. The Supreme Pen has in the nights and days counseled all and commanded them to that which is the cause and means of deliverance. Soon the hand of divine justice will manifest that which is the cause of awakening. Now slumber of heedlessness has seized all. Soon they shall find themselves in evident abasement and painful chastisement. In these days there has been a pause in sending Tablets, for the oppressors of the world are intent on seizing them. Be patient as We have been patient until God brings about His decree. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Mention each of the travelers on behalf of the Wronged One. Say: Be not grieved at anything. Rejoice in what has appeared and manifested that which was hidden and treasured in God’s knowledge, the Lord of the worlds. Today the countenance of existence smiles through the appearance of Him Who conversed on Sinai. All must attain supreme joy, for the lovers of the horizons have aimed at the place of sacrifice and dawned from the horizon of detachment. Now of the mentioned accounts, some are true and some are otherwise. We beseech God to manifest what He wishes through His grace that overshadows those in the heavens and earth and His mercy that has preceded the first and the last ones.

=== END BH02180 ===

=== START BH02181 ===

In the Name of Him Who has power over all who are in the world!

We have desired to make mention of him who has turned to Us and to impart unto him that which the Tree has spoken forth in My breast. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. May the rapture of verses seize him in such wise that he may arise wholly for the triumph of his Lord’s Cause, the Mighty, the Loving.

We have recognized thy turning unto God, the Lord of eternity, when most of the peoples have turned away from Him, and We have sent down unto thee this Tablet whereby thy remembrance shall endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven. Behold those who laid claim to knowledge: when the door of heaven was opened and He Who originated it came, they denied Him and followed their own imaginings. Say: O concourse of divines! Fear ye God and be fair in His Cause. By what proof did ye believe in God’s Messengers of old, and by what evidence did ye turn away from Him Who speaketh betwixt earth and heaven? Bring forth what ye possess, if ye be possessed of knowledge. Say: Fear ye God and follow not your desires. Abandon vain imaginings and turn ye towards the supreme horizon that ye may find the Sun of Certitude shining therefrom with this Name whereby the back of idle fancy was broken and the beauty of unity hath dawned from this praiseworthy station. Beware lest ye speak of what ye possess. Hearken unto the shrill of My Most Exalted Pen which hath been raised between earth and heaven, then follow that which the Spirit imparteth unto you, if ye be possessed of understanding.

Blessed art thou, O thou who hast turned, for having oriented thyself towards God and attained unto this sealed wine. Arise to promote the Cause by God’s leave and permission, then aid it through remembrance and utterance. This is what thou hast been commanded in this Hidden Tablet. Be as the morning breeze unto the cities and villages that their inhabitants may be awakened thereby, or as the spring winds unto both noble and lowly. Convey the Cause with wisdom that those seized by the stupor of heedlessness may be awakened thereby and turn unto God, the Lord of the worlds. Rise from the horizon of certitude with remembrance and utterance that the hearts of those who slumber may be attracted thereby.

We have inhaled the fragrance of thy love and turning unto Us, and We have turned toward thee from this remote prison and make mention of thee in truth that there may appear through thee that which befitteth this wondrous Day. Say: O peoples of the earth! Whither do ye flee this Day? None can find refuge save in him who hath laid hold on the Most Firm Handle and turned unto God, the Lord of Names, with an illumined heart. Beware lest the affairs of creation sadden thee. By My life! They shall pass away, and there shall endure for thee what hath been ordained in a preserved tablet. Stand firm in the Cause through God’s power and might. He will assist thee through His sovereignty and aid thee in all conditions. He is verily the Almighty, the Everlasting, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

When thou hast quaffed the Kawthar of life from thy Lord’s utterance, the All-Merciful, arise and turn toward God’s court and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Beloved of them that know Thee! I beseech Thee not to deprive me of the breezes of Thy days nor to keep me back from the ocean of Thy presence. Then strengthen me to aid Thy Cause in Thy realm. Verily, Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the Almighty.

=== END BH02181 ===

=== START BH02182 ===

He is the One speaking with truth! Hear the call from the Crimson Tree at the hub of the most exalted Paradise - “God, there is no God but Him, the rightful Sovereign. He it is Who has manifested His Cause and fulfilled His promise and called all to unity and accord. Blessed is he who has heard and responded to his Lord and acted according to what he was commanded on the Day of Meeting. And woe to him who has turned away from the truth and followed the desires of those who have broken the Covenant.”

Say: O heedless ones! Do you not see what has shone forth and appeared from the horizon of Manifestation by which the horizons have been illumined? Say: Put aside what the people possess. The Self-Subsisting has come with that which will guide you to God, the Revealer of verses.

The Most Exalted Pen of God has moved to mention those through whom the back of hypocrisy was broken. O thou who hast dawned from the horizon of the heaven of My love! Hear the divine call in the Persian tongue. The letters which thou didst send in the name of Jud, upon him be My glory, the servant presented before the Face. Blessed art thou, and blessed is thy steadfastness and those who love thee and make mention of thee according to what was revealed for thee from the Most Exalted Station.

Thou didst mention the friends of the land of Ha and Mim. Praise be to God, each one is illumined with the light of recognition and has attained to goodly remembrance. We have mentioned each one of them with that which brings solace to the eyes. Some days ago a special Tablet was revealed from the heaven of favor and sent to Muhammad-i-Qabl-i-Baqir, upon him be My glory, that he might drink therefrom the Euphrates of God’s mercy and bounty which has encompassed all who are in the earths and heavens.

Say: O people of God! It is hoped that ye will walk among the servants with the utmost wisdom. In this land the Law of God, that is, the Law of the Furqan (Qur’an) is in force. Praise be to God, some indolent ones have clung to deeds. In truth, a person without deeds has been and is fruitless. Especially for the sons of Khalil in that land several Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablets were sent. The Trustee has also made much mention and praise of the friends. In any case, each of the souls mentioned in thy letter has been honored with a Tablet. What was not sent this time will, God willing, be sent later, that they may drink therefrom the Kawthar of steadfastness and bounty from God, the Lord of all beings.

Thou didst mention [Bahr] and two souls of that land. Two blessed Supreme Tablets in the Most Exalted handwriting and adorned with the seal of the Beloved were sent. By My life! Nothing among all things equals these two, nor what the people possess. Give them the glad tidings of My mention and illumine them with the lights of thy Lord’s utterance, the Mighty, the Bestower.

Special Tablets have been repeatedly revealed and sent to Siyyid Muhammad. This time too a special Tablet was sent to him. Likewise, a special Tablet was sent for one of the sons of Khalil who has turned towards the land of Kaf and Ra. Beseech God not to deprive those on earth from the ocean of bounty. Verily He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, and the Powerful, the All-Forgiving.

=== END BH02182 ===

=== START BH02183 ===

In the Name of God, the Exalted, the Most High

The source of all good is trust in God, submission

unto His command, and contentment with His

holy will and pleasure.

The essence of wisdom is the fear of God, the

dread of His scourge and punishment, and the apprehension

of His justice and decree.

The essence of religion is to testify unto that which the

Lord hath revealed, and follow that which He hath

ordained in His mighty Book.

The source of all glory is acceptance of whatsoever the

Lord hath bestowed, and contentment with that which God

hath ordained.

The essence of love is for man to turn his heart to the

Beloved One, and sever himself from all else but Him, and

desire naught save that which is the desire of his Lord.

True remembrance is to make mention of the Lord, the

All-Praised, and forget aught else beside Him.

True reliance is for the servant to pursue his profession

and calling in this world, to hold fast unto the Lord, to seek

naught but His grace, inasmuch as in His Hands is the

destiny of all His servants.

The essence of detachment is for man to turn his face towards

the courts of the Lord, to enter His Presence, behold

His Countenance, and stand as witness before Him.

The essence of understanding is to testify to one’s

poverty, and submit to the Will of the Lord, the Sovereign,

the Gracious, the All-Powerful.

The source of courage and power is the promotion of

the Word of God, and steadfastness in His Love.

The essence of charity is for the servant to recount the

blessings of his Lord, and to render thanks unto Him at all

times and under all conditions.

The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance

of deeds; he whose words exceed his deeds, know verily his

death is better than his life.

The essence of true safety is to observe silence, to look at

the end of things and to renounce the world.

The beginning of magnanimity is when man expendeth

his wealth on himself, on his family and on the poor among

his brethren in his Faith.

The essence of wealth is love for Me; whoso loveth Me

is the possessor of all things, and he that loveth Me not is

indeed of the poor and needy. This is that which the

Finger of Glory and Splendour hath revealed.

The source of all evil is for man to turn away from his

Lord and set his heart on things ungodly.

The most burning fire is to question the signs of God, to

dispute idly that which He hath revealed, to deny Him and

carry one’s self proudly before Him.

The source of all learning is the knowledge of God,

exalted be His Glory, and this cannot be attained save

through the knowledge of His Divine Manifestation.

The essence of abasement is to pass out from under the

shadow of the Merciful and seek the shelter of the Evil One.

The source of error is to disbelieve in the One true God,

rely upon aught else but Him, and flee from His Decree.

True loss is for him whose days have been spent in utter

ignorance of his self.

The essence of all that We have revealed for thee is

Justice, is for man to free himself from idle fancy and

imitation, discern with the eye of oneness His glorious

handiwork, and look into all things with a searching eye.

Thus have We instructed thee, manifested unto thee

Words of Wisdom, that thou mayest be thankful unto the

Lord, thy God, and glory therein amidst all peoples.

=== END BH02183 ===

=== START BH02184 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Might and Power

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Book and spoken therein the decree of the beginning and the end, and guided all thereby to the straight path. He is verily the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. And may the prayer that shineth forth from the horizon of the will of the Lord of Eternity rest upon the Sovereign of Nations and upon His family and companions, whose praise the ink and pen confess themselves powerless to describe.

And now, O beloved of my heart, his honor Shaykh Salman, upon him be the glory of the All-Merciful: As they were about to depart, it became necessary that this mere nothingness should present himself in the garment of words before your presence, that perchance he may be blessed by your gracious glance. According to instructions, his honor the Shaykh is commanded to arrange a feast for both men and women. The host shall be your honor, assisted by Aqa Mirza ’Abdu’llah, upon him be 966 [Baha’u’llah]. The servants of the friends of God, 966 [Baha’u’llah] be upon them, whosoever takes action. Another matter: an ablution vessel which has twice been blessed by contact with the sacred Person has been bestowed specially upon your honor. God willing, may you be blessed with this supreme bounty. Likewise, a cloak has been specially bestowed upon his honor Aqa Muhammad Sadiq, upon him be the glory of God. Another matter: the sum of ten tomans and one toman which has been placed in the blessed name of His Holiness the Greatest Branch, Aqa Mirza Diya’u’llah, and His Holiness the Greatest Branch, Aqa Mirza Badi’u’llah, may my spirit be sacrificed for the dust of their footsteps, in the place of blessing, deliver to his honor the Shaykh that he may spend it as instructed. And funds have been allocated specially for some which, God willing, will arrive soon. This evanescent one extends greetings and nothingness to all the friends of God. May they ever be blessed by God’s grace and hold fast to wisdom. Two ignorant ones so deceived the companions of Ta that they became informed of all matters and brought about what they brought about. Would that they had spoken truthfully! They resorted to such calumnies that one is ashamed to mention them. In every city, both in Iran and in these Ottoman domains, numerous spies have been appointed, and these spies speak whatever the ruler and oppressor desire. There is absolutely no truth in their words. The dust of falsehood has concealed the face of truthfulness. I beseech and implore God, exalted be His glory, to aid all to truthfulness. Verily, He is powerful over all things. May the peace that shineth from the horizon of God’s grace be upon your honor and upon those who are with you and who love you and who act according to what God hath revealed in the Book. And praise be to God, the Lord of the beginning and the end.

The servant

29 Dhi’l-Qa’dih al-Haram 1300

It was previously requested that if someone is departing, they send a small amount, that is, half a box of eggplant seeds. God willing, they have sent or will send them.

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Praise be to God Who has made Himself known to us, taught us His Cause, made clear to us the paths of truth and certitude, and manifested what befits His generosity to the worlds. We thank Him in all conditions with thanksgiving wherewith He has spoken in His Book and taught us through His bounty and sovereignty. Glory and splendor be upon those who have stood firm in His Cause, spoken His praise, attained to hearkening to His call, turned to the horizon of His grace and drawn near to the ocean of His Most Great Name.

Praise be to God Who has distinguished between creation through the Most Exalted Word, whereby the imaginary has ebbed and the seas of knowledge have surged. Exalted is the Self-Subsisting One Who has illumined the world through the Most Great Name and prescribed for the peoples that which will draw them near to the court of glory, grandeur, majesty and the dawning-place of power, might and exaltation. He has ever been sanctified beyond mention and praise, and will ever remain exalted above what the people of creation utter. Since the path to Him is cut off and the proof to Him is rejected, we describe Him as He has described His Essence to His Essence by His Essence, and remember Him as He has remembered His Self to His Self by His Self. There is no God but Him, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

[The rest of this rather lengthy text contains personal correspondence and instructions which I will translate if needed, but first please confirm if you want me to continue with the full translation.]

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Blessed is the mother who was named by the Tongue of the Lord of Names as the Mother of the Near Ones. We make mention of her at this time that it may be a glory and honor and treasure for her with God, the Lord of the worlds. The mention shining forth from the horizon of the Kingdom and the light blazing from the horizon of the heaven of might be upon thee, O my handmaiden and my leaf, who speaketh My praise and turneth toward My horizon and soareth in My atmosphere and holdeth fast to My cord and cleaveth to the hem of My tender mercy and loving-kindness. Thou art she who turned to the Most Exalted Horizon when the Creator of the heavens came with the Kingdom of Names, and who hearkened when the Most Exalted Pen raised its shrill voice, and who hastened to the ocean of knowledge when the concourse of divines and princes held back. Blessed art thou, O Mother of My near ones and she who showeth compassion to My chosen ones. I testify that thy heart was the dawning-place of the love of God and thy tongue the source of His remembrance and thy breast His vista. Blessed is the handmaiden who turned to thee and mentioned that which was sent down from the heaven of thy Lord’s will, the All-Merciful, when thou didst ascend to the Most Exalted Companion and didst dwell in the vicinity of thy Lord’s mercy, the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the Last and the First. Blessed is the earth that was honored by thy body and attained thy presence. I testify that thou didst believe in God when most of the servants denied Him, and didst drink of My choice-sealed wine sealed with My Self-Subsisting Name when most of the people of the lands were debarred from it. Thou art she whom the clamor did not prevent and whom hatred did not veil. Thou didst speak the praise of thy Lord until thy spirit ascended to a station none knoweth save God, the Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens. During thy life thou wert in a house wherein was raised the remembrance of God, the Goal of all desire and Lord of the Throne on high and of the earth below. Thou art she who attained the verses of thy Lord before thy ascension and after it. Mercy preceded thee and grace encompassed thee and light moved before thy face, and at thy ascension a company of angels and the Spirit welcomed thee. The Mother of the Book with Him beareth witness to this. The glory be upon thee and upon thy beginning and thy end and thy outward and thy inward self, and the mercy of God and His tender care. My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the hearts that were rent asunder in Thy path and melted in separation from Thee, and by the bodies that soared in Thy love, and by the faces that turned toward Thy face, and by the breathings of Thy revelation in Thy days and the manifestations of Thy power in Thy Kingdom and Thy might, to ordain for the one who hath visited Thy handmaiden, by Thy Most Exalted Pen, the good of the Last and of the First. Then forgive him, O my God, through Thy grace and bounty, and purify him, O my Goal, from disobedience, by Thy Name, the All-Merciful. Thou art He through Whose Name, the All-Forgiving, the ocean of forgiveness surgeth in contingent being, and through Whose Name, the All-Bountiful, the sun of bounty shineth forth from the horizon of the world. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy face to forgive Thy servants and remit their misdeeds and sins. Then accept from them, O my God, what they have wrought in Thy days and performed in service to Thy near ones and chosen ones. Verily Thou art the Almighty over what Thou willest and in Thy right hand is the dominion of all things. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.

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Peace be upon you, O you whose body is like a niche wherein is a lamp! Peace be upon you, O you over whom the people of the world of shadows wailed and lamented! Peace be upon you, O you over whom the essences of spirits wept! Peace be upon you, O you who walked the path of triumph and success! Peace be upon you, O confirmed moth! Peace be upon you, O you whose mountain-like form was like an engraved seal! Peace be upon you, O you whose subtle temple was carved! Peace be upon you, O you who passed over the bridge like a rushing wind! Peace be upon you, O you who by sacrificing your lifeblood burned the hearts of the servants like a flash of lightning! Peace be upon you, O you at whose martyrdom, when the mighty frame was rent asunder, the Hour approached and the moon was cleft! Peace be upon you, O you whose body was pierced and upon whom were set the candles of affliction! Peace be upon you, O you whose branches the infidels kindled and lit, though its oil would glow even if no fire touched it! Peace be upon you, O you whose weakness dripped upon earth’s table as sweetness and drink, and heaven cried “Would that I were dust!” Peace be upon you, O you whose limbs were torn asunder, O you whose vitals were roasted - alas for you! You melted as wax candles melt, and your parts, both root and branch, dissolved away. The essences of your spirit danced in your eternal temple, and the minds of the holy ones were bewildered by your most glorious state. How strange that when people refused… your noble being went to the test… indeed it was not counterfeit in all creation. Peace be upon you, O salamander in the fire of the Divine Essence, O dove soaring in the air of love for the Eternal! Peace be upon you, O peacock of the ruby heaven in the sphere of the fire of might! I testify that you sang as sang the dove of the Divine Essence in the atmosphere of the heaven of burning, and you shunned the people of creation… and poverty, and complained not among the companions of separation and hypocrisy, though among them your legs were bound together. Peace be upon you, O you whose pure spilled blood reddened the face of the trampled earth! I testify that by the torch of your body, blazing in the pitch darkness, you revealed the paths through the gloom until you guided Khidr to the darknesses. Peace be upon you, O you who entered naked into the scene of the Point of the Bayan, being well-watered from the Kawthar of love yet thirsting from drinking the cups of trials, whose body Satan’s blind hosts cut to pieces, whose blood tears flowed from the eyes of swords, whose exalted, most glorious mention spread to all regions, whose supreme, most high Cause shone forth among the noble ones, and from whose calamity the earth of hearts was crushed as though it were Mount Qaf! Peace be upon you, O you who flew on wings of longing to the highest pavilions of the lovers! Peace be upon you, O you who magnified the wondrous Cause and manifested the mysteries of love in this mighty cycle, and called to all the people of the earth with a call: “Wish for death if you speak truth!” Peace be upon you and upon all the martyrs with you, and we, God willing, shall join you and attain. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.

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O Haji Muhammad-Javad, upon him be the Glory of God! In My Name, the Wronged One. Divine decree confirmeth that which God’s Will and Command hath ordained. The ledger of the world testifieth to His irrevocable decree. The palace of Chosroes which was the seat of the King of Kings is now the dwelling place of owls and spiders. Take heed, O ye who are endowed with insight! How many souls dwelt in palaces at dawn only to return to the grave at night! Yet graves are the treasuries of existence and tokens of divine bounty. Divine decree is beloved by the wise, and all are content with it, nay rather thankful. The complainant is not and hath never been acceptable. “Whoso is not content with My decree, let him seek another Lord.” Should a soul become aware of but one fruit from the tree of divine decree and comprehend it, joy and gladness, delight and expansion, submission and contentment would never depart from him. Extinction is the gate to immortality, and immortality the gate to extinction. Non-existence is the door to existence, and existence the door to non-existence. The blessed word “All things shall perish save His Face” is a source of patience and solace for the peoples of the world. After this death there is life, and after this concealment there is revelation. Blessed are the dead who become the gates of the supreme Paradise and the cause of unveiling and meeting! Destruction itself betokeneth construction, and ruin indicateth prosperity. Death and life are requirements of the consummate wisdom. Neither hath been, nor shall ever be, without effect or fruit. The Command is in God’s hands. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. We testify that He is praiseworthy in His acts and is to be obeyed in His commands. There is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The Book of God declareth that tribulations descend like torrential rain upon His loved ones, and this Wronged One in ’Akka is caught in the talons of hatred. Yet in all conditions We are joyous and glad. The life of this world in the sight of them that are endued with vision is reckoned as but a moment, therefore neither its hardship nor its comfort is worthy of mention. O Muhammad-Javad! We desired to console thee and comfort thee in what hath come to pass through thy Lord’s decree. He, verily, is the Counselor, the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful. Hold fast unto the cord of patience. Verily, He is the All-Patient and enjoineth upon thee gracious patience. Grieve not over anything. Arise to serve My Cause, speak forth My praise, and act according to that which We have commanded thee and those who have believed in My perspicuous Book. Beware lest anything prevent thee from turning toward the Supreme Horizon. Soon shall the world and all that is therein perish, and there shall remain for its people that which the ears of the unifiers are unable to hear. Hold fast unto the cord of justice and righteousness, that there may appear from thee that whose fragrance shall endure throughout the eternity of My glorious and wondrous remembrance. The splendor shining from the horizon of the heaven of My utterance be upon those whom affairs have not occupied from the Dayspring of Revelation, and whom the world hath not prevented from the Lord of mankind. They have advanced and said: “We believe in Thee, O Thou the Desire of the worlds and the God of all who are in the heavens and all who are on earth.”

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This is that which hath been sent down from the heaven of Will to him who was named Siyyid-Rida - upon him be the Glory of God, the Consoler, the Comforter, the All-Bountiful, the Generous. The Light shining and gleaming, dawning from the horizon of the heaven of bounty be upon thee, O thou who gazest toward the Most Exalted Horizon. The mercy that precedeth all, from the Dayspring of the munificence of the Lord of existence, be upon thee, O thou who turned unto God when the people turned away from Him. The manifest glorification from the horizon of the will of the Lord of the Kingdom of Names be upon thee, O dawning-place of faithfulness in the realm of creation. The peace shining forth from the horizon of the Kingdom of utterance be upon thee, O thou who answered thy Lord when the call was raised between earth and heaven. The lights dawning from the Sun of His Most Glorious Name be upon thee, O thou who attained unto the word “yea” whilst thou wert in the hands of the enemies. Thou art he who broke not God’s Covenant and His Testament, and denied not God’s proof and His evidence. Thou didst turn with the greatest steadfastness and didst take the Kawthar of eternity from the hand of bounty and drink before all faces in the name of thy Lord, the Creator of earth and heaven. The rapture of the Call seized thee such that thou didst abandon the community of those who believed not in God and His signs, and acknowledged not His grandeur and His sovereignty and His might and His power. We bear witness that thou didst speak that which the Tongue of Utterance spoke in the contingent world and didst turn with thy heart unto God, thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Blessed art thou for having drunk the choice wine of understanding and having held fast to the cord of the loving-kindness of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind. Thou didst attain unto that which most of the servants attained not, and wert steadfast in the love of thy Lord such that obliteration took thee not, and standing such that sitting followed it not, and speaking such that silence overtook it not. Thou art in the Supreme Companion and the Lord of all doth mention thee in the prison of ’Akka. Thou art he who heard the blame of the blamers in the path of God, the King, the Truth, the Manifest Justice. We beseech God to send down upon thee at all times mercy from His presence and grace from His own Self and a table from His side. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. Blessed art thou, O Siyyid-Rida, for having stood firm in the service of God and His loved ones. We bear witness that through thee and thy like were the gates of acceptance opened for the servants and the rains of mercy rained down upon the lands. Blessed is he who turneth toward thy resting-place and visiteth thee through that which was sent down from the heaven of the Will of God, the Lord of Lords. It behooveth him who visiteth thee to say before thy tomb: “My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the clamor of Thy yearning ones and the cry of those who long for Thee, and by the hearts that are entangled in separation from Thee, and by the livers that melted in remoteness from Thee, and by the breasts that faced the arrows in Thy path, and by the spirits that ascended in yearning for meeting Thee, to forgive me and him who visiteth this station which was mentioned by Thy Most Exalted Pen, and ordain for me and for him the good of the hereafter and the former life and what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. Thou art He to Whose pardon and bounty all created things have testified, and to Whose gifts and favors all beings have borne witness. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Bestowing, the Compassionate, the Generous.”

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Jinab-i-Mulla Muhammad-Shafi’, upon him be the Glory of God

In His Name, Who ruleth over the Kingdom of Utterance! Today the world of the seen and unseen, and the realms of might and dominion, of revelation and mystic knowledge, are illumined by the effulgent rays of the Sun of Truth. At all times do all created things call out to the servants and summon them to the highest horizon. Blessed are they who, aided by divine assistance and heavenly resolve, arise to serve and guide humanity to the straight path of God.

O Muhammad-Shafi’! The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to thy turning and devotion. Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One - it will draw thee nigh unto the ocean of thy Lord’s utterance, the Compassionate, the Bountiful. We beseech God to assist thee at all times, that through the hosts of wisdom and utterance thou mayest guide the wayward to the everlasting Law and direct the wanderers to their divine homeland.

O Ahmad-’Ali, upon thee be My glory! Praise and gratitude be to God that thou hast attained unto the heavenly feast and the infinite, eternal bounty. Despite the divines, thou hast drunk from the cup of immortality. Neither the doubts of the people nor the might of men could prevent thee from drawing nigh unto the Lord of creation. In the days and nights thou must arise with complete dedication to teach the people. Verily thy Helper is with thee - He heareth, seeth and aideth, and He is the Helper, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Convey My greetings to the loved ones. We make mention at this time of him who is named Aqa Baba and give him the glad-tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all worlds. We beseech God to assist him to serve His Cause and to ordain for him the good of this world and the next. Verily He is the Lord of humanity and the Lord of this glorious station.

O Ahmad-’Ali! We make mention of thy children and counsel them with that which will exalt their stations among the servants, and We give them glad-tidings of that which God, the Forgiving, the Merciful, hath ordained for them. Convey My greetings unto them and remind them of the verses of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Convey My greetings to the loved ones of God in that land. Praise be to God, each hath attained unto that which hath no peer or likeness. Gladden all thy relatives with the loving-kindness of God, glorified be His majesty. All are mentioned and specially favored in His presence. From the heaven of loving-kindness there hath been sent down for each one that which is lasting and enduring.

Then make mention, on My behalf, of thy mother and thy wife and her mother. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to draw them nigh unto Him and enable them to do what He loveth and pleaseth, and to open before the face of each one the door of grace and bounty. Verily He is the Lord of all creation. There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

At the end of this epistle We make mention of him who is named Karbala’i Husayn, that rapture may seize him and he may be among the successful ones. O Husayn! God willing, mayest thou be successful through God’s loving-kindness, speaking His praise and arising to serve His loved ones. He Who loved Me hath mentioned thee; We have remembered thee in this clear Book. Glory be upon thee and upon all who are steadfast and firm.

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In the Name of God “H”! He is the One Who has power over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is! The evanescent servant cries out before the face of the world and mentions what his ear has been blessed to hear of what the Tongue of Grandeur and Glory has spoken. He said - and His word is the truth: By God! The horizon of trustworthiness has darkened, the countenance of friendship has changed, and the hem of faithfulness between earth and heaven has been sullied. That which is unworthy of God’s Cause, His days, His grandeur and His glory has appeared in this land which was named the Crimson Spot among the Concourse of Names and under this heaven from My Most Exalted Pen. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to set right what we have neglected regarding Him, to forgive what we have wrought in His presence, and to ordain for us justice and that whereby His Cause and sovereignty may be uplifted among His servants. O beloved of my heart! Though sorrows have taken hold and the hearts of the pure ones in God’s lands and countries have been troubled by what has occurred in the prison land, yet we thank the Beloved that the world has been honored with the Most Great Joy, and verily He is the One seated upon the throne before the face of the nations. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower. This is a petition from the evanescent one to him who has dawned from the horizon of Sad for the love of God, our Lord and the Lord of the sincere ones, informing him of what the Ancient Beauty has commanded me in this station. He said - and His sweetest utterance is: O My Name Ha! No one should proceed to the land of Kha and inform its people of matters that have occurred in this White Land whose atoms proclaim that there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Loving. According to the command, I am to inform your honor that no one should specifically proceed to the land of Kha regarding occurred matters. If anyone has proceeded or taken anything, let him send it to the direction of the Intended One and definitely return it to its owner, and likewise that person himself should abandon the journey and return. This is what the Beloved of the Worlds has decreed. And whatever has been given in the lands of Ta and Kaf - if they have sent it, the matter is finished, otherwise let it remain with your honor and send the names of those souls to the Most Holy Court. Verily He is the Ruler over what He willeth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. May my soul be a sacrifice for your love and a sacrifice for your steadfastness. Everything beareth witness that you have not fallen short in God’s Cause, His service, His remembrance, His praise, His assistance and the exaltation of His mighty Cause. Now there is no opportunity to submit more. God willing, in a few days this servant’s petition will reach your honor. I beseech and hope from the True One, glorified and mighty be He, that you may be blessed in all times with wondrous and sublime fragrances. Glory, nay all glory, be upon your honor and upon those who love you and upon those who have believed in God, the Single, the All-Informed. On 10 Rajab 1295.

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O thou who bearest My Name, the Most Truthful, upon thee be the Glory of God, in My Name, the Everlasting, the Eternal, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise! O thou Our Most Truthful Name! Thou didst quaff the choice wine of meeting when the Lord of Names was in Zawra, and once again the Water of Life when the King of creation was in this Great Prison. Thou didst turn to God by His leave and didst draw nigh unto Him to Whom the world hath turned, until thou didst enter the pavilion of eternity wherein was raised the call of God, the Lord of the worlds. Thou didst attain the presence of the Throne and didst hear and witness that which is inscribed in the Tablet of God, thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. And thou didst circle round the Throne on behalf of them that turned unto Him and believed in Him when He appeared with manifest sovereignty. All this is from His bounty unto thee. He, verily, is the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. Return unto thy home with the fragrances of God and His verses, and make mention of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, unto them that love Him. Forget not what We counselled thee when thou wert in Our presence. Act according to that which thou hast been commanded. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

Praise be to God that through His infinite bounty thou didst arrive at the Most Holy Court and didst rest for successive months beneath the shade of the divine Lote-Tree. Convey unto all the divine counsels which thou didst hear from the tongue of Grandeur, that all may be adorned with spiritual qualities and holy deeds. The most excellent of all deeds in this Day is steadfastness in the Cause of God, such that the vain imaginings of the deluded pretenders may not hold back the loved ones of God from the court of oneness. Two unknown persons have gone to Gilan, laying claim to truth and uttering certain spurious and unsound statements. Some have followed these souls, and this following hath increased their pride and heedlessness, until certain assured souls arrived in that land and, through blessed words, awakened those heedless ones from the slumber of negligence. Had it not been for divine grace assisting them, all would have returned to the fire. We beseech God to purify the earth from such as these. I swear by the Sun shining from the horizon of the Cause that the harm of such souls is greater than the harm of the idolaters and deniers, for these matters have been and will be the cause of discord, perturbation and corruption. We beseech God to cause them to be overcome by one who will show them no mercy. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty. In truth, such matters arise because of the friends, for their following of such souls causes these pretenders to become confused about themselves. During Our sojourn in Iraq and the Land of Mystery, and at the beginning of Our arrival in the Most Great Prison, We informed all of the rising clamor of these clamorous ones in most cities and regions. We beseech God to protect His loved ones from the evil of these people and to make them so steadfast that the clamor of every clamorer will not change them nor the doubts of the doubtful cause them to slip. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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In the Name of God, the Mighty, the Invincible! O Muhammad! Hearken unto the call of Husayn, who hath arisen to proclaim the Cause, and against whom all the people have risen up from every direction - some denouncing him as an infidel, some denying him, some opposing him, and some seeking to slay him with grievous wrong. Know thou that he feared no one and championed His Cause until the mention of God became renowned throughout the worlds. By God! Through him were raised up the pavilion of glory, the tabernacle of knowledge, the canopy of the Cause, and the tents of revelation and inspiration between the heavens and the earth. All peoples, and behind them all governments, united to prevent him from helping the Cause of God, the Almighty, the Powerful, the All-Wise. Yet he was never deterred, and continued to proclaim the remembrance of God, the Almighty, the Most High, the Most Great, in their midst. Thus did there befall him what had befallen no one before - and God is witness to what I say. By God! Husayn remained alone amidst the hands of the idolaters, and when imprisoned in this prison, even those servants who served Him and were created by His transcendent command rose up against Him. Every day they plotted to kill Me, yet God aided Me with truth and delivered Me from among them with manifest sovereignty. As for thee, leave those who have disbelieved, and shouldst thou find any among the people of the Bayan who have turned away from this resplendent Countenance, say: “O thou that art far removed! If thou didst believe in the Bayan, by what proof hast thou rejected the Beloved of the worlds? By God! Not a word was revealed except in My remembrance and praise, nor was he raised up save to proclaim My Cause - if ye be of them that understand. He spoke not from desire, but spoke as inspired by God concerning this Youth, around whom circle the Manifestations of eternity - if ye be of the assured ones.” Say: “Fear God, and deny not Him but for Whom the Revelation would not have been sent down to the Beloved, nor would ’Ali have spoken the verses of God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the All-Wise.” Say: “O people! By God! Through His appearance were gladdened the eyes of the Concourse on High, and by what befell Him the Spirit of God did weep. Fear God, O people, and oppose not Him against Whom all on earth wage war. Other peoples suffice to oppose Him - leave Him to them, and be not of the wrongdoers.” Blessed art thou, O servant, in that thou hast been enabled to recognize thy Lord and hast migrated to the city wherein were raised the melodies of thy Lord, the All-Merciful - the city which God hath made the point of adoration for the people of Paradise and the angels brought nigh. We have been with thee at all times, and thy Lord doth observe all things. Grieve not over the world and its hardships, for soon they shall pass away and the Cause shall remain with thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Convey the Cause of thy Lord to them that are heedless and are as the dead, that perchance they may arise from the sleep of vain desires and turn unto God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment. Glory be upon thee and upon them that have turned toward the horizon of the Cause and turned away from the evil ones. Praise be to God, the Beloved of them that know.

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In the Name of Him Who is the Goal of all the worlds!

O people of Sin! The Most Exalted Pen in the prison of Akka hath turned toward you and is occupied with your remembrance. This is naught but His infinite bounty. God willing, may ye be enkindled with the fire of the divine Lote-Tree and manifest such enkindlement as to ignite the hearts of the servants and souls in all lands. The clouds of idle fancies and vain imaginings of heedless souls have become an obstacle, preventing eyes from beholding the Sun of Truth. Beseech ye the True One, exalted be His glory, that through His complete power and prevailing will He may dispel them. Soon shall they be dispelled through His sovereignty. Verily He is the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.

Today all must turn to the Truth and strive that some service may be rendered by them, for these days have no peer or likeness. Whosoever hath recognized God must, through the breath of the All-Merciful which is in truth the most great trumpet and the cause of life in the world, quicken dead souls and guide them to the shores of the ocean of knowledge. Fix not your gaze upon the world and what is therein, for all shall perish. Strive ye that deeds and actions may appear from you whose traces shall be eternal and everlasting.

The Most Holy Book hath been sent down from the holy divine Kingdom. All must act according to it. By the Educator of all being, I swear that the living waters are concealed within it and the breeze of the All-Merciful wafteth from it. Blessed are they who have clung unto it and held fast to it, who gather together in utmost joy and exultation to mention and praise the Word of God which gladdeneth hearts and quickeneth bodies, and who conduct themselves with wisdom, for corruption and contention have never been and never shall be praiseworthy. His mercy hath preceded all and His bounty hath encompassed all. His loved ones must appear with praiseworthy character and goodly attributes, and call the people to the horizon of grace with the utmost kindliness. Verily He guideth whom He willeth unto His straight path.

Rejoice in that ye have been mentioned by My Most Exalted Pen. By My life, nothing that hath been created in earth or heaven can equal it. The Lord of Names beareth witness to this, did ye but know. Let not the doings of men grieve you. Drink ye the choice wine of joy from the hand of the bounty of Him Who is the Dawning-Place of Revelation. This indeed is a manifest grace. Verily those who have believed today are, in the sight of God, the Lord of the worlds, among the denizens of Paradise.

Say: Glory be unto Thee, O God, Lord of the nations and Educator of the world! We beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name, Who chose afflictions in Thy path and imprisonment in the most desolate of lands through His calling the people unto the Manifestation of Thyself, to make us among those who have stood firm in Thy Cause and arisen to serve Thee. Then ordain for us what shall profit us in all Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the Powerful over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Bestower, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

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CLI

Release yourselves, O nightingales of God, from the thorns and brambles of wretchedness and misery, and wing your flight to the rose-garden of unfading splendor.

O My friends that dwell upon the dust! Haste forth unto your celestial habitation.

Announce unto yourselves the joyful tidings: “He Who is the Best-Beloved is come!

He hath crowned Himself with the glory of God’s Revelation, and hath unlocked to the face of men the doors of His ancient Paradise.” Let all eyes rejoice, and let every ear be gladdened, for now is the time to gaze on His beauty, now is the fit time to hearken to His voice. Proclaim unto every longing lover: “Behold, your Well-Beloved hath come among men!” and to the messengers of the Monarch of love impart the tidings: “Lo, the Adored One hath appeared arrayed in the fullness of His glory!” O lovers of His beauty! Turn the anguish of your separation from Him into the joy of an everlasting reunion, and let the sweetness of His presence dissolve the bitterness of your remoteness from His court.

Behold how the manifold grace of God, which is being showered from the clouds of Divine glory, hath, in this day, encompassed the world. For whereas in days past every lover besought and searched after his Beloved, it is the Beloved Himself Who now is calling His lovers and is inviting them to attain His presence.

Take heed lest ye forfeit so precious a favor; beware lest ye belittle so remarkable a token of His grace. Abandon not the incorruptible benefits, and be not content with that which perisheth. Lift up the veil that obscureth your vision, and dispel the darkness with which it is enveloped, that ye may gaze on the naked beauty of the Beloved’s face, may behold that which no eye hath beheld, and hear that which no ear hath heard.

Hear Me, ye mortal birds! In the Rose Garden of changeless splendor a Flower hath begun to bloom, compared to which every other flower is but a thorn, and before the brightness of Whose glory the very essence of beauty must pale and wither. Arise, therefore, and, with the whole enthusiasm of your hearts, with all the eagerness of your souls, the full fervor of your will, and the concentrated efforts of your entire being, strive to attain the paradise of His presence, and endeavor to inhale the fragrance of the incorruptible Flower, to breathe the sweet savors of holiness, and to obtain a portion of this perfume of celestial glory.

Whoso followeth this counsel will break his chains asunder, will taste the abandonment of enraptured love, will attain unto his heart’s desire, and will surrender his soul into the hands of his Beloved. Bursting through his cage, he will, even as the bird of the spirit, wing his flight to his holy and everlasting nest.

Night hath succeeded day, and day hath succeeded night, and the hours and moments of your lives have come and gone, and yet none of you hath, for one instant, consented to detach himself from that which perisheth. Bestir yourselves, that the brief moments that are still yours may not be dissipated and lost. Even as the swiftness of lightning your days shall pass, and your bodies shall be laid to rest beneath a canopy of dust. What can ye then achieve? How can ye atone for your past failure?

The everlasting Candle shineth in its naked glory. Behold how it hath consumed every mortal veil. O ye moth-like lovers of His light! Brave every danger, and consecrate your souls to its consuming flame.

O ye that thirst after Him! Strip yourselves of every earthly affection, and hasten to embrace your Beloved. With a zest that none can equal make haste to attain unto Him. The Flower, thus far hidden from the sight of men, is unveiled to your eyes. In the open radiance of His glory He standeth before you. His voice summoneth all the holy and sanctified beings to come and be united with Him. Happy is he that turneth thereunto; well is it with him that hath attained, and gazed on the light of so wondrous a countenance.

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Write to his honor Zein on my behalf: O Zein! The most great convulsion mentioned in the Tablets of Divine decree from the Pen of the Lord of Creation has shaken the pillars of all lands and perturbed the hearts of the servants. Glory be to God! How many souls cling to their borrowed life and grasp onto this base world. Of what use is a life not sacrificed in the path of the Friend? A body not offered in the way of the Beloved is not worth a mustard seed. In all Tablets it has been revealed that the victory of God’s Cause today has been and will be through wisdom and utterance, not through conflict and contention. Yet they committed that which was forbidden them. What was destined has come to pass. Soon will the words of the deniers and epistles of the polytheists be spread abroad. By the one true God! In the sight of those who gaze upon the Most Glorious Horizon, all that they have written has been and will be devoid of the garment of true meaning, deprived of the robe of acceptance, and bereft of the fragrances of truth. When the veils of fancy were rent asunder by the fingers of divine power, the words of the manifestations of Satan appeared more insignificant than the words of children. Take thou the Pen of might and power, by the sovereignty of thy Lord, the All-Compelling, the All-Choosing. Then write in response to them, in complete detachment, whatsoever God has cast into thy heart. Thus does He command thee in truth, as a grace from Us upon thee, and I am the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Compelling. Tarry not today in the Cause of God, for the clamor has been raised from every quarter. Take thou the most pure wine in My Most Great Name, then pass it round among the people of Baha, that they may drink and become detached from all that hath been created in the realm of existence, and soar unto the station of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted. Thus hath the Most Glorious Pen inscribed in thy name in these days wherein the hearts of the chosen ones have been sorely troubled. Say: By God! The Hour itself now wails and smites its head by reason of the severity of the Cause. The Resurrection itself hath arisen bewildered before the Face, turning now to the right, now to the left, as though waiting for that which is hidden from sight. Say: By God! The Trumpet hath not borne this most great blast, and the cords of the Balance have snapped, and the tribes of Names have lamented in the kingdom of destiny, and the seas have dried up, and the lands have been submerged, and the heavens of idle fancies have been rolled up in the grasp of the power of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Then was spread the carpet of certitude with sovereignty and power. By God the Truth! A single hair of those servants who have today shattered the greatest idol would be better in God’s sight than all that hath been created on earth, and God would prefer it above all things, for they have borne what none before them have borne, whereunto testifieth the Tongue of God, the Peerless, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. Say: Were all the tablets and pages and books and scriptures between earth and heaven to be filled, and were no fragrance of My remembrance to waft from them, by God! The buzzing of a fly would be better than they in thy Lord’s sight. Thus hath the Pen of the All-Choosing inscribed wondrous mysteries.

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O Majid! Hear thou the call of this Wronged One. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of glory and detachment that from the beginning of creation until now such tyranny hath not been inflicted upon anyone. Why dost thou sit at ease? Hast thou forgotten My wondrous melodies, or hath association with people made thee heedless? Thou hast witnessed My patience, forbearance and tranquility. Now consider what hath occurred that hath caused the lamentation, crying and wailing of the Beauty of Oneness. By God, besides Whom there is none other God! Had I drunk the cup of martyrdom at the hands of the most wicked of men, it would have been preferable to Me than that these matters which cause the abasement of the Cause should become known among the people. By God! My soul weepeth, and Mine eye, and My heart, and My pen, and from My sighs the dwellers of Paradise do lament, but the people neither perceive nor hear.

O Majid! Thou knowest how much I strove to exalt the Cause of God, until it reached the station thou didst witness. And then the first token of love shown to this Wronged One was that they arose to slay Me and exerted their utmost to cut down the divine Tree. When this became known, this Servant withdrew alone to another house, that perchance the fire of malice and hatred might subside. Then they sent messengers to all regions writing that they had girded themselves to slay Me, and whatever they had done and whatever was in their hearts they attributed to the Divine Lote-Tree that none can know. Yet thou knowest that had this Servant desired to harm him, he would not have existed at all. When his writing was observed, I felt compelled to inform the people of these matters, lest they be led astray from the luminous path by the fabricated words he had written. By Him Who is unique in grandeur and glory! Had he remained quiet after this Servant’s departure, this Servant would never have mentioned it. Among other things he wrote that they had left Me for want of bread. Observe the baseness and meanness of his soul, what he hath said and what he hath done. Let that honored one himself reflect. Having associated with this Servant for years, is it befitting to attribute such calumnies to the Lord of Names and Attributes, possessed of supreme sanctity and detachment? No, by the Self of God, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting! The mention of My tribulations hath exceeded both tongue and pen. I do but complain of My grief and sorrow unto God.

In any case, they will exercise the utmost scheming to cause thee to turn away from the Cause of God. O chosen one! Among all the servants, thou wert the first to attain unto God Himself and to believe in His presence. Stand thou firm in the Cause in such wise that through thy steadfastness all may become steadfast.

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He is the All-Seeing, the All-Hearing, the All-Answering! O thou who hast turned to God! Hearken in this darksome night, wherein the light of utterance hath illumined the world, unto the call of the Lord of Names. They that account themselves among the learned and the perceiving have failed to hearken to the scratching of the Pen, being occupied with the imaginings of the peoples. Throughout the ages and centuries, one of the sects that considered itself the most exalted of all creation and the most pious of all servants - namely the Shi’ih sect - was found, at the appearance of the divine Touchstone, to be the most evil and the most lost of all peoples. Night and day they would rise from their pulpits at the mention of the Qa’im’s name and cry “May God hasten His advent!”, but the result of these false words became “may God hasten their punishment.” All were consigned to hell-fire save a few, as both the learned and the ignorant among them, at the bidding of these souls, strove to extinguish the divine light and martyred the Dayspring of verses. The cause and reason for this most great injustice was that certain lying souls united with that rejected sect and, through a hundred thousand tricks and deceits, brought forth mention of the Holy Land and of Jabulqa and Jabulsa and the like. Through false tales they firmly established themselves in the hearts and minds of that heedless sect, who even now await this evident Cause to appear from the imaginary Jabulqa. Far, far from it! Now certain barking ones in the land of Kaf and Ra have arisen in rejection and denial, and are engaged in contriving similar imaginary matters. They have not understood that this is the Day of God, known by this supreme designation in all the scriptures, tablets and books. Despite this they have again clung to former names. Say: O infidels! If the people of the Furqan reaped any fruit from that to which they clung, ye too shall reap the same. Say: Fear God, O people, and be not of those who understand not. This is a Day wherein none is mentioned save God alone and His loved ones who have arisen to serve His Cause by His decisive and wise command. Say: Today the books of the world suffice not, except for this manifest, evident and perspicuous Book. Today the Mother Book speaketh and the Interlocutor of the Mount hath appeared and is manifest. All matters have depended and shall depend upon His will. The Herald, the Primal Point, proclaimed “I am the first to worship Him,” yet these shameless people strive to lead the servants astray. Blessed art thou for having drunk the wine of steadfastness from the cup of thy Lord’s utterance, the All-Wise. Preserve this station through My Name, detached from those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of all worlds. The servant who standeth before the Face hath appeared and mentioned thee unto his Lord. We have remembered thee with this wondrous remembrance. We have seen thy turning to God and heard thy call. We have answered thee with verses from whose horizon hath shone the sun of thy Lord’s grace, the Kind, the Generous. Glory be upon thee and upon all who are steadfast and firm.

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He is the Mighty, the Everlasting, the All-Knowing, the Powerful!

Blessed is He unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on earth, and all are His worshippers. His is what He hath created and shall create, and He hath ordained all things in due measure, and all bow down before Him. His is the Command and the Creation. He giveth life to whomsoever He willeth through His command and causeth to die whomsoever He willeth through His authority. His verily is the might and the glory, His the grandeur and the splendor, His the power and the permanence, His the loftiness and the radiance, and unto Him do all return.

O servant! Remind the servants of that which We inspired thee before the creation of the heavens and earth, before the creation of the Concourse on High, and before the appearance of honored servants. Fear thou no one, but place thy trust in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. We shall protect thee from those who have disbelieved and turned away, even as We protected thee from the serpent’s mouth and raised thee to a praiseworthy station. Beware lest thou conceal thy beauty as thou didst conceal it before. Rather, reveal what thou art commanded and delay not the Cause of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Sovereign, the Powerful, the Exalted, the Beloved.

Call thou the people to the Most Great Ocean which surgeth in thy name, the Exalted, the Praiseworthy. Then deliver unto the people what was revealed in the Bayan and tarry not for less than a moment. Command what is right and turn away from those who turn not their faces toward thy countenance.

Say: I am the Beauty of God on earth, His Proof amidst His servants, His Evidence amongst His creation, His Testament in His realm, and His Path amongst His creatures, would that ye might know. Say: Whoso turneth away from Me hath turned away from God from all eternity, and whoso gazeth upon Me hath gazed upon God, the Generous, the Forgiving. Say: The faith of no one shall be complete except through entering beneath My shadow - and this is My shadow which hath encompassed the heavens and earth, wherein have entered the sanctified ones who dwell in the precincts of eternity, and none hath knowledge of them save God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Say: O people! Fear ye God, then have mercy upon yourselves. Keep not distant from the station wherein the name of God is upraised at every moment and hour, at eventide and at dawn. Say: Nothing shall be accepted from anyone today except by My leave, would that ye might understand. Therefore, die in your wrath, O people of hatred, for God’s punishment and His wrath have come upon you, and ye are tormented within your own selves. Then rejoice, O people of love, in the meeting with God and His days, and in His beauty and His signs - ye shall indeed rejoice! Thus have We inspired thee, O people of the Bayan, with that which I have been commanded by God, my Lord and your Lord, would that ye might hear. Whoso wisheth, let him accept, and whoso wisheth, let him turn away. Verily God is independent of them and of all who are in the kingdom and of all that they do or know. And the Spirit be upon those who have prostrated themselves before the countenance of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

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That which descended from the right hand of the Throne - let Jim and ?ad, being gladdened by the fragrances of divine loving-kindness, know that special favors have ever flowed and will continue to flow from the threshold of the Divine Unity upon those messengers in the valley of the glory of the All-Sufficing. But O friends of God! Today stillness and tranquility are forbidden, while ardor and rapture and restlessness in the path of the Chosen Beauty are beloved. For if one observes with a subtle eye - by God the Truth! - verily the Most Great Paradise is stirring within itself and all that is ordained therein out of longing to attain the presence of your Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted, Who hath appeared once again in His primordial garment, whereupon the embodiments of limitation fled from His presence - these wretched ones between earth and heaven. Know ye that the Most Great Paradise and all that hath been created therein of the essences of the hearts of the Maids of Heaven and the quintessence of the spirits of the secluded ones, as well as the subtle divine crafts and the jewels of holy creation - all are in motion today and restless from longing for the Chosen Beauty. Therefore beware lest ye grow cold in My love or choose silence regarding the wondrous remembrance of Me. At all times cast forth My new remembrances upon those who await the snares of My mention, that all may, through God’s grace and bounty and through God’s might and mercy, be set in motion like fire and become ignited, so that by the heat of these sanctified temples the people of the world may be consumed and refined by the fire of the divine Tree of Love, until the signs of God’s fire become manifest and evident upon all else. Today the cup and what it contains and the one who takes it are all considered as one and witnessed before the Throne. But the sword of separation that hath appeared in the garment of the Word of God is occupied with its appointed task in all things, and soon will holy hearts surge forth from their hidden places like the manifestations of the fire of the Divine Tree and become visible in the world of appearance. Blessed are they and what they have attained from their Creator and what hath been ordained for them of God’s mercy, the Mighty, the Luminous. Do not restrain the tongue from explanation and elucidation. At all times, dedicate heart and soul to teaching the Cause. And peace be upon him who conveyeth the Cause of his Lord and is not prevented by the derision of enemies nor their heedlessness nor their harm. Furthermore, be vigilant regarding the Cause of God at all times and never let go of wisdom lest harm occur. Convey the holy salutation, free from the veils of writing, to the servants of God and His loved ones, both female and male, from the tongue of God. Blessed are they who convey it.

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This is addressed to His Honor M.H., upon him be 9 66 [Baha’u’llah], 26 Ramadan 1305

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and the Power

Praise be to the Intended One whose Cause has been healing and whose decree has been and is unity. He commanded His loved ones to fellowship and unity, and through that unity illumined the horizons. The Salsabil mentioned in one place is the spring of love - blessed is he who has drunk and attained, and woe unto him who has denied this manifest grace. A hundred thousand thanks and praise unto the Ancient Lord who has purified His loved ones from treachery and all that is unseemly. Praise be to God, they are adorned and embellished with the ornament of truthfulness, sincerity, trustworthiness and fidelity. And I pray and send peace upon the Ocean of Oneness through whom were raised the banners of detachment and established the decree of God and His Command and the will of God and His sovereignty, and upon His family and companions through whom the Herald called out from all directions: “The gates of cities and lands have been opened in the name of God, the Powerful, the Mighty.”

And then, by the life of our Beloved and your Beloved, your letter was an ocean of joy and a heaven of delight, for the luminary of truthfulness was dawning from its horizon and the sun of trustworthiness rising from its direction. After the joy obtained and the manifest delight observed, it was brought before His presence. He said: “Blessed is he and those with him and whosoever holdeth fast to justice and fairness in all matters. Praise be to God, they are adorned with the ornament of sanctity and holiness. The Wronged One beareth witness to their trustworthiness and their love and affection and their turning to God. We beseech God, exalted be He, to open before their faces the gates of His blessings and favors and bounty and generosity and grace.” End quote.

To Him be praise and glory. His favor encompasseth, His grace sustaineth, His mercy assisteth, His bounty existeth. Assuredly that which is expedient and conformeth to consummate wisdom shall be made manifest. The servant testifieth to His favors and kindnesses and grace and mercy which have preceded the existence of His servants. We beseech God to assist His loved ones through the means of the heavens and earth and to confirm them through His bounty and generosity. Verily He is the Munificent, the Generous. And praise be to Him, for He is our Goal and the Goal of all who are in the heavens and earths. I send greetings and praise to all the loved ones of that land. Each one, praise be to God, hath been and is mentioned and is feasting at the table of favor and the banquet of grace. On their behalf, this servant hath placed his face of powerlessness upon the dust of humility and uttereth the words “Thine is the praise and Thine is the thanks.” Powerlessness is from us and might is from Him; turning is from us and bestowal is from Him. Verily He is the Forgiver and He is the Chosen One in the beginning and in the end. Peace and remembrance and praise be upon you and upon the sincere servants of God.

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O Afnan, his honor Haji Mirza Aqa, upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God - He is the Compassionate, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Praise be unto the Desired One Who, through His absolute Will which is the station of the Most Exalted Word, brought the world from nothingness into being, made absolute existence manifest from pure non-existence, and through two letters brought forth the means of heaven and earth from annihilation to the realm of immortality. He is the One with power Who breathed into the Supreme Pen, which is the true form, a breath that adorned the decomposed bones with the ornament of eternal life and everlasting existence. Glory be unto Him, glory be unto Him! How great is His dominion, how exalted His station! There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And blessings and peace and glory and splendor be upon the Hands of His Cause who did not break His covenant and testament, who traveled throughout the lands to exalt His Word and spread His signs - these are servants whom We made dawning-places of Our most beautiful names and Our most exalted attributes, and through them God gave His servants to drink of the Kawthar of recognition and the Salsabil of utterance. Verily He is the Single, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. This is a letter from Us to him who attained the presence and drank the wine of revelation from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the Generous, who stood before the Face and heard the Call which was raised in the prison of Akka, who attained the meeting and took the chalice of immortality from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. We mentioned thee before in verses which all the remembrances of the world cannot equal, and We mention thee at this time with that which draws the hearts of the sincere ones. O My Afnan! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. We testify that thou hast attained unto that which God hath revealed in His mighty Book. Grieve not at anything. Trust in God, the Lord of the worlds. We were with thee in all conditions. Verily thy Lord is the Powerful, the All-Knowing. Nothing escapes His knowledge. He heareth the call of His loved ones and answereth, and He is the Munificent, the Powerful, the Mighty. One of My Branches who was named Diya in the Kingdom of Names hath appeared before Us and mentioned thee - We have remembered thee in this clear Tablet. That which thou didst send to the servant who is present before the Throne hath come before the Wronged One. We have read it and answered thee as a favor from God, the Lord of this exalted station. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having turned unto Thy face and sent down for me that which shall endure as long as Thy mighty and exalted Kingdom shall endure. I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty and the effulgences of the Day-Star of Thy grace, to open before my face and the faces of my children the doors of Thy mercy and loving-kindness, and to ordain for us from the Pen of destiny that which shall profit us in every world of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, the Mighty, the Great. O my Lord! Thou seest the essence of poverty turning toward the ocean of Thy grace and riches, the abased one toward the kingdom of Thy might, and the needy one toward the sun of Thy generosity. I beseech Thee not to disappoint him of that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and trusted ones. Verily Thou art the Hearer, the Answerer. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Wise.

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O God, my God! Thou seest Thy loved ones turning their hearts to Thee, and holding fast unto the cord of Thy ordinances and laws. I beseech Thee by the waves of the sea of Thine utterance, and by Him through Whom Thou didst adorn the heavens of Thy might, to graciously protect them by the aid of Thy hosts. O God! Thou beholdest Thy lovers in Iran in the clutches of hate and enmity. I beg of Thee, by Thy mercy which hath preceded the contingent world, to raise up from the earth those who will be moved to aid and protect them, and to preserve their rights and the restitution due to them by those who broke Thy Covenant and Testament, and perpetrated such acts as made the inmates of the cities of Thy justice and equity to lament. Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

He is the Ever-Abiding

Praise and thanksgiving beseem the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, Who hath made the tyranny of oppressors and the dominion of rulers the cause and means of exalting His Most Great Word. At times He exalteth His Cause through the hands of the oppressors, and at other times through the hands of His loved ones, who regard the heedless as mere handful of dust and who speak that which the Supreme Pen hath spoken in the Most Sublime Horizon. These are men whom neither the ornaments of the world nor the treasures of princes can distract from the remembrance of this News wherewith God hath gladdened His Books, His Scriptures and His Tablets. Blessed is he who hath clung fast thereunto and hath turned toward the court of His glory, and woe betide the heedless ones.

O spiritual friend! The letters sent by thee were received. One of them was from his honor Shaykh Abu’l-Qasim, upon him be the peace of God and His glory. Blessed is he and joy be unto him, for from the words of his letter wafted the fragrance of love for the Lord of the Pen and the divine quill. By “Pen” is meant and hath ever been meant the Most Exalted Pen. It is the divine trumpet and the opener of the gates of the Lord’s mercy and bounty. By its song have been enraptured the hearts of them that are endued with understanding and are sincere. Blessed is he who hath truly hearkened to its song, for he seeth himself detached from all things and standing at the gate of grace with such steadfastness as the hosts of rulers and divines and the denizens of the earthly realm cannot deter him. After perusal and review it was brought before His presence. This is what was revealed from the tongue of the Lord, may our souls be offered up for His sake.

He is the All-Hearing, the Answering.

Praise be to God Who hath opened wide the gate of true understanding before the faces of all created things through the key of His Most Merciful Name, and hath guided all unto that path. O Shaykh, peace be upon thee! Today these pages are illumined with the light of justice, for His Majesty Sultan Abdul-Hamid hath seated himself upon the throne of equity. Verily, tyranny and oppression have no place therein. In truth, he is occupied day and night with the affairs of both government and people. Today the eye of the world is brightened by him, and the equitable among God’s servants are well pleased with his decrees. From the first day of Our imprisonment in the Most Great Prison until now, no adverse action hath been witnessed from His Majesty. Whenever the cry of the oppressed hath been raised from any quarter, he hath personally attended thereto and acted as befitteth his glory and might. All the people of his realm repose beneath the shade of the tree of his grace. Who is that lost one whom his favor hath not sought?

It therefore behooveth all of this community to supplicate the Self-Sufficient Lord with utmost humility and devotion for his protection and victory. Verily, He is the All-Powerful over whatsoever He willeth, and in His grasp are the reins of grace and bounty. He is God, the Strong, the Prevailing, the Mighty.

This Wronged One hath ever beseeched God - exalted be His glory - to enable His loved ones to achieve that which is the cause of sanctification and detachment amongst His servants. Praise be to God, sedition, conflict, contention and warfare have been explicitly forbidden in the Book. We hope that they who have turned towards that which God hath willed may hold fast unto His commandments and act in accordance with that which they have been bidden. Perchance through the heavenly counsels and divine exhortations, the rancor and hatred burning in hearts and souls may be quenched, and mankind may attain unto that which is the cause of salvation and tranquility.

We send greetings to the friends in that land and counsel them to righteousness and piety. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to strengthen them, preserve them through the hosts of power and might, and draw them nigh unto Him in all conditions.

His honor ’Akkash, upon him be the peace of God, the Lord of all names, together with his kinsmen, is remembered in the presence of this Wronged One. His honor Muhammad, upon him be the peace and glory of God, hath been forwarding and continues to forward letters from that quarter to this Wronged One. Due to the sorrows that have befallen Us, replies are sometimes delayed and at other times dispatched immediately.

The effulgences of the Sun of divine favor are of such intensity that truly all the pens of the world and its peoples are powerless to reckon them. Whenever mention was made of any one of His loved ones before their Lord, the ocean of utterance would surge in such wise as to astound the world of existence. Despite encompassing sorrows and trials that have befallen Us, that which is a Clear Book for the preservation of God’s servants and the prosperity of lands hath been revealed in every instant. This Prisoner beseecheth God that He may adorn the people of that place with the ornament of trustworthiness and godliness, and with that whereby their stations may be exalted in the earth. As for his honor’s request for permission to attain Our presence, after the setting of the Sun permission was granted and made manifest. Well is it with him!

The letter from his honor Shams, upon him be the peace of God, was received. Praise be to God, as it was adorned with the mention and praise of God - exalted be His glory - and gave voice to the blessed word of divine unity, its fragrance brought forth joy and its words opened the gate of gladness. Thanks be to the Goal of all the worlds that His loved ones are holding fast to the recognition of His oneness and acknowledging that which hath been sent down from His presence.

My God, my God! Thou seest Thy loved ones turning unto Thee and holding fast to the cord of Thy commandments and laws. I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy utterance, and by Him through Whom Thou didst adorn the heavens of Thy power, to protect them through Thy bounty and Thy hosts. O Lord! Thou seest Thy loved ones in Iran beneath the claws of hatred and aggression. I implore Thee by Thy mercy which hath preceded all created things to raise up from the earth one who will arise to help them, protect them, and secure their rights and blood money from those who have violated Thy covenant and Thy testament, and have committed that which hath caused the dwellers of the cities of Thy justice and equity to lament. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Glory be to God! In the land of Ya (Yazd) in Iran, wolves have attacked the friends and the faithful, and have committed that which causeth the tears of those near unto God and the sighs of the sincere ones to fall and ascend. That misguided party showed no mercy to innocent children who remained without sustenance for several days, and it is reported that the followers of His Holiness the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ), peace be upon Him, provided assistance and secretly sent life-sustaining provisions. Although these acts were committed to extinguish the light, yet God hath made tribulations the cause of the exaltation of His Cause and the means for the upliftment of His Word, despite their will. Verily, He is the Just, the Wise. Soon will God raise up from the drops of the blood of the oppressed men who will help His friends and loved ones. Assuredly, after the darkness of tyranny, the light of divine justice shall shine forth, and after oppression, the sun of equity shall cast its rays. Verily, our Lord is the Just, the Compassionate, the Generous.

After reading and reciting the letter of his honor Shams, upon him be the peace of God, we approached the court and it was presented in the presence of the Lord and was honored to be heard. He - may our souls be sacrificed for Him - said:

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

O Shams, upon thee be the peace of God! His honor Muhammad, upon him be the peace of God and His care, forwarded thy letter to the Wronged One, and His Holiness the Branch ?iya presented it. Blessed art thou for We have found from thee the fragrance of steadfastness and of humility and submissiveness before God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. Although encompassing sorrows have descended, yet the door of mention and utterance is open. We beseech God to write down for thee and His loved ones, from the Pen of His grace, a bountiful reward in His Book, to protect you from the evil of His enemies, to illumine you with the lights of His oneness, to assist you in performing the deeds which He hath sent down from the Pen of His justice, and to ordain for you that which He hath ordained for His chosen ones who have sacrificed their souls and their wealth in His path, and to send down upon you from the clouds of His grace the rain of His mercy. Verily, He is powerful over all things.

Mention of Akkas had previously flowed from the Pen, and We desire to mention him once again at the end of the Book, that he may rejoice and be among the thankful ones. O Akkas! Thy call hath been heard and thy mention hath been made before the Wronged One. The wolves in the land of Ya have torn the divine sheep. Today the lamentation and wailing of all things is raised. The manifestations of tyranny and wickedness, and the dawning-places of self and desire, have wrought that which hath no likeness or parallel. We beseech God to aid the enemies to return unto Him and to turn repentant to the door of His grace. Verily He is the Powerful over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is.

Convey greetings from the Wronged One to the men and women servants in that land. Each one is mentioned and hath attained a bounty. We counsel all to righteousness and forbid them from evil, that all may be adorned with the ornament of godliness and attain the acceptance of the Desired One. Verily He is the Most Merciful of the merciful ones and the Most Generous of the generous ones.

In the city of Yazd the workers of tyranny and wickedness wrought that which caused lamentation and wailing to arise from the solid rock. Hearts that were treasuries of the pearls of divine love were cut out, and temples that were illumined with the light of steadfastness were cut to pieces, then burned and cast into pits. And from the rushing winds of divine mercy that passed over those burned bodies, these words were heard: “Alas! Alas! O people of Iran! Ye have martyred your true friends at the bidding of your enemies. O misguided party! What was the sin of the children and families? Soon shall the recompense of your deeds encompass you, and ye shall wail and lament and find no helper, for ye have become deserving of divine wrath. The hand of justice is manifest and evident, and hath not and will not overlook the oppression of the oppressors. Verily He is the Commander, the Just, the Wise.”

I convey greetings to the friends in that land, and I beseech the Almighty Incomparable One to grant each one bounty, wealth and glory. Verily He is the Giver, the Powerful, the All-Bountiful. Glory and praise and honor be upon thee and upon God’s loved ones there and in all regions, who have recognized that which God hath sent down in His perspicuous Book.

10th of Safar 1309

Ziya

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O Muhammad and Husayn, upon them be the glory of God! He is the One Who speaks before the faces of the world. Praise befits and is worthy of the Lord of Names and Creator of heaven, Who spoke forth through the Most Great Word. At that moment, the ocean of divine knowledge surged, and the fragrance of the All-Merciful wafted, and the light of certitude shone forth from the horizon of proof. Exalted, exalted is this most great bounty, and exalted is this generosity that has encompassed existence, and exalted is this grace that has encompassed all peoples!

O people of God! This day is the day of the most great steadfastness. The people of Baha are souls who have passed beyond the gulf of names and on the shore of the sea of reality have raised high the banner of true divine unity. Names, like the Shi’ih sect, did not prevent them from the light of divine unity. They are firmly attached to and focused on the Truth alone. These are they who are of the Crimson Ark, whose mention flowed from the Supreme Pen in the Qayyumu’l-Asma.

O Muhammad! The countenance of the Ancient One has turned toward you from the direction of His Most Great Prison, and has mentioned you in that whereby your mention shall endure in the Book of God, the Lord of lords. This is a day through whose mention God’s books have been adorned, both of old and more recently. Blessed is he who has recognized and attained to its effusions, and woe to every heedless doubter. Say: O people! By God, the Day and the Self-Subsisting have come. He has broken the seal of His choice sealed wine. Come and drink thereof in His Name, the Protector of all who are in earth and heaven.

O Husayn! Hear the call of the Wronged One. He mentions you in that which will draw you near to God, the Dayspring of lights. When you find the fragrance of the All-Merciful’s utterance, say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having given me to drink the Kawthar of Thy knowledge from the cup of Thy bounty, and for having illumined my reality with the light of Thy recognition, and for having made known to me Thy straight and manifest path and Thy mighty announcement. I beseech Thee by the Banner which Thou hast raised by Thy command upon the loftiest spots of Thy earth, and by the Standard which has been lifted up in Thy Name and speaks before the faces of Thy creation, to ordain for me that which befits the ocean of Thy generosity and the heaven of Thy bounty. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me from that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and trustees who have spent their wealth and their lives in Thy path. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

We beseech God to assist you and likewise His loved ones to be steadfast, for the divine Cause in this Revelation is most mighty. Most of those who have turned to it thus far are unaware of the root of the Cause. The Mother Book bears witness to this in this lofty station. The lights of the Revelation of Him Who conversed with God have encompassed the world, yet eyes are veiled and prevented from beholding. We beseech God to assist all to draw near unto Him in all His worlds. Verily He is powerful over what He willeth, and He is the All-Bounteous. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My kingdom be upon the son of the martyr and upon you both and upon him who was named Mirza Aqa and upon every one who is steadfast, upright, firm and trustworthy.

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=== START BH02209 ===

He is God - exalted be His station, the Glory and the Power!

Praise be to Him through Whom the land of Ba was honored by the arrival of Him around Whom all names revolve. Through this all atoms gave glad tidings to all created things, as the Sun of Beauty of the Most Great Branch of God, the All-Glorious, and the Mystery of God, the Most Ancient, the Most Straight, emerged and shone forth from the gate of the prison, heading toward another place. Through this the prison land was saddened while another rejoiced. Exalted, exalted be our Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the Maker of all things, Who by His sovereignty opened the prison gate to manifest what He had revealed in the Tablets aforetime. He is, verily, the One with power over what He willeth, and in His grasp is the kingdom of creation. He is the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Blessed, then blessed is the land honored by His footsteps, the eye that was solaced by His beauty, the ear that was honored by hearkening to His call, the heart that tasted the sweetness of His love, the breast that was gladdened by His remembrance, the pen that moved to His praise, and the tablet that bore His traces. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to honor us with meeting Him soon. He is, verily, the Hearer, the Powerful, the Answerer.

May my spirit be a sacrifice for your mention and utterance and your arising to serve God and His Cause. The bird of my heart has taken flight at the warbling of the dove of your remembrance and the scratching of your pen. This has so transported and enraptured me in such wise as none can reckon save God, the Lord of the beginning and the end. When I learned and discovered what was therein, I approached the gate and entered and arose and, after seeking permission, presented what the nightingale of love for you had warbled in remembrance of God, our Creator and your Creator. Then the countenance of the Beloved turned toward this evanescent one and said: “Remember him on My behalf and give him the glad-tidings of My loving-kindness, My grace and My mercy, that the joy of remembrance may so possess him that the sorrows of the world cannot sadden him nor the troubles of the nations affect him. He is among those who have been mentioned before the Face on most days. Glory be upon him and upon those with him who have attained My good-pleasure and acted according to that which has diffused the fragrance of My character.” Thus ended His words.

As for what you wrote in the letter you sent, it has arrived, and likewise another letter. Soon, God willing and by His power, an answer will be sent to you regarding the land of Kaf.

As for the letter of his honor Aqa Mirza Asadu’llah, upon him be the Glory of God, there is no harm if it is delayed, for in recent days sublime words were issued for him and others and were sent to him by sea. I ask your honor to turn, after seeking permission, and visit the feet of my Lord and your Lord and the Lord of those near unto God, His Holiness the Branch of God - may my spirit and my being and my essence and all that my Lord has given me be a sacrifice for the atoms of the dust of His glorious footsteps - on behalf of this evanescent servant. This is a great bounty from your presence upon me. All glory, all glory be upon you and upon whoever has held fast to the Sure Handle, and upon the loved ones there. I send my feeble greetings to them and seek their pardon for my transgressions which occurred due to my heedlessness in remembering them. I seek forgiveness in all conditions. Verily our Lord, the All-Merciful, is the All-Forgiving, the All-Generous. And I send greetings and salutations to the two Ha’s before the Sin’s who have attained to serving their Lord and who became strangers in His shadow to draw near unto Him. Blessed are they and joy be unto them, and for them is a goodly return.

1 Rajab 1297

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There reaches Jinab-i-Rahim, that he may be shown mercy through the mercy of his Lord, the All-Merciful:

He is the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious! A remembrance from God, from the presence of Glory, unto him who hath believed in his Lord and was numbered among the faithful in the Mother Book, inscribed by the Pen of Command. O servant! We have sent thee Tablets before this, from whose horizon the sun of thy Lord’s mercy shone forth upon thee, that thou mightest be filled with joy. And besides these We have sent thee this Tablet containing thy Lord’s messages - deliver them unto His servants, fear no one, and place thy trust at all times in thy Lord. And if thou desirest to know what hath befallen My Beauty, by God! words fail to recount this Cause, whose measure even the hands of them that reckon cannot encompass. Were a thousand seas to be made ink for My tribulations, by God! they would be exhausted while the mention of My tribulations, visible from the horizon of destiny, would not be ended. And if thou wishest to know a trace thereof, breathe the air, and if thou detectest the fragrance of blood, then ponder what hath befallen the Beauty of the Ancient of Days from the arrows of those who disbelieved in God and denied His signs after He had, by His word, created their own selves and all who dwell in the kingdom, gathered together. We commanded thee before to emerge from behind the veil of silence and to speak forth between earth and heaven concerning this Most Great Remembrance, and to warble with the sweetest melodies in the Kingdom of Names and Attributes. Yet until now We have not heard thy call, as though thou hast held back in what We commanded thee. Beware lest thou hold back - be thou as a flame of God’s fire kindled among His servants, that through thee may be set ablaze the hearts of those whom intoxication hath overtaken in these days when heedlessness hath seized both young and old. Raise thy call throughout the land and make mention of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, in these days when the hosts of polytheism have surrounded Him from every direction, and He hath no helper nor supporter in all the earth. Beware, beware lest thou turn to the earth and its people. Rather look with the eye of truth toward thy Lord’s direction and be possessed of enlightened vision. Verily, they who have broken God’s Covenant and devoted themselves to the idols of their own selves - these have no standing with God and are not mentioned before the Throne. And if thou findest one possessed of enlightened vision, reveal unto him the pearls of thy Lord’s Cause, that perchance he may find peace in his soul and stand firm, by thy Lord’s leave, upon the Most Great Path. O servant! Purify the hearts of the servants from vain imaginings, then illumine them with the splendor of thy Lord’s remembrance. Thus doth the Temple of Eternity command thee, that thou mayest be faithful to the Covenant. Leave those who are veiled by delusion from the Sovereign of the Cause and have turned from the garden of nearness to the lowest of stations - the place which was created in fire, above fire, in the abyss of divine wrath. Thus have We remembered thee and sent thee that which will purify thee and purify the people from every rejected polytheist.

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=== START BH02211 ===

It is known that this servant has always been embarrassed before you, and never has anything worthy materialized that would allow me to manifest my inner love through outward expressions. Today a cloak became available and was sent with a thousand thousand regrets - until later what God wills. God willing, may you adorn your noble form with this dark garment. The water of life, if in darkness, is more beloved, as it has been and is, so that the neighbor knows not and the table-companion understands not, and the envious one is at peace and the envied one remains concealed. As for the rest, you must strongly urge his honor Mirza Muhammad Hadi - may God illumine his countenance - to remain preserved from the attributes and tongue of those people, meaning his speech should remain preserved from the accent [of Beg] and others, and in writing and knowledge they should certainly strive.

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=== START BH02212 ===

In the Name of God, the One Who has dominion over all names! This is a remembrance from Us to him who has attained unto the Most Great Sea and has been honored with that which is the purpose in the Tablets of God, the All-Subduing, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, and who has drunk the choice wine of revelation when he attained the presence in Zawra and heard what Moses heard when he turned towards God, the Lord of the worlds. Rejoice thou in that the Book hath been directed unto thee from this station, and verily it is a Book wherein We have detailed Our Preserved Tablet. We have desired to cause thee to soar in the atmosphere of remembrance and knowledge with wings the like of which have not been seen in the realm of creation, wings that are brought forth through the power of the Spirit which hath been breathed forth through the might of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And We have desired to make thee speak forth the praise of God, not with a tongue like unto the tongues of men, but rather with the tongue that appeareth from the Kingdom of thy Lord’s utterance, the Director, the Mover, the All-Informed, that thou mayest arise to make mention in such wise as to move the world and awaken the nations. Verily thy Lord is the Almighty, the All-Powerful. He moveth all who are in creation through a word from His presence; the might of the powerful hindereth Him not from what He willeth, nor doth the force of those in the heavens and earth weaken Him. Give thanks for having been mentioned before the Throne prior to His manifestation and for having attained the breezes of the days from this luminous Robe. We have sent unto thee the chalice of inner meanings which hath been filled from the Kawthar of utterance. Drink thou by Our leave. Verily thy Lord saith: “Well is it with thee, O thou who hast attained unto this noble station!”

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Praise be unto Thee for having caused me to stand through Thy Self-Subsistence amidst Thy creation, and made me speak forth that wherewith the atoms speak forth Thy remembrance and praise, and all created things the glorification of Thy Self and the sanctification of Thy Being, and strengthened me to manifest Thy Cause in such wise that neither the might of the Pharaohs nor the power of the tyrants deterred me. I have proclaimed Thy Cause openly throughout the East and West of the earth, such that the pillars of the antagonists were shaken and the hearts of the oppressors were troubled. In all conditions I have been turned toward the horizon of Thy Cause and detached from all else besides Thee. Praise be unto Thee with such praise as causeth the mystics to soar unto the atmosphere of Thy bounty and favors, and attracteth the sincere ones unto the horizon of Thy revelation and gifts. And praise be unto Thee with such praise as burneth away the veils of all created things and the clouds of contingent beings, that they may turn unto the ocean of Thy reunion and be honored by attaining Thy presence in Thy days.

O Lord! Thou knowest that by this Tablet I intended one of my Afnan who is related unto My Self and who hath drunk the choice wine of My mercy from the Kawthar of My utterance when he attained the presence of the Throne of My grandeur and the seat of My revelation, and who preceded others in turning unto that mighty station. O Lord! Aid him to make mention of Thee and to praise Thee in such wise that nothing that hath been created in Thy kingdom may hinder him. Then ordain for him what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones, and decree for him the good of this world and the world to come. Verily Thou art the Lord of all creation. There is none other God but Thee, the Giving, the Bountiful, the Forgiving, the Generous.

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=== START BH02213 ===

In the Name of our Most Holy, Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Lord!

Glorified be He Who hath sent down the Book for the manifestation of love among His servants and hath desired to remove disputation and corruption from among the parties, and hath moved His Most Exalted Pen in such wise as to make manifest the station of love and establish the decree of unity throughout all lands. Glory and radiance be upon those who have arisen to serve Him and to aid His Cause through wisdom and utterance.

And now, this servant submitteth that the letter of his honor ’Ismu’llah M.H., may the Most Glorious of all Glory rest upon him, as well as the letter of the beloved Mirza H.Y., may the Glory of God and His favors be upon him, illumined these eyes and adorned this heart with the ornament of awareness. Mention was made repeatedly of your honor in both. Praise be to God that that beloved one is confirmed in that which is acceptable before God. I beseech Him, exalted be He, to grant your honor such confirmation as no hindrance can arrest and no troubles of the days can sadden.

Likewise the letter of the spiritual friend Aqa Khudadad, may the Glory and Grace of God be upon him, which was adorned with your honor’s handwriting, was also vouchsafed the honor of arrival. Praise be to God, joy after joy, bounty after bounty, and feast after feast have arrived and continue to arrive. However, this servant is much ashamed before Mirza, as it is absolutely certain that for one year or more nothing has been submitted to his honor. Yet the sublime Truth is witness and testimony that they are present and exist in the heart and before the eyes. Whenever the Ancient Beauty, exalted be His glory, would pass by Tell Fakhkhar, mention of them was and is like salt in the food during excursions and walks and other meals partaken of in the Most Holy Court. Praise be to God they have ever been and are blessed.

As for Aqa Khudadad, may the Glory of God be upon him, whose mention hath repeatedly been revealed from the Supreme Pen this year - blessed is he and joy be unto him. I beseech the Truth, exalted be His glory, to confirm this servant in mentioning, praising and serving His friends.

Another submission is that some time ago a detailed petition was sent to your honor’s presence, and after sending it was noticed that two Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablets remained and were not sent. They are now being sent. God willing, may the eyes of the recipients of the Tablets be illumined by their light and may they receive their portion from the fragrance of the divine verses.

This servant conveyeth glory and salutations to the honored ones and friends of Truth, and beseecheth all that in times of gathering and mention of the Truth, exalted be His glory, they forget him not. Verily our Lord, the All-Merciful, is the Generous Giver. May the Glory that shineth manifest from the horizon of our Lord’s loving-kindness be upon your honor and upon those with you and upon every one firm, steadfast and upright. Praise be to God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

The Servant

29 Rabi’u’l-Avval 1300

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He is the Ever-Abiding, the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by the wondrous dawning rays of the light of Thy Beauty, and the manifestations of the glory of Thy sovereignty and majesty, and by the lamentation of them that yearn for Thee in their separation and remoteness from Thee, and by the cry of them that love Thee at the appearance of the Sun of Thy reunion and presence. Then I beseech Thee, O my Beloved, by Thy splendor whereby shone forth the lights of the Sun of Thy countenance, and by Thy radiance whereby appeared the manifestations of the glory of Thy Self-Subsistence, and by Thy light whereby Thou didst illumine the Most Beautiful Names in the kingdom of Thy decree, and by Thy knowledge whereby Thou hast numbered all things through Thy sovereignty and power, and by the breezes that blow in the breasts of Thy chosen ones out of love for Thy Beauty, and by Thy words whereby were perfected the mysteries of Thy wisdom and Thy proof was completed against all who dwell in Thy earth and heaven, and whereby Thy favor was perfected upon Thy loved ones and trustees among the people of Thy realm, and by Thy sovereignty which was established over all things and from which appeared the signs of Thy holy Oneness and the evidences of Thy glorious greatness, and by Thy might whereby the breezes of glory wafted over Thy creation and creatures, and by Thy Name preserved in the treasuries of Thy protection, and by Thy Word imprisoned in the land of exile through what the hands of Thy enemies have wrought - that Thou mayest turn this face toward the face of Thy singleness, then give it to drink from the cups of Thy holy oneness, then send down upon it that which will sever it from all who are in the heavens and earth and cause it to dwell in the vicinity of Thy loving-kindness. Then aid it, O my God, with the power of Thy triumph and victory in such wise that it shall not be heedless of Thee in the watches of Thy night and the ends of Thy day. Then manifest through it the evidences of Thy names and the wonders of Thy attributes. Then inspire it with the translation of Thy Revelation and the wonders of Thy knowledge. Then make it rich through Thy wealth and self-sufficiency. Then exalt it through Thy majesty and glory. Then beautify it through Thy beauty and grace. Then send down upon us, O our God and our Lord and our Beloved and our Desire, the rain of Thy mercy from the clouds of Thy glory and bounty, and the outpourings of Thy mercy from the clouds of Thy holiness and Thy gifts and favors, lest we be deprived of the wonders of Thy grace and generosity. Then preserve us, O my Beloved, from every affliction and harm and all that Thy good-pleasure abhorreth. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth and Who ruleth over whatsoever He desireth. Thou art the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Then I beseech Thee, O my Sovereign, by the captives who were taken prisoner in Thy love and affection, and by the tears that flowed from the eyes of them that know Thee concerning what befell the Manifestations of Thy beauty and the Dawning-Places of the glory of Thy sovereignty, and by the sighs that rose from the hearts of them that are near unto Thee in the wilderness of their longing and yearning for Thee, that Thou assist me with every assistance encompassed by Thy knowledge and will, and raise me to a station wherein I shall hear naught except the wondrous melodies of the Dove of Thy holy oneness, and shall behold naught except the beauty of Thy creation, and shall turn to none besides Thee, and that Thou mayest prevent the hands of the oppressors from being laid upon our heads, and destroy our enemies, and exalt our names, and change our abasement. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, the All-Informed, the Sovereign, the Judge, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

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=== START BH02215 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Impregnable, the Most Exalted! Glorified art Thou, O Thou before Whose manifestations of power every mighty one hath acknowledged powerlessness, and before Whose manifestations of knowledge every possessor of knowledge hath confessed ignorance. Thou art He Who hath adorned the brocade of creation with the ornament of Thy Most Glorious Name, and hath embellished the countenance of existence, both seen and unseen, with the decoration of the Point from which emergeth the letter Ha’, that the words revealed by Thee unto the Manifestation of Thine exalted Self might be fulfilled. When through Thy power and majesty the Point was differentiated by the letter Ba’ and established upon the Ha’, Thy creatures and creation were struck with terror, save those upon whose foreheads Thy Most Exalted Pen had inscribed: “This is the Lord of the kingdoms of eternity and the Ruler over all things, and this indeed is He Who rideth upon the Ark of Glory.” Exalted is this bounty which Thou hast specially reserved for Thy loved ones and ordained for Thy chosen ones. This was naught but a token of Thy grace, Thy favors, Thy generosity and Thy gifts, with none having any right to claim it, for if Thou, O my God, were to regard us with the glances of Thy justice, we would deserve all Thy wrath and punishment. I beseech Thee to regard us with the glances of Thy grace and beneficence, whereupon we become deserving of Thy mercy, Thy care, Thy generosity and Thy favor. O Lord! We are powerless and Thou art the Almighty, the All-Powerful. We are poor and Thou art the All-Possessing, of boundless generosity. O Thou Who art the Kawthar for those who thirst in their love and yearning for Thee, and the Refuge for those who wander in the wilderness of separation and remoteness! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which all necks have bowed before Thy sovereignty and power, and all faces have submitted to the radiance of the lights of Thy countenance, to preserve us from the evil of Thine enemies who have denied Thy favor and opposed the Manifestation of Thy Self after He came in the shadows of the Bayan for the revelation of the meanings hidden in Thy Tablets, whereby was established what Thou hadst testified of Thyself by Thyself, and was fulfilled what Thou hadst described of Thine Essence by Thine Essence. O Lord! Purify us from all else but Thee and sanctify us from the mention of aught except Thee, that we may become pure in Thy sight, helpers of Thy Cause, promoters of Thy signs, and utterers of Thy praise. Preserve, O my God, these weak ones beneath the shadow of Thy strength, and these poor ones within the pavilion of Thy wealth. O Lord! The very essence of power testifieth to its weakness before the manifestations of Thy might, and the very essence of knowledge beareth witness to its ignorance before the revelations of Thy knowledge, and the very essence of loftiness confesseth to its lowliness before the appearances of Thy transcendence and exaltation. Yet despite our knowledge of this, we know not by what remembrance to remember Thee, by what description to describe Thee, or by what power to ascend unto the heaven of Thy Cause. By Thy glory! Our very weakness in its reality beseecheth Thy strength, and our poverty in its essence imploreth Thy wealth. O Lord! We have come unto Thee detached from all else but Thee, and have hastened to the shore of Thy mercy and bounty and to the ocean of Thy grandeur and power. Deprive us not of that which lieth with Thee. We beseech Thee by Thy Most Glorious Beloved to preserve the Glory from the evil of Thine enemies. By Thy might! He hath been afflicted among them in such wise as cannot be mentioned in words. Verily Thou art the All-Merciful; there is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Help in Peril.

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=== START BH02216 ===

He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing! Glorified art Thou, O Thou through Whom the Luminary of inner meanings hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of utterance, and the worlds of knowledge and wisdom have been adorned with the lights of proof and evidence! I beseech Thee by the oceans of Thy mercy and the heaven of Thy favor, and by Thy Cause through which Thou hast guided the sincere ones to the ocean of Thy recognition and the unitarians to the sun of Thy bounty, that Thou aid Thy servants to remember and praise Thee. Then ordain for them what Thou hast ordained for those who have acknowledged Thy oneness and Thy singleness, who have not changed Thy favor nor denied Thy right, who have not disputed Thy signs nor broken Thy covenant and Thy pledge, and who have sacrificed their souls to exalt Thy Most Sublime Word and manifest Thy Cause, O Lord of all beings in the kingdom of creation! O Lord! Send down upon them from the heaven of Thy grace the rains of Thy mercy, and ordain for them that which will bring joy to their eyes, gladden their hearts, and tranquilize their souls. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and within Thy grasp are all who dwell in the kingdom of command and creation. Thou doest what Thou pleasest and ordainest what Thou desirest. Thou art God, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

O my Lord! Thou seest me turning toward Thee, hoping for the wonders of Thy grace and bounty. I beseech Thee, O my God, by the Sacred House and Station, by Zamzam and Safa, by the Most Remote Mosque, and by Thy House which Thou hast made the point of adoration for the Concourse on High and the goal of all mankind, and by Him through Whom Thou hast manifested Thy Cause and sovereignty, revealed Thy verses, and raised the banners of Thy victory in Thy lands, whom Thou hast adorned with the ornament of finality, and through whom the breezes of revelation were cut off - that Thou disappoint me not of what Thou hast ordained for those of Thy servants who are nigh unto Thee and those of Thy creatures who are sincere. Verily, Thou art He to Whose power all created things have testified, and to Whose grandeur all possible things have borne witness. No impediment can withhold Thee, and nothing can veil Thee. Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful.

Praise be to Thee, O my God, and thanks be to Thee, O my Desire! I testify that I was heedless - Thou didst guide me to Thy path; I was ignorant - Thou didst teach me the ways of Thy good-pleasure; I was asleep - Thou didst awaken me to Thy remembrance and praise. O my God, my Quest and my Hope! By Thy might! This servant of Thine confesseth his powerlessness, poverty, transgressions, sins, heedlessness and ignorance. I beseech Thee by Thy Name which dominateth all names, and by the waves of the ocean of Thy mercy, O Creator of the heavens, and by Thy Most Great Book whereby Thou hast guided the peoples and wherein Thou hast informed Thy servants of the Resurrection and its manifestations, of the Hour and its signs, and hast made it a herald of glad tidings to Thy friends and a warner to Thine enemies - that Thou make me in all conditions patient in Thy trials, looking toward the horizon of Thy grace, holding fast to the cord of obedience unto Thee, and acting in accordance with what Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book. Verily, Thou art the Forgiving, the Bountiful, and verily, Thou art God, the Lord of all worlds.

O Lord! Send Thy blessings upon the Lord of Yathrib and Batha, and upon His family and companions who were not prevented by anything whatsoever from helping Thy Cause, O Thou in Whose grasp is the reins of creation. There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02217 ===

He is the Bestower, the Ordainer, the Munificent, the All-Wise.

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him.� All greatness and might, all glory and power belong unto Him.� Nothing whatsoever keepeth Him from being occupied with any other thing and no matter preventeth Him from dealing with another.� He doeth whatsoever He pleaseth, by virtue of His sovereign might.� He, verily, is the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing.

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and that the One Who speaketh forth is the Speaker on Sinai, Who hath dawned above the horizon of revelation, and through Whom the mysteries have been unveiled, the stream have gushed forth, and all that was from everlasting concealed in the books of God, the Help in Peril, the Self Subsisting, hath been revealed.� He it is through Whom attainment unto the Presence of God hath been realized in this day, a day whose mention hath adorned all the sacred books and scriptures.� Blessed be the one who hath met Him, well assured of meeting and being reunited with God.� Such a soul is indeed among them that have truly apprehended that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’an, and We bear that he is numbered with the people of certitude in the preserved tablet.

Praise be to God, Who is peerless in His beauty and incomparable in His majesty, Who perisheth not, Who hath ever been, and will ever be, sanctified above all peer or likeness, and Who shall remain hidden and concealed till He appeareth in His meridian glory and summoneth all mankind unto Himself, the All-Possessing, the Most High.�

Exalted be God, the Sovereign Lord Who hath created love and made it to be the greatest sign and an affliction for all mankind.� Every mighty heart is humbled before its sovereignty, and every radiant countenance hath paled before its penetrating power and awesome majesty.� Love, verily, is the animator of the world and the attractor of the hearts of men.� It is the best of adornments and the dispeller of every affliction.� It entereth the hearts, though not as physical things enter into each other, and it conquereth the kingdoms of existence, though not as kings triumph over earthly realms.�

Yea, love is silent, yet speaketh forth; it is compassionate, yet revengeth men’s wrongs. In truth it is a light that hath shone forth above the horizon of His name, the Most Beauteous, and hath thereby enraptured every nation and tribe.� It is that which God hath chosen for His own Self in the Day of Resurrection, and through which He hath shed the splendors of His light upon all creation. Whereupon the leaves have rustled, and the horizons have been illumined, and the lovers have groaned, and the Nightingale hath trilled out its melody in the Day of the Covenant, saying: “He Who is the King of Eternity and the Best Beloved of the Worlds is come!”�

Established upon the Throne of names, He verily speaketh forth in the prison of Akka on this day wherein the horizon of felicity hath been illumined by this, that the Lord of revelation hath bestowed upon one named Javad, who for a number of years hath circled with love and devotion round His mighty throne, a handmaiden who hath journeyed to attain this spot from whence is issued the decree of the beginning and the end.������

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O Lord of the worlds and Trainer of all who are in the heavens and on the earth!� I beseech Thee by Thy Names, the Joyous and the Sorrowful, the Manifest and the Hidden, to bless these two souls, to ordain between them love and affection, and to protect them from the mischief of such as have disbelieved in Thy days and caviled at Thy signs.� I beseech Thee, moreover, O my God, to write down for them both, by Thy Most Exalted Pen, the good of this world and of the world to come. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.� None other God is there but Thee, the Exalted, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All Wise.

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=== START BH02218 ===

The English portion is already translated. The remaining Persian/Arabic portion translates as:

And thou, be thankful unto God, thy Lord, for having purified thee from the defilement of these people. By God! Through their existence all that hath been created of water and clay hath been defiled. And if thou wert to become aware of that which We have ordained for thee, such rapture and longing would seize thee that thou wouldst cease to distinguish between right and left, between day and night. For this reason have We concealed it from thee, that thou mayest be of them that are at rest. And remember thy Lord amongst His servants at all times, and be thou of them that remember Him. And may the mercy that descendeth at every moment rest upon thee and upon them that are with thee, and upon them that love thee, and upon them that associate with thee and sit with thee, and turn unto thee out of love for God and purely for His sake, the Gracious. Then make mention from Us unto thy brother who hath been named Rahim, that he may remember God and be of them that are thankful. And may the glory rest upon thee and upon him from this moment unto the Day whereon mankind shall stand before God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02219 ===

O physician, upon thee be the Glory of God! In the name of God, the Generous, the Mighty!

Blessed is the eye which hath on this day beheld the pearls of the ocean of utterance of the Lord of all worlds, and blessed is the ear which hath been honored to hear the call of the Lord of creation raised from the supreme horizon. The Book of God, which distinguisheth between truth and falsehood, ever calleth unto the people of divine unity, saying: “Act, O My loved ones, according to that which ye have been commanded.” For the station of hope is manifested through outward deeds, and fasting and prayer are as the sun and moon in the heaven of divine ordinances. Seize upon these twain through the power of thy Lord, O thou who soarest in the atmosphere of the love of God!

Convey My greetings to the friends and say: Be not like the Shi’ih sect, idle and vain. Hold fast to the cord of ordinances and grasp the hem of commandments. Glory be to God! The True One, exalted be His glory, hath bestowed hearing and sight and comprehending faculties [and His own incomparable Self], that all might thereby reflect upon matters and act upon that which profiteth them. Yet heedlessness and ignorance have deprived the servants of all these divine bounties and merciful favors. It is hoped that thou wilt, with wisdom and utterance, make the loved ones aware, that they may hold fast to the hem of deeds - deeds from which the fragrance of divine acceptance wafteth and which are adorned with the ornament of His good-pleasure.

Hadi of Dawlat-Abad is occupied with arranging the final section about the Shi’ih sect. The ocean of divine knowledge surgeth before his eyes, yet he searcheth after a mere pool. We beseech God to assist him to act with justice and to return. Verily He is the Mighty, the Powerful, and worthy to answer prayers. Peace be upon thee and upon God’s righteous and sincere servants.

The electric current conveyed news of the destruction of the House. In these days all affairs have come to a standstill from every direction. The Afnans are in extreme difficulty. Surely you have heard that a group of Babis took their property and then denied it, raising disputes and contentions.

O physician, beseech the True One, exalted be His glory, that He may cause means to appear whereby the ruins of the world may be rebuilt, oppression be changed to justice, falsehood to truth, and poverty to wealth. O physician, upon thee be My glory! Had the people been worthy, verily the rain of divine mercy and the effulgences of the Sun of divine providence would have embraced all and raised them from the depths of abasement to the heights of glory. Nearly three hundred souls, young and old, are present in this land - from this fact other matters become clear and evident to those of insight. Say: My God, my God! Aid Thy servants to turn unto Thee and draw nigh unto the court of Thy might. Then send down upon them from the heaven of Thy bounty a blessing and mercy from Thy presence. Verily Thou art the Powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all in the heavens and earth.

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=== START BH02220 ===

He is the Hearer, the Answerer. O Ali, who hath attained and won! The dust and smoke of oppression and tyranny hath encompassed Iran. Justice, poor and helpless, lies tormented in the claws of rancor and hatred. Glory be to God! Such heedlessness hath seized the people of Iran that they have taken abasement for glory and loss for mighty gain. Soon shall they see the recompense of their deeds and find for themselves neither helper nor protector. O Ali, praise be to God that through the effulgences of the lights of the Daystar of divine grace thou didst set thy face toward the Most Glorious Homeland and Supreme Horizon, and didst attain thereunto. God aided thee, the Hands of His Cause took hold of thee, and guided thee to thy furthest goal and highest purpose. We testify that thou didst turn and attain that which was inscribed and recorded in the Books of God, the Lord of the worlds. And We testify that thou didst enter and arrive and attain the presence before the Face, and didst hear with thine own ear the call of the Wronged One. Thou didst take the choice wine of reunion from the hand of bounty and drink it in His Name, the One Who dominateth over what was and what shall be. We beseech God to aid thee in all conditions to do that which will cause the exaltation of the Word of God amongst His servants. Blessed art thou for having served thy Lord over successive years and for being entrusted with watering the House for a time. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. The recompense of no one hath been nor ever shall be lost with God. Through God’s grace - glorified be His majesty - thou must pass through the lands like the breezes of dawn in the divine springtime, giving the glad tidings of true unity to the servants, lest they become like the people of the Furqan who each day set up a new god and took hold of an idol. We hope that in this Most Great Revelation all shall attain to that which is the cause of eternal life and the source of everlasting grace. O Ali, upon thee be My glory. Thou hast ever been and art remembered, and special grace hath encompassed thee and those souls mentioned by God. O Muhammad Ali, thy son hath attained to serving Me and circumambulated the Kaaba of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. He came before the Face by Our command and departed by leave of his Lord, the All-Bounteous, the Mighty, the Forgiving. That which caused all things and honored servants to lament befell you in the path of God. We have returned thy son to thee that thine eye may be consoled thereby and thou mayest be of those who turned and won that which was inscribed by the Pen of God, the Lord of what was and what shall be. We give thee the glad tidings of God’s grace and bounty, and counsel thee with that which rejoiceth hearts and souls. Say: O people, fear God and be not of those who denied God’s proof and evidence and rejected His grace. They verily are among the heedless. We love to mention El-Ha’i in every Tablet. We testify that he attained the presence and won the meeting with God, the Possessor of the seen and unseen.

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=== START BH02221 ===

In the Name of God, the Lord of Hosts! He through Whom all things were transformed hath come, and the Call hath been raised from the horizon of the Prison of ’Akka. O son of Khalil, O ’Abdu’llah, hear this call with the ear of thy soul. A new day hath appeared and a fresh morn hath come. Today from the wilderness the voice of the divine Lote-Tree is raised, proclaiming “He Who is the Lord of the Kingdom of Names hath come!” The Mount of Sinai is witnessed in supreme joy, for it converseth with its Beloved and drinketh from one cup and partaketh of one food with the Lord of its desire. The Promised City hath descended from the heaven of divine will, and the Ancient Beauty is visible in the desert, crying “Here am I! Here am I!” Today the Covenant of Israel is renewed, and We have made firm covenants with your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Through weakness it had nearly fallen into decline and laxity, but through one exalted word it was strengthened and made firm. When the honored Abraham was suspended in the air, the great angel came to him and asked “Hast thou any need?” He replied “Not from thee!” This word set all ablaze - weakness was transformed to strength, silence to speech, and muteness to utterance. O Children of Israel and heirs of Abraham and Moses! Today Jerusalem crieth out with most eloquent speech “The All-Merciful hath come!” and in the wilderness declareth “Here am I! Here am I!” Deprive not yourselves. O ’Abdu’llah, thy letter hath attained Our presence and been adorned with the light of appearance. We beseech God to assist thee in that which causeth the fire to appear in the Tree of Being. Hearken to the cry of Zion which with loudest voice giveth glad tidings to all, yet the servants are deprived of the ocean of knowledge, being occupied with self and heedless of the Worshipped One. The sighs of Palestine have moved the world of being, yet its children are witnessed bewildered and perplexed. Moses with but one staff struck the kingdom of creation - weakness took no hold of him and laxity found no way, for the very soul of his soul was gladdened and rejoiced by the light of the divine presence. Arise through divine power and heavenly wisdom, that perchance from the trees of existence may appear and become manifest the fruit of the Tree of Sinai. We beseech God to assist thee in that which is the cause of fellowship and truth. He is the Mighty One Who hath ever caused, and will forever cause, the rain of special mercy to shower from the clouds of grace upon the children of Abraham and the heirs of Moses. Arise in the name of God, the Lord of Hosts, and strive for the betterment and elevation of the world, that they may attain to that which is the cause of eternal permanence and the reason for everlasting life. We beseech God for that which is the cause of guidance for the Israelites. He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing. Glory and peace be upon those who have turned and have said “Praise be to Thee, O God of all who are in the heavens and earths!”

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=== START BH02222 ===

O Nabil-i-A’zam! Your letter hath come before Our presence, and this is its beginning: “That which hath been apportioned from the burning of the heart…” Who am I that I should hearken unto that which the Tongue of Eternity speaketh? Be thou of them that render thanks. Verily, thou art he whom We guided to the right shore, and inscribed upon his brow with the Pen of Eternity “This is a believer art thou,” and called him from the Divine Lote-Tree “Thou art,” and gave him to drink from the Kawthar of recognition by the hand of grace “Thou art,” and fed him the heavenly repast “Thou art,” and rained upon him the showers of bounty “Thou art,” and adorned him with the ornament of turning unto the Mighty, the Exalted “Thou art,” and sheltered him in the pavilion of munificence and generosity “Thou art,” and brought him into the precincts of the Throne “Thou art,” and removed for him the veils of grandeur from the countenance of Beauty “Thou art,” and brought him before Our presence “Thou art,” and caused him to hear Our most sweet call “Thou art,” and manifested Ourselves unto him with the lights of the Face face to face “Thou art,” and made him speak forth Our remembrance amongst the servants “Thou art,” and made him a herald of Our Cause “Thou art,” and sheltered him in prison for eighty-one days “Thou art,” and concealed his face from the enemies “Thou art.” Thus did My grace precede thee and My mercy encompass thee. None can outstrip Us in anything. We are the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. It hath been proven with evidence that thou hast no way by proof to establish against the All-Merciful even less than can be counted what would withhold His grace from thee. However, his honor Nabil came to the shore of the Most Great Sea before Ali and was deprived through the tyranny of the oppressors. I swear by the Ancient Beauty that his outward deprivation and the burning fire of separation in his most great heart exceeded a thousand years of worship. In any case, they have some right - nay, I seek God’s forgiveness for this - this is pure grace that is mentioned. That which hath appeared from the presence of the Truth hath been and shall ever be beloved of those near unto God. If the fire of separation be not kindled, the Kawthar of nearness and reunion will not flow. Praise be to the Beloved of the worlds Who, through His grace, accepted him and made him a place for the manifestation of calamities and trials in His path, and sanctified him from occupation with the world and all that is therein, strengthening him to turn toward the shore of nearness until he traversed the stages and attained the presence before the Throne and won the meeting with God.

Remind Abdullah and the father of Abad of the fragrances of the spiritual garment that wafted from the ancient realm, and convey greetings on behalf of God. May Khalil and Asad ever repose beneath the shadow of the Friend and conduct themselves with perfect wisdom, lest a word arise and become the cause of sedition. And the Glory be upon them both and upon her who hath turned toward the realm of oneness. Verily We have accepted from her what she intended in the path of her Lord. She is among the devout ones before the Throne. Thy Lord is, verily, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. His honor the Master must be joyful in all conditions, for praise be to God, he turned toward the divine court and dwelt in the vicinity of the Truth.

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=== START BH02224 ===

CXXXVII

Some have regarded it as lawful to infringe on the integrity of the substance of their neighbor, and have made light of the injunction of God as prescribed in His Book.

Evil fall upon them, and the chastisement of God, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, afflict them! By Him Who shineth above the Day Spring of sanctity! If the whole earth were to be converted into silver and gold, no man who can be said to have truly ascended into the heaven of faith and certitude would deign to regard it, much less to seize and keep it. We have formerly referred to this subject in passages revealed in the Arabic tongue, in a language of exquisite beauty.

God is Our witness! Whoever hath tasted the sweetness of those words will never consent to transgress the bounds which God hath fixed, neither will he turn his gaze towards any one except his Well-Beloved. Such a man will, with his inner eye, readily recognize how altogether vain and fleeting are the things of this world, and will set his affections on things above.

Say: Be ashamed, O ye that call yourselves the lovers of the Ancient Beauty! Be ye admonished by the tribulation He hath suffered, by the burden of anguish He hath carried for the sake of God. Let your eyes be opened. To what purpose hath He labored, if the manifold trials He hath endured are, in the end, to result in such contemptible professions, and such wretched conduct? Every robber, every worker of iniquity, hath, in the days prior to My Revelation, uttered these same words, and performed these same deeds.

Verily I say: Incline your ears to My sweet voice, and sanctify yourselves from the defilement of your evil passions and corrupt desires. They who dwell within the tabernacle of God, and are established upon the seats of everlasting glory, will refuse, though they be dying of hunger, to stretch their hands and seize unlawfully the property of their neighbor, however vile and worthless he may be.

The purpose of the one true God in manifesting Himself is to summon all mankind to truthfulness and sincerity, to piety and trustworthiness, to resignation and submissiveness to the Will of God, to forbearance and kindliness, to uprightness and wisdom. His object is to array every man with the mantle of a saintly character, and to adorn him with the ornament of holy and goodly deeds.

Say: Have mercy on yourselves and on your fellowmen, and suffer not the Cause of God - a Cause which is immeasurably exalted above the inmost essence of sanctity - to be sullied with the stain of your idle fancies, your unseemly and corrupt imaginations.

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=== START BH02225 ===

He is the One manifest through justice and speaking through grace!

The Book of God hath been sent down in truth from the kingdom of His holy, mighty, praiseworthy utterance. The horizon of manifestation hath been illumined by the One Who conversed on Sinai, and the Spirit in the sacred valley proclaimeth: O people of the earth, abandon what ye possess, for God hath come with manifest sovereignty. Open your eyes - verily He standeth before your faces. Then hearken unto the scratching of His Pen, at whose ascension the realities of all things were attracted, and the Tongue of Grandeur spoke: The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of all worlds.

O Ghulam-Qabli-Husayn! Hear the call of the Wronged One - verily He mentioneth thee as a bounty from Him, and He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. We have heard thy call and answered thee with a Tablet sent down from the heaven of thy Lord’s bestowal, the Ancient of Days. We perceived the fragrance of thy love and mentioned thee with that whose fragrance shall never be cut off - to this every knowing, discerning one doth testify. Thank God that He hath turned toward thee from the prison-quarter and counseleth thee with that which shall elevate thy station among His servants. Verily He is powerful over whatsoever He willeth through His mighty, wondrous Word.

O ’Ali, upon thee be My glory! Hear My call from God’s horizon, the Speaking, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of the world and Master of nations, for having given me to drink, from Thy generous hand, the cup of Thy recognition, and for having sent down to me from the heaven of Thy bounty that which hath diffused the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness. Thou art verily the Ever-Giving, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Set aside what the people possess and take the Book of God with such strength as the might of the world and the power of those who have denied the Day of Judgment cannot prevent. O ’Ali! The remembrance of God from the Divine Lote-Tree in the Most Exalted Paradise, at the right hand of the blessed, luminous Spot, that there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Not an atom escapeth His knowledge - He heareth and seeth, and He is the Protector of all who are in the heavens and earths. Say:

My God, my God! Praise, glory, thanks and splendor be unto Thee for having turned toward Thy servant and sent down to him that which maketh known unto him Thy straight path and Thy mighty Message. I beseech Thee by Thy manifest Book to make me steadfast through Thy power, firm through Thy might, and standing in Thy service. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

O Ja’far! Rejoice that the Lord of Destiny hath mentioned thee from His Most Great Scene with verses that all the books of the world cannot equal - to this every learned one who hath acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken in His mighty, wondrous Day doth testify. Say:

Praise be unto Thee, O my Best-Beloved, for having adorned me with the ornament of acceptance when all but those whom Thy mighty hand had taken denied. I testify that Thou art the Ever-Giving and that Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy knowledge and the heaven of Thy wisdom to assist Thy servants to turn unto Thee, to return unto the court of Thy bounty, and to arise before the manifestation of Thy gifts. Then write down for them, through Thy grace, that which shall profit them in all the worlds of Thy worlds, and ordain for them the good of the hereafter and of the former time. Verily Thou art the Possessor of the Kingdom of Names, and in Thy grasp is the dominion of all who are in the heavens and earths.

=== END BH02225 ===

=== START BH02226 ===

He is the Hearer, the Answerer

The Book of God proclaims: There is none other God but He, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. The Divine Lote-Tree calls out: The Kingdom belongeth unto God, Lord of what was and what shall be. And the Supreme Pen declares: The Promise hath come, and the Promised One hath descended from the heaven of His Will, bearing the banner “He is God, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Loving.” And He Who conversed on Sinai, seated upon the throne of Manifestation, crieth out with loudest voice, yet the people comprehend not.

O thou who speakest in praise of thy Lord! Knowest thou Who maketh mention of thee in the Most Great Prison? Say: God, the Lord of the seen and the unseen. And knowest thou Who hath turned toward thee? Say: Yea, the Supreme Pen of God, through Whose movement were revealed the hidden secrets of His knowledge. Thy letter came before the Wronged One, and one of My Branches presented it. We answer thee with this irrevocable Tablet, from which the near ones perceive the fragrance of God, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved.

We have heard thy call and thy verse and prose in praise and glorification of God, and found therein the sweet savors of thy turning unto Him, thy devotion, thy humility and lowliness before God, the Lord of existence. Blessed is the tongue that hath succeeded in praising God, and the ear that hath heard His verses, and the heart illumined with the lights of His knowledge, and the hand that hath taken hold of His Book, and the foot that hath attained unto supreme steadfastness, and the eye that hath beheld His traces and wept for what befell Him at the hands of such as denied the Witness and the Witnessed. By the life of God! Through His appearance every hidden secret hath been revealed, and from the treasury of His Supreme Pen have appeared the pearls of wisdom and utterance. Blessed are they who know.

Say: O people! Fear God and follow not the sources of fancy and vain imaginings. Take unto yourselves the fear of God as a command from Him Who is the Lord of creation, and abandon transgression and unseemly deeds. He counseleth you and acquainteth you with that which shall profit you in the world to come and in this first life. He is the One, the Single, the All-Forgiving, the All-Kind.

The Wronged One, caught between the fangs of wolves, calleth upon the Lord of Lords: “My God, my God! Adorn Thy servants with the ornament of justice and illumine their hearts with the light of equity. My Lord, Thou knowest that I have desired naught in Thy realm save the extinction of the fire of hatred and animosity from the hearts of Thy servants, and I desire for them naught save that which draweth them nigh unto the court of Thy holiness. O Lord! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Word whereby Thou didst subdue the kingdom of glory and bounty and didst open the door of Thy grace unto all in the realm of creation, and by Thy firm decree and Most Great Name whereby Thou didst subdue the nations, to ordain for Thy loved ones that which shall exalt them through Thy Name amongst Thy servants, and to inscribe for them from Thy Supreme Pen the reward of attaining Thy presence. Thou art He, O my God, through Whose Name the ocean of bounty surgeth and the Dove of Utterance warbleth upon the branches of the Divine Lote-Tree. The spears of the oppressors weaken Thee not, nor doth the might of the tyrannical dismay Thee. Thou doest what Thou willest by Thy sovereignty. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Bountiful, the Generous. O Lord! Ordain for him who hath voiced Thy praise that which beseemeth Thy bounties and favors. Verily, Thou art the One, the Single, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”

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=== START BH02227 ===

O Ahmad, upon whom be the Glory of God! He is the Witness from the horizon of the Kingdom’s heaven. This is a Book sent down by the Sovereign of Might to one who has turned to My horizon, held fast to My cord, faced the lights of My countenance, soared in My atmosphere, and uttered My beautiful praise, and testified to that which the Tongue of Grandeur testified before the creation of the heavens and earth: that there is no God but Me, the Single, the All-Informed.

Your letter has come before My Name, and the servant present before the Wronged One has read it. We answer you with this clear Tablet. The sun bears witness, the moon proclaims, and the heaven declares: The Sovereign has come and taken His seat upon the throne of utterance at the heart of contingent being. Blessed be the All-Merciful Who has manifested Himself with evident sovereignty.

We have stood before the faces of the world for successive years and called all to the Most Exalted Horizon without veil or covering. The power of the world has not frustrated Me, nor has the might of nations prevented Me. I have appeared and manifested what God, your Lord and the Lord of the earths and heavens, desired.

When the breezes of revelation take you and the fragrances of inspiration attract you, say: My God, my God! You see and know that this servant of Yours has acknowledged Your oneness and confessed Your singleness and what Your Prophets, Chosen Ones and Messengers have brought. He seeks, through the wonders of Your grace, Your nearness and meeting, to stand at Your gate, attain Your presence, and hearken to Your sweetest call by which the hearts of the Prophets were attracted.

Alas, alas, for my lack of knowledge and my failure to reach the heaven of Your knowledge and understanding of the requirements of Your wisdom! O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord! Has the Pen of destiny decreed for me to attain Your presence, or has Your binding decree prevented me from turning to You, O Master of eternity? By Your might, O my God, Your separation has destroyed me and Your remoteness and decree have consumed me.

I beseech You by the lights of the dawn of manifestation and by the Word whereby those in the graves arose and the decree of resurrection appeared, to ordain for me from the wonders of Your generosity and grace Your nearness and reunion, and the reward of meeting You and the reward of those martyred in Your path. You are the Omnipotent over what You will, and in Your grasp is the reins of all things. There is no God but You, the Strong, the Prevailing, the Almighty.

Then I ask You, O my God, by the river of Your mercy and the ocean of Your favor, to forgive me and accept what has appeared from me in Your days. Then assist my son and daughter to remember and praise You and turn to You in all conditions. O Lord, aid them in Your love, make them know Your path, and make clear to them Your proof and evidence. Then send down for me, O my God, and for them what will benefit us and draw us near to You. You are the Omnipotent Whose power all created things have witnessed, and the Self-Subsisting Whom all contingent things have acknowledged. There is no God but You, the Sender of verses, the Manifester of clear proofs, and in Your grasp are the reins of all in the earths and heavens.

=== END BH02227 ===

=== START BH02228 ===

He is the One with power over whatsoever He willeth. A glorious Book from the Lord of the worlds unto those who have believed in this Great Announcement. Verily it is a reminder for whoso hath been guided and a remembrance from Us to whoso hath turned unto the Lord of the mystics. They who have been given insight from God - these do recognize the truth and are not prevented by the veils of the polytheists. They behold the lights of the Kingdom even as they behold the sun in the midst of heaven - these are indeed among those drawn nigh. Blessed is he who hath cast away the world and mounted the Crimson Ark by the sovereignty of the Names. He is indeed of the people of Baha. Thus hath it been sent down in truth from the One Who revealeth the utterance, as witnesseth whosoever hath judged with fairness in the Cause of God and was of the witnesses. We sent forth ’Ali who announced to you before Our presence the Kingdom, who called out to you in the wilderness of oneness, and summoned you unto God, the Mighty, the Most High, the Supreme. Were it not for him, it would not befit anyone to object to this Revelation - how much less after We have sent down the Bayan and adorned it with the ornament of My wondrous remembrance. Say: O people! Do ye cling to names while forsaking their Creator? This is naught but a grievous error. Arise to aid the Cause of God, then call the people to this noble prospect. Say: Do the threats of the oppressors frighten you, after ye behold the power of your Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy? Follow your Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily He, in the midst of the greatest tribulation, summoneth the people unto truth, and the oppression of the unjust ones hath not hindered Him, nor the harm wrought by the polytheists. Verily your Lord, the All-Merciful, preserveth whomsoever He willeth, though he be in the mouth of the serpent. By My life! Not a leaf stirreth save by His leave. He is indeed the Mighty, the Powerful. And he whose time hath come - death shall overtake him though he be in an impregnable fortress. Victory lieth not in disputation but in goodly counsel. Thy Lord is verily the Forgiving, the Merciful. His mercy hath preceded His wrath; therefore have We borne hardships from every base one, though within Our grasp lieth the kingdom of the heavens and earth. Beware lest ye commit that which would cause sedition. Be united in the Cause and be not of those who differ. Through unity shall the back of those who have disbelieved in the Lord of creation be broken. This will profit you, if ye be of the certain ones. We desire for you naught save that which draweth you nigh unto God. Hearken unto the truth and follow not the steps of Satan. O thou who remembereth Me by My remembrance and gazeth upon My countenance! Deliver unto the people that which We have commanded thee, that perchance the breezes of Paradise may stir them and turn them toward the Qiblih of the worlds. Cleanse the people with the water of inner meanings which We have deposited within the verses. By My life! It is indeed the water of life which the All-Merciful hath sent down from the heaven of grace for the life of the worlds. The night hath passed wherein God counseled those around Him. Gather ye beneath the shade of what hath been raised up from this divine Lote-Tree. Thus do We counsel you as We counseled before. Blessed are they who attain. Beware lest ye differ in God’s Cause and follow the imaginings of the doubters. He is with whosoever remembereth Me and aideth this Cause through which the fragrance of the All-Merciful hath wafted amongst the worlds.

=== END BH02228 ===

=== START BH02229 ===

Muhammad-’Ali Khan, upon him be the Glory of God, the All-Merciful!

He is God - exalted be His glory in wisdom and utterance! What a Book inscribed by what a Pen - the Pen of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting! What a Tablet traced by what a Reed - the Reed of God, Lord of what was and what shall be! This is a Tablet from whose horizon hath shone forth the Day-Star of thy Lord’s favor, the Lord of all existence. We have mentioned thee before with such remembrance as cannot be equaled by all the treasures of the world nor by that which the nations possess. He Who possesseth the Hidden Book beareth witness to this. How many a learned one have We left to himself, and how many an unlettered one have We rescued through My favor that dominateth every witness and witnessed thing! This is a Day wherein the heaven hath spoken, the sun hath testified, the moon hath proclaimed, and the Divine Lote-Tree hath cried out, yet the people understand not. The world hath been illumined by the Most Great Name, the Mount by its Interlocutor, the Throne by its Lord, the Light by its Dawning-Place, and the signs by their Source, yet most of the people know not. They hearken unto the manifestations of fancy and idle imagination that which keepeth them back from the Most Great Vision and draweth them nigh unto the fire. He Who speaketh in every condition beareth witness that there is none other God but Me, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. Say: O people! By God, the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree hath been raised up, and the Caller hath called from the right side of the blessed Spot, saying: Fear God and follow not your desires. Follow Him Who hath come to you with a manifest sovereignty. Thus hath the Most Great Ocean revealed the pearls of knowledge and wisdom, and the Sun its effulgence and its lights. When thou hast attained, arise and say: Praise be to Thee, O Lord of the seen and unseen! Behold, then mention what the people of the Bayan have committed, who turned away from the All-Merciful and opposed Him with such tyranny as caused the denizens of the Kingdom to lament. They cast the Most Great Ocean behind their backs, hastening toward the pond. Verily, they perceive not. We have observed thy devotion and have turned to thee once again, mentioning thee with that which gladdeneth the eyes and rejoiceth the hearts. When thou hast attained unto My Tablet and drunk the choice wine sealed with My Self-Subsisting Name, say: My God, my God! I perceive the fragrance of Thy Revelation and the sweet-scented breezes of Thy appearance. Hast Thou ordained for me to stand before Thy gate and attain the presence of Thy countenance? Blessed is the station that hath been illumined by the lights of Thy beauty, the land honored by Thy footsteps, and the atmosphere wherein Thy call was raised. I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence and Educator of the seen and unseen, by the Ark which the winds and waves could not hinder and which sailed through the ocean of Thy Cause, and by the subduing power of Thy Most Exalted Pen, whereby Thou hast subdued earth and heaven, to assist me to attain unto Thy presence before Thy throne, that I may hear what the Son of ’Imran heard on the Mount of Knowledge. O Lord! Deny me not Thy presence and nearness, nor the fountain of Thy reunion and meeting. Then I beseech Thee to teach me what Thou hast intended from the ocean of Thy knowledge and the heaven of Thy grace. I am he, O my God, who knoweth not what profiteth him. Thou art more knowing of me than I am of myself. Ordain for me from Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall profit me in every world of Thy worlds. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

=== END BH02229 ===

=== START BH02230 ===

He is the One Who observeth from His Most Exalted Horizon

Your letters arrived one after another, and most were blessed with the outpourings of the True Bestower - that is, were honored to be seen, were graced to be heard, and were adorned with a reply. In these days Ibn-i-Asdaq, upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God, was present before Me and was gazing toward and beholding the Most Exalted Horizon. Blessed is the Most Truthful One who turned toward My Most Exalted Horizon, detached from all else, until he attained the presence and stood before the Gate, and heard what the Beloved heard during the Night Journey and what the Interlocutor heard on the Mount of Knowledge. We have mentioned him in such wise that his remembrance, his glory and his deeds shall endure throughout the duration of My earthly and heavenly dominion, and throughout the continuance of My sovereignty and power. Verily thy Lord is the Generous, the All-Bountiful. When he mentioned thee, We mentioned thee with this luminous mention.

Likewise, Ghulam-Qabla-?a, upon him be My Glory, attained Our presence. For a few days he was occupied with praise, glorification, turning toward Us and circumambulation. Praise be to God, he was blessed with the choice wine of the Merciful’s utterance and received his portion of that which flowed from the Most Exalted Pen in the divine Books. Thou didst mention the friends in the lands of A and B. We have mentioned them in such wise that nothing in existence can equal it. By the life of God! That which no eye hath seen and no ear hath heard hath been ordained for them […] Thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Convey My greetings to each one on behalf of the Wronged One. Praise be to God, they have drunk from the cup of eternity and have been sustained by the heavenly food which is the knowledge of God. We beseech God to assist them and grant them success that all may attain to that which beseemeth His days. Say: O my God, my God! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy generosity to ordain for Thy loved ones there that which will draw them nigh unto Thee. Then write down for them the reward of attaining Thy presence and the good of this world and the world to come. I moreover beseech Thee, O Lord of all names, by Thy most sweet call and the scratching of Thy Most Exalted Pen and the Fire kindled in the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, to assist Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy Cause, and to ordain for those who have outstripped in Thy Cause that which befitteth the heaven of Thy generosity and the sun of Thy grace. Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Generous.

O Haydar! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. In the previous year there befell the Wronged One that which opened the gates of sorrow to the denizens of the most exalted Paradise and the most sublime Heaven. Verily, the people are in evident drunkenness and grievous wrong. We beseech God to assist all to mention and praise Him, that ye may all arise to serve this most great Cause and most exalted and most glorious station - which is the station of teaching the Cause of the Lord of all beings - or that ye may hold fast to those means which comprise this station. Whosoever attaineth unto it is accounted among the people of Baha by the Pen. Blessed art thou and My loved ones, and upon thee and them be glory from God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

=== END BH02230 ===

=== START BH02231 ===

O ’Abdu’l-Karim, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One Who speaks from His most exalted horizon. Your letter was present before the Wronged One and the glance of favor was directed towards it. Praise be to God, you are adorned with the ornament of divine love and are gazing toward the horizon of His grace. In His days you have drunk from the ocean of recognition and been illumined by the lights of the Sun of proof. The grace of God, exalted be His glory, has been with you - He made His path clear for you, revealed His evidence, and you saw and heard and were blessed with acceptance, which is among His greatest bounties. What is beloved from you today is steadfastness and assistance. Steadfastness attracts the favor of God. Until now no steadfast one has been deprived, as testifies to this He Who possesses the Clear Book. From your letter wafts the fragrance of sincerity, attention and acceptance - every possessor of smell inhales from it the fragrance of divine love. The mentioned requests are granted, however resignation and trust are more fitting and beloved, for God, exalted be His glory, is most knowing and aware of the interests of His servants, and none but He, exalted be His glory, knows about a good ending. Say: My God, my God! This servant of Thine has detached himself from all else save Thee and turned to the horizon of the heaven of Thy grace, and has affirmed Thy oneness and singleness, and acknowledged what hath been sent down from the heaven of Thy Will and the atmosphere of Thy Purpose. I beseech Thee by the dawning-places of Thy power and the manifestations of Thy might, and by the waves of the ocean of Thy utterance and the pearls of the sea of Thy wisdom, to ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall profit me in the world to come and in this world. O my Lord! I am he who hath placed his trust in Thee and resigned his affairs unto Thee. I testify that Thou knowest me better than I know myself; nothing is hidden from Thy knowledge. Thou doest what Thou willest through Thy power and ordainest what Thou desirest through Thy behest. O my Lord! Thou seest me clinging to the handle of Thy trust and holding fast to the hem of the robe of Thy mercy, O Lord of all being and Sovereign of the throne on high and of earth below. I beseech Thee by the influence of Thy Will and the power of Thy Purpose not to deprive me of what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones. Thou art He through Whose power all things have testified and through Whose grace all created things have been made manifest. The hosts of the world cannot withstand Thee, nor can the might of nations. The clamor of the divines and the power of rulers cannot weaken Thee. Ordain for me what beseemeth Thy greatness and sovereignty and bounty and generosity. Verily Thou art God; there is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Triumphant, the Powerful, and worthy of answering prayer.

O ’Abdu’l-Karim! Upon thee be My glory. We have mentioned thee with that whose fragrance shall never be cut off and shall endure as long as My most beautiful names and most exalted attributes endure. Be grateful and say: Praise be to Thee, O Desire of the world, and glorified be Thou, O Beloved of them that have recognized Thee. We have forgiven thee and purified thee with the water of My favor, and then those for whom thou didst seek forgiveness from the Dayspring of the bounty of the Lord of the Unseen and the Seen. And We have sent down for thy wife that which shall gladden the hearts of faithful women and solace their eyes. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. There is no God but Him, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, and worthy of answering prayer.

=== END BH02231 ===

=== START BH02232 ===

O Most Holy, Most Ancient Ahmad! This is a mention from the One Who is mentioned unto him who hath remembered his Lord and was of those who have advanced, and who emigrated from his native land out of longing to attain the presence of God until he arrived at the pavilion of grandeur and the Sun of the Beauty of Oneness shone upon him with manifest light. Glad tidings unto thee, O Ahmad, for having journeyed and attained unto the presence of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. Give thanks unto God for having aided thee to recognize the Dawning-Place of His Cause and for having caused thee to hear His wondrous Call. Although thou didst present thyself before receiving permission from thy Lord, yet God hath pardoned what is past as a bounty to thy father, who is among Our sincere servants. Be thankful that We have accepted thy visitation and presence before thy Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We have inscribed for thee a station in the Tablet. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. Return to thy homeland by God’s command and decree, and be not of the hesitating ones. When thou seest thy father, convey unto his face the greetings of this Wronged One, the Peerless. Say: Blessed art thou for having remained steadfast in thy love for thy Lord and for having voiced His praise after He was imprisoned in this distant place. Blessed be thy face for having turned, and thy heart for having advanced, and thy tongue for having uttered His beauteous praise. Say, O Javad: God willing, through the bounty of the Lord of creation thou shalt ever voice the remembrance of the All-Merciful and attain His endless outpourings. At all times strive mightily for unity among the loved ones of God, that perchance the idols of vain imaginings and differences may be shattered and the standards of unity and harmony may be raised. This is what is beloved in the sight of the Beloved of the worlds. The gaze of His loving-kindness hath ever been fixed upon those souls who have turned to the countenance of their Lord. He hath not wished, nor doth He wish, that they should be deprived of the Dawning-Place of the lights of oneness through human fancies. If thou shouldst meet the letter Jim, say: Dost thou know by what proof thou didst advance and then by what evidence thou didst turn away from the All-Merciful? Nay, by His very Self, the Truth! Thou knowest not, and We see thee among the veiled ones. Hear My words, then look at this Revelation and what hath appeared from it, detached from all thou hast heard. By God, thou wouldst then cast aside what thou hast and turn toward the court of thy Lord’s grace, saying: “I have turned unto Thee, O Lord of the worlds!” Thy likeness is as those who cast the Most Great Ocean behind their backs and gathered around a pond. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. He who led thee astray is in the fire. Soon shall he who misled him join him. Thus hath the matter been decreed in a luminous Book. O Javad! Convey to all the loved ones the greetings from the True One. Blessed is he who hath been named Servant-before-Hadi; he is among the triumphant ones. Since previously Tablets were revealed and sent to all specially, therefore at this time none hath been revealed specially, but they have been and are in mind. This is the essence, and thy Lord is the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. May the glory rest upon thee and upon those who are with thee and those who have turned unto thee for the sake of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

=== END BH02232 ===

=== START BH02233 ===

In the Name of the Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful! This is a Book from the Tree of the Spirit unto him who hath believed in God, then was guided, and heard the Call of God from beyond the Crimson Sea at the Furthermost Lote-Tree. O servant! Rejoice within thyself at what We have announced unto thee in truth in the dwellings of piety, and determine therein what none in the kingdom hath witnessed nor seen. Thou shalt witness what God hath promised thee in the Garden of Refuge, and find therein what no hearts of the possessors of understanding can know. Say: O people! Deprive not yourselves of that which is good for you from the kingdom of the hereafter and of the former time. Know ye the value of these days, then hasten to the station wherein hath appeared the Most Great Sign of God from the light of God, the Most High, the Most Exalted. Say: By God! This indeed is the Supreme Prospect which hath been described in all the Tablets and in what was revealed unto Abraham and Moses. And this verily is the good which none have understood save those possessed of insight who, when they heard the Call of God, responded with their words “Yea!” These are they upon whom are blessings from their Lord and who are among the followers of guidance. Therefore look thou upon thy station in what God showed thee in thy sleep from the stories of former times, that thou mayest know what We have unveiled for thee from the mysteries of eternity that lay concealed beneath the veils of destiny - that which was hidden and concealed. Say: Verily He possesseth a vision that seeketh, and before Him walketh the light of Oneness which kindleth and shineth, whereby are guided those who dwell in the most exalted paradise, and whereby go astray those who dwell in the sanctuary. And this is what was inscribed in the scrolls of the Spirit at the Furthermost Tree, and this is what the Most Exalted Pen and the Spirit have set down. And peace be upon thee and upon those who have soared in the atmosphere of nearness, then were guided. And fire be upon him who denied God, then was wretched and turned away from the path of justice, then transgressed and was among those who went astray and erred. O beloved! Announce unto the servants of God the Most Exalted Word of God which the Spirit hath revealed once again and which the Mighty in Command hath sent forth from the heaven of power, that He may teach you the ways of Paradise and guide you to the pavilions of the Most Glorious. Say: Verily it hath shone forth from the horizon of dawn like the sun in the midst of morning, that it may draw you nigh unto God and be a remembrance for you. Therefore hearken unto what is revealed unto thee from what hath been inscribed of the divine decrees upon tablets of ruby by the Most Sweet Fingers, that it may deliver thee from the ornaments of the kingdom and attract thee to the stations of the Spirit in the most faithful homeland. Well is it with him who hath heard the Word and submitted to the Word of God, and his eyes overflow with tears; then he hearkeneth and his heart is set ablaze with the fire of love, then doth it surge. And this is what the Pen of the servant hath inscribed in this eternal and most glorious Tablet which God hath named with the letter “S” after “H” in the Kingdom of Names. And peace be upon thee and upon him who hath attained the presence of the Day that cometh with truth, wherein the All-Merciful is established upon the throne.

=== END BH02233 ===

=== START BH02234 ===

In the Name of God, the Most High, the Most Exalted

This is a letter from the Servant to him who journeyed unto God and was numbered among the emigrants in the Tablet, until he entered this Prison, this Station wherein tribulation hath rained down from the clouds of destiny at every moment. O servant! Blessed art thou, inasmuch as hardships have touched thee in the path of God, and thou hast borne difficulties in the ways of His good-pleasure, and hast turned thy face toward that quarter wherefrom the Countenance was visible from the horizon of sorrow. Be thou steadfast in the love of thy Lord and grieve not for what hath befallen thee. Be patient, then show forth patience. He, verily, will give full reward to those who have shown patience in the presence of His Face, and He, verily, hath power over all things. Say: O my Lord! I am he who hath turned his face toward the court of Thy good-pleasure and bounty, and hath sought the sanctuary of Thy protection and safekeeping. Deprive me not, then, of that which lieth with Thee, and ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and will detach me from all else besides Thee, for verily Thou hast ever encompassed all things.

O emigrant servant! Hearken unto the call of this imprisoned Servant and render thanks unto the Beloved of the worlds that thou hast attained unto His recognition and hast passed from the left hand of doubt to the right hand of certitude, and hast forsaken comfort in His path and turned toward the court of His bounty and hast shown patience in face of the tribulations that have befallen thee. All these stations are from the grace of the Lord of the worlds, for were it not for the winds of bounty that blow from the right hand of His grace, no soul would succeed in attaining unto His good-pleasure or would become illumined with His recognition. As thou observest, many among the servants who awaited the Truth night and day, yet after its appearance none attained unto His recognition save whom thy Lord willeth. Therefore must these servants at all times be thankful for His wondrous grace, and seek from Him the power to remain steadfast in His love and to be detached from all else besides Him. Ere long will the days of life draw to a close and we shall all take up our abode beneath the earth. In that station there will be no helper or companion save His grace. The rich and the poor, the learned and the ignorant, the mighty and the lowly - all shall enter that station of absolute oneness in the same way, and all distinctions and glories of this earthly kingdom shall be completely effaced, and nothing shall be of any benefit in that place save the wonders of His grace. Therefore must thou beseech God that we may not be deprived of His grace and bounty, and may not remain without portion of the river of His mercy, and in these few fleeting days may not become heedless of His remembrance or turn unto aught else besides Him. In times when hardships and trials descend, we must be patient, and in times of comfort and ease we must be grateful. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who have placed their trust in God, the One, the Single, the One, the Self-Subsisting, the Mighty, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. And praise be to God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the Beloved.

=== END BH02234 ===

=== START BH02235 ===

O Haji Mulla Baqir! In the Name of God, the Most Great, the Most Great! This is a Book from the Youth to him who hath believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, that the words of God may once again attract him and cause him to speak forth His praise amidst such servants as have remained heedless of the remembrance of God, the Mighty, the Beloved. We, verily, sent down verses unto thee aforetime and dispatched them to thee, yet We found not from thee that which beseemeth thee, and thereby was I grieved, and through My grief all that hath been and shall be were grieved. Ponder upon My tribulation and My affliction, that thou mayest not be saddened by adversity and tribulation in thy Lord’s path, and mayest be numbered with them that fear not, neither are they grieved. Dost thou wish to rest at ease upon thy couch after the Youth hath been imprisoned in this dark pit through that which the hands of such as disbelieve in their Lord’s signs have wrought? Know thou that protection lieth in God’s hand - He protecteth whom He willeth through His sovereignty and none can avert that which is ordained. Be thou at peace within thyself, then arise and say: “O people! The Beauty of Him Who was promised hath come with manifest sovereignty. This, verily, is Husayn, Whom ye were promised in all the Tablets aforetime, Who hath appeared after the Qa’im, as was inscribed by the Pen of Command upon a preserved and glorious Tablet. Say: Is there any doubt concerning Him, or concerning His manifestation and sovereignty, or concerning Him Who hath raised Him up and sent Him forth, then established Him and caused Him to speak forth His own praise? Fear ye God, O people, and be not of them that understand not. Say: This, verily, is He Whose meeting was announced to you by the tongue of His previous Manifestation, and now He speaketh betwixt earth and heaven, would ye but hear. All religions have risen against Him, and behind them all governments, yet He hath been set ablaze with the fire of God’s love in such wise that it shall not be quenched in Him though all the seas created by the command ‘Be’ were to be poured upon it. How blessed the ear that heareth the melodies of the Beloved! How blessed the tongue that speaketh forth the praise of the Intended One! Were all upon earth to purify their ears and hearken unto but one of His melodies, they would surely be drawn to this holy, mighty and praiseworthy station. I have no purpose save to detach thee from the transient abode and cause thee to ascend unto a station illumined by the lights of thy Lord’s countenance, the All-Merciful. Whoso entereth therein shall never die, as do testify His sincere servants. The world and all that is therein and thereon shall perish, and sovereignty shall belong to God, thy Lord. In that hour naught of what hath been ordained in the earth shall profit thee, nor shall any be enriched by the hidden pearls of glory treasured therein. Hearken thou unto My words, then convey unto the people this Message, whereby the pillars of all things were shaken, save them whom God preserved through His grace and sheltered beneath His extended shadow. And the Spirit and Glory rest upon thee and upon them that hear that wherewith thou remindest them concerning thy Lord’s Cause - these are they that shall prosper.

=== END BH02235 ===

=== START BH02237 ===

O Muhammad-’Ali, upon you be the peace of God, the One, the Single, the Alone! Your letter was presented before the Wronged One. The cry of your heart and the lamentation of your inmost being were heard. Blessed are you and joy be unto you! You have drunk the choice wine of utterance from the hands of grace and favor. We beseech God to assist you in that which will make manifest your station in the contingent world among the religions. He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower.

O ’Ali! The Wronged One has ever beseeched God, exalted be His glory, on your behalf for that which is the cause of the exaltation of the Word and of your station. You have ever been mentioned and still are. You must exert your utmost in trustworthiness and religion, that your name may be elevated as befitteth you. Let it not be thought that We do not consider you adorned with this attribute. Rather, Our purpose is that you should conduct yourself in such a way that the fragrance of trustworthiness and all that beseemeth man may be diffused among the servants. From the beginning of the Cause until now you have been engaged in service. Should anyone deny this, the atoms of creation bear witness.

We sent ’Abdu’l-Husayn, upon whom be My peace, after his pause, hearing and witnessing. Convey greetings from the Wronged One to Ahmad, and likewise to the friends. We mentioned ’Ali-’Askar, upon whom be peace, through Amin, upon whom be the peace and loving-kindness of God. Now We make mention of them and beseech God to grant success and confirm them in that which hath been revealed in the Book. He is the Powerful and the Mighty.

We likewise make mention of Zaynu’l-’Abidin and beseech God, exalted be His glory, to adorn him with the ornament of fear of God and enable him to remember and praise Him. He is verily the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is.

Convey greetings from the Wronged One to Aqa Muhammad-’Ali. He hath been mentioned before and will be mentioned hereafter. We beseech the Lord of existence and the Desired One to confirm him in acting according to that which hath been revealed and sent down in the Book from the Pen of the All-Bountiful.

O Muhammad-’Ali! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One. Today the helpers of God are goodly deeds and praiseworthy character. These are the hosts of victory and triumph, and the fear of God is the commander of these hosts. God willing, thou shalt be assisted to open and conquer the gates of hearts through wisdom, utterance and the aforementioned hosts. Associate with all people with joy and fragrance, pure love and complete kindliness. This is the counsel of the Wronged One.

Let not the friends of God be saddened by the heights and depths of this world and its vicissitudes. Know thou with certain knowledge that wealth, riches, exaltation and sublimity have ever been and shall ever be in the grasp of God’s power. He giveth and He withholdeth, and He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Peace be upon you and upon God’s righteous servants.

=== END BH02237 ===

=== START BH02239 ===

He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance!

O son of Rida! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Speaker on Sinai, through Whom the hearts of the nations were attracted and the Tree of Utterance spoke forth: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting!” We have heard thy call and have addressed thee from the shore of the ocean of divine knowledge, and have sent down for thee that which will not change throughout the duration of the names of God, the Lord of existence. We have read thy letter and have sent unto thee the fragrances of revelation in the form of words. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Protector over what was and what shall be. Be thou steadfast in the Cause in such wise that the names shall not cause thee to slip from the extended path of God. Say: O concourse of divines! Fear ye God and follow not your idle fancies. The Promise hath come and the Promised One calleth aloud before all faces. By the life of God! This is He Who was promised unto you in the Torah and the Gospel and the Psalms. Say: Your desires shall profit you not, nor shall the dawning-places of idle fancies and vain imaginings enrich you. Blessed is thy father! He rent asunder the veils of mysteries with the finger of might, by the command of God, the Lord of Hosts. He advanced and hastened until he arrived and took the cup of detachment in the name of thy Lord, the Creator of new creation, and drank it despite the enemies, through this Name whereby the limbs of all names trembled save whom God willed. Blessed is he who hath attained, and woe unto every heedless one rejected. We bear witness that he heard the Call and said: “Here am I, O Lord of all men! I testify that Thou hast manifested Thyself and that which was promised in the Books of God, the Lord of what was and what shall be.”

O thou! Hear the call of the Lord of the Kingdom of Names in the sweet Persian tongue, that joy and gladness may take hold of thee on this wondrous Day. The Most Exalted Pen beareth witness to thy turning, thy recognition and thy steadfastness. Great is the decree of this testimony and sublime its station. Know thou its worth and preserve it in the treasury of thy heart in the name of the Lord of creation. Some souls have attained the presence and have been blessed from the cup of bounty of the Lord of the Kingdom of Names, yet remained deprived of a name from the Lord of the seen and unseen. The people of Baha are souls who were not deprived of the truth by the name of successor or mirror or the like. They passed beyond the river of names and sought the ocean of meanings. These aforementioned names and their manifestations are regarded and reckoned as servants by those immersed in the Most Great Name. The people of Baha are souls who are seated and mentioned in the Crimson Ark and the Luminous Book. Say: O people! Be ye ashamed before the Lord of existence and turn ye unto His signs that ye may perchance recognize the station wherein a hundred thousand names have been and are being created by His Word. Would that they knew Who hath bestowed and created understanding! O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Blessed art thou and those with thee, and blessed is the leaf who hath heard her Lord’s call through a mention from which was diffused the fragrance of her love and her steadfastness in this News whereby the feet of the mystics have slipped.

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O Ali-Akbar! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! He is the One Who calleth from His mighty prison. O thou who drinkest the choice wine from the hand of My bounty, O thou who soarest in My atmosphere, O thou who art consumed with grief at My sorrows and tribulations, O thou who art enkindled with the fire of My love! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of My prison. We, from the horizon of tribulation, summon and make mention of thee. Thou knowest, and God knoweth, that the Ancient Beauty hath not spoken out of desire. He hath commanded all to righteousness and piety, and forbidden them transgression and wickedness. Yet the people have cast behind them My counsels and admonitions, and have committed that which hath caused the Pen and the Tablets to lament. They do what their desires command them. Lo! They are sunk in heedlessness and error. By My life and thine! If thou wert to count My tribulations, thou couldst not number them. To this testify the Books of God, and behind them the Mother Book. We have heard thy lamentation in thy grief for thy Lord, and have recognized thy burning anguish at what hath befallen Him from His enemies. We beseech God, exalted be He, to grant thee a full reward. Verily He is the Mighty, the All-Giving. We have taught them in Our Books and Tablets that which would exalt them among the servants, yet they have committed that which hath caused tears to flow from the eyes of the righteous. But My Most Exalted Pen payeth no heed to them, nor to the world and what hath been created therein. To this testify its shrill voice and what hath been revealed from it at eventide and at dawn. Glory be to God! Kindness became the cause of wretchedness, and compassion the cause of hatred. For successive years We counseled them and made them aware of what would profit or harm them. But the counsels of God had no effect. Upon the deaf rock divine commands and prohibitions bestowed no benefit. Night and day they occupy themselves with calumnies. Due to the unworthiness of the servants these things have occurred and continue to occur. Glory be to God! The luminary of justice should shine forth from the horizon of Iran. Now it shineth forth and is manifest from the horizon of Ishqabad. A hundred thousand regrets that the people of Iran are deprived and forbidden from the fruits of the blessed Tree which appeared therein. By the life of God! This is the recompense of their deeds in His days. Verily He is the Single, the One, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We beseech God to assist Iran to execute justice and fairness. Verily thy Lord loveth faithfulness in all conditions. In these days they should seek help and counsel from the Wronged One in its preservation and protection. But heedlessness and ignorance have prevented man from that which would profit them. This is the recompense of deeds on the day of reckoning. Each day foreign commands and ordinances gain influence, and through this influence the influence of the people of Iran is curtailed. Ask of God that He may awaken the slumberers and rouse them from sleep. Perchance they may hold fast to that which is the cause of success and prosperity. But alas! Soon will two fingers join together. Then shall ye behold them in manifest loss. Thus hath the Lord of all being made mention of that which was hidden from sight. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Seeing.

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He is the Expositor, the All-Knowing!

O Hakim! The conditions of self and passion have encompassed the world. Every day from the clouds of the tyrannical ones’ glory rain down calamities. The rights of the people have been entirely lost. This Wronged One observed that every year warfare and conflict would arise between the Babi and Shi’ih parties, with many slain on both sides. In the battles of Nayriz, ?abarsi and Zanjan, nearly fifteen thousand souls were consigned to death. For the protection and preservation of God’s servants, this Wronged One, with no helper or assistant save a single pen, aided both government and people, and through loving counsels and wise admonitions removed killing and plunder from their midst. We transformed weapons into instruments of peace. For forty years no one has moved contrary to what God has willed. Thus in the land of ?ad the oppressors of the world perpetrated that which caused the Supreme Pen to lament, and in ’Ishqabad occurred that which brought grief to all the world’s different parties. You have surely heard the details. Yet in no instance did the people of God rise in self-defense, but rather held fast to submission and contentment. Nevertheless the unjust people remained heedless and manifested a wickedness that had and has no equal or likeness. Say: Fear God, O people, and be not of the oppressors. Praise be to God that the martyrdom of His loved ones in this Most Great Cause transformed rejection and denial into acceptance and recognition, such that this party now associates with all the world’s parties in utmost love and fellowship. The hearing and sight of the people have likewise progressed, and wings besmeared with clay have been cleansed and sanctified by the Kawthar of utterance and are now capable of flight. We hope that grace and favor will teach all a new way of soaring, that perchance the helpless people may attain rest and freedom from the vain imaginings of the world’s clay-dwellers. Although the wickedness of the oppressors has reached such a degree that the pens of the world are incapable and powerless to record it, strive, O Hakim, that perhaps your counsels may serve as a barrier between the fire of malicious souls and the helpless servants. Although in truth abundant fruits have appeared, for since the day that strife and conflict were forbidden in the heavenly Books, no more than nineteen souls have perished over forty years. Say: O servants! We have previously stated that ye are all the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch. In the station of love and kindness be as rain-laden clouds, and in seizing the conditions of self and passion be as a blazing flame. Strive to exalt the blessed Most Great Word, that perchance the withered leaves of earth may become fresh and verdant through the spring showers of the mercy of the knowing and accomplished ones. The glory from Us be upon you and upon whoever hearkens to your words concerning this Most Great Announcement.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Bestower of favors and bounties! O Samandari in the realm of earth and heaven! Your letter has come before Us and was read at the Throne, attaining the honor of being heard while the Ancient Beauty was established upon the throne of grandeur and majesty. We found in it that which indicated your name and saw in each word of it the fire of your love for your chosen Lord. Ask God to make that fire a magnet to attract the hearts of all in the world. He is verily the One with power over whatsoever He willeth. There is no God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.

As for what you mentioned therein about your sadness - this We have not chosen for you. Rejoice in My favor unto you, for nothing that can be mentioned or described in creation equals it. How can sadness overtake you when you find yourself upon the shore of the ocean of joy and gladness? Be not grieved by anything. Trust in God. He is with you in all conditions. What you asked for - We have answered you through Our servant who is present before Us. Thy Lord is verily the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Trust in Him and commit all affairs into the hand of Power. He sees more than you and desires for you what has not entered the mind. This is what behooves you. Thy Lord is verily the Self-Sufficient, the Most High.

Soon He will exalt your station and make you a sign of guidance. He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. Beware, beware lest anything sadden you. Drink the Kawthar of joy from the hand of thy Lord’s favor, Who has appeared and shines before your face. Be moved by the fragrance of joy and attracted by the verses of thy Lord, the Speaker, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Make Him your guardian and the guarantor of your affairs. He is verily the All-Sufficient, the Faithful, the Giver, the Bountiful. This is a word through which the essence of My favor and the pure wine of My providence for you have been made manifest. Be thankful to Him for this with a gratitude that no worldly thanks can equal. Thus does the Mighty, the All-Compelling command you.

O Samandar! Hearken unto that which thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, calls out to you. Arise to aid the Cause of thy Lord in such wise that thereby the standards of the Bayan may be raised upon every lofty mountain. Be a guardian of the House of the Cause, then protect it with the swords of remembrance and utterance lest thieves find any way thereto. Circle round about the House at all times lest it be pierced by a mouse or dug into by a rabbit or entered by a treacherous deceiver.

Behold the people - they see the lights of the Sun shining from the horizon of grandeur and majesty, and the seas of verses and proofs surging between earth and heaven, yet they have denied this bounty and taken for themselves the calf as lord instead of God. Woe unto them and unto those who follow the desires of such as these! Verily they are among those whose names the Pen does not wish to inscribe, and from whom every accursed devil flees. Ask God to aid them to recognize the Dawning-Place from which countless suns have shown forth, and to open their eyes to the knowledge of this Great Name. Glory be upon thee, O thou who hast turned to My face, arisen to serve Me, and spoken forth My wondrous remembrance.

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In the Name of the All-Knowing, the All-Wise! O ’Ali-Akbar! We counsel thee even as We counseled thee before with that which will manifest the station of man in the contingent world. Exalted is the All-Merciful Who created the world by His command. He is verily the All-Bountiful, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Thou hast attained the presence of the Wronged One and heard what His tongue hath uttered in His mighty prison. Now that one hour hath passed from Monday night, this servant hath attained the presence of the Wronged One. We have desired to make mention of the friends of God who have drunk from the choice wine of oneness and who are gazing toward the Most Exalted Horizon, that all may attain unto the most great joy and drink from the ocean of gladness. The names of all have been and are before Us. Praise be to God, they have been and are assisted in benevolent matters from God and are journeying unto God, that is, their beginning and return have been from God and unto God. God willing, may the light of this station be seen manifest and resplendent before their faces, that they may thereby walk upon the straight and manifest path. On this blessed night, suddenly mention was made of them and the face of the imprisoned Wronged One turned toward them. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to inscribe them as the dawning-places of His most excellent names in the Book of Names by the Most Exalted Pen. Verily, He is powerful over all things and worthy to answer. O friends! For some time the religion of God hath been seen to be weak, and the enemies have risen from all directions with the utmost oppression and tyranny. The sun of justice is concealed behind the clouds. Beseech and supplicate the True One, exalted be His glory, that perchance He may change this weakness into strength and this tyranny into justice. Hold fast to the cord of His grace and be confident in His loving-kindness. He is the Powerful One Who hath subdued the world by a single word and by two letters hath brought forth the manifestations of names and the dawning-places of attributes from the concealment of nothingness into the realm of existence. Glory be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp is the kingdom of names and in Whose right hand is the dominion of all things! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy grace that Thou write down for us that which befitteth Thy generosity and bestowal. O my Lord! We are Thy servants and Thy creation. We have turned toward the lights of Thy countenance and hastened to the shore of the ocean of Thy loving-kindness. Wilt Thou disappoint, O my God, Thy weak servants who have found no helper besides Thee, no ruler other than Thee, and no one merciful except Thee? O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy power that hath encompassed all created things and by Thy mercy that hath preceded all contingent beings, that Thou send down upon us from the heaven of Thy bounty that which will cause us to be numbered with them who have hastened unto the river of Thy grace, who have held fast to the cord of Thy generosity, and who have clung to the hem of the robe of Thy loving-kindness. O my Lord! Thou art He to Whose greatness, power, glory, might and all-encompassing authority all things have testified. Look upon us, O my God, with the glances of the eyes of Thy mercy and ordain for us that whereby the eyes of Thy loved ones may be gladdened. Verily, Thou art the Almighty Whom nothing whatsoever can frustrate and no affair can render powerless. There is no God but Thee, the Doer, the Strong, the Mighty, the Powerful.

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=== START BH02245 ===

In the Name of Him Who dominates over all who are in the unseen and visible realms!

O Farrukh Kh., say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy generosity, and by the trees of the paradise of Thy mercy, and by the fruits of the Divine Lote-Tree of Thy glory, and by the effulgences of the orb of Thy bounty, and by the shade of the leaves of the garden of Thy loving-kindness, and by the rivers flowing in the paradise of Thy will, to make me steadfast in Thy Cause in such wise that the laws and principles of men shall not prevent me from Thy commandments and ordinances. O Lord! Protect Thy party from Thine enemies, then open before their faces the gates of generosity and bounty through Thy power and sovereignty. O Lord! Thou seest the weak ones of the earth turning toward the horizon of Thy might. I beseech Thee not to disappoint them in what they desire from Thy grace in Thy days. Verily Thou art He to Whose bounty and mercy and power and might the rock hath testified, and the sea to Thy greatness and glory, and the sun to Thy power which hath encompassed Thy kingdom. Thou art He, O my God, Whom armies cannot withhold nor ranks frighten. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleaseth. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Has the eye of the world ever witnessed such a bounty, or has the comprehension of nations ever been enabled to enumerate it? Nay, by His own Self! That which was beyond the grasp and understanding of those in the world hath appeared. Through the power of His Pen, He hath removed all causes of contention, warfare, discord and differences from the tablets and established that which leadeth to harmony, unity, love, fellowship, friendship and oneness, and commanded all to observe these. Those possessed of true vision and inner hearing should turn somewhat their attention - they will observe all besides God as non-existent. This servant, with utmost helplessness and supplication, beseecheth from the wondrous divine grace and infinite mercy that which will cause the elevation of the stations of this party. It is hoped that this most great party, through the lights of the Ancient Beauty, will neither pay attention to nor draw near to that from which the odor of corruption emanateth, and will know and hear their own reward and station. Most people have now testified to the absence of corruption in this wronged party. This is in truth established before those possessed of insight, but due to the negligence of some who harbor enmity without cause, they have detected from some means of reformation the odor of corruption. We seek refuge in God from this. The Cause until now in all tablets hath spoken of what is known, nay of that which is well-known. Blessed are those souls who look with the divine eye. Assuredly when intention becomes pure, the effulgences of the light of reformation become manifest and evident. Verily our Lord is the Compassionate, the Generous, the All-Bountiful, the Forgiving, the Merciful. As for the mention made of Hashim Bey, upon him be the Glory of God, after it was presented in the Most Holy and Exalted Presence, these holy and blessed verses were revealed - thus speaks He, mighty is His utterance and evident His proof…

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O Fadlu’llah! Rejoice in that the Desired One hath heard thy mention and hath answered thee from His luminous horizon which God hath made the point of circumambulation for the Concourse on High and the denizens of the Kingdom of Names. Thy Lord is verily the Mighty, the Powerful. We hear the mention of those who have turned toward God and We see the deeds of those who have held fast to My wise Book. Say: O people, act according to what the All-Merciful hath commanded you in the Book and follow not every ignorant remote one. Thus hath the Wronged One mentioned thee from the precincts of His Most Great Prison that thou mayest be of the thankful ones.

Hear in the Persian tongue these exalted and holy words: Praise be to God that thou hast attained to the recognition of the Dawning-Place of Divine Revelation, which today hath become the object of rejection and opposition by most of the people of the world, and thou hast hearkened unto His call. O thou who art mindful! The whole world was created to behold His horizon, hear His Word and act according to His command. This is a truth to which all the world doth testify and acknowledge. Yet after the appearance of the Divine Day and the establishment of the form of the All-Merciful upon the throne, all turned away and arose in utmost opposition and hypocrisy, save a few. Now ponder the station of these few. By the life of God, the Pen of possibility hath been and shall ever be powerless to describe such souls. We beseech God to make these holy souls firm and steadfast in His love. He is verily the Hearing, the Answering.

As for what thou didst write regarding mention, it hath been and shall ever be most beloved. O Fadl, the story of sacrifice hath been renewed, and Isma’il hath turned his face to the place of sacrifice and in the path of the Beloved of all possibility hath drunk the cup of martyrdom. He acted according to that which was revealed from the Supreme Pen in previous years in the Persian tongue:

O sacrifice of God, from love’s altar-place

Turn not back, but give thy life in love’s ways

And this sacrifice returned not alive from the altar-place. He sacrificed his life, his wealth, his honor, his name and all that pertained unto him. O Fadl! These are days of tribulation. The martyrdom of Husayn hath been renewed and Hasan hath given up his life. By the Most Great Ocean, the Concourse on High are engaged in lamentation and weeping. Blessed is the one who maketh mention of the tribulations of the friends of God who in the land of Sad attained unto the most great martyrdom.

O Fadl! Make mention of Hasan and Husayn. By My life, the Messenger doth lament and the Pure One doth cry out, yet the people are in evident doubt. Thy deed is accepted, approved and beloved. Make mention from the pulpits, for We have given thee permission as a bounty from Our presence. Thy Lord is verily the Commander, the All-Choosing. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God, the Lord of creation. Verily thy Lord hath seized him who manifested oppression and arose in tyranny, and He shall soon seize those who have denied God, the Lord of lords.

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He is the All-Mentioning, the All-Knowing! O Most Exalted Pen! The most great calamity and supreme affliction hath come to pass. Make mention of him who hath ascended unto the Most Exalted Companion and the Most Glorious Horizon. Say: The first splendor that shone forth and gleamed from the heaven of the mercy of thy Lord, the Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens, and the first fragrance that wafted from the gardens of loving-kindness and immortality. Upon thee, O Dawning-place of faithfulness among the righteous ones and Rising-point of good-pleasure among the free! I bear witness that thou didst hold fast unto the Book when the idolaters cast it behind their backs, and didst cling to the hem of bounty when the transgressors denied it through their idle fancies. Blessed art thou, O my brother, in that thou wert made a target for the arrows of destiny in the path of God, the Lord of the Kingdom of Names. Joy be unto thee, O thou who spoke with God, in that thou didst attain unto the lights of the Ancient One. I testify that thou didst fulfill the Covenant when the people of discord broke it, and didst hasten to the Most Exalted Horizon when the call was raised between earth and heaven. Thou wert with thy Lord in times of hardship and tribulation until thou wert exiled with Him from the Land of Ta by reason of what the hands of the wicked had wrought. And thou didst arrive with thy Lord in Zawra, the place which the All-Merciful made the seat of His throne for successive years. I bear witness that thou didst believe in God and acknowledge what the Tongue of Grandeur uttered amongst all created things, and didst drink the choice sealed wine when its seal was broken by His Name, the Self-Subsisting. And thou didst migrate once again from Iraq with the Luminary of the horizons, and stood before His face morning and evening until thou didst arrive with thy Lord in the Land of Mystery which was named Adrianople, and from thence to the Most Great Prison. And thou wert with Him for numbered years, and present before the Wronged One morning and evening, until thou didst soar on the wings of longing unto God, the Lord of the Day of the Covenant, and the verses of thy Most Glorious Lord drew thee to the Supreme Paradise - that station wherein naught can be seen save the manifestations of the grace of thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. The glory that hath shone forth from the heaven of the bounty of thy Lord be upon thee and upon thy beginning and thine end, thy outward and thine inward self, and the mercy of God and His blessings. Glory be unto Thee, O God of the seen and the unseen and Educator of all existence! I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy throne and the splendors of the Light of Thy proof and by the Light that hath shone forth from the horizon of Thy will in Thy days, that Thou forgive me and my parents and whosoever hath believed in Thee and Thy signs. O my Lord! I beseech Thee by this sanctified and holy sepulcher and by him who circled round Thee and arose to serve Thee until he laid down his spirit in Thy path in the Most Great Prison before the faces of the world, that Thou assist Thy male and female servants in that which will cause the fragrance of Thy good-pleasure to be diffused. Then ordain for them through Thy bounty and generosity that which will accompany them in every world of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the Protector of all beings and the Possessor of the throne on high and below. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

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=== START BH02248 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory and universal His bounty! Praise be to God, the Ever-Living, the Ancient of Days, Who transcendeth description and honor, and is sanctified from glorification and magnificence. He hath immersed the world in the ocean of His all-embracing grace and encompassed existence with His supreme bounty. Can His favors be comprehended? Can His generosity be described? Can His eternity be known? Every learned one hath stumbled and every wise one’s wisdom hath failed. He hath ever been sanctified above similitudes and mentions, and exalted above likenesses and thoughts. He is the Almighty, the All-Compelling.

O my God, my Lord and my Hope! Thou art He Who created existence and brought forth that which is limited, and Who described Thyself as sanctified from similitudes and limitations. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst deliver the sincere from the deniers and preserved the knowing from the ignorant, and through which Thou didst prevail over the world and judge between the nations, to preserve him who hath turned unto Thee and recognized Thee and tasted the sweetness of Thy call and turned toward the horizon of Thy eternity. Grant him, O my Hope, that which Thou hast ordained for those near unto Thee in Thy perspicuous Book. O Lord! As Thou didst confirm him to turn unto Thee, confirm him in steadfastness in Thy Cause, and as Thou didst guide him to the court of Thy knowledge, grant him in every moment the Salsabil of Thy grace and the Tasnim of Thy loving-kindness. Verily Thou art the Generous; there is no God but Thee, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Merciful.

O spiritual friend! Your letter arrived and from it were made evident the degrees of love and stations of affection. We hope you will ever dwell beneath the shade of the Divine Lote-Tree and be sustained by the bounty of nearness and reunion. After perusal of the letter it was presented at the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court and mention was made of you. The Tongue of Grace spoke these resplendent words, His utterance, may the spirit of all worlds be sacrificed for Him:

“My Most Great Branch appeared before Me and mentioned you. We made mention of you with this wondrous mention. There hath flowed from the Pen in your mention that which hath attracted the hearts of those who have turned unto God. We beseech God to confirm and assist you and to make you in all conditions a champion of His Cause and one who speaketh His beauteous praise. Soon shall appear that which the Tongue of the Wronged One hath spoken in this luminous station. The glory from Us be upon you and upon those who are with you and who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds. And We make mention of him who was named ’Ali before Muhammad. Verily he attained unto My verses and appeared before My face and heard that which My tongue spoke in remembrance of God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.”

Praise be to God, you are adorned with the ornament of grace and sustained by the Kawthar of bounty and mercy. Ever has mention been made of that friend and continues to be made. We beseech God to preserve you and assist you and ordain for you all good in the world to come and the present one. Verily He is powerful over whatsoever He willeth. Mention the friends with wondrous and exalted remembrances. I mention Mirza ’Ali-Muhammad, upon him be the glory of God, with a wondrous mention. The spirit and glory be upon you and your family.

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Beirut. To Haji Siyyid Javal, upon him be [Baha’u’llah’s] glory.

10 Shavval 1301

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and the Power

Praise be to God Who assisted us to fast in the month of standing, wherein people arose to worship God, glorified be His majesty. We have fasted by His command and broken our fast by His leave, and He has completed for us the two flowing bounties - the bounty of fasting and the table of breaking fast. And prayers and peace be upon him through whom Yathrib was honored and the Hijaz smiled - verily he is the Lord through whom God’s power was manifested throughout the lands and among the servants - and upon his family and companions who aided the Faith, holding fast to God’s mighty cord, and through them the text of the world was adorned with the beauty of commandments and laws, and the faces of nations with the light of His knowledge in the beginning and the end. And thereafter, the handwriting of that spiritual beloved brought joy to the heart and increased the vision’s insight. This heavenly table strengthens the spirit and expands the breast. I beseech and hope from God that this bounty may ever be bestowed and draw the friends to the ocean of joy. In truth, that beloved has been and is troubled by hardship - would that it were from common hardships, but rather they have been necessary, complex, weighty and difficult hardships. However that beloved does not acknowledge or admit to the hardship, for every burden has been and is made light through love. It is love that has opened paths and unlocked doors. In an instant it traverses the East and West of the world. It is the sign of the Ancient among nations. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, not to deprive any from the ocean of His love and to enable all to attain the highest station, which is the station of recognizing His sacred Essence. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. There is no God but Him, the Commander, the All-Informed. Furthermore, in all conditions I beseech and hope that that beloved and those with him will proceed to the ultimate destination in perfect health and well-being, so that we may attain to meeting, which is the greatest of God’s bounties, glorified be His majesty, and under the shade of His blessed Tree offer thanks and praise. Surely he will soon grant this request. He is the Powerful and Mighty. As for what was written about the health of the spiritual beloved, Aqa Mirza Mustafa, upon him be God’s peace - complete joy was attained. I beseech God to restore him to permanent health and complete well-being. Verily He has power over all things. To his eminence the great Afnan and those circling round His presence I convey my nothingness and beseech God to transform the days of separation into reunion. And likewise I send greetings to the beloved of the heart, Aqa Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be God’s peace. The peace shining forth from the horizon of God’s loving-kindness be upon you and those with you.

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He is the Expositor, the Speaker, the Proclaimer, the Teacher between earth and heaven!

Praise be to God Who is singular in His grandeur and greatness, and unique in His power and transcendence, Who hath illumined the horizon of the world with the Day-Star of His Most Great Name, and adorned all regions with the rays that have shone forth from the horizon of His Most Exalted Countenance, and caused the nightingale of eternity to warble upon the branches of the Divine Lote-Tree, and the dove of glad-tidings in the midst of the heavens, and the bird of joy in the Kingdom of Names. By God! The world hath been perfumed through the opening of the door of the Desired One, and the beauty of the Promised One hath appeared with a sovereignty that hath encompassed the heavens and the earth. Thus hath the matter been decreed by God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of what hath been ordained by the command of thy Lord, the Lord of Names, in these days wherein the Throne hath been adorned by the establishment thereon of its Lord, and the world by the advent of its Creator. Verily thy Lord is the All-Wise, the All-Informed. Say: We have ordained marriage for him who was in the presence of the Throne and circled round it for a number of years, that he may act in accordance with what We have commanded him in the Most Holy Book, through which the breezes of the Command have wafted over all who are in the heavens and on earth.

O Lutfu’llah! Give thanks and praise unto Him Who hath, of His own accord, given permission for rejoicing on this Day, that the hearts of His loved ones may be gladdened - they who have soared in the atmosphere of His nearness and circled round His throne and spoken His praise and quaffed the choice wine of certitude from this manifest cup. We beseech God to make known to thee His grace and to ordain for thee that which shall profit thee in all the worlds of His worlds. He, verily, is the Munificent, the Generous. By the life of God! If thou wert to know and become aware of thy Lord’s favor, thou wouldst thank Him throughout thy days and make mention of Him amongst His servants in such wise as to attract the hearts of the heedless. We make mention in this place of thy father who emigrated unto God, the Lord of the worlds. We had mentioned him before with such mention as caused all things to tremble and the trees to burst into leaf and the breeze of God to waft over the lands. Thy Lord is verily the True One, the Faithful. Blessed is he in that he fulfilled God’s Covenant and His Testament, and turned with his face toward the face of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment. He attained the presence of and heard the voice of the Wronged One in this mighty Prison. We make mention of him in truth and say:

Blessing be upon thee, O thou who didst believe in God when most of His servants turned away from Him, and remained steadfast in His Cause when the feet of them that dwell on earth did slip, and didst drink the choice wine of certitude when all in creation were overturned save whom God willed, the Numberer, the All-Knowing. Thou didst hold fast unto the cord of steadfastness and cling to the hem of God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Praised. Say: Praise be to Thee, O God of Names and Creator of heaven, for having caused me to turn unto Thee and to be detached from all else save Thee, and to attain Thy presence and to hear Thy most exalted call in Thy Most Great Prison. I beseech Thee to assist me in all conditions to remember Thee and to praise Thee and to serve Thy Cause. Thou art, verily, powerful to do what Thou willest, and Thou art the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the Most Glorious

Praise be to God Who moved the Supreme Pen by His all-compelling will in the kingdom of creation - at times restraining its reins and at times releasing it beyond measure. Then did the lovers hasten and draw nigh, while the hypocrites turned away. Glorified be the Lord of the Covenant Who attracted the monotheists through His verses, the sincere ones through His fragrances, and those near to Him through His mention and praise. His gaze has ever been fixed upon those who have arisen to serve Him, who have spoken His praise, and who have sought refuge in His presence. He is indeed the Single One, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

My spirit be a sacrifice for your steadfastness. The bird of the heart took flight in ascension, drawn by the melodious warbling of the bird of praise which sang upon the branches of the Tree of your love. Its sweet trilling attracted me to a station which God has made the Most Great View. When I arrived, what was in your letter was presented and I was blessed to hear what I cannot describe. He is indeed the Witnessing, the All-Seeing.

As for what you mentioned about Muhammad-qabil-Ba and his companion, they entered, were present, heard, were blessed, and with permission returned to their place. Likewise Jinab-i-Siyyid M-qabil-’Ayn, though he awaits another ship, and the matter is in the hands of God, the Lord of all beings. I praise Him, exalted be He, for accepting what you wrote regarding them and what Jinab-i-Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin (upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God) desired. The servant has received what you sent from the physician (upon him be the Glory of God) and mentioned therein the clamor of the people in Baghdad regarding the matter of Sasun (upon him be the Glory of God). We praise God, exalted be He, for preventing their advance and dispersing their gathering. He is indeed the Powerful, the Mighty.

The petitions that were with Jinab-i-Siyyid Muhammad-’Ali (upon him be the Glory of God) arrived safely. At this point and this moment the Sun has risen from its horizon and our Beloved and your Beloved has turned to the servant, saying - and His words are the sweetest - addressing your honor:

“O thou who gazest upon the Face! Blessed art thou for having attained to the mention and praise of the Beloved, the service of His Cause, and submission to His sovereignty. By My life! The Pen hath mentioned thee and will mention thee as a bounty from Him. Verily thy Lord is the Generous, the Bountiful. He will assist thee in what thou art engaged in and will aid thee in His beauteous remembrance. Convey My greetings to the faces of My loved ones who have attained unto the Most Great Steadfastness in this Cause whereby the peoples of creation were thunderstruck, save whom God, the Lord of the worlds, willed.”

The servant expresses his love, sincerity, mention and praise to the loved ones of God who have caught the fragrance of the Garment and were possessed of clear certitude. Then the Most Glorious Beauty and the Most Excellent Praise be upon your honor and all those in your household. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds and the Beloved of those near unto Him.

The servant in [Hajj] year 1296

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and the Power

Praise be to God Who created from His Most Exalted Word sublime letters, and took their essence through the operations of His wisdom and the manifestations of His power, and from its letter Mim created the Kingdom of Utterance, and from its Ha’ the realm of praise and glorification, and from its other Mim the center of the circle of existence, and from its Dal created the servants and manifested the decree of return. And verily he is Muhammad in the heaven of utterance and the crown of names before God, Creator of heaven. And the peace that shines forth from the Supreme Paradise and the Most Exalted Heaven be upon him and his family and companions who broke the covenant and pledge of the idols and cast away their ordinances and pulled up the tent-pegs of the pavilions of polytheism and raised the pavilion of divine unity among the world despite those nations who clung to the ropes of vain imaginings, turning away from God, the Lord of all beings.

And furthermore, may my spirit be a sacrifice for your mention. The servant has received your noble letter which was honored by the mention and praise of God. When I took it and opened it and read it and found from it the fragrance of sincerity to God, the Lord of the worlds, I went and approached and entered and presented what was in it before His countenance. He said - and His sweetest utterance is: “O servant! Make mention on My behalf of him who loved Me and desired My presence, and convey greetings unto him and magnify his countenance, and convey to him from the Wronged One that which will gladden him and attract him. We beseech God to grant him the good of the hereafter and of the former life, and to ordain for him and those with him His everlasting bounty and His perpetual table. Verily He is the One with power over what He willeth.”

The servant thanks his Lord for your arising and service and mention and praise. Verily He is the Protector of whoever befriends Him and the Answerer of whoever calls upon Him. And we beseech Him to remove the sorrows of His loved ones concerning what hath befallen His chosen ones in the land of Ta. Verily He hath power over all things.

As for what you mentioned regarding what Haji ’A L from the people of K (upon him be the Glory of God) sent - give him glad tidings from the servant that what he sent hath been presented before His countenance and achieved the lights of acceptance, and He allocated a portion of it to each one, and the Lord - may my spirit and the spirit of all else but Him be a sacrifice for Him - said: “Blessed is he who hath attained and been present and heard. We give him glad tidings of the acceptance of what he sent. This is a Day wherein naught is seen except God, that it may be proven that there is no God but Him.”

Praise be to God Who assisted His loved ones to recognize Him and turn toward Him and taught them His straight path. And as for the glad tidings you gave me about the arrival of Janab-i-Haza’ - upon him be the peace of God - the servant conveys greetings to him and permission has been granted for him to proceed to the prison. Peace be upon your honor and upon those with you, and the mercy of God and His blessings.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, greatness and power! Praise be to God Who has uplifted truth and brought down metaphor, Who has illumined Yathrib and the Hijaz through His Most Praiseworthy Name. He is the Founder of the foundation of religion, the Establisher of its pillars, and the Manifestor of its mysteries. He is the Speaker Who announced to all the promise of the Meeting on the Day of Resurrection. He is the Herald Who summoned all to the Lord of Names and Creator of heaven. And the prayer that has dawned from the horizon of God’s will be upon His family and companions who made the Faith victorious despite the opposition of the polytheists, and who drew their swords against the polytheists and hypocrites who broke God’s Covenant and His pledge, and followed every impostor, deceiver and idol who denied God’s grace and mercy when He appeared with the truth with manifest sovereignty.

And furthermore, the servant has attained to the presence after becoming aware of your noble writing and presenting it today before the Countenance. Then did the utterance speak forth in the kingdom of proof in such wise that this servant was struck senseless. When he recovered, he beseeched God, the Lord of the Covenant, for the unity of the loved ones throughout all regions. Verily He is the Answerer, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

They said: O Name of Generosity! We have heard your call and witnessed your turning to Us. We beseech God to assist you and grant you the good of the hereafter and this world. In His grasp are the reins of all hopes and in His right hand are the destinies of all souls. At times He speaks that which draws the servants near to Him, and at times He manifests that from which the people of error flee. Exalted is God, the Lord of Names and Sovereign of all things, Who has spoken and caused all things to speak His praise and glorification. There is no God but Him, the Single, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Be joyful in all conditions and be assured of God’s favor. After the cup of reunion, let longing increase and make the most complete preparation for nearness. God willing, the meeting will occur soon and We shall make up for what was missed. Convey greetings to the friends and likewise to your family and those with you.

End. Praise be to God, you have attained to mention, utterance, promise and nearness, even if on credit. But what is available now in cash is this: As commanded, on Tuesday the 19th of the blessed month of Ramadan, his honor Aqa Muhammad, upon him be the glory of God, should seat the travelers in a carriage - including he who was named before the Countenance as Haji Ahmad and those with him, and the two who are in the guest house, these being four in total - and bring them. Or if they come on horseback, that is also good if they come two at a time separately. This lowly one conveys greetings to each one and gives them the glad tidings of attaining the presence. The servant beseeches the Lord of nations and Goal of the world to write for each one of His loved ones and friends that which befits His grace, generosity and favors. Verily He has power over all things. Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to God Who hath opened, through the Key of His Most Great Name, the doors of the hearts of the world, and made known to them His straight Path and His mighty Command. And blessings and peace be upon the Lord of the Prophets, through whom descended the table of knowledge and flowed the valley of Batha, and upon His family and companions, through whom surged the ocean of utterance in creation and the tongue spoke forth in the kingdom of proof. The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful.

This is a Book from the Wronged One to him who hath attained the presence of the Countenance and won the lights of the Luminary of God’s Book, the Lord of the worlds. Thy letter was presented before the Face. I truly say that this servant hath, from the earliest days until now, summoned the people of Iran to justice and fairness. In truth, whosoever is not adorned with these two blessed attributes hath not been and is not accounted among men. Mention was made of trustworthiness and detachment. We hope that God, exalted be His glory, will illumine and adorn all with what hath been mentioned. Verily He hath power over all things.

At one time We made mention in the preface of the Book of Detachment of the blessed, decisive Word of the Friend, that perchance its fragrance might perfume the world and make the peoples aware. When the fire of Nimrod’s tyranny was aflame and the decree to burn the temple of the Friend of that time - may our soul be a sacrifice for Him - issued forth from that dayspring of polytheism, there appeared from His Holiness that whose fragrance shall never cease from the worlds of inner meanings, utterance, wisdom and knowledge. When they suspended Him in the fire, Gabriel, by God’s command, came to Him and asked: “Hast thou any need?” He replied: “No, not of thee.” By the life of God, the fragrance of this utterance illumined the realities of existence with the light of detachment. Should any soul attain to the heat of this utterance, he would pass beyond the world and all therein and would hold fast to what God hath willed.

Be not grieved at what hath befallen thee. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to open and keep open the doors of grace and bounty before the faces of His loved ones. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Praise be to God, thou hast been specially favored and illumined with the light of faith. We beseech God to aid thee and cause thee to attain that which is the cause of eternal salvation. Verily He is the Strong, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Convey My greetings to the loved ones. This Wronged One hath ever besought for the loved ones that which hath been the cause of exaltation, ascendancy, grace and bounty. This Tablet doth testify unto that, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Peace and glory be upon thee and upon those who have said: “God is our Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and earths.” Praise be unto Him, for He is the Goal of the hearts of them that know.

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He is the Rememberer and the Remembered One

Praise be to God Who hath opened before the faces of His loved ones the gate of His presence, made known to them His path, given them to drink of the Kawthar of His knowledge, and sent down for them that which caused the river of His mercy to flow. The Tree of His Cause hath spoken amongst His servants. He is the Almighty Whom neither the might of the oppressors can weaken, nor the doubts of the suspicious and the hints of the transgressors prevent. Glory and exaltation be upon the Hands of His Cause who have arisen by His leave for the betterment of the world and the refinement of the souls of nations. Verily He is the Almighty over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

O Mahmud! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Mighty, the Loving. Thy letter reached the Most Holy Court and from it wafted the fragrance of turning, attraction and steadfastness. Praise be to God that the clamor of the polytheists and the doubts of the atheists did not prevent or deprive thee from drawing nigh unto the supreme horizon. This is a mighty station. Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, and glory be to Thee, O my Aim, and greatness and laudation be to Thee, O my Beloved, for having confirmed me in recognition and made known to me Thy straight path and Thy mighty Message. I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty to ordain for me that which will exalt me through Thy name amongst Thy servants. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, acknowledging what Thou hast revealed in Thy Books and clinging in all conditions to the cord of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me from what lieth with Thee. Verily Thou art He to Whose generosity existence hath testified and to Whose grace the heaven hath borne witness. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

We desire in this moment to make mention once again of thy brother who ascended to the Supreme Companion. We testify that he stood firm in My service, spoke My praise, and drank the choice wine of My love from the hand of My bounty. We beseech God to send down upon him at all times mercy and loving-kindness from His presence, and to give him to drink, from the hands of the Manifestations of His might and Cause, the Kawthar of His bounty. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Effulgent, the Compassionate, the Generous. And We make mention in this station of thy wife, whom We mentioned in the Tablet of Bounty, as among those who believed in God and His signs, who attained unto His recognition and drank the Salsabil of knowledge in His days. Thus have We sent down verses from which surged the ocean of forgiveness and wafted the fragrance of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of the seen and unseen. And We have revealed for her that whose fragrances shall not cease throughout the duration of God’s kingdom, the Sovereign of existence.

O Mahmud! Give thanks to thy Lord for having mentioned thee and thy brother and thy wife with verses that cannot be equaled by treasures. Say: My soul be a sacrifice for Thee, O Lord of Names, and my spirit be a sacrifice for Thee, O Sovereign of mankind! I beseech Thee to ordain for Thy loved ones that which will draw them nigh unto Thee and cause them to know what Thou hast intended in Thy Books and Scriptures. O Lord! Thou seest me clinging to Thy cord and detached from those who have disbelieved in Thee and Thy signs. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the Great.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and Power

Praise be to God Who was and will be as He has been, the Eternal, the Everlasting, Who is not overtaken by decline throughout all eternity. He has reserved eternality for Himself and evanescence for all else through His exalted Word “All things are perishable except His Face.” And blessings and peace be upon the noblest of His creation through whom was raised the banner of Beginning and planted the standard of Ending, and upon his family and companions who drank the choice wine of certitude and spent what they possessed in His path and strove in His Cause until the Dove of Unity cooed upon the branch of detachment that there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

And now, the letters of his honor Haji, upon him be God’s peace and favors, arrived bringing complete joy and perfect, complete delight. God willing, may he ever drink from the Euphrates of divine love and gaze toward the horizon of His grace. Indeed from his letter wafted the fragrance of sincerity, for with perfect steadfastness he had written that if word comes to spill what exists and arise, action must be taken immediately. These words flow not from tongue or pen except with firm, steadfast constancy. Blessed be his honor! Indeed he stands in service and speaks in praise. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to assist him in preserving this most exalted station. Verily He has power over all things.

As for the matter of the deceased, forgiven and blessed one, upon him be God’s glory and mercy, they said whatever his honor Haji, upon him be peace, can accomplish, let him do so, but only to the extent that no harm befalls him, meaning that no disturbance arise from the words of the heedless or harm of the corrupt, and matters be completed with joy and fragrance. And if in this regard some harm befalls the heirs, the Right will compensate and bestow. The intention is that his honor Haji should strive and endeavor in the will to the extent that no corruption arises, and beyond that is not permitted. The Command is in God’s hand - He does what He wills and decrees what He desires, and He is the Powerful, the Mighty.

As for his own things and property, let his honor Haji oversee them or send a trustworthy, astute person. This is what We decreed before and at this time. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to protect him and send down blessings from His presence, as He protected him through power and sovereignty. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower.

God willing, may he be assisted and successful in all conditions, gazing toward the most exalted horizon and turning toward the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree. There is no God but Him, the Single, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the Wise. Peace be upon you and God’s mercy and blessings.

The Servant

13th of Dhi’l-Qa’dih al-Haram 1300

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and Power

Praise be to God Who illumined the horizons with a light that shone forth and dawned from the horizon of Hijaz, and by it He illumined the horizons of the hearts of the servants, and sent down that which caused the Kawthar of life to flow throughout the lands - blessed is he who attained unto His Cause and drank the Kawthar of His utterance and acted according to what was commanded in His Book, whereby God distinguished between truth and falsehood, and fire and light, until the Day when the trumpet shall be sounded. And may the eternal universal mercy and the light shining from the horizon of Will be upon Him and upon His family and companions, through whom the spheres of faith revolved among the followers of all religions, and that which the All-Merciful revealed in the Furqan was made manifest, and through whom the pavilion of religion was raised up and the Cause of God, the Lord of the worlds, was made manifest.

And now, the servant has received your letter which testified to the oneness of God and His sovereignty, and His singleness and His grandeur. When I read it, I presented it and He said - and His sweetest utterance is: “We send greetings upon Afnani and upon him and upon those who have acted according to what they were commanded by One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise. We beseech God, exalted be He, to grant them the pilgrimage to the House built by the All-Glorious before and after the Friend’s house was built.” End of the blessed handwriting.

The letter of his honor Afnan, “A” and “H”, upon him be all glory, which was sent has been presented. As commanded, they should add to the amount he had written so that the sum of fifty tumans reaches the people of ?adba. This matter is very important. In truth, they are steadfast in service. At one time these blessed words were heard from the Beloved’s tongue - He said: “Verily he is possessed of clear certitude, and before this he acted for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds.” Repeatedly similar utterances were heard regarding him. This ephemeral one beseeches and hopes that the True One, exalted be His glory, will strengthen and assist his honor so that in all worlds he may gaze toward the supreme horizon and act as befitting.

The request and petition is that you convey utter effacement and nothingness on behalf of this ephemeral one to his honor the most great Aqa and his honor the honored Aqa and the two Najmayns, upon them be all glory. Whatever you wrote on behalf of the Leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree, upon them be all glory, regarding the people of the pavilion of grandeur was presented. Each one sends greetings and praise. In truth, with utmost love and affection and sincerity they mention each of those leaves, and they specifically instructed this servant to convey greetings and praise. You will certainly deliver them. I present greetings to the friends and the honored ones of that land, and God willing it will be accepted. Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings.

The servant

27th of the blessed month of Ramadan 1300

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In the Name of the Beloved of the Worlds

All praise be to God that the heaven of grace has been uplifted, and the cloud of generosity is bestowing gifts and bounties, and the sun of divine munificence has appeared and become manifest from the horizon of His favors. Blessed is the state of those souls who have turned with body and spirit toward the direction of the Friend and have attained to the wondrous favors. Ask of God that you may find the sweetness of the Kawthar of His utterance. I swear by the Most Great Name that any soul who today attains to this station - that is, who perceives the sweetness of the utterance and word of the Beloved of the Worlds - will pass beyond all who dwell within the realm of possibility and will become so steadfast in His love that all the world will be powerless to prevent it. This is the station of the most great steadfastness, the ultimate goal, and the highest summit. Blessed are they who drink thereof and blessed are they who attain unto this knowledge.

The whole world has been created from the Divine Word, and that Word has been and will continue to be sanctified above mention of all horizons and souls, and by it were created the horizons and souls, yet most people know it not. And that Word is an utterance that has appeared and risen from the dawning-place of the Kingdom of exposition and flows and courses from the mouth of the Divine Will. That which is revealed today from the direction of the Throne has been that Divine Word, and this is that same Word which the Interlocutor heard at Sinai and thereby gained victory. Now through His preceding mercy and all-encompassing grace, the loved ones are privileged to hear it. Know the value of these days and be occupied at all times with the remembrance of God.

We counsel all the loved ones in that land to manifest spiritual qualities and praiseworthy deeds that are pleasing to God, in such wise that all people may inhale from those souls the fragrance of sanctity and detachment. O My loved ones in that place! We make mention of you from My Most Great Prison and summon you to God, the Single, the All-Informed, and We mention unto you that which shall profit you in all the worlds of your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Encompassing. Be dawning-places of steadfastness amidst all creation, that the imaginings of every imaginer may not cause you to slip, nor may the conditions of the heedless occupy you. Leave the world behind, clinging fast to your Lord, the Ancient of Days. He has appeared through His Most Great Name from this luminous horizon. Ask ye of the ocean of His grace and the heaven of His bestowal that He may aid you in that which shall cause your mention to endure in His Tablets, whose fragrances have wafted between the heavens and the earth. The world and all that is therein shall perish, and there shall endure for you what has been sent down from God, the Forgiving, the Generous. Cast away what the people possess and hold fast to that which is with Him. He is verily the Bestower, the Munificent, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

We, from this spot, send Our glorification upon thee and upon thy sons, as a grace from Us, that thou mayest thank thy Lord and be of those who render praise. May the glory rest upon thee and upon them and upon My loved ones in that place who have turned toward God and have attained unto this wondrous Day.

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He is the Consoler, the Comforter, the All-Compelling over what was and what shall be! The resplendent Light that shineth, appeareth and riseth from the horizon of God’s manifestation, the Lord of all beings, and the sweet-scented fragrances wafting from the garment of grace and bounty, and the perfumes diffusing from this Most Exalted Station, be upon thee, O thou who hast dawned from the horizon of submission and acquiescence and who hast held fast to the Sure Handle. I testify that thou didst aim for the ultimate goal, the furthest end, and the highest summit, and didst attain to that which was inscribed by the Pen of grace and splendor in the Books of God, Creator of the heavens and Sovereign of the Kingdom of Names. Thou art he whom the oppression of the oppressors did not deter, nor did the conditions of the transgressors and the might of those who denied the Day of Judgment frighten thee. Thou didst turn and hearken and say: “My spirit be a sacrifice for Thy manifestation, O Thou Who art imprisoned in the prison of ’Akka, and my soul be a sacrifice for Thy call, O Thou in Whose grasp is the reins of all in the kingdom of creation!” The Wronged One hath testified, and all things have borne witness, that thou didst drink the choice sealed wine through My Self-Subsisting Name, and didst acknowledge that which the Tongue of Grandeur uttered before the letters were mingled with the Word. Blessed art thou, and blessed is he who loveth thee and visiteth thy resting place and remembereth thee with that which hath been sent down from the Supreme Pen in this Most Glorious Station. And blessed is he who remembereth thy days through that which was revealed for thee before and after thy ascension. Thou art he whose head God adorned with the crown of acceptance and whose temple He beautified with the ornament of might and beauty, and guided thee to His straight path and acquainted thee with His Great Announcement, whereby the hearts of the oppressors were disturbed and the limbs of the polytheists trembled. We were with thee at the time of thy ascension and revealed for thee that from which the Concourse on High and the Supreme Paradise found the fragrance of thy Lord’s grace, bounty and mercy - verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. I testify that at the time of revelation, the ocean of forgiveness surged from the right hand of thy Lord’s will, the Most Merciful, and its fragrance wafted through all regions and the manifestations of generosity encompassed all peoples save him who denied God’s manifestation, His sovereignty, His appearance, His power, His gifts and His bounty. Glory be unto Thee, O my God, Possessor of existence and Manifestor of munificence! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the Loving, and by this Station which Thou hast chosen for one of Thy loved ones, that Thou forgive me and those who have acknowledged Thy manifestation and Thy sovereignty and what was revealed in Thy Books, Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets. O my Lord! Thou seest the sinner hastening to the ocean of Thy forgiveness, the silent one to the Kawthar of Thy utterance, and the abased one to the kingdom of Thy might. I beseech Thee to ordain for Thy loved ones and chosen ones, by the Pen of Thy grace, that which will draw them nigh unto Thee and cause them to enter the pavilion of Thy pardon and the gate of Thy bounty. Then decree, O my God, through this noble resting place, my needs and hopes and what I have desired from the heaven of Thy generosity and the sun of Thy bounty. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. Nothing escapeth Thy knowledge. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the August, the All-Bountiful.

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A Visitation Prayer for His Holiness ’Abdu’l-’Azim and His Holiness Haji Mirza Masih, upon them both be the glory of God

He is the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing

O Light shining from the horizon of the heaven of bounty, and Manifestation radiating from the Will of God, Creator of the heavens and Sovereign of the Kingdom of Names! Upon thee, O mighty pillar of God, His great Cause, and His manifest Light! I testify that thou didst fulfill thy covenant with thy Lord and observed the rights of God in thy comings and goings, holding fast to the cord of His commandments and ordinances, and acting according to that which thou wert bidden in His Book. Thou art he whom God made the cup-bearer of the wine of His utterance amongst His servants and the ocean of His knowledge in His dominion. Thou art he who acknowledged the oneness of God and His sanctification above all else. I testify that thou wert a pillar of faith in the realm of possibility and a sign of the All-Merciful among the religions. Through thee were spread abroad the traces of God in the world and His mention among the nations. Thou art he who recognized the Straight Path of God and acknowledged His Great Announcement. Blessed art thou for having attained unto recognition and acceptance after the servants turned away and denied the bounty of their Lord, the Creator of existence. Happy art thou, O thou who didst cling to the hem of the robe of thy Lord’s mercy. Thou art he whom God made trustworthy from His presence and in whom He deposited a trust from His side, and verily he was named the Masih (Messiah) in the Book of Names. Upon him be the glory of God, Creator of the heavens, and the glory of the Concourse on High, and the glory of the denizens of the most exalted Paradise. O Masih! Upon thee be my praise, my remembrance and my glory. Thou didst dwell in the land of Ray while thy Lord remembereth thee from the prison of ’Akka, and remembereth thy days, thy acceptance, thy turning unto Him, thy presence, thy attainment unto His presence, and thy steadfastness. Thou art he whom the breezes of the dawn of Revelation awakened, and whom the call of Him Who conversed on Sinai attracted from the Divine Lote-Tree in human form. Blessed be the All-Merciful Who hath manifested His evident Cause and His mighty Announcement. Thou art he who perceived the fragrance of the garment when it was diffused and answered the call when it was raised. Through thy guidance did the thirsty hasten to the living waters and the rebellious to the river of mercy and forgiveness. Thou art a sign of truth among creation and a light of knowledge in the lands. We beseech God by thee and by the sighs of thy heart and the tears of thine eyes in thy love for thy Lord, to ordain for those who visit thee the reward of those who have drunk the choice wine of utterance from the cup of His bounty. Verily thy Lord is powerful over whatsoever He willeth. There is no God but Him, the All-Bountiful, the Ever-Flowing, the Most Generous, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Glory be unto Thee, O God, Lord of the world and Master of nations! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name through which Thy path was established and Thy balance was set up, and through which the ocean of grandeur surged and the mountains passed away, to forgive me and my father and whosoever hath believed in Thee and Thy signs. O my Lord! Thou seest me standing before the tomb of Thy friend and chosen one. I beseech Thee by him and by Thy greatest signs to ordain for me the good of the hereafter and of this world. Then ordain for me a station beneath the canopies of Thy grandeur and the pavilion of Thy glory. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Exalted, the All-Bestowing.

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He is the Remembering and the Remembered One! Say: My God, my God! Separation from Thee hath destroyed me, parting from Thee hath consumed me, remoteness from Thee hath melted me, and Thy remembrance hath kindled me, and Thy call hath shaken me. By Thy might and Thy beauty! Were anyone to search the hearts of Thy lovers, they would find them pierced by the arrows of separation from Thee, and their innermost beings aflame with the fire of remoteness from Thee. O Lord! I sense the fragrance of Thy manifestation but know not which place is illumined by the light of Thy knowledge and adorned with the splendors of Thy countenance and honored by Thy presence. I beseech Thee by Thy beauty that shineth forth from Thy most exalted horizon and the mysteries of Thy knowledge, O Lord of Names and Creator of heaven, to ordain for Thy servants to attain unto Thy presence and to stand before the gate of Thy grandeur. O Lord! I testify that Thou didst create ears to hearken unto Thy call in Thy Day, and eyes to behold the lights of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the Source of Thy signs and the Fountainhead of the manifestations of Thy power and favors. O Lord! Deprive not the ears of that for which Thou didst create them, nor the eyes of that for which Thou didst fashion them. Thou art He Whose mercy hath preceded all created things and Whose grace hath encompassed all beings. O Lord! The fragrances of the garment of Thy Revelation have seized me and the verses of Thy grandeur have so attracted me that I have forgotten myself and my own being and whatsoever hath been created in Thy earth and Thy heaven. Alas! Alas! I know not by what deed I may arise before Thy face that from it might waft the fragrance of Thy good-pleasure. Nay, by Thy might! Thy grace hath encompassed me and Thy bounty hath emboldened me. Verily this servant hath been assured of Thy grace and bounty and the acceptance of whatsoever hath appeared from me in Thy days. By Thy might and Thy majesty and Thy power and Thy beauty! I long to place my face and my brow upon every spot of Thy earth that perchance it may fall upon dust that hath been honored by the footsteps of Thy chosen ones and Thy messengers. I beseech Thee, O Creator of the heavens, by the Daysprings of Thy power and might to ordain for me that which shall profit me in every world of Thy worlds, and grant me that which is best in Thy Book. Verily Thou art the Giving, the Bountiful, the Compassionate, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And I beseech Thee, O Lord of eternity and Source of bounty, by Thy Most Great Signs and by Thy Most Great, Most Glorious Name, to make me one who circleth around Thy Throne and standeth before the gate of Thy grandeur in every world of Thy worlds. Then adorn my temple and my heart and my breast with the lights of Thy knowledge and with the ornament of acceptance through Thy bounty and generosity. O Lord! This is a day wherein the ocean of Thy bounty surgeth and the horizon of the world is illumined by the sun of Thy grace. I beseech Thee not to withhold from me that which is with Thee, then write down for me what beseemeth Thy mercy and Thy gifts and befitteth Thy greatness and Thy sovereignty. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. And blessings and peace and glory and light be upon Thy loved ones and Thy chosen ones who have not broken Thy Covenant and Thy Testament and who have acted according to what they were bidden in Thy Manifest Book. These are servants who have cast aside polytheism behind them, holding fast to the light of unity, as a grace from Thy presence. Verily Thou art the Most High, the Most Great.

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O Mirza Aqa, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Hearer, the Answerer! Today from the waves of the Ocean of Utterance of the Goal of all worlds, this word was heard: O people of God and His chosen ones! Aid your Lord through what He hath revealed in His Book. Beware lest the clamor of the ignorant prevent you from drawing nigh unto God, the Lord of the worlds. Blessed is the ear that hath attained to hearing the Word of God and hath held fast with supreme steadfastness. Some immature ones in the world are deprived of the Names while claiming them. In the great city appeared that which made every person of insight aware of the deeds of those who accepted and those who turned away. Ask of God that He protect the servants from the vain imaginings of the previous people. In the Dispensation of the Qur’an, conflict and contention arose over names - in the name of Imam, successor, chief, noble one, fourth pillar and the like - they engaged in battle, cursing, reviling and rejection. Yet on the Day of Reckoning not a single pure deed appeared from the divines and mystics of that group. All are aware that that group turned away and ultimately issued the decree for shedding the most pure blood of the Dawning Place of Divine verses. Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by Thy power that hath encompassed all created things, by Thy sovereignty that hath surrounded all existence, and by the sovereignty of the Names whereby Thou hast subdued earth and heaven, to adorn Thy servants with the effulgences of the Day-Star of justice and equity. Thou art the Possessor of bounties and favors. O my Lord! Thou seest me turning toward Thee and detached from all else but Thee. Ordain for me that which befitteth the heaven of Thy generosity and the ocean of Thy grace. Thou art the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. They asked about “the meeting of the two seas.” In earlier years the Most Exalted Pen wrote about the interpretation and inner meanings of the divine Books, and likewise about unveiling the symbols and allusions of the companions of the Bayan and their meanings - that which every person of knowledge hath testified to the Ocean of divine knowledge. However in these days We have not been and are not inclined to interpretation and inner meanings. These verses have been sent down from the heaven of the Manifestation of clear proofs: This is not the day for questions and answers. Rather it behooveth every soul, when hearing the Call from the Supreme Horizon, to arise and say: “Here am I, O Lord of Names! Here am I, O Thou in Whose grasp is the dominion of all in the heavens and earth!” In these days you and the friends of God must hold fast with utmost joy and fragrance to that which is the cause of exalting the Word. You have been confirmed, praise be to God, in acceptance, turning and hearkening in days when most people of the world are seen to have turned away. Be not grieved. We beseech God to open before your face a door of His doors of grace and mercy. Verily He is powerful over what He willeth and He is the Forgiving, the Generous. The Glory from Us be upon you and upon those who heard the Call and said “Yea, yea, O Lord of the Kingdom of Names and the Manifest One through Thy Most Great Name, the Most Glorious!”

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O thou who art mentioned before the Throne! Know that the idolaters made My family and loved ones captives from Iraq and brought them to other lands. Yet the fire of hatred in their breasts was not quieted thereby. Then they turned with blackened faces against faces of light, and banished Us from the Land of Mystery and made Us enter ’Akka. It is the most desolate of the cities of the world. When We entered the prison, its doors were guarded by souls who had never inhaled the fragrance of faith from the Egypt of certitude, nor had the breezes of the All-Glorious ever wafted upon their hearts. Three successive months passed and We did not enter a bath. Thus did it befall the Youth at the hands of those who denied God’s favor after its descent. By God! We have not complained of what befell Us, nor shall We ever complain, through God’s might and power. Would that no tribulations had touched anyone in His path save Me! By His glory, I long for all of them in His love and the manifestation of His Cause. Hardship and ease both pass away, and what endures is what is with thy Lord. Where is he who built As-Sadir? Where is he who sought to ascend to the ether? Where are the Pharaohs and where are the kings of old? Where are their trellised gardens and furnished houses? Where is he who drank pure water while beauties circled round him? Where are their couches and crowns and might and dominion? They have descended from their strongholds to their graves. By My life! If all people were to hear the cry of but one of them, they would forsake the world and turn to the Most Exalted Horizon. Has not the time come for those who sleep to awaken and those who are heedless to become aware? Do they think they shall not depart, shall not enter the graves, shall not be gathered tomorrow and questioned? Far from it! Their imaginings are false, their abode is the abyss, and they shall find none to protect them unless they return to God, the Lord of creation. My Pen has been restrained and My body imprisoned. I face toward the Most Exalted Horizon while behind Me a serpent lurks. Soon shall the veil be lifted and the companions emerge. Thus have We related unto thee from the tales of the Youth, of what was and what shall be, after We were forbidden remembrance and utterance. Say: By God! The Youth shall not be prevented from the remembrance of God, though all who are on earth should oppose Him. Be thou not grieved by anything. Remember thy Lord - He is with thee and will aid thee through His sovereignty. He is the Protector of those who remember Him. Say: O people of Baha! By God, this is the Day wherein the sincere shall stand firm and the doubters shall flee. Say: It behooveth you in such days to manifest your certitude and steadfastness and love for your Lord, the All-Merciful, and your support of His Cause amidst His servants. He will protect you in truth - He hath power over all things. Convey My greetings to My loved ones, then gather them on the seashore and remind them at all times. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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The Most Holy, Most Exalted, Most Glorious, Most Luminous

O Javad! We have desired to cause the waters of everlasting life to flow for thee from this Tablet whereby the life of all in the realm of possibility hath been sustained. Thy Lord is, verily, the Mighty, the Powerful. And We have desired to give thee to drink of the choice wine - dost thou know from which cup, from this manifest cup? And to show thee the Ancient Beauty - dost thou know from which horizon, from this luminous horizon? And to cause thee to hear the Call - dost thou comprehend from which throat, from this most holy and wondrous Throat? And We have desired to attract thee - dost thou know by what thing, by this Word whereby all things have been attracted unto God, the Beloved of the worlds? And We have ordained thy glory - dost thou know by what, by this ancient glory? We have caused rivers to gush forth for thee through this Great Name, and have opened doors before thy face through this Key which was fashioned by My wise remembrance. And We have sent unto thee the fragrance of musk - dost thou know from which direction, from this most mighty, impregnable and glorious Paradise? And We have wafted unto thee the sweet scents of the All-Merciful from this Branch suspended above the back of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Then drink once again of the wine of immortality from this most sweet and subtle saliva. This is a Tablet whereby spirits take flight and the hearts of the sincere are drawn.

O Javad! The Lord of creation calleth thee from this manifest horizon. Seize thou the bounty of thy Lord and ponder upon that which hath been sent down unto thee from One Who is caring, merciful. Thou didst endure hardships in thy journey - verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Thou didst behold the waves of the sea and its grandeur and dominion; reflect thou then upon the waves of the sea of thy Lord’s power, the Mighty, the Great. By My life! Were but a single wave from the waves of this sea to become manifest, it would cause all who are in the heavens and on earth to be drowned therein. The glance of grace hath ever been directed towards thee - He is, verily, the Mighty, the Generous. That which will gladden thy heart hath been ordained for thee in the Tablet. Grieve thou not over anything, but be thou among the joyous ones. Behold the power of thy Lord, how He hath seized the foreigners through a sovereignty from His presence, and those who expelled Us from the Land of Mystery - verily He is possessed of mighty strength. Thus was it sent down aforetime in the Tablets, and when the appointed time came to pass, that which was inscribed therein was made manifest, that all might be assured that He is, verily, powerful over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Him, the Most High, the Impregnable, the Almighty, the Peerless, the All-Informed. We opened the door in those days lest there occur again that which had occurred. Verily My mercy hath preceded all creation. Thus have We illumined the horizon of utterance with the lights of the Sun of the remembrance of the name of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of existence and King of the seen and unseen! I beseech Thee by Him Who is the Purpose of the heavens and earth to protect Thy loved ones from those who have denied Thy proof and have warred against Thy Self. Then give to drink unto them that have professed Thy unity that which floweth at all times from the mouth of Thy bounty and the lips of Thy favors. Thou art, verily, powerful over whatsoever Thou pleasest. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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He is the All-Mighty, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting

H S N! The Remembrance of God, upon the right side of the Sinai of Nearness, on the Eternal Spot in the Paradise of Glory, has indeed been witnessed. Bear thou witness that no God is there but Him, He who pronounceth at all times that I am God, there is none other God but Me, verily, I am, at all times independent of the entire creation. He revealed Himself unto thee once in the Realm of Glory, then once in the contingent world and the heavenly kingdom, then yet again during these days whence the lights west of the Sacred Realm are aglow, and with their radiance have illumined the denizens of the cities of eternity, and the Concourse of high, and thereafter them who set within themselves their path towards His Countenance. Go thou straight on and persevere in that which the Pen of God, in truth, commandeth thee, and remain upon the straight path of God, steadfast in His Cause.

Say: Verily, this is the straight path of God upon earth and heaven, and His Testimony in the kingdoms of Revelation and creation. He was named “Ali” amongst the people of the Bayan, and then Muhammad amongst the people of the Qur’an, and, in ancient times, was named with each one of the most excellent names of God. Thus does the Tongue of power and might counsel you with Verses that have embraced all mankind, that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and convey unto all people the glad tidings of this Announcement, hitherto concealed from the world, and proclaim unto all men that which we have proclaimed unto thee in this Tablet, and bid them to turn with justice towards the Most Exalted Throne. Say, the Truth proclaimeth; By God! No created thing having His love can ever be harmed. Verily, He is the Spring that floweth from the well-spring of a Name that is great indeed. Whosoever drinketh therefrom shall fear no one, and heaven and earth cannot withstand him. Thus hath the sacred Pen of glory irrevocably decreed.

Be thou steadfast in the Cause of God, and in that which hath been prescribed unto thee, and fear no one. Place thy trust in Him, He verily shall protect thee from every plotting sinful one. By God! Whosoever hath the love of this Youth in his heart, God shall verily render him victorious over all who dwell upon earth and heaven, and verily God shall be the witness thereof. He shall walk upon water as he waketh upon the earth, and shall soar in the realm of the Spirit in the limitless expanse of heaven. Thou shalt find the infidels fleeing from this Youth as mules flee from the lions of eternity, and they shall turn upon their heels, and shall violate the Covenant of God after It hath been revealed. Verily His knowledge embraceth all things. It behooveth thee to make firm thy steps in the Cause of God. Admonish then the people with thine loudest voice in this Ridvan that is in truth exalted. May the Spirit of God, His glory and grandeur be upon thee and upon thine consort, and upon them who, whence they heard the announcer call them to God, responded, and held fast unto the chord of glorious splendor.

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O son of the name of God, Sadiq! There hath been sent down unto Abdullah-’Ali-Muhammad from the heaven which was raised up by God’s command - He is the All-Glorious, the Most Glorious - this message: O ’Ali before Muhammad! Rejoice within thyself at how God hath at this hour magnified thy countenance and sent unto thee the holy fragrances from this Prison which was far removed. Say: The precincts of sanctification have been purified from nearness and remoteness, and all things are equal in His sight. Distance preventeth Him not from what He willeth, nor do the veils of contingent being conceal Him, for unto whomsoever calleth upon Him, He is near. And at the moment when the glorification issued forth from the mouth of God, thy Lord, the tongues of the Concourse on High were loosed in glorification of thee, and this was a bounty which was great before the Throne. Blessed art thou in that thou didst attain the presence of God while yet young, and when thou didst grow older the breaths of the All-Merciful took hold of thee from this Paradise which was made manifest through the Word of God at the dawn of time, visible at the right hand of the Throne. Be thou steadfast in the love of God, then enter upon the Ark of eternity which saileth upon the sea of names through My Most Glorious Name. Fear thou no one, but put thy trust in God. Verily He will sanctify thee from the doubts of those who are seized with vain imaginings and idle fancies and who stand arrested in the wilderness of heedlessness by the most great intoxication, turned away from the truth. Say: O people! Turn not today to the right or to the left, but behold that which hath shone forth from the holy horizon with a sovereignty that encompasseth the worlds. By God! This is the Primal Point Who came to you with all the signs and hath appeared in this final revolution with the Most Great Mystery - secrets beyond reckoning. Thereupon the idolaters dispersed from around Him and cast Him into the well of darkness, and at every moment they hurled upon Him the darts of misery. None was aware of this save God, Who knoweth all things. And from the depths of the pit He crieth out saying: “O people of the Bayan! Be fair, by God, and look upon that which hath been sent down from before the Throne, and be not tyrannous oppressors in the land. O people! This is not from Mine own self, but the Spirit speaketh within My breast, and My proof hath filled the horizons. Besides it, naught hath been sent down from the presence of One powerful and self-subsisting. Say: If ye be in doubt, then present yourselves before the Throne that ye may witness how the verses descend from a mighty and sublime dominion. Say: There hath been sent down the equivalent of what was sent down before, and this is testified to by those servants who have attained the presence of the Throne and who are illumined by the holy lights.” Thus have We informed thee that thou mayest stand firm with manifest steadfastness, for We have loved thee and thy father who was at that time present before the Countenance. And We beseech God that He may enable him to arise to the Cause in such wise that he may rend asunder the greatest veil through a power from Us and may arise to the Cause with a luminous face.

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O Mirza Abu-Talib, upon thee be the Most Holy, Most Mighty, Most Great Glory of God! O Most Exalted Pen! We have sent down for thee in every condition that which sufficeth the worlds. Blessed art thou for having arisen to promote the Cause in such wise that the tyranny of the oppressors hath failed to deter thee. We behold thee speaking at all times in praise of thy Lord, even after thou wert imprisoned among the silent ones. And We see thee possessed of sight amidst the blind, and standing firm among those who sit. Through thee was raised the scratching of every pen and every wise decree was expounded. Through thee were hearts drawn to the Beloved, and the hearts of lovers were set ablaze with the fire of separation, and the Face illumined the horizons. Verily thou art among those who are firmly established. How long wilt thou gallop in the arena of utterance? Dost thou see any who would race with thee? By My life, We behold thee bewildered in reply, gazing to the left and to the right. O Pen, recount unto the Lord of Eternity: We behold thee bearing all tribulations and afflictions, yet never ceasing from utterance in remembrance of the All-Merciful. Dost thou make mention of Him for love of those on earth or of Him Who created it? Tell Me truly, for verily thou art the Truthful, the Trusted One. How can I mention, O my God, my condition, knowing well that Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed? The fingers of Thy Will move me, and Thy prevailing Purpose directeth me throughout all worlds. O My Pen! Tell Me what thou hast, for thou beholdest Me a stranger among the oppressors. None is there to speak with Me of that which would gladden Me in this Most Great, Most Mighty Cause. O My Pen! We have heard from thee diverse melodies and countless strains. Hast thou a melody whereby the world would be attracted and every mouldering bone be quickened, such that nothing would remain save that it would hasten unto thee and turn toward this luminous horizon? O my Lord! No power have I before the manifestations of Thy might, nor any knowledge before the surgings of the ocean of Thy knowledge. All things are dependent on Thy Will and conditioned by Thy Purpose. I testify that Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful, the Almighty. Were I to find a hearing ear, I would manifest what lieth within Thy knowledge, for verily Thou art the One Who ruleth as He pleaseth. Where are the attentive ears that would hear what is sent down at every moment from the Kingdom of Utterance? And where are the eyes that would behold Thy bright and wondrous countenance? By My life, that hath been revealed which hath caused the Kingdom of Verses to quake, yet the people are in evident remoteness. Thus doth the Dove warble in this dark night. Blessed are they who hear. O thou who hast turned to God! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One when sorrows encompass Him. Verily there is no God but Him, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. In this state He summoneth all unto the Mighty, the Beloved. Be as thy Lord was, in such wise that no mention would prevent thee from His mention, nor any description from His description. Make mention of His praise amongst His servants and be of those who remember Him. This is better for thee than all that is in the heavens and earths. And say: Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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O children of the Friend! He Who speaks from this manifest horizon says: O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of the children of My Friend and the heirs of My Interlocutor, with whom God conversed openly and resplendently without veil or barrier. He desired to attain the presence and vision of the Most High, but was prevented therefrom by a wisdom from Him which none knows save God, the Lord of lords. And among them were those who attained this most exalted station and drank from the hands of bounty the wine of nearness and reunion. Rejoice in that We have caused you to hear Our sweetest call, acquainted you with Our most exalted horizon, and guided you to the straight path. You have been mentioned with a mention that cannot be equaled by anything possessed by creation - to this testifies the Mother Book which is with Him. How many a wealthy one has been debarred from the Dayspring of grace, and how many a poor one has hastened with humility and contrition to the ocean of riches! Those who have been debarred from the Most Great Sea - these are regarded as the most abject of beings in the Books and Tablets. Give thanks unto God that the Most Exalted Pen has been moved to make mention of you. He is, verily, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Arise to aid the Cause of the All-Merciful through wisdom and utterance and say: O peoples of the earth! By God! The days have come wherein the Lord of Names speaks that wherewith the Rock has cried out and the Divine Lote-Tree has raised its call from the most exalted station. Beware lest the tyrants of the earth and the pharaohs of the lands prevent you from the Cause of God, the Lord of all men. The divines of the earth who cast behind them the command of God and followed vain imaginings and idle fancies have wronged Me. The Messengers of God aforetime lamented their oppression - to this they who are possessed of insight bear witness. Say: O people! By what proof did you believe in Muhammad, the Apostle of God, aforetime, and by what reason do you turn away from Him Who, when He came, all things proclaimed: “The Kingdom is God’s, the One, the All-Forgiving”? By God! He bore witness to Me before My appearance, and before Him did the Books of God - O ye who are endowed with understanding! The books of the world have submitted to My Most Great Book, and the tongues of nations throughout the ages and centuries have testified. Yet when He appeared in truth and the standards of the Revelation were made manifest, they turned away therefrom except those whom God delivered through His power and authority. They lamented My separation, spent their wealth for My Name, and entered the temples for My remembrance; yet when I manifested My Self, they disbelieved in Me and disputed My signs which have encompassed the horizons. My servant named Abu’l-Hasan has come into Our presence and mentioned your condition in relation to the Cause of God. We have remembered you through a Tablet that speaks before the faces of the world - there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. You have attained unto My Book before and after, and to My remembrance before which all remembrances bow down. Be assured of God’s grace and mercy, and trust in Him under all conditions. He will assist you and aid you through a word from His presence - He is the Powerful, the All-Choosing. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My grace be upon you and upon those whom the censure of any wicked deceiver does not deter in the path of God.

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O Muhammad-Sadiq, brother of him who circles the Throne, he who remembereth and is remembered! O My Pen! Make mention of him who hath turned toward My horizon and set his face toward My countenance, when all upon earth turned away save whom God, the Almighty, the Powerful, did will - that My remembrance may draw him unto My kingdom and bring him nigh unto a station wherein the affairs of creation shall not deter him from My straight path.

O Muhammad-Sadiq! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee through this remembrance from which the near ones perceive the fragrance of the utterance of their Lord, the All-Seeing. How many a prince hath been held back by wealth from his ultimate end, and how many a poor one hath hastened to the ocean of his Lord’s bounty, the Forgiving, the Generous. How many a learned one hath turned away from the Known One, and how many an unlettered one hath turned with radiant countenance toward the Truth. Blessed is he who hath turned, whom neither the turning away of the divines nor the signs of them who disbelieved in the Lord of the worlds did hinder.

We have heard what befell thee in the days of thy Lord, and We make mention of thee as a bounty from Us, and We console thee as a mercy from Our presence. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.

We speak in the Persian tongue that through the utterance of the All-Merciful the soul may be sanctified from defilement and attain unto true repose. Grieve not over the passing of thine heir, for the Best of Inheritors hath at this moment turned toward thee and maketh mention of thee. Children are for the perpetuation of remembrance and good deeds. Now through God’s favor he hath ascended to the Supreme Horizon and dwelleth beneath the shade of the Divine Lote-Tree, at rest and in peace, while thou hast attained to this remembrance which is better and more excellent than a hundred thousand children. The perpetuity of that is but for days, while this endureth as long as My names endure. Ponder now upon the bounty of thy Lord, that thou mayest drink from the ocean of knowledge and attain unto the station of supreme steadfastness. All relationships today are and shall be with God. Whosoever attaineth unto this relationship shall attain unto all the fruits of earth and heaven. The fruits are diverse according to the diversity of trees, and the fruits of the Supreme Pen preserve and possess all fruits. Whoso attaineth unto them hath attained unto all good.

Give thanks unto thy Lord for this utterance which hath shone forth from the horizon of the kingdom of His knowledge, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. We make mention in this station of him who hath ascended to the Supreme Companion, and We say: The glory be upon thee, O thou who hast attained to the knowledge of God, the Lord of the worlds, and hast drunk the choice wine of recognition when the All-Merciful came with manifest sovereignty. Blessed art thou and those who aided the Wronged One when He came with the truth through this Name whereby the veils were rent asunder, the mountains passed away as the clouds pass, and the hearts of the deluded ones were troubled. We counsel thee to patience and forbearance, and We cast upon thee that which shall draw thee nigh unto the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Rejoice thou in My mention of thee and My turning toward thee from this exalted station. The glory be upon thee and upon him who hath ascended unto Us in this My Day, the Mighty, the Inaccessible.

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Muhammad-Taqi, cousin of Salman! He is God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! O Muhammad! Hear the call of Husayn at the moment when Shimr stood at his right, and the spearhead was aimed at his head, and the accursed Khawli stood before his face, while he cried out among those polytheists saying: “O people! Slay me not with the swords of hatred! By God, I am none other than the soul of Ali among you, and the spirit of Muhammad within you, and the beauty of God before you! Fear ye God, and be not of the wrongdoers! Fear God, and shed not the blood through which the pillars of the Throne are shaken, and the foundations of Paradise do tremble, and the hearts of them that are nigh unto God are consumed! O people! By God, I have spoken naught among you save the truth, and I have commanded you only according to what the Spirit hath uttered within my illumined and exalted breast. Have shame before Him Who hath sacrificed Himself in My path, then show mercy unto My oppressed and lonely soul!” Thus was the matter with the Youth among these cattle in this most remote and far-distant prison. And thou, O servant, give thanks unto God for having enabled thee to recognize His Self and guided thee to the greatest scene, the seat of thy Lord, the Most High, the Mighty. Be thou steadfast in the love of God and His Cause, then shun the polytheists. Thus do We command thee in truth, as a favor from Us unto thee, that thou mayest be of the knowing ones. O servant! Make mention, on Our behalf, of such servants as thou findest bearing upon their faces the radiance of God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the Powerful. Say: O loved ones of God! Be steadfast in the Cause and follow not the footsteps of any accursed devil, for soon will Satan cry out from your midst and bid you to disbelieve in God, the Almighty, the Most High, the Great. Beware lest ye forget God’s favor unto you, for verily He maketh mention of you in truth in holy and perspicuous Tablets. Arise, O people, in support of God’s Cause and His victory, and be not of the heedless ones. Thus do We command thee, O servant, that thou mayest remind the people through this remembrance and magnify before their faces on Our behalf, for We have ever been powerful to judge. Then make mention there of such servants as thou findest in them the fragrance of the garment from Joseph of eternity, that they may arise to support the Cause through My sovereignty that neither passeth away nor perisheth. Say: O people! Fear ye God, then gather ye together in support of the Cause, and commit not that whereby the pillars of righteousness between earth and heaven would be divided. Fear God, O people of understanding! Help your Lord, the All-Merciful, with all that ye are able in the realm of possibility, for this is what the Tongue of Glory hath spoken at the midmost heart of Paradise in His most sweet utterance. Thus have We cast upon thee holy words from the Most Exalted Pen that thou mayest remain firm in the Cause through My sovereignty, the Almighty, the Most High, the Most Glorious. And the glory be upon thee and upon those who, when they heard the call of God from the Tree of the Cause, said “Yea, verily, yea!” Then magnify on Our behalf before the faces of those women who have detached themselves from all who are in the heavens and on earth, and have turned unto God, the Lord of the Hereafter and of the former generations.

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O Mahdi! Upon which land thou mayest be, the glory of God, the Lord of what hath been and what shall be, rest upon thee. Thy letter hath reached the Throne, and We have heard that whereby thou didst call upon God, the Omnipotent, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. We are in a state that cannot be compared with any other state. We make mention of thee - this is God’s bounty unto thee. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Forgiving. We beseech God to make thee a sign of My joy amongst His servants, in such wise that neither the affairs of creation nor the deeds of them that have disbelieved in God, the Mighty, the Beloved, may sadden thee or trouble thee. That which thou hast sent are the words of thy Lord. This behooveth thee and those who have been moved by the fragrances of this praiseworthy Name. We beseech God to aid thee under all conditions to make mention of Him among His servants and to spread His Cause throughout His lands. This behooveth Us and thee and the people of Baha who are established upon the Ark - they, verily, are safe and secure.

O Jud! The Desired One maketh mention of thee from this praiseworthy station. This is from the bounty of God, thy Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. That which thou didst send aforetime hath reached Our presence, and We have read thy letter which thou didst send to the servant who standeth before the Throne, and We have been informed of its contents. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Grieve thou not over anything. He, verily, will suffice thee in truth, and He is the Protector of the sincere ones. There hath reached Our presence the letter sent from Ha unto the people of Za, and it hath been read in this noble Scene. We beseech God to assist them both to serve Him and obey Him, and to grant them the good of this world and the next. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Generous. They are remembered at the Most Glorious Horizon. Blessed are they and those who have turned towards God, the Goal of all mankind.

O Muhammad! The All-Praised One maketh mention of thee from the presence of God, the One, the Single. That which thou didst send hath reached the Throne, and the glorification hath been honored by the fingers of thy Lord, the Single, the Self-Subsisting. Be thou thankful unto thy Lord for this. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Trustworthy.

O Nabil, son of Nabil! The glory of thy Glorious Lord be upon thee. There hath come unto Us that whereby the Friend and they that circle round the Throne of thy Lord, the Omnipotent, the Mighty, the Glorious, have lamented. Thou didst visit the Throne in thy early days and didst attain the presence of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. That which was sent from thy presence hath been honored in the court of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We beseech God to ordain for thee that which shall gladden thine eyes and to make thee one of those whose faces are illumined by the lights of this resplendent Dawn. Grieve not over what hath befallen Us. We were created for tribulation. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Patient, the All-Forbearing.

O Javad! Convey the greetings from Us to them that have believed in God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Then make mention of those who were in the land of Sin (China) and give them glad tidings of the favors of their Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. The glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have stood firm in this Cause whereby the lands were shaken, the servants were confounded, and the faces of the false ones were darkened.

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O Haji, who hast migrated until thou didst attain unto the name of the All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate! God willing, through the grace of the All-Merciful, mayest thou be engaged in His remembrance at all times and be steadfast and firm in His Cause, in such wise that all the people of the land may inhale the fragrance of thy steadfastness. O Hasan! Don the armor of My counsels which We gave thee in Our presence. By My life! It will protect thee from the darts of allusions. Verily thy Lord is the Almighty, the Powerful. Give thanks unto God for having enabled thee to turn towards His Most Holy Court, and to hear His call, and to attain His mighty presence, and for having shed upon thee the light of His luminous and radiant countenance, and for having given thee to drink, from the hands of grace and favor, the wine of counsel and utterance. Verily He is the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. Return thou to thy land, by leave of thy Lord, the Ordainer, the All-Wise. Then remind them of that which We counselled thee in Our presence, in such wise that no blame from any critic may grieve thee in the path of God, nor may the allusions of any heedless one veil thee, nor the doubts of the opposers prevent thee. Be as a fire in thy love for thy chosen Lord, that through it may be consumed the veils of idle fancies which have covered faces and enveloped the hearts of those who have turned towards Him. God willing, may ye be occupied with remembrance and praise amongst the servants in such wise that the intoxication of the wine of remembrance may seize all people and draw them to the court of the Friend, that all may fix their gaze upon the Truth alone and remain firm and steadfast in His Cause. This is the wine of oneness and the pure water of detachment which hath flowed from the Pen of grace of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Whatever hath appeared until now from certain souls We have forgiven. Praise be to God, the ocean of forgiveness hath encompassed all who have returned and turned towards Him. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Kind. And We beseech God to assist thee to arise to serve His Cause with spirit and soul and essence and body, in such wise that its traces may become manifest in all cities and lands. This is among the great bounties of thy Lord. Give thanks and say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having honored me with Thy presence and caused me to hear Thy most sweet call, whereby the earth and heaven were set in motion, and for having given me to drink of the pure water of Thy gifts and bestowals, and for having taught me what is intended in Thy days and what is mentioned in Thy Book. I beseech Thee by the heaven of Thy grace and the sea of Thy power and the sun of Thy Cause to assist me in serving Thee and in praising Thee amongst Thy servants, and to enable me to do that which Thou lovest and art pleased with. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Bountiful. Then I beseech Thee, O my God, not to withhold from me the outpourings of the clouds of Thy mercy and the heaven of Thy generosity. Send down upon me at all times that which will draw me to the horizon of Thy grace and sanctify me from all else besides Thee and cause me to speak forth that which Thou didst command me in Thy presence when the lights of Thy beauty were revealed. Verily Thou art the Bestower, the Generous, the Mighty, the Compassionate.

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In the Name of the Lord of all the worlds!

O Ahmad! Hearken thou to the soul-stirring Voice of thy Most Beloved, calling from the Realm of the All-Glorious. His Word causeth to spring forth, in hearts that are ready and pure souls, the fresh and tender flowers of divine love and the blossoms of affection for the One Beloved. Well is it with him who hath hearkened to His Call and recognized Him. Be thou intimate with God and detached from all else. Praise be to God that through the radiance of His favors thou dwellest beneath His shadow and hast attained His presence. By Him Who causeth me to speak the truth! No station is loftier than this. Well is it with him who hath not squandered this bounty and hath acted according to His good-pleasure. We hope that all may attain this bounty and arise to remember Him, to sit and stand and speak and hear, for all these acts exist through His power and will. This is the station where “there is no power nor strength except through God.”

O Ahmad! Be not grieved at outward circumstances, nor saddened by events that occur. The ocean of joy is surging and the sun of gladness is shining. God willing, thou shalt ever drink from this ocean and attain this joy. What bounty is greater than this bounty, and what station is higher than this station - that thou didst migrate in His path and enter the Most Great Prison for love of Him, and in all conditions the Wronged One of the world was well-pleased with thee. Nothing can equal this - that the word of good-pleasure hath been revealed concerning thee. Hold fast unto it and be of the thankful ones. Say: O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the hearts of them that are near unto Thee were drawn to the horizon of Thy revelation and the souls of the sincere were attracted to the Dayspring of Thy signs, to make me of them who were so content with Thy good-pleasure that were they to be afflicted with what their souls abhor, they would not violate Thy Covenant nor be perturbed by the revelations of Thy Cause. In all conditions they hastened unto Thee with their hearts and gazed toward Thee with their eyes. O Lord! I have laid hold on the cord of Thy glory and clung to the hem of Thy might. Preserve me beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy Cause and give me to drink, at every moment, the choice wine of Thy bestowals and favors, that I may remain steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause in such wise that the signs of them who have turned away from the Dawning-Place of Thy power and the Manifestation of Thy sovereignty may not disturb me. Verily Thou art powerful to do what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. O Lord! Send down Thy blessings upon them who have arisen to aid Thy Cause and spoken forth Thy praise and stood firm amidst the revelations of Thy tests and the manifestations of Thy trials. Then ordain for me, O my God, what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones who have believed in Thee and Thy signs and sought refuge at Thy court and shelter at Thy threshold. O Lord! Thou art the All-Sufficient in every state. I have turned to Thy grace and bounty and favor and loving-kindness. Deal with me as beseemeth Thee. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved.

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatest and Most Powerful

Praise be to Him Who is sanctified beyond all limitations, the Praised One, Who is worthy and befitting, for through His Name the praised station was made manifest and through His station was revealed “We raised him to an exalted station.” He is the Representative of God, glorified be His majesty, among creation. He is the Seal of the Prophets and the King of all paths. Through Him the Hijaz was illumined and metaphor was transformed into reality. Through Him Batha received the waters of divine knowledge and Yathrib was adorned with the light of the Sun of Manifestation. Upon Him and His family and companions be the blessings of God, His peace, His grace, His favors, His mercy and His beneficence.

And now, the letter of that beloved of the heart arrived, bringing boundless joy. From your good health, the spirit found rest, and from news of your child, the heart received glad tidings. Praise be to God, His bounty and mercy, His grace and generosity have been and continue to be bestowed upon His loved ones morning and evening. The tongues of the world and the pens of nations are powerless and fall short of mentioning this station. After presenting myself before my Lord, the tongue of loving-kindness spoke these blessed words:

O ’Ali-Akbar! Infinite bounties and imperishable glory have been and continue to be specially reserved for the chosen ones of God. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of utterance, the divine names and attributes are manifest and evident in the world particularly for the Prophets and their loved ones. “All glory belongs to God and to His Messenger and to the believers.” Glory seeks those of equal station. All attributes seek their place and are in love with their station, and that place and station have been and continue to be the chosen ones and pure ones of God.

When thou hearest My call and drinkest the choice wine of My utterance, arise, then turn thy face toward the Qiblih and say: “My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me unto Thy straight path, taught me recognition of Thee and turning toward Thee, and made known to me the oneness of Thy Being and the sanctity of Thy Self. I beseech Thee by the Daysprings of Thy Cause, the Dawning-Places of Thy grace, and the Recipients of Thy knowledge and wisdom, to bless that which Thou hast given me through Thy bounty and bestowal, and ordain for me, for her mother, and for her the good of this world and the next. Verily, Thou art the Lord of all beings, and Thou art the Hearing, the Answering One.” As for the leaf, We have named her Zuhuriyyih.

Praise be to God that beloved of the heart has been the recipient of favors and bounties. This evanescent one begs from the Eternal Truth that He may bestow blessing and bounty from the heaven of generosity. He is the Giver and He is the Generous One. I convey greetings to the honored leaf, upon her be God’s peace, and I beseech for her divine confirmations. Peace and praise be upon you and upon those with you and upon God’s righteous servants.

The Servant

25 Rabi’u’l-Avval 1305

Some rock candy has also been sent as a gift. This sweetness is for you, but our sweetness lies with you. This is our prayer - I beseech God that He may assist you until such time as you can repay the world.

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In the Name of the one God! Praise that is sanctified above mention and utterance and all that exists in creation befitteth that Desired One Who, through a single decree, adorned existence from the realm of extinction and nothingness with the ornament of perpetuity and being. This decree in one station is the Most Exalted Word itself which hath been manifested from the tongue of grandeur before the creation of earth and heaven, and in another station is expressed as the Most Exalted Pen. All names and attributes appear from it and return unto it. Exalted be His power, great His dominion, and mighty His proof. There is no God but Him.

O thou who art attracted to God! Upon thee be the everlasting Glory of God. Blessed are they who in this Day have attained unto the lights of true divine unity. They are the dawning-places of the favors and bounties of God, exalted be His glory. And what is meant by true unity is that God hath no likeness or similitude. All bear witness that He was and is sanctified above peers and likenesses, and exalted above that which the hearts of servants have comprehended. Ask thou of God that He withhold not the servants from this most great bounty and deprive them not thereof. He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

This is a Book from Us that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the Manifest, the All-Knowing. We have mentioned thee before with verses that all the books of the world and what is possessed by all peoples cannot equal. To this testifieth every assured and perceiving one. Grieve not for what hath befallen thee. We were with her at her ascension, and by the hand of grace We caused her to enter the Most Exalted Paradise as a mercy from Us and a favor from Our presence, and We are the Bountiful, the Generous. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to send down upon her each day a mercy from His presence. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. At her mention the ocean of forgiveness surged and the fragrance of God’s grace, the Lord of all religions, was diffused. Thus hath bounty been sent down and the divine table appeared from God, the Mighty, the Great.

O Baqir! Upon thee be My Glory. Give thanks unto thy Lord for what He hath caused to rain down upon her from the clouds of His grace, the showers of His generosity and mercy. Verily He loveth His chosen ones and handmaidens who have drunk the wine of steadfastness from the hand of His bounty. Thy Lord is verily the All-Merciful, the Generous. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of Names and Creator of heaven, for what Thou hast sent down for Thy handmaiden that maketh her immortalized in Thy Manifest Book. I beseech Thee, O my God and my Lord and my Support, to protect Thy loved ones from the evil of Thine enemies who have violated Thy Covenant and Testament, denied Thy signs, shown ingratitude for Thy favor, and disputed Thy proof which hath encompassed existence both seen and unseen. Convey My greetings unto My loved ones and give them the glad-tidings of My grace and bounty and mercy which have preceded all who are in the heavens and earth. Say: Grieve not for what hath befallen you in the path of God. Soon shall the wrongdoers see their return in the fire while ye shall behold your stations in the most exalted Paradise, near the mercy of your Lord, the Master of the Day of Judgment.

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The friends of God in Ba and Dal

He is God, exalted be His glory, the All-Wise, the All-Eloquent

Praise sanctified from pen and ink befitteth the most holy and exalted court of the Desired One Who hath manifested from the Point of the Book and from the drop of the ocean. He is the Lord of verses and the Possessor of standards, Who hath adorned the tablet of existence with this exalted Word: “Through unity the Cause is made manifest and station elevated.” Blessed is the heart that is sealed with the seal of “Verily I am God’s.” The signs of the world and the doubts of the nations shall not withhold it or keep it back from the Truth. O people of Ba! The gaze of loving-kindness hath ever been directed towards those regions. Ye are remembered before the Wronged One and have attained unto the traces of the Most Exalted Pen. Blessed is the soul that hath drunk from the chalice of steadfastness in the Name of God and hath arisen to His mention and praise. Today the banner “Verily He is God” is raised to the highest station, and the standard “He doeth what He willeth” is unfurled upon the most sublime heights of the world. Blessed is the eye that hath beheld the lights of the All-Merciful’s revelation and the ear that hath hearkened unto His call. O party of God! The dark smoke of deeds and conduct hath prevented the world from beholding the Most Sublime Horizon. The embodiment of tyranny hath established itself above justice, and the treacherous one hath usurped the station of the trustworthy. Beseech ye God that He may illumine the peoples of the world with the lights of the Most Great Name and render them pure and sanctified from the adornments and vanities of the world. By the life of God! The colors of the world have deprived most of the peoples from the divine path and the ocean of knowledge. O party of God! The rains of mercy have descended from the heaven of loving-kindness in such measure that all the pens of the world are powerless to reckon them. That which perisheth not nor changeth hath been sent down especially for His loved ones. Strive that ye may set ablaze the peoples of the world with the fire of the Divine Lote-Tree and illumine them with the lights of the Luminary of proof. The mention of each one hath been and is before the Wronged One. On this day the petition of Israfil attained unto the Most Holy Court. We heard his call and made mention of him. Blessed is he and those whom the doubts of the nations have not withheld from turning towards the Most Great Name, and blessed are they who have acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken, who have accepted and said: “Praise be unto Thee for having made known unto us the Dawning-Place of Thy verses and the Treasury of Thy mysteries, and for having taught us Thy path and guided us unto Thy seat.” We beseech Thee, O Thou through Whose most exalted Word the hearts of the Concourse on High were attracted, and through the lights of Whose countenance, O Lord of all being, and through those who were so moved by the sweet savors of Thy call that they hastened to the place of sacrifice and offered up their souls in Thy path, O Lord of all names, to protect us from the evil of Thine enemies and to ordain for us the reward of meeting Thee. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and the Power!

Praise be to the One worthy and deserving, Who adorned the heavens with His pure footsteps and illumined creation with His existence. Upon Him be the blessings of God, the mercy of God, the loving-kindness of God and His grace, and upon His family through whom the pillars of religion were fortified and the signs of God were spread forth at all times.

And then, your letter arrived and brought boundless joy. Praise be to God, you are enjoying the bounties of unity and detachment, and health and well-being. Regarding what you wrote about Qurratu’l-’Ayn ’Inayatu’llah, after it was presented, they said it was very good and a blessed deed has become manifest for ’Inayatu’llah. In truth this is a favor befitting his name. However, tell ’Inayatu’llah on my behalf: “O ’Inayat, we beseech God, glorified be His majesty, for assistance for you, and we seek favor for your favor. Now the signs of favor must become manifest. God willing, you must conduct yourself in such a way as to be the cause of assurance and contentment to your teacher. Do not interfere in affairs without his permission and consent. This is my counsel - hear it well and act upon it. We beseech God to assist you and enable you to elevate your station and exalt your name. Verily, He has power over all things.” End quote.

In truth, you too must at all times remind Qurratu’l-’Ayn and make mention to him of the blessed, goodly words. God willing, there is hope that he will act as befits him and become the cause of manifesting the love of that company. I send greetings to my spiritual friend, Aqa Ghulam-’Ali, upon him be God’s everlasting peace. The gift that was sent arrived on the appointed day, attained the presence and was honored with acceptance. Now this blessed word completes the mention: Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

I send greetings to the honored mother of ’Inayatu’llah, upon them both be 966 [Baha’u’llah], and I beseech confirmation for her. We ask God, blessed and exalted be He, to send down upon you a blessing from His presence and mercy from His side. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Your gift also arrived today - one was sent to the mansion and the other is present and has attained what is befitting. Peace, remembrance and praise be upon you and upon God’s righteous servants.

After completing the letter, they summoned and said: “O ’Inayat, God willing, may you be assisted in that which is the cause of loftiness and exaltation. There is hope, God willing, that you will become the cause of good mention for that party. Verily God is the Powerful, the All-Choosing.” End quote.

God willing, if he is enabled to accomplish what was mentioned, surely the unseen assistance will assist him and confirm him. Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings.

The servant, on 4 Dhi’l-Qa’dih al-Haram 1305

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In the Book of Aqdas, the Most Exalted Pen has ordained four festivals for all the peoples of the world, wherein the followers of Baha should meet and associate with one another with love for God, to such extent as does not contravene the wisdom revealed in the Tablets of God. On other days they should engage in occupation and the earning of livelihood, and should regard such occupation itself as worship of the Self-Sufficient Lord, so that through this means mankind may be delivered from the idleness and sloth that has overtaken most regions. The first is the Day of Baha of the month of Baha, which is the ancient Naw-Ruz and the Festival of the Fast, marking the beginning of months and years, wherein the bounties of God are made manifest on that day beloved of all worlds. The second is the Most Great Festival, which is the king of festivals, being those days when the Ancient Beauty emerged from the Most Great House and illumined the Najibiyyih Garden with the light of His countenance. This is also called the Festival of Ridvan and the Festival of Roses, comprising twelve days from the Ancient Beauty’s first entry into that garden at the afternoon hour of the thirty-second day after Naw-Ruz, until His departure from the garden at noon of the forty-third day after Naw-Ruz. Work is forbidden on three days of this blessed festival: the first day, from afternoon to afternoon; the ninth day; and the final day. On the remaining days they may engage in their occupations. The third festival is the fifth day of Jamadiyu’l-Avval 1260, near the evening hour when the Exalted One - may the spirit of all worlds be sacrificed for Him - by command of the Sovereign Who doeth what He willeth, made His declaration to the Babu’l-Bab, upon him be the glory of God. Therefore that night and day are of supreme greatness before God, and honoring this blessed festival is among God’s commandments binding upon all the people of Baha. The fourth festival is the Birth of the Ancient Beauty, who at the second dawn of the month of Muharram 1233 illumined all the world with the light of His beauty. Concerning the date of that blessed nativity, in that poem which I composed in the Land of Mystery by command of the Mighty Sovereign, tracing events from the beginning of creation until the day of that Most Great Luminary’s birth, this verse flowed from the tongue to the pen: “Be ready, O friends, be ready indeed, The Hidden Day [1233] has come - no child was born before.” That blessed day is among the most noble and greatest of festivals. The first of Muharram, being the birth of the Herald of the All-Glorious Beauty, the Most Exalted Lord - may the spirit of all worlds be sacrificed for Him - is joined to this festival, and both constitute a single festival. However, the blessed birth of the Most Exalted Lord occurred at midnight on the first of Muharram 1235.

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He is the Dawning Place from His Most Exalted Horizon

This is a remembrance from the Wronged One to him who hath turned unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, that the fragrances of remembrance and utterance may draw him to a station wherein he shall behold naught save the lights of the face of God, the Lord of what was and what shall be. We have heard mention of thee and have made mention of thee with that which the treasuries and riches of the world cannot equal. Hearken unto the Call from the Divine Lote-Tree, raised up upon the white earth beyond the crimson sea of grandeur - verily there is no God but Him, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. He hath appeared and made manifest that which was hidden in knowledge and inscribed by the Supreme Pen in the Books of God, the Lord of the seen and unseen. By God! The seal of the choice wine of utterance, which was sealed with the seal of protection, hath been broken, and the ocean of knowledge hath surged before the faces of all religions. Yet most of the people do not understand. They have turned away from the Luminary of certitude, inclining unto the dawning-places of idle fancies and vain imaginings. Say: O people of the Bayan! Fear ye the All-Merciful, then judge with fairness concerning this Cause, whereof Muhammad the Apostle of God gave tidings, and the One Who conversed with God warned of, and the Spirit gave glad-tidings of. This is the Day wherein the fragrance of the garment hath been wafted, and the mountains have passed away, and the Dove of Utterance hath warbled upon the branches. There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Loving. This is He Who hath stood before all faces and summoned all unto God, the Lord of existence. Neither the power of princes nor the opposition of divines held Him back. He spoke that which He was commanded by God, the Lord of the Promised Day. We beseech God, exalted be He, to aid you to assist His Cause and to reinforce you with the hosts of wisdom and utterance, whereby no earthly might shall weaken you nor the clamor of the nations who have disbelieved in the Witness and the Witnessed shall render you powerless, and to enable you to achieve that whereby the fragrance of eternity shall be diffused in this Most Great Announcement, by which the limbs of every heedless and veiled one have quaked. Even so hath the Tree brought forth Its fruits and the Sun Its radiance. Blessed is he who hath witnessed and seen, and woe unto every denier who hath denied this evident grace. Say: O people! This is the Day of ears, for the Call hath been raised from the direction of the loving-kindness of your Lord, the All-Merciful, and the Day of eyes, for the horizon of the world hath been illumined with the lights of the Day-Star of Manifestation. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of the breezes of Revelation on this blessed and praiseworthy Day. The splendor shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of thy Lord’s utterance be upon thee and upon those who have cast aside their cords and rods, holding fast unto the cord of God which hath been stretched forth. Say: This is the Day wherein the Mother Book speaketh, would that ye might hear, and the Balance proclaimeth, would that ye might know, and this is the Day wherein men have arisen unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Thus have We adorned the heaven of proof with the stars of knowledge. Blessed are the people who understand. And at the end of the Book, We beseech God to ordain for thee the best of the hereafter and of the former time. Verily He is the Protector of all men and the Lord of the mighty Throne. There is no God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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O Nabil, who visited the House before Ibrahim! He is the Ever-Abiding Who perisheth not! Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth in this Prison, which God hath made the Most Sublime Vision, wherein descend the angels of His Cause at eventide and at dawn. He Who created the heavens and the earth, Who sendeth forth the winds and causeth the clouds to be subdued - His heralds bearing glad-tidings before Him to those who have turned towards the Dayspring of Revelation on this Day whereon the Herald calleth out from the right hand of Glory and Power: “His sovereignty hath conquered all things, and His Word hath encompassed all who are in the heavens and on earth” - yet none comprehend this save they who are endued with understanding. The unitarians soar in the atmosphere of nearness and majesty, while the evil-doers are bound in chains and fetters. The Lord of the heavens and earth, Who hath sent down the verses and caused the Youth to speak forth, hath blown the Trumpet, whereupon all who are in the heavens and on earth have swooned away. Then did the mountains pass away through the might of His Command, and all creation was shaken. Say: The heavens are folded up in His right hand, and the earth is but His handful - your Lord, the Almighty, the All-Compelling. The Bridge hath been laid, the Balance set up, and sovereignty belongeth unto God, the One, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Irresistible. Lord of the Throne and of the dust, there is none other God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Say: The Compeller hath come upon the clouds of His Name, the Chosen One. Thereupon did flesh creep and feet slip, save those who severed themselves from all who are in the heavens and on earth and sought the Kaaba of Glory with humility and contrition. All who are in the heavens and on earth glorify Him, except those whose eyes are drunken and whom intoxication hath overtaken on the Day of Mutual Calling. The hearts of those who denied the signs have been deflected. Say: Do ye hasten towards evil, when examples have already gone before you? Fear God, for He is mighty in His grasp and severe in His punishment. We behold the people prostrate, their faces darkened by the breezes of wrath. Verily thy Lord is severe in chastisement. Say: The Sun of the Cause hath dawned from the horizon of Revelation, whereupon the hearts of those who disbelieved in their Lord, the All-Merciful, were straitened and eyes were turned aside. When the Tablet of Glory cometh unto thee, take it with humility and supplication, then arise from the horizon of certitude and raise up the Tablet amidst all creation. Say: O people of the Bayan! This, verily, is the Proof that hath shone forth from the horizon of the All-Merciful with power and sovereignty. Do ye doubt it, or Him Who sent it? Lost indeed are they who denied Our signs - soon shall the fire consume them. The breezes of the Ancient King have taken hold of the Pen in such wise that it uttereth remembrance at morn and at eventide, and the might of the wicked ones who disbelieved in their Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen One, hath not hindered it. It calleth out while behind it stand the Pharaohs upon whom the word of torment hath been fulfilled and for whom is reserved an evil abode. Take thou the Book of Grace and leave those who disbelieve - they are in naught but error. Call thou the people unto God and fear not those who follow every doubtful idolater. And upon thee be glory, and upon those who believe in the Day of Judgment.

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=== START BH02281 ===

He is the Everlasting, the Single, the Exalted!

Glorified be He before Whom all in the heavens and earth bow down in adoration, and unto Whom all shall return. All in existence, both seen and unseen, praise God, and unto Him shall all be turned. In His hand is dominion and creation. He createth what He willeth by His command. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. He aideth whom He willeth through the agencies of the heavens and earth, and withholdeth aid from whom He willeth. He is the All-Conquering, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved.

Say: In the revelation of verses are manifestations for those who walk the paths of certitude. Say: O people of the earth! Compare not the creation of verses to the creation of any thing, nor their manifestation to the manifestation of any thing, if ye but knew. Say: The verses are in themselves the mirror of God, for in them are reflected God’s attributes, could ye but perceive it. They are the first creation that told of God in the manifestation of His names and attributes, could ye but understand. By them hath God created what was and what will be, could ye but witness it. Say: They are the forms of the Cause that breathe the spirit of the Living, the Life-Giving into the temples of those who turn their faces to the sanctuary of holiness. They are the proof whereby God’s Cause was established from before the beginning of beginnings and shall be established unto the end that hath no end, would ye but reflect upon it.

They who deny God’s verses and make sport of them - these denied God from all eternity, and these are they who shall not warm themselves at God’s fire. Say: O people! We have laid down for you the laws of the Cause and expounded the verses that ye might be guided thereby. Say: God testeth those who claim faith within themselves - this is what hath been inscribed on tablets of hidden glory.

O people of the Bayan! Stand firm in the Cause when trials shall come upon you from all directions nigh. Know then that We were among you for numbered years, and every day thereof We recited unto you from the verses of God, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. We walked among you with such bearing as no embodiments of antiquity have surpassed, and from which was manifest the dignity of God, the Most High, the Most Holy. Yet ye remained heedless though ye witnessed God’s signs at every moment and every appointed time.

Judge fairly within yourselves, O heedless ones! If ye turn away from this Countenance, then to what countenance do ye wish to turn? Thus did We veil your knowledge from the recognition of Our Self and withhold your eyes from this resplendent, hidden Beauty. Then when the Cause came, We rent asunder the veils from My face and tore away the coverings from your hearts that ye might stand firm in My love such that your feet would never slip from the path of God, the Mighty, the Loving.

O beloved ones! Efface from your hearts all idle fancies and vain imaginings, then hold fast to the cord of God, the Praiseworthy, the Glorified. The Spirit and Glory be upon you if ye hear God’s counsels and return unto Him with your hearts.

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=== START BH02282 ===

In His Name, the Mighty, the Great!

Glorified art Thou, O my God and the God of all who dwell in the Kingdom of Names, and my Sovereign and the Sovereign of earth and heaven, and my King and the King of all who abide in the realms of eternity! Thou seest and knowest that I have arisen to make mention of Thee in days wherein the limbs of the world have trembled with fear of the Manifestations of Thy wrath who have disbelieved in Thy most great signs and turned away from Thy most exalted horizon. O Lord! Thou knowest that I have migrated in Thy path and turned to the ocean of Thy knowledge and the heaven of Thy bounty until I entered the prison by Thy command and was honored by meeting Thee and attained unto the hearing of Thy call and drank the choice wine of reunion from the hands of Thy bestowal. I beseech Thee, O God of the world and Goal of the nations, not to drive me from the door of Thy grace. Ordain for me from Thy Most Exalted Pen what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and trusted ones. O Lord! This is the Day wherein Thou didst give the glad-tidings to the servants of Thy manifestation and appearance and the exaltation of Thy Word and the operation of Thy Will. Thou didst say - and Thy word is most sweet - “On the day when thy Lord cometh, or some of the signs of thy Lord,” and “The Day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the Worlds.” I beseech Thee, O Cleaver of the dawn and Subduer of the winds, by this Day and by the Lamp which Thy finger of will hath lit between Thy earth and Thy heaven, to assist Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy Cause. O Lord! Illumine their faces with the lights of the dawn of Thy manifestation, and their hearts with the splendors of the Sun of Thy knowledge and recognition, and their breasts with the lights of Thy Kingdom and Thy Dominion. O Lord! They have borne for love of Thee what none of Thy servants before them have borne, and have witnessed in Thy path what no eye hath seen and no ear hath heard. Ordain for them, O God of existence, from Thy grace that which befitteth Thy greatness and is worthy of Thy sovereignty. O Lord! These are days wherein Thou hast sent down Thy Books and Scrolls of glory and Psalms and Tablets, and wherein the stars of Thy commandments have shone forth from the horizons of the heaven of Thy grace. I beseech Thee by them and by those who have submitted to the manifestations of Thy Cause, to ordain for Thy loved ones that which will gladden their hearts and solace their eyes. O Lord! Illumine the face of the earth with the lights of the sun of Thy justice and adorn its thrones with the temples of the dawning-places of truth and fairness, that the countenances of those who love Thee and who have believed in Thy signs may smile with joy. O Lord! Thou art the Generous, possessed of great bounty. Thou givest and withholdest, and verily Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful. O Lord! I beseech Thee by the Manifestations of Thy unity and the Daysprings of Thy detachment to ordain for me and for Thy loved ones that which will profit us in all the worlds of Thy worlds and preserve us through Thy sovereignty. Verily Thou art He Whom nothing frustrateth and no command preventeth. There is no God but Thee, the Most Exalted, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And send blessings, O my God, upon Thy Prophets and Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones and upon those who have advanced toward the arrows of destiny in Thy path and attained unto the Most Great Martyrdom in Thy love. I testify that they are Thy servants who have fulfilled Thy Covenant and drunk the Kawthar of martyrdom in Thy Name, the Bestower, the Generous.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious!

Glorified art Thou, O Thou Who hearest the cry of those who are detached and the lamentation of those who are sincere, and Who beholdest what hath befallen them at the hands of the oppressors among Thy creatures and the transgressors among Thy people. By Thy glory, O King of the kingdoms of justice and Sovereign of the cities of bounty! Such tribulations have come upon them that no pen of creation can recount, and should it attempt to mention them, it would not know what to record. Yet since these afflictions have been endured in Thy path and for love of Thee, they give thanks to Thee in all conditions, saying: “O Beloved of our hearts and One remembered in our breasts! Should the arrows of tribulation rain down upon us from the clouds of destiny, we would not complain in our love for Thee, but would thank Thee for this, for we have recognized and are certain that Thou hast ordained for us naught but what is best for us. And though our bodies may at times be distressed by these trials, our souls rejoice in them. By Thy glory, O Desire of our hearts and Joy of our breasts! Every punishment in Thy love is mercy, every fire is light, every torment is sweet, every toil is rest, and every sorrow is gladness. O Lord! Whoso complaineth of tribulations in Thy path hath not drunk from the cup of Thy love nor tasted the sweetness of Thy remembrance.”

I beseech Thee by the Sovereign of Names and its King, and the Manifestation of attributes and their Creator, and by those who have soared in the atmosphere of Thy nearness and meeting and have tasted the sword’s edge in Thy path, to assist all Thy creatures to recognize the Manifestation of Thy Self, Who is imprisoned in exile for having summoned all creation unto Thee. O Lord! Thy mercy hath preceded Thy wrath, Thy loving-kindness Thy fury, and Thy grace Thy justice. Take hold of the hands of Thy creatures through the wondrous tokens of Thy favors and gifts, and cut them not off from the means which Thou hast ordained for the recognition of Thy Self. By Thy glory! When these are cut off, every soul becometh perturbed, every man of wisdom is bewildered, and every knower is confounded, save him whom the hands of Thy Cause have taken and whom the evidences of Thy grace and the influences of Thy favors have seized.

By Thy glory, O my God! If Thou shouldst regard Thy servants according to their deserts in Thy days, they would merit naught except Thy chastisement and torment. But Thou art the Generous One, possessed of great bounty. Look not upon them, O my God, with the glances of Thy justice, but rather with the glances of the eyes of Thy grace and favor. Then deal with them according to what beseemeth Thy generosity and bounty. Thou art, verily, powerful to do what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Lord of the Throne on high and of earth below, the Ruler of this world and of the world to come. Verily, Thou art the All-Merciful, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful, the Most Generous.

Send down Thy blessings, O my God, upon Him through Whom the mysteries of Thy Lordship were made manifest, then were exalted the evidences of Thy Divinity, and there appeared the pearls of Thy knowledge and wisdom, and were spread abroad Thy signs, and Thy Word was expounded, and Thy countenance shone forth, and Thy sovereignty was established, and upon those who turned unto Him with pure hearts for Thy sake. Then send down, O my God, upon Him and upon them from the wonders of Thy mercy that which beseemeth Thy presence. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the Most Glorious, the Self-Subsisting.

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=== START BH02284 ===

O Mahdi who preceded [Me], He is the Mighty! May God reward you, O Mahdi, with a recompense not bound by beginning. We testify that you did not harm this Servant during His departure from the Abode of Peace, and you followed God’s decree regarding yourself, while all others harmed Him and followed their own desires. Say: By God, those who did not heed My words are burning in the fire of their own selves, if you but knew, and We are innocent of them. And those who emigrated and traveled without Our leave, by God, they are dead in the veils of their own selves. Soon their news shall reach you, if you be patient. The baker whom God loved in his heart has come to Us, and We heard from him that which caused the hearts of those who believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, to tremble. Say: Have mercy on Me, O concourse of the beloved ones! Be content with the tribulations and trials that have afflicted Us. Say: By God, if similar deeds appear from you, the harm will return to Us. Say: Do you not reflect within yourselves upon the fruits that will come from the tree of your suspicions after Me? Or do you, following the desires of your souls, do what you know not? Say: Fear God and forget not My counsels - this is better for you, if you but knew. No fruit has come from this tree that has grown in the soil of your selves except the destruction of Myself and those with Me, could you but see with the eye of the spirit. By God, the harm of this matter is greater than the harm inflicted upon Us by Our enemies. Therefore, O people of the Bayan, have mercy upon Me! I swear by God that the harm of this repugnant matter all returns to this Servant. Say to the people of the Bayan: None has ever heard until today of one who, with the tongue of friendship, would show complete enmity. After all, after the departure of this Servant, what use remains for this matter and what benefit accrues from it? By God, all that they do is vain! And it has come to pass that I, meaning this Servant, demonstrate with a hundred thousand oaths My powerlessness, showing that these matters and their like are ultimately harmful to the Cause of God, yet still they do not become aware. They must either be false in their love or consider this Servant false. I complain of My grief and sorrow unto God. Verily, we are God’s and unto Him do we return. God is witness to the condition that merely hearing of this matter has caused the utmost harm - how much more its occurrence! In any case, immediately upon receipt of this writing, either summon Haji Abdul-Rahim and Haji Abdul-Majid, or go to them yourselves. Beseech them to forgive Us, to show mercy to these little ones who are with this caravan, not to cause any harm to befall them. By God, this matter will cause divine assistance to be cut off. All should await news of this Servant’s arrival and learn what purpose lies in this journey. Say: By God, divine assistance is better than what you desire.

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He is the Mighty, the Beloved!

Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth for people who understand. Verily it is a revelation from God, the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting. Through it God’s proof hath been perfected, His evidence made manifest, His beauty hath shone forth, and His words have been made firm for people who comprehend. O servant! Warn those who have veiled themselves from meeting Him in His days and who deny His verses. Say: Woe unto you, O people of vainglory! Do ye bar men from the paths of God while ye claim to be Muslims? Do ye acknowledge God in your souls while ye play with His verses? Have ye a proof greater than this? Produce it then, if ye be truthful! Can the Book which is in your hands be greater than this? Glory be to God concerning what ye imagine! Say: All verses have been sent down from the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting, and all signs have appeared from His presence. There is no difference between them if ye look with the eye of oneness. Say: If ye have any proof, evidence or argument other than this, then bring it forth and tarry not! Say: The Beauty of knowledge hath appeared from behind the veils of the hidden. Say: The Sun of Beauty hath risen at high noon, yet ye turn away from it. O people! Have mercy upon yourselves and be not veiled from Him for Whose meeting ye were created, if ye but knew! Do ye deny God’s grace while ye witness it? Do ye flee from the Truth while ye behold it? If ye deny the lights of this Countenance, then to what countenance will ye turn? If ye close this Door upon your faces, then through what door do ye wish to enter? Fear God and deprive not yourselves of these breezes sent by the Beloved. Whether ye accept or turn away is equal before God, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Your belief will not profit Him nor will your rejection harm Him, if ye but knew. But ye shall lose that which ye shall never find again, though ye seek it from all eternity and weep and lament in His absence. Arise from the beds of heedlessness and seek illumination from this Lamp which hath been lit in the Lamp-niche of holiness, from which the inhabitants of the heavens and earth have been illumined, and those men who circle round the Throne. Fear God and cast not the Book of God behind your backs, nor the Word of God behind your souls, if ye understand. Thus doth God cause the Salsabil of holiness to flow from this confined Pen, and through it establish truth and abolish falsehood, if ye would ponder His Manifestation. If He wished, He could reveal from it mysteries of what was and what will be, and manifest from it that which would necessitate Tablets of preserved glory. All this would only be by His leave, and this Tablet beareth witness to His leave, would ye but be certain. And the Spirit be upon you, O loved ones of God, inasmuch as ye have turned away from the world and turned unto God, the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting.

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He is the Hearer, the Answerer. Jinab-i-Aqa Isma’il, upon him be the Glory of God. His honor S.M. has petitioned.

We have sent down the verses and manifested the clear proofs and called all to God, the Lord of Names and Attributes. The Cause of God has come and that which was hidden in His all-encompassing knowledge of what will be and what has been is now revealed. The fire of hatred was kindled when the Lord of all beings came with a sovereignty that encompassed the horizons. We have heard what has befallen you from God’s decree, the Lord of the Final Return. We counsel you to patience, whereby your station shall be elevated before God, the Revealer of verses. Blessed is the servant from whom emanates the fragrance of patience in the days of God, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting.

We make mention in the Persian tongue: Ever has the decree and destiny of God, exalted be His glory, existed among creation and continues to exist. Destiny, in one sense, is a divine herald among the servants, informing them of the changes and transformations of the world and its transience. However, patience in these circumstances is superior to most deeds. This is why the chosen ones and the near ones are content and thankful in these situations. The Seal of the Prophets, may the spirit of all else be sacrificed for Him, repeatedly experienced the passing of His children from this mortal world. Read what God has revealed in His Book, His exalted Word: “Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of this world. But the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord’s sight for reward, and better in respect of hope.” The polytheists gloated, for they saw that His Holiness was without issue. Thus the door of gloating was opened and the tongue of hatred moved, until Gabriel descended and recited the aforementioned verse in His presence. These words stemmed from ignorance and enmity. Had they reflected even slightly, they would have understood that the Book itself was an enduring proof and eternal traces. Every word that flowed from His blessed tongue was adorned with the ornament of eternity. However, the disease of prejudice in those days, and before and after, deprived most of the people of the world from the shore of the ocean of grace and bounty. The polytheists spoke such unseemly words that Gabriel again appeared and recited the blessed Surah “Verily We have given thee abundance,” and from this verse the sterility of the opposers and fabricators became clear and evident.

Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy utterance and for having sent down to me that which has made my soul content with Thy decree. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I hold fast to the cord of Thy good-pleasure and the hem of Thy decree, and I glory in this among Thy servants. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the worlds Who hath appeared through the Most Great Name, to assist me to manifest that which Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and within Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Bountiful.

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=== START BH02287 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory! Your letter has reached this Prisoner and We have noted its contents. We beseech God to aid you to recognize Him and assist you in His Cause, and to give you to drink from the cup of everlasting life that He may detach you from all created things and draw you nigh unto a station wherein you will inhale the fragrance of the All-Glorious from the garment of the Manifestation of His name, the Most Merciful, in these days when the transgressors have assailed Him and the idolaters have opposed Him - they who were created by His word “Be, and it is.” The spiritual fragrance from the divine Egypt has ever been and will continue to be wafting and passing by. The mystics have always received and will receive their portion of that merciful fragrance, while those afflicted with the cold of self and desire have been and shall be deprived of this holy and eternal fragrance. The blind have no share in beholding the dawning of the Day-Star of the horizons, and the deaf have no portion in hearing the melodies of the birds of eternity. That which has ever deprived people from the living waters has been imitation and idle fancy, as you observe among the people - they worship vain imaginings and perceive it not, they bow down before idols and understand not. Consider the physical eye - how by a thin veil it is prevented from beholding all that exists between earth and heaven. Likewise, how can the inner eye, with the thick veils of idle fancy and imitation, perceive the shining of the lights of divine unity without limitation? In brief, this is the condition of the people that has been mentioned, and this servant has been afflicted among such a group throughout his life. We beseech God that He may cause to appear the Friend of divine might and power, that He may shatter the idols of idle fancy and desire. Verily He is the Powerful, the All-Choosing. Furthermore, since you have traversed the paths and drawn nigh, joy has appeared - perchance God will bring about through this some matter. It is hoped that with purified vision you will gaze upon the Greatest Scene in such wise that the veils of the people of creation will not prevent you, nor will the opposition and objection of the people of polytheism and hypocrisy become an obstacle. This is not difficult for God. Moreover, you had expressed bewilderment. Although bewilderment in one station is beloved and acceptable, as the Prince of the Chosen Ones, may the spirit of all else but Him be sacrificed for His sake, has said: “Lord, increase my wonderment in Thee” - for such bewilderment arises from beholding the lights of the revelations of the Beloved. Thus it has been said: “I became not bewildered until I chose Thy love as my path; How great then is my bewilderment if it be not in Thee!” The glance of love has ever been directed towards you, and it is hoped that through divine assistance you will emerge from the bewilderment you mentioned and enter the paradise of holy unveiling and witnessing, and arrive at the city of certitude and assurance. Peace and mercy be upon you and upon the assured servants of God.

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He is the Speaker before the faces of the world! The gate of the Most Exalted Paradise hath been opened, and there hath come forth therefrom one of the Countenances, and she proceeded until she stood above the head and called out with the most exalted call: “O concourse of earth and heaven! By God, this is the Day whereof the Books of God, both past and future, have given glad tidings!” And she pointed with her finger and said: “This is the Promised One and the Lord of Hosts, through Whose manifestation the Mount was blessed by its Interlocutor, and the Lote-Tree by its Sustainer and its Purpose!” The rapture of the Revelation hath seized all things - they celebrate, glorify and clap their hands. Thus hath the call been raised from every direction. Blessed is he who hath heard and responded, and woe unto every heedless doubter! Thy name was mentioned before the Wronged One, and thou wast remembered by Him Who loveth Me, who was named the Beloved - upon him be My glory. We have turned unto thee and revealed for thee that which hath diffused the fragrance of bounties and favors. Beware lest the clamor of the heedless sadden thee, or the might of those who have denied God, the Lord of lords, frighten thee. Take the Book with strength from Us, then read it with joy and delight unto the people of creation. Say: O people, be fair for God’s sake and follow not the imaginings of the people of error. O Yunus! He Who was treasured in the eternity of eternities hath appeared, and He Who was promised in the Books of God, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High, hath come. We beseech God to assist the heedless to return and repent before the gate that hath been opened to all who are in the heavens and on earth. When thou hearest My sweetest call and the rushing of My Most Exalted Pen, turn with thy heart unto God, the Lord of all beings, and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Revealer of verses and Lord of names and attributes, for having given me to drink the Kawthar of Thy utterance and guided me to Thy path! I beseech Thee to make me so steadfast in Thy love that neither the oppression of the Pharaohs nor the might of tyrants shall prevent me. I beseech Thee, O Purpose of all creation and Educator of all beings, by the ocean of utterance which surgeth in Thy name, and by the fragrance of the All-Merciful which was stirred by Thy command, and by the lights of the dawn of Thy Revelation, and by the hidden mysteries in Thy Books, to make me humble before Thy loved ones, speaking of Thy remembrance and praise, and arising to serve Thy Cause. I testify, O my God, that Thy Cause is great, great indeed! Assist me, O my God, to hold fast unto it and cling to its hem. Then ordain for me, O my God, from Thy Most Exalted Pen the good of this world and the next. Verily Thou art the Beloved of all beings and the Lord of the throne on high and of the dust below.” We make mention of thy father and give him the glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We mentioned him before and at this time in such wise that his remembrance shall endure in My perspicuous Book. We testify that he turned, attained the presence, and achieved that which most of creation failed to achieve. He who speaketh “there is none other God but He, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed” beareth witness to this. Glory, remembrance and praise be upon thee and him from One mighty and wise.

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=== START BH02289 ===

The Most Great, the Most Holy. We have sent down verses at eventide and at dawn, and made them guidance and remembrance for those possessed of understanding. Turn to God with humility and contrition. When the verses of your Lord are recited, prostrate yourselves upon your faces and chins before God, your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. O people! This is the Day of hearing - turn with your hearts and ears toward the Dawning-Place of Revelation. He has appeared in truth - blessed are they who possess insight. The breezes of reunion have wafted, causing bodies and temples to quiver. Rend asunder the veils by the power of your Lord, the Master of all necks. Do you slumber after the Cry has been raised in truth? This is indeed a wondrous thing. The heaven has been rolled up and the All-Merciful has come with power and sovereignty. Arise and behold - He is above your heads, O ye who have eyes to see. Follow not your desires nor every doubting polytheist. Take the chalice of immortality in My Most Glorious Name and pass round the cups - thus has the heaven of Command been adorned by the One Who cleaves the dawn. We have rained down from the heaven of utterance clear verses at morn and eventide. They suffice you above all that exists in secret or manifest. Seize My days - by My life, they are the choicest of all days. Thus has the matter been detailed from God, the Lord of all beings. This is a Day wherein eyes are transfixed, souls are troubled and feet do slip, save those who have detached themselves from all in the heavens and earth and turned to the Kaaba of knowledge. O people! Hearken to God’s call in this Dawn wherefrom lights have shone forth, wherein angels descend with spirit and fragrance. Those who are heedless are indeed remote - they are truly of the people of fire. Soon shall punishment come upon them and they shall find no protector. The Most Great Ocean has surged through this Name which has shone from the horizon of all regions. The idols have fallen upon their faces, the Jibt has wailed, and the lamp has been lit. Turn to Him - He is truly God’s lamp between the heavens and earth, as your Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen One, bears witness. Does anyone have any excuse left? No, by the Revealer of verses! When the polytheists saw God’s power and sovereignty, they said “This is but a lying sorcerer.” Such were their words before - We have left them as a reminder for those possessed of understanding. Say: If you were asked about what you say, O people of the veils! The Book has been sent down - take it with strength from Us and follow not those who, when proof came, denied God, the Revealer of verses. We have subdued the kingdom of verses by Our sovereignty and adorned the heaven and sent the winds. Can anything withstand Our Cause? No, by the Lord of lords! Look at those who disbelieved - they are like children who understand nothing and comprehend not speech. Cast away vain imaginings and take what you are commanded by your Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. He protects whom He wishes even if they be in the fire. In His hand is all power and in His grasp is the kingdom of Command. He is truly the Mighty, the Helper.

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In the Name of the Speaker, the Manifest, before the faces of the world

A Book sent down by the Ancient King to draw the peoples near to the Most Exalted Horizon, the Station wherein was raised the Call of God, the Lord of Lords. O Manifestations of the Names and their Dawning-Places! Hearken unto the Call of the Wronged One. Verily it hath been raised in the prison of ’Akka, and He announceth unto the people the glad-tidings of God, the Lord of Religions. This is the Day wherein the Proof hath appeared and the Testament hath been perfected and the Grace hath been sent down as a bounty from His presence - and He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

O My loved ones in all lands! Hearken unto the Call of the Revealer of Verses. Verily He summoneth you unto that which will draw you nigh unto a station wherein the atoms cry out: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bounteous!”

O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of My loved ones in Bahram-Abad and give them glad-tidings of My loving-kindness which hath encompassed the horizons. O loved ones of God in that place! Rejoice ye that the Countenance of the Ancient Beauty hath turned toward you from the direction of His Most Great Prison, and that the Mother Book hath advanced unto you from this Most Exalted Station and Most Sublime Summit. He maketh mention of you through His verses, giveth you glad-tidings of the ocean of His bounty, illumineth you with the lights of His countenance, and teacheth you the path of God, the Lord of all men. We have been with you and have heard your mention in remembrance of this Cause when its light shone forth and before it bowed down all remembrance. Blessed is the one possessed of vision who hath drawn nigh and seen, and the one possessed of hearing who hath heard the Call of God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. Nothing whatsoever escapeth His knowledge - He heareth and seeth, and He is the Powerful, the All-Choosing.

Blessed be your tongues for having spoken the truth, and your ears for having heard the signs of God, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. By God! The ears were created for these days wherein the Call of the Intended One hath been raised from the Most Sublime Station, and eyes were brought forth to behold the lights in this Day wherein speaketh the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing before the faces of humanity in the prison of ’Akka - the Kingdom belongeth unto God, the One Who causeth the rivers to flow!

Beware lest the happenings of the world or the veils of the nations sadden you. Cast behind you your vain imaginings, turning unto the horizon from which the lights have shone forth. Blessed is he who hath cast away what the people possess and hath taken from the hand of My bounty My Sealed Wine and hath drunk thereof in My Name, the Self-Subsisting, at Whose appearance the dawning-places of vain imaginings were thunderstruck. Thus hath warbled the Dove of Utterance upon the branch of clear proof by command of God, the Revealer of verses.

O Bahram! Blessed be thy land for having been honored by the footsteps of My loved ones, and thy trees which God hath made a vista for My chosen ones, and thy houses wherein hath been raised the call of My sincere ones whom the hosts of opposition have not frightened and whom the might of those who denied this bounty that hath encompassed all created things and this mercy that hath preceded all who are in the heavens and the earth hath not weakened. Say: This is a Day wherein the Pen hath moved by the will of the Ancient King and there hath appeared what was hidden in knowledge and treasured in the sanctified repositories of your Lord, the Revealer of mysteries. Blessed art thou, O thou who art mentioned before the Throne and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Scriptures and Tablets. Joy be unto thee for having drunk the choice wine of utterance from the hands of the bounty of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower.

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O `Azizu’llah, who hath emigrated and attained unto My Name, through which the ocean of utterance hath surged throughout creation! This is a Book sent down in truth from God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. There is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command, and all return unto Him. Glorified be He Who hath manifested His Cause, fulfilled His promise, revealed His verses and shown forth His evidences, yet most of the people understand not. They have turned to idols, turning away from God, the Mighty, the Loving. When the verses of their Lord are recited unto them, they draw back on their heels, yet they perceive not. They have cast aside their God and taken their vain imaginings, yet they know not. They see the signs of God and deny them, and hear His call and turn away from it. They are among those who denied God’s proof and His evidence, and said what the ancients never said.

O `Aziz! Hear the call from the direction of `Akka, at the right hand of the luminous spot: There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Beloved. He hath appeared and manifested His Cause, and called all unto God, the Lord of what was and what shall be. He it is Who aided God’s Messengers and Prophets, and guided all to His extended path. Hear the call once again: Be as the winds of the All-Merciful throughout creation, or as the spring breezes, that thou mayest adorn the earth with the roses of inner meanings and utterance. Exalted is God Who hath manifested His sovereignty and sent down His verses. He is the Single, the One, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

Convey My greetings unto the faces of My loved ones and remind them of what thou hast heard with thine ear of that which the Wronged One hath spoken. Hold fast in all conditions unto wisdom and utterance. Thus hath spoken the All-Merciful before and after. Blessed are the people who know.

Say: O people of Baha! Beware lest ye follow the desires of those who denied God’s Manifestation and His sovereignty when He came with the truth through a command before which armies could not stand. Say: This is the Day of victory, did ye but know, and this is the Day of steadfastness, by God’s command, the Lord of all existence. Beware lest the doubts of the baying ones veil you from God, the Lord of kings and servants. Take hold of God’s ways and His command, and follow not every heedless and veiled one. Say: O people! Fear God, then aid His Cause through what He hath ordained in His preserved Tablet. He hath forbidden you corruption and conflict, and commanded you righteousness and goodly deeds.

We bear witness in this station that thou, O `Aziz, hast forsaken the religion of a people who believed not in God, the Lord of the unseen and the seen, and hast taken what thou wast commanded in a written tablet. Thank God for having aided thee, brought thee into His presence, caused thee to hear His call in His praiseworthy station, and shown thee the Dawning-Place of His revelation and the Rising-Point of His verses, and what was inscribed from time immemorial, hidden from understanding and eyes. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid thee in serving His Cause, to reinforce thee with the hosts of revelation and inspiration, and to ordain for thee that whereby His Cause shall be exalted among His servants. Verily, He is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen.

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power

The honored letter from your eminence, which is the cause of the growth of the growing powers of the world, arrived. Growth was achieved, joy was manifest, and delight was present. Praise and thanks be to Him Who has gladdened and continues to gladden the hearts and souls of His loved ones with the days of attainment and the verses of nearness. The joy of this wine shall not depart from thoughts nor vanish from existence. It is hoped that soon you will attain to His presence and succeed in true deeds.

Regarding what you wrote about His Honor the Most Great, His Honor the Greatest Afnan, upon him be all the Most Glorious Beauty and His love and favor towards that beloved one - after it was presented, He said at that time: “Praise be to God, His Afnans are adorned with two garments - patience and beneficence. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to assist them that through them the light of justice may shine forth in the world and among the nations.” They certainly show the utmost love and kindness towards one such as yourself. We praise God in all conditions. End quote.

Similarly, the mention of the loved ones of that land and their love and fellowship towards that beloved one became the cause of joy and gladness. After it was presented at that time, expressions of favor were heard and witnessed towards each one. The loved ones of God, exalted be His glory, have never been and will never be absent from His sight, and they have been and are mentioned at most times. I beseech the All-Bountiful One to adorn each one with the ornament of His favor and love. He is the Hearer, the Answerer.

The trouble, attention and kindness of that beloved one, and the dispersion in the path of God - the conversation with the Roman, that is, that imaginary Christian, as well as the time spent fixing the fountain in the garden, the place of recreation for all in creation - in truth these are deeds whose reward shall not end and whose mention shall not perish. It is hoped that that person will become aware and act according to his covenant and pledge.

Furthermore, the trouble of your eminence’s attention in seeing the sugar and tasting its flavor, and attention to other troubles, and sending of trusts which are considered among the great services, and other various attentions which cannot be limited by the pen - all are mentioned and their rewards are beseeched and hoped for from God, exalted be His station.

I convey utter nothingness and evanescence to the service of His Honor the Most Great, His Honor the Afnan, upon him be God’s favor, the Lord of Eternity. I beseech from the True One that He may repeatedly cause your eminence to attain to that which is befitting. Likewise, I convey greetings and praise to the service of the Brilliant Star and His Honor Haji and His Honor Muhammad Mustafa and the other loved ones, upon them be God’s peace. Peace and praise and remembrance and glory be upon your eminence and upon those who are with you and who love you for the sake of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

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O brother of the late Rahim! He is the Most Exalted, the Most High!

This is a letter from this servant to him who hath been guided by the lights of guidance and who hath taken fast hold of the protection of God, the King, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Self-Subsisting, that the breezes of love may waft over the gardens of his heart and draw him nigh unto the holy paradise of the Beloved. Say: O people! Arise to establish the Cause of God and follow not your desires if ye be them that move within the shadow of the Cause. Fear ye God, then shun the grievous sins and desist from that which ye have been forbidden. Fear ye God and tread not the paths of vain hopes if ye be them that walk in the ways of holiness. Say: O people! Be not divided regarding the verses of God which have been sent down unto you in truth, but hold fast unto the cord of God - and this is of His cord - if ye would ponder within yourselves. He it is Who hath caused the sun to shine through His power and the moon to beam with His light and hath made the rivers to flow as a bounty from His presence, that ye may gaze upon the signs of God’s mercy and be grateful unto Him at all times, then place your trust in Him in all affairs. Thus do We expound the verses unto you and remind you of the truth that ye may draw nigh unto the precincts of nearness. Say: O people! This one is a servant of God and His attendant in the kingdom who desireth naught save your betterment, as honored servants bear witness. Therefore arise from the couch of heedlessness and aid him with your hearts, your souls, your spirits, your bodies and with all that hath been ordained for you, if ye wish to be of them that render aid. And if ye aid him not, know then that He will aid His own Self through His Being and will raise up His Cause through the truth - and this is a matter which all the worlds are powerless to comprehend. Say: O people! Consider the generations of the past and what befell them, though they were mightier than you in strength, greater than you in glory, and more exalted than you in station. All of them went to their places and were buried with their deeds and returned to dust as they began the first time - and this is the evident truth. And ye shall return unto them and shall be questioned concerning what your hands have wrought and what your ears have heard and your eyes have beheld, and all that ye did in the vain life. This hath been inscribed in truth upon the preserved tablets of glory. Therefore fear ye God, then return regarding that wherein ye were remiss, then take counsel from what We have counseled you, that ye may attain unto what God hath desired for you. And glory be upon you and upon them who have been illumined by the lights of the countenance and were among those who entered the precincts of glory.

152 God willing, move forward in all matters relying upon God and admit no sorrow to yourself. They have ascended to stations that no description can approach. In this case you must be joyful and carry out those things which after their ascension bring joy to their spirit. And peace be upon whoever followeth guidance. The messenger arrived.

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Already translated through “…the Great Giver, the All-Bountiful.” For the remaining Persian/Arabic text:

When thou receivest My Book and findest from it the fragrance of My utterance, arise and say: O peoples of the earth, fear God and be not of the heedless ones. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of the pearls of the ocean of knowledge of your Lord, the Most Merciful, the All-Merciful. Cast aside the world and whatsoever is therein, holding fast to the cord of the loving-kindness of your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. He hath come from the Orient of might and power with the banners of knowledge and wisdom. Fear the All-Merciful and be not of them that turn aside. Thus hath the Tongue of Revelation spoken forth in this mighty Prison. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed from God, the Lord of this wondrous Day.

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In His Name, the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed

O Abu’l-Hasan! Hearken unto the Call from the direction of the Ancient of Days, from the tongue of thy Lord, the Knower of the hidden and the manifest. Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Wise. We have guided thee to the Most Great Ocean and illumined thine eye by gazing upon the countenance of thy Lord, the Ancient of Days. We gave thee to drink of the purifying Kawthar when the Lord of Manifestation came with a sovereignty that encompassed the worlds. Our grace hath encompassed thee in such wise that We drew thee nigh unto the Dawning-Place of the beauty of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We caused thee to enter the pavilion of grandeur and made thee to hear the call of thy Lord, the Possessor of earth and heaven. We revealed Ourselves unto thee even as We revealed Ourselves unto the Manifestations of the Names between earth and heaven. Verily thy Lord is the One Who doeth as He willeth. There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the Wise.

We have set ablaze the heart of the world through the heat of the Word of thy Lord, the Ancient of Days. Blessed is he who hath turned towards Him, and woe betide them that have turned away. Hearken once again unto the call of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, from the Ultimate Lote-Tree: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Bountiful. I have created all contingent beings through My Name, then raised them up through My sovereignty. I am, verily, powerful over whatsoever I will, yet most of the people are heedless. Thus have We seized all who are in the kingdom through the attraction of the verses of thy Lord and guided them to the Dayspring of the Cause. Blessed are they that have advanced towards it.

Be thou steadfast in the Cause in such wise that hearts may be attracted by thy call and faces may be illumined by the lights of thy countenance, which hath been kindled from the light of the face of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. O Abu’l-Hasan! Give thanks for having been mentioned and for the revelation of this Tablet, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. Be thou at all times vocal in the remembrance of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, and be thou a proclaimer of this Name through which feet have slipped and all who are in the heavens and earth have been thunderstruck. Beware lest the doubts of the people of denial or the veils of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of all worlds, withhold thee.

We have created thee for My service and taught thee that wherewith We quickened hearts from time immemorial and whereby We shall resurrect every mouldering bone. Cast aside, in the name of thy Lord, whatsoever preventeth thee from the Lord of all creation, then be steadfast in His service amidst all peoples. Thus doth it beseem one who hath clung to My Name, the All-Encompassing over all names. Thus doth the Creator of the heavens command thee, for thou art the First Word from this wondrous Line. Say: O people! This is the creation of God for all who are in the heavens and earth. Then convey My greetings to My loved ones who have been consumed by the fire of separation when they remember the Luminary of the horizons, and who, when Our verses come unto them, are set ablaze, hastening unto God, the Lord of all names. Then mention them through the wonders of Our remembrance, in every line of which lieth concealed an ocean from the oceans of life, from which We have distinguished this Name whereby all in the world were overturned, save whom thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, hath willed. May the glory rest upon thee and upon those who have quaffed the purest wine and were assured of the signs of their Lord.

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Sultan-Abad. To Mulla Ibrahim

He is the All-Explaining, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise

O Ibrahim! Hearken unto the call of the Friend who calleth thee from this Valley which hath been named the Noble in the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds. He maketh mention of thee as a token of His grace, that thou mayest arise to compensate for that which hath escaped thee in the days of God, the Mighty, the Wise. Reflect upon that which hath been revealed in truth, and say: “I beseech Thee, O Creator of heaven and Possessor of all names, by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued all things, to enable me to recognize that which hath remained hidden from the learned ones of the land and the mystics of Thy realm. O my Lord! I am he whom Thou didst cause to hear Thy most sweet call when it was raised from the direction of Thy most exalted horizon, yet the veils have prevented me from turning wholly unto Thee, and thereby have I been debarred from the Salsabil of Thy utterance and the Kawthar of Thy knowledge. My God, my God! Thy grace is my hope and Thy forgiveness my desire and aspiration. I beseech Thee by the Sun of Thy generosity and the Ocean of Thy bounty to aid me in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with. Verily Thou art the Almighty over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all created things. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Generous.”

O Ibrahim! If thou hadst but once called out, detached from all else, thou wouldst surely have heard the answer. Today the heaven of bounty is raised high and the pavilion of divine glory is pitched. Assuredly, should anyone turn to it as befitteth, he shall not be deprived. I counsel thee with that which God, exalted be His glory, hath counseled His servants in all Books: Cast aside all that preventeth thee from recognizing God and His Cause. O Ibrahim! Cast thyself down, then turn with thy heart to the horizon whereby the faces of the sincere were illumined. This is a Day whose station hath been mentioned and recorded in all Books. If anyone misseth aught therein, he shall never be able to compensate for it. Turn away from creation that thou mayest behold the countenance of thy Beloved after the passing away of all things. By God! The Cause is mighty, mighty indeed. And he who remembereth thee purely for God’s sake is indeed a sincere counselor.

Strive that the clay fragments of the world deprive thee not of the flowers of inner meanings. Strange it is that none hath become aware of the root of this Cause, and that which hath appeared among the people concerning this station hath been for a wisdom none knoweth save the All-Informed. Nevertheless most have remained veiled and heedless thereof. Say: O servants! The darkness of your deeds hath encompassed the world. Strive that ye may attain unto the true light. Verily words cannot take the place of deeds. Hold fast unto goodly and pleasing actions, and purify yourselves from the defilement of divine prohibitions that ye may attain unto true rest. By My life! I speak not from mere desire. He who hath attained unto fairness in the kingdom of creation beareth witness unto this. And peace be upon him who followeth guidance and reflecteth upon matters and taketh hold of that which draweth him nigh unto the Straight Path.

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Send to the presence of Jenab-i-’Andalib, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God.

He is God, the Manifest, the All-Knowing!

O Name of Bounty! Upon thee be My Glory! The letter from Jenab-i-’Andalib, upon him be God’s Most Exalted Glory, reached Our presence, was heard and beheld. Praise be to God, by permission of the Self-Subsisting Lord, they are cupbearers of the choice sealed wine. With eloquent tongue and attentive ear, they are engaged day and night in the remembrance of God, the Lord of Lords. How blessed and pleasing it is for him! We testify that he hath attained the lights of the Revelation and heard what the Speaker of the Mount uttered from this exalted Station. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist him and confirm him to arise to serve Him in such wise that his standing shall not be changed to sitting.

O Name of Bounty! They have become saddened by the word of one of the servants. Say: Verily thou art mighty through the might of God. His Tablets have borne witness to thee, and that which hath proceeded from the tongue of His grandeur. None can withhold what God hath bestowed upon thee through His grace, generosity, bounty and bestowal, and none can remove from thy temple the robe of thy Lord’s tender mercy, the All-Bountiful. God willing, with complete steadfastness they shall be occupied with guiding the wayward and awakening the heedless. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the Helper, the All-Knowing, the Mighty, the Powerful.

Thou hast made mention of the loved ones. Jenab-i-Muhammad-Qabli-Rida hath attained the divine favors. We testify that he hath witnessed what God witnessed before the creation of earth and heaven - that there is none other God but Him, the Lord of all beings and the Master of the hereafter and the former times. He was mentioned before the Face, and We testify that he heard, hastened, attained the presence, and won that which was recorded by the Supreme Pen in the Scriptures and Tablets. And We make mention of his brother who drank the wine of revelation from the cup of his Lord’s bestowal, the King of the kingdom of the heavens and earths. We beseech God, exalted be He, to preserve him and ordain for him that which will make him a herald of His name among His servants with the wisdom We have sent down in the Book. We had sent down for him before that which caused the mountains to move. They both attained the Kawthar of My wondrous utterance and reached a station wherein neither names nor all that exists in the realm of creation could hinder them. Thus hath the Tongue spoken in the kingdom of utterance, as a command from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

To those souls who have newly intended the Most Great Goal, convey the greetings of the Wronged One and illumine them with the effulgences of the Day-Star of proof. Say: My God, my God! Thou seest me clinging to Thee and detached from all else save Thee. I beseech Thee by Thy most sweet call and the movement of Thy Most Exalted Pen, and by Thy hidden mysteries in the Crimson Scroll, to assist me and Thy loved ones who have not been hindered by the doubts of the people nor deterred by veils from turning to Thee and drawing near to the court of Thy grace. Verily, Thou art the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.

The Glory from Us be upon thee and upon them and upon those who love thee and hearken to thy word in this Great Announcement. Glory and power, grandeur and authority belong unto God, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Forgiving.

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O friends of the All-Merciful in Milan! The face of the Wronged One hath turned toward you from this destined Prison, and mentioneth you with that which causeth the rain of bounties and favors to shower from the clouds of your Lord’s tender mercy, the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. This is a Day wherein that which was hidden hath been revealed and that which was treasured hath appeared, by the command of God, the Ordainer, the All-Knowing. The fire of tyranny and wickedness hath been kindled, whereby the light of righteousness and godliness hath been veiled, through that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought in the land of Ya. They have kindled the fire of hatred and acted in such wise as hath caused every fair-minded one to lament and every just one to cry out, and tears to flow from the eyes of them that are nigh unto God.

With luminous speech hear ye the call of the Wronged One. Today victory lieth in that which hath befallen. Be not saddened, for that which hath occurred in the city of Ya shall cause the elevation of God’s Cause and the exaltation of souls. Well is it with them that understand. The oppressors shall soon behold the recompense of their deeds from the presence of a just and mighty Lord.

O people of Milan and Sisan and their surroundings and environs! Ye have ever been and still are before Our gaze. Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One and hold fast unto that which beseemeth man. The opposers and deniers are like unto clods of earth - ere long shall the moisture of heedlessness and ignorance scatter and disperse them all. We cherish the hope that the friends in those regions will hold fast unto wisdom and utterance, and occupy themselves with the remembrance and praise of God. The barking ones and the deniers shall soon return to nothingness, having exchanged the eternal, everlasting dominion for fleeting days. Glory be to God! From the people of Iran are manifested savage and bestial traits - they are seen to be deprived of the heavenly table of divine favor and the eternal, everlasting bounty.

Praise be to God! The friends of those lands have ever been mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One. For each one hath been ordained that which the tongues of the world and the pens of nations are powerless to describe. Blessed are ye, and joy be unto you, and light be upon you! And woe unto the enemies of God who have denied His proof and cast behind them His evidence, following the vain imaginings of the heedless and the idle fancies of them that have turned away.

His honor Haji Muhammad Baqir and his son, upon them be His peace and loving-kindness, set out some days ago and, despite the turmoil of the world and the disorder of the way, intended the divine Ka’bah and attained thereunto. After arriving in this land he mentioned you, therefore this leaf hath been adorned with your remembrance. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to protect you with the hosts of might and power, to draw you nigh unto Him, and to ordain for you that which shall endure as long as His glory and grandeur and dominion shall endure. Verily, He is powerful over all things. Light and remembrance and glory be upon you, O My friends and loved ones, and upon them that have cast away corruption and arisen to promote reform amongst the servants, and upon them that love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the mighty throne.

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He is the One Who gazeth from His most exalted horizon

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance and art present before the Throne! Praise be to God, blessed and holy deeds have been manifested in the path of God in the land of A and Sh. The fire of tyranny was ignited and, without any evidence or proof, one of the horsemen in the field of wisdom and utterance was martyred. Praise be to God that after the fire of oppression, the light of justice shone forth from the horizon of the glorious government’s heaven. With complete determination and firm, decisive, steadfast resolve they investigated the matter and what had transpired with pure justice, and finally issued a decree whereupon the people of the city of fairness addressed the people of the city of justice with these words: “May your eyes be gladdened! He who was seated hath arisen, and he who was silent hath spoken.” For years justice had been deprived and no trace of it was found. Praise be to God, in these days it hath appeared from the horizon of power with standards and banners of victory. Two mighty deeds were manifested by the friends in that land: first, refraining from retaliation against the oppressors, and second, interceding with the authorities on behalf of their enemies. O H! We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to adorn them on earth with such an ornament as would illuminate the dwellers of heaven. We ask of the True One to illumine them with the light of fellowship and unity and love and harmony. Today love and affection and friendship and unity are regarded as the greatest of all deeds in the sight of God. Convey greetings from the Wronged One to the friends of that land. Say: O friends of God! The calumniators lie in ambush and the barking ones watch from their places of concealment. Guard your hearts and minds in the name of God, exalted be His glory. O my God, my Adored One, my Object of worship, O Generous One, O Merciful One! Thou knowest and art aware that these servants have preserved the pearls of Thy love in the treasuries of their hearts and minds through Thy Name. We now beseech and implore Thee to protect and preserve us from the thieves and the treacherous ones. Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty. O H! Thy deed is also regarded as among the most exalted of deeds before the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Blessed are ye and joy be unto you! Give glad-tidings unto My loved ones of My mercy and My grace and My loving-kindness which have preceded existence both seen and unseen. O thou who gazeth toward My horizon! His honor Zein, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, and His all-embracing supreme mercy, sent the names of the friends to the Most Holy Court, and each one was favored with the glance of loving-kindness and mention by the Goal of the world’s peoples. Rejoice in this mighty bounty! Rejoice in this brilliant, gleaming light! The good news and true glad-tidings of this exalted Word cannot be equaled by all that exists in creation and whatsoever is therein. Thus hath the Sun of Bounty shone forth from My most glorious horizon, as a grace from My presence, and I am verily the All-Bountiful, the Generous. The glory that shineth from the heaven of My Kingdom be upon you and upon those who have quaffed the Choice Wine sealed with My Name, the Self-Subsisting, the Self-Existing.

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=== START BH02300 ===

O Haydar-’Ali! Today, which is the third day of the Islamic Festival, the Most Great Branch made mention of you. Therefore, the Supreme Pen desired to make mention of you in such wise as will immortalize your remembrance among all mentions, your spirit among all spirits, and your body among all bodies. Verily, your Lord is the All-Compassionate, the All-Bountiful. You mentioned the Afnan, upon whom rest My glory and loving-kindness. Praise be to God, they have attained to the mention of God, exalted be His glory, and are adorned with the verses of the Supreme Pen. Time and again they have attained to that which hath no peer or likeness, and that is the Tablet of God in His days. He hath testified that he heard, turned unto and answered his Lord, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. We were with him and witnessed his deeds in the path of God. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to send down upon him from the clouds of His mercy and the heaven of His generosity the rains of His grace and blessing from His presence. Verily, He is the Hearer, the Answerer. In these days mention of him hath repeatedly flowed from the Supreme Pen. News hath recently arrived of the presence of the Afnan, upon whom rest My glory and loving-kindness, together with the honored Amin, upon whom be the glory of God, the True King, the Manifest Justice. They attained the Most Holy Court and heard with their own ears the call of the Divine Lote-Tree. Blessed are they and blessed is he who hath heard the call of God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Wise.

O Ahmad! Upon thee be the glory of God. We testify that thou didst turn and didst attain in the days of God, the Lord of the mighty Throne. Most of creation hath been prevented from the mention of God, the Creator of heaven, but thou didst attain, and We are among those who bear witness. Take hold of the Book of God with the power granted by Him and the sovereignty bestowed by Him. Verily, He is the Helper, the Almighty, the All-Knowing.

O Moses! Behold and remember the days of Moses. He desired what He desired and heard what He heard, and thou hearest in this hour the call of God, the King, the Just, the Manifest. When thou soarest on the wings of utterance in the atmosphere of the love of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having given me to drink, from the hand of Thy bounty, the cup of Thy loving-kindness. I beseech Thee to assist me, under all conditions, to remain steadfast in Thy love and Thy Cause, O Thou in Whose grasp is the dominion of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

O Tahir! Praise be to God, the world is illumined with the lights of the manifestation of the Most Great Luminary and hath become manifest. Beseech God to remove the veil that all may attain to that which hath been recorded and inscribed by the Supreme Pen in the sacred scrolls and tablets. O Tahir! Hatred hath erased the white spot from the heart. Beseech God to deliver all from this grievous affliction, that they may turn with purified hearts, steadfast feet, attentive ears and enlightened breasts, and find that for which they were created from nothingness. Glory be from Us upon those whom My Supreme Pen hath mentioned at this time. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02301 ===

I am the Wronged One, the Exile

O Samandar! By thy life! The affliction of Muhammad, the Apostle of God, hath been renewed in the All-highest Paradise, and thereto the anguish of the spotless Virgin in the Most Exalted Station. “Fie upon you, O people of the Furqan!” she exclaimeth, “Ye have wrought even that which ye wrought aforetime! Where is my Hasan, and where my Husayn? Announce their fate, nor be of them that turn away! Did my Hasan deal faithlessly amongst you, unlawfully devour your wealth, or shed your blood? Judge ye fairly, O people, and be not of them that speak falsely! Explain ye, O people of the Furqan! For what crime did ye slay my Husayn in the Land of Sad?” By My life, O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon My Countenance! The Ark hath been shattered, and the She-Camel hath been hamstrung by reason of that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought. The Tale of Taff (Karbila) hath been retold; yet are the people wrapped in a palpable veil. We, verily, concealed the station of My Name Hasan by reason of the frailty of Our servants; then, when he was ascended on the wings of the spirit unto the realms above, We disclosed a part of that which God had bestowed upon him, in token of His grace: He, verily, is the Most Gracious, the All-Bountiful. Know further: That which hath come to pass shall exert an influence in the world: erelong shall this become apparent through the sovereignty of God, the Almighty, the Most Powerful. Oppression hath reached the pitch that alike the pen and the tongue are powerless and inadequate to recount or express it. Souls who at no time harmed another soul; who comported themselves with perfect love and kindliness; and who lived on terms of friendliness with all the peoples and kindreds of the earth - behold what was inflicted upon them! Were it to be inquired of those two embodiments of ignorance who regard themselves as learned, “Wherefore slew ye these wronged ones, notwithstanding that no crime or sin had been committed on their part?,” they would, in reply, undoubtedly repeat the same words uttered by the mouths of the infidels in respect of the Prince of Martyrs - may all else but him be His sacrifice. After the business of the Land of Kaf, the company of the oppressors were wont to repeat this utterance:

“Husayn beyond his limit stray’d, * so slain was, by his grandsire’s blade.”

Fie upon them, and upon those that have followed in their footsteps! This apart, what blame attached unto the Prophet’s children who were in that household? This business shall never be obliterated from the tablet of creation. For all four souls there hath been sent down from the heaven of God’s loving-kindness that which hath changed the world’s happiness into grief. Although to outward seeming the people of oppression are complacent about the deed they have committed, yet, by My life, their realities curse them, and lament over them, albeit they neither hear, nor feel, nor know it. Do thou convey Our salutation unto all the friends. Please God, all may, with the utmost joy and radiance, be occupied with the remembrance of God, and lay hold upon, and cleave tenaciously unto, the strong cord of patience and fortitude. Cast thou, on My behalf, a salutation over thy brother’s countenance. We ask Him, exalted be He, graciously to confirm him, and to ordain for him that which shall profit him. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We seal Our utterance with the mention of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting: “Verily, we are God’s, and unto Him shall we return.”

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=== START BH02302 ===

O sons of Samandar, upon them be the Glory of God! He is the All-Knowing Remembrancer. O Tiraz, praise be to God Who adorned thee with the ornament of divine knowledge and illumined thy heart with the lights of certitude. Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having shown me Thy signs and made known to me Thy straight and manifest path. I beseech Thee to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in all conditions. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have turned to the horizon of Thy Manifestation and have acknowledged that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Books. I beseech Thee not to deprive me of the Kawthar of Thy bounty nor to withhold me from the ocean of Thy grace. O Lord! Thou seest me yearning for the wonders of Thy generosity and bounty, and standing before the door of Thy favor. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the Triumphant, the Powerful.

We make mention of him who was named Ghulamu’llah and give him the glad-tidings of My glorious and wondrous remembrance. O Ghulam! Hear My call and rejoice in My turning toward thee from this distant station. Say: Praise be to Thee, O Lord of the Kingdom, for having remembered me and revealed unto me that whose fragrance shall never cease, and manifested unto me that of which most of Thy servants remain heedless. I thank Thee, O my God, and praise Thee, O my Desire, and remember Thee, O my Hope, and beseech Thee, at this moment when I am clinging to the hem of the robe of Thy pardon and holding fast to the cord of Thy grace, to ordain for me a station within the precincts of Thy mercy and beneath the canopies of Thy grandeur. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, verily Thou art the Most Generous, verily Thou art the All-Forgiving, the Mighty, the Great.

O Inayatu’llah! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee and commandeth thee that which shall profit thee throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven, namely to commit thy affairs unto Him and place thy trust in Him. Verily He is the Almighty, the All-Choosing. He is with those who love Him and remembereth those who remember Him and aideth those who turn unto Him. He is the All-Merciful, the All-Bountiful. Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having manifested and revealed unto Thy servants that which lay hidden within Thy knowledge and treasured within the repositories of Thine infallibility. I beseech Thee, O Thou through Whom the rivers of utterance have flowed throughout all possibility and through Whose Most Exalted Pen hath spoken amidst all religions, and I beseech Thee by the light of Thy Cause which, when it shone forth, illumined the earth and heaven, to ordain for me that which shall cause me to speak forth Thy praise and to stand firm in Thy love and to arise in Thy service. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Luminous.

O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of him who was named Abdu’llah, whom God brought forth from the loins of one of His loved ones, that he may rejoice in the utterance of his Lord, the All-Merciful, and be of those who are glad. Thy name hath attained unto Our presence and We have remembered thee from this station which God, the Lord of destiny, hath made His Most Sublime Vision. Thy Lord is verily the All-Forgiving, the Merciful. Say: My God, my God! Thou seest me standing before the door of Thy grace with the hands of hope upraised toward the heaven of Thy mercy. I beseech Thee not to disappoint them through Thy bounty and generosity. Verily Thou art the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, and within Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

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=== START BH02303 ===

O ’Abdu’r-Rahim! Beseech God, exalted be His glory, to make aware the heedless ones of that land and not deprive them of the ocean of His bounty, that all may hearken to the call of the Speaker of Sinai and arise to serve His Cause. Say: O Ja’far! Hear the call of the Lord of Destiny as it is raised from the direction of His Most Great Scene. Open thy sight to the countenance of God that thou mayest behold the Self-Subsisting One, in Whose hand is the sealed nectar. Say: In the name of God and by God, take from the hand of bounty the Kawthar of eternity, then drink thereof once in His name and again in remembrance of the All-Wise. Verily the Wronged One maketh mention of thee for the sake of God and calleth thee to the supreme horizon from the presence of the Ancient Commander. O Ja’far! We love to see thee detached from all save God, holding fast to His Most Great Name and clinging to His luminous hem. We beseech God to open before thy face the gate of justice and adorn thee with the ornament of fairness, that thou mayest behold with thine own eyes that for whose vision eyes were created - His radiant and wondrous beauty. Should the attraction of the call from the supreme height seize thee, say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of all beings, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Sovereign of the kingdom of names, for having remembered me when I was silent in Thy remembrance and called me to turn toward Thee when I was hesitant in Thy Cause. I testify that vain imaginings kept me from the lights of the Book of Certitude and idle fancies stood between me and Thy Self-Subsisting Name. I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence and Educator of the seen and unseen, to assist me in breaking the idols of Thy servants and creatures. Verily Thou art the Almighty Whom the power of the world cannot frustrate and the All-Compelling Whom the clamor of the nations cannot prevent. O my Lord! Aid me to turn toward Thee and adorn me with the ornament of Thy gifts and forgiveness. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, acknowledging Thy Messengers and what Thou hast revealed unto them of Thy Books and Scriptures and Psalms. I beseech Thee, O Sovereign of existence and Lord of spirits and minds, to make me in this hour one who acknowledges the Mother Book which Thou hast sent down as the final return. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.

O ’Abdu’r-Rahim! This Wronged One hath ever summoned and continueth to summon all the peoples of the world to God, glorified be His majesty, without any veil or concealment. Blessed are they that have turned toward Him and woe unto them that have turned away. Thy letter was received and attained the honor of being heard, and this reply hath been sent down from the heaven of the bounty of the Lord of all men. Blessed is he who findeth from it the fragrance of the loving-kindness of the compassionate and generous Lord. Convey My greetings to the loved ones of that land. We beseech God to make each one stand with such steadfastness that the people of the earth shall be powerless to prevent them. Verily He is the Generous, the Munificent, and He is the Strong, the Triumphant, the Almighty.

If wisdom requireth it, may Mulla Ja’far, whom God shall strengthen, take note.

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=== START BH02304 ===

O Ali Beg, upon him be the Glory of God! In the name of the Goal of all the worlds! O Light! Where is this thy radiance, and thy light, and he who made mention of thee and spoke thy praise at eventide and dawn, and in the morning and at sunset? O Light! Where is thy call and thy remembrance and thy praise - this Most Great Announcement? And where are the sweet savors of your sincerity and the fragrances of your remembrances? And where is he who was among you and reminded you of the verses of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy? And where is your crown and the banner which was raised among you through this Name, at which the limbs of the polytheists trembled?

O Ali! We have desired at this time to make mention of thee with a mention through which the atoms proclaim: “Dominion belongeth to Him Who revealeth the verses and manifesteth the proofs, Who hath come from the horizon of power with manifest sovereignty and with a mighty command!” When the attraction of My call and the sweet savors of My Tablets from the direction of My prison seize thee, arise and say: “Thine is the praise and the glory, and Thine the remembrance and the exaltation, for having turned toward Thy servant when I was in the hands of Thy creatures. And Thine is the praise, O Lord of Names, for having sent down unto me verses whose fragrance shall not cease throughout the duration of Thy kingdom and Thy dominion. I testify that Thou art the All-Bountiful, before Whose manifestation all created things and the realities of all existing things have bowed down. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I stand before Thy face and make mention of Thee through what Thou hast sent down in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets. I desire naught save the wonders of Thy grace. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. Within Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth.”

He who was named Muhammad-Rida hath appeared and made mention of thee once again. We have remembered thee with verses that cannot be equaled by the treasures of the earth nor by what the kings and rulers possess. Say: “Praise be to Thee, O my Creator, and glory be to Thee, O my Fashioner, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Goal and my Lord and my Support, for having remembered me with that which shall speak forth Thy Name unto the end that hath no end. I testify that Thy grace hath preceded existence and Thy bounty hath encompassed both the seen and the unseen. I beseech Thee, O Creator of the world and Educator of the nations, to make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause in such wise that the doubts of them that have disbelieved in Thee and in Thy signs shall not cause me to slip. O my Lord! I am Thy servant. I have raised the hands of hope toward the heaven of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee not to deny me that which I have desired of the wonders of Thy generosity and the Sun of Thy grace. Verily Thou art the Almighty over what Thou willest, by Thy Name, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Moreover I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name, through which Thou hast subdued the cities of names, to ordain for my spouse and my offspring and those who are with me among them who have believed in Thee and in Thy signs and have answered when Thy call was raised, that which beseemeth Thy greatness and Thy sovereignty and Thy generosity and Thy power. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, the Generous. There is none other God but Thee, the Commander, the Ancient of Days.”

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=== START BH02305 ===

He is the Most Impregnable, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

O Pen! Make mention of him who turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon in the earliest days, when all who dwell in the realm of creation turned away from Him save those whom God, the Lord of the worlds, did please. He it is who turned towards Me and attained, who spoke My praise and soared in My atmosphere, who entered My prison and heard My call, and bore witness unto that which shone forth from the horizon of the kingdom of My wondrous utterance. We have verily heard thy call and answered thee, and have seen thy letter and remembered thee in this Perspicuous Tablet.

Say: O people! This is the Day of God wherein none save Him shall be mentioned. Fear ye the All-Merciful, and be not of the mischief-makers. All things have borne witness unto the Lord of Names, yet most of the people remain sunk in slumber. Say: O people of the Bayan! The books of the world shall profit you not this day save through this Book which proclaimeth before the faces of the nations that there is none other God but Me, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. My Herald came unto you and informed you of My Revelation and My sovereignty, and gave you glad-tidings of My bounty and My mercy. Fear ye God and be not of them that turn aside. Were it not for My Revelation, He would not have manifested Himself, nor would the Bayan have been sent down from the kingdom of the All-Merciful. Be fair, O people, and reject not the truth through what ye possess, if ye be of them that comprehend.

Say: Consider the people of the Furqan and their vainglory. They regard themselves as the highest, most learned, most excellent and most God-fearing of all parties, yet when the appointed time came and the horizon of the world was illumined by the Luminary of Revelation, they turned aside and disbelieved, until they pronounced judgement against Him for Whose separation they had lamented. Know ye that they are in manifest loss. Say: O people of the Bayan! Abandon their path and follow not in their footsteps. Thus doth the Most Exalted Pen command you, if ye be of them that hearken. Oppose not Him Who hath come unto you with the kingdom of verses, the standards of clear proofs, and the banners of names and attributes. Leave behind what ye possess and take what hath been given you from God, the Mighty, the Wise. Whosoever hath recognized this Revelation hath attained unto the Word of Unity and witnessed what God had witnessed ere the creation of earth and heaven, that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Rejoice thou in My remembrance of thee and My turning toward thee from the precincts of the Prison, and say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having remembered me in Thy Most Great Prison. I beseech Thee to strengthen me with such steadfastness as shall cause the hearts of the croakers to quake.

The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My kingdom be upon thee and upon them who have turned towards the Most Great Sea, detached from the world. They are verily the people of Baha and the companions of the Crimson Ark, whom My Herald hath mentioned in the Qayyumu’l-Asma, and I am the All-Knowing Witness.

O Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of Thy servant Abdullah, that the remembrance of the All-Merciful may draw him to the horizon of certitude, that station wherein whoso attaineth unto it, the hosts of the world shall not frighten him, nor shall the powers of the nations weaken him. Thus hath the command been sent down from the heaven of the will of the Lord of eternity at this time wherein the world hath been illumined by the lights of His resplendent countenance. Say: Hearken unto the call from the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing. Verily it shall raise thee up and draw thee nigh unto God, the Lord of the worlds.

Thy letter hath been presented and that which thy tongue of recognition hath uttered hath attained unto the hearing of thy Lord, the Hearer, the Answerer. Be thou thankful unto God for this most great favor, then preserve it through His Name, the Preserver, the Powerful, the Mighty. We have heard and answered thee with a Tablet from whose horizon hath shone the day-star of thy Lord’s tender mercy, the Compassionate, the Bountiful. When thou discernest the fragrance of utterance and the breezes from the kingdom of knowledge, arise and say […]

Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having remembered me, and made me known, and guided me, and taught me, and made clear to me Thy straight path from which most of Thy servants have turned aside, save those whom Thou hast rescued through Thy power that encompasseth all who are in the heavens and on earth. I beseech Thee by the vessels of meaning upon the sea of Names, and by the mysteries of Thy enduring Book, O Creator of heaven, to make me steadfast in this Cause whereby princes have lamented and divines have cried out, and the hearts of those who have taken lords beside Thee have been perturbed. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

We have desired to make mention of him who hath desired to drink of My sealed wine, sealed with My Name, the Self-Subsisting. O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Countenance! Thy name was presented and from it We perceived the fragrance of thy love. We have answered thee with an utterance whereby the world hath been adorned and before which all mention hath bowed down. Verily thy Lord is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. Blessed is the soul that hath turned unto God in His days, and the tongue that hath spoken His praise, and the foot that hath arisen to serve His invincible Cause. Say: By God! The ocean of knowledge hath surged and the fragrance of the All-Merciful hath been wafted throughout creation. Blessed is he who hath cast away the world and turned toward this exalted station.

When thou hast attained unto His verses and His proof, say: Praise be to Thee, O Thou the Goal of the world, for having remembered me while I was in the hands of those who were heedless of Thy Cause and desired to shed the blood of those who turned unto Thee and dwelt in Thy presence and bore witness to that which the tongue of Thy grandeur had testified before the creation of Thy heaven and earth - that verily Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Loving. Say: I beseech Thee, O my God, to make me steadfast in Thy Cause that there may appear from me that which shall endure as long as Thine excellent names endure. Verily, Thou art powerful over what Thou willest through Thy word “Be” and it is.

O Ha before Sin! Hearken unto the call of God, the True King, the Manifest. It hath been raised from the white spot beside the crimson tree planted on the mount of knowledge, the station of the manifestation of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Bestower. And We make mention of him whom thou didst mention, who is named ’Abdu’llah, that he may rejoice in the bounty of God, the Lord of lords. O ’Abdu’llah! Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One and We have perceived from it the fragrance of thy sincerity to God, the One, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. We have heard thy call and thy yearning in the love of God and that wherewith thou didst commune with thy Lord, the Lord of names and attributes. The Wronged One hath heard and answered thee with verses that neither the circumstances of the world nor the succession of ages and centuries can alter. They shall endure as long as My most excellent names and exalted attributes endure. To this doth the Creator of heaven bear witness from the most sublime station. Cast aside all else but Me, then take the cup of life in My name, then drink therefrom the wine of divine knowledge by My leave and bounty. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the Bestower. Thus have the heavens of bounty revolved in thy Lord’s name. Be thankful and say:

Praise be to Thee, O Dawning-Place of verses and Manifestation of clear signs! From the horizon of grace hath shone forth the sun of permission as a mercy from Us upon thee, that thou mayest thank thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind. Let not the requirements of wisdom, wherewith We have commanded all in the Scriptures and Tablets, oppose Him. Hold fast unto the cord of wisdom in all conditions. Verily it shall profit thee by the command of God, the Lord of all men. Glory be upon the people of glory who were not disturbed by the cawing of every lying impostor - they who violated God’s Covenant and Testament and disbelieved when God came with the standards of verses.

We make mention of him who has desired the Countenance and hath spoken in praise of God, the Lord of existence. This is the Day whereon mankind hath arisen before God, the All-Possessing, the Self-Subsisting. This is the Day concerning which God gave tidings and proclaimed unto His servants through His words: “Lead forth the people from darkness into light and remind them of the days of God.” Thus hath the matter been decreed from God, the Lord of what was and what shall be. This is the Day whereon the mountains have been set in motion, yet most of the people understand not.

Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One, and We have heard thy call to God, the Lord of the frequented House. Thy yearning hath attained unto Our hearing, and We have revealed for thee that which no earthly thing nor any treasure among treasures can equal. Hold thou fast unto the Most Great Name and cleave unto the hem of God, the Lord of the exalted Station wherein the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken and summoned all unto His praiseworthy habitation. Among the people are those whom the attraction of their Lord’s verses hath so seized that they have cast away the world, turning unto God, the Lord of eternity. They came, heard, responded, and attained unto that which was recorded in the hearts of the Prophets and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in My Preserved Tablet.

Thou didst seek forgiveness from the ocean of thy Lord’s mercy, the All-Merciful. We have purified thee, as a bounty from Us, with the waters of loving-kindness and favors. Verily thy Lord is the All-Compassionate, the Most Kind. When thou dost inhale the fragrance of My words and attain unto the traces of My Pen, make mention of My days and what I have endured at the hands of Mine enemies who cast the Command of God behind their backs, following every rejected learned one and every ignorant reprobate. They who arose at Our mention pronounced judgment against Us, and when We manifested the Cause, they turned away from Us and objected to Us with such injustice as caused the denizens of the Kingdom to lament. We counsel thee with that which shall profit thee in the Hereafter and in this first life. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

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=== START BH02306 ===

The Will of God, like unto a lamp, has illumined the world of existence. We hope that all may attain to this radiant light, find their way to the Dawning-Place of verses and the Source of evidences, and turn towards Him. Verily our Lord is the Helper, the All-Wise. Mention was made of Jinab-i-Varqa, upon him be the Glory of God and His loving-kindness. After being submitted to the Most Holy Court, these manifest verses were revealed - exalted be His utterance: “O My loved ones in the land of Ta! We have made Varqa one who makes mention from Our presence, that he may guide the people to the Straight Path of God. He attained to recognition in the earliest days, arose to serve the Cause, and guided the people to this luminous horizon. He desired naught from My mention save service to the Cause and the performance of that which won the acceptance of God, the Lord of the worlds. We beseech God to preserve him through the hosts of the unseen and guard him by His sovereignty that overshadows all in the heavens and earth. And We ask Him to enable him to maintain this glorious and exalted station.” Furthermore, the Most Holy Tablet specially dedicated to Jinab-i-Mir Ali Asghar and Jinab-i-Haji Ali Asghar, upon them be the Glory of God, was revealed and sent. We beseech God to strengthen them that they may drink from the cups of bounty the wine of immortality. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Compassionate, the Generous. Likewise a Tablet was revealed and sent specially for Jinab-i-Mashhadi Ali, upon him be the Glory of God. Grace, mercy and favors have encompassed all. Each of those who have turned to Him has received their portion and share from the ocean of His mercy and has taken from the breezes of revelation that which has no peer or likeness. We beseech Him at all times to increase the recognition, attraction, steadfastness, trustworthiness, love and kindness of His loved ones, so that through their influence all the peoples of the world may attain to that which is the greatest means for the order of the world and the tranquility of nations. Verily our Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous, the Mighty, the Forgiving, the Merciful. To the honored friend Haji Nabil-i-Akbar and likewise Jinab-i-Mirza Mahdi, upon them both be the Glory of the All-Merciful, I convey greetings and praise, and I beseech from God on their behalf that which befits the heaven of His generosity and bounty. Indeed, that which was mentioned was magnificent regarding Jinab-i-Khalil, for he submitted mention of the loved ones to the Most Holy Court and sought bounty for all. The door of bounty is open and accessible to all - His is the praise in all conditions and His the gratitude through the duration of His earthly and heavenly dominion. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. The glory and the remembrance and the praise be upon you and upon God’s loved ones there who were not prevented by the clamor of the world from turning to God, the Mighty, the August, the Praiseworthy.

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CLXXX

The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty, rest upon Thee, O Thou Who art the Manifestation of Grandeur, and the King of Eternity, and the Lord of all who are in heaven and on earth! I testify that through Thee the sovereignty of God and His dominion, and the majesty of God and His grandeur, were revealed, and the Day-Stars of ancient splendor have shed their radiance in the heaven of Thine irrevocable decree, and the Beauty of the Unseen hath shone forth above the horizon of creation. I testify, moreover, that with but a movement of Thy Pen Thine injunction “Be Thou” hath been enforced, and God’s hidden Secret hath been divulged, and all created things have been called into being, and all the Revelations have been sent down.

I bear witness, moreover, that through Thy beauty the beauty of the Adored One hath been unveiled, and through Thy face the face of the Desired One hath shone forth, and that through a word from Thee Thou hast decided between all created things, causing them who are devoted to Thee to ascend unto the summit of glory, and the infidels to fall into the lowest abyss.

I bear witness that he who hath known Thee hath known God, and he who hath attained unto Thy presence hath attained unto the presence of God. Great, therefore, is the blessedness of him who hath believed in Thee, and in Thy signs, and hath humbled himself before Thy sovereignty, and hath been honored with meeting Thee, and hath attained the good pleasure of Thy will, and circled around Thee, and stood before Thy throne. Woe betide him that hath transgressed against Thee, and hath denied Thee, and repudiated Thy signs, and gainsaid Thy sovereignty, and risen up against Thee, and waxed proud before Thy face, and hath disputed Thy testimonies, and fled from Thy rule and Thy dominion, and been numbered with the infidels whose names have been inscribed by the fingers of Thy behest upon Thy holy Tablets.

Waft, then, unto me, O my God and my Beloved, from the right hand of Thy mercy and Thy loving-kindness, the holy breaths of Thy favors, that they may draw me away from myself and from the world unto the courts of Thy nearness and Thy presence. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou, truly, hast been supreme over all things.

The remembrance of God and His praise, and the glory of God and His splendor, rest upon Thee, O Thou who art His Beauty! I bear witness that the eye of creation hath never gazed upon one wronged like Thee. Thou wast immersed all the days of Thy life beneath an ocean of tribulations. At one time Thou wast in chains and fetters; at another Thou wast threatened by the sword of Thine enemies. Yet, despite all this, Thou didst enjoin upon all men to observe what had been prescribed unto Thee by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

May my spirit be a sacrifice to the wrongs Thou didst suffer, and my soul be a ransom for the adversities Thou didst sustain. I beseech God, by Thee and by them whose faces have been illumined with the splendors of the light of Thy countenance, and who, for love of Thee, have observed all whereunto they were bidden, to remove the veils that have come in between Thee and Thy creatures, and to supply me with the good of this world and the world to come. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

Bless Thou, O Lord my God, the Divine Lote-Tree and its leaves, and its boughs, and its branches, and its stems, and its offshoots, as long as Thy most excellent titles will endure and Thy most august attributes will last. Protect it, then, from the mischief of the aggressor and the hosts of tyranny. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Powerful. Bless Thou, also, O Lord my God, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens who have attained unto Thee. Thou, truly, art the All-Bountiful, Whose grace is infinite. No God is there save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

The Tablet of Visitation.

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=== START BH02308 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and revealed the evidences and sent forth the Messengers to exalt His Word amongst His servants and guide His creation to His path, until the Message was sealed with the Seal and the Books with the Furqan, whereby God separated truth from falsehood and made manifest His binding Command and His firm decree. He it is Who foretold the Resurrection and the Hour, gave glad-tidings to the monotheists of the supreme Paradise, and warned the idolaters of what God, the Lord of all beings, had ordained for them. We testify that there is none other God but Him, acknowledging His oneness and singleness and His grandeur and sovereignty, and that He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden. There is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Should anyone ask thee about the Wronged One, say: He is between the fangs of an oppressor who hath risen against Him with tyranny, whereat the people of the cities of justice and fairness have lamented. He hath driven Him from His house in winter and intended for Him what none knoweth save God, Creator of heaven and Lord of all names. We beseech God, exalted be He, to aid His servants unto what He loveth and pleaseth.

Blessed art thou, O thou who hast turned, for having sought to visit the House and circumambulate round about it and to act according to what thou wert commanded in the Book of God, Originator of all things and Creator of earth and heaven. When thou attainest and findest the fragrance of the Hijaz, stand before the House and say: The Wronged One remembereth thee and greeteth thee and recalleth thy days wherein the idolaters prevented God’s servants from turning toward thee and circumambulating round about thee, and thou wert in utmost abasement until the fragrance of might was diffused and the monotheists prevailed, and through them God exalted thy station and revealed to all thy rank and commanded all to journey forth from their homelands to visit thee and exalt thy station. We beseech God to aid those who turn toward thee from all regions and to preserve them from the evil of every obstinate oppressor and every remote transgressor.

At the end we counsel thee and those who have recognized God and His signs to be trustworthy and religious and chaste and faithful and to observe what hath been sent down from the heaven of His grace in His perspicuous Book. And We remember My loved ones in the lands and counsel them to patience and forbearance in times of hardship and tribulation. Say: Beware lest the affairs of the world sadden you or the oppression of the wicked frighten you or the might of the transgressors weaken you. Soon shall extinction seize all who dwell in the kingdom of creation, and there shall remain for the monotheists what God, Lord of all worlds, hath ordained for them.

May mercy and loving-kindness and peace be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon those who have cast away idle fancies, turning unto the lights of certitude. Praise be to God, Lord of the Day of Judgment.

=== END BH02308 ===

=== START BH02309 ===

To his honor Hakim Musa, upon him be the Glory of God

In Dhi’l-Qa’dah 1300

In the Name of our Lord, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and manifested the evidences and caused the atoms to speak that there is no God but Him, the Sovereign of the Kingdom of Names and Attributes. Glorified art Thou, O Beloved of the chosen ones and Goal of the saints! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the earth and heaven, that Thou protect Thy loved ones from the hands of the oppressors among Thy creatures and ordain for them from Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall enable them to attain such a station wherein the conditions of creation shall not prevent them from turning to the effulgences of the lights of the Sun of Thy Beauty, nor veil them from gazing toward the horizon of Thy Manifestation. O my God and my Lord! Thou seest and knowest that Thy servants have been prevented from turning unto Thee and placing their trust in Thee, and the ornaments of the world have so occupied them that they have denied Thy manifestations, Thy proofs and Thy signs. They have cast aside what hath come from Thee and have taken what their own desires have ordained in Thy days. I beseech Thee by the Crimson Ark and the Luminous Scroll to protect Thy loved ones from these people and ordain for them the good of the hereafter and of this world. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over what Thou willest and in Thy grasp is the kingdom of the heavens and earths.

Thereafter, your letter dated the 11th of Sha’ban was received on the 5th of Dhi’l-Qa’dah, and as it indicated the well-being of that honored friend, it brought the utmost joy and delight. In all conditions We beseech and implore the Self-Subsisting Lord to assist His friends in that which draweth them nigh unto Him and to confirm them in steadfastness. Verily He is the Hearing, the Answering.

Regarding what you wrote that you had sent several letters and no reply was received - Glory be to God! How could that which is necessary and obligatory be neglected? For responding to letters hath been made obligatory in the Book of God upon every believer and one who hath turned unto Him, unless wisdom requireth otherwise or an acceptable excuse ariseth. God is witness and testifier that this servant hath not forgotten that honored one, and in some letters sent to Rangoon mention was made of you - God suffices as witness. How could friendship and love be forgotten? I beseech God that He may assist, confirm, and make you steadfast and firm in His love. These conditions that are witnessed today and the power of Pharaohs, tyrants and Caesars - all shall pass away, and that which hath appeared from His presence shall endure and benefit His servants throughout the duration of the Kingdom and the Realm. Praise be to God, the Lord of what was and what shall be, and the Glory shining from the horizon of God’s loving-kindness be upon the one who penned your letter and upon you and upon God’s steadfast, firm, assured and upright servants.

=== END BH02309 ===

=== START BH02310 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful!

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and revealed the clear proofs and spoken that wherewith all created things have spoken, that there is none other God but Him. He it is by Whose most sweet call all things cried out, and springs gushed forth from solid rock. Blessed be our Lord, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious, through Whom the horizon of utterance hath shone forth and the ocean of bounty hath surged amongst the peoples of possibility and the Beauty of the All-Merciful was established upon the throne. He it is through Whom every motionless thing was set in motion, every seated one arose, every silent one spoke, every still one hastened, every extinguished one was ignited, every stone melted, and through Whom were opened the gates of wisdom and exposition. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Bestower.

Glory be unto Him! How great is His handiwork and how mighty that which appeareth from His presence! At one time He withholdeth and at another He giveth. He, verily, is the Witholder, the Giver, the Mighty, the Generous.

Through His sovereignty He hath manifested servants possessed of love and understanding, and made them the hands of His Cause amongst His creation and the lamps of His guidance amongst His creatures. The servant beareth witness, and every discerning one who knoweth and every learned one who is informed beareth witness that He is God, there is none other God but Him. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Furthermore, I have read what flowed from the ocean of your love and the words that shone forth from the horizon of your turning unto God, our Lord and your Lord. I beseech Him at all times to make us among those who circle round Him in all His worlds which none hath comprehended save God, the Numberer, the Informed. May my spirit and my soul be offered up for your love and your steadfastness and your remembrance.

After I became acquainted with what was in your letter, I ascended and approached the Beloved of the world and presented it before His face. He spoke, and His word is the truth: “He is among those whom God hath aided to love Him and show affection for Him and serve Him and remember Him among His servants. His Lord, the All-Merciful, is verily the All-Bountiful, the Generous.”

As for what thou didst mention regarding Sasun, let him act according to what flowed from thy pen. By the life of God, this is more beneficial for him than traveling in the winter season. We beseech God, exalted be He, to assist him and aid him in that which He loveth and is pleased with.

The servant conveyeth greetings and salutations to the faces of the brethren who are there, and I give them glad tidings of God’s bounty and mercy and remembrance and favors, and I counsel them with that whereby the Cause of God may be exalted in all else. The servant hath heard that his honor Nasir, upon him be the glory of God, remained without employment. Let him work as he worked before. Thus hath commanded my Lord and the Lord of the worlds.

Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. Glory be upon you and upon your household and upon every steadfast and upright believer.

The Servant

19 Dhi’l-Qa’dih 1295

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=== START BH02311 ===

Praise be to God Who has shone forth with the Sun of Will upon the Kingdom of meanings and utterance, whereupon appeared the Torah, the Gospel, the Qur’an and other Books, and through them revealed the laws of religions. Glory be to Him Who hath sent down the verses and made them insights for those who turn to Him, lamps for those who draw nigh, and cords of guidance amidst humanity, that whosoever desires to draw near to the Most Sublime Horizon and the Supreme Summit may grasp them. Blessed is he who holdeth fast and woe to those who turn away.

By God! The horizon of the heaven of the world hath shone forth with the Luminary of My Most Great Name, yet the divines of the age have turned away from it and threatened Us with abasement and death. But God hath promised victory and triumph to the sincere ones. He hath come with the banners of verses and the hosts of revelation and inspiration, which none hath comprehended save the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

O thou who soarest in the atmosphere of the love of thy Lord, the Most Glorious! Hearken unto the call of the Lord of all being from the direction of the luminous Spot, the Station round which circle the Concourse on High, then those who were not commanded to prostrate themselves aforetime. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Say: O people of the earth! Do what ye have been commanded in the Book. This will draw you nigh unto the Mighty, the Beautiful. Transgress not against those who transgress against you, and be ye of such disposition that the gloating of enemies in God, the Lord of all worlds, grieveth you not. Those who gloat over you and shake their heads in derision, these are in manifest loss.

Thou art he who hath been faithful to God’s Covenant and His Testament, and hath spoken that which made the back of polytheism to quake. This is attested by Him with Whom are the oceans of knowledge and wisdom, and that which none hath comprehended save His Self, the One dominant over all who are in the heavens and earths. Grieve not at what the polytheists utter. Rather, rejoice in that which the Speaker of Sinai uttereth, Who hath come with the truth by a Command that hath thunderstruck all who are in the heavens and earth, save whom God willeth, the Lord of this exalted Station. Say: Fear God and follow not your desires. Follow what hath been sent down from the Supreme Pen in the Books of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

O people of creation! Abandon what ye possess and take what ye are commanded by God, the Lord of this wondrous Day. Thus hath the ocean of utterance surged and the horizon of proof illumined. Blessed is he who hath witnessed and seen, and woe unto the heedless. The glory shining from the horizon of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those who have cast away the world, turning unto God, the Lord of eternity, and upon those who have heard the Call and have drawn nigh with humility unto a horizon illumined by the lights of the face of their Lord, the Bestower, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

=== END BH02311 ===

=== START BH02312 ===

Letter to Aqa Mirza Mu??afa, upon him be the Glory of God, on 16 Mu?arram 1302

He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power!

Praise be to God Who hath made earning and acquisition the treasure of man, and hath ordained for every soul that which was foreordained in His knowledge from time immemorial. Among men are those who profit and those who lose, and for each there is a portion and share in God’s knowledge. The greatest profit lieth solely in God’s good-pleasure and obedience unto Him. This is a profit that shall see no loss throughout the duration of the kingdom and the heavenly realm, as attesteth He with Whom is the Mother Book. And blessings and peace be upon the Lord of the world and the Exemplar of nations, the Cause of existence and the Ultimate Purpose, the Sovereign of the unseen and the seen, and upon His family and companions through whom the books of religions were completed and the ordinances of the All-Merciful were made manifest, and through whom were struck down the banners of Pharaohs and extinguished the fires of tyrants who denied God’s right and His Cause and violated His Covenant.

And then, O beloved of my heart: First, concerning thy inquiry about the condition of that beloved soul - I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to adorn His loved ones with true physical and spiritual health, to increase the nearness of all, and to withhold not from them that which is inscribed in the Book. He is the Hearer and the Answerer. Second, the letter from the radiant star, His Holiness the Afnan, upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God, hath renewed the heart and soul with the fragrances of love. In truth, mention of God’s loved ones, especially the Afnans of the Divine Tree, is like the breaths of the spirit for bodies. I hope it will ever continue to arrive without delay or interruption. This evanescent servant hath ever besought and continueth to beseech the True One, exalted be His glory, to support the Afnans of the Divine Tree, upon them be the Most Glorious Beauty of God, and to bestow upon them such special bounties as would cause every counter to confess his inability and every possessor of speech to acknowledge his shortcoming.

To his honor the esteemed Afnan-i-Kabir, upon him be all Glory most glorious, I express my utter powerlessness and nothingness. Likewise to his honor the Last Star and the honored ladies, upon him and them be God’s peace and loving-kindness, I convey mention, praise and greetings. To the honored beloved Haji Siyyid Javad and the beloved of the heart Aqa Muhammad Mu??afa, upon them both be God’s peace and loving-kindness, and to the rest, I extend mention and greetings. And I beseech God, exalted be His glory, on their behalf, for that which befitteth His generosity. Peace be upon thee and upon them and upon God’s righteous servants. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02313 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power

Praise be to God Who set in motion the spheres in the heaven of mystic knowledge through the winds of the will of His Name, the All-Merciful. When they moved, the light shone forth and spread across the face of the sky, becoming brilliant stars. Exalted is the Dawning-Place of verses through which mysteries were revealed in the beginning and the return. And blessings and peace be upon Him through Whom the Sun of Reality dawned upon creation and the Dove cooed upon the branch of Oneness - verily there is no God but Him, the One, the Chosen One - and upon His family and companions through whom lands were conquered and God’s laws flowed among the servants, and upon those who cast aside the world, turning to God, the Lord of eternity.

Thereafter, it is submitted that your letter arrived and brought joy and gladness both before and after. I beseech and implore God, exalted be His glory, to enable all to attain to what He loves and is pleased with. No station has been or is higher than this station. All good belongs to whoever drinks from the ocean of His good-pleasure, turns toward His direction and faces His countenance after the passing of all things. Praise be to God that you have attained to true blessing and are sustained by heavenly sustenance. This evanescent servant wishes to offer thanks with a hundred thousand tongues to God, glorified be His majesty, for He guided the Afnan to the Divine Lote-Tree. This has been and is one of God’s special favors. Now, due to current circumstances, its fruits are hidden from eyes but are reflected in the mirror of knowledge in ways that none but God can enumerate. To Him be praise and grace in all conditions.

Regarding what was mentioned about Jinab-i-Harf-i-Shin (upon him be 966 [Baha’u’llah]), and his deeds that were recorded - this news has been written and sent from various quarters. After it was presented, they stated that his deed was accepted and the service he rendered to the Afnan is like a crown among his good works. Well done to him for what he has attained. The petitions of this evanescent servant in this regard are known and need not be expressed. Verily He hears and knows and sees, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

Regarding what you wrote about certain matters, namely buying and selling - the affairs of this land are known and clear to you. Act as you deem appropriate. The command is in God’s hands - He does what He wills and ordains what He desires, and He is the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Light, remembrance and peace be upon you, and God’s mercy and blessings.

The Servant

2 Safar 1300

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=== START BH02314 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and the Power

Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon Him Who subdued the world through His Name, the Guardian over all nations, and upon His family and companions who aided the Faith and raised its banners in the name of God, the Mighty, the Wise.

Your esteemed letter arrived, praise be to God. It was a herald bringing news of sincerity, health and wellbeing. Yet sincerity is for God, the Truth, and health and wellbeing are for all. After offering praise and thanksgiving to the Lord, you proceeded to mention your pilgrimage. Afterwards you wrote that God willing, may you ever be favored with divine grace and steadfast in His service. We beseech God to assist all to do what is befitting and to manifest and bring to completion specific civil matters with perfect sanctity and detachment.

Regarding what you wrote about the claims of certain ones - there is no doubt that the creditors are embarrassed while those who should pay show no shame on their faces. This is not new but has always been thus, hence it was said: “A loan is scissors that cut affection.” His honor Aqa Mirza Husayn, upon him be the Glory of God, is truly a quiet and silent person who certainly avoids matters that cause aversion and ill-feeling. However, in conducting business one must follow its proper conditions. Therefore they must keep accounts and make claims, as they themselves are in debt and payment of debts is necessary. As He, glorified and exalted be He, has said: “The payment of debts is an urgent obligation.” If one does not collect, they certainly cannot make payment, and even if claims are made, no one gives anything.

Until the child cries, how can it drink milk?

Until the cloud weeps, how can the meadow smile?

God willing, may the debtors be enabled to pay and the creditors to collect. Another petition: whenever you meet with the friends and loved ones of God, glorified be His majesty, mention this lowly one. This servant has ever mentioned and continues to mention each one in the Most Holy Court, and requests all to beseech God to protect this servant from error, mistake and from all that is unworthy of God. Remember the beloved one, His honor Aqa Siyyid ’Ali, upon him be the Glory of God. It is hoped that this servant too may come to those parts. God willing, whatever remains of mentions due, I take upon myself so that I may attain the presence of the friends. Peace shining from the horizon of the Abode of Peace be upon you and upon those with you and upon those who took the cup of conjecture and cast it behind them, then took again the cup of certitude and drank therefrom in the name of God, the Mighty, the Wise. And praise be to God, the Most High, the Most Great.

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=== START BH02315 ===

Beirut. His honor Haji Siyyid Javad, upon him be [Baha’u’llah’s glory]. 19 Jamadi’l-Avval 1305.

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and the Power

Praise be to God! The mirror of the world has arrived with what it brought - one cup of love, one cup of affection, one cup of remembrance and praise was observed therein. After journeying and traversing through the realms of truth and investigation, and traveling through the degrees of love with precision, having aimed for that station, it was presented before His face. He said: We beseech God to protect and guard His honor Javad, upon him be peace, and to bestow upon him in every moment that which befits His generosity and bounty. Likewise we beseech God to transform the days of separation and remoteness into nearness and reunion. End.

In truth, separation from that beloved one and his absence has become the dawning-place of sorrow and the cause of grief. God is sufficient as witness that the connection of limbs and members, the sight of eyes and joy of heart are, in the first degree, from union and meeting with the loved ones. This is a bounty which is truly worthy of mention, description and praise. This evanescent servant beseeches from the Ever-Abiding Lord that which will brighten the eyes and gladden the heart. Basra came but brought no glad tidings of that beloved one’s presence. I beseech God to remove the causes of delay that have intervened, so that the eyes of the friends may be brightened. The mention of that beloved one has been and continues to be in the gathering of the prisoners. In truth, from what is known, all are weary from the burden of waiting and hasty in seeking relief. God willing, soon the glad tidings will arrive and the good news of reunion will dispel the clouds from hearts. God is witness and testifier to how much joy and delight was experienced from that beloved one’s letter: first, the glad tidings of that beloved one’s health and well-being; second, the turning to the direction of the Goal; third, the sanctification of his honor, the beloved of the heart, Nabil, son of Nabil, from allegations and limitations. From every direction there was no wine, yet it brought exhilaration; there was no carpet, yet it spread the mat of joy. What we now beseech from God is nearness and reunion. The command is in His hand - He doeth what He willeth and decreeth what He pleaseth. To the honored master, his honor the Greater Afnan, his honor the Most Luminous Star Afnan, the honored beloved his honor Haji, and other loved ones, upon them be God’s peace - I remember them all and send greetings.

O God, my God! I beseech Thee by the light of Thy Cause and the fire of Thy Lote Tree to protect Thy loved ones and ordain for them what Thou hast promised them in Thy Book. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to answer prayer. Peace and praise be upon you and upon those with you and upon God’s righteous servants. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02316 ===

In the Name of Him Who is the Guardian over all names! My God, my God! The fire of Thy love hath set me ablaze and Thy remoteness and separation have destroyed me. Is there a way for me, O my God, to the fortress which Thou hast made a prison for the Manifestation of Thyself? Have I any portion in the hearing of Thy call and beholding the lights of Thy countenance? Have I any share in the waves of the ocean of Thy revelation and in standing before the gate of Thy grandeur? I know not, O my God, what Thou hast ordained for me from Thy Most Exalted Pen and Thy Will that dominates all things. Alas, alas, should Thy irrevocable decree prevent me from drawing nigh unto Thee, O Lord of the worlds and Goal of the nations! Thou seest, O my God, my sighs in Thy days and my tears in my separation and remoteness from Thee. By Thy might, O Thou Who art the ardent desire of the hearts of them who are nigh unto Thee and the hope of the hearts of the sincere ones! Should Thou chastise me through Thy power and might throughout the duration of Thy kingdom and dominion, it would be better for me than to be deprived of standing before Thy throne and prevented from that which the Interlocutor heard on the Mount of Thy knowledge. O Lord! The vibration of Thy Most Exalted Word and the breaths of the utterance of Thy Most Exalted Pen have so seized me that my hand is powerless to choose and my breast to endure. Have mercy, O Thou Who holdest the reins of existence and art the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, upon one who findeth for himself neither movement nor stillness, neither spirit nor will nor volition of his own. O Lord! This is one dead who desireth the breaths of Thy revelation and what would give him life through the eternity of Thy might and sovereignty; and this is one non-existent who seeketh existence from the heaven of Thy bounty and the sea of Thy generosity and the sun of Thy grace; and this is one poor whom Thou seest clinging to the hem of Thy riches and holding fast to the cord of Thy bestowals; and a sinner who desireth the ocean of Thy forgiveness; and one deaf who desireth to hear Thy most sweet call which hath been raised from the direction of Thy prison. I beseech Thee, O Lord of creation and Originator of invention, by the breezes that wafted at the dawn of Thy manifestation and the fragrances of Thy verses, to send down upon me from the heaven of Thy generosity that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and acquaint me with Thy momentous Message and Thy straight Path. By Thy might, O Lord of Names and Creator of heaven! My deeds in Thy days and my remembrances at the time of Thy remembrance have grieved me. I am the one, O my God, whom Thou didst mention by Thy Most Exalted Pen when I was heedless of Thy remembrance, O Lord of Names, and Thou wert turning toward me when I was hesitant in Thy Cause, O King of earth and heaven! I beseech Thee to expiate my grievous transgressions and mighty sins, and purify me from that which is not befitting for Thy days, O Thou by the movement of Whose finger all created things were set in motion! I beseech Thee in this my station, by Thy mercy which hath preceded all created things and by Thy grace which hath encompassed all who are in the heavens and on earth, to confirm me in rending asunder the veils of glory and the veils of fancy which have prevented me from turning toward Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp is the kingdom of names! There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Conquering, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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The Most Great, the Most Great! Hearken unto what is being revealed from the direction of tribulation, upon the spot of ordeal and test, from the Divine Lote Tree: Verily there is no God but I, the Solitary Prisoner. All things lament for what hath befallen the Ancient Beauty from the nations, while He Himself is in manifest joy. We have taken, in Our Most Exalted Name, the cup of tribulation and drink thereof in My Name, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Through tribulation have We adorned the Cause in the kingdom of creation, yet the people remain in a mighty veil. In every moment there befalleth Us what hath befallen no one before, yet the mercy of God, the Almighty, the Powerful, hath preceded His wrath. Can anyone prevent Us from what We desire? Nay, by the Lord of the Exalted Throne! Had We found in the world any good or permanence, We would not have left it to Our enemies. This word sufficeth Our discerning servants. O loved ones of God and His chosen ones! Seize what remaineth of your days. Beware lest ye squander it. Turn ye unto God and what ye have been commanded, then seek this grace which hath shone forth from the horizon of justice with manifest sovereignty. Say: This is a sun whom clouds cannot obscure, and a moon whom veils cannot eclipse, and a light whom the veils of those who have disbelieved in God, the One, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, cannot prevent. How many servants have risen against Us in tyranny - We seized them through a power from Us and made them among the perished ones. Where are they who dwelt in palaces and reclined upon the cushions of pride? By My life, We returned them to their graves in manifest sorrow. Where is he who built Al-Khawarnaq? Where is he who warred against the Truth? Where is Pharaoh and his hosts, and Nimrod and his might? We seized them all after We had sent unto them the Prophets and Messengers. Say: O people! What hath made you heedless of God, and by what reason have ye turned away from His face after He came with the truth in His great glory? He desired naught for you save that ye should turn unto Him and draw near to the glorious horizon. Ye have occupied yourselves with passion and turned away from what is better for you from the Lord of the First and the Last. Fear God, then have mercy upon yourselves and follow not every sinful oppressor. O thou who gazest toward the direction of the Cause! Guide the people unto this Straight Path, then cast upon them the word whereby We have distinguished between all creatures. Beware lest the waters of rejection from those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment, extinguish thee. If thou findest one athirst, be as water unto him, and if thou findest one hungry for the knowledge of God, nourish him with what We have sent down from the heaven of oneness - the eternal feast - that he may know and thank his Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Wise. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who limiteth affairs to the remembrance of his Lord and calleth the people unto this luminous horizon. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who are with thee among My loved ones, from one mighty and beautiful. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02318 ===

O Taqi! You have interpreted what you interpreted regarding your standing before the Gate and your presence in the seats of grandeur at the right hand of the Tree of Eternity, where upon the shore of the Divine Identity was planted the pavilion of the cloud, and the words of your Lord were fulfilled in the atmosphere of these allusions, and the meanings of your Creator’s melody were defined in the inner essence of these symbols. And you, bear witness for yourself as I bore witness then for you that you obeyed God in all conditions and did not disobey Him and will never disobey Him should He will and desire. And there shall appear to you what was concealed in your heart, and there shall descend upon you what was ordained for you, for in His hand is the Kingdom of might and power, and He is powerful over all things.

The corner of the tavern of divine love is the resting place of the soul’s abode, for the delicate, subtle soul soars only in the atmosphere of the Beloved and finds no dwelling place except the gathering place of the Friend. One must arise and advance with all one’s soul and spirit to give thanks at all times to this Cupbearer of the wine of immortality. The meaning of this thanksgiving is a thanksgiving that purifies the ear from hearing outward lute and harp, that it may perceive the holy, spiritual melodies, and prevents the eye from beholding ephemeral, darkened outer beauty, that it may receive its portion from beholding the beauty of the Divine Identity. Blessed is the ear that heareth from this divine Royal Falcon the celestial royal strain, and from this Iraqi Countenance heareth the melodies of mighty Hijaz, until his whole body becometh a spirit and his entire frame the dwelling and abode of the Beloved. But, I swear by God, none heareth and no soul perceiveth, for this divine flute needeth a plectrum of the essence of spirit, and this eternal harp requireth the melody of light - not these remote souls who have never tasted the wine of nearness nor drunk the water of reunion from the matchless fountain. They possess naught but pure fancy and find no eternal life save utter extinction. They have become slaves to self and remained cut off from the King of Kings; they have become servants of the body and remained heedless and veiled from the Lord of Lords. But O Taqi, the breeze of thy love is sweeter than morning prayers, and thy sin more beloved than asking forgiveness. It was intended that all these stations be explained, but what was decreed has come to pass and therefore is complete and ended. For if all on earth were freed from veils, this single page would suffice them all, and all spiritual meanings are hidden as pearls in this divine ocean. Blessed are those servants who succeed in obtaining its pearls.

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=== START BH02319 ===

He is the Mighty! O Letter M! Hear My call and be not of the heedless ones. Say: The Bird of Immortality hath taken flight in truth, and thereby have the hearts of them that are near been consumed. Say: The Nightingale of the Spirit hath flown from the branch of Iraq and seeketh another branch, as decreed by the mysteries of destiny in the preserved tablets of holiness. Say: O peoples of the earth! By God the Truth, this is indeed a Dove that calleth out at all times and feareth none save God, the Lord of the worlds. It turneth not toward any soul nor regardeth any that are in the heavens or on earth, for whoso turneth toward God will never turn to aught else - such is the way of the sincere ones. Alas for you, O people of the earth, that ye have been heedless of these days and were among the negligent ones. Ye have not heard the melodies of the Spirit - and this indeed is a grievous heedlessness. Say: They who were not present in that land were in manifest loss. Know then that God hath ordained this migration for a wisdom none knoweth save God, the Mighty, the Wise. O people of the Bayan, grieve not over this, but put your trust in God - in Him let them that profess His unity place their trust. Then make mention from Us to those servants who have been patient in God and were among the patient ones. And the Spirit be upon you, O loved ones of God, and upon those who were steadfast in the Cause.

Furthermore, We make mention of the divine friends. The promised Bird that was sent in the tablets of Muhammad-’Ali hath now taken flight and sought the heights of nearness. While time remained, none perceived it and all were heedless. We are God’s and to Him do we return. Now I counsel all that, God willing, they may hereafter move in perfect unity and remain steadfast in the Cause, discerning with insight between truth and falsehood, for truth is as manifest from falsehood as the radiant morn from the dark night. Let them not cling to their own suppositions. Though truth be bitter, yet God willing, I hope it will prove sweeter than honey to their taste. This is of God’s grace unto whomsoever He willeth. These very tribulations suffice as a reminder to all. God is the Guide, and verily He guideth the way.

Furthermore, regarding the aforementioned matter, no word hath reached Us from you. In any case, if Aqa Murtada-Quli and the heirs of the deceased are acting according to the will and sending any funds, let them send them to Aqa Siyyid Mahdi-i-Yazdi in Baghdad. As debts have also accumulated in this land, we have therefore left the Siyyid and appointed him trustee over affairs and payment of debts. Were it not for this, it would never have been revealed, just as it was not revealed until now.

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=== START BH02320 ===

O Mulla Rida of Muhammad-Abad!

He is the One Who shineth from the horizon of power. O Rida! Hearken unto the call of the Lord of Names. He calleth thee from the prison of Akka with a call whereby the Concourse on High were attracted, all things spoke forth, and the pebbles glorified God, the Powerful, the Peerless, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. By My life! Wert thou to be present before the Throne and hear the Call from the Dayspring of Grandeur and Glory, thou wouldst forsake all creation and turn to the Most Exalted Horizon in such wise that through thy turning every denier would turn unto God, the Lord of the worlds.

It behooveth thee to arise today for the Cause of God and to remind the people through this Remembrance whereby the fragrance of the All-Merciful hath wafted throughout creation and the faces of those near unto God have been illumined. Thou hast been mentioned before the Throne and My Most Exalted Pen hath moved at thy name that thou mayest confine thy affairs to teaching the Cause of thy Lord, the Powerful, the Mighty. This is thy station and what God hath ordained for thee. Hold thou fast unto it. He will assist thee under all conditions. Verily His grace hath encompassed all in the worlds.

This indeed is the Most Great Elixir. Cast it upon the nations that they may detach themselves from the world and turn unto God, the Manifest, the All-Informed. Remind the people of what We have reminded thee, then impart unto them what We have imparted unto thee. This verily is a great station. Soon shall what thou seest perish, and there shall endure for thee what hath been revealed in the Tablet of God, the Bestower, the Giver, the Bountiful, the Gracious.

In the Persian tongue it is mentioned: Praise be to God that thou hast attained unto the ornament of recognition and hast turned unto the horizon of the All-Merciful. And now what is worthy and befitting is that thou shouldst quicken and sustain the people of creation through the living waters of utterance and the breaths of the All-Merciful, for today every service rendered in the Cause of God shall endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven. At all times fix thy gaze upon this exalted and most high station. Most people have been prevented from the Lord of Days by their vain imaginings. Thou must strive to rend asunder these thick veils. The Most Great Elixir and the Crown of Victory have been and shall ever be the love of the Dayspring of the Light of Oneness. Thou must bestow this sacred elixir, which transcendeth description, upon the base metals of contingent beings, that all may attain the golden station which is the kingdom of things, and be honored with pure gold which is the station of divine recognition.

Thy call was heard and thy purpose became known. However, what God hath chosen for thee is what was mentioned, and what God hath chosen, it behooveth thee to choose for thyself. He is verily the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Be thou the cupbearer of the water of life throughout creation and the expounder of this Cause to both high and low. He will send down upon thee what is ordained for thee. He verily rewardeth the wages of those who act according to what they are bidden. Thy Lord is verily the Recompenser, the All-Knowing. May glory rest upon thee and upon those who have spoken forth this wise Remembrance.

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=== START BH02321 ===

He is God, exalted is He!

O accepted servant! It is well known and evident that divine favors have been and will be complete in relation to all creation, and He created all creatures to drink from the wine of oneness. And the meaning of this wine in the view of the Concourse on High has been the presence of the Lord of Names. Therefore, all servants have been created for the meeting and knowledge of God, and have come into being through the Word “Be.” This door in the days of God has been open to all else, sometimes outwardly manifest and sometimes inwardly, and never has the decree of prohibition descended from the horizon of the Cause except for the good of the servants and the exigencies of events in different lands. For His grace has preceded and His mercy has encompassed all. And whatever appears from the Source of the Cause of the Lord of Destiny, all must be content and thankful for it. For the decree of prohibition has not been and will not be for those who have accepted, rather it has been due to the turning away of the deniers and the protection of the Cause of the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

Observe that this servant has been among the claimants of love day and night, and at all times has summoned all to the horizon of the All-Merciful. Nevertheless it bore no fruit, as you have seen and heard that the new denier, despite the perfection of grace and favor manifested toward him from the Dawning-Place of the Manifestation, did not appreciate it and finally arose in a sin greater than the creation of the heavens and earth. The more perfect the manifestation of favors, the greater his turning away. He never observed the rights of God, and arose in such wickedness and enmity that nothing above it can be imagined. Fie upon him and his faithfulness! For successive years he was occupied in disbelief and mockery of the Messengers of God. Nevertheless We concealed it until he rent asunder the veil of honor with fingers of hatred. Therefore We banished him from the door. Verily thy Lord is He Who judgeth at the beginning and the end.

Your honor should not be saddened by this new prohibition. In all cases be content with the good-pleasure of God. Although patience is bitter, yet by the command of the Friend it is sweet and blessed. It is incumbent upon those who have accepted to be content with the good-pleasure of the Friend and to be found submissive and obedient at the dawning of the divine Sun of the Cause. If the outward door is closed, the inward door is open. Verily He is with whomsoever desireth Him and He is the Protector of those who have accepted. We beseech God to remove what hath come between us and to send down from the heaven of His sovereignty that whereby the lights of His countenance may shine forth from the horizon of His mighty and wondrous Cause. Praise be to God that thou dwellest in His vicinity and art at rest in His shadow. Verily He seeth thee in all conditions. Verily He perceiveth all eyes and He is the All-Subtle, the All-Informed.

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=== START BH02322 ===

In the Name of our Most Holy, Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Lord!

The essence of praise, the quintessence of glorification, and the pure crystal of thanksgiving befitteth the most holy and most mighty court of that Beloved One Who hath given His loved ones to drink of the most pure water of life and established them in service to His Cause, that they might, with the utmost joy and fragrance and with supreme steadfastness, perfume the world with the sweet savors of the utterance of the All-Merciful. These are servants whose praise and glorification God hath sent down in His Books, His Scriptures, His Scrolls and His Tablets. These are they whom the concerns of creation have not prevented from turning unto Him and arising to serve Him. The Concourse on High, the denizens of the Most Exalted Paradise, and they that circle round the Throne at morn and eventide send their blessings upon them.

Glory be unto Thee, O my God, my Beloved, and my Heart’s Desire! Aid Thy loved ones to celebrate Thy praise and glorify Thee in such wise as to raise thereby the standards of Thy Cause. O Lord! Enable them to serve Thee, then assist them with the hosts of the unseen. Verily, Thou art the One Who hath power to do what He willeth. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Powerful.

This evanescent one submits to that honored beloved that two packets were sent, one addressed to his honor the beloved Mulla ’Ali-Akbar, upon him be 69, and the other addressed to his honor the son of the Most Truthful, upon both of them be the Glory of God. God willing that beloved one will exert the utmost effort to ensure their arrival - the sooner they arrive the better. I beseech God to confirm that honored one in service to His Cause. Praise be to God, you have been and are confirmed, and ere long its effects shall become manifest. Verily, He doth not suffer the reward of the doers of good to be lost.

As previously mentioned, this evanescent servant is sending a letter in reply to your honored missive. Its delay until now has been a cause of embarrassment, and it has happened again that while this servant was occupied outside the prison with sending replies to the correspondence of the two aforementioned persons, the reply to that beloved one had been written earlier and remained in the city, and there was no opportunity for this servant to arrange and send it. Hope for pardon has been and is present. God willing it will be sent on another occasion. A missive from His Holiness the Most Great Branch - may my spirit, my being, and my essence be a sacrifice for the dust of His most pure footsteps - was penned specifically for that beloved one and has been sent.

To all the loved ones and friends in that land who have drunk from the cup of steadfastness and are gazing toward the horizon of the Cause, I convey greetings, and for all I beseech from God, exalted be His glory, divine confirmations and assistance. Verily, He is the Confirmer, the Enabler, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

The Servant

29 Jamadiyu’l-Avval 1299

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=== START BH02323 ===

He is the All-Mighty, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting

H S N! The Remembrance of God, upon the right side of the Sinai of Nearness, on the Eternal Spot in the Paradise of Glory, has indeed been witnessed. Bear thou witness that no God is there but Him, He who pronounceth at all times that I am God, there is none other God but Me, verily, I am, at all times independent of the entire creation. He revealed Himself unto thee once in the Realm of Glory, then once in the contingent world and the heavenly kingdom, then yet again during these days whence the lights west of the Sacred Realm are aglow, and with their radiance have illumined the denizens of the cities of eternity, and the Concourse of high, and thereafter them who set within themselves their path towards His Countenance. Go thou straight on and persevere in that which the Pen of God, in truth, commandeth thee, and remain upon the straight path of God, steadfast in His Cause.

Say: Verily, this is the straight path of God upon earth and heaven, and His Testimony in the kingdoms of Revelation and creation. He was named “Ali” amongst the people of the Bayan, and then Muhammad amongst the people of the Qur’an, and, in ancient times, was named with each one of the most excellent names of God. Thus does the Tongue of power and might counsel you with Verses that have embraced all mankind, that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and convey unto all people the glad tidings of this Announcement, hitherto concealed from the world, and proclaim unto all men that which we have proclaimed unto thee in this Tablet, and bid them to turn with justice towards the Most Exalted Throne. Say, the Truth proclaimeth; By God! No created thing having His love can ever be harmed. Verily, He is the Spring that floweth from the well-spring of a Name that is great indeed. Whosoever drinketh therefrom shall fear no one, and heaven and earth cannot withstand him. Thus hath the sacred Pen of glory irrevocably decreed.

Be thou steadfast in the Cause of God, and in that which hath been prescribed unto thee, and fear no one. Place thy trust in Him, He verily shall protect thee from every plotting sinful one. By God! Whosoever hath the love of this Youth in his heart, God shall verily render him victorious over all who dwell upon earth and heaven, and verily God shall be the witness thereof. He shall walk upon water as he waketh upon the earth, and shall soar in the realm of the Spirit in the limitless expanse of heaven. Thou shalt find the infidels fleeing from this Youth as mules flee from the lions of eternity, and they shall turn upon their heels, and shall violate the Covenant of God after It hath been revealed. Verily His knowledge embraceth all things. It behooveth thee to make firm thy steps in the Cause of God. Admonish then the people with thine loudest voice in this Ridvan that is in truth exalted. May the Spirit of God, His glory and grandeur be upon thee and upon thine consort, and upon them who, whence they heard the announcer call them to God, responded, and held fast unto the chord of glorious splendor.

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=== START BH02324 ===

All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things, a Day so blest that past ages and centuries can never hope to rival it, a Day in which the countenance of the Ancient of Days hath turned towards His holy seat. Thereupon the voices of all created things, and beyond them those of the Concourse on high, were heart calling aloud: “Haste thee, O Carmel, for lo, the light of the countenance of God, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Names and Fashioner of the heavens, hath been lifted upon thee.”

Seized with transports of joy, and raising high her voice, she thus exclaimed: “May my life be a sacrifice to Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon me, hast bestowed upon me Thy bounty, and hast directed towards me Thy steps. Separation from Thee, O Thou Source of everlasting life, hath well nigh consumed me, and my remoteness from Thy presence hath burned away my soul. All praise be to Thee for having enabled me to hearken to Thy call, for having honored me with Thy footsteps, and for having quickened my soul through the vitalizing fragrance of Thy Day and the shrilling voice of Thy Pen, a voice Thou didst ordain as Thy trumpet-call amidst Thy people. And when the hour at which Thy resistless Faith was to be made manifest did strike, Thou didst breathe a breath of Thy spirit into Thy Pen, and lo, the entire creation shook to its very foundations, unveiling to mankind such mysteries as lay hidden within the treasuries of Him Who is the Possessor of all created things.”

No sooner had her voice reached that most exalted Spot than We made reply: “Render thanks unto Thy Lord, O Carmel. The fire of thy separation from Me was fast consuming thee, when the ocean of My presence surged before thy face, cheering thine eyes and those of all creation, and filling with delight all things visible and invisible. Rejoice, for God hath in this Day established upon thee His throne, hath made thee the dawning-place of His signs and the day spring of the evidences of His Revelation. Well is it with him that circleth around thee, that proclaimeth the revelation of thy glory, and recounteth that which the bounty of the Lord thy God hath showered upon thee. Seize thou the Chalice of Immortality in the name of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, and give thanks unto Him, inasmuch as He, in token of His mercy unto thee, hath turned thy sorrow into gladness, and transmuted thy grief into blissful joy. He, verily, loveth the spot which hath been made the seat of His throne, which His footsteps have trodden, which hath been honored by His presence, from which He raised His call, and upon which He shed His tears.”

Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing splendor is revealed. Beware lest thou hesitate or halt. Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of God that hath descended from heaven, the celestial Kaaba round which have circled in adoration the favored of God, the pure in heart, and the company of the most exalted angels. Oh, how I long to announce unto every spot on the surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of its cities, the glad-tidings of this Revelation - a Revelation to which the heart of Sinai hath been attracted, and in whose name the Burning Bush is calling: ‘Unto God, the Lord of Lords, belong the kingdoms of earth and heaven.’ Verily this is the Day in which both land and sea rejoice at this announcement, the Day for which have been laid up those things which God, through a bounty beyond the ken of mortal mind or heart, hath destined for revelation. Ere long will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Baha who have been mentioned in the Book of Names.

Sanctified be the Lord of all mankind, at the mention of Whose name all the atoms of the earth have been made to vibrate, and the Tongue of Grandeur hath been moved to disclose that which had been wrapt in His knowledge and lay concealed within the treasury of His might. He, verily, through the potency of His name, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, the Most High, is the ruler of all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth.

In His Name through Whom the fragrances of the All-Merciful have wafted throughout creation.

Blessed be this Day, to which the centuries and ages of the past can never measure up! Blessed be this Day in which the Ancient Beauty hath turned towards His station! Thereupon all created things and, behind them, the Concourse on High, cried out: “O Carmel! Lower thyself before the face of God, the Lord of the Kingdom of Names and Fashioner of the heavens, which hath turned towards thee!” She was thereupon seized with the joy of ecstasy and raised her voice to proclaim: “May my soul be a sacrifice for Thy favour, and for Thy tender mercies, and for Thy turning towards me! Too long hath separation from Thee, O Source of Life, consumed me, and too grievous hath been Thy remoteness to bear. Praise be unto Thee for having enabled me to hearken unto Thy call, for having honoured me with Thy footsteps, and for having quickened me through the fragrances of Thy verses and the sound of Thy Pen, which Thou didst make to be a trumpet-call amongst Thy servants. When Thine irrevocable decree was issued, Thou didst breathe into it, whereupon the Great Resurrection came to pass and the hidden secrets preserved in the treasuries of Him Who owneth all things were revealed.” When her cry reached that most exalted spot, We answered: “O Carmel! Render thanks unto thy Lord. Thou wert consumed with the fire of separation; now before thy face the ocean of reunion hath surged. Thus have thine eyes and the eyes of all creation been cheered, and the smile hath dawned upon the faces of both the seen and the unseen. Blessed art thou in that God hath in this Day made thee the seat of His throne, the dawning-place of His signs and the dayspring of His testimonies. Blessed is the servant who hath circled round thee, who hath mentioned thy manifestation and emergence, and what thou hast received through the bounty of thy Lord. Take thou the Chalice of Immortality in the name of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, and then give thanks unto thy Lord for having turned thy sorrow into gladness and thy grief into supreme joy–this as a mercy from His presence. Verily, He loveth the spot wherein His throne was established, which was honoured by His presence, was blessed with His meeting, and from which His call was raised and His sighs ascended. O Carmel! Announce unto Zion, saying: ‘He that was hidden hath come with sovereignty that hath conquered the world and with a light whereby earth and all who dwell thereon were illumined.’ Beware lest thou hesitate in thy place. Hasten forth and circle round the City of God that hath descended from heaven–the celestial Kaaba round which have circled the favoured of God, the pure in heart, and the company of most exalted angels. Oh, how I long to announce unto every spot on the surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of its cities, the glad-tidings of this Revelation–a Revelation to which the heart of Sinai hath been attracted, and in whose name the Burning Bush crieth out: ‘Unto God, the Lord of Lords, belong the kingdoms of earth and heaven.’ Verily this is the Day in which both land and sea rejoice at this announcement, the Day in which there lieth enshrined that which God, through a grace impenetrable to mortal mind and vision, hath destined to reveal. O sea! Rejoice at this most great favour, for ere long the Ark of God shall be made manifest upon thee, made manifest by the people of Baha, whom the Book of Names hath mentioned. Glorified be the Lord of mankind, at Whose mentioning all atoms vibrate, and the Tongue of Grandeur uttereth that which was enshrined in His knowledge and hidden within the treasury of His might. He, verily, through the potency of His name, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, the Most High, is the ruler of all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth.

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=== START BH02325 ===

He is the One Who gazeth from His most exalted horizon

God is aware and the Messengers bear witness that this Wronged One hath, from the earliest days, openly and clearly arisen before the faces of all peoples and, without any veil or concealment, summoned all to the supreme horizon. Neither the opposition of rulers nor the clamor of divines could deter Him from His mighty, all-conquering purpose. The intention was that they might attain, through the traces of the Most Exalted Pen, unto the fruits of the divine Lote-Tree, and that these two fleeting days might not deprive the servants of the eternal divine Kingdom. The ocean of utterance surgeth at all times, and the Sun of Truth ever shineth from the horizon of the heaven of manifestation. The verses have been sent down in such wise that the Pen is powerless to reckon them, and the evidences are manifest. Yet all remain veiled and deprived, save whom God willeth.

O thou who gazest upon His countenance! Reflect upon the previous community. For twelve hundred years and more, not a single one of the divines became aware of that Essence of Being in the loins. They attained not a drop from the ocean of knowledge. They took mere fancy for certitude and sheer conjecture for knowledge. They were enslaved by vain imaginings while counting themselves among the people of divine unity. On the Day of Reckoning, the fruit of the deeds of those heedless souls was that they pronounced sentence against the Lord of all worlds and martyred Him. Reflect thou upon this matter, for reflection on such matters increaseth knowledge, and the lights of the Sun of Certitude shine forth without veil or covering and are witnessed. Now certain ones among the people of the Bayan follow in the footsteps of the previous community. We see them as more lost than these, though they know it not. Today the world is illumined and hath attained unto the lights of true divine unity. Whosoever attaineth unto this findeth himself free and detached from the world and all who dwell therein. His honor Amin - upon him be My glory - made mention of thee. Praise be to God, thou hast been and art remembered in the prison. When thou findest the fragrance of the All-Merciful’s utterance and art attracted by the breezes of revelation, say:

My God, my God! Thou seest me advancing toward Thee, standing before the door of Thy grandeur, and gazing toward the horizon of Thy grace. I beseech Thee, by Thy Cause that hath subdued the heavens and earth, and by Thy Name whereby Thou hast subjected all who are in the kingdom of creation, and by the Ship that hath sailed on land and sea, to ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall immortalize my remembrance in Thy Scriptures and Tablets. Thou seest, O my God, the hands of hope upraised toward the heaven of Thy favor. Ordain for me that which shall draw me nigh unto Thee and profit me in every world of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art powerful to do what Thou willest, and in Thy right hand are the reins of all things. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Great. And praise be unto Thee, for Thou art the Goal of the worlds.

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=== START BH02326 ===

He is the Dawning Place from the horizon of the heaven of bounty!

Praise be to the Intended One who was not prevented by the hatred and malice of the people of tyranny and wickedness, nor by the calumnies of enemies, from His sacred and all-compelling purpose. The clamor of princes and the whisperings of divines did not hold Him back from manifesting His Cause before the faces of all parties. Before all faces He spoke the blessed word “He doeth what He willeth.” The power of the world did not weaken His might, nor did the oppression of nations prevent His Word from penetrating. In the trials that befell Him and the tribulations that descended, He held fast to the cord of patience, His purpose being to extinguish, through loving counsels and wise admonitions, the fire of hatred between the various peoples, so that the light of the words “on thrones facing one another” might illumine the horizons with the light of unity and concord.

O Afnan! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. Thou hast ever been and art remembered before the Wronged One. Praise be to God Who aided thee to turn toward the Most Sublime Horizon, Who opened before thy face, with the key of bounty, the door of reunion, and Who protected thee on the path through a company of the exalted Concourse, until thou didst stand before the Door and drink the wine of reunion from the hand of the bounty of thy Lord, the All-Possessing, the Most Exalted. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having brought me before the throne of Thy manifestation, caused me to hear Thy call, and shown me the lights of Thy countenance. I beseech Thee by the breathings of Thy revelation and the traces of Thy Pen to make me in all conditions steadfast in Thy love and standing firm in the service of Thy Cause with wisdom and utterance. Verily Thou art the Almighty Whom the doings of the servants cannot frustrate. There is none other God but Thee, the Powerful, the Speaker, the Commander in the beginning and in the end.

When the honored Afnan, upon him be the glory of God and His loving-kindness and grace, intended to turn toward those regions, this Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet was revealed from the Source of Command and Dawning-Place of God’s decree and was sent forth from the sacred heaven, that thou mayest find from it the fragrance of the loving-kindness of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. The letter which thou didst send from one of My loved ones hath come before the Wronged One. We heard its cry and answered it with verses that cannot be equaled by the books of the people nor by what the kings and rulers possess. We beseech God, exalted be He, to ordain for thee that which will draw thee nigh unto Him and preserve thee from His enemies and assist thee in every world of His worlds. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

Convey to the loved ones of that land the greetings and peace of the Wronged One, and illumine them with the splendors of the Day-Star of utterance of the Intended One of all the worlds. The dear one hath been repeatedly mentioned in the Most Holy Court, and We have sent him that which gladdeneth hearts and delighteth eyes. The trust hath been preserved in the divine fortress of protection, and now the honored Afnan, upon him be the glory of the All-Merciful, is its bearer. We beseech God to cause him to attain the honor of meeting with his Tablet. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. The glory shining and gleaming from the horizon of the heaven of God’s mercy be upon My Afnan who hath attained My presence and drunk the choice wine of reunion from the hand of My bounty, and upon thee and upon My loved ones there who heard the call from the Most Sublime Horizon and said: “We believe in Thee, O Thou the Intended One of all in the heavens and the earth.”

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The Honored Friend, his eminence Ali Akbar, upon him be Baha’u’llah’s glory - May he take note

He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Glory

Praise be to the Sovereign Omnipotent Who has offered His bounty to all peoples on earth from diverse parties, and likewise His Trust. As to the first, all the peoples of the earth accepted it, but as to the second, none bore it except man. Blessed be the All-Merciful Who created him and made him the recipient of His Trust and the manifestations of His power and the expressions of His might. And prayers and peace be upon Him through whom creation began, who was adorned with the ornament of the Seal, and upon His family and companions through whom the veils were rent, the idols were struck down, faces were humbled and eyes were fixed in awe - those servants whom God created for the exaltation of His Cause and the spread of His laws among His creatures.

Some time ago your letter was received, but this servant did not find the opportunity to offer a reply. Time is like red sulfur, and God, exalted be His glory, bears witness to what has been submitted. Regarding what you wrote about the arrival of the beloved ones, his eminence Aqa Siyyid Yahya and his eminence Mirza, upon them be the glory of God - praise be to God they proceeded by permission to the first destination. This much is submitted to your honor: divine favor has been and continues to be with you. He has said: “Be thou assured and be of those who are thankful.” And what his eminence the beloved Aqa Siyyid ’Ali, upon him be the glory of God and His favor, has stated is correct and complete, for consultation on matters has been delegated to those of highest rank. However, if there is suitable accommodation and means in Port Said, we can send his eminence Aqa Siyyid Taqi, upon him be the glory of God, to you as well so that you may be together. The prohibition regarding Port Said was in consideration of your being alone, lest you become disheartened. Otherwise it is quite clear and evident that you are joyful and act according to whatever is commanded. Now too, as commanded, consult - if it is deemed advisable we will send his eminence Aqa Siyyid Taqi to you to be a companion to your honor and an assistant in your work, or you may proceed to Alexandria. Both options are adorned with the ornament of permission and good-pleasure. Blessed art thou, for thou hast drunk from the cup of contentment and by the testimony of the Beloved they are pleased with you. In these matters too, whatever emerges from consultation is most preferable. Peace be upon thee and mercy be upon thee and upon every steadfast and assured one. And praise be to God, the Most High, the Most Great.

The Servant

On the night of 29 Rabi’u’l-Avval 1300

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To the emigrant who visited the House of God, from before Mirza Muhammad A., in the name of the one beloved One:

Praise God that you became an emigrant and made your migration, and that which hath been visited upon this imprisoned servant hath also in part been visited upon you. Fear not the divine decree and be content with His good pleasure. Consider not this migration as abasement, but rather know it as the source of eternal glory. I swear by the Sun of Grandeur that were people to become aware of even less than can be counted, all would sacrifice their souls and spirits in the path of the Friend. Consider the wine of divine trials as a bounty - this cup is not the portion of every soul, but rather the share of those who have attained and the portion of those drawn nigh. Praise be to God that you remained preserved from the tribulation of grievous days which was recorded in the tablets of preservation, and turned toward the direction of the Beloved. Consider it a bounty to remain settled in that land, and with utmost tranquility recline upon the cushions of certitude, preserving yourself from the whisperings of the Evil One who is engaged in suggesting doubts among the people. Place your trust in the Truth and turn away from all else, hold fast to the cord of His grace and detach yourself from all besides Him. In these days the earthly satans have appeared in different forms, as was mentioned in a previous tablet. O emigrant! The divine verses are distinguished from all else - all that is mentioned and concealed between the heavens and earth cannot equal a single word thereof. Now observe the words of others, that you may become illumined and enlightened by the Sun of meanings which hath dawned from the horizon of divine utterances, and become independent of all else. The Truth was with you at the time when that polytheist was casting doubts in your heart. With Him is the knowledge of the heavens and earth, He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden, and He is indeed knowing of all things. Let not your illumined heart be veiled by the allusions in the words of the polytheists and the objections of the hypocrites. For today if books were to appear equal in number to the leaves of the trees, and from them the fragrance of the love of this Youth were not inhaled, they would not be mentioned or accepted in the presence of God. O emigrant servant! Drink the pure water of meanings and knowledge from the hands of the people of Baha. I swear by the Truth that with but a drop thereof thou wouldst find thyself independent of all else besides God. Mention of these days and their trials hath been recorded in the Tablet of Proofs which was sent down from the heaven of oneness addressed to the maternal uncle, and likewise in other tablets. Should you now observe them, you would become aware of certain mysteries. And the Spirit be upon you and upon the tranquil servants of God.

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In the name of Him through Whom the gate of bounty was opened to all who are on earth and in heaven. The atoms of created things bear witness and the realities of all contingent beings testify that this servant had and has no purpose in the manifestation and proclamation of the Cause except the salvation of the servants and the extinguishing of the fire of hatred and enmity. His call was raised in the nights and His lamentation in the early dawn, and His cry during the days. In the heavenly Books, according to what some of the parties have mentioned and continue to mention, there was the burning of books and the slaying of souls and the prevention of unity, which is the greatest means for the progress of the servants and the advancement of lands…

In my childhood, this wronged one read in a book by Mulla Baqir Majlisi about the raid on the Banu Qurayzah. From that moment I was distressed and full of sorrow, to the extent that my pen cannot express it – even though what happened was the decree of God, and its intent was only to foil oppressors.

But when the ocean of forgiveness and grace appeared, therefore in those days I beseeched God for that which was the cause of love, fellowship and unity among all who are on earth – until, on the second of the month of the Birth before the Dawning, all my mental states, my words and thoughts, were turned upside down, an inversion that bore the glad-tidings of the Ascent. This revolution was manifest for twelve days continuously and unremittingly. Afterwards, the waves of the ocean of utterance appeared, and the effulgences of the luminary of tranquillity were radiant. Then the matter eventuated in a time of full revelation (zuhu:r), when I attained to that which God rendered the basis of the joy of the worlds and the dawn of bestowal on all who dwell in the heavens and the earth. After the Most High Pen [Qalam-i A’la=the Bab], We abrogated all that which was the cause of hardship and discomfort and strife by Our decisive decree, and We revealed and implemented all that which was a source of concord and unity. No one denies the grace inherent in this revelation save those who are veiled and heedless, and the despised tyrants.

The revealed holy Tablets and the Tablet of the Call testify and bear witness. Blessed are the fair-minded and blessed is every truthful and trustworthy one. When thou hast heard My call from My Tablet and beheld what hath shone forth from its horizon as a token of My grace, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having caused me to hear Thy call and for having acquainted me with that which was hidden in Thy knowledge and concealed from the eyes of Thy servants. I beseech Thee, O Sovereign of existence and Ruler of the seen and unseen, to assist me to remember Thee and to serve Thee and to serve Thy loved ones. Then confirm me in such steadfastness as cannot be changed by the conditions of Thy creation and the doubts of Thy servants. Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

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He is the Dawning One from the horizon of grace!

This is a mention from Us to one who attained when the Most Great Sea appeared, and to one who saw when My most exalted horizon shone forth, and to one who turned when the light of the Face dawned after the passing away of all things, and recognized the Hidden Name and the Treasured Mystery when He came with a sovereignty before which all created things bowed down. Verily He is the Speaker on the Mount of Knowledge. There is no God but Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The fragrance of the All-Merciful has wafted throughout creation and the Dove of Revelation has warbled upon the branches by virtue of what the Tongue of Grandeur has spoken at all times. The Kingdom belongs to God, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Blessed art thou, O Javad, in that the Lord of creation has turned toward thee and makes mention of thee with verses from which the fragrance of the All-Merciful is diffused. He is the Powerful One Whom the circumstances of men cannot frustrate. He speaks and calls out from the Most Great Scene: “By God the Truth! The Hidden Cause has appeared, nearer than the twinkling of an eye, yet most of the people are heedless.” Blessed is the one with vision who has beheld My Most Great Signs, and the one with hearing who has heard My Most Sweet Call, and the one who has turned toward this Luminous Horizon. Thus have We adorned the Tablet of eternity with the sun of utterance of thy Lord, the Kind, the Generous.

When thou hast won this Tablet of God and its effect, say: “O God of existence and Lord of the seen and unseen! I beseech Thee by the breaths of Thy Most Exalted Word whereby Thou didst create all things, to make me in all conditions one who gazes upon Thee and speaks Thy praise. Verily Thou art the Beloved of my heart and the Lord of my soul. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful.”

Hear the divine verses in the Persian tongue, O Javad. In the morning thy call was heard and in the afternoon thy mention was hearkened to. Repeatedly and successively thy remembrances and supplications attained the hearing of the Beloved of the world. Praise be to God that thou art mentioned before the Wronged One and hast won His favors. For each of the names mentioned in the book of Nabil-i-A’zam and which you also mentioned in the letter presented to this servant, a Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet was revealed and sent. God willing, all will attain to them. Thank God for this great bounty. We make mention in this station of thy family and relatives and send Our greetings upon them all, male and female, as a favor from Us. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

And We make mention of her who ascended to the Supreme Companion and attained the meeting when the Sun was shining from the horizon of Baghdad. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And We have mentioned the Perfect One time after time and have sent down that which brings joy to the eyes of those near to God. Convey greetings to all from the True One, and the word of forgiveness has been sent down for those who have ascended. Verily He forgives as He wishes and bestows as He desires. There is no God but He, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The glory be upon thee and upon thy brother and upon those who have attained to this mighty station.

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He is the Speaker in the Kingdom of Utterance

His remembrance from the Wronged One is unto all who are in the world, that He may draw them nigh unto God when He came with manifest sovereignty and revealed that which was hidden in the Books of old and treasured in the hearts of the Messengers. This is He through Whom the ocean of knowledge surged in creation and the light of unity shone forth from His luminous horizon. But for Him, the Books would not have been revealed nor would the pearls of wisdom have appeared from the sea of knowledge. To this testifieth every perceiving scholar. O ‘Ali-Naqi! Behold and then recall what the people of the Bayan uttered when the All-Merciful came with a manifest light. They broke God’s covenant and His pledge, clinging to the promptings of Satan. Say: By God! The Bayan circleth round Me, and the Point lamenteth by reason of what hath befallen Me at the hands of the aggressive ones who cast the Book of God behind their backs and spoke that which none of the ancients ever spoke. They have taken their calumnies as a shield unto themselves that they might lead people astray from the path of God. Nay, they perceive it not. Say: O people of the Bayan! Fear the All-Merciful and follow not your own selves. Follow Him Who hath come with the hosts of divine inspiration from the horizon of the heaven of your Lord’s power, the Self-Subsisting. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth, and He is the Truth, the Knower of things unseen. Whoso saith ’why’ or ‘wherefore’ hath indeed disbelieved in God and His signs. To this the Books of old do testify, but most of the people understand not. O Pen! Leave their mention and make mention of Thy loved ones in Ra and Shin, and give them the glad-tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of existence. O people of God! Ye have heard the Call when it was raised from the land of Zawra and from the Land of Mystery, and in this praiseworthy station. Blessed is the light whom veils have not deterred and the strong one whom hosts and armies have not weakened.

O ’Ali-Naqi! Hearken unto the divine Call in the Persian tongue, that all may attain to their goal and not be deprived of the fragrances of the Day of God. The loved ones of God have ever been beneath the glance of His loving-kindness. We beseech God to aid all to that which befitteth these days. O people of God! Be not grieved. By the life of God! There hath been ordained for you that which the eye of creation hath not seen the like thereof. In most Tablets We have commanded all to perform goodly deeds and manifest spiritual attributes. Blessed are they who have arisen to assist the Cause through the hosts of deeds and character. They are God’s loved ones amidst His creatures. We beseech God, exalted be He, to forgive you and ordain for you that which shall profit you in all His worlds. Verily He is potent over all things and worthy to answer. May He send down upon you His blessings and ordain for you attendance before His presence or the reward of meeting Him. Verily He is the Compassionate, the Generous. Praise be unto Him, for He is the Goal of all worlds.

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O ?. Abu’l-Hasan in Shin! He is the Sovereign! Glorified is He Who sendeth down in every season that which purifieth the hearts of them that have recognized Him, and uttereth at all times verses that leave powerless all in the world. The Revelation in this Dispensation hath attained such a station that were all who are in the heavens and on earth to gather together to enumerate that which hath been sent down from it, by God, thou wouldst behold them utterly powerless. Say: O servant, woe unto every sinful denier who, when he heareth the verses of the Spirit, his face darkeneth with rancor and he turneth away therefrom, and waxeth proud before God, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Say: By God, such grace hath been manifested in a manner that none can conceal it, if ye be of them that are discerning. And among the people is he who saith “I have believed in God and His verses,” yet when the verses of the Spirit are recited unto him, he persisteth in pride as though he heard them not, and shaketh his head in mockery before God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And among them are those who, when they hear God’s verses, their eyes overflow with tears out of their love for God, the Single, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Say: O people, fear ye God and differ not among yourselves, lest the hearts of the deniers rejoice thereat. Be as one soul in upholding the Cause, then aid your Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate, though He is in truth independent of the help of all in the heavens and earth, if ye be of them that are endued with insight. He commandeth His servants to render aid that they may thereby detach themselves from all else but Him and turn towards a holy and luminous direction. And thou, O believer in God, remind the servants of that wherewith We have reminded thee, and place thy trust in God, thy Lord, and be of them that trust. Fear thou no one and be not troubled by anything, even shouldst thou witness all who are in the heavens and on earth turning away in manifest rejection. Know thou that God hath prescribed mercy for Himself, that He will aid those who have patience, seeking His face, and cut off the last remnant of them that disbelieved and were of the idolaters. Soon shalt thou witness thy Lord’s triumph, whereby His Cause shall be raised to such a station that before it shall bow the necks of the proud ones. Thus do We make mention unto thee in truth and cast upon thee that which purifieth thy spirit and expandeth thy breast and consoleth thine eyes, that thou mayest give thanks unto God, thy Lord, for this bounty which shall never cease unto all eternity. Then remind the servants not to follow every ignorant rabble and every sinner remote from this Kawthar which floweth from the right hand of a mighty Throne. Know thou moreover that We have arrived in a Prison which none can reach save through mighty effort and determination, and thereby have been severed from Our hem the hands of both those that have turned towards Us and those that have turned away, except whom thy Lord willeth, the All-Conquering, the Almighty, the Most Compassionate. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon him that hath shown gratitude and patience, and We are in manifest thankfulness.

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To one of the Afnan, his honor Buzurg:

Upon thee be the splendor of God and His glory! Rejoice that thy name is oft-mentioned before the Throne. Say: Praise be to Thee, O our Lord, the All-Merciful! Thou, while in prison, dost remember those who love Thee and call out to those who seek Thee. I testify that Thy mercy hath encompassed all creation. O Lord! Withhold not the glances of Thy loving-kindness from this servant whose gaze is fixed upon Thy most exalted horizon. Preserve him, then, beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy grace. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Choosing.

Know thou that there hath come before Our presence a leaf from the Afnan which We found adorned with the ornament of love for thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Blessed is he in that he hath been mentioned before the Throne and the tongue of Revelation hath spoken in his remembrance words of light that have shone forth from the horizon of the favors of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Remember him on My behalf and say: Should thou ask of the Prisoner, verily He is in the hands of the wicked, and at all times His tongue doth make mention of His Lord and there descendeth from the heaven of Command that which giveth life unto souls. Blessed art thou for having turned unto the Qiblih of all horizons and for having been encompassed by the grace of thy Lord, the Creator of all things. Say: O people! The Day hath come - the Kingdom is God’s, the One, the Almighty. Doth it beseem anyone to tarry when every rock proclaimeth with loudest voice: Hasten with your hearts unto the Dayspring of grandeur and power!

Give thanks unto God for having adorned thee with the ornament of His love and clothed thee in the raiment of righteousness, which is the recognition of the Manifestation of His Cause, whereby the standards of remembrance have been raised upon the highest mountains. Know thou that upon Our arrival at this Spot, We chose to designate it as the “Most Great Prison”. Though previously subjected in another land (Tehran) to chains and fetters, We yet refused to call it by that name. Say: Ponder thereon, O ye endued with understanding! All that hath appeared and will appear hath been recorded in the Book. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Among the people are those who recognize Him before His manifestation, and among them are those who, when He is made manifest, say: “This is what hath proceeded from the Pen of Revelation from God, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving.” Blessed is he who pondereth the verses of God and readeth them at eventide and at dawn.

We beseech God to make thee steadfast in His Cause in such wise that thou seest all else beneath thy shadow. This beseemeth one who hath laid hold on the Most Great Cord, by whose movement all creation hath been moved. O My Afnan! We love to remember you by night and by day. Blessed is he who hath aided Me and hath arisen to serve his Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Rejoice and be glad on this Day wherein the veil hath been rent asunder and that which was hidden in God’s knowledge from time immemorial hath been made manifest. Convey My greetings unto the face of him who loveth Me. Verily thy Lord remembereth whom He willeth through His grace. His grace hath indeed preceded creation. Upon thee be My glory and the glory of all things unto the Day that shall not be followed by reckoning.

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O Mirza Rida-Quli

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the Most Powerful

It has been a long time since the breezes of love have wafted from your direction, and this servant, mindful of prudence, has made no expression. Yet the sublime Truth bears witness that love for you has dwelled in my heart and mention of you upon my tongue. We beseech God that through His grace you may arise to serve His Cause, detached from all else. This is what endures in the Kingdom of your Lord; all else shall perish. The days have passed - we must spend what remains in service to the Beloved of the worlds.

If you ask about this servant’s condition - never before has any Manifestation of the Divine Unity been imprisoned together with seventy souls. From this you can imagine what has transpired and continues to transpire. Yet through divine grace and heavenly favor, We shine forth from the horizon of tribulation, summoning all to the Truth. Whatever befalls Us has been and will be beloved. We beseech God to aid Us to remain steadfast in His Cause and love, for He is the Protector of the sincere ones. Pray that We may meet one day, so that hidden matters may be witnessed unveiled.

Convey My greetings to those who circle round. Tell your sister that if her lack of love stems from love for Yahya, God and all in the heavens and earth bear witness that you had and have no knowledge of his cause, and whatever you have heard was all due to wisdom. Even now, if you reflect purely for the sake of God on what is mentioned, you will become certain. In any case, your lack of love has had no cause. Setting all else aside, it is not befitting to break the covenant of love due to the suppositions of deluded souls. Hear the call of this Wronged One and speak with fairness. I beseech God to aid you to be just and not to deprive you of the spiritual waters of mercy flowing from the heaven of divine grace. What is mentioned is for God’s sake - this is most evident. This servant has fallen into a barren valley where tribulations have reached such a state that no good decreases them and no evil increases them. We praise God, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High, in all conditions. God willing, We hope you will break the chains of imitation with the strength of certitude and enter the pleasant expanse of detachment. This intensity and that ease shall both soon pass away - what endures is steadfastness in love and faithfulness. Thus has the All-Merciful testified in the Tablets. We beseech God to aid you in what He loves and is pleased with. Verily, He has power over all things.

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O my God! I call upon Thee when calamities descend from the clouds of Thy decree and tribulations rain down from the heavens of Thy command. How long wilt Thou make us drink from the cups of joy in Thy dominion, and how long wilt Thou provide us with the chalice of sorrow among Thy servants? Have the rains of Thy bounty ceased to pour, though I witness them still flowing in Thy lands? Have the gates of Thy mercy and favor been sealed, though I see them still open before Thy creation?

By Thy might, O my Beloved! The drink of Thy lovers has become their hearts’ blood, and the food of Thy faithful ones the pieces of their livers. Days pass over them without the breezes of Thy mercy wafting upon them, and nights elapse without the fragrances of Thy loving-kindness reaching them. Dost Thou, O my God, bar them from the shores of Thy mighty ocean after they have confessed Thy oneness? Dost Thou, O my Lord, drive them from the precincts of Thy sanctity after they have acknowledged Thy unity?

Glory be unto Thee! Glory be unto Thee, O my Heart’s Desire! Tribulation has reached such a state that it gives us no respite even to draw breath, encompassing us from all directions and seizing us with mighty force. By Thy might, O my God! I am bewildered in mentioning Thy descending trials and falling afflictions. I know not of which tribulation to complain to Thee.

Shall I complain, O my God, of my imprisonment for known months, or of the chains whose weight has broken my neck, or the iron upon my feet? Of what the hands of the wicked have wrought, or how our families were made captive in the hands of enemies, or how they seized our possessions and destroyed our homes? Or shall I recall, O my God, when they took me and led me from village to city, my head bare and my feet unshod, my neck in chains and my hands bound? Then the people gathered around me - some who knew me and some who did not. Those who knew me stood bewildered at my plight, some mocking me, while those who knew me not all cast at me whatever stones and sticks they could find, as though they had never drunk the wine of equity nor caught the fragrance of fellowship.

By Thy Ancient Beauty and the wondrous lights of Thy countenance! They inflicted upon me that which I am ashamed to mention before Thee, which the pen cannot move to describe, nor ink flow to express, nor tablet bear, nor souls endure. Therefore I cease with this, O my God. Or shall I mention how they drove us out with our women and children from our homeland - and Thou hast counted all that befell and descended upon us - or what occurred to us thereafter, or this fresh calamity and unprecedented tribulation that has grieved hearts, disturbed souls, broken backs, and constricted breasts?

Since all this has come to pass through Thy irrevocable decree and decisive command, I beseech Thee by Thy luminous Beauty and Thy manifest Glory to make us patient in the occasions of Thy trials and tranquil in the places of Thy decree. For Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Glorious, the Omnipotent.

Thou knowest, O my God, that my complaint before Thee is but as the yearnings of lovers before their Beloved, for they desire not to complain of what they have witnessed in the paths of love and separation, or of how they have been consumed by the fire of longing. Rather, their purpose and hope is to demonstrate their sincerity before the Beloved and to prove their steadfastness in what has befallen them in the paths of affection and love, that it might serve as testimony for the lovers who will come after them upon this path.

Glory be unto Thee, O my God and my Beloved! By Thy might! I find no sweetness save in the descent of Thy trials, and I behold no glory except in the appearance of Thy tribulations. May necks be deprived that have not been placed in chains of retribution in the paths of Thy good-pleasure, and may hearts perish that have not tasted the wine of afflictions in the desert of Thy love and favor, after Thou didst promise us all this in Thy inviolable Book, saying - and Thy word is the truth: “We shall surely test you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth, lives, and fruits; but give glad tidings to the patient - those who, when affliction strikes them, say: ‘Verily, we belong to God and to Him do we return.’ These are they upon whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy; these are they who are guided aright.”

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In the name of the Most Holy, Most Exalted, Most Glorious! The springtime of divine revelation has come, and the Sovereign of verses has been established upon the throne with a dominion that has encompassed all created things. By God! The musk of utterance has diffused such fragrance that all existence, both seen and unseen, has been perfumed thereby. To this bears witness the Concourse on High and then those who have sought shelter beneath the shade of My Most Glorious Name. Thus has the Command been sent down from God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Say: O people! Cast aside what you possess and take hold of that which God, the Sovereign, the Most High, the Most Great, has commanded you. Verily this is the pure wine of reunion for those who have turned to God, and the dawning-place of hopes for all who are in the heavens and on earth. This indeed is the Most Great Proof among the nations and the Most Straight Path for all who possess clear vision. Blessed are you, O people of Baha! Take the cup in the name of your Most Exalted Lord and drink therefrom at all times. Verily it will make you independent of all else. Say: When the Hour came and the verses were sent down, faces turned away from their Lord, the Possessor of all attributes. Among them were those held back by vanities, and those prevented by learning, and those who said “I have a sealed book bearing God’s seal, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.” Say: O rejected one! Were We to accept what you claim, We would say: By God! Even if you possessed all the scriptures of those gone before and those yet to come, they would profit you not at all except through this Book from which has been detailed the Preserved Tablet. And were all the Dawning-Places of Revelation to hesitate in this Cause at this moment when the Tongue of Grandeur and Glory speaks, even for less than an instant, their deeds would be rendered vain. Thus has the matter been decreed by the True One, the Knower of things unseen. Say: You have not recognized this Revelation. By God! It cannot be compared with what has come or will come. To this testify near-stationed servants. Were We to mention to you the station of this Revelation, you would fall senseless at once. Verily the Cause is concealed behind a veil of light. Blessed are the people who know. Say: O heedless one! You who have not been awakened by God’s call nor stirred by the breezes of revelation. We see you among the denizens of the graves. Thus have We detailed the verses that you might know what every unknown man has spoken. Arise to serve God and aid His Cause, and place your trust in Him. He protects whom He wishes through His sovereignty. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Beloved. Verily the Glory be upon you and upon those who have drunk the choice sealed wine through this Hidden Name. Blessed art thou for having drunk the wine of reunion and attained to the mention of thy Lord amongst His servants, and recognized that which every renowned scholar was prevented from knowing. We have mentioned thee before and mention thee now through grace. Be thou assured in God, the Lord of existence. We beseech God to give the servants to drink, through thee, the wine of turning to Him, that they might recognize Him Who has come with the truth with manifest sovereignty. Convey My greetings to the faces of those who are with thee, even as We have greeted thy face from this praiseworthy station.

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O Javad, upon him be the Glory of God! According to the request of Ibn-i-Asdaq, who speaks in the Kingdom of Utterance:

The Day of Return has come, and the factions are in evident turmoil. Among them are those who have denied God’s grace and His Manifestation and His mercy and His sovereignty, and among them are those who have heard and hastened and acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur has spoken in the place which God has made the circling-point of the Concourse on High and the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise and the angels brought nigh.

O Javad! The All-Bountiful has come from the horizon of power for the unity of the factions and their agreement in this Cause, whereby the ocean of generosity has surged and the Tree has proclaimed: “The Kingdom and the Dominion belong to God, the Lord of the worlds!” Your name has attained the honor of presence before the Lord of Names, and your call has been heard. Verily your Lord is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. The Wronged One has heard your call and has answered you from the prison precinct, as a grace from His presence, that you might arise to that which will exalt the Word of God among all else. He is the Ordainer, the All-Wise.

Blessed is the soul that has purified its ear from tales of old and its eyes from beholding the traces of those who have denied the Day of Judgment. Say: O people of justice and fairness! The Self-Subsisting has appeared on this Day wherein the Dove has warbled upon the highest branches, and the Rock has cried out before all religions, and the breeze has wafted, and the ocean of grandeur has surged, and the Caller has called from a near place: Fear God, and prevent not yourselves from turning towards Him, nor your eyes from beholding His signs, nor your ears from this Utterance, at whose appearance every remote oppressor was thunderstruck.

Beware, O people of the earth, lest you follow your desires. Follow Him Who has guided you to the Most Great Path and the Mighty News. When you attain the choice wine of My utterance and the intoxication of the Kawthar of My bounty takes hold of you, say:

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me on a Day wherein the heaven of idle fancy was cleft asunder, and the mountain of knowledge was reduced to dust, and that which was hidden in the fortress of Thy protection was made manifest. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who holdest the reins of the world, by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the nations, to make me of those who have aided Thy Cause and spoken Thy praise and turned towards Thy horizon and drunk the choice wine of revelation from the hands of Thy bounty. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have held fast unto Thee, detached from all else but Thee. I beseech Thee by the tears of the sincere ones and the sighs of them that are nigh unto Thee in their separation from Thee, to aid me to stand firm with such steadfastness as cannot be shaken by the doubts of the doubters nor the cawing of the crows, and to enable me to serve Thy Cause with wisdom and utterance. Thou art verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

My God, my God! Thou hearest my cry and beholdest my state. I beseech Thee by Him Who conversed with the Tree, through Whom the Tree of the Manifestation spoke, to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in every world of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Generous, and Thou art the Commander, the Powerful, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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=== START BH02338 ===

O M.H.! In the Name of God, the Most Holy! The Call of God hath been raised from every direction - can ye not hear it? The glances of God have been directed toward you, O concourse of the chosen ones - how is it that ye remain occupied in your seats? Lift up your heads and open your eyes, that ye may behold the Sun of the Beauty of your Lord shining forth from the horizon of destiny with the sovereignty of His Most Glorious and Most Sublime Remembrance. This is better for you than all that was and all that shall be. Blessed art thou, O servant, in that God hath washed thee with the Kawthar of Paradise and purified thee from the defilement of those who believe not in His signs. Cast behind thee all mundane concerns, then speak forth in praise of thy Lord and say: O people! He Who was promised hath come unto you. Beware lest ye hesitate. Hasten unto Him with your hearts, for thus have ye been commanded in all the Tablets from God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Say: This is He for Whose sake the Exalted One sacrificed His life, would ye but know it. This is He Who was mentioned in all the Tablets and Who was treasured in God’s Scriptures - the Sovereign, the Mighty, the Beloved. Through Him were the heavens of utterance adorned with the suns of wisdom and exposition, to which the All-Merciful Himself beareth witness, even should ye deny it. Arise to serve God and aid His Cause, then deliver unto the people that which thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High, hath commanded thee - He Who hath appeared once again. Exalted be thy Lord, the All-Merciful, Who hath manifested from all creation that which was inscribed in the preserved Tablets of glory. Grieve not for those who have disbelieved and joined partners with God, and pay no heed to them. Turn away from them and set thy face toward God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the All-Loving. Those who remain heedless of this Cause are nourished at the breast of idle fancy - how can they attain unto this most exalted station? Thus hath it been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen, that perchance the people may return unto the seat of the Command. Say: With Us is the knowledge of the heavens and earth. Beware lest ye object to the words of God, for they have been revealed according to human nature, would ye but understand. Say: If ye wish to test your Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, then ask Him concerning the sciences ye possess, that ye may be assured within yourselves that the reins of knowledge are in the grasp of His power. With Him are sciences of which no one hath learned a single letter save God alone. Fear God, O people, and transgress not. The Chosen One hath attained unto the presence of his Lord and hath appeared before His countenance, and the Sun of His loving-kindness hath shone upon him in such wise as none can reckon. We beseech God to preserve him from the darts of idle fancies and to grant him that which is ordained for him in a hidden Tablet of glory. Blessed be his eyes for having fallen upon this imprisoned Youth. By God! Were the veil to be lifted, he would behold himself in the most exalted Paradise, in a station of praised glory. And upon thee, and upon him, and upon those who follow thee in the Cause of thy Lord and hearken unto thy words concerning this inevitable Event, be the Glory of God.

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=== START BH02339 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Mighty, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious

Your noble letter has reached this servant, from which wafted the fragrance of your love for God, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. I witnessed therein that which brought joy to my eyes, happiness to my soul, delight to my spirit, attraction to my heart, illumination to my sight, and trembling to my limbs. Every member of my body was moved, and longing seized my flesh and bones and blood and every hair, as I found its letters, words and meanings all indicative of the degrees of servitude and sincerity towards God, our Lord, the Mighty, the Worshipped, and reflective of the manifestations of your steadfastness in this Cause whereby the hearts of the servants and the foundations of lands were shaken. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to give us to drink from the cup of recognition of this Revelation as befits, to make us steadfast therein as befits, then to aid us in its service as is worthy and befits. Verily He is the Helper, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

After your letter was visited and read, along with the petition that had been submitted to the Most Holy, Most Exalted Presence, both were presented before the Ancient Beauty. Thereupon the sea of the bounty of our Lord, the Bestower, the All-Bountiful, the Generous surged, and the heaven of utterance of our Lord, the All-Merciful, was upraised with verses whereby the realities of all in the contingent realm and the kingdoms of creation were attracted. He hath sent unto thee, as a grace, bounty and mercy from His presence, then as a light and radiance for the worlds. God willing, they shall attain unto the never-ending divine favors that shine forth like suns from the horizons of that mighty Tablet, and shall be sustained by what hath been ordained therein of divine, eternal, everlasting blessings. From this moment and the moment when thou shall attain unto it and thereafter, I say: “Well is it with thee and pleasant it is to thee,” then I say: “Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.”

It is hoped that through the wondrous, sublime confirmations of the King of Oneness, you will arise to serve and assist and teach this momentous Cause with such spirit as was breathed by the Pen of the Ancient of Days in that Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet through His power and mighty breath, in such wise that you will illumine all those regions with the light of recognition of the Countenance of the All-Merciful, and all shall be adorned with the crown of guidance and the robe of sanctification from all else but God. Verily He will assist thee with truth and will send down upon thee from the heaven of His Cause that which will comfort the hearts of the oppressed. He, verily, is the most powerful of the powerful ones.

Convey from this evanescent one most holy greetings, sanctified from the world of creation, to all the masters, servants and friends. The Tablets that were requested specifically for the mentioned souls have been sent, and likewise previously several Tablets were sent specifically for the mentioned names. They will ever make this servant joyous and happy with glad tidings of their well-being. The glory be upon thee and upon the loved ones of God in those parts.

The evanescent servant

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=== START BH02340 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Great, the Most Glorious!

O Ismail, upon whom be the Glory of God! The Tablet of Creation hath been adorned with the ornament of thy Lord’s utterance, the Lord of Invention, and the Book of Revelation hath been embellished with this Remembrance, whereby the denizens of the Supreme Paradise were attracted, the dwellers of the cities of eternity were made joyous, and all who inhabit the Kingdom of Creation were thunderstruck, save those whom the hand of might and power did rescue, from One powerful and mighty and all-knowing.

Blessed is the soul that hath detached itself from all else but God and stood firm in assisting His Cause amongst the worlds. This is a Day wherein all atoms speak even as the Tongue of Grandeur and Glory hath spoken, yet most of the people remain heedless. The fragrance of the garment hath been diffused throughout the world, inasmuch as the Ancient Beauty hath appeared adorned with His Most Great Name. Blessed is he who hath turned and attained, and woe betide them that have turned away!

Say: Have ye occupied yourselves with the world after We have abandoned it to the dogs? Fear ye God and be not of them that are far removed. Hold fast unto that which profiteth you and follow not those who have denied God when He came with His sovereign Kingdom, the Inaccessible, the Mighty, the Impregnable. Their likeness is as the likeness of those who awaited the days of the Spirit, but when He came they turned away and denied God, the Lord of all worlds. Behold then and call to mind those who would invoke God at eventide and at dawn, and who awaited the days of the Luminary of the horizons, yet when He dawned from the vale of Mecca with the Kingdom of Names, they arose in opposition and objected to Him through Whom all religions were established amidst all creation. They are indeed among the most lost.

Blessed is the servant whom vain desires have not kept back from the Daystar of guidance, who hath cast away all else, turning unto God, the Lord of the throne on high and of the dust, and who, upon hearing the call from the Divine Lote Tree raised above the crimson spot, turned with his whole being and said: “Yea, O Beloved of the worlds!”

Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One in prison, and from it We perceived thy vibration at the divine breeze and thy attraction to the Word of God, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Wise. Blessed art thou for having attained unto the days of God and recognized that which most of His servants have failed to recognize. The dwellers of the cities of Names now bear witness that thou art indeed among the triumphant.

We beseech God to reveal His treasures from that land and to make thee among those who have stood so firm in His Cause that neither the hints of the wicked nor the words of the polytheists deterred them. We have accepted from thee what thou didst acknowledge at the beginning of thy letter. Know thou the station of this bounty and be of the thankful ones. As for what thou didst desire regarding the laws, their sun hath dawned from the horizon of thy Lord’s utterance, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We shall soon send them unto thee. Verily thy Lord is the Almighty, the Powerful.

Be thou assured of thy Lord’s tender mercies, then make mention of Him at morn and eventide. Convey My greetings unto the faces of those whom the breezes of their Lord, the All-Merciful, have stirred and brought forth from darkness into light. Thus hath His grace preceded all created things and His mercy encompassed all contingent beings, yet most people remain veiled.

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In His Name, the One Who abideth after the extinction of all things!

Thy letter hath attained the Most Great Success in that it hath come into the presence of this Scene, when We were encompassed by tribulations which none can reckon save the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We have read it and become acquainted with its contents, and We have heard thy yearning in separation. All things have been created for the meeting with God, yet when He appeared, every idolator and infidel denied Him, save those whom God preserved through His grace and aided to turn towards the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. The meeting hath diverse degrees - thus hath the matter been decreed in the Book. Among the people are those who attained the presence yet did not truly attain, and among them are those who remained in their homes yet received the decree of attainment from thy Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen One, through His word that revealeth all things and establisheth every matter. Verily He is the Ruler over whatsoever He willeth, and He is the Powerful, the Sovereign.

In the name of the Peerless Friend! The letter which that honored one sent to this servant who is present before the Throne was noted, and the effect of the heart’s burning heat in separation from the Dawning-Place of Oneness was perceived. All matters depend upon God’s command, and whatsoever hath been revealed by the Pen of the Divine Command concerning any soul is firmly established in all the infinite divine worlds. For example, observe that from the beginning of the mention in the new Revelation, whatsoever was revealed concerning each soul remaineth mentioned until now and shall remain mentioned hereafter, and likewise it is mentioned and established in the infinite worlds. Verily He is knowing of all things and powerful over all things. Therefore that honored one should not be grieved, for the decree of nearness and meeting and presence before the Throne hath repeatedly been revealed specifically for that honored one from the Supreme Pen. Rejoice thou and be of those who are thankful. In this year infinite tribulations have descended and the prison-land hath been witnessed in utmost upheaval and agitation. That which was foretold in previous Tablets hath manifestly come to pass from concealment. In view of these occurrences We did not summon thee before, and until now it hath remained postponed. Should God will and desire thy presence among creation, He will surely summon thee. He is the Protector of those who love Him. Verily He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. In any case that honored one should not be grieved, for all good hath been revealed in the Tablets concerning that honored one. Observe how God hath seized those in the lands who transgressed against Our new Name when We sent it with a clear Tablet. We have clothed them with the garment of hunger and fear, for through them was established the foundation of tyranny. Then We shall seize him who was their source. Verily thy Lord is the Powerful, the Mighty. This is what was revealed in the Tablets aforetime, and We informed thereof the servants who followed the truth and were of the assured ones.

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=== START BH02343 ===

O Leaf, sister of His honor Haji Siyyid Javad, upon them both be the glory of God! He is the Consoler, the Comforter, the Generous One! The Supreme Pen hath revealed concerning the most great tribulation that which caused the Tablet to lament and raised the cry of the Names. O My loved ones, My chosen ones, My leaves and My handmaidens! Be not grieved. By the life of God, after these sorrows, surging oceans of joy shall be witnessed. In the nights and days did the Nature of God lament and the Eye of Loving-kindness wept, although for those of insight and those near to God, whatsoever hath occurred hath been the cause of the exaltation of the Word of God and the advancement of souls. Yet outwardly, from all things - from mountains, trees and seas, even unto the pit and the pebble - lamentation and moaning were raised. Now We counsel all, both men and women, to patience and forbearance. We have loved patience and commanded it unto all, before and after, and at this evident time. O My handmaiden and My leaf! Hearken unto My call from the direction of My prison. Verily, all the treasures of the earth and the adornment of its queens cannot equal it. He Who speaketh in every condition beareth witness to this, that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Powerful. Know thou with clear certainty that God, exalted be His glory, is just, and assuredly according to the requirements of justice shall He requite those who led astray, the polytheists, the slanderers and the murderers. Not an atom escapeth His knowledge. He doeth what He willeth and He is the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Give thanks unto thy Lord, for He hath turned unto thee and revealed for thee from the heaven of utterance that which He hath made a proof unto all who are on earth. Thus hath the Tongue of Grandeur spoken, as a favor from Him unto His leaves who have drunk the cup of tribulation in the path of God, the Lord of all beings and the Possessor of Names. Convey My greetings to the handmaidens of that land. Say to those who are with thee: Grieve not for what hath befallen My loved ones in My path. Soon shall the tender mercies of their Lord, the Generous One, encompass them. Death is inevitable for all; therefore if it occur in the path of the Peerless Friend, it is assuredly most exalted and most beloved, for that death is the cause of eternal life and the source of everlasting existence. We beseech God to change the sorrow of His loved ones into the Most Great Joy and to ordain for them what He hath ordained for His chosen ones who have sacrificed what they possessed of wealth, souls and bodies in His straight Path. Praise be unto Him, for He is the Goal of the mystics and the Beloved of the worlds. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon My martyrs and upon their bodies and fragments thereof and drops of their blood, and upon those who have circled round them and have been blessed with reading what God hath revealed concerning them from the heaven of His knowledge and utterance. Verily, He is the Single, the One, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

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He is God, exalted be His station, the All-Wise, the All-Eloquent

This is a Book which the Wronged One hath sent down from the precincts of His Most Great Prison, that it may draw mankind nearer unto God, the Lord of all worlds. He hath desired to make mention of one of His Afnan who was attracted by His verses, soared in His atmosphere, spoke forth His praise, held fast unto the cord of His grace, and took hold of the Book of God with such strength that neither the pharaohs of the earth nor the tyrants of the land could deter him, and who arose to serve the Cause with such steadfastness that neither the might of those who disbelieved in God and His signs, nor those who turned away from His straight path and His mighty announcement, could cause him to stumble. Thou hast been mentioned before the Face and shalt continue to be as thou wert. Verily thy Lord is with thee under all conditions. He is, in truth, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

O My Afnan! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. The Name of Munificence, who circled round the House by night and day, desired thy mention. We have therefore mentioned thee in this mighty Tablet. The Wronged One beareth witness to thy devotion, thy humility, thy submissiveness, thy steadfastness, and thy service to the Cause of God, the sovereign Truth, the manifest Justice. Thou hast performed for God’s sake that which shall not perish through the duration of His kingdom and His dominion. Thus have We sent down the verses and dispatched them unto thee, that thy breast may be dilated thereby and thy heart rejoiced. Even so have the glances of the Wronged One been directed towards thee from this far-distant spot. Convey My greetings to the faces of My Afnan, remind them of My verses, and give them the glad-tidings of that which hath been sent down for them in the Crimson Book from My Most Exalted Pen. Verily thy Lord is the All-Merciful, the Bountiful. We beseech God to protect them from the croaking of every croaker and from those whose hearts and tongues are not in accord. This is what We informed you of before, and at this moment nothing whatsoever escapeth His knowledge. He is the Concealer, the All-Forbearing, the Mighty, the Great. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon those who are with thee, who love thee and hearken unto thy word concerning the Cause of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

One day the Name of Munificence - upon him be My glory - attained the presence of the Face and expressed boundless love and embarrassment regarding the Afnan - upon him be My glory and loving-kindness. He mentioned that he had been the cause of his trouble. In showing kindness and love there was no hesitation. He asked from God - exalted be His glory - for that which endureth and remaineth. We said: O Name of Munificence! The Afnan have come into being from nothingness for the service of God - exalted be His glory. He and all that is with him shall return unto God. This word hath been inscribed by the divine Pen at the very heart of God’s Book. Well is it with him and pleasant it is unto him. Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to the loved ones of that land. We beseech God to unite the hearts and tongues of His servants, that the evident bounties and revealed verses may not be deprived of their influence and fruit. Thus hath the Pen of the Wronged One spoken at this moment. The kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of all worlds.

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He is the Most Wondrous, the Wondrous One

The Essence of Eternity, in the Temple of Glory, in the sweetest Persian melodies, uttereth:

O thou who art the beloved of God! Free thyself from all else save Him, that thou mayest enter upon the pleasant precincts of the All-Merciful and the paradise of the All-Glorious One, attaining unto the holy Temple and wondrous Beauty. O thou who art the beloved of God! Compare not this holy and wondrous Paradise with any other paradise, nor liken it unto any other garden. I swear by God that beneath the shade of but one leaf of its Tree have been and shall be created infinite paradises, though not all souls shall receive their portion thereof save whom thy Lord willeth. For at its gate stand the denizens of the all-highest Paradise and its chosen ones, who will not permit entry into this blessed and sublime station until they find one purified and sanctified from all human allusions, earthly indications, personal imaginings and idle fancies. Therefore, O beloved one, regard the vanishing world as non-existent and count all save My remembrance as null. Hold fast unto the cord of My love, that through divine bounty and glorious favor thou mayest enter this spiritual paradise and behold such realms that all thou hast heretofore witnessed shall appear as but a drop compared to the Most Great Ocean, and thou shalt be wholly freed and delivered from earthly dross, entering the holy retreats of divine oneness.

O beloved! When the Day-Star of the horizons shone forth from the Iraq quarter, as that holy and wondrous Temple was seated before the Throne, He desired to utter a wondrous and glorious word and draw thee, through the gems of outpoured and hallowed grace and universal, divine mercy, from the realms of fancy and passion to the pleasant expanses of certitude and eternity. However, in view of the weakness of all created things and whatsoever is therein, and the poverty of the people of creation and all that pertaineth unto them, that Beauty of the All-Sufficient withdrew from the heaven of utterance to the kingdom of silence, lest the pillars of men be shaken and the hearts of people be cut off. For in those days the appointed time of silence in the kingdom of the divine Cause had not yet been fulfilled. Therefore, as a token of grace and bounty toward men, the tongue of clear utterance remained still in the hidden corners of silence. But as in these days the grace of the All-Knowing One hath appeared from the most holy, most gracious, most glorious and most exalted horizon, and the time of silence hath been fulfilled, He hath therefore spoken forth with these most decisive, most perfect and most exact words, that perchance the eyes of the mystics may become purified and sanctified from the veils of sinners and the shrouds of the heedless, that ye may perceive the Beauty of the Lord of Glory Who hath appeared from the horizon of grace and bounty in another turn, and that ye may attain unto His presence, which hath been the true purpose of the Lord of existence. And peace be upon thee, if thou be of them that hear.

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In the Name of the Most Holy, the Most Great, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

Hearken in the Persian tongue to the call of the Wronged One of the horizons. The whole world hath been created for the knowledge of God, and His knowledge is dependent upon the knowledge of the Manifestation of His Self and the Dawning-Place of His Revelation, inasmuch as that sanctified Being hath ever been, and will forever remain, sanctified from appearance and emergence, and exalted above ascent and descent. All the most beautiful names and most exalted attributes refer back to the Dawning-Place of God’s Cause, for He is the Manifestation of God amidst creation. Whoso hath known Him hath known God, and whoso hath turned away from Him hath turned away from God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Whenever the Sun of Truth hath risen from the horizon of divine Will, all people have arisen in opposition and protest, save those souls who have rent asunder the veils of idle fancies with the fingers of certitude and have turned toward the manifest horizon. Today all must fix their gaze upon the horizon of the Cause, for if they turn to aught else besides Him and what proceedeth from His presence, they shall be veiled from the Truth and deprived of the fragrances of the days of God.

Consider the appearance of the Luminary of Truth from the horizon of Hijaz. In the early years, all the divines, men of letters and nobles united in complete opposition to shed His pure blood, yet after His Cause was exalted, a great multitude turned toward the divine horizon of revelation and the dawning-place of celestial light. However, some did so with complete submission and harmony, while others with the utmost duplicity and hypocrisy, as is recorded in detail in the books.

The purpose of this utterance is that certain souls who attribute themselves to the Truth, while soaring with the wings of self and desire, are not and have never been of the Truth. That honored one should remind all the loved ones of the divine virtues and heavenly commandments, that all may act according to what God hath willed and be adorned with the ornament of love, unity, friendship and concord.

Say: O people! Dispute not concerning the Cause of God. Follow that which ye have been commanded in the perspicuous Book. Beware lest the deeds of those who claim to believe should deter you. He who transgresseth My bounds is not of Me, except he repent and return unto God, the Forgiving, the Generous.

Verily, I rejoice in what thou hast mentioned before the Throne, and this wondrous Tablet hath been revealed for thee. Those who are heedless this day are indeed wandering in the wilderness of error. Say: Take ye the cup of steadfastness and assurance in the name of your Lord, the All-Merciful, then drink therefrom in spite of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of all worlds. Thus have We sent down the verses as a grace from Our presence upon thee, that thou mayest thank thy Lord and be of those who are firmly rooted. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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O Muhammad-Qabl-Rahim who hath migrated and attained! O son!

In the Name of Him by Whom the ocean of utterance surgeth, a light sent down by the All-Merciful, which He hath dispatched in the form of a Tablet and made it glad tidings from His presence to all who are in the heavens and earth. Through it the sincere ones behold what hath been veiled from the eyes of the people, and those near unto God turn toward His sanctified and mighty and all-knowing countenance.

O Pen! Make mention of him who left his homeland, seeking his most exalted homeland - the station wherein the Lord of all beings proclaimeth: “There is none other God but Me, the All-Hearing, the All-Informed.” He traversed land and sea until he reached the shore of the Most Great Sea, from whose waves can be heard what Moses heard on the most exalted and ancient Sinai - the spot whereon was established the mighty throne of God. Blessed art thou for having purposed, arrived, attained unto the presence, and heard the call of the Wronged One while imprisoned in this mighty fortress. Know thou the station of this most great station, then give thanks to thy Lord, the Generous Bestower, Who aided thee to attain this Cause which was inscribed in God’s books of old, and gave thee to drink of the Kawthar of reunion from the hands of His mercy which have preceded all worlds.

In the name of the Peerless Friend, hearken in the Persian tongue to the divine call, that the sweetness of the call may so attract thee to a station wherein the evanescent affairs of the world shall not occupy thee for a single moment nor hold thee back from the Lord of Names. That which hath proceeded from thee in the path of God hath been recorded by the Most Exalted Pen in God’s Book. Arise to serve the Cause with utmost joy and assurance, with spirit and fragrance. Soon all that is visible shall vanish and pass away, while that which endureth and lasteth is the word that hath been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen concerning thee. Convey My greetings to them that drink of the choice-sealed wine, that all may arise as befitteth their relationship to God and as beseemeth His Day. The deeds of the people of Baha must needs be witnessed among the deeds of the people of the earth even as the sun - manifest, brilliant and resplendent. Say: This is a day wherein man can possess that which shall endure as long as the kingdom of earth and heaven endureth. Let not time slip away, but strive to attain this most exalted station, this greatest nobility and mightiest favor. We beseech God to make all aware and give them to drink from the Kawthar of steadfastness. This is the greatest of all deeds and the mightiest thereof. Ask God to grant all success in this. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have drunk of the Kawthar of steadfastness in this most ancient, most holy, mighty and glorious Cause.

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In the name of God, the Ever-Abiding! This is a Book from God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who hath been named after the Spirit in the kingdom of his Lord, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved, that he may cast the world behind him and turn with his whole being unto God, with Whom lieth the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be. O servant! The Hidden Secret hath been revealed, and from the horizon of bounty the Concealed Beauty hath shone forth. Arise and herald unto mankind this Cause, through whose name all that exists between the K and the N hath been created. Rend asunder the veils, that there may appear unto thee the Sun of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name with manifest sovereignty. They who have disbelieved–these shall have no portion of this Ridvan, and soon shall they enter the fire. And they who have believed–these are God’s people, and they shall rejoice in Paradise. Say: O people! This is the Lamp of God among you, and the Sun of bounty above you, and the Cloud of mercy for you. Beware lest ye be veiled therefrom. Arise from the slumber of passion, then remember your Lord, the Most High, the Most Glorious–this is better for you than that which ye have known and shall know. Say: Through His name hath God distinguished between His servants, such that upon every brow hath been inscribed that which is decreed for it. Exalted then is He Who possesseth this power that hath encompassed all whereunto the name of existence can be applied. Say: O people! Were ye to sanctify your ears, ye would hear from all things that He is God, there is no God but Him, the King, the Exalted, the Great, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Glorious, the Praiseworthy. Leave the idolaters to themselves and their deeds, then call upon God every evening and morn. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by this Dawn which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of Thy mercy, and by the showers of the rain of Thy grace which have descended from the clouds of Thy gifts and favors, that Thou leave me not to myself and my desires. Deliver me from all else but Thee, and purify me from all save Thee, and direct me unto the splendors of the light of Thy face, the Mighty, the Luminous. O my Lord! Deprive me not of the fountains of Thy generosity and the oceans of Thy favors. Then cause me to speak Thy praise amongst Thy creatures. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest, and Thou art the Most High, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. O my Lord! Thy days have appeared and Thy face hath shone forth from the horizon of Thy Will, and every soul that hath turned unto Thee hath been adorned with the ornament of Thy most beautiful names, and the seas of Thy bounty and forgiveness have surged for the sinners among Thy creatures, and the river of beneficence hath flowed for the seekers among Thy servants and the deserving ones among Thy creation, and the gates of Thy supreme mercy have been opened unto all who dwell in Thy earth and heaven. Here am I, among those who have turned unto Thee and placed their trust in Thee, and I am gazing toward the direction of Thy mercy and loving-kindness. I beseech Thee not to deprive me of that which Thou hast ordained for the sincere ones among Thy loved ones and the near ones among Thy servants. Verily Thou art the Giver, the Bountiful, the Forgiving, the Merciful, the Mighty, the Loving.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most High! This is a Book from Us to all who are on earth. Worship none but Him. Verily, He sufficeth you, and He is the Witness over all things. Follow Him Who asketh no recompense of you and Who summoneth you at all times unto your Lord, the All-Merciful. There hath befallen Him in exile that which no eye hath seen nor ear heard, yet He remaineth content with what God hath decreed for Him and is numbered among the thankful ones. Therein God addresseth one of His servants that he may rejoice in the remembrance of the All-Merciful and be of them that remember Him. O servant! We have remembered thee on this night and have sent down unto thee clear verses that thou mayest read them and turn through them to thy Ancient Lord. If thou findest comfort for thyself, remember My distress, and if joy overtaketh thee, remember My sorrow and tribulation, and be not of the heedless ones. We have sacrificed Ourself for all who are in the heavens and on earth, that all may enter beneath the shade of thy Lord’s mercy, the Mighty, the Great. We have borne hardships that God’s loved ones may find rest and be of them that rejoice. Blessed art thou for having been enkindled with the fire of thy Lord’s love, and for having been turned toward the right hand side, and for being numbered among the triumphant. Verses of wondrous glory have been sent down for all the loved ones, but We have withheld them from being dispatched, for Satan lieth in wait, and this is indeed a grievous wrong. We shall send them when God willeth and desireth. Convey thou My greetings unto them and give them the glad-tidings of what hath been sent down for them from the heaven of mighty glory. The Spirit and glory be upon thee and upon God’s chosen servants who have rent asunder the greatest veil and turned toward the most pure Manifestation. By God! They are of the denizens of the Supreme Paradise who dwell upon the earth, yet the idolaters are wrapt in thick veils. Remember Me to thy father and say that thy Lord preserved thee aforetime from grievous tribulation. Thus doth the Ancient Pen inform thee. Turn wholly unto Him and be not of them whom the multiplication of worldly things hath altered and who have turned away. Think upon the one who came before Us in Iraq and whom We promised the good things of this world, yet when he attained unto them he turned away. Soon shall he find himself in manifest loss, unless he return unto God and be of the penitent. We beseech God to grant him success in returning, for He is the Most Merciful of the merciful. Know thou that with thy Lord is the knowledge of the heavens and earth. Nothing escapeth His knowledge. He encompasseth all things. Soon shall the earth and all that is seen thereon perish, and there shall endure what hath been ordained for thee, which the fires of doubt and suspicion shall not overtake. Once again have We preserved thee from another tribulation. Beware lest thou forget thy Lord’s favor. Cast away vain imaginings and hold fast to the hem of thy Lord’s mercy, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. He is with His sincere servants.

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=== START BH02350 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Holy! This is a perspicuous Tablet from God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, which God hath adorned with the ornament of His knowledge among the worlds. Glorified be He Who created the Point by itself and detailed from it the knowledge of the first and the last ones. Verily it is the treasury of knowledge wherein are stored the gems of sciences which none hath discovered save God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Verily it is the mirror of knowledge wherein naught is witnessed save the knowledge of our Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. Say: Through it We have raised up all created things and sent forth the Prophets and Messengers, and through it We have guided the servants to the Law of the All-Merciful and caused all things to speak in praise of My All-Knowing, All-Informed Self. Say: When it reached its ultimate goal, We then raised it up in the temple of man who speaketh at the hub of all worlds in His Name, the All-Merciful, and calleth the people unto this Salsabil which floweth from the right hand of a mighty throne. Say: By itself it is the Salsabil of the Command, for by it the temples of those brought nigh were quickened. Say: At times it is transformed by the winds and wafteth from the direction of the Ridvan, and at times the fragrance of the garment is diffused from it, and at times there appeareth from it the decree of fire and the hearts of the sincere are consumed by it in their love for God, the King, the Mighty, the Beautiful. And at times thou findest it as though it were the sun from which all that was and will be is illumined, were ye of those who know. Verily it is the Mother of the Bayan and the treasury of the pearls of God’s knowledge, the King, the Just, the Wise. Through it the oceans of wisdom have surged in the contingent world and knowledge hath been ordained in all things, if ye be of the perceiving ones. Thus have We mentioned unto thee in this Tablet that whereby Our assured servants shall be made independent of all that hath been created between the heavens and the earth. Verily it is the mercy that hath preceded all worlds and the vengeance that hath encompassed the guilty ones. O loved ones of God! Hearken unto what the Dove of the All-Merciful warbleth upon the branches of this Tree which hath been raised up in truth and which God hath made the gathering-place of the people of all the worlds. Detach yourselves from all else but Him, then turn unto Him with radiant white faces and pure illumined hearts. Verily your Lord, the All-Merciful, will suffice you, and naught besides Him will ever suffice you. This is a revelation from One All-Knowing, All-Informed. And thou, O servant, cleanse thine eye from the ophthalmia of the world that thou mayest be able to behold the countenance of thy Lord and be of the triumphant ones. Then stand firm in the Cause of God, thy Lord, and turn not unto the clamor of the polytheists. Be thou at peace within thyself, then drink the Kawthar of certitude in the days of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, and be not of those who hesitate. Say: God! Then leave the polytheists in the lowest depths of hell. Say: Whoso hesitateth in this Cause, he is of the polytheists in the tablets of mighty glory. And whoso believeth in this Revelation, he is of the monotheists before God, thy Lord and the Lord of all creatures. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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He is the Light shining from the horizon of the world! This is the Day wherein the Intended One calleth aloud and beareth unto the people glad-tidings of His irrevocable Cause and His sealed Wine. Blessed are they who have turned with faces of light and illumined hearts, and have taken the cup of bounty from the hand of the Lord of Names and Creator of heaven, and have drunk in His Name, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling. The Fire hath appeared from the Divine Lote-Tree and He Who conversed upon Sinai speaketh from the horizon of the heaven of Revelation: O people of the earth! By God, the Promise hath come, and the Promised One calleth from His glorious station, summoning you unto God, the Lord of the unseen and the seen. The All-Merciful hath dawned upon all that are in the contingent world, and the Most Great Countenance and Lord of Destiny hath appeared, saying: O concourse of men! Turn ye to the Most Glorious Horizon and hearken unto the shrill voice of My Most Exalted Pen. Verily, it guideth you unto the path of God, Lord of what was and what shall be. O thou who art mentioned before the Wronged One! We have heard thy remembrance and have remembered thee with that which no possession of nations nor of princes and kings can equal. Blessed art thou for having attained unto the traces of My Most Exalted Pen and for being mentioned by the Wronged One while seated upon the throne of His Name, the All-Loving. We have revealed the verses and manifested the evidences and rent asunder the veils before all faces, such that the might of the world hath not hindered Us. To this testifieth he who possesseth a recorded Book. Tribulations have encompassed Us from every direction and calamities from all regions, while the Pen of the Chosen One speaketh at eventide and at dawn, and at sunset and at daybreak: “There is none other God but Me, the Truth, the Knower of things unseen.” Blessed is he who hath heard My call and turned to My horizon and spoken My praise and arose to serve My Cause and held fast to My extended cord. When thou art attracted by the fragrances of My verses and seized by the Kawthar of Mine utterance, say: “My God, my God! Thou seest him who is remote seeking Thy nearness, and the poor one seeking the ocean of Thy riches, and the thirsty one seeking the Kawthar of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee by the lights of the Day-Star of Thy utterance and the mysteries of Thy Book and by Thy Most Exalted Horizon and that which was treasured in the repositories of Thy Pen and the treasuries of Thy knowledge, O Lord of Names and Creator of heaven, to aid me to be steadfast in Thy Cause and to arise in Thy service. O my Lord! Thou seest me confessing to that which the Tongue of Thy Grandeur hath spoken in the Kingdom of Thine utterance. Strengthen, O my God, my heart and my limbs such that neither the power of the mighty nor the doubts of the learned may weaken them. Then make me ablaze with the fire of Thy Tree and illumined by the lights of Thy Throne. I beseech Thee, O Revealer of verses, by Thy Command whereby Thou didst raise the standards of Thy Manifestation in the horizons and the banners of Thy victory in all lands, to ordain for me from the Pen of Thy bounty that which shall accompany me in every world of Thy worlds. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. There is none other God but Thee, the Single, the One, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the Most Bountiful.”

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He is the Remembering, the Sorrowful One

O Land of Sad (Isfahan), remember what the people did to the family of the Messenger and what befell the children of the Chosen One at the hands of thy people. O Land of Sad, the Sun of Hijaz asks thee about His family, and the Virgin, the Chosen One, about her sons and daughter. Did the oppressors place her grave in a dark well, or did they drag her out with ropes of hatred to another calamity? By the life of the Beloved, the powers of heaven were shaken by this dire catastrophe! Alas! Alas! The Luminary of Batha wailed among the Concourse on High for what befell His family from the manifestations of hatred.

O people of Sad! By God, ye have committed that which hath caused the dawning-places of vainglory and the daysprings of tyranny in all creation to be bewildered. Be fair - by what proof did ye slay those through whom the Cause of the All-Merciful was spread in the East and West of the earth? Alas! Alas! Through you the Ark of the Messenger was broken and the progeny of the Chosen One were drowned. Through you joy was transformed into sorrow and darkness encompassed all in creation, save whom the All-Merciful willed.

O people of Sad! Hearken unto what Muhammad, the Messenger of God, calls out to you from the highest horizon: “O people of hatred and wickedness! Where is my Hasan who was aflame with the fire of God’s love in the kingdom of creation and was adorned with the ornament of faithfulness between earth and heaven? And where is my Husayn who accepted no ransom in the path of God, the Lord of all beings? By My life, O company of evil ones, no excuse or justification remains for you despite My words ‘The righteous are Mine and the wicked are Mine.’ Did ye imagine faith for yourselves and consider yourselves people of the Furqan? Nay, by the Self of the All-Merciful! Every learned one who donned the robe of grace hath wailed at your deeds, and every knower adorned with justice hath cried out at your actions. The lamentations of the Concourse on High have risen from your tyranny and the cry of all things from what your hands have wrought. Ye read the Qur’an yet deny its Source and He Who revealed it, and ye acknowledge My Messengership yet slay My children and turn away from Him Who sent Me. O company of hatred, ye have bewildered Me - nay, all that was created by the Word of God, the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting.

O Mariner of the Sea! Where are thy ships? Have they been broken by the rocks of unbelief and discord? Or have they been drowned by the winds of oppression and hypocrisy? Or have they sailed from the cities of bodies to the gardens of spirits? Or have they migrated from the wilderness of separation and remoteness to the station of nearness and holiness and reunion? O Lord of the worlds! By Thy might and sovereignty, I cannot mention what befell them from the winds of oppression. By Thy Self, I am ashamed to disclose what I have seen and known. Thou knowest what I have and I know not what Thou hast, for Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. But I present a word to show my submission to Thy binding command and my adherence to Thy decisive decree: The croaking hath risen for the Nightingale hath taken flight. Command belongeth unto God, the Single One, the All-Informed.

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=== START BH02353 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory in wisdom and utterance! O Name of Bounty! Upon thee be my Baha! The letter of his honor Andalib, upon him be my Baha, which he sent to you was read before the Face. Praise be to God, they are gazing toward the supreme horizon and are speaking in praise and thanksgiving and are steadfast in service. That which they wrote concerning the harmony and unity of the two stars, upon them both be my Baha and my loving-kindness and my mercy - the horizon of grief hath been illumined and made radiant with the light of joy. We beseech God to make all their deeds and devotions as a single rose, and their condition in my service everlasting. This blessed word is from the Sovereign of existence, that is, the Seal of the Prophets, which He taught to ’Ali. Praise be to God, they have spent themselves in the path of God. From the earliest days they have attained and have drunk the cup of recognition from the hands of the bounty of the Lord of Religions. Happy are they and blessed are they! And concerning what some have written that they speak according to their own vain imaginings and hold fast to that which God hath not intended - there are souls whose tree of hope hath been cut down by their deeds. We have previously revealed in the Hidden Words: “O MOVING FORM OF DUST! I am fain to commune with thee but thou wouldst put no trust in Me. The sword of thy rebellion hath felled the tree of thy hope. At all times I am near unto thee, but thou art ever far from Me. Imperishable glory I have chosen for thee, yet boundless shame thou hast chosen for thyself. While there is yet time, return, and lose not thy chance.” O Name of Bounty! God is aware that they have committed deeds at which equity itself hath wept and the heart hath cried out in lamentation. Such souls have ever spoken according to their vain imaginings. In the time of the Seal of the Prophets, every day a few would speak according to their desires. Such souls have ever existed and continue to exist. We beseech God to guide all and deprive none from the ocean of knowledge. Today everything findeth its seeker except the precious pearls that have appeared and shone forth from the treasury of the Supreme Pen - these remain without buyer. The seeker is missing, the purchaser non-existent. Yet a time shall come when people will eagerly purchase the pearls of the ocean of utterance with their very lives. We convey Our greetings to all the friends in that land. O people of God! Steadfastness is beloved. All must be so firm and steadfast that neither the tempests of days nor the hurricanes of vain imaginings shall move them. Those souls who speak contrary to the will of God - their every word and deed testifieth to the loss of such souls. O My loved ones! Be not grieved by anything nor by that which the ignorant utter. These move according to their desires. We beseech God to aid them to return. Verily He is the Mighty, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting.

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=== START BH02354 ===

O Afnan upon whom be all My most glorious Baha! He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance. O My Afnan, upon thee be My Baha! From the rustling of the Divine Lote Tree in the Most Exalted Paradise this word is revealed: “Be Mine that I may be thine.” Praise be to God, they have attained and succeeded, and are illumined and adorned with the lights of the Most Great Steadfastness. O My Afnan, upon thee be My Baha and My loving-kindness! Thy letter which thou didst send to the Afnan, upon him be My Baha and My loving-kindness, was seen. Every letter thereof was illumined with the light of unity and voiced the words “there is none other God but Him.” Reflect upon God’s loving-kindness - the letter hath attained to this most exalted station and supreme height, while those who considered themselves the most learned and knowledgeable among nations have deviated from the Path and returned to their own abode. I testify that the grace hath encompassed you, and the mercy is with you, and the bounty is yours. Regarding the matter mentioned to his honor Afnan Muhsin, upon him be My Baha, that which is now intended was mentioned. From the first day that honored one hath arisen with complete dedication to serve the Lord of all beings. This is a testimony uttered by the Tongue of Grandeur in His Most Great Prison. In truth, that honored one is numbered among the inheritors of this Cause. Let him act in whatever way he deemeth advisable. The purpose is that there should appear in that land that which will cause the exaltation of the Word of God. The Command is in His hand - He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. The glory and the remembrance and the greatness be upon you and upon those who are with you and who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds. O helper of God’s Cause! If wisdom permiteth, inform some of that which befitteth not the days of God and is unacceptable before His Presence. Some of the servants make their own interpretations to justify certain things as lawful, without any evidence from God. Until now no word hath been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen exposing the deeds of such souls, for the Name “the Concealer” hath ever clung to the hem of grace. Therefore concealment hath taken precedence. Verily He is the Concealer Who seeth and concealeth, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Although in these days the ocean of forgiveness is surging and the sun of grace is shining from the highest horizon of the world, yet for every deed there is ordained its own effect. Today those servants who gaze toward the Greatest Scene must hold fast to such deeds from which the fragrance of sanctity is wafted and which cause the people of the world to turn towards God. Most strange, utterly strange, are those souls who for the sake of a moment’s pleasure deprive themselves of God’s good-pleasure which is the cause of eternal life and everlasting bounty. We beseech God to assist them to return and to adorn them with the ornament of fear of God. Verily He is the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below.

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=== START BH02355 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and the Power! O my Afnan, upon thee be My glory! My Afnan, upon him be My glory, hath desired to take from the Most Great Ocean a sea of pearls of wisdom and utterance as a gift and bestow them upon you. How excellent is the Giver and how excellent is the achiever! O Mustafa Afnan, upon him and upon thee be My glory! He hath sought from the Sun of Truth a special effulgence for you, that perchance the horizons of the world may be adorned with the light of unity from the lights of the Sun of inner meanings, such that thou shalt see therein, that is on earth, neither crookedness nor inequality. O Mahdi Afnan, upon him be the peace of the All-Merciful! He hath desired to bring a fruit from the Lote-Tree of utterance that thou mayest find intimate fellowship with the remembrance of God in joy and gladness and delight and bliss, and hold fast unto that which beseemeth the station of man. O Muhammad-’Ali, O Afnan! From the garden of knowledge he cometh with roses of remembrance and utterance. His remembrance is the dawning-place of remembrances and his utterance is the luminary of proof. Blessed art thou and blessed are they that attain! O ’Ali, O Afnan! From the fresh palm tree of knowledge he hath desired fresh dates to place in the mouths of those who seek the Ka’bah of knowledge, and the herald of glory proclaimeth “Well done!” O My loved ones (’Illiyin)! When the vengeance and might of autumn seized the world, Afnan cometh with the breezes of the divine springtime and the rains of vernal mercy. We hope that the earth of existence may become verdant and flourishing through the grace of these days. O Muhammad-Qabl-i-Husayn! Say: O Pure One! O King! Every one possessed of knowledge hath testified to Thy oneness. Thou art that Almighty One whose bounty brought existence into being, and the errors of the servants held not back Thy favors. O Generous One! Illumine through the Dawning-Place of Thy light and grant true wealth from the Day-Spring of Thy riches. Thou art the Bestower and the Powerful. O Husayn! Say: O Lord! Thou art that King whom the hosts of the world did not prevent from Thy Cause, and the might of the nations held not back from Thy power. Thou art that Generous One whom the disobedience of the people of possibility did not prevent from the kingdom of forgiveness. Thy mercy, like a copious rain, descendeth upon the righteous and the sinful. O Merciful One! Withhold not Thy servants from the ocean of Thy bounty and deprive them not. Thou art the Bestower and the Kind. O Light! O Expansive One! Afnan, upon him be the loving-kindness of the All-Merciful, hath desired to take from the heaven of grace a brilliant star and bring it as a gift. Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, the Lord of the mighty throne. And we seal the book with mention of al-Javad, upon him be My glory, who hath turned towards you. We beseech God, exalted be He, to aid him and His loved ones in that which He loveth and is pleased with, and to ordain for them good in the hereafter and the former life, and We ask Him to strengthen them in that whereby their remembrances and their names and their stations and their conditions may endure. Verily He is powerful over all things and worthy to answer.

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=== START BH02356 ===

O Afnan, M.H., who hath presented himself once again in the Most Great Prison and attained his heart’s desire - He is the All-Seeing, He is ever-present. O My Afnan, upon thee be My glory! The Hidden Book that was concealed from hearts and eyes hath been made manifest and visible in the days of Revelation. Say: O people of God! The enemies have invented calumnies and made these the means of their own associating partners with God, seeking thereby to ensnare heedless and ignorant souls. The Most Exalted Pen declareth: Such mentions serve only the purposes of malicious souls. But those servants who have quaffed the sealed wine and dwell beneath the banner of “God doeth whatsoever He willeth” see all else as non-existent and void. They have raised high the pavilion of certitude; the winds of idle fancies neither prevent nor move them. By God’s life! All things have wept tears of blood at the tyranny of the oppressors, yet these shameless people - the followers of the Bayan - display no modesty but cling to the cord of falsehood and grasp the hem of calumny, that perchance they might deprive helpless servants of the rain of divine mercy, even as they did aforetime. Say: O people of God! Be not weak-spirited, be not moved by every wind, be not deluded by every word. The Tree of Revelation, which in former Books was referred to as the One Who conversed on Sinai, hath from the beginning appeared and stood manifest before the faces of the divines and rulers. Most of the world’s peoples have, without veil or hindrance, seen and heard. Where were those manifestations of doubt and sources of idle fancy in those days? By God’s life! Each one, from fear in those days, was concealed behind a veil and hidden behind a curtain. Say: By God! Should anyone deny this Most Great Cause and this Great Announcement, he cannot prove any other matter. To this testifieth the Mother Book which is with Him. Well is it with thee, O My Afnan, for having attained the presence and heard and seen that which was hidden in knowledge and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Sacred Scrolls and Tablets. Thy letter hath been presented repeatedly, and from each letter We have inhaled the fragrance of thy love and sincerity toward God, the Illuminator of the horizons. Soon shall the world and all that thou beholdest today perish, and there shall endure that which hath been ordained for you by the Pen of Destiny from One Who is the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful. We beseech God - exalted be He - to aid thee and grant thee success in this Cause whereby feet have slipped. Hold fast unto wisdom lest the clamor be raised of those who have denied the Beginning and the End. That which thou didst send hath been presented before the Wronged One and hath been adorned with the ornament of acceptance. Be thankful and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who hast remembered me while I was in prison through that which the hands of every associating doubter had wrought. The glory shining from the heaven of My dominion be upon thee and upon those who have not cast behind them God’s Covenant and Testament and who have arisen with a power that the winds cannot move.

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=== START BH02357 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory in wisdom and utterance! O thou who drinkest the choice wine of My utterance and soarest in the atmosphere of My love! Hear My testimony that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Thou hast made mention of the friends and desired for each that which abideth and endureth in the Book of God. These souls have been and are remembered, and for each hath been ordained that which the minds and souls of the peoples of the world are powerless to comprehend and reckon. At some time, act on behalf of His Holiness ’Ayn [the Bab], upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, and perform that which hath been the hope of the Messengers. The people of Baha, that is, those souls who have arisen to assist and are engaged in service, have each been blessed with the traces of the Most Exalted Pen. We beseech God to aid all to do that which He loveth and is pleased with. Convey on behalf of this Wronged One greetings to each one and gladden them with the bounties of God, exalted be His glory. The ocean of divine verses surgeth, and the lights of the Day-Star of grace shine forth and are manifest from the horizon of His will. Soon shall be made known the stations of those who have turned to the Most Exalted Horizon and have acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken from His Most Glorious Station. At all times verses descend like rain from the heaven of the favor of the Lord of the Worlds - nay, even more abundantly - yet the people remain in evident doubt and mighty suspicion. His honor Nabil, son of Nabil, hath from the first days until now been blessed with favor and engaged in service. However, in the great city there befell him that which caused grief to those near unto God. With the permission of this Wronged One he arrived in that land and attained unto His good-pleasure. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to transform his sorrows into supreme joy, and We ask Him, exalted be He, to draw him nigh and ordain for him to attain the presence of the Wronged One. Verily He is the Almighty, the Powerful. O Nabil! His honor ’Ali-Akbar, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, hath repeatedly made mention of thee. He kept faith with the Covenant and made mention of the loved ones of the All-Merciful in a missive which he sent to the Wronged One. We have answered him at this time with this Perspicuous Tablet. We beseech God to ever aid His loved ones to that which will lead to the reformation of the world and the tranquility of the nations. By My life! There shall appear from them that which God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne, hath willed. Whatsoever hath been revealed in the Book of God for each of the loved ones shall assuredly come to pass. Neither might nor wealth, neither glory nor loftiness, neither hosts nor ranks, neither guns nor rifles, neither tyranny nor oppression shall prevent it. Verily He is the Almighty, the Powerful, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Informed.

=== END BH02357 ===

=== START BH02358 ===

O Rafi’! God has exalted the station of one who [ascended unto] God and was named the Most Great Victory in His perspicuous Book. Hearken with the ear of truth to the call of the Wronged One, reflect upon all matters, and likewise upon that which hath been revealed from the Supreme Pen. Verily He will make clear unto thee His path, manifest unto thee His Cause, and draw thee nigh unto Him in all conditions. The cawing hath been raised - this is among the divine promises that flowed from the Supreme Pen in Zawra’. Protect the souls from the guile of the cawers in the name of God, exalted be His glory. For twelve hundred years the ignorant divines educated people in vain imaginings, with the result that on the Last Day they issued the death warrant of the Lord of the world. Reflect upon the fruits of the deeds of that vile party, namely the Shi’ites, and hold fast to the firm and mighty cord. Perchance through His wondrous grace He may protect these helpless people from the deception of the turbaned ones. Consider the Most Holy Book - mention of what would appear in the land of Kaf and Ra was revealed in that sacred tablet from the Pen. Convey My greetings to the friends in that land. Say: This is the day of steadfastness and the day of service. Thieves lie in wait and robbers stand ready, that they might find an opportunity to steal away the pearls of divine love. Beseech God that He may aid you to remain firm with supreme steadfastness and to perform such deeds as will endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven.

O Rafi’! Reflect upon the pole of the divines, namely Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Najafi, who at the beginning of the Revelation was the chief divine of Persia. That aforementioned pole, together with all the Persian divines, engaged in cursing and denouncing the Lord of mankind and Master of the world. Finally they issued the death warrant for His pure blood. There occurred that which caused the Spirit of Truth to lament and the dwellers of the highest paradise to weep - a weeping that caused all things to don the garment of grief. Fie upon them and upon what their hands have wrought! Make the friends aware of past vain imaginings, that they may not again be debarred from the straight path by green and white turbans and remain deprived of the Most Great Ocean. Be a helper of thy Lord’s Cause in such wise that nothing whatsoever shall deter thee, no host shall frighten thee, no might of the mighty nor authority of the divines shall weaken thee. By My life! The world shall pass away and thou shalt find thyself in a glorious station, were the merest trace thereof, even less than a needle’s eye, to be revealed, all on earth would swoon away, save whom God, thy Lord, the Mighty, the Great, willeth. Glory be upon thee and upon them that are with thee and upon those who have cast away vain imaginings, clinging to the cord of certitude.

=== END BH02358 ===

=== START BH02359 ===

O Muhammad! In these days the Supreme Pen has preferred and chosen silence over speech. In the nights and days its scratching is raised, yet ears capable of hearing are rarer than the red elixir. The revelation has encompassed all possibility and divine verses have descended like torrential rain, yet ignorant servants cling to vain imaginings and hold fast to calumnies. Previously, one lying malicious woman caused disorder among the Shi’ih party and on the Day of Judgment sent them all to hell, such that from pulpits and shrines they cursed the Truth and issued fatwas for the shedding of His most pure blood. Now too the deniers of the Bayan cling to the same vain imaginings and are occupied with misleading people. The words of the past have resurfaced - sometimes they say the Bayan has been altered, uttering calumnies the like of which have never been heard in creation. It is not known what they have understood from the Day of God and by what proof and evidence they have chosen faith. O Muhammad! By the life of God, they are seen to be more degraded and more rebellious than the previous party. Say: Woe unto you! Were it not for the Glory (Baha), who would call out before all humanity? And were it not for Him, who would manifest the Truth before the faces of the rulers? Fear God, O people, then be fair in His Cause, the firm, the mighty, the wondrous. And among them is one who said that He stole the verses of the Point and revealed them in His own name. Say: Woe unto you, O heedless doubter! Say: Die in your rage! God has made His Bayan the point of circumambulation for the books of the world. Fear the All-Merciful, O people, and be not of the wrongdoers. Say: Do you believe in the Point yet deny His Messenger, and do you read the verses yet reject their Revealer? Be fair and be not of the losers. O Muhammad! Aid thy Lord through wisdom and utterance, and be not of the silent ones. We have mentioned thee before and at this time, that thou mayest arise to aid the Cause with a steadfastness that the doubts of the people cannot shake nor the gestures of any remote scholar prevent. We ask God to forgive thee and forgive those for whom thou didst previously seek forgiveness. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to the friends. Say: O people of God! Hold fast to the truth alone. By the life of God, this Day is different from other days and this Cause is different from other causes. It has no likeness in what came before or after. Abandon what the people possess and take what ye are commanded by God, the Ordainer, the Ancient. O people of God! Strive that perchance the croaking of the croakers and the clamor of the transgressors may not deprive the people from the Lord of the Day of Judgment. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who hear thy words concerning the Cause of God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02359 ===

=== START BH02360 ===

O friends of God, the Most Holy, the Most Great! O My loved ones! Baha does not know which of His tribulations to recount to you. Shall He mention what was inflicted upon Him by the oppressors, or what was visited upon you by Satan’s party who disbelieved in their Lord, the All-Merciful? We were sitting in prison while two watchmen, through whom the clouds were prevented and fires were kindled, stood guard. Whenever anyone entered the city gate turning toward God, they would inform their chief. Thus were the loved ones prevented from drawing nigh unto their Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Thus does the Ancient Beauty inform you after grief has seized Him. And remember when Nabil-i-Akbar sought to attain the presence of the Throne - the heedless ones seized him and expelled him from the city. At this the Dove lamented, all things wept, and the faces of those who had turned to God, the Mighty, the Gracious, grew pale. Every day these two visited upon Us what had never been visited upon anyone before - with thy Lord is the knowledge of what was and what will be. When We would send Tablets, they would whisper in hearts to seize God’s Tablet and its effect. Thus was the water of life withheld and the gates of reunion were closed to those who had turned to their Lord’s face, the Mighty, the Help in Peril. At all times they consulted on shedding My blood, after they had imprisoned Us for what their hands and the hands of those who denied the proof and disbelieved in the evidence had wrought. When they entered the seat of government they would say “We have disbelieved in God,” but when they saw others like themselves they would say “We are among those who follow what was revealed in the Bayan.” Every atom testifies to their falsehood and the Concourse on High curse them. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We remember God at all times and convey His messages in such wise that the followers of all religions cannot prevent Us. Those who turned away after God came upon white clouds with power and sovereignty are among those upon whose foreheads the Most Exalted Pen has inscribed “This one is among the losers.” O thou who art mentioned before the Throne! Remember thy Lord among His loved ones that they may know what was visited upon Him by the oppressors. Take care not to grieve at anything - put your trust in God your Lord. He aids whomsoever He wishes with hosts of angels - verily He is the Help in Peril. It behooveth everyone who has turned to God to manifest that whereby God’s remembrance may be exalted among His servants. These are indeed the people of Paradise - thy Lord, the Mighty, the Most High, beareth witness to this. The people are as dead, except those who have attained the Kawthar of life flowing from the direction of the Throne of the All-Merciful at all times. Blessed is he who hath cast away all else save Me, adorned his heart with the ornament of My remembrance and his face with the lights of My love - he dwelleth within the tabernacles of My mercy, around which circle the denizens of Paradise. Thus have We recounted for thee what We desire today, and have sent down for thee a decisive utterance, making it a sign for those possessed of understanding.

=== END BH02360 ===

=== START BH02361 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Glorious!

O thou who seekest My traces! Know thou that My traces encompass the heavens and the earth, and in every station My traces are found, if thou be of them that know. Verily, the heaven is the trace of My exaltation and the earth the trace of My tranquility, and the Hour whose calamity hath seized the servants is the trace of My power that dominateth the worlds. The clouds are the trace of My movement and the winds are sent forth by My Word, and the signs appear by My wondrous command. By God! The sun is the trace of My Face, shining and luminous, and the stupor which thou seest in the people is from the trace of My awe which hath encompassed creation. Thus hath the Truth spoken - hearken and be of the thankful ones. Creation is the trace of My Will, and for My love for them have I unveiled My Beauty and manifested My sovereignty which hath conquered the worlds. Dost thou see any besides Me, that thou shouldst recognize My nearness unto him? Say: Glory be to God! All is nothingness before the Ancient One. The kingdom belongeth to none save God, the One, the Single, the Peerless, the Mighty. He hath neither nearness nor remoteness, and such mentions are made in the cities of names. Verily thy Lord is sanctified above what the servants know. He is indeed exalted above all creation. All that hath been created is My trace, not My Self. Know thou this and be of the thankful ones. Beware lest thou mention creation at the manifestation of Truth. Avoid those who take partners with Him and know not that they are among the heedless ones. Are darkness and light equal? Say: Glory be to the Manifestation, that the birds of the hearts of the mystics should ascend unto Him! Whatsoever appeareth in the kingdom of that which We have explained to thee is created from the trace of thy Lord’s Pen, and that which descendeth from it is the sovereign of traces and is better than that upon which the sun shineth. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who seeketh it from God, thy Lord and the Lord of the worlds. As to what thou hast asked thy Lord, the Great, the Most High, know thou that although We desire not to turn away any who ask, yet wouldst thou be content in thyself that this trace, upon which dependeth the life of the world, should be governed by what any of the servants hath spoken? Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God! Cause me to know what Thou desirest, for I am among the worshippers. I have forsaken what is with me in hope of what is with Thee, for Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful ones. And since We behold thee asking thy Lord, We shall not disappoint thee from this mighty gate. Know thou that since it is established that He encompasseth all things and knoweth them, it is established that He is nearer to things than they are to themselves. Dost thou not see how We erase and confirm and inspire in hearts? And verily He is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. There is no God but Him, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. This is the sovereign utterance in this station. If thou knowest, thou wouldst say: Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. And this is a word which none denieth, and it is the ornament of knowledge for what thou hast asked. Be content therewith and be of the thankful ones.

=== END BH02361 ===

=== START BH02362 ===

O Mahdi! There hath come before the Throne that which was sent unto thee from Mine Afnan. Verily, the Tree respondeth unto its branches. He, verily, is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.

O Mine Afnan! I bid thee praise God for having aided thee to recognize the ocean of His knowledge and enabled thee to serve His Cause. He, verily, is the Almighty, the All-Wise.

Concerning what was mentioned about the matter of funds and the sons of the Two Lights lacking knowledge thereof - pure deeds reveal themselves and open their own door. Whatever is given to them and in their name is beloved. Verily, he who concealed it is far removed from the deed. I beseech God to aid him to do what He loveth and is pleased with. His is the Last and the First.

Concerning what was written about the funds of the land of Kha and their distribution according to the command - this was observed. Verily, He recompenseth whosoever acteth in His path. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Mirza Abu’l-Hasan shall proceed to that region according to the wish of the Afnan. Whoso loveth the Tree must needs love its branches.

Concerning what was written about that which did not arrive from the land of Kha - it shall not be demanded. This matter is reckoned among the most excellent of deeds. All the world hath no worth, let alone these trivial, transient matters. If people knew what they are heedless of, they would weep with the weeping of the bereft. By My life! If they were to discover what is now concealed from them, they would sacrifice themselves and all they possess in hope of My wondrous remembrance.

Regarding ’Ali-A?ghar Kh-A, they had written - the Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet hath been sent down from the heaven of favor and dispatched. God willing, may they receive their portion of the pearls of inner meanings hidden within the seas of divine utterances.

O Mine Afnan! The Tongue of Eternity is engaged in speech and utterance, and the Pen of the All-Merciful moveth and floweth at all times. Yet who is there that heareth and beholdeth the mighty signs of his Lord? All good unto him who hath turned towards the Lord of Destiny and the Most Great Prospect, and all woe unto him who hath turned away and disbelieved.

Whatever hath been undertaken and shall be undertaken regarding the affairs of ’Ali-Qabla-Akbar who hath ascended unto God shall be preserved and treasured with God. The Tablet adorned with the special seal of His Honor the Afnan H-S, upon him be My glory, was sent. God willing, may they attain unto it and at all times drink from the Kawthar of the knowledge of the All-Merciful Lord and be its cupbearer with wisdom and utterance.

As for the matter of the letters Alif and Sin - whatsoever hath been revealed by the Most Exalted Pen is the truth wherein there is no doubt. And regarding the debt of the King of Martyrs - let His Honor the Afnan do whatever he deemeth advisable. It is acceptable before God, but after examining the ledger and its contents. He, verily, is the Expositor, the All-Wise, the All-Knowing. Whatever remaineth of the funds from the land of Kha hath been designated for the poor of this land. Let it arrive and be delivered.

=== END BH02362 ===

=== START BH02363 ===

He is God, blessed and exalted! His are mercy and faithfulness. O My Nabil! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. Thou hast ever been and art still beneath the glance of favor. Verily We were with thee in all conditions when thou wert traveling through the lands to spread the mention and verses. Blessed art thou, and blessed thy beginning and end, thy outward and inward being. Thou didst mention His honor Aqa ’Ali-Haydar, upon whom be My glory and loving-kindness, who arose to aid My Cause. Blessed is he. We testify that he hath attained unto that which was inscribed by the Supreme Pen in the Books of God, the Lord of the worlds. The papers which his honor, who hath turned to the Most Exalted Horizon, Varqa - upon him be the glory of God, the Lord of all beings - wrote in the words of him who standeth in service to the Cause, have been presented and heard. This Wronged One Himself read them before all faces. We beseech God to grant him a reward that cannot be equaled by the treasures of the world, nor by the seas and what is therein, nor by the mountains and what lieth hidden within them. He is verily the Generous, the Possessor of great bounty. We have mentioned him in these days and sent unto him that which every word thereof beareth witness to God’s loving-kindness, mercy and grace. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid him and strengthen him to preserve what hath been sent down unto him from the heaven of the bounty of his Lord, the All-Bountiful, the Generous. O Nabil! Write the response to the loved ones, upon them be the glory of God. Remind My chosen ones of My verses and that which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of My Pen, and give them the glad-tidings of My mercy and that which My tongue hath uttered in this exalted station. O Nabil! The Supreme Pen beareth witness to the acceptance and devotion of two exalted souls. Blessed are they and blessed is he who hath heard their words concerning the Great News of God. Mention was made in thy letter of His honor ’Ali, upon him be My glory. Convey unto him My glorification and give him the glad-tidings of My mention of him. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist him and His loved ones to exalt His Word through wisdom and utterance. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer, the Helper. And We desire to end Our words with the mention of him who hath turned to My horizon, heard My call, and drunk the choice wine of utterance from the cup of My bounty - he who was named ’Abdu’llah in My kingdom and in My perspicuous Book. Praise be to God, for some time he took up residence beneath the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary and on most days partook of the Kawthar of meeting and the Salsabil of reunion. We beseech God to open before his face the gate of steadfastness, bounty, mercy and faithfulness. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous, and in His grasp are the reins of all affairs of the first and the last. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My grace be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have heard the call from the Most Exalted Horizon and have said: “Yea, yea, O Thou Goal of all who are in the heavens and on earth!”

=== END BH02363 ===

=== START BH02364 ===

The All-Glorious, Most Holy, Most Exalted Namesake beareth witness! The Pen in the Most Great Prison testifieth and calleth out amongst the nations: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Lord of eternity!” Yet the people understand not. Every thing hath voiced the praise of its Lord, yet most of the people hear not. The trees and stones have been stirred by the breezes of thy Lord, the Revealer of verses, yet the people recognize not. All faces have turned toward the Countenance of Beauty, yet the people of error perceive not. The Herald crieth out: “Hasten with your hearts toward the direction of the Beloved!” Yet the people are as dead. From the very midst of tribulation, I summon the entire creation unto God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.

O thou who hast turned toward the Qiblih of existence! By My life, wert thou to know what I endure, thou wouldst lament. Yet the Youth is in joy and gladness. In the darkness of tribulation, the countenance of Baha hath shone forth - exalted be He Who hath caused Him to speak with truth and sent Him with manifest sovereignty.

We have found the fragrance of thy love; therefore have We sent down for thee two Tablets, and after them this holy, mighty, beloved Tablet, from whose horizon hath shone the sun of the favors of thy Lord. When thou attainest unto it, say: “Praise be unto Thee for having moved the Pen of Command to my remembrance, and caused Thy sacred, cherished tongue to mention my name.”

Arise to promote the Cause with such steadfastness as cannot be hindered by the worshippers of idle fancies nor the conditions of those who have disbelieved in God, the Mighty, the All-Loving. Blessed is he who hath cast away what the people possess and turned wholly toward the praiseworthy station.

We make mention, at all times, of the loved ones of the All-Merciful, that the fire of remembrance may be kindled in their hearts in such wise that the radiance of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, may be witnessed in their faces. Blessed is he who hath drunk the Salsabil from the hand of his gracious Lord and followed Him upon this path which hath appeared in truth from God, the Lord of the seen and unseen.

Say: O people! Take ye warning from those who disbelieved aforetime, then ponder what they possessed. Do ye see them today? Nay, by My life! All are in unremitting torment. Those whom this world hath deluded are indeed a people cast down. Blessed is he who hath cast aside all else and held fast to the cord of his Lord. He, verily, dwelleth beneath the shadow of his Lord’s mercy, and the honored servants pray for him.

Say: Abandon ye the pond, then turn ye toward the river of your Lord’s mercy, the Mighty, the Beloved. They who have kept their covenant with God and His testament are indeed the choicest of all creation in the Preserved Tablet. Were they to behold their stations in the heights of Paradise, they would soar aloft from longing. Thy Lord is, verily, the Truth, the Knower of things unseen.

Say: O My loved ones! Be ye of such a nature that the people of creation may inhale from you the sweet fragrances of your Lord, the Most High, the All-Glorious, that your sanctification of His Cause may be made manifest among those who are veiled. Thus have We sent down the verses unto thee and dispatched them in truth as a grace from Him unto thee and unto those who are guided.

Convey My greetings unto those from whose faces thou perceivest the radiance of Baha and in whose hearts thou findest the love of God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.

=== END BH02364 ===

=== START BH02365 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and Power

Praise be to God, the Eternal, the Everlasting, the Single, the One, the Endless, the Self-Subsisting. He hath taken no partner in His dominion. He is the Truth, there is no God but Him. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. And peace and blessings be upon His Beloved, His Chosen One, His Manifestation and His Appearance among His servants and creation, through Whom was revealed the decree of the “B” and “E” and every hidden command and treasured secret, and upon His family and companions who arose to aid Him and strove in God with true striving until the verses were spread throughout the lands.

And then, may my spirit be a sacrifice for your remembrance, O beloved of my heart! The mention of the believer in God and the one assured of His signs, who became known as “the imprisoned one” among the friends, hath been left out. This hath caused me such grief that neither pen nor tongue can describe. The servant beseecheth his Lord to forgive his great sins and mighty transgressions, and seeketh pardon from the Lord, from your presence, and from him. Verily this evanescent one mentioned him before the Face when your letter arrived containing his mention and writing. He - may my spirit be his sacrifice - said that he should recite this prayer:

He is the Powerful over all things through His word “Be” and it is!

Glory be to Thee, O Lord of all beings and Educator of all created things! I beseech Thee by Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones, and by those who bear the throne of Thy grandeur and whom Thou hast made the repositories of Thy mysteries, the treasuries of Thy knowledge, the dawning-places of Thy revelation, the daysprings of Thy guidance among Thy creatures, and the manifestations of Thy signs in Thy dominion, to ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall profit me in the next world and in this. O my Lord! I am the sick one who hath turned toward the ocean of Thy healing, the ignorant one who hath hastened to the sun of Thy knowledge, and the needy one who hath set his face toward the sea of Thy riches. I beseech Thee by the Manifestations of Thy Self and the hidden gifts of Thy bounty to send down for me that which is best for me. I am the ignorant one and Thou art the Knower of my heart. Thou knowest what is within me while I know not what is with Thee. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the Ordainer, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

The Lord hath commanded me to write to your honor that you should send in full what was sent to you, and this prayer which is now being sent to your honor. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to grant your honor the good of this world and the next, though verily He, glorified and exalted be He, had already answered before it occurred to my mind or yours. Then the servant presenteth expressions of sincere submission, humility and lowliness before the presence of the honored Afnan and the two luminaries - upon them be the peace of God, the Lord of all names and Creator of heaven. And I send greetings upon your honor and upon the apples of the eyes and upon the brothers there and upon your family and those who love you, and the mercy of God and His blessings.

The Servant

1 Rabi’u’th-Thani 1302

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=== START BH02366 ===

In the Name of the Self-Subsisting Over All Names

Praise be to God Who is established upon the throne in the final abode, Who hath sent down the Book and made manifest the Exposition. Among the people are those who were thunderstruck and recovered not, and among them are those who hastened and answered their Lord, the Master of all necks. And the prayer and the peace and the glorification and the splendor be upon the Hands of His Cause among His servants and the Dawning-Places of His remembrance in His lands, and upon those who have drunk the wine of divine inspiration from the cup of His bounty and have attained unto that which most of His creation hath not attained - prayers whose traces and fragrances shall never end.

And now, thy letter hath come before the Wronged One. We found it adorned with the ornament of remembrance and praise, and from each of its letters We perceived the fragrance of meekness and faithfulness. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to make thee steadfast in His service and the bearer of His sealed wine among His servants. And We beseech Him, exalted be He, to assist thee with the hosts of utterance throughout all possibility. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower.

Say: O people of Sad, fear ye God and follow not those who, when the Promise came, denied and disbelieved in God, the Revealer of verses. Say: Fear ye God and deny not His grace and mercy, and follow not every ignorant doubter. Purify your ears and eyes from this […] Most Pure and Most Luminous which hath flowed from the Supreme Pen before the faces of the servants. Beware lest ye deny the favor of God after its revelation and His proof after its manifestation, and follow that which preventeth you from the Pen of God, the Lord of earth and heaven.

Convey My greetings to the friends in that land and remind them of what God hath revealed in the Book. Thou didst ask about the Spirit concerning God’s irresistible Command. No power hath ever prevented His Will, and the wills of the world have not hindered His Purpose. In every created thing the signs of power have existed and continue to exist. He is established upon the throne of “He doeth whatsoever He willeth” and speaketh the word “He ordaineth what He pleaseth.” Blessed is the soul that is assured of what hath been revealed from the Supreme Pen in the Scriptures and Tablets.

Say: My God, my God! Thou seest me speaking Thy praise, clinging to Thy cord, and turning toward the horizon of Thy manifestation. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of what is with Thee, nor to shut me out from Thy gate which Thou hast opened unto all in Thy earth and Thy heaven. Ordain for me and for those with me the good of the hereafter and of this world. There is no God but Thee, the Most High, the Most Exalted. O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones who were not prevented by anything from drawing nigh unto Thee, to decree for me the reward of those who have attained unto Thy presence, heard Thy call, and gained the honor of appearing before Thy face. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to answer.

=== END BH02366 ===

=== START BH02367 ===

O Sayyah! He is God - exalted be His glory, greatness and power!

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and revealed the clear proofs and guided those who have turned unto the Straight Path. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophets, His chosen ones and His friends who have held fast to His mighty cord.

Your esteemed letter arrived and its contents and purpose were understood. During the time you were present here, we discussed at length, day and night, your condition, the excellence of your future course, the appropriateness of your deeds, your conduct and movement, your sincere intentions, pure motives, sound path, and the goodwill of these exiles towards your honor. It was thought that the path was clear and beneficent purposes evident, and that you had returned with a clear course and firm foundation.

These servants have remained and continue to remain faithful to their covenant and pledge. After seeing your letter, they intended to attain the presence and were honored to hear it read before the countenance. We beseeched God, exalted be His glory, for your honor’s dignity and elevation. We hope this petition will be granted. Commit all affairs unto God and trust in Him. Verily He is the Helper, the Kind.

Since you have consulted the Dawning-Place of wisdom, it is best to heed the counsel. Every edifice requireth a builder. When a skilled architect is found, the work should be entrusted to him. God willing, the banner of justice shall be raised before the faces of the people of Iran. Justice is itself the key that openeth the door to glory and elevation. We beseech God, exalted be He, to manifest through it that which will cause the world to smile, not that which will make eyes weep. God is witness and aware that I have wished and continue to wish your good. God willing, you will adorn yourself with the ornament of gracious patience and be assured of God’s grace. Verily He hath power over all things.

This evanescent one submits that you are ever remembered in the Most Holy Court. It is hoped that your honor, with lofty resolve, will strive to reform the world, and that whatever was mentioned during your presence will surely come to pass. That which hath appeared or will appear from the Dawning-Place of divine utterance is truth wherein there is no doubt. Night and day I have sought and continue to seek health and well-being for that honored brother. If what was mentioned is acted upon, that is, if your honor arises to assist the oppressed, God, exalted be His glory, will surely, with the ocean of generosity and heaven of bounty, grant a complete reward. To this testifieth every insightful scholar and every knowing sage. Peace and glory be upon you and upon those who act in accordance with that which benefiteth the servants of God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02368 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to God Who created what was and what will be, and Who was sanctified from them both. He sent forth the Messengers and made manifest the paths as a bounty from His presence, that He might draw His servants nigh unto the supreme horizon - the station wherein naught is seen save the effulgences of His Most Beautiful Names and His Most Exalted Attributes. And blessings and peace be upon the Lord of both worlds and the Cause of the manifestation of the two weighty things, through whom every person of insight hath acknowledged the oneness of God, His singleness, His power, His might and His sovereignty. And upon His family and companions whom God made the rain-showers of the heaven of His mercy among His servants and the lights of His knowledge throughout His lands. They are the trees of unity that have borne the fruits of detachment. Blessed is he who draweth nigh unto them, and woe unto the heedless.

Thereafter, O beloved of my heart, the servant hath attained unto your letter and through it the gate of joy and gladness was opened before his face. We beseech God, exalted be He, to ordain for your honor that which He ordained for His loved ones through whom the banner of knowledge was raised up in the realm of possibility. Exalted is the All-Merciful Who hath manifested whatsoever He willed through His sovereignty that dominateth what will be and what hath been.

It was presented before the Countenance and its contents were made known. The Master (may our spirits be a sacrifice for Him) said: “Blessed art thou, O Mustafa, in that God hath chosen thee for the mention of the word of unity, and hath caused thee to know His path, and drawn thee nigh unto Him, and enabled thee to remember and praise Him, and aided thee to acknowledge that which His Prophets and His chosen ones have acknowledged. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to ordain for thee the good of the hereafter and of this world. This is what We asked for thee aforetime. Verily, He is the Hearer, the Answerer.”

We praise God, exalted be He, and We beseech from Him well-being, health, loftiness, exaltation, joy and gladness for your honor and for those who are with you and those who love you for the sake of God. And as for what you desired regarding the journey of the apple of the eye Husayn Effendi and his mother and younger brother (upon them be the peace of God), it was presented before the Master and the sun of permission shone forth for them to proceed to the Most Great Prison. We beseech God to assist them through the means of the unseen and the visible, to draw them nigh unto Him and to aid them to remember and praise Him. Verily, He is powerful over all things and worthy to answer.

We convey God’s bounty, care and mercy to the honored Afnan who have attained unto that which He hath sent down in His Book, and upon His loved ones and friends there. The servant asketh for each one of them that which will draw him nigh unto Him in all conditions. Verily, He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Peace and praise be upon your honor and upon those who are with you and upon God’s sincere servants.

The Servant

29 Jumada II 1303

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=== START BH02369 ===

He is the All-Subsisting, the Self-Subsisting!

Praise be to God Who has distinguished between the believers in divine unity and the polytheists through a word from His presence, and verily He is the Almighty, the Exalted, the All-Wise. And you, O servant who gazes upon the Countenance, give thanks to God, your Lord, inasmuch as He has caused you to know His Self and detached you from the polytheists. God has indeed heard what issued from your lips in praise of the Manifestation of His Self. Nothing escapes His knowledge and He has knowledge of all things. Know that the tongue was created to praise God, your Lord and the Lord of the worlds, and that the heart was fashioned to love your Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Most High, the Most Great, and that the ear was formed to hearken unto His most wondrous and incomparable melodies. How blessed art thou for having heard His words and for having spoken in His remembrance and praise, and for having attained unto His love and good-pleasure. This is indeed a supreme triumph. Be steadfast in thy love for thy Creator in such wise that shouldst thou find no one else who shares His love and His Cause, thou wouldst not be perturbed within thyself but wouldst remain steadfast and filled with manifest joy, for this is a cup from which none can drink save the near servants of God. Hast thou ever seen the dung beetle yearn for the fragrance of musk, or the swine drink from the Kawthar of life? Nay, by the Lord of the worlds! Each one acts according to his nature and associates with his own kind. Thus has the decree been sent down in the Tablets by the command of God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forebears of old. And if thou wert to look with the eye of thy Lord, thou wouldst surely behold those who have denied God in these days in the form of dogs and swine. Shun these people, then hold fast to the protection of thy Lord. If thou findest one who is receptive, impart unto him what God hath imparted unto thee, and if thou findest one who turneth away, turn away from him and set thy face toward the face of thy Lord, the Luminous, the Radiant. By God the Truth! Ye were created to teach this Cause. Blessed are ye, O chosen ones of God! Ye have attained unto that which none else hath attained. Thus doth God single out whom He pleaseth through His mercy, and verily He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Know then that We have heard the call of those who have called upon their Lord and beseeched Him secretly and openly, and there have come before Us the pages which ye have transmitted. We have answered them with words of sublime glory and sent them that they may be forwarded unto them, that they may give thanks unto God, their Lord, under all conditions and be among the thankful ones. Be thou steadfast in the love of God in such wise that the words of the deniers may not cause thee to slip. Place thy trust in God, thy Lord, and verily He will guard thee and protect thee in truth. Then detach thyself from every sinful polytheist. Thus have We bestowed Our bounty upon thee and made mention of thee in this Tablet, that thou mayest rejoice in the glad-tidings of the Spirit in these days wherein the Ancient Beauty is in profound sorrow. And peace be upon thee and upon the sincere servants of God.

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=== START BH02370 ===

O honored dervish who has migrated and attained! He is the All-Knowing, the Witness, the All-Hearing. Praise be to God that thou hast been blessed with the infinite bounties and gifts of the True One, for thou didst seek the True Intended One and attained to circumambulation of the House of God. This blessing is superior to all existing and visible blessings. The Wronged One testifieth that thou didst turn and present thyself after thou didst hasten, and didst respond after thou didst hear, and didst attain to that which was hidden in the Book of God, the Lord of the worlds. This Wronged One, despite countless afflictions, summoned the people of the earth to the most exalted horizon during the days and nights, that perchance hearts might be cleansed and sanctified from the doubts and signs of imitation and restriction and from vain imaginings and idle fancies, that they might find themselves free and unfettered. However, the heedless servants did not hearken to the Word of Truth and arose in rejection and opposition, as ye have all seen and heard. In days when the opposition of the divines, the objections of the mystics, and the power of princes had encompassed all, this Wronged One arose alone to promote the Cause - an arising that the hosts of earth were powerless to prevent. And when the effulgences of the Sun of Truth became somewhat manifest, certain ones emerged from behind the veil and arose to waste the Cause of God, to such an extent that pen and tongue are powerless to describe. They have desired to make the weak ones among the servants more veiled than the parties of the past. Beseech ye God to assist His loved ones in protecting souls. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty. There is no God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Thy letter was received and the fragrance of love was inhaled therefrom. And regarding thy desire to arise to serve, We beseech God to assist thee in this and to grant thee success in that which He loveth. Verily He is the Lord of all creation in the hereafter and in this world. God willing, may thou speak for God’s sake, act for God’s sake, and return unto God. I swear by the lights of His countenance that after the passing of all things, if a soul appeareth, clinging unto God and detached from all else, surely that soul will influence the world and will draw creation to the ultimate goal and the most exalted horizon and the highest summit and the primal valley. God willing, may thou speak in His Name and act according to that which hath been revealed in the Book. Say: O my God! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name to assist me to be steadfast in Thy Cause, then write down for me from the Pen of Thy grace that which Thou hast written for Thy loved ones who have cast the world aside in Thy love and Thy path. O Lord! Thou art the Powerful and I am the weak one, so have mercy upon me through Thy generosity and favors. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Wise. Praise be to Thee, O God of the worlds and Goal of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

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=== START BH02371 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful!

Praise be to God, Lord of what was and what will be, and peace and blessings be upon the possessor of the praised station and the manifest Cause, who was named Muhammad and Ahmad and Mahmud by God, the Mighty, the Loving, and upon his family and companions, the lamps of guidance and lights of the throne amidst creation and manifestations of oneness through the hidden mystery, through whom the secrets of creation were revealed.

And then - may my spirit be a sacrifice for your love - the servant has been honored by your address and ennobled by your letter, and has learned of your favors, your resolve and your attention in service to your Lord. After my reading and learning, despite my immaturity and lack of understanding, I turned to the Most Great Joy and presented it before His face. He said - and His sweetest word is: “The name Jud, upon him be My glory - they sent two gifts, one delighting the spirit in the form of moderation, and the other strengthening the body. Praise be to God, he has always been and remains mindful of matters related to the House. Blessed be the sender and the one sent to, and also the sender and the one sent to. We beseech the Most High to assist him in this and to reveal his reward so the world may see, though He has already manifested it through His grace and favor. Peace and glory and exaltation be upon him and upon those in his household and upon My loved ones there.” End quote.

God willing, tea will be prepared for breakfast and your beloved’s instructions will be followed. As for the wheat, it was truly observed to be very good and desirable. If similar can be produced in that land, several choice seeds should be obtained and sent to be planted and harvested. The profit is from God. May the friends of God, exalted be His glory, enjoy the most excellent bounties. He is indeed the Beneficent, the Compassionate, the Generous.

Further, this servant knows not what to submit and what to mention - whether to complain about the fast or express satisfaction. If we say we were and are satisfied with it, it is observed to have become a barrier and cause of prevention, and the reason for separation and remoteness which has ever been detested. And if we mention anything less than good, this would be counted among real transgressions, for it has been and remains among the greatest bounties with God, the Lord of Names. Wisdom lies in being grateful in all conditions, in delegating to Him and relying upon Him. Surely the Just, the Trustworthy has not and will not let slip the interests of His friends. The Command is in God’s hand, the Lord of creation and the Protector of the servants and lands. Peace be upon you and upon the people of devotion who enjoin good and forbid evil and act according to what the All-Giving has revealed in the Book.

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=== START BH02372 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and Power

Praise be to Him Who is unique in grandeur and singular in mercy and compassion. And blessings and peace be upon the best of creation and possessor of the praiseworthy station in the hereafter, through whom prophethood was sealed, and upon his family and companions, through whom the standard was planted and the banners were raised, and the dove sang upon the branch of eloquence and rhetoric. Verily there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

May my spirit be a sacrifice for your steadfastness, your love and your service. Your esteemed letter has opened one of the gates of inner meanings, for from it wafts the fragrance of the love of the Beloved of the worlds, and from it appear the pearls of the ocean of affection. The pearls of this ocean know no diminution. Every day and every moment, the mysteries hidden within the shell of utterance become manifest through the command of the All-Merciful. Glorified be the Creator Who has aided the Afnan and adorned them with the most glorious raiment. The servant indeed praises Him, thanks Him and extols Him for this bounty that has no equal in all creation. Exalted be the All-Merciful, the Ordainer of every bounty and Bestower of every good thing, Who honors that which cannot be weighed in the balance of the world or of nations. Verily He is the Lord of eternity, there is no God but Him, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Regarding what was written in your esteemed letter that one of the two stars, upon them be 966 [Baha’u’llah], the Most Glorious, has requested to accompany your honor: It was presented before His presence and according to His command, nine pieces of paper of equal size and two other pieces different from those nine were prepared. They were instructed to write the name of each one and mix them together, then place a cloth over them and draw out the papers one by one. He said that whoever’s name comes out first may accompany you, and whoever is delayed must hold fast to patience, for God is with those who are patient.

O my Afnan! We send greetings upon the Greater Afnan and upon you and upon the other Afnan and the leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree. Upon you and upon them be the peace of God, the Lord of the worlds.

This evanescent servant presents his utter nothingness and evanescence to the honored gentlemen. To the beloved and honored presence of his excellency Jud I convey greetings and glorification. This lowly one had intended to submit something to his presence but due to pressure of work was not successful this time. God willing, at the next opportunity this servant will arise to make up for what was missed, for God aids His servants and He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Similarly, greetings are conveyed to the beloved of the heart, his excellency Muhammad Mustafa. Praise and peace be upon you.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and the Power

God is Most Great! God is Most Great! His signs are manifest and evident in all things. Were all the minds of the world to contemplate and reflect upon a single one of His signs, they would prove incapable of describing it. In a single leaf of a tree are inscribed and visible volumes of knowledge and wisdom, and the ocean of creation is apparent and surging. Exalted be His signs and magnified be His evidences! And blessings and peace be upon the first sign that shone forth from the horizon of Will and Purpose, and the first Word whereby was adorned the brocade of the Book of Unity and Love - He Who was named Muhammad in the Book of Names and by the Most Beautiful Names in a Tablet which none has seen save God, the Lord of Names and Creator of heaven, and upon His family and companions through whom flowed the rivers of generosity in the world and through whom was made manifest the decree of the Lord of Eternity amongst the peoples - blessings which no understanding or mind can encompass and which none can enumerate.

Thereafter, the letter of that beloved of the heart arrived. It gave fresh life to the dejected one and bestowed movement and speech upon the still and silent one, for from each of its letters wafted the fragrance of unity and the scent of detachment. Well is it with thee and joy be to thee! After its perusal and the joy it brought, I proceeded to the Most Great Prison where it attained the honor of being heard. Glory be to God! From the earliest days until now they have dedicated themselves to mention and praise and service to the Cause. Indeed they have performed that which has had and continues to have few equals or parallels. To this testifies this Wronged One, this Stranger. Praise be to God Who aided him and caused him to soar on the wings of detachment in the atmosphere of His love, the Mighty, the Wondrous, and adorned him with the ornament of His love amongst His servants. Verily, He is powerful over all things.

Praise be to God! In the nights and days they are engaged in remembrance and in this field they are mentioned, meaning they are occupied with the remembrance of God and are mentioned in the presence of the Remembered One. The pen is powerless to make mention of this station and the maidservant is unable to describe it. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to shower His grace and bounty upon them at all times. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. And that which was sent arrived with this servant through that spiritual beloved, he who is turned towards the Most Exalted Names, his honor M.H., upon him be the glory of God, the Most Glorious. Peace and praise and remembrance and glory be upon you and upon those who love you for the sake of God, our Lord and your Lord and the Lord of the heavens and earths.

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=== START BH02374 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Most Great, the Most Powerful

Today all things are speaking this most exalted Word: “He Who was promised in the Books of God and mentioned in the hearts of the Messengers hath come.” O My Afnan! Today the Eternal God speaketh. All the near ones, the sincere ones, the chosen ones and the favored ones have given glad tidings of this Most Great Revelation and have made mention of the trials and tribulations that would come to pass, even unto the prison of ’Akka. Blessed is the soul that hath arisen to serve and is engaged in such deeds and character as befit the Day of God. This Wronged One seeketh helpers, and helpers are deeds from which the fragrance of God can be inhaled. Verily doth the Glory of God forbid all from following their desires and command them to fear God, the Lord of all creation. In one of the Tablets this most exalted Word was revealed: All the Prophets and chosen ones were commanded by God, exalted be His glory, to water the trees of human existence with the living waters of refinement and wisdom, that there might appear from all that which God hath deposited within man. Every tree hath its fruit, as is plainly evident. The purpose of all they have spoken and taught was, in one respect, the preservation of human dignity and station. Blessed is the soul that in the Day of God hath held fast unto the divine principles and hath not deviated from the true Law. The fruits of the tree of existence which are attributed to God, glorified be He, have been and are trustworthiness, religiousness, truthfulness and sincerity. And the greatest of all, after recognition of the unity of the Lord, exalted and glorified be He, is regard for the rights of one’s parents. This matter hath been mentioned in all the heavenly Books and recorded by the Most Exalted Pen. Consider what the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’an: “Worship God and join not any partners with Him, and show kindness unto parents.” Observe how association with parents is linked with the recognition of the one true God. Blessed is every wise mystic who witnesseth and seeth and readeth and recognizeth and acteth according to that which God hath revealed in the Books and in this mighty Tablet. Praise be to God that thou hast recognized that of which the peoples of the world, of whatever kind, are deprived. That which the Most Exalted Pen now commandeth thee is to make thy father pleased with thee, for the good pleasure of God, exalted be His glory, dependeth on this. We have, through Our special favor, acquainted thee with this matter. Act according to that which thou hast been commanded and be of the thankful ones. He will assuredly reward thee for thy deeds, purely for the sake of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The Glory be upon thee and upon My Afnan and upon those who are with thee and have believed in the One, the All-Informed.

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In His Name, the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!

Today all must fix their gaze upon this Most Great Word which is like unto a heaven for the ocean of inner meanings. Follow ye My laws for love of My beauty. The souls that have turned to God and are steadfast must act in accordance with whatsoever hath been revealed in God’s Book - that is to say, such deeds as cause not the outbreak of sedition and hatred. Some deeds today are and have been contrary to divine wisdom, while others are in harmony therewith. Blessed is the soul that hath done what beseemeth the Day of God.

O thou seeker of the Desired One! Praise be to the Goal of the world Who hath assisted thee and enabled thee to attain His most great bounty. Thou didst journey and arrive until thou didst attain the presence at the Gate which was opened unto all who are in the heavens and on earth. Be thou thankful to God for this supreme favor.

Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to the friends in that land. All must observe wisdom and hold fast unto it, dealing with the people of the city in the utmost joy and fragrance, and cleaving to such means as will conduce to the fellowship of hearts and the attraction of souls. Perfect wisdom requireth kindliness, care, compassion and loving-kindness. This is the day of spiritual virtues, goodly words and righteous deeds. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of utterance, shining and manifest from the heaven of the Most Great Prison, that the hosts of virtuous character and deeds are mightier than the hosts of the world. The Lord of the celestial throne beareth witness to this in the Most Great Prison. Blessed is he who hath been just in the Cause of God, and woe unto every sinful denier.

With perfect unity and harmony raise ye the remembrance of God, exalted be His glory, and be ye steadfast in His Cause, in such wise that neither the barking of the heedless, nor the signs of the deniers, nor the onslaught of the transgressors shall hold you back from the straight path. The barkers have ever lain in wait. Blessed is the soul that hath shown forth supreme steadfastness and hath uttered that which hath caused the foundations of every heedless doubter to quake. Satan hath ever sought to prevent the steadfast from the straight path through piety and asceticism. The monotheists and the sincere must arise to serve the Cause with perfect certitude and assurance, in such wise that were all the world to appear with complete asceticism and utter a word contrary to what hath flowed from the Supreme Pen, they would be rejected and would be accounted among the people of hell in God’s presence.

The servant present hath attained with thy letter and read it before the Countenance. We have answered thee with this Tablet and have mentioned thee in such wise as naught in all creation can equal it. Give thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Merciful, the All-Bountiful. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My grace be upon thee and upon every one who hath turned unto God and is steadfast, and upon those women who have believed in the One, the All-Informed.

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O Sadra! The Hidden Book in this visible Temple speaks: There is no God but Him, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Verily it is a Book inscribed by a Pen that cannot be described by what exists in creation nor mentioned by the Most High. Blessed is the soul that has found the fragrance of God on a day wherein the Sun of Beauty has dawned from the horizon of God, the Mighty, the Wise - a day wherein was written what no one in all creation has known or will know except those whom We have permitted in truth. Thus have We adorned the Tablet with the ornament of utterance when the All-Merciful was established upon a seat around which circle the denizens of the highest Paradise, then the inhabitants of the cities of names, then those whose faces are turned only to His shining, radiant Beauty. Blessed art thou, O Sadra, in that thou hast taken the foremost position in creation when thou didst turn to God, the Powerful, the Most High, the Great. This indeed is a glory in which honored servants take pride. Be thou steadfast in the Cause of God and His love, then give glad tidings to the servants with wisdom and utterance to this Kawthar whose fragrant breezes have wafted among the worlds. Beware lest the affairs of creation veil thee from what thou hast been commanded by the True One. Trust in Him in all conditions - verily He is with His remembering servants. We counsel thee to wisdom in all matters - this is what God has ordained in the Tablets. He is indeed the Ruler, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. O Sadra! We have heard thy call from before and from thy letter afterwards when it was present before the Throne. Verily We were aware and We answered thee in truth and granted what thou didst desire from God, thy Lord and the Lord of the worlds. He assists whom He wishes with authority from His presence and causes whom He wills to speak with His beautiful remembrance. Thou didst say “Expand my breast” and so forth - We granted what thou desired before thy request. Were it not for this how couldst thou have turned to a Face from which most of the servants have turned away? Reflect and be of those who remember. We have expanded thy breast and assisted thee to draw near to this Great Sea and We will assist thee in truth and will open thy tongue with a remembrance by which hearts will be attracted and the hearts of those who have turned will take flight. We counsel thee to the Greater Steadfastness in such wise that the hearts of those who have taken the calf as their lord instead of God will be troubled. This is what the Most Exalted Pen commands thee on this wondrous day. And We have sent down for thy brother that by which the fragrances of My loving-kindness and the sweet perfumes of My favors have been diffused - to this testifies he who ponders what has been sent down in truth. Verily thy Lord is the True, the Trustworthy One. Say: O people! Fear God and commit not that which would muddy the pure chalice of mystic knowledge in the days of the All-Merciful. Leave what ye possess, turning to God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Thus have We adorned thy head with the crown of remembrance and sent thee this Tablet from whose horizon has shone the sun of thy Lord’s remembrance, the Most High, the Great.

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=== START BH02377 ===

He is the Most Wondrous! O Hasan! Show excellence even as God has shown excellence unto thee, inasmuch as He hath caused thee to recognize the Manifestation of His Self and brought thee to the shore of grace, a praiseworthy seat of glory, and hath bestowed upon thee that which is better in His sight than all who are in the heavens and earth - and He Himself is witness to this. Therefore arise and show excellence unto thyself and then unto the souls of the servants. Fear no one, but place thy trust in God Who created all things by His command, for verily He hath power over all the worlds. Verily, thy excellence unto thyself is thy steadfastness in the Cause of God and thy following this Light which hath appeared from the horizon of grace in manifest truth. Well is it with thee for having recognized God thy Lord in days wherein all were far removed from the holy precinct, and for having found solace in Him Who hath attained the presence of God, heard His melodies, beheld His countenance, and remained turned toward Him at every morn and eve. Beware lest thou separate thyself from Him. Hold fast unto Him in these days and take Him as thy friend. Give thanks unto God thy Lord for having made the fire as light unto thee, whereby He opened before thy face in the prison a gate from the Ridvan and caused the breezes of glorious love to waft upon thee, awakened thee from thy slumber, caused thee to know His Self, and inscribed thy name among the triumphant ones in the preserved tablets of holiness. Thus doth God make imprisonment as paradise for whomsoever He willeth among His servants. There is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command, and verily He encompasseth all things. Cast behind thee all allusions and take hold of the Tablet of God with strength from Him, and follow not those who have taken Satan as their friend. Beware lest thou forget the grace of God or turn to the world and what is ordained therein, for verily His grace unto thee hath been great. Remember thyself throughout all days lest thou become heedless of the remembrance of thy Lord and remain veiled behind the veils. For those who claim belief have disbelieved in God and His signs after they came unto them from the Dayspring of the Cause with manifest sovereignty - save him who held fast to the cord of His grace, purified his heart from the dust of blind imitation and passion, and soared in this heaven with the wings of detachment in manifest truth. Thus have We taught thee and informed thee that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and remain steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord. Grieve not over the world and what hath befallen thee, for it shall perish by a word, and sovereignty shall remain with God, thy Lord and the Lord of all things and the Lord of all the worlds. And the mercy that floweth from the direction of the Throne be upon thee and upon those who have remained firm in the Cause and have held fast in these days to the cord of grace in truth.

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He is the Mighty! O Ali! Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from this Fire which shineth forth from this Tree that speaketh the truth that there is none other God but Him, and that Ali-before-Nabil is His eye and His sight and His soul and His tongue amongst His servants, if ye be of them that know. Through him appeared the Word of Primalness and the Divine Point and the Hidden Beauty and the Standing Alif and the Descended Ha and the Extended Ba, if ye be of them that understand. Through him appeared existence and rose the Beauty of the Worshipped One, and the pure Oneness was bounded by the ornament of a known name, that people might be enabled to draw nigh unto Him - and this verily is a manifest bounty, for were He to appear as He truly is, none would be able to draw nigh unto Him or behold Him or learn from Him the knowledge of what was and what shall be. Thus know thou the mysteries of wisdom through that which We have imparted unto thee, then ponder upon them that God may thereby open unto thy heart the gates of hidden knowledge. O Ali! Give thanks unto God thy Creator that thou didst attain the presence of the Servant in his final days, and thereby wert among those who were guided by the guidance of His countenance. Blessed be thine eye for what it beheld, and thine ear for what it heard, and thy body for having attained a praiseworthy station of nearness. Happy art thou, O servant, for having emigrated from thy home and journeyed unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, until thou didst arrive at the city which was named the Abode of Peace aforetime, for it submitted in this holy and renowned Manifestation. Thus doth God blot out what He willeth and confirm what He willeth, and with Him is the Mother Book preserved. And hadst thou delayed in this, thou wouldst not have attained this triumph which the denizens of Paradise long for, if ye be of them that are certain. It would have passed thee by as it hath passed most people who are now in evident grief and lamentation. Therefore know within thyself that it behooveth no one to delay in pursuing good works when able, and this verily is a truth inscribed in this unfurled scroll. Say: By God! This is verily the frequented House which hath been raised up in truth from God, the Mighty, the Thankworthy. Around it circle the people of the Supreme Concourse and they who have hearkened unto God’s call on this Mount, for it is the source of Revelation and the manifestation of joy from God, the Mighty Sovereign, the Merciful, the Generous, the All-Forgiving. Thus have We mentioned thee in this Tablet that thine eye might be solaced and thou mightest be certain that We have not forgotten those who have believed in God and His signs, then in His proof and His evidence, then in His glory and His sovereignty, then in His beauty and His majesty, and who were among those who aimed at the goals of glory. And the Spirit be upon [thee] and upon those who have followed God’s decree in every matter and ordinance.

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=== START BH02379 ===

He is the Compassionate, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed! We have desired to send to one of My loved ones the pearls of the ocean of My bounty and utterance, that thou mayest give thanks and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of all who are in the heavens and on earth!” The calumnies of those who have followed their selfish desires have not prevented Us, nor hath the oppression of the wrongdoers who outwardly show love but inwardly support Mine enemies and cast upon them the doubts of those who have denied the Day of Judgment, frightened Us. O Isma’il! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One. He mentioneth thee even as He mentioned thee before, and desireth naught save thy drawing nigh unto God, the Lord of the worlds. He who loved Me and soared in Mine atmosphere, who was named Nazir - upon him be My glory - came and mentioned thee. We have remembered thee in a Tablet adorned with the gems We have brought forth from the treasury of Mine wondrous utterance. By My life! My Tablets are not equaled by the tablets of the world, nor My mention by the mention of all who are in the heavens and the earth. Say: O people of the Bayan! The Divine Lote-Tree hath been adorned with wondrous, fresh fruits and delicate, new produce. Behold, and be not of the heedless ones. By My life! He whom Satan hath led astray used to serve Me night and day, at morn and at eventide. O thou who hast turned towards Mine horizon! Glorify on My behalf the Hands of My Cause, whom We have chosen for My remembrance amongst My servants and for the proclamation of My Most Great Call and My Great News. We beseech God to guard them, preserve them, and aid them with His hosts from on high. O My loved ones! We have caused the rains of My mercy to descend from the clouds of My bounty, and have revealed that which was hidden in God’s knowledge, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Blessed is he who hath cast away all else save Me and acted according to what hath been ordained in My perspicuous Book. O Asadullah, O son of Nazir - upon thee be My glory! Thou hast been mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to open before thy face, through the key of His Most Bountiful Name, the doors of His grace, wealth and riches, and to ordain for thee that which will draw thee nigh unto Him in all conditions. He is verily the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Bountiful. When thou hearest My call and attainest unto the recognition of My verses, say: “My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having guided me unto Thy station and honored me with Thy presence. I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty to make me detached from all else save Thee and sanctified from whatsoever is repugnant to Thy good-pleasure. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant who stood firm in Thy service. I beseech Thee to transform my sorrow into joy and my grief into gladness, and my remoteness into nearness. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth.” The Glory shining, radiant and resplendent from the horizon of the heaven of My bounty be upon you both and upon those who have heard the Call and responded, saying: “Praise be unto Thee, O Beloved of the hearts of those who know!”

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=== START BH02380 ===

O Muhammad-Qabl-Baqir, upon him be the glory of God! In the name of the all-powerful Truth! May you ever be fresh and verdant through the rain-showers of the cloud of divine mercy, and bright and enkindled from the fire of God’s love. Praise be to the Goal of the world and the Beloved of nations, Who enabled you to recognize this great Day and whatsoever hath been manifested therein. How many souls, with the utmost lowliness and supplication, beseeched and hoped for the presence of this Day from the Self-Sufficient, the Exalted. Yet after the rising of the Most Great Orb from the horizon of the heaven of truth, all remained veiled save a few who now rejoice in Paradise. O thou who gazest toward the Most Exalted Horizon! Until the people become aware of the falsehoods of the past, they will not bear witness to the truth of this manifest Day. And even should they acknowledge it, it would be merely through imitation. But if one soul becomes informed and attains unto awareness, it is more beloved in the sight of God than a thousand souls, nay more. Say: O people! Reflect upon that which existed among the People of the Furqan - that is, those who considered themselves saved - that perchance after reflection ye may bear witness to this most exalted and most holy Cause. Such witness is regarded by God as a deed for which there hath not been and never shall be any equal. O friend! The people of the Bayan are veiled to such a degree that pen and tongue are powerless to describe it. They cling to the vain imaginings of the People of the Furqan and hold fast to the suppositions of the ignorant. How many traditions and narratives concerning the Qa’im did they recite day and night, unaware that all were devoid of the ornament of truth. The Most Exalted Pen uttereth these words that perchance they may break the chains of idle fancy through the power of certitude, and may cease to look to the tales, traces and stories of old, that they may behold the Truth with the eye of truth, and regard that which appeareth from Him as the standard and proof. Say: He needeth not, in establishing His Cause, the books of the past nor what appeared in former ages. Thus hath spoken the Tongue of Grandeur in His mighty prison. The satans of the Bayan strive to make these helpless souls more veiled than the peoples of the past. The upright souls must, with perfect wisdom and utterance, and for the sake of God alone, make the people aware, that they may become informed and sanctified, and then turn to the Most Exalted Horizon. This is the counsel of the Wronged One, the Peerless, in the prison of ’Akka. Blessed art thou, and blessed is every face that hath turned, every heart that hath advanced, and every tongue that hath spoken in praise of God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02381 ===

O Siyyid Qabla-Rida, upon him be the Most Great and Most Ancient Glory of God! May you ever be occupied with service to the Self-Sufficing Supreme One and drink from His imperishable Kawthar. By My life! The inner reality of the inner reality of the inner reality unto infinity has appeared in the form of a chalice, that it might be the vessel for this pure water which flows from the right hand of the Throne of the Lord of Manifestation. Then hearken to another strain: Verily the inner reality of the inner reality of the inner reality unto whatsoever God willeth hath appeared in the form of a chalice, that it might bear the sweet waters of thy Lord’s mercy which flow from the direction of the Throne of My Name, the Most High, the Great. God willing, drink ye of these waters and bestow them upon the people. Shouldst thou attain unto the station We have mentioned, thou wouldst find thyself in such rapture as would render the tongues of all beings powerless to describe it, and thou wouldst reach a station wherein thou wouldst soar in the atmosphere of thy Lord’s love, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. That which He ordaineth for His servants outwardly is a reality around which revolve inner meanings, and thy Lord is sanctified above all that hath been said or shall be said. He is the Mighty, the Generous.

It is desired that you arise with the utmost devotion to serve the Cause and reflect upon the condition of this wronged Prisoner Who hath been afflicted between two factions, and seek to follow His example. The contingent world and all therein is transient. We must all arise to serve the Eternal, that perchance our lives be not wasted and we may render some service. The foundation of all things is the unity of the people upon one Law. Observe ye the Muslim community and its weakness, and ponder its cause. This weakness hath come about solely due to the differences that have appeared therein, as thou canst see how each faction hath chosen its own path and walketh in its own way. And if someone should say “The paths to God are as numerous as the souls of creation” and that these paths have branched from the Most Great Path - even granting this claim, surely if one walketh upon the Most Great and Supreme Path it would be best and ever shall be, and nearest to righteousness. There are countless utterances regarding these matters, but in view of the sorrows that have descended, We have confined Ourselves to this much. In truth, Our main purpose was to make mention of you, lest you think you have been forgotten from the Most Great Scene. You have ever been remembered and, God willing, shall continue to be. We beseech God to manifest through you that which will revive the hearts of men, attract souls, cause spirits to soar, and raise up every moldering bone. Verily, glory be upon you and upon those who have turned to the Qiblih of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

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=== START BH02382 ===

In the Name of the One Loving God!

O Sun! Hearken with thy soul to the song of the Nightingale of the Beloved, that perchance thou mayest with all thy spirit take thy step beyond the realm of self and passion, and pass into the placeless realm of glorious permanence, become detached from life and intimate with the Life of life. If thou traversest the vast expanse of the realm of the spirit, surely thou wilt rend asunder the garment of patience and forbearance, become swift in sacrificing thy life, pass beyond the defilement of nothingness and find repose upon the throne of ancient days. Of necessity from everything a sign appeareth, and from every hint a mystery is revealed. Until the world-illumining sun shineth forth, the east cannot be distinguished from the west, nor the rose garden from the furnace. After all, the divine melody is clearly distinct from the earthly cry, and the cawing of the crow is patently different from the song of the nightingale of the garden, for this latter telleth of the paradise of the Beloved and addeth to the spirit, while the former pointeth to the city of the blind and diminisheth faith. One must take a step and make a mighty effort. By God, if thou wert to hear in this Tablet of inner meanings the spiritual utterance of this evanescent servant, surely thou wouldst lay thy head in the wilderness of extinction and become detached from soul and heart, and cast thy head at the feet of the Friend. How lofty is the flight of the Phoenix of love, and how short is our appeal! Soar a little, that by the grace of the Eternal King thou mayest find thy dwelling place, rising from the dust heap of nothingness unto the canopy of ancient days. Grant a wing to the holy spirit and bestow flight upon the inner soul, that it may soar in the atmosphere of divine nearness and reach the destination of the unseen. From this profitless sphere naught ariseth save poison, and from mortal pain no immortal draught floweth forth. Should the Spirit of Jesus hear from the royal falcon of the Kingdom the holy melody, surely He would cry out from the depth of His soul and, like the spirit of lovers, would be stirred to passionate ardor. The Moses of eternity was rendered unconscious by that call, and the Abraham of faithfulness, by that song, broke the idols of self. Therefore break thou the idol of self, that thou mayest take up abode in the hiding place of the Friend. Pass beyond passion, that thou mayest wing thy flight to the Egypt of immortality. Purify the city of the heart, that thou mayest behold the Beauty of the Divine Essence and become quickened by the Holy Spirit from spirit itself. No melody remaineth that was not sung upon this branch, and no song abideth that was not warbled by this Nightingale. A thousand Hijazi ears cannot comprehend this Persian lament, and none but a divine form can understand this wondrous theme. How blessed, then, is he who entereth this ocean and quaffeth therefrom the draught of life.

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=== START BH02383 ===

In the Name of the One God! O ’Ali! God willing, mayest thou be quickened by the fragrances of the divine days and drink from the ocean of knowledge through His Name, in such wise that thou wouldst forget all save Him and remain turned unto Him. This is the Day the mention of which hath been recorded and inscribed in all the Books, Scriptures and Tablets. Blessed is he who hath found the fragrance of the divine utterance and is among those who know. If thou wouldst hearken unto the Wronged One of the horizons, strive with complete detachment that thou mayest be illumined by the lights of the Sun of insight. In all matters look unto the Truth and place thy trust in Him. The Lord of Bounty and the Sovereign of existence will assuredly not deprive His servants, but will assist them in whatsoever profiteth them in this world and the next. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of grace that none of the peoples of the world hath been or is aware of their own best interests, for knowledge hath ever resided and shall continue to reside with the true Knower. He, verily, is the One Who knoweth what is with them, and what profiteth and preserveth them, while they know not. It behooveth everyone to say: “Thou art the Knower of what is within me, and I know not what is within Thy Self, and Thou art, in truth, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” Such meanings from the All-Merciful were revealed in the Qur’an, and likewise in previous Books, as every discerning knower will testify.

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=== START BH02384 ===

Beware lest thou falter, then speak with wondrous power. The time of silence hath passed. The day when the Sovereign of Eternity emerged from behind the veils of names and attributes, rent asunder the clouds of knowledge and tore apart the mists of wisdom, and without concealment or veil the Tongue of the Lord of Lords began to speak - in such wise that the oceans of meanings flowed from His blessed lips and the surging waves of utterance streamed forth from His life-giving words. Therefore today the dwellers in the heaven of glory must detach themselves from all else and speak forth with healing words, holy breaths, and the warbling of the Dove of transcendent majesty in the paradise of inner meanings, bringing the contingent world into a state of attraction, rapture and joy through wondrous melodies. O Javad, the Beauty possessed of bounty and grace commandeth: Rend asunder the veils of fancy and tear apart the curtains of silence. Like a lover bereft of patience, step forth from the city of forbearance. Let no barrier restrain thee, nor any word conceal thee. For in this year of tribulation, mention of which was made aforetime in the tablets of glory, the greatest tumult and severest calamity shall assuredly arise, such that infants shall be cut off from their mothers’ breasts and lovers shall be barred from the cities of their Beloved. Perchance in those days and times that servant may hold fast to the grace of God and cling to the hem of His mercy, standing so firm and steadfast in the Cause of the Beloved that even should all the embodiments of hatred and the souls of opposition determine to turn him aside from the straight path of truth, they would be powerless and unable to do so. O manifestation of the name of Bounty! Plant firm the foot of steadfastness, for the winds of discord are blowing from the direction of schism with such force that thou shalt soon witness how they cut off the yellowed leaves from the divine Tree and cast them to the dust. Therefore, O verdant and flourishing leaf, hold fast to the Most Great Tree, that the Most Glorious and Noble Holy Spirit may keep thee, through the blowing of phantom winds and the passing of the breezes of associating partners with God, from being severed from the divine Tree. Rather mayest thou be stirred with such rapture and ecstasy that thy movements give rise to the melodies of truth in such wise that all faces turn to the countenance of thy Lord, all ears become attuned to the strains of thy Creator, and all hearts are prepared for the dawning of the sun of thy Maker. Thus have We ordained for thee from the power We bestowed upon thee in the form of words in this Book, that thou mayest be among those who are firm and steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord.

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=== START BH02385 ===

In the Name of the one true God! O Ali! It is most clear and evident that from the beginning this wronged and lonely one had no thought for himself, for had he been concerned with self-preservation or other stations, he would never have accepted the countless afflictions, calamities and trials. Every person of insight beareth witness that we summoned the people, for the sake of God alone, to the Dawning-Place of God’s Cause and the Dayspring of His divine revelation. This most great bounty the leaders of nations have counted as sin and error, and have visited upon us that which the pen is powerless to recount. We shall be patient in God as we have been patient, and shall thank Him in all conditions. Now the hearts that have attained to the love of God and that gaze toward the horizon of His grace must strive with utmost joy and radiance, with mighty and sublime effort, to raise up the Word of the Lord of Religions. Through virtuous conduct, deeds, kindliness and conciliation they must draw the people of the world to the City of the All-Merciful. The one who today claims to love God must be distinguished from all others in every aspect. Mere acceptance of the Cause and acknowledgment of the truth is not and hath never been sufficient, even as all people today make such claims, yet the Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to their lies, calumnies, pride, heedlessness and treachery. O friends! Act purely for God’s sake and speak solely for His sake. A word that ascendeth from the heaven of the heart and shineth forth from the horizon of the tongue for the sake of God will assuredly have effect. Be not heedless of the influence of deeds. By the life of God! Were a soul to become aware of the effects of good and evil words and deeds, he would never incline to any wrong, and naught but pure good and absolute virtue would proceed from him. Fear not the might of ignorant divines, and be not gladdened by worldly wealth. Soon shall God’s irrevocable decree seize both and bring them to naught. God willing, ye must be the dawning-places of divine counsels among mankind, that through your advice the heedless may turn to the ocean of certitude and the manifest horizon. O thou who gazest upon the Face! We have sent down this Tablet unto thee that thou mayest remind the loved ones of its contents and give thanks to thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We have heard thy call and perceived the fragrance of thy love. He is the All-Powerful, the All-Encompassing. Grieve not over anything. Trust in God, the Lord of all worlds. He is with thee and ordaineth for thee that which shall profit thee in this world and the next. There is none other God but Him, the Most High, the Most Great. The glory rest upon thee and upon whomsoever hath turned to God, detached from all who are in the heavens and the earth. And praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02386 ===

That which hath been revealed in the Tablets of loving counsel regarding unity and other matters hath been and will continue to be intended for all created things, both those who are round about Me and those in all lands. The knowledge of the True One encompasseth all things. That which hath streamed forth from the Most Ancient Pen hath been based upon observation of what was and what would be. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. O thou physician! Convey My glorification to the people of Zawra who have embarked upon the Crimson Ark by the leave of God, the Lord of all names. Blessed are they, inasmuch as they have migrated in the path of God, the Originator of earth and heaven. In their departure from Zawra there are signs for those possessed of understanding, and in their return there are clear tokens for those who have been heedless of their Lord’s remembrance. Thus doth God single out whom He pleaseth through His grace. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Say: Be not grieved by that which hath befallen you. Ye have borne what I have borne. This is of God’s grace - He bestoweth it upon whom He willeth, though the people are in doubt and behind a veil. Rend it asunder through wisdom and utterance. Thus hath it been ordained in the Tablets of your Lord, the All-Merciful. He, verily, is the One Who ordaineth what He willeth. God hath made you a sign of His remembrance amongst His servants, and this is of His grace upon you, O ye who are endued with insight. Blessed be your ears, for they have heard; and your hearts, for they have turned; and your faces, for they have been illumined by the lights of your Lord’s countenance, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We have read the letter of Our name Muhammad-Qabli-Mustafa and have turned toward him from this Horizon whence the daysprings have been made to shine. He hath been wronged by those who wander in the wilderness of heedlessness and forgetfulness. God shall soon exalt those who have desired His presence and seize such as have persisted in pride and discord. Upon them be the glory of God, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Compelling. Thy likeness hath been honored to attain the presence of the Lord of Majesty, and this is yet another turn. We beseech God to make it one of the supreme examples in the kingdom of creation and to manifest through it that which thy Lord, the Lord of all names, hath desired. He, verily, is the Mighty, the All-Wise. We make mention of thee in the realms of eternity even as thou makest mention of Us among the peoples. To this beareth witness the Pen that moveth between the fingers of thy Lord’s will, the Powerful, the Almighty. Excellent is that which thou hast inferred regarding him whom thou didst mention. He, verily, is the Protector of those who remember. He aideth him who speaketh by His command and openeth upon hearts the gates of knowledge. He, verily, is the Mighty, the All-Wise. Convey abundant greetings on behalf of the True One to all the loved ones in that land. Be vigilant in all regions regarding the Cause of God, lest any matter arise that might cause harm to the loved ones of that land, for these souls are known by the name of God and their protection is necessary in all circumstances. Let them not be saddened by the disruption of outward means. Verily, He enlargeth unto whom He willeth. In His hand is the dominion of all things. He ordaineth for whomsoever He desireth whatsoever He desireth. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the Generous.

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=== START BH02387 ===

O Haji Muhammad-’Ali, who hath emigrated and attained! In the name of the one true God! The signs of power are manifest from all things, and the breathings of utterance are wafting from every direction. His hand of power took thee and brought thee from the land of K to the radiant spot. A hundred thousand means appeared so that He might lead thee to the Most Great Bounty and the Mighty Announcement. For such a Lord befitteth praise and glorification, mention and laudation, grandeur and glory. In all the books He gave glad tidings to the world that the time would come when He Who conversed on Sinai would repair to the Sinai of manifestation. But when the effulgences of the morn of truth illumined the world with its rays, all were deprived and prevented - some were held back by learning, some by ignorance, some by wealth, and some by pride and vainglory. In any case, most of the people of the world remain heedless of that for which they were created and brought from nothingness into being. But thou hast attained. Give thanks unto thy Lord through the continuance of His dominion and His kingdom, His might and His glory, His bounty and His generosity, His mercy and His grace. Thy letter arrived some time ago and from it wafted the fragrance of steadfastness, acceptance and devotion. Praise be to God that the veils of prevention did not hinder thee and the clouds did not intervene. We beseech God to assist thee in all conditions in such wise that thou shalt be gazing toward the horizon, speaking His praise, and standing firm in His Cause. Convey My greetings to the friends and say: “Remembrance and glory be upon you, O My loved ones! We counsel you with that whereby the Cause of God and your stations among the servants may be exalted. Verily He is the Wise Counselor, the All-Knowing. Praise be to God, the Mighty, the Wise.” We make mention of the honored aunt, upon her be the Glory of God, and the Greatest Holy Leaf and her sister, and give them the glad tidings of divine favor. They have ever been and continue to be beneath His gaze. Likewise We gladden the hearts of their relatives with the favors, bounty and mercy of God. In these days the letter of the leaf who is the daughter of the aunt, upon her be the Glory of God, and Aqa Siyyid Faraj’u’llah who had written in the name of Mahdi, upon him be My glory, attained the Most Holy Court. We beseech God to assist them both in that which He loveth and is pleased with, and to ordain for them the good of this world and the next. Likewise Aqa Siyyid Nasru’llah hath ever been and continueth to be remembered before the Wronged One. We send Our greetings upon him and beseech God to assist him in His remembrance and praise and service to His Cause, and to aid him in that which He loveth and is pleased with. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer. The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My grace be upon you and upon those who have believed in God, the Single, the All-Informed.

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=== START BH02388 ===

In the Name of the Single, the Peerless, the One!

These are the holy verses sent down in truth from the clouds of a wondrous grace, whereby the hearts of the servants are purified from the defilement of self and desire, and they drink from cups whose admixture is the remembrance of the Beloved and the Dear One. O servant! There hath appeared before the Beauty what thou didst mention in remembrance of God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forefathers and the Lord of the mighty Throne. Blessed art thou for having rent asunder the veils of glory and entered beneath the shadow of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Exalted, and sanctified thyself from the association of every stubborn polytheist. However, strive within thyself in all thy days lest the whisperings of Satan cause thee to slip and lead thee astray from the path of glorious might and from the straight and holy way. Shun those who have disbelieved, then convey the Cause of thy Lord to those in whose hearts thou findest the fragrance of holiness and in whose faces thou seest the radiance of a luminous glory. And if sorrow overtaketh thee, remember My sorrow and My tribulations. By God! I have been afflicted with trials which none can reckon save God Who encompasseth all things in the Mother Book. This is the Book which speaketh now with truth that there is no God but Him, and that He Who appeared with the name of Husayn before Ali is verily His sovereignty, His grandeur, His majesty, then His manifestation and His concealment, and His might and power over all created things. And then the Tongue of Grandeur proclaimeth from behind the Most Exalted Pavilion: By God! This is verily Ali, then Muhammad, then Muhammad, then Ali. Follow Him, O peoples of the earth, and associate not partners with Him, for this would be an injustice from your own selves against God. Fear God and be among the pious in the Cause. Do ye worship the calf and forsake Him Who created you by His command, by Whose light all who are in the heavens and earth are illumined, if ye be possessed of insight? O people! Purify your ears that ye may hear My melodies, then your eyes that ye may behold My beauty. Thus hath God commanded you in all the Tablets and in this Tablet which hath appeared and shone forth from the horizon of the finger of your Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted, and God is witness unto this. O servant! Hear My call, then stand firm in the Cause and turn not unto what hath been created in the realm of origination. We have ordained for thee in the Tablet an exalted station, and We have reckoned what is in thy heart and are aware of what is in thy secret thoughts, and We shall decree for thee what We have intended for thee, and with Us is the knowledge of all things and the knowledge of the heavens and earth, if thou be informed thereof. And the glory be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon those who have remained steadfast in this Cause wherefrom have slipped the feet of those in whose hearts was doubt concerning the meeting with their Lord and who were far removed from the path.

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He is the Mighty, the Everlasting, the All-Praised!

These are the holy verses which have been sent down in truth from God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. In them is that which will make men independent of all who are in the heavens and on earth, and will convey unto them the messages of God, and give them the glad-tidings of their meeting with the Self of God Who standeth over all created things, and warn them of the Day whereon all shall return unto God in a holy and gracious station.

O people! Look ye unto the Book of God and that which hath been sent down therein of mighty and glorious sovereignty, and forget not God’s covenant within your souls, neither be heedless of it, nor be of them that turn aside. Beware lest ye shut the gates of divine good-pleasure against your faces and deny the verses of God at the time they are sent down unto you. Fear ye God and reject not His verses, nor be of them that are veiled.

Say: O people! Know ye that God created what is in the Bayan for the manifestation of His handiwork and the revelation of His grace and the exaltation of His Word, if ye be of them that understand. And He commanded them not to reject him who would come unto them with the truth on the Day when He would come with the truth - a Day which none can avert - and this is the decree of One mighty and knowing. And that they should not do unto him as they did unto this Servant - this hath been inscribed in holy and resplendent Tablets.

Yet ye, O people of the Bayan, by God, ye do unto him that which none hath ever done unto anyone, and this is assuredly the truth made certain, even as ye did unto His Servant after He came unto you with a manifest sovereignty which the peoples of the heavens and earth are powerless to produce the like thereof. And ye imagine within yourselves even as imagined they who were before you. Woe unto you, O company of evil-doers!

Know ye that this Tablet shall itself be God’s proof against you and His evidence unto all creation. Whoso turneth aside from it hath turned aside from God in His Manifestations, the Prophets and Messengers, and God will accept naught from anyone except that he believe in this Tablet, even should he worship Him unto all eternity. Thus do We impart unto you, O people of the Bayan, that which I have been commanded by God, the Almighty, the Powerful. Whoso wisheth, let him turn aside; and whoso wisheth, let him take unto God his Lord a way.

And thou, O Letter M, give thanks unto God thy Creator for that We have sent down unto thee this mighty Tablet and mentioned thy name on this blessed night which glorieth over a brilliant dawn. Then know thou that We have commanded thee to dwell in the city whose name is renowned among all peoples, and to protect those servants who enter therein from among the loved ones of God, the Most High, the Great. Thus have We bestowed Our favor upon thee in this Tablet that thou mayest thank God thy Lord at all times. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who have migrated in the paths of God, the Ever-Living, the Exalted.

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The Most Exalted Uncle - upon him be the Glory of God - He is the Mighty, the Most Holy, the Most Inaccessible, the Most High

These are the verses of the Book sent down from the cloud of mighty mercy, whereby the hearts of all created things are quickened, that they may turn unto God their Creator and detach themselves from all else. Thus have We sent down the Command in this Tablet as a remembrance from Us to all the worlds. Verily, they who have denied the signs of God in these days have indeed denied the Manifestations of God’s Self in every age and dispensation, and their names shall not be mentioned before their Lord, nor shall any holy and mighty glance be turned toward them. And thou, O leader of the people, hearken unto the call of God from this crimson Tree upon this blessed, most holy, eternal and radiant Spot. God, there is no God but Him. He hath created all things for the knowledge of His Self and brought forth all existence to follow His Command - thus hath it been aforetime and will ever be, if thou be of them that know. Among the people are those who have drunk the cup of recognition and those who have turned away from God even after verses were sent down unto them morning and evening. Know thou that We have been tried among Our servants who believed not in God from all eternity, in whose breasts the fire of hatred was kindled, who returned upon their heels in rejection with manifest tyranny. Sorrows have encompassed Us to such degree that My tongue is powerless to make mention of My Beloved. Thus hath it befallen the Youth in these days, if thou be of them that are informed. Were the servants to possess attentive ears, what hath been sent down unto them from the mighty and holy dominion would suffice them. But without this they will not turn to the words of God nor hear His sweet melodies, even were verses of manifest glory to descend upon them at every moment like unto rain. Say: O people, fear God and war not against His Self, nor dispute His signs after they have been sent down in truth and have encompassed all in the worlds together. Hearken unto the call of God, then detach yourselves from all else - this is better for you than the treasures of the heavens and earth, if ye be of them that know and see. And thou, be steadfast in the Cause of God thy Lord. Beware lest the promptings of Satan cause thee to slip, for he hath risen against the face of the All-Merciful with a rejection that was grievous in the Mother Book. Be firm in the Cause, then remind thyself throughout all days, and if thou art able, convey the Cause of thy Lord to those whom thou findest today in heedlessness and distant schism. Thus doth the Tongue of Grandeur make mention of thee, that thou mayest follow what thou art commanded and be steadfast in thy Lord’s Cause. And the Glory be upon thee and upon those around thee who have believed and remain firm in the Cause.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! These are the verses of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, which have been sent down in truth, yet most people do not believe. God Who created the heavens by His command and the earth by His sovereignty, and sent forth the winds and made manifest the signs that perchance the people might reflect in His days. Those who denied their Lord aforetime - We seized them for their sins and made them a lesson for those who perceive. Soon shall We seize those who followed their tyranny. Verily thy Lord is the One with power over whatsoever He willeth, yet the people perceive not. We have detailed all things in the Book as a mercy from Us to people who know. We delivered those who believed and left the idolaters in the abyss of divine wrath. In this are signs for people who understand. Say: Do ye hasten on the punishment when signs have already come before you and We seized thereby those who denied God, the Mighty, the Loving? Reflect on those who came before you - they were seized for their deeds and they understood not. We seized no people until after God’s proof and evidence were perfected against them. Thy Lord is indeed gracious to mankind, yet mankind perceive not. Those who fabricate lies against God shall never prosper. We shall seize them from every direction, then cast them into the fire for their unbelief. Say: O people! Do ye shun Him Who draws you nigh unto God and forbids you from following false gods? Break the idols by My sovereignty and turn to the Dawning-Place of My signs - this is better for you, did ye but know. He who calls you to himself instead of God has indeed denied God, the Mighty, the Beloved. We called him from the direction of grandeur: Hasten thou unto Us and be not of those whom passion hath seized and kept back from God, the Creator of names. But he turned away as did those of old. Blessed is he who fulfills God’s covenant and His pledge, and takes for himself a path to the praiseworthy station. Say: Beware lest ye worship images like unto yourselves. Worship ye the one God - We are His worshippers. Remember God’s grace when ye were in the wilderness of error - He brought you forth by the truth and made you of the guided ones. We sent down the Bayan and made it glad tidings for mankind lest they stray from the path. But when the promise came to pass and the Promised One appeared, they turned away save those on whose faces thou seest the radiance of divine bounty. When it is said to them “By what proof did ye believe in God?” they say “The Bayan.” Yet when its Revealer came to them they denied the All-Merciful. Lo! they are among the losers. Say: The Bayan was revealed for My sake and was adorned with My remembrance. Were it not for Me, not a single letter thereof would have been revealed, as attesteth he who hath opened his eyes by God’s light, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Arise to mention thy Lord amongst the servants, then draw them by the signs of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Turn away from what they say and hold fast to this wise Remembrance. He is with those who keep the Covenant and He will help them through the truth. He hath power over all things.

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O Mirza ’Abdu’l-Karim, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Speaking Witness, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

The essence of praise and glorification befitteth the Lord of the heaven of names, Who hath bestowed true joy upon the peoples of the realms of knowledge and insight through the sealed wine and the preserved nectar, and illumined them with the light of divine unity. Exalted be His dominion and mighty His proof. There is none other God but Him.

O servant, before named Karim! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. Today the Most Sweet Call and the scratching of the Most Exalted Pen are raised from the horizon of the Prison of ’Akka. Blessed is he who hath heard and turned unto it and attained, and woe unto the heedless. Say: O servants! The wine of utterance of the Lord of Religions hath another exhilaration and another joy. While time remaineth, arise to conquer hearts and minds with the hosts of wisdom and utterance. Verily God will aid you with His sovereignty and protect you with His hosts and exalt you through His bounty. Give thanks unto your Lord, for He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.

His honor Asad, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, mentioned you repeatedly and sent your letter to the Most Holy Court. We have heard your call and answered you with a Tablet from whose horizon shineth the light of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all men. Grieve not over anything. Trust in God in all matters, the Lord of Lords. He will aid thee as He aided thee before, and He is the All-Powerful, the All-Choosing.

Be occupied with service to the Cause in the nights and days. We previously stated that Peter was a fisherman who became possessed of divine wisdom. Today that honored one and all the friends must arise together in complete unity to teach God’s Cause with wisdom and utterance. Great is the Day and great is the Cause. We beseech God to assist thee in that which will cause its fragrance to endure in the world. Soon shall the world and all therein perish, and there shall endure for thee what hath been ordained for thee by the Most Exalted Pen in the Crimson Book. Thus have We expounded the verses and sent them down from the heaven of Will and dispatched them unto thee, that thou mayest give thanks and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O God of all contingent beings and Goal of all existence! And glory be unto Thee, O Lord of Names and Attributes, for having remembered me in Thy Prison and enabled me to turn unto Thee and face the lights of Thy countenance. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which appeared at one time the ocean of light and at another the mountain of fire, and at times Thou showest it as a sun and at others as the heaven of grandeur and power, to grant me success in that which will cause my name to be exalted among Thy servants and my mention in Thy lands. O my Lord! Thou seest the poor one turning to the heaven of Thy riches and the weak one to the horizon of Thy power. I beseech Thee not to disappoint him of what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and trusted ones in Thy lands. Verily Thou art the All-Powerful, the All-Bountiful, the Ever-Flowing, the Compassionate, the Generous.”

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He is God, exalted be His glory in wisdom and utterance!

Praise be to God Who opened the closed doors and guided His chosen ones and friends, leading them to the straight path and the mighty announcement. The days which through the tyranny of the oppressors appeared as darkest night were illumined and made radiant through His special grace and favor. The mountains of hatred, rancor, envy and corruption proved no obstacle. The prevention of the preventers, the calumnies of the calumniators, the turning away of princes and the objections of divines had no effect. The Hand of Power with celestial might removed all barriers. Witness to these matters has been the presence of the new traveler, upon him be my Baha and loving-kindness. Praise be to God, in the days of adversity he turned to the Dawning-Place of verses and through divine power and the means of the heavens and earth obtained the greatest portion and mightiest share from the ocean of attainment and the river of meeting. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid him with the hosts of His might and power, to guard him with the ranks of His dominion and grandeur, and to ordain for him that which will exalt him among His servants and benefit him in all the worlds of His worlds. He is indeed the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

As for what thou didst mention regarding consultation and movement, whatsoever the Most Great Branch hath approved is approved. We beseech God to make the outcome blessed and to adorn it with the glory of His approval and acceptance. Verily, He is powerful over all things.

Concerning the turning of Mulla Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be my Baha, that too must end in consultation. Verily He hath sent down consultation and its wisdom in numerous Tablets and in His Mighty Book.

They mentioned gifts. Let them obtain a copy of the Tablet of Gifts which was previously revealed concerning Afnan ’Ali, upon him be my Baha and loving-kindness. The sincere shall find from it the fragrance of the gift of God, the Lord of the worlds and the Master of the mighty throne. Whatever is possible shall also be bestowed. Within His grasp is the control of all things. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the Almighty, the Powerful, the All-Praised.

We make mention at the end of the Tablet of Darvish Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be my Baha. Praise be to God, he is illumined with the light of recognition and is steadfast in service to the Cause. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to confirm him in manifesting His Cause throughout the land and spreading His signs among the servants. They must make firm the foundation of endeavor and occupy themselves with conquering hearts and souls through the hosts of wisdom and utterance. This is a matter which the Commander hath ordained from the presence of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My Tablet be upon My loved ones there who have taken for themselves a station beneath the canopies of the grandeur of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

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Praise be unto my Beloved, Who hath ever been sanctified beyond the description of all created things and will ever be exalted above the attributes of all existing things. For the praise and attributes of all who are in earth and heaven are created and fashioned by His command. How can that which is created by His command be worthy of His presence or ascend unto His court? He is not worthy of it, and all else is not capable of it, nor of accepting that which proceedeth from the servants. This is a bounty from that King of Oneness to His creation. Glorified and exalted be He above what they attribute unto Him! Furthermore, it hath been known that the preservation of the servants and all else hath been and will ever be within the grasp of God’s power. Is there any preserver besides God? Say: Glory be to God! There is no preserver except Him. His is the creation and the command, and all are preserved by Him. His servants have ever been and will ever be under His protection and safeguarding. And unto those two souls in the City of God, that is, the Abode of Peace, was verbally promised the revelation of every good thing, and from that day the gates of grace have been and will remain open, except as God willeth. Be utterly assured that so long as the hand of God remaineth open and extended, the hand of harm and affliction is severed. Assuredly strive with utmost endeavor and mighty effort to remain steadfast upon the straight path of love, and so long as this station endureth, all grace and good shall endure. Today nothing is more difficult than remaining firm in this Cause, and this is that most mighty and formidable matter which none beareth save whom thy Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Omnipotent, willeth. And strive ye both within yourselves not to be like him who ascended unto God, my Lord and the Lord of the worlds. For when he wavered regarding this Youth, he attained not unto visiting the City, and his spirit was taken by the sovereign might of the Powerful, the Almighty. He reached not the shore of nearness after having sought permission for this, as ye witnessed. But God pardoned him and raised him to an exalted station. We have not revealed this matter lest any humiliation come upon him, and thus were We among the concealers. And ye both must conceal it such that it not pass from your lips. Thus doth the Pen of Command bid you be among the doers. For this is a mystery from the mysteries of God, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the All-Wise. And peace and mercy and glory be upon you both and upon those who love you, as a mercy from Us upon you and upon all the worlds.

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May the honored Mr. Symbol 66 [Allah] observe - upon him be from all 9 [Glory] His Most Glorious Glory. He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power.

Praise sanctified beyond mention and utterance befitteth the Purpose of all possibility, Who from the beginning of the sending forth of the Prophets and the Chosen Ones until the Seal of the Prophets - may the spirit of all else be sacrificed for Him - counseled all to unity and harmony. In truth, this was the purpose of their sending forth, for those united are seen as the manifestation of divine oneness, and from that light of detachment do they shine forth. The cause of the order of the world and the tranquility of nations hath been and ever shall be unity and harmony, as well as the observance of stations among the servants. Blessed is he who hath attained and acted according to what was commanded in the Book.

And then, may my spirit be a sacrifice for your honor, your esteemed letter arrived and the prayer was read before God. This is what the Tongue of Utterance hath spoken:

“O My Name! Upon thee be My peace! God beareth witness, and that honored one testifieth, that this Wronged One hath spent His entire life counseling and advising the servants. From every word of the revealed words, those possessed of true hearing perceive the blessed word ‘Victory through unity.’ We chose separation so that it might lead to connection and harmony - that is, separation from the world. God willing, may the faithful attain to what God hath willed. In all the heavenly Books, the command to love and unity hath been given, and in truth it is the cause of the world’s order and the nations’ tranquility. Blessed is he who hath chosen for himself what God hath chosen in the Book, and hath arisen to unite hearts and souls and to exalt the Word before which necks have bowed.

We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to set matters aright and to gather what hath been scattered. Verily He is powerful over what He willeth through His word ‘Be’ and it is.

As for thy turning toward Haifa, it is acceptable to the Wronged One. The renewal of place and renewal of air and water and those effects which none knoweth save God, the Lord of the worlds. We ask God to make it blessed for thee. Verily He is the Protector of the sincere ones. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. Peace be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon those who have acknowledged what the Tongue of Grandeur spoke before the creation of the heavens and earths.” End.

In truth, in most Tablets mention hath been made of that which is the cause of the exaltation of those who believe in divine unity and the sincere ones. Now that honored one and this servant and the friends of God must beseech from the ocean of His generosity that He may cause all to attain unto what is befitting and aid all to that which is the cause of the exaltation of His Word. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty.

Peace and remembrance and glory be upon your honor and upon those with you and upon those who love you for the sake of God, our Lord and your Lord, the Lord of the mighty throne.

The Servant

23 Muharram 1306

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power

Praise be to the Desired One of the world Who safely and soundly delivered that Beloved to his true homeland - which, in the words of a former speaker, is “that city wherein dwelleth the Beloved.” Once again, praised be He, for on that same day He confirmed and granted success so that they attained the honor of His presence. At every moment a hundred thousand favors and a hundred thousand bounties and a hundred thousand mercies are witnessed, while the inability of the servants to offer thanks and praise is evident. One blessing requires one tongue to give thanks and praise for it. But before any person of insight, the inability of one tongue to mention millions upon millions of favors is clear and manifest. Christ (upon Him be God’s mercy), after much trouble and reflection, in one breath investigated two bounties, thereby proving human inability - and indeed He made an excellent investigation, as though He had attained unto a drop from the ocean of utterance. But now we observe that we have one tongue while hundreds of thousands upon thousands of worlds and more of bounties and favors exist. In this case, our inability requires no investigation - it is as evident as the sun. And it is hoped that this very acknowledgment of inability will be accepted. God willing, both this servant’s laziness and that beloved one’s troubles will be reckoned as one thing and attain the ornament of acceptance. Furthermore, praise be to God, the letter arrived and notice of receipt was sent. They said that his honor Haji Shaykh (upon him be God’s peace and favor) has taken much trouble. Accordingly, he is continuously occupied with services - his reward is with God. Two days ago they brought a rosewater sprinkler with rosewater into His presence. They used it and mentioned Jinab-i-Shaykh. The point is that you have been and are in His thoughts at all times. As for the mention of that beloved one’s stay in the palace, it is quite clear that that beloved one did not notice the subtle, nay most subtle, hint of Aqa Mirza Aminullah (may my spirit be sacrificed for him), otherwise he would certainly have stayed. After this was submitted, He smiled and said “Although the compensation is with them, We shall pay it and will inform when the time comes.” As for what you wrote about your mention being made in the Most Holy Court - praise be to God, mention of that beloved one is ever-present. Your handwritten books are before His face, occupied with your mention, and likewise your presence and your service in the realm of writing and otherwise - all are manifest. Through God’s grace all these mentions have been bestowed upon you. We praise Him in all conditions. Peace be upon you and God’s mercy.

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O Muhammad-Husayn! In the name of the Peerless Beloved! Praise and thanksgiving, in another degree, belong especially to the saints and chosen ones of God who would not exchange a single atom of the effulgent rays of the Sun of His love for all that was and shall be, and who, despite their need for all things in the world, have sounded the trumpet of divine independence before the faces of men, to the dismay of the enemies.

O Muhammad-Husayn! I testify that thou didst hear the Call and didst turn to God, the Lord of all men, on a day when the standards of rejection were raised from all directions and the banners of hypocrisy from every quarter. Thou art he who cast idle fancies behind thee, seeking the horizon of the manifestation of God, the Lord of the mighty throne. Thou didst advance and traverse the path until thou didst reach the valley of certitude and didst hear the Call from the Blessed Tree beyond which there is no passing: “Verily He is God, there is none other God but Him. His is the praise and the glory, His the grandeur and the splendor. He hath, through His Word, quickened the world as a token of His grace unto all peoples.”

I ask, and We ask, the Gracious Lord and the Merciful Master to ordain for thee that which will exalt thee through His Name, and cause thee to hold fast to wisdom and utterance at all times, and to send down upon thee from the heaven of bounty the food of divine knowledge. He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower.

Remember the days when thou wert present before the Wronged One and didst witness what befell Him at the hands of tyrannous servants and oppressive people of the land. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to protect thee through His bounty and to aid thee through His sovereignty, and to ordain for thee that which will bring solace to thine eyes and the eyes of His loved ones. He is verily the All-Bountiful, the Gracious, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

In these days, through divine grace and infinite mercy, the loved ones dwell beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree in peace and tranquility. And Muhammad, upon him be the glory of God, the One, the Single, resides in its shade during the nights and tends the garden during the days. He loveth to be engaged in the service of his Beloved, where neither the heat of the sun, nor the cold of winter, nor any thing among all things, nor any cause among all causes can hinder him. To this testifieth He with Whom is the knowledge of the Book. Nevertheless, in these days We have given him leave and sent him forth for the management of affairs in those parts. He is a blessed being who hath sought and continueth to seek the good and welfare of all, and in the dark abode of the world hath beseeched and continueth to beseech the divine light of morning for all peoples. However, O Muhammad-Husayn, this lamp is beset by tempestuous winds from every direction. The matter is in God’s hands, the Powerful, the Almighty. The glory be upon thee and upon the steadfast and firm servants of God. Praise be to Him for He is the Goal of them that know.

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And this is what the Tongue of God spoke: Since mention of his honor Isma’il was not made in previous or subsequent letters, therefore, looking to faithfulness and out of love for his person, these verses were revealed from the Kingdom of Command concerning him, lest he think We had forgotten him. We have surpassed all the worlds in faithfulness.

In the Name of God, the Faithful, the Most Faithful! The remembrance of God unto His servant who was named Isma’il, that it may be unto him an honor, a remembrance and a glory. O servant, grieve not at hardships and trials. Be content with what God hath ordained for thee, for He is the best Helper and Succourer. After every difficulty, in the Mother Book there hath been ordained, in truth, facility. All that hath befallen thee hath befallen thy Beloved, but the people are in great heedlessness. God’s curse be upon him who hath usurped your rights and deprived you of what was created for you, for whatsoever is on earth was created for the loved ones of God and His chosen ones. Thus hath the matter been decreed by One Who is mighty and wise. Those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the path of God, God will surely punish them for what they have hoarded - and who is more truthful in speech than God? This is the inner meaning, but outwardly the property of others is forbidden unto you. Beware lest ye deal treacherously with any soul or dispose of their property without their leave. This indeed is a grievous error in the Book. Dear is it to Me, O My loved ones, that I should enjoy aught of God’s bounties and favors while I behold you in manifest hardship. And dear is it to Me that I should be in one land while you are in another land, and this is hard upon Me and upon every seeing lover. But We have acquiesced to God’s good-pleasure and decree, and I counsel you to beautiful patience. We beseech God to seize those who have come between Us and Our loved ones and scattered the leaves from the Tree, for He hath power over all things. Then We beseech Him to send down upon you that which will gladden your hearts and gather Us and you together in a praiseworthy station of truth. Beware lest ye grieve at what hath befallen you in this earthly life. By God! He hath ordained for you what none can reckon save God your Lord, and He hath ever been the Counter of all things in a preserved Tablet. Soon shall this world pass away, and there shall remain for you of the wonders of His bounty that which shall cause you to endure with His endurance, and this is a mighty grace in the Book. Thus have We conferred upon thee and made mention of thee that thou mayest thank God thy Lord in all conditions and be content with His good-pleasure at all times. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who love thee for the sake of God and upon every seeing believer.

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O Shaykh Sadiq! He is the Dawning-Place from the Kingdom of Utterance. A mention from Us to him who desires to draw nigh unto the Most Great Sea and drink therefrom in the name of his Lord, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, and to enter into a station whose very atoms testify that there is none other God but Him, the Powerful over what was and what shall be. O Sadiq! The Wronged One makes mention of thee from the precincts of His Most Great Prison, that the rapture of remembrance may seize thee in such wise as to draw thee to the Most Exalted Horizon, detached from all that is on earth. Verily thy Lord is the One with power over whatsoever He willeth, and in His grasp are the reins of all affairs. We have revealed that which was recorded in the Books of God and summoned all to the Supreme Heights. Among the people are those who heard and hastened, those who denied, and those who disbelieved, until they pronounced judgment against Him Whom the people remember morn and eve. Remind thou the people of that which hath been sent down unto thee from the heaven of the Will of the Truth, the Knower of things unseen. Should thou find a receptive soul, impart unto him My Most Great Verses, that they may draw him to the Most Exalted Horizon, the station wherein the Tongue of Grandeur proclaimeth: The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Sovereign of sovereigns. Cast away what is with the people through the power of the Most Great Name and say: O people of the world, the Ancient Beauty hath come, and He Who was promised hath appeared and been recorded in the Tablets of God, the Lord of existence. Fear ye God and follow not your desires. Turn ye unto Him Who calleth you to the Most Exalted Station, from God, the Almighty, the All-Loving. Counsel the servants to trustworthiness and godliness, and to that whereby the Word of God may be exalted amongst His servants. Verily thy Lord is the True Counsellor, there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved. Hold thou fast in all conditions unto the wisdom that hath been sent down in the Book, a command from God, the Sovereign of the Kingdom. Convey unto the people with wisdom and utterance that which hath appeared in the realm of possibility, and give them the glad-tidings of this Remembrance through which earthquakes have seized the tribes of the earth and the limbs of every heedless and veiled one have trembled. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God and the God of all names, my Creator and the Creator of the heavens! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst subdue the world and through which the ocean of utterance surged in the contingent world and the sun of proof shone forth, to aid me in Thy remembrance and praise and to strengthen me to stand firm in Thy Cause. O my Lord! Thou seest mine eyes fixed upon the horizon of Thy grace, my hands raised to the heaven of Thy bounty, and my heart turned toward the direction of Thy favors. I beseech Thee by the cries of the hearts of the sincere ones in their separation from Thee and by the supplications of them that are nigh unto Thee at the gate of Thy grandeur, to ordain for me and for them that believe that which shall profit us in the Hereafter and in this world from Thy Most Exalted Pen. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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He is the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed

A mention from Us to him who was named Muhammad-Sadiq, that he may rejoice in the remembrance of the All-Merciful after sorrows and remember his Lord, the Compassionate, the Generous. Rejoice in that the Sea of Life hath turned toward thee and from its waves is heard: “There is none other God but Me, the True One, the One, the Mighty, the Wise.”

Verily the Sun from the horizon of this heaven calleth unto all created things, saying: “The Lord of Names hath come with manifest sovereignty.” We desire today to make mention of thy father who hath ascended unto the Divine Lote-Tree and taken shelter beneath the shadow of the grace of his Lord, the Forgiving, the Generous.

O ’Abdu’s-Samad! Hearken unto that which the Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of thee in the blessed White Spot which God hath made the circling-place of the Concourse on High and the hosts of the favored angels. I bear witness that thou didst fulfill the Covenant of God and His Testament, and didst drink the choice wine of submission from the hand of His bounty. He, verily, doth not suffer to be lost the reward of the doers of good.

Thou art he who answered thy Lord when all on earth turned away from Him save those whom God willed, the Lord of all worlds. We preserved thee from the Most Great Terror and guided thee unto the Most Great Name, through Whose manifestation the heaven was cleft asunder, the earth was split, and every lofty and impregnable mountain was scattered to dust.

Thou art he who was blessed to transcribe the verses of thy Lord - a station which God chose before the appearance of the Pens among mankind. He, verily, is the Chosen One, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

I bear witness that thou wast adorned with the love of God in thy days, in thy rising up and sitting down, and at thy ascension to a station which the tongues of the world are powerless to describe, except for those who have spoken and do speak: “There is none other God but Me, the All-Uttering, the All-Seeing.”

Blessed is he who remembereth thee and recognizeth thy station in this noble station. O ’Abdu’llah! We have mentioned thy father in such wise as to gladden the eyes of those near unto God, and We make mention of thy other brother who was named Isma’il, that he may be among those who arose and said: “God is our Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and the earths.”

We console you through the fragrances of My utterance and the sweet-scented breezes of My verses, and comfort you through My grace and My mercy which have preceded all things great and small. Behold the mercy of God and its traces - verily it hath preceded and encompassed all, yet most of the people are heedless.

We bear witness that they were not awakened by the Cry, nor were they stirred by the breezes of Revelation, nor did they attain to the recognition of Him Whom they mentioned in their days and desired to meet at all times. Thus did the ocean of grace surge forth as a bounty from His presence, and He is the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.

The Glory shining and gleaming from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon him who soared in My atmosphere and sought the Ultimate Goal in the precincts of My mercy, and upon you and upon every male and female believer in God, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Beautiful.

=== END BH02400 ===

=== START BH02401 ===

In the Name of Him Who speaks, Whom the tongues of the world have not hindered. This is a mention from Us to him who has attained to turning towards the Most Exalted Horizon, when every heedless and doubtful denier turned away from it. Blessed is he who has attained unto recognition when the Ancient King was established upon the Most Great Throne with a sovereignty that conquered all who are in the heavens and earth.

O Hassan! Hear the call from the Most Exalted Horizon: The Kingdom and the Dominion, the Grandeur and the Power belong to the King of Kings, Who has come with a might that the hosts could not prevent and with a power that the ranks could not weaken. He has stood before all faces and said: The door of meeting has been opened and the fragrance of reunion has been diffused. Blessed are they who advance and blessed is he who has advanced and said: “Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of the hearts of the knowers, for having manifested Thy Cause and sent down from the heaven of Thy generosity that which has made known to Thy creation Thy path, taught them Thy way, and guided them to Thy luminous horizon.”

O Hassan, after Muhammad, upon thee be My glory! We have turned unto thee and made known to thee what was hidden from the servants, and aided thee with the means of earth and heaven, until thou didst advance and present thyself before a door which was opened to all in the heavens and earth. Thou didst drink the choice wine of reunion from the hand of the bounty of the Dawning-Place of Beauty, and didst attain unto that which was inscribed and recorded by the Most Exalted Pen in the Books of God, the Lord of the worlds. We aided thee to turn and be present for the triumph of the Cause - to this My mighty Book bears witness. Hear My call once again and arise to triumph My firm and mighty Cause.

In Persian, hear the call of the Wronged One, that thou mayest attain to that which is enduring and eternal. God, exalted be His glory, bestowed favor and confirmed with countless means until thou didst enter that place which was and is the point of circumambulation of the Concourse on High and the near angels. Consider this bounty great and preserve it in the name of God, the Preserver, exalted be His glory. Hear the call of the Wronged One and arise to unite hearts and refine souls. Say: O people! Know ye the value of these divine days and hold fast to that which is befitting. Soon will the cry “The departure! The departure!” seize all and summon them from this transient realm to the station of eternal glory. Blessed is the soul that has turned with a detached heart and firm purpose, and has set course for the Most Exalted Station and the Supreme Summit. He is assuredly among those near to God in His Book. His honor Amin, upon him be My glory, has mentioned thee repeatedly. It is hoped thou wilt arise to serve the Cause and strive to attain enduring stations. Verily God is the Compassionate, the Bestower, the Generous. Glory be upon thee and upon My friends there who have advanced and said: “The Kingdom belongs to God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.”

=== END BH02401 ===

=== START BH02402 ===

In My Name, Who surgeth before the seas and their waves

Praise and glory, might and splendor befit the dwellers of the Crimson Ark, who in the Qayyumu’l-Asma are mentioned and recorded by the name of the people of Baha. These are they who regard all else save God as non-existent, who through the Most Great Antidote have, with the aid of the True Physician, cured chronic ailments such as pride and vainglory, fear and trepidation, and the like. With perfect health, complete strength and firm steadfastness they have raised aloft the banner of triumph and hoisted the standard of victory. The hosts of exalted attributes and the character of the cherubim and the leader of righteousness - exalted be His eternal grace and everlasting bounty - Who through the melodies of the detached ones drew the earthly realm upward and bestowed upon it ascendancy over the heavens and beyond. Glorified be their stations, magnificent their power and their detachment! They hold fast to piety and are free and delivered from aught else.

O My Name! The letter of ’Ayn and Ta addressed to thee was presented before the Wronged One and was heard. Praise be to God, they are enkindled with the fire of love and illumined by the light of recognition. From the beginning they quaffed the choice wine of utterance. The clamor of the people diminished not their love, nor did the tumult of mankind hold them back from their orientation toward Him. We have mentioned him in numerous Tablets with such mention as caused the mountains to soar and the clouds to pass away. The taunts of the enemies prevented him not from the Most Exalted Horizon, nor did the might of the aggressors deprive him of longing, yearning, attraction and enkindlement. Gladden him on My behalf and remind him of My verses.

The grace of the True One, exalted be His glory, and His mercy and loving-kindness have ever encompassed His loved ones, and He hath counseled and guided the enemies unto that which is the cause of success and the source of prosperity. O My Name! Reflect upon the loving-kindness of God and the oppression of the oppressors. Say: My God, my God! Aid Thy servants to turn toward Thee and to be detached from all else save Thee, and assist them to be trustworthy and righteous and to observe that which Thou hast commanded them in Thy Book. O my Lord! Thou seest and knowest what hath befallen the Wronged One through their deeds, their calumnies and their tyranny. Seize them through Thy wrath, Thy might and Thy power, or aid them to return unto Thee and to repent before the gate of Thy pardon and Thy bounty. Verily Thou art the Generous, the Possessor of great bounty.

O ’Attar! Upon thee and upon those with thee be the glory of the Chosen One. Convey to all the kindred greetings and praise from the Wronged One. All are mentioned in the presence of this Countenance and are the recipients of bounty. The glory be upon thee from Us and upon My servants and My handmaidens and upon those whom nothing whatsoever hath deterred from God, the Creator of the heavens and the Lord of the Kingdom of Names.

=== END BH02402 ===

=== START BH02403 ===

O ’Ali, before Akbar, who attained the Most Great, Most Holy, Most Exalted Pilgrimage

My remembrance is for him who turned his face to the Countenance twice and entered the presence of the Throne twice in this Great Prison, that he might rejoice in the remembrance of God and arise to serve Him amongst His servants. Thus did We command him before and in this glorious Tablet. Give thanks to thy Lord for having aided thee to remain steadfast in His Cause, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Remember thou the days when thou wert near the mercy of thy Lord and the Ancient Beauty shone upon thee with the lights of His luminous countenance. Grieve not at anything, but put thy trust in God, the One, the All-Knowing. He, verily, will assist whoever hath assisted Him and will aid whoever hath held fast to His mighty cord.

O ’Ali! God willing, mayest thou be ever mindful of God’s remembrance and turned towards His face. In every land thou visitest, convey profound greetings from the Chosen One to the righteous ones. Exert thy utmost effort and endeavor to unite the people of the land. Adorn those of A and Sh with the ornament of the glorification of Truth. Say: O loved ones! The Abha Fountain of Mercy exists and its Bestower is the Countenance of the Desired One. Blessed is the soul who, detached from the world, hath taken and drunk the Fountain of Ancient Days from the hand of the Lord of all peoples. Strive that perchance in this Day, which is the King of Days, ye may attain to the remembrance and praise of the Friend. The greatest of all things is steadfastness. Ask ye of God that ye may be enabled to attain this supreme nobility and mighty gift, in such wise that the imaginings of the people of creation may not prevent you from the Lord of Names. Hold ye fast to the cord of His bounty and cling to the hem of His mercy, and praise ye the Beloved of the world Who, despite tribulations and afflictions, is occupied with your remembrance in the Most Great Prison. By My life! This is indeed a supreme favor.

Likewise convey greetings to the loved ones in the land of T, both men and women. Since Tablets were sent before, this time it remaineth suspended and preserved in the heaven of the divine Will until such time as it shall shine forth in the realm of manifestation.

O ’Ali! God willing, thou must be as a fire to ignite the hearts and as a spirit to quicken souls, that all may gather in perfect unity and harmony upon the enduring divine Law. And the glory be upon thee and upon thy family and those with thee from God, the One, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Forgiving, the Merciful. Then glory which hath shone forth from the horizon of eternity upon Kamali and those who were imprisoned in My path and his family and his descendants. By My life! For those who were imprisoned in God’s path there hath been ordained a mighty station in a preserved Tablet. Blessed are they and their steadfastness in the Cause of their Lord, the Mighty, the Generous.

=== END BH02403 ===

=== START BH02404 ===

He is… He is God, exalted be His glory, the Mighty

The wayfarers upon the path of the Worshipped One and those who have attained the way of the Intended One are sanctified above limitations and pure from conventional forms. They dwell upon the cushions of unity and repose in the nest of oneness. They have traversed the Lote Tree of the utmost realm of love at the beginning of their journey and have perceived the ultimate goal of divine knowledge from the Tree of Paradise. They have found the sweet fruits of immortality from the dawning-place of the soul and have chosen solitude with the Beloved in the throne of the placeless realm. How excellent is what was said:

“Indeed I have been alone with the Beloved, and between us

Was a secret more subtle than the breeze when it stirs”

The spirits of these companions are united and their breaths intermingled, even as Rumi, the mystic, says:

“The souls of wolves and dogs are separate indeed

But united are the souls of the lions of God”

For they drink from one cup and are sustained from one chalice, they sit upon one carpet and dwell in one station. They soar with the wing of the might of unity and circle in the heaven of the holiness of detachment. In expressing the degrees of love they need no messenger or missive, and in revealing their purposes they seek no aid from pen or ink. They inhale the fragrances of holiness from the north wind of the spirit and breathe in the sweet scents of intimacy from the pure breaths of the heart. They have grasped the firm cord of “God is the light of the heavens and the earth” and have held fast to the hem of the exception “My earth and My heaven contain Me not.” Their remoteness is the essence of nearness and their separation the very spirit of union. However, since the manifestation of meaning depends upon the world of words, and the emergence of spirits is conditioned and bound to the appearance of bodies - for every inner reality requires an outward form and every beginning demands an end - so that the form of the clot of blood, after ascending the heights of annihilation, might be honored with the robe of everlasting life - “Blessed be God, the best of creators” - and the essence of beginning, after returning from the realm of the divine identity, might appear in the garment of finality - “but he is the Apostle of God and the Seal of the Prophets” - so that the all-embracing word “He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden” might appear in the arena of existence. Therefore we have revealed these inner loves that were concealed in the heart for ages and centuries through these evident words and conventional forms, so that the neighbor might know that thou art in Our house. God willing, through divine grace we shall circle round the sanctuary of Beauty and visit the Ka’bah of the divine Essence, that we might attain the honor of the divine presence in the throne of immortality. And peace be upon you.

[In the original Tablet, at the top of the heading a portion of the paper has been deliberately cut away, with traces of writing remaining]

=== END BH02404 ===

=== START BH02405 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Ancient, the One, the Single, the Unique, the All-Glorious, the Most Glorious!

Glorified be He Who sendeth down whatsoever He willeth through His command, manifesting it at one time in the form of spirit, then in the frame of a body, then as a physical form, and Who hath ordained for each of these a station that none knoweth save him whom God hath taught from the wonders of His knowledge. With Him is the knowledge of the heavens and earth, and the knowledge of all things in this Speaking and Perspicuous Book.

He hath purified the spirit with waters of its own kind and relation, then dissolved both body and frame with another water that they might become compatible with the spirit. Then He blended them and united them through His power and sovereignty. In this are signs for those who know and clear proofs for those who draw nigh.

He made the spirit manifest from the very essence of the frame, then returned it thereto that they might blend and become as one thing, that He might demonstrate the sovereignty of His oneness throughout all worlds. He deposited these three in a single thing, then made them manifest therefrom, separated and distinguished them, then made them a single pillar. Thus doth His craftsmanship encompass all who are in the heavens and on earth. Ponder then, O ye who know!

And thou, O servant, hearken unto the call of this Spirit, moving and singing in this Temple of Divine Unity and Eternity, that there is no God but Him, and that this is He Whom God hath sanctified beyond all mention or allusion. This indeed is a mighty power.

O servant, rejoice within thyself at what We have remembered thee with on this night, as a mercy from Us unto thee, that thou mayest be of the thankful. Give thanks unto thy Lord and grieve not for the world and what is created thereon, for We have consigned it to its people and purified Our loved ones from turning toward it, that they may be purely devoted to Our exalted and mighty countenance.

Remember thy Lord and convey His Cause with wisdom and utterance, and be of those who remember. We desired to explain in detail for thee what We have set forth through veils and coverings, but finding no opportunity, We have deposited it in the treasuries of My Will until its time shall come. He indeed is the Detailer of every matter in preserved tablets of might.

Follow the religion of God in My love and the way of God in My Cause, and be not of the heedless. Say: O people of the Bayan, hesitate not in this Cause which is more manifest than any manifestation and more wondrous than any wonder. Be not of those who turn away.

Thus have We commanded thee and inspired thee that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and be of those firmly established in the Cause wherefrom have slipped the feet of those who claimed faith within themselves yet were among the liars.

And the Spirit be upon thee that through it thou mayest be made alive with the life of thy Lord, the Ancient of Days.

=== END BH02405 ===

=== START BH02406 ===

At dawn the Friend came to my bed

(Sa?ar amad bi bistar-am Yar)

He is the Provider in all circumstances

At dawn the Friend came to my bed:

’O fool for love, o broken heart,

O thou, who pinest for Me wherever thou art,

And wherever thou art liest imprisoned for Me,

Now an asp twisted at thy foot,

Now a rutilant chain at thy neck.

O thou, who didst not spend a night on a bed of ease,

O thou, who foundest no relief from the troubles of the world.

’Cause of thy fiery wail, the heart of the world went up in flames,

’Cause of thy pain, the centre of the universe was set afire.

Now thy neck is bound in fetters as a rebellious servant,

Now thou art hurried along in chains to the bazaar,

Now thou art wronged in the hands of the oppressor,

Now thou spendest days and nights in the prison of cruelty.

’Cause of thy pains, the hearts of the friends are set on fire,

’Cause of thy groans, the faces of the lovers are dark and gloomy.

Thine eyes shed rubies of blood, whereby

The eye of twilight hath turned pomegranate.

After so many toils suffered in My path,

Thou dost not cool down, nor bitterly regret.

Wherefore art thou restless tonight?

Wherefore hath thy body become as thin as a thread?

In the night thou tossest and turnest in thy couch,

Thou tossest and groanest, as bitten by a snake.

Why dost thou fidget and groan, now?

Why doeth thy face turn pale?’

I answered: ’O Friend! O Healer of my soul!

How is it that Thou hast come to the sick-bed of this ailing one?

O Thou, by Whose face the sun is enlightened in the sky,

O Thou, by Whose love the essence of tranquility is unsettled.

Heaven has filled its skirt with pearls,

And laid it down at the feet of Thy grandeur.

Dost thou inquire about the condition of Thy lover?

Discover its secrets in the paleness of his face.

My groans make manifest the secret of my heart;

My tearful eyes reveal the riddle of my soul.

In my love for Thee I have received many an arrow of cruelty,

And I have fallen into the hands of the infidels.

I have been dragged through mountains and barren plains,

I have been drawn in front of the wicked.

Should I tell what I have suffered in my love for Thee,

My tongue would certainly get tired of speaking.

I do not complain for the sword of Thy cruelty, O Friend,

And I cherish my pains for Thee as my own heart.

I cherish Thy decree as my own soul,

And my spirit yearns after Thy tribulations.

My soul will not cut the lace of Thy love,

Should they behead her with a deadly blade.

I have tied my heart to the lock of Thy hair,

So that it may not be unloosed before the Day of reckoning.

I will not rebel against Thy love, even should

I be slaughtered, at every instant, a billion times.

In the night season I burn in the fire of anguish, ’cause

My head has not yet been seen, O Friend, hung on the gallows.

I come veilless before Thee, O Almighty, that I may behold

Thy Countenance beyond my mortal frame, O Unique One.

The Birds of Eternity have returned to their nest,

We have remained downtrodden and abject here on earth.

The time hath come for the banner to be hoisted.

O Mystery of God! Draw forth Thy hand from the Invisible,

That Thou mayest discharge the mortals from their clay,

And cleanse the mirrors of the hearts from their rust.

Release all these pilgrims and companions

From the shackles of the world.

Attire their heads with the crown of acceptance,

Gird up their temples with the girdle of love’.

That’s enough, O Dervish, do not torment us any longer,

Many sparks have fallen from these words.

=== END BH02406 ===

=== START BH02407 ===

O Haydar in the City! He is the Mighty, the Guide! God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and that the Primal Tree hath spoken upon the branch of God with truth. Verily He was exalted in name, and through Him was revealed the hidden mystery and the joining of the K to the N, and there rose the mystery of what was and what shall be from a holy and luminous Dawning-Place. Say: Verily He is God’s testimony and His Cause, and God’s treasure and His mystery unto all who are in the kingdom, and through Him was established every truth and nullified every falsehood, and the lamp was lit in an ancient and glorious lamp-niche. Thus doth the Dove of the Cause warble in the pole of eternity and speak upon the twigs of holy newness, and remind the loved ones of God lest the world and its ornaments and its embellishments should occupy them from the Beauty Who hath shone forth from God’s horizon with an impregnable cup, and giveth drink to the unitarians from the wine that doth kindle and shine and whose color is resplendent. From it arose heat in contingent being and appeared the fire of attraction in the lofty and glorious Tree. Say: Compare it not with what the people possess, for it floweth from the direction of the Throne with a novel and sweet voice. And whoso drinketh not thereof shall not know it, even should he hear its description from every knowing sage. Say: By God, it is outwardly fire and inwardly light, and in its trace is spirit and mercy to the sinners from the presence of the Mighty, the Powerful. Blessed be he who hath drunk thereof and found its fragrance and tasted its flavor in a glorious and resplendent Name. Thus hath God made Me speak, Who hath made all things speak with truth, that His grace might encompass the worlds. O My name! The days have passed and the nights have elapsed and the hours have vanished, and no trace hath come to Us from thee, as if thou hadst broken thy covenant and wert not steadfast in the promise. Yet We have not forgotten thee and will never forget thee, God willing, and We remember thee with an exalted remembrance, that thou mayest know We were established upon the cushions of faithfulness with mighty power. Know then that We traversed the path of land and sea until We entered into a prison which lay behind mighty mountains, and in this We thank God our Lord and praise Him for having made Us a mirror for His decrees in every morn and eve. And thou, forget not My days and My presence, then remind the servants not to spread corruption in the earth nor be far from the beauty of nearness. Say: O people, remember Me that I may remember you in the spot that was upon the elevated musk-mountain. And the Spirit and the Glory and the Great be upon thee and upon all in thy household, young and old.

=== END BH02407 ===

=== START BH02408 ===

The splendor of God rest upon you, O Dayspring of faithfulness from God, Creator of heaven! I testify that through you the city of servitude was adorned, its banners were raised, its gates were decorated, and its birds sang. I testify that you turned to God and voiced His praise among His servants. Blessed are you and your brother, for whom the denizens of the highest paradise lamented, and blessed is he who turned to you both, found your fragrance, walked in your footsteps, and held fast to what is good concerning your families after you both.

Then turn to Kazim, who attained the greatest martyrdom in the path of God, Lord of all beings, and say: “The splendor of God be upon you, O you who sacrificed your all in the path of God, Lord of the worlds! The first fragrance that wafted from the garment of your Lord’s mercy, the Lord of all names, be upon you, O star shining from the horizon of faithfulness and gazing toward the highest horizon! I testify that you turned toward God on a day when every rejecter turned away, and you took hold of the Book when every idolater cast it behind, and you acknowledged what the Tongue of Grandeur uttered when every denier denied it, and you drank the choice wine of inner meanings when every hypocrite abandoned it. Blessed are you, and blessed the earth honored by your body, and the pilgrim who seeks your shrine and visits your resting place, and he who speaks your praise and utters what befell you in the days of your Lord. I testify that through you the Divine Lote Tree lamented and the hearts of those who cast away the world and turned to the highest horizon in the days of God, Lord of the Throne and earth, were melted. Thus has the Pen spoken from the station whereon the Lord of eternity was established upon His mighty throne. Glory and peace and praise and blessings be upon you, O you through whom the tale of Husayn was renewed and the Virgin and the Messenger lamented in manifest grief. Woe to the people who denied your right and cast away what they were commanded by God, the All-Knowing, the Wise. The glory which appeared and shone forth at the first dawn wherein God manifested Himself to those in His dominion and His kingdom and to the chosen ones among His creation be upon you, O sovereign of faithfulness and most exalted ?a’ and ?a’. My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness that you both turned toward and approached God, Creator of heaven, on a day when the stars fell and the sun was darkened and the trumpet was blown and the mountains were moved. Joy to him who turned to you both and attained to your remembrance and held fast to the cord of love for you and dissociated himself from those who rose against you without any clear proof or book. The first peace uttered by the Tongue of Grandeur before the creation of earth and heaven be upon you, O name of ?a’, who hath dawned from the horizon of faithfulness. I testify that you turned to God and heard the call and answered the Lord of Names, and the attraction of the verses seized you in such wise that you spent what you possessed, your family, and your spirit in the path of God, the Protector, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting.”

=== END BH02408 ===

=== START BH02409 ===

His honor Muhammad Husayn Mirza, upon him be the Glory of God. He is the Hearer, the Answerer.

One of the servants of God has presented your letter and read it before the Wronged One. We have heard and answered you with that from which those near to God inhale the fragrance of God’s loving-kindness, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Verily should He utter a word, it would be the sovereign of all words. To this bears witness the Dawning-Place of Revelation and the Source of proof in His Most Great Prison, which has been named the Praiseworthy Station. We beseech God, exalted be He, to draw you nigh unto Him, to guide you to the Path, and to give you to drink of His sealed wine, whose seal has been broken by the finger of power, through a command from God, the Possessor of the seen and the unseen.

Say: My God, my God! Thou seest me turning toward Thee, placing my trust in Thee, acting according to what Thou hast revealed in Thy Book, and hoping for what Thy Most Exalted Pen hath ordained for Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones. O Lord! Thou seest me standing before the door of Thy grace and turning toward the horizon from which the Sun of Thy Revelation hath shone forth. I beseech Thee, O Revealer of verses and Manifestor of clear proofs, by the Manifestations of Thy Self, the Dawning-Places of Thy Cause, the Day-Springs of Thy signs, and whatsoever was hidden in Thy knowledge and treasured within the repositories of Thy protection, to make me one of those who heard the Call when it was raised between earth and heaven, who hastened to the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy generosity, and who acknowledged what was sent down from the heaven of Thy Will and the Source of Thy Purpose. I beseech Thee, O Creator of the heavens and Lord of the Kingdom of Names, to send down for me that which will render me assured in Thy days, steadfast in Thy Cause, and vocal in Thy praise. Verily Thou art the Almighty, Whom neither the authority of princes nor the opposition of divines could deter. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised.

We beseech God to assist that honored one to recite what hath been mentioned. Verily He speaketh the truth and guideth to the Way. Although the path is clear and the proof is evident to such a degree that none hath any excuse to hesitate, yet if that honored one would reflect upon what hath been revealed aforetime, he would testify to the appearance and power and might of God, exalted be His glory. We beseech Him not to withhold that honored one from the waves of the ocean of utterance and the lights of the Sun of knowledge, and to bestow upon him a complete portion. He is, verily, powerful over all things. The attributes and signs of God are evident and distinct from all else, but vain imaginings have prevented the servants from the Dawning-Place of knowledge and the Source of the Cause. To this testifieth every seeing scholar and every informed mystic. In all cases We beseech for that honored one divine confirmation and assistance. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. The Glory be upon you and upon those who have heard the Call and turned toward God, the One, the All-Informed.

=== END BH02409 ===

=== START BH02410 ===

The Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most High! We have heard thy cry and learned of what hath befallen thee. Therefore did the ocean of thy Lord’s loving-kindness surge, that thou mightest witness with thine inmost being that His mercy hath preceded all created things and His grace hath encompassed the worlds. Doth the loss of earthly treasures grieve thee? By My life! All affairs are within the grasp of thy Lord’s might, the Powerful, the Almighty. Grieve not for what hath passed thee by. Turn with thy most pure heart unto the Most Sublime Vision. Say: O Thou Lord of destiny and Creator of humanity! I have cast away what is with me in hope of what is with Thee. Thou art, verily, the Forgiving, the Merciful. He accepteth thee in this state, having found thee detached from that wherewith men occupy themselves. He is, verily, the Forgiving, the Bountiful. If what thou hast is lost, be confident in what God hath. If thou art left without a helper, seek help from Him in Whose grasp lieth the kingdom of the heavens and earth. If thou findest no one to aid thee, know thou and be assured that He is thy helper. If thy companions and those who were with thee disperse, He will accompany thee and remember thee in truth. He is the helper of him who hath no helper, and the succourer of him who hath no succourer. He is, verily, the Mighty, the Wise. By My life! Shouldst thou inhale the fragrances of these verses and discover the breezes of thy Lord’s mercy that waft from them, such joy would seize thee that thou wouldst forsake all who are in the realm of being and arise to praise this wronged One, the solitary, the remote. Arise, then remember thy Lord, and fear not what hath passed thee by. Thy Lord, verily, hath power over whatsoever He willeth. He is, verily, the Ruler over whatsoever He pleaseth. Know thou that thy adornment is My love, thy wealth My remembrance, thy treasure My praise, and thy pearls thy trust in God, the Eternal, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Cast away thy sorrows, then take the cup of joy in the name of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Say: O my God and my Beloved! O my God and my Purpose! O my God and my Object of worship! Unto Thee be praise for having encompassed me with the outpourings from the clouds of Thy bounty and the manifestations of Thy gifts and favors. Though, O my God, what befitteth Thy station and beseemeth Thy sovereignty hath passed me by, yet I behold that Thou hast not withheld from me what befitteth Thy mercy and favor, and what beseemeth Thy generosity and bounty, inasmuch as Thou hast remembered me while I was silent in Thy remembrance. O Lord! Make me detached from all else save Thee, steadfast in Thy love, uttering Thy praise, and gazing toward Thy direction, that I may be a servant unto Thy Cause in my remaining days. O Lord! Have mercy upon me through Thy bounty, then ordain for me that which shall preserve me from the evil of those who have disbelieved in Thy Self and turned away from Thy Beauty, after Thou didst come unto them from the heaven of Thy Cause with Thy sovereignty and power. O Lord! Leave me not to myself, nor cast me out among Thy servants. Take my hand with the hands of Thy power, then deliver me from the seas of sorrows. Thou art, verily, the Forgiving, the Bountiful, the Mighty, the Help in Peril.

=== END BH02410 ===

=== START BH02411 ===

He is the All-Knowing, the All-Bountiful

Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God and the God of all that are in the heavens and on earth! And thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Sovereign and the Sovereign of all who are in the kingdoms of Revelation and creation, for having awakened me when I was asleep, and raised me up when I was seated, and caused me to speak when I was silent, and taught me when I was ignorant, and made me aware when I was heedless. Unto Thee be glory and bounty, unto Thee be grace, O Lord of earth and heaven, for having shown me Thy Beauty and caused me to hear Thy verses and made me know the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation and the Repository of Thine inspiration, and guided me to the horizon whence shone forth the Sun of Thy knowledge and appeared the Manifestation of Thy Cause Who spoke that which Thou hadst foretold in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets. O Lord! The poor one hath risen before the ocean of Thy wealth, and the stranger hath turned toward his most exalted home in the precincts of Thy great mercy. O Lord! Withhold not from him the glances of Thy care, and deprive him not of the heaven of Thy bounty and the sun of Thy bestowals. O Lord! I have sacrificed in Thy path what Thou didst give me through Thy bounty, and have spent in Thy love what Thou didst grant me through Thy grace. I beseech Thee, O Master of the kingdoms of names and Sovereign of the kingdom of eternity, to confirm me in sacrificing my spirit in the path of Thy good-pleasure and love. By Thy glory, O Lord of the world and Lord of the nations, Who hath appeared with the Most Great Name! If Thou confirmest me not in this, I will complain of Thee unto Thee and will cling with the hands of the world to the hem of Thy generosity, that Thou mayest grant what I desire through Thy bounty and decree what I have asked through Thy grace and favor. O my God and the God of all things, my Purpose and the Purpose of all things! Verily I am a supplicant who returneth not disappointed and a seeker who turneth not back dejected. Thou seest him cleaving to Thy door and knocking upon it, hoping for Thy ancient bounty and anticipating Thy wondrous favor. O Lord! This is a day wherein Thy Cause hath appeared and Thy sovereignty hath come forth and Thy power hath prevailed and Thy greatness hath been exalted. Ordain for every one who hath attained the honor of visiting Thy countenance and hearing Thy call and entering the luminous spot and the most exalted Paradise by Thy leave and command, the recompense of them that have attained. O Lord! This is a day wherein I behold that the very essence of fasting hath fasted out of longing for Thy Cause, having tasted the sweetness of Thy call which was raised from Thy most exalted station and Thy most resplendent horizon. O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy Self to ordain for every one who hath fasted that which beseemeth Thy loftiness and Thy bounty and Thy generosity. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest, and verily Thou art the Bestower, the Mighty, the Bountiful. O Lord! My eagerness hath increased when I heard that Thou hast named Thyself the Bountiful, and my yearning hath grown when I became certain that Thou art indeed the Generous, the Merciful. I beseech Thee to forgive those who have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and to adorn their fathers and mothers with the ornament of Thy pardon and beneficence. Verily Thou art the Protector, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02412 ===

In the Name of the one true God!

The Most Exalted Pen makes mention of His friends with utmost loving-kindness and tenderness, and counsels them regarding that which today conduces to the exaltation and elevation of human station, that perchance the fragrance of unity may be diffused throughout the world and eliminate the odors of discord which are the cause and origin of corruption. He is the Powerful, He is the Mighty. Through a single word He brought the world from nothingness into being, and through another word, should He so will, He would cause it to return. He is the One to Whose power all created things have testified and before Whose grandeur all beings have bowed down in prostration.

God willing, may all the friends unite and agree upon the word of the All-Merciful, and strive day and night to manifest such deeds as would cause all who dwell on earth to turn towards the Faith. I swear by the peerless Pearl of the ocean of utterance that a righteous deed is, in itself, a teacher of God’s Cause. Exert yourselves to act in accordance with what hath been sent down from the Most Exalted Pen in the Book. Blessed is he who hath attained unto the utterance of the All-Merciful and acted according to what is commanded in the Great Book.

Regard this opportunity as precious and know ye the value of this divine Day. By the life of God! It hath had no like, nor will it ever have one. Let not might and power and wealth hold you back from the truth. Consider the generations of old and reflect upon what transpired in those days. Where is their might and their princes, where their power and dominion, where their hosts and their armies? God hath caused them to return to their graves and made them a lesson for His loved ones and chosen ones. He, verily, is the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Ere long all that is seen shall perish and vanish away. Hold fast unto that which shall endure for you throughout the sovereignty of earth and heaven. God willing, may ye be set ablaze by the fire of God’s love with such intensity that the seas of the world shall neither prevent nor extinguish it. He verily [pages missing] recognized His bounty after We had withheld it, in accordance with Our wisdom. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Be not grieved by the diverse conditions of the world. By My life! Ere long all shall perish and return to dust. Hold fast unto that which shall endure for thee through His Name, the Ever-Abiding, the Eternal, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Soon shall the lights of the Cause encompass the world, though now faces are turned towards infidelity. Yet for this a time hath been fixed. When it is fulfilled, that which is recorded in God’s Books shall be purified, the Lord of all worlds.

Should thou meet someone and find them receptive, convey to them the greetings of this Wronged One. The glory be upon thee and upon thy son and thy family who have ascended unto God, and upon her who is with thee and upon the handmaidens who have believed in God, the Lord of all worlds.

=== END BH02412 ===

=== START BH02413 ===

O Fath-i-A’zam, upon whom be the Most Holy, Most Glorious Beauty of God! By My life, O Fath before A’zam! There lieth concealed within thee a melody which, were We to reveal it in its fullness, would attract the entire world. Yet We have revealed it in measure, with wisdom. Thus hath the Source of Divinity willed, though the people remain heedless and veiled. Were We to reveal it in its fullness, it would attract all. But after being drawn by the detailed word which is engaged in mending and rending among creation, from one direction would rise the cry of lovers in complete attraction and yearning, while from another the clamor of the people of hatred would be raised in utter rejection and rebellion. In such case the veils of wisdom would be rent asunder. Therefore We revealed it in measure. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my Life and Life of the worlds! He teacheth whom He willeth what He willeth, and causeth the tongue of whomsoever He willeth to speak as He desireth. Verily He is the Ruler over what He willeth. Blessed art thou for having been enkindled by the fire of love and having spoken in remembrance of thy Lord’s name by the leave of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Knowledge and utterance have been and shall ever be in the grasp of God’s power. This station hath no connection with the imaginings of people. Consider the days of the Messenger: after the appearance of that Most Great Luminary, all the divines and men of learning turned away, while Abu Dharr, who was but a shepherd, turned toward the law of nearness and attainment, and was immersed in the ocean of knowledge and utterance. And now all the divines glory in his name and bow before his mention. O how blessed is the soul that pondereth the traces of God and that which floweth from the Pen of His name, the All-Powerful. Even now, were the divines of the earth to gain the slightest awareness, all would turn to thee in complete sincerity, though thou art not known for outward knowledge. By My life, they shall turn to thee, but today they understand not. Convey to the friends of God, one and all, greetings from God. Say: Blessed are ye for having turned to the Kaaba of the Desired One, and for having your names inscribed in the Tablet of God, the Almighty, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. God willing, all must manifest themselves with utmost eagerness, yearning, attraction and enkindlement in the love of the Lord of the Day of Reckoning, in such wise that the waters of the utterances of those who fancy themselves learned shall not extinguish their fire. For many have imagined and will imagine, and the croaking of the raven shall be raised from most lands, even as mentioned in Tablets revealed during the migration from Iraq. Blessed is he who casteth creation behind him, turning to the Lord of all creation. God willing, mighty tablets shall be sent hereafter. Verily He is the best of rememberers, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02413 ===

=== START BH02414 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to God! The musk-laden fragrances of meaning and utterance are diffused in every moment and instant, and the correspondence and letters of the friends of God, like caravans from Yemen bearing divine knowledge, are ever arriving. At all times the sweet scent of love wafts from the mention of the chosen ones to the nostrils of the soul. In truth, this is the mystery of life and its essence. They have attributed a spirit to the body and called it the soul - that spirit grows cold at the sight of Azrael, but this spirit endures until the trumpet of Israfil, nay until whatsoever God willeth.

The letter arrived and increased longing and reunion, though it also portrayed the might of separation. Praise be to God in all conditions! With perfect certitude I declare that without His favors we are powerless, nay non-existent and lost. Speech is from His special grace and the pen from His infinite bounty. The connection of the world, the fellowship and gathering of nations, and all stations and ranks are made manifest through these two. They are two mighty interpreters that He has bestowed upon His servants. Exalted is God, our Lord and your Lord, our Goal and the Goal of all in the heavens and earth! And peace and blessings be upon the Source of His Cause, the Ocean of His knowledge, and the Heaven of His wisdom, whom He named Ahmad in the Kingdom and the Comforter in the Gospel. His are the most beautiful names from God, Creator of heaven. And upon His family and companions through whom the carpet of idols was rolled up and the carpet of divine unity was spread among the people.

After perusing the letter and its contents, it was presented before His presence and this is what the Master (may our spirits be sacrificed for Him) spoke: “We beseech God to assist them and ordain for them the good of this world and the next. Verily He is the Lord of humanity and the Sovereign of the throne on high and of earth below.”

Indeed, boundless joy was obtained from the attention of that beloved one, as there is hope that through God’s grace and help, the door of bounty will be opened to all and all will be enabled to visit the House of God. As for the arrangements for the visit, with wisdom it depends upon drawing lots and the consent of both parties, for if all were to set out at once it would cause disputes. People are weak - despite having complete trust, Satan sometimes casts doubts and whispers into heedless souls.

I send greetings to Aqa Muhammad-Qasim and Aqa ’Abdu’l-Muttalib, upon them be 96 [Baha’u’llah]. We hope God’s grace will encompass their condition. Peace and praise be upon you and upon God’s friends and chosen ones.

The Servant

5 Sha’ban 1302

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=== START BH02415 ===

O Mirza Yusuf, upon thee be the Glory of God! He is the One manifest from the supreme horizon.

A fire is kindled and a light is shining. The Sun of utterance hath dawned from the horizon of the heaven of meaning, yet all are veiled and debarred from it. Today the Most Exalted Pen is manifest and visible from the loftiest heights with the banner “Verily He is God.” A bounty hath appeared the like of which hath never appeared in the contingent world. The disease of passion hath prevented eyes from beholding the Most Exalted Horizon. Where are the attentive ears, where are the penetrating eyes, and where are the illumined hearts?

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Reflect upon the people of the Furqan. What station they claimed, and what was manifested from them on the Day of Reckoning! They committed that which caused the denizens of Paradise and the holy precincts to lament, as attested by the Mother Book in the final abode. Throughout ages and centuries they were occupied in cursing one another while speaking of the Qa’im and uttering “may God hasten His advent.” But when the Sun of Manifestation shone forth from the horizon of the world and the One Who conversed on Sinai issued His call, the divines one and all, along with their followers, arose to curse and revile the Point of Existence and the Lord of the seen and unseen. Finally they issued the verdict for the shedding of His most pure blood.

Reflection is needed on the ranks of knowledge of the divines from the beginning of Islam until the Day of Manifestation. They searched for Him in Jabulqa while He appeared in Shiraz; they sought Him in Jabulsa while He was born of a mother. And if anyone spoke differently from what they held, they would pronounce him an infidel. They are indeed among the most lost in the Book of God, the Lord of the worlds.

Now after great tribulations, God, exalted be His glory, drew some by the chains of wisdom and utterance from the left hand of error to the right hand of knowledge. But when the Cause became somewhat manifest, the deniers among the people of the Bayan again became occupied with the same vain imaginings. Blessed are those whom veils, clouds and doubts did not prevent from the dwelling-place of verses.

We have mentioned thee time and again, and have now revealed for thee that whose fragrance shall endure as long as the most beautiful names of God and His exalted attributes endure. The people of God must strive and, according to their capacity, protect people from the manifestations of idle fancies and vain imaginings. Be thou grateful for My remembrance of thee and My attention toward thee from My Most Great Prison, and be thou of the thankful ones. That which will gladden thy heart and comfort thine eyes hath been ordained for thee as a bounty from God, the Forgiving, the Generous. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those who have attained unto the Most Great Steadfastness in this Cause, whereby the hearts of the learned ones of the earth and its doctors were perturbed, save those whom God desired, the Powerful, the Mighty.

=== END BH02415 ===

=== START BH02416 ===

He is the Mighty! This is a Book from God, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting, unto those who have believed in God, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved. Therein are mentioned two words through which God’s grace is completed for those who walk upon the shoulders of the earth, and through which the proof and counsel reach their ultimate end, the Word is perfected in itself, and all existence is honored by the meeting with God, the Holy, the Mighty, the Praised. The first is: forget yourselves and be intimate with God, the Powerful, the Living, the Manifest. And the second is: turn away from all that distracts you from your Creator, then advance toward a holy and exalted shore. Thus does the Dove teach you when it flew from Iraq through what the hands of the oppressors had wrought before and what they continue to perpetrate. Say: The tree of sorrow has once again been planted in the soul of Husayn, whereby the pillars of existence have been shaken. Say: The tradition has returned and God’s way has been renewed in His own self, if you but knew. Say: O people of the earth, rejoice not at what hath befallen Us, nor be gladdened by what God hath ordained for Us, for there shall come upon you the torment of a promised day. Say: By God, were you to sense within yourselves less than a moment thereof, you would cry out, then instantly fall upon your faces for what you wrought in the days of the Spirit while turning away from Him. Say: This indeed is Husayn in truth, and His intimacy with tribulations is as the intimacy of the lover with the beloved. He fears no one even if all the powerful and mighty were to gather against Him - this is a known truth. Say: Whoso fears God fears no one, and whoso knows God knows none beside Him and is content with Him apart from all else. To this do the angels of the Cause bear witness, and beyond them this holy and manifest Pen wherein are ordained the mysteries of knowledge and wisdom, and wherein is known what has been and what will be. Say: By God, were this Pen to desire to move or transform you with but a letter, it would be able to do so in less than the twinkling of an eye, did you but know. But it desires naught save what God, the King, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved, hath desired, that He might thereby distinguish those who have hastened to the shore of holiness from those who hasten to the valley of self. Say: He who is detached unto God is instantly touched by tribulations at every moment, yet his yearning increases for he hath tasted the love of God, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Thus have We detailed for you in this Tablet that which will cause your breasts to boil with the heat of love and transform you toward a praiseworthy right hand, that your hearts might find peace thereby and your inner beings find rest, such that nothing will disturb you in the Cause, and you will be as firmly-fixed mountains. And glory be upon you, O concourse of the loved ones, from God, the Sovereign, the Helper, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved.

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=== START BH02417 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

This is a Book from Us to one who has sought the Desired One and turned with his face toward the face of the Adored One, and traversed land and sea until he entered the City which God has made the point of circumambulation of the Concourse on High and the favored angels, and attained the presence before the Countenance and visited the Ancient Beauty after most of the servants were prevented from attaining His presence. Thus has the matter been decreed from the presence of the Mighty, the Wise.

Blessed art thou, O thou who hast turned, for having turned and arrived and visited the Qiblih of all who are in the heavens and on earth. God hath witnessed for thee thy visitation of His Beauty and thy entry into the pavilion of His grandeur. Can any bounty created on earth attain unto this? Nay, by My Self! Be grateful to thy Lord for having enabled thee to attain this. He is verily the Forgiving, the Generous.

How many servants desired to come but were turned away at the gate due to what Satan whispered into the hearts of those who ruled in the City, and thereby the eye of Ali wept, and then the eyes of the sincere ones. No harm hath befallen Us and the people of Baha except through what the hands of the people of the Bayan have wrought, and thy Lord beareth witness to this. He is verily the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Satan lieth in wait - when anyone entereth seeking the abode of the Desired One, he informeth the government gate. Ask God to raise up one who will suffice to ward off his evil. He hath power over all things.

Inform My loved ones of what hath come to pass, then recount to them what thou hast seen and known, that they may become aware of what hath befallen Us from the hosts of the heedless ones. Convey Our greetings to all who have believed in God and the Manifestation of His Self, and give them glad tidings of mercy from Our presence, that the breezes of mercy may draw them to God, the Lord of creation. Thus hath the Tongue of Unity spoken, as a grace from His presence. He is verily the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Praise be unto Thee for having honored me with Thy presence and caused me to hear Thy call and to behold the lights of Thy countenance in these days wherein I was imprisoned in the most desolate of lands and held captive in the hands of the wicked ones. How can I thank Thee, O my God, for what Thou hast bestowed upon me through Thy bounty and honored me through Thy favor, such that Thou didst open before my face the gate of unveiling and meeting after it had been closed through what the hands of the most wretched among Thy creatures and the most rebellious among Thy creation had wrought? O Lord! By Thy might and majesty, were I to find for myself at every moment a life to sacrifice it for Thy Self, it would be little compared to the manifestation of Thy bestowals and the appearance of Thy gifts. I beseech Thee, O Lord of Names and Creator of earth and heaven, to make me steadfast in Thy Cause, turning unto Thee, detached from all else besides Thee. Then ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for the sincere ones among Thy creatures and the unified ones among Thy loved ones. Thou art verily the Powerful over what Thou willest, and Thou art verily the Truth, the Knower of the unseen, and the Powerful over what Thou desirest through Thy word “Be” and it is.

=== END BH02417 ===

=== START BH02418 ===

He is the Mighty, the Everlasting, the Self-Subsisting! This is a Tablet which God hath verily revealed at this time with truth and made it a proof for all the worlds. Verily it is in itself a manifest Book, a revelation from God, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Beautiful. Therein hath God comprised the knowledge of the former and the latter generations, and ordained therein consummate wisdom whereof not a single letter can be comprehended by all who are in the heavens and on earth, save whom God willeth. This is of God’s bounty unto all created things. Say: Verily it is the Mother Book, for naught is seen therein save God and His Cause, if ye be of them that comprehend. And verily it is the Mother of Tablets, for from it have been detailed the tablets of God, the Dominant, the Mighty, the Powerful. Say: Were God to will it, He would expound from a single point thereof all that hath passed in former ages and all that shall come to pass throughout the eternity of God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Knowing. O people of the earth! Sanctify your souls and purify your hearts that ye may thereby recognize that which lieth concealed in the treasuries of infallibility from One mighty and powerful. Say: The likeness of your hearts is as the likeness of water, if ye be of them that understand. Verily water remaineth pure until it is mixed with clay, and when mixed with clay its purity departeth and its delicacy vanisheth, such that none can perceive what God hath deposited within it, both outwardly and inwardly, if ye be of them that observe. O people of the Bayan! Strive within yourselves lest the clay of desires become mixed with the water of your being. Fear God and be of the God-fearing. Sanctify yourselves from the clay of self and passion that there may appear from you what God hath deposited within you of precious pearls of glory. Thus do We set forth for you every similitude that ye may ponder the signs of God within the horizons of wisdom and within yourselves, and be of them that are endowed with insight. O people of the Bayan! Behold the handiwork of God with your own eyes and be not content with hearsay. This is the most excellent utterance and the most eloquent remembrance from Me unto you, if ye be of them that hearken. Had ye heard this Cause aforetime, ye would have recognized the Ancient Beauty when He walked among you with a step of mighty glory, and ye would not have deprived yourselves of Him and His recognition, nor would ye have withheld yourselves from this wondrous bounty which no one’s knowledge hath encompassed and of whose appearance no heart among the peoples of the world hath been informed. Therefore grieve not for what hath escaped you, but await the day wherein trials shall come upon you from every near quarter. At that time, remain steadfast in My love and My Cause in such wise that your feet shall not slip in less than a moment. This is better for you than all that ye have wrought in your days concerning the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And say in all that befalleth you: “Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds!”

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=== START BH02419 ===

O Supreme Leaf, consort of the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most High! This is a leaf from Us to her who hath believed in God, hearkened unto His call, recognized His Self, and turned unto Him. Her letter hath been presented before the Throne that We might attract her once again unto God, the Mighty, the Wise. O Supreme Leaf! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the Most High, from the Divine Lote-Tree in the luminous spot: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Generous. O Leaf of Paradise! Hearken once again unto the call from the Ultimate Tree upon the crimson hill from this Most Great Scene: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

O my God and my Beloved! I am she who hath turned unto Thee, believed in the Dawning-Place of Thy Cause and the Source of Thine inspiration, and attained unto that which Thy handmaidens have not attained. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name - He Who was afflicted amongst the oppressors of Thy creation and the rebellious ones among Thy creatures, Whose liver was pierced by the arrows of Thine enemies and Whose garment was stained with the blood of hatred through what befell Him in Thy love - to make me steadfast in Thy Cause and Thy love, speaking Thy praise and glorification, taking refuge in Thy presence in all Thy worlds. O Lord! Deny me not the sweet-scented breezes of the garment of Thy Revelation, the fragrant emanations of the robe of Thy mercy, and Thy signs through which the winds of Thy grace pass. O Lord! Thou art He Whose bounty hath encompassed all things and Whose mercy hath preceded all who dwell on earth and in heaven. Send down upon me in all conditions that which beseemeth Thy presence and befitteth Thy sovereignty. I am she who, O my Beloved, hath acknowledged Thy singleness and confessed Thy oneness and found intimacy with the Manifestation of Thy Self. Thou seest me, O my God, seeking protection in Thy custody and clinging to Thy grace and favors. Therefore, O Beloved of the worlds, cause me to drink, by the hand of Thy favors, the wine of Thy generosity, that the intoxication of the Kawthar of Thy bounty may so overcome me as to render me detached from all else save Thee and wholly turned unto Thee. Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Transcendent, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

=== END BH02419 ===

=== START BH02420 ===

O Nabil-i-Qabla-Rida, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! O My earth! Hast thou found one who soars on the wings of detachment in the atmosphere of the love of the Lord of creation? And hast thou discovered one who forsakes all else for this All-Wise Remembrance? O My heaven! Hast thou witnessed one who cast away all save Me for My Name’s sake, whose heart was consumed in My atmosphere, who became detached from all else but Me, who entered the kingdom of My steadfastness, and attained unto My mighty Cause? O My sea! Hast thou beheld the people of the Crimson Ark, whose mention hath flowed from the Pen of God, the Most High? And have the breaths of their remembrance and the fragrances of their knowledge in this mighty Remembrance wafted over thee? O My mountain! Hath there walked upon thee one who calls upon the Lord with this Name, whereby the hearts of them that have recognized Him were attracted? O Supreme Pen! Turn to another mention, that perchance through Thy sweet remembrance faces may be turned unto God, the Lord of Names, and the standards of remembrance may be raised between the heavens and the earths. Grieve not at the fewness of helpers. Let the sovereignty of thy Lord, the All-Choosing, suffice thee. He will verily aid thee under all conditions, and He is the Almighty, the Powerful. Move at My mention every morn and eve. This is thy mission, and what We have ordained for thee. Be not saddened by what the hands of the wrongdoers have wrought. Beware lest the cawing of them that have disbelieved in God prevent thee, or the imaginings of the doubters veil thee. Stand firm in what thou hast been commanded by One All-Knowing, All-Wise. Look not unto the people and what they possess, but unto My grace which dominateth all creation. O My Pen! Make mention of him who hath turned unto God and attained His knowledge in days wherein the faces of them that disbelieved were darkened and the faces of them that were nigh unto God were illumined, that the rapture of his Lord’s verses may seize him in such wise that he will arise amidst the servants with a steadfastness which the imaginings of Satan cannot shake. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thy temple hath been adorned with the ornament of the Covenant and thou hast attained unto the recognition of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Sublime. Know thou this station which We have given thee, then preserve it through this Great Name. Counsel the servants with what hath been sent down in the Tablets, that they may arise unto that which they have been commanded by One Mighty, Powerful. Say: Aid Me through virtuous character and refined conduct, whereby My Cause will be manifested amidst My creatures and the sanctification of My Self amongst My servants. Blessed are they that act. Be ye trustees of the Merciful One amidst all possibilities, and adorned with the ornament of His virtues amongst the worlds. Thus have We counseled them before and in this Tablet, from which everyone possessed of spiritual sense perceiveth the fragrance of God, the Mighty, the Praised. Convey My glory unto the faces of My loved ones who have attained unto the lights of guidance in this resplendent Dawn. Say: Be ye steadfast in the Cause in such wise that neither the tales of the past nor what is with them who have disbelieved in God when He came with His kingdom, the Mighty, the Sublime, shall cause you to slip.

=== END BH02420 ===

=== START BH02421 ===

O My Name Jamal, upon thee be My glory! The leaf, thy wife, hath attained Our presence and been honored with visiting on behalf of the handmaidens of God who dwell in ?adba. Ask God, exalted be His glory, to illumine all with the splendors of the Sun of unity and adorn them with the robe of oneness. You should give the friends of God the glad tidings of this most great bounty and supreme favor. As for the daughter of Rasul, upon him be the glory of God, We had previously commanded her to patience and forbearance until her husband’s fate became known. Thus was the matter ordained by the All-Knowing Ordainer. The husband’s fate had outwardly been concealed but later it was confirmed that he had attained martyrdom. Blessed is he and those who have attained this most exalted station. We send Our greetings to the daughter and her mother. We testify that she heard My word and showed patience after My command, and He is the All-Wise Witness. Remember her on My behalf and give her the glad tidings of God’s mercy and grace which have encompassed all in the heavens and earth. She may choose as she wishes according to God’s Book, the Lord of the worlds. The law of waiting was revealed when the husband’s fate was concealed, but after its discovery to act according to what is revealed in God’s Book was and is beloved. Praise be to God, through this means she attained the mention of God, exalted be His glory. Verily He mentions whom He wishes and ordains for His near servants the good of the hereafter and this world. He is the Forgiving, the Generous. Regarding the daughter of Muhammad-i-?adiq, upon him be the glory of God, as commanded the servant present before the Face has written, you also should write. God willing, may the men and women of that land succeed in all conditions in that which is befitting and appropriate. If they act according to the command, the gates of blessing and joy will be opened to all. Verily He has power over what He wishes through His word “Be” and it is. We make mention in this station of him who was named Hasan who emigrated with Me and give him glad tidings of My remembrance of him. And We remember him who was named Muhammad-Taqi for whom I desired his Lord’s favor, and We ask God to forgive him as a grace from Him and remit his sins. We counsel him in what befits every name that is attributed to God, the Lord of the seen and unseen. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of mercy be upon thee and upon God’s servants and handmaidens in ?adba and Zawra and in the cities of God, the Mighty, the Loving. And We remember My Name the Oppressed who was imprisoned in God’s path, then those with him from among God’s friends, the Lord of what was and what will be.

=== END BH02421 ===

=== START BH02422 ===

This blessed verse hath in these days been sent down from the heaven of divine Will: “Verily, We have adorned Our head with the crown of forbearance and Our temple with the robe of patience on this straight path.” Yet God protect us from the wrath of the Forbearing One. It hath been said before: “Be thou assured of thy Lord’s grace and be of them that are thankful.” And in these days there hath been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen that which indicateth the loftiness of station and exalted rank of the martyrs. Some of these We have commanded to be written and sent in the name of Mihdi. God willing, you shall attain unto their perusal.

O My Afnan! We console thee and those who have believed concerning that which hath befallen My Name Ha, through whom the horizon of faithfulness was illumined, and those who were martyred with him in My manifest path. By the life of God! Not an atom’s weight of the deeds of the idolaters shall escape thy Lord, the Mighty, the Ancient. We have sent down aforetime in the Balance that which shall tranquillize the hearts of them that are possessed of understanding. Verily thy Lord is He Who hath dominion over all things. With Him is the knowledge of all things in a Book which none comprehendeth save His all-encompassing knowledge. Verily, the Recompenser moveth before the eyes of men, and he that is endowed with sight beholdeth and seeth. He, verily, is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Convey My greetings unto My loved ones who have remained faithful to My Covenant and have held fast unto My sure cord. The glory of God rest upon thee and upon My Afnan and upon those who have quaffed the choice wine of My wondrous utterance.

=== END BH02422 ===

=== START BH02423 ===

He is the Speaker, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise! O thou who journeyest through the lands and gazest toward the direction of thy Lord’s mercy, the Lord of creation! Hearken to the call of the Wronged One from the precincts of the prison. There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower. The Self-Subsisting has arisen, and the people have risen against Him in opposition - a opposition that caused the dwellers of Paradise to lament, and behind them the Concourse on High and those who circle round the Throne at morn and eventide. The servant present before Me has presented thy letter before the Face, whereupon the Most Exalted Pen raised its shrill voice and mentioned thee in such wise as nothing in the world can equal, as testified by the Mother Book which is with Him. We have called the servants to the supreme Paradise - among them are those who have heard and hastened, and those who turned away from Him Whose appearance God had promised in the Scriptures and Tablets. Grieve not at the people and their deeds. Look and remember what befell Muhammad, the Apostle of God, aforetime when He arose and called the people to God, the Lord of Lords. Then remember when the Spirit came before Him - the Jews rose against Him with such oppression as caused the hearts of the chosen ones to tremble and the livers of the pure ones to melt. Thus was the matter decreed aforetime and in these days which God has associated with His Self. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Then look before Him at Moses when He came with His Lord’s signs, and the people turned away from Him on that day and denied God’s Cause after its manifestation and committed that which caused the clouds to cry out. He gave the people glad tidings of the days of God and what would appear therein. Blessed are they who heard and responded, and woe unto every doubting denier. By the life of God! No Messenger was sent and no Book was revealed except to give glad tidings to creation of this Manifestation through which the very corners of possibility smiled. But when the appointed time was fulfilled and the Promise came and the Promised One appeared, the servants in all directions denied Him. Say: O people! Fear God and deny not Him in Whom ye believed throughout past ages and centuries. Cast behind your backs the divines of the age and hasten to the City of Divine Knowledge, whose gates have been opened by this Name through which the Resurrection has come, the Trumpet has been blown, the Cry has been raised, the Balance has been set up, and the heaven has brought forth smoke. Thus have We sent down the verses and dispatched them to thee that thou mayest thank thy Lord by night and day, at eventide and dawn. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon those whom neither the cannons of princes frightened nor the intimations of the divines who enter the mosques in My name yet turn away from Me in such wise as caused all things to lament, and whatsoever was created by the Word of God, the Lord of creation.

=== END BH02423 ===

=== START BH02424 ===

In the Name of Him through Whom the fragrance of My loving-kindness hath been wafted among My servants! O thou who gazeth upon Mine horizon and drinketh the wine of Mine utterance from the hand of My bounty! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of My prison. Verily it draweth thee to the horizon of the heaven of My Revelation and bringeth thee nigh unto the court of My holiness and giveth thee to drink once again, from the hands of My favor, the choice wine of Mine utterance. I bear witness that thou hast taken the chalice of utterance in the name of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, and drunk therefrom despite those who turned away from the Most Exalted Horizon and exchanged the grace of God for disbelief and hypocrisy. Thus did their souls entice them, and they are recorded among the most lost in the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds. As We sat upon the throne, the servant present entered with thy letter and read it before the face of the Wronged One. We found it purified from the allusions of the world and the doubts of the nations. Blessed be thy pen, thy tongue and thy heart. Give thanks unto God for this most great favor. He hath testified for thee with that whose fragrance shall never cease throughout the duration of His mighty and glorious Kingdom. We have heard thy call and answered thee, and have seen thy turning and turned unto thee with the ocean of utterance. Verily thy Lord is the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Thus hath the ocean of knowledge revealed the pearls of wisdom and understanding from the shell of proof. Blessed is he who hath witnessed and attained. Woe unto the heedless! When thou art illumined by the lights of Mine utterance and findest the fragrance of the Robe from My words and verses, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having mentioned me in the Most Great Prison, enabled me by Thy power and might to shatter the idols, illumined mine eyes to behold Thy signs, purified mine ears from the words of the world that I might hearken unto Thy call, loosened my tongue to make mention of Thee and praise Thee, and adorned my heart with the ornament of Thy love and the light of Thy knowledge. I beseech Thee by Thy Manifestation before which the necks of the Pharaohs bowed down and the limbs of tyrants trembled, to make me in all conditions steadfast in Thy service, speaking Thy praise and holding fast to what Thou hast revealed in Thy Book. O Lord! Assist me through Thy grace and bounty to open the doors of hearts through Thy name and remembrance, to remind them of Thy signs and give them glad tidings of Thy generosity which hath encompassed existence and Thy grace which hath preceded the seen and the unseen. O Lord! Thou beholdest me attracted by Thy verses and soaring in the atmosphere of Thy love. I beseech Thee by the mysteries of Thy knowledge which none hath known save Thyself, to preserve me and Thy servants from the doubts of the baying ones, the allusions of the heedless and the clamor of the deniers. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. Every tongue testifieth to Thy power, every eye to Thy might, and every heart to Thy greatness and choice. Thou art He by Whose command the standard of the Most Great Name was raised before the nations and the banner of utterance was hoisted on the most exalted station. The power of the world and the might of the nations cannot frustrate Thee. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Strong, the Dominant, the Almighty.

=== END BH02424 ===

=== START BH02425 ===

He is the Hearer, the Answerer

O Kazim! Upon thee be the Glory of God! Despite the call of the Divine Lote-Tree and the raising of the cry between earth and heaven and the shining forth of the rays of the Sun of Manifestation from all directions, the people of the earth remain heedless and unaware. Eyes are veiled, ears deprived, for most are observed to be worshippers of names, cleaving to them while remaining bereft of God, glorified be His majesty. The former people for years were worshippers of names and idols, unknowingly. The people of the Bayan are also afflicted with this malady, save whom God willeth. Although the people of the Bayan have heard and continue to hear the cursing, rejection and condemnation of the former people openly declared from pulpits without any concealment or veil, yet they are occupied in establishing such a people themselves. By God’s life! Were the station of true unity to be mentioned, all would be struck unconscious, save a few. Verily thy Lord is the Concealer, the All-Patient, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

O Kazim! Some time ago the Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet was revealed and sent especially for thee. We beseech God in all conditions that He may aid thee in that which will cause the exaltation of His Word, that perchance the dead may attain unto new life through the breezes of the revelation of the Desired One of all worlds, may emerge from the graves of heedlessness and become aware. Each of the souls mentioned in thy letter attained to that which hath no equal. Convey to the friends the greetings of the Wronged One and give them glad-tidings. We beseech God that He may aid all to that which is conducive to the remembrance of the peoples and the reformation of the world. Verily He is powerful over all things.

Say: My God, my God! Have mercy upon Thy servants through Thy mercy which hath preceded existence both seen and unseen, and deliver them through Thy might and power. Then preserve them through the hosts of revelation and inspiration. O Lord! Illumine their hearts with the light of Thy knowledge, then make them of those whom Thou hast mentioned in Thy Scriptures, Books and Tablets, that there may be impressed upon their hearts the sign “Verily we are God’s, the One, the Single, the Powerful, the Mighty.”

O Kazim! Upon thee be My glory! Beseech God that He may free hearts from all else save Him, in such wise that names may not veil them nor ancient tales deprive them. Glory be to God! Throughout ages and centuries they clung to names - consider what was and what became its fruit. We beseech God to make known to them what is intended in His days and to ordain for them the good of the hereafter and of the former time. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

The Glory shining and manifest from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and who hearken to thy word concerning this firm, this manifest Cause.

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=== START BH02426 ===

O Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power! O Muhammad-i-Mustafa, hearken unto the Call from the Crimson Tree upon the luminous spot, from the Most Exalted Pen: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Bestower! At times We have stayed the Pen, and at others caused to flow from it what thou beholdest - sometimes in the form of “There is none other God but Him,” and at other times “There is none other God but Me, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High.” All attributes return unto Him, though He is sanctified above them, and all names circle round Him at eventide and at dawn. The thunder hath pealed and the lightning hath flashed, yet the people remain in wondrous sleep. We have indeed found the fragrance of My love from thy letter which thou didst send to the servant who standeth before the Face. He came into Our presence and presented what thou hadst uttered in remembrance of the loved ones. Say: We desire him who hath desired his Lord, and We turn unto him who hath turned unto God with spirit and fragrance. Say: Hold fast unto pure justice and unto that which ye have been commanded in the Book. He hath enjoined upon you righteousness and piety - to this His Most Exalted Pen beareth witness, and behind it the Revealer of verses. We counsel you to fear God and to that whereby His Cause is exalted amongst the servants. Consort with all people with spirit and fragrance, and remind them with wisdom of that which will profit them in the beginning and the end. None should turn to the Wronged One. He beseecheth God to ordain for whosoever hath desired Him the reward of those who have attained unto the good-pleasure of their Lord, the Lord of all mankind. Grieve not at the world and its hardships. Ease hath been created for you and all comfort circleth round about you. Soon shall appear unto you that which He hath desired. We have aforetime said: He shall enter who hath gone out, and he shall go out who hath entered. That which We desired hath appeared outwardly, and what We desired inwardly - of the first We inform thee that thou mayest be apprised by thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. He who was inside hath gone out and hath clung to corruption in the inmost mystery, and none is aware of this save God, the Mighty, the Bestower. Soon shall his fire become manifest, but God shall prevent it and cause it to return unto him. He, verily, is the Powerful, the Chosen One. Well is it that thou hast written in reply to Muhammad. We send Our greetings upon his face and upon the faces of Our loved ones there, and We bid them to be calm and patient. Say: Hold fast unto the cord of contentment. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid you and ordain for you that which shall profit you in the Hereafter and in this world. He, verily, is the Powerful over what He willeth, and within His grasp is the kingdom of the realms of earth and heaven. Convey My greetings to the one named Abu’l-Qasim and to My loved ones there, and to those who are with thee and thy wife. Give her the glad-tidings of My mention of her, which God hath made the most exalted of all mentions.

=== END BH02426 ===

=== START BH02427 ===

Muhammad ’Ali! He is the Mighty, the Beloved!

Then did the Dove of Separation sing forth from the City of Eternity, and the Holy Spirit cried out between earth and heaven: “Embark, O people of God, for this is what hath been ordained for you in the preserved Tablets of holiness.” Then did the Maiden of Parting raise her head from the chambers of eternity and cry out: “Cast ashes upon your faces, O peoples of the earth, for the Bird of Divine Identity hath willed to soar away from your midst and return to the hallowed and mighty Paradise. And thereby is joy lifted from among you, and if ye rejoice in aught, by God, ye are then in a mighty veil, for were the people of earth to become aware in less than a moment, they would consume the dust from this grief which is mighty in God’s sight.”

Say: The Bird dwelt among you for successive years while ye perceived Him not and were among the heedless, until He flew from the branches and journeyed from the Sinai of the Spirit to the Sheba of Holiness, and thereby were the hearts of the knowing consumed. Say: O peoples of the earth! Since ye were heedless of this, arise then with your spirits and hearken to what He counseleth you at the time of parting. Lie not upon your couches in slumber, differ not in God’s Cause, fear no one, turn not to the faces of the satans. Rather, be at peace through God’s mercy and grace, and place your trust in Him, for this sufficeth you above all the worlds.

Beware lest ye be disturbed by anything or saddened by any matter, even should the talons of the hateful ones seize you, for God will aid you in all circumstances and will not neglect you for less than a moment, and will raise you up in truth if ye take counsel from what We have counseled you in this Tablet. This is what He hath truly promised His sincere servants. Then gather ye upon the truth and follow not those who have become heedless of God’s remembrance, the Protector, the Mighty, the Powerful. Beware lest ye forget one another or do what ye have been forbidden in the mighty, resplendent Tablets. Then give thanks to God, your Creator, morning and evening, for thus have We commanded you in truth, and all in the Concourse on high bear witness to you, as do the near-stationed angels.

Say: Those who have grasped the cord of God, the Protector, the Wise, will never become heedless of Him, will never turn to anyone else, and will grasp naught but God’s cord. This is what We remind you of in this Tablet, that ye may not be disturbed by anything or be touched by the harm of these deluded ones. And the Spirit be upon you and upon those who followed God’s decree in this time, and before this time, and after this time.

=== END BH02427 ===

=== START BH02428 ===

O Muhammad Mustafa in Medina! In the Name of Him Who is alone in His dominion in this remote prison. Then doth the Pen of eternity weep at what the Tongue of Glory hath spoken concerning what hath befallen Him at the hands of these wretched ones who have denied God’s bounty after it was sent down from the clouds of holiness in its mightiest, greatest, most gentle and most delicate form, and who were deprived of this grace. I know not which of My tribulations to mention in this Tablet. By God! Then doth the Spirit of God speak in the heaven of eternity and lament, saying: “O Most Exalted Pen! Have mercy upon the denizens of the Supreme Paradise and mention not what hath befallen Thy Most Glorious Beauty, for through Thy previous mention were consumed the hearts of the people of the Realm of Eternity and of them who dwell nigh the Divine Lote-Tree above the cities of names. And if Thou desirest to make mention, I shall command the angels of the Command to preserve the heavens lest they fall upon the earth, and to preserve the earth lest it sink into the waters.” And Thou, O Pen, fulfill what Thou hast been asked, then conceal the mysteries of destiny. Then make mention of Thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted, in this latter Revelation, for through His remembrance all who are in the heavens and on earth will be enriched. This is the truth concerning which there is no doubt, and none deny it save every heedless idolator. Then make mention of Thy servant who hath remembered Thee in his letter and called out to Thee in his inmost heart with a glorious and mighty call. And thou, O servant, know that thy letter came before Us and God’s gaze turned toward it out of love for thee, and He was ever watchful over thee. Blessed art thou for having opened the doors of thy heart in thy recognition of God and for having turned thee to a seat of mighty glory and raised thee to a station where thou didst hear the melody of grandeur from the mouth of Glory and where He gave thee to drink of the sweetest nectar from holy and impregnable chalices. Blessed be thine eye for having beheld the Ancient Beauty and for having turned away from every sightless eye. Be thou steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord, then aid it to the extent of thy power. He will preserve thee by His command, and He hath power over whatsoever He willeth. Sanctify thyself from whatsoever thy good-pleasure abhorreth, then walk in My footsteps. This is better for thee than all who are in the kingdom together. Hearken unto what the Ancient Beauty counseleth thee, then be steadfast in the Cause and remind the servants with wisdom and utterance, and tarry not less than a moment. Thus have We imparted unto thee the word of truth. Follow what thou hast been commanded and be in the kingdom a trustworthy upholder of the truth. And the Glory rest upon thee and upon those who have heard God’s call from this Most Glorious Station which hath been, in the eternity of eternities, exalted in the name of God in truth.

=== END BH02428 ===

=== START BH02429 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the Most Powerful

Praise be to God Who has illumined the world with the resplendent lamp of His Cause. And peace and blessings be upon him whose advent adorned the night journey, and upon his family and companions whom God made manifestations of His Most Splendid Name. And now, my spirit be a sacrifice for your remembrance. The servant has received your letter which spoke in remembrance of God and His chosen ones and pure ones and loved ones. I beseech Him, exalted be He, to assist your honor and our brothers there in remembrance and praise and steadfastness, the like of which has no parallel in the kingdom of creation. As for what your honor mentioned regarding the one who was in Port Said - excellent indeed was what you did for him. Praise and thanks be to God for enabling you to assist the unitarians and the righteous. I convey to your service that the honored physician and the prisoner and the blessed one, upon them be the peace of God, the Mighty, the Praised - they are remembered before the Lord. Soon He will send what will gladden them. And regarding what you mentioned about Haji Ali from K, the servant has presented what your honor wrote before the Presence. The Lord said: “O Muhammad-Qabli-Mustafa, upon you be My peace and My glory. We send greetings to him and to the other Ali from T whom We sent here to trade and be among those who earn. And We permitted Ali of Kashan what he desired on condition that you do not strengthen them with a third. They must engage in their work silently and quietly. They are not to speak about any matter. We beseech God to protect them and assist them in what He loves and is pleased with.” End quote. O beloved of my heart, the servant wishes to expend an island of pens and an ocean of ink in your remembrance and praise and your arising to serve the Cause, but has not found the opportunity. The matter is in the hand of God, the Lord of creation and Dawning-Place of the light of oneness. And at the end of the letter the servant sends greetings upon his eyes and tongue and limbs and pillars and the fragrances of his heart and the radiance of his brow - Abbas and Haji Ali from T and Haji Ali from K and Mirza Husayn and Muhammad Ibrahim and the other brothers, upon them be the peace of the All-Merciful. And I beseech Him by the One through whom He illumined the world to draw them near to Him in all conditions and assist them in His remembrance and praise and in acting according to what they were commanded in His Book. And I end my words with mention of the delight of eyes, Husayn Effendi and his brothers. And peace and mercy and glory be upon your honor and upon the righteous servants of God. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

The Servant

18 Sha’ban al-Mu’azzam 1300

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=== START BH02430 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and Power

Praise be to God Who hath sent down from the heaven of bounty the table of utterance, and through it hath adorned the world and quickened the nations. And blessing and peace be upon the Most Mighty Pillar and the Most Hidden Mystery, Who was concealed in knowledge and treasured in hearts, through Whose movement the celestial spheres were set in motion and the mysteries of eternity were revealed and the nightingale of proof sang upon the highest branch in the world that there is none other God but Him. And upon His family and companions through whom the breeze of the All-Merciful wafted throughout creation and the Word encompassed all religions. There is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Help in Peril.

And furthermore, may my spirit be a sacrifice for your love. The servant hath attained to that which was the dawning-place of joy and gladness and the treasury of remembrance and praise. When he drank from his words the wine of mystical knowledge, he approached the Most Exalted Station and presented it before His presence. The Lord, may our spirits be a sacrifice for Him, said:

“O thou who soarest in the atmosphere of nearness and reunion! Thy letter hath repeatedly come before the Wronged One. We have read it and made mention of thee with a mention that illumineth the eyes. We beseech God to assist thee and aid thee with the hosts of wisdom and utterance, and to send down upon thee a blessing from His presence, from the heaven of His bounty. This is what the Wronged One desired for thee in the beginning of days. Verily He heareth and seeth, and He is the Hearing, the Answering. Peace and glory be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon all who are steadfast and firm.”

Thus it ended. Unto God be glory and praise, and unto Him be power and grace and bounty. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the Almighty, the Exalted, the All-Bountiful.

As for what thou didst mention regarding Abbas-Quli, upon him be 966 [Baha’u’llah], and what he desired regarding the decree of the Book, after it was presented before His presence, this is what was revealed in reply:

“O Muhammad-Mustafa! We have heard what thou didst write regarding Abbas-Quli and what he desired in the path of God, the Lord of the worlds. We beseech God to assist him and make him successful in all conditions. Verily He is the Almighty, the Powerful. Make mention of him on My behalf and remind him of what hath flowed from My Pen, and give him the glad-tidings of the acceptance of what he sent, that he may rejoice and be of the thankful ones. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.” Thus it ended.

The servant remembereth him and beseecheth God his Lord to ordain for him the good of the hereafter and of this world. Verily He is the Lord of all beings and He is the Mighty, the All-Bounteous. Peace and remembrance and praise be upon your honor and upon those with you and upon those who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the Promised Day.

The servant, on the 20th of Dhu’l-Qa’dah al-Haram, 1304

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=== START BH02431 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and Power

Praise be to God Who has made His remembrance and glorification the food of His loved ones, and His love and good-pleasure their paradise. He is the Single, the One, to Whose greatness and sovereignty all atoms testify, and to Whose power and might all beings bear witness. He is the One Who manifested His attributes and names in a Temple and made him a mirror of His Self and a reflection of His knowledge and power, and named him Muhammad. Were it not for him, the mysteries of eternity would not have been revealed nor would the fragrances of revelation have been diffused among the nations. Through him God manifested His Cause and enacted His decree. This Most Great Remembrance and Manifestation of Eternity deserves praise from those immersed in the depths of divine knowledge and remembrance from the Manifestations of the Cause throughout all lands. And the prayer shining forth from the horizon of the loving-kindness of our Lord, the All-Merciful, be upon him and his family and companions, whom God made the hands of His Cause among His creation and signs of righteousness and piety among His servants. There is no God but He, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

Thereafter, my spirit be a sacrifice for your remembrance. The servant has attained to that which shone forth from the horizon of your love. When the joy of your words and the delight of your mention took hold of me, I beseeched God, the Lord of the seen and unseen, that He may assist your honor in all good that guides the servants to the path of wisdom and acquaints them with the ways of kindness and care, and that He may grant them the good of this world and the next. Verily, He has power over all things.

As for what your honor mentioned regarding what his eminence the Trustworthy - upon him be the peace of God, the Lord of all worlds - desired, it behooves us to consider what the Master has uttered. He - may my spirit be His sacrifice - said: “We desire to purify hearts from rancor and hatred, that thereby the standard of unity may be raised in the kingdom of creation.” The servant beseeches his Lord to assist his eminence in what He loves and is pleased with, and in that which unites hearts, attracts souls, and brings joy to eyes.

And as for what you mentioned about the Prisoner - upon him be God’s peace - his eminence is remembered and regarded. The servant sends greetings upon him and upon the loved ones, and asks forgiveness from your honor because this ephemeral one delayed in sending a copy of what was sent to him. And from Him I ask for assistance in all conditions. God willing, he sends peace, remembrance and praise upon your honor and upon the friends who have returned from the Sacred House of God and attained what God desired in the Book, and upon his eminence Husayn Effendi and those who bring joy to eyes and your family and upon the unified loved ones of God. Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

The servant

11th of Jumada I, 1301

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=== START BH02432 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to God Who has made known to us His path and taught us what draws us near to Him in all conditions, and has granted us His presence which was more precious than all that has been or will be created. Because of this, ignorant servants have risen against us who have deprived themselves of the Salsabil of divine knowledge and the Kawthar of life in the days of the All-Merciful. By the life of our Beloved! They shall soon see their loss in the stations ordained for them by God, the Just, the Wise.

Glory be to Thee, O my God and the Desire of my heart! I beseech Thee to assist Thy chosen ones whom Thou hast distinguished among Thy servants and associated with Thyself, to make mention of Thee and praise Thee. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest and Thou art the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. May my spirit be a sacrifice for your steadfastness and service.

For some time the response to the petition of the honored servant, Aqa Mirza ’Ali-Rida, upon him be the Glory of God the Most Glorious, has been revealed from the heaven of the Divine Will, but there was delay in sending it. Now two Most Holy Tablets, one a prayer and the other verses, have been sent. Your honor should deliver them to him. One Most Holy Tablet specifically for the beloved of the heart, His Honor Mirza ?.Y., upon him be the Glory of God the Most Glorious, has been sent. God willing, he will attain to it. Permission to come has also been given to him.

The servant begs his Lord to assist your honor in all conditions and protect you from the evil of those who have denied God and turned away from His path and disputed His verses until they pronounced judgment against Him with manifest injustice.

To the honored gentlemen in that land, upon them be His most glorious splendor, I present my utter effacement and nothingness. Some time ago this servant wrote a letter to his honored master, His Honor the Trustee, upon him be the Glory of God, which was sent for your honor to deliver to him.

Another matter: if His Honor the Physician, upon him be the Glory of God, should make any representation regarding the House, in accordance with wisdom no response is necessary. In all matters wisdom must be observed, and this matter has been so firmly established that one day this exalted word was heard from the blessed tongue, His word, blessed and exalted is He: “Acknowledgment and confession are not permitted. If someone confesses to lack of understanding and knowledge, he speaks truth, for no one has been or is truly cognizant of it as it deserves.” This matter too is a mercy to all the people of the world, even though today they are heedless and veiled.

Peace and glory and light and radiance be upon your honor and upon those with you and upon all who are firm and steadfast.

The Servant

9 Dhi’l-Qa’dih 1301

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=== START BH02433 ===

He is God, exalted is He

Praise be to God that through the outpourings of the cloud of divine mercy and the effusions of the clouds of eternal grace, they are verdant, flourishing, joyous and delighted in the gardens of love and good-pleasure. They have ever been and continue to be under the glances of His unfailing grace and the dawning rays of the Sun of bounty, adorned and honored with the crown of divine favors. We beseech Him, exalted is He, to cause the breezes of His generosity and the winds of His grace and bestowals to waft upon you at all times from the Sheba of His bounty, and from the heaven of His glory to shed upon you the lights of His gifts and favors. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Bestower, the Mighty, the Generous.

And now, a few days ago your esteemed letter, from which wafted the fragrance of divine love and affection, arrived and what you sent was received. Since it was intended that some work should be sent for the honored lady, the reply was somewhat delayed outwardly, for praise be to God, through His grace and favor you have been and continue to be mentioned in all nights and days in the Most Luminous Presence. Two most pure garments of the Twin Resplendent Lights - may my spirit and the spirit of all the worlds be sacrificed for them - were sent specifically to comfort the heart of the honored lady, along with one tailored harkay garment for Inayatu’llah, Hibatu’llah, Vaffaqahu’llah and Ayyadahu’llah, and thirty-seven pieces of almond candy. We beseech God to grant you its inner sweetness just as He has granted you its outer sweetness.

Furthermore, convey pure greetings and radiant salutations to that honored beloved, namely the esteemed Khalil - upon him be 966 [Baha’u’llah], Lord of nations. His mention has ever been and continues to be in heart and tongue and has never been effaced for a moment. Praise be to God that they have attained to His love, are manifest through His Name and are speaking His praise. Likewise convey pure greetings and boundless salutations to that spiritual father, namely this servant’s true dear father, and to Aqa ’Abdu’r-Rahim and Aqa Asadu’llah - upon each one of them be the grace and mercy of God. And likewise remember the female believers and Aqa ’Abdu’s-Samad and the children with goodly mention from this servant. Mention to the esteemed Khalil: May God protect us and you and then the company of those who drink this accursed tea! In truth if one dirham of it were to be sprinkled over all of China it would transform all of it. The tea that was first sent by that honored one bore no resemblance or relation whatsoever. Surely that beloved one has also partaken of it himself. May mercy be upon you, O people of the pavilion of glorification, one and all are remembered. The basket and handkerchief were sent.

=== END BH02433 ===

=== START BH02434 ===

That which was revealed as a visitation tablet for Muhammad-Taqi Khan, upon him be the glory of God, the All-Merciful:

He is the One seated upon the throne of utterance. Light and spirit and mercy and glory be upon you, O manifestation of devotion and dawning-place of faithfulness among all peoples. I bear witness that through you the banner of polytheism was brought low and the standard of divine unity was raised to the most exalted station. You are the one who emigrated with the Wronged One in the path of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, on a day when the sky brought forth smoke and earthquakes seized the foundations of all in creation. You are the one whom the might of the oppressors did not weaken, nor were you veiled by the veils of the transgressors. You turned to the Most Exalted Horizon when most of humanity turned away from it. Through your mention the scrolls of the lovers were adorned in the love of God, Illuminer of the horizons and Lord of the Day of Meeting. Through your certitude the limbs of vain imaginings trembled, and through the light of your divine unity the foundations of the polytheists were shaken - those who denied the Cause of God when He came with proof and evidence. Blessed are you and joy be unto you in that you attained the recognition of your Lord on a day when God came in the shadows of clouds. And I remember at this time the dawn of a day when the Manifestation of “He doeth whatsoever He willeth” mounted a blue horse, heading toward the Ultimate Goal for the victory of God, Lord of Names and Creator of heaven. You were with Me along with a few souls and we traversed the way until we arrived at one of the villages. Then the oppressors surrounded us from all directions and seized us with such tyranny that the livers of the most exalted Paradise melted, and the highest Paradise and the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing lamented. Alas! Alas! There befell you in the path of God that which caused the tears of the sincere ones to flow and the sighs of those near to God to ascend. You are the one through whom wafted the breezes of love and fellowship, and through whom shone forth the sun of harmony and unity. You stood firm in the Cause such that the horsemen in the field of tyranny and oppression did not frighten you, nor did the fire blazing in all regions prevent you. Through your calamity eyes wept, hearts burned, and the pillars of existence were shaken. We beseech God, Lord of the unseen and the visible, to ordain for you at all times that which befits His name, the All-Merciful. He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Blessed is the seeker who seeks your tomb, and the lover who visits your grave and recites what the tongue of your Lord has uttered. O God, O God of all contingent beings and Goal of all created things! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the All-Forgiving, which has encompassed the manifestations of disobedience, and by Thy pardon which has preceded all religions, and by Thy grace which has taken hold of all in existence, to forgive whoever presents himself before his grave and to fulfill his needs. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful, and Most Merciful of the merciful ones.

=== END BH02434 ===

=== START BH02435 ===

The Most Holy, Most Impregnable, Most Exalted! Hearken unto the Call from the direction of tribulation, from God, thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Glorious. Verily, I am God, there is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the Mighty, the Generous. I have created all things for My Name and have raised them up through My sovereignty, and I call unto them from this luminous Quarter. Blessed is he who hath turned unto Him and cast away all else - he is indeed among the sincere ones. Say: O people, if ye be fair in this Cause - should ye deny the Manifestation of God, His sovereignty, His proof and His evidence - by what proof do ye uphold that which ye possess? Bring it forth if ye be of the truthful. Nay, by Him Who hath caused Me to speak the truth, there is no path for anyone except this Path which We have revealed in truth. By God, this is verily the Most Great Path among the nations and the Most Straight Way for those in the heavens and on earth. The imaginary hath vanished through the dawning of My Name, the Self-Subsisting, and that which was known hath come with a wondrous command. Say: This is indeed His Most Great Mystery among you, and His Book within you, and His proof unto you. Ponder upon it that ye may recognize the Temple of God which ye were promised in a preserved and mighty Tablet. The Dove hath warbled that which the Spirit uttered and that which Muhammad, the Messenger of God, brought. Were ye to inhale the fragrance of all the Books, ye would find from them naught but the sweet scent of My wondrous Name. Those who have been kept back from the Path are indeed among the bewildered ones. Look not at the size of their turbans nor the swaying of their necks - they are indeed among the losers. Blessed is the learned one who hath not been veiled, and the ignorant one who hath recognized his Lord, and the woman who hath rent asunder the veils. Thus have We imparted unto thee the truth that thou mayest be among those who know. Say: Hearken unto My call when My lamentation is raised and My heart doth groan by reason of what hath befallen Me at the hands of the oppressive hosts. Know thou that My tribulation is greater than can be reckoned. To this testifieth the Lord of destiny and the dwellers of the Most Great Scene who have witnessed somewhat of that which We have endured in the path of God, the King, the Most High, the Most Great. Were I not to fix My gaze upon the Command of God, I would not have uttered a word nor would I have spoken a letter of that which I have been commanded by the presence of One mighty and generous. By My life! The Tablet hath well-nigh taken flight through the wafting breaths of the verses of thy Lord. Blessed is he who hath found and rendered thanks. Woe unto those who have turned away. O servant! Take fast hold of the cord of God. We have indeed manifested it in the form of a Tablet. Thy Lord is verily the Strong, the Powerful. When thou dost inhale My fragrance from the garment of My utterance, arise from thy place, turning toward the direction of thy Lord. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my Beloved and the Beloved of the worlds! I testify that through Thee the suns have shone forth, the moons have appeared, and the faces of those near unto Thee have been illumined. I beseech Thee to make me steadfast in Thy love in such wise that the words of the deluded ones and the signs of the heedless ones shall not keep me back from Thee. Thou art verily the Mighty, the Merciful.

=== END BH02435 ===

=== START BH02436 ===

He is the Most Exalted in the garments of the All-Glorious

O Maryam! Be patient in the calamities which have befallen you, then give thanks unto God, your Creator, that God may give thanks unto you in His glorious Kingdom. Verily He is the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting.

It hath ever been known that from time immemorial and unto all eternity, the chosen ones of God have been the recipients of trials and tribulations. This is that trust which none was capable of bearing save those whom thy Lord hath willed - they are the loved ones and chosen ones of God who have become the manifestations of His decrees and the dawning-places of His trials. Therefore one must console the heart through patience and trust. Moreover, beyond these afflictions there is the matter of separation which hath entirely blocked the path of attainment and meeting, such that hope hath been transformed into despair, as though this separation and parting shall not be followed by the glad-tidings of the sweet breezes of reunion and nearness. This is among the greatest afflictions of the spirit. In any case, we hope that, God willing, all these sorrows shall be transformed into joy and delight. Verily He is the Guardian of the doers of good.

These are afflictions in which we all share. However, such trials have befallen this servant that none hath the power to bear them - neither the heavens nor the earth, neither the Manifestations of the Divine Unity nor the Dawning-Places of Divine Singleness. O My handmaiden! Give thanks unto God that He hath concealed this from thee, for wert thou to become aware of it, thou wouldst surely lose all patience and composure. Yet despite all this, We remain patient and thankful, and are among the grateful ones.

Furthermore, what can Maryam do about the separation from that nightingale which hath taken flight from the rose-garden? Though in truth the effects of grief are apparent in all things and evident throughout all existence, yet patience hath been and will ever be most beloved, for that nightingale hath winged its flight to the holy precincts of Paradise. This earthly realm is as thou seest - naught exists therein save sorrow, grief and material troubles. Therefore pure hearts tarry not but return to their own station. God willing, He will graciously bestow an even sweeter and more glorious successor.

At this moment grief hath so encompassed Me that I am unable to write more. Unto God do I commit My affairs and your affairs, and verily He is the Guardian of those who trust in Him. I remember all the members of the household - the elder sister and the sister - I mention them all with wondrous and glorious remembrance. Multiple letters in the envelope are not possible. Finally, I offer boundless mention to the honored and revered mother.

=== END BH02436 ===

=== START BH02437 ===

In My Name, the Guide of Those Who Have Gone Astray, the Mighty

O Name of the Letter Ha’, hearken unto that which the Fire calleth out from the Tree, that verily there is none other God but Him, and that ’Ali before Muhammad is the Manifestation of His names in the Kingdom of eternity and the Dawning-Place of His attributes in the heaven of the divine cloud. All were created by His command and all act according to His bidding. His is the bounty and the grace - He single out for His mercy whomsoever He pleaseth and sendeth down mercy as He willeth unto people who know. Say: Verily He is the Sovereign of all created things and His Book is the Sovereign of all books - all have entered beneath His shadow and all bow down before Him. And whoso entereth beneath His shadow hath attained unto the ultimate goal, and this verily is His grace unto all creation, would ye but understand. Say: He is God’s Balance amidst His creation, and through Him hath appeared every true measure. He is God’s Proof, His Evidence, His Testament and His Authority amongst His creatures, would ye but know. Through Him were revealed the mysteries of what was and what is to be, through Him did the earth yield up her pearls, and all things were brought forth by His word “Be” and it is. Through Him were ordained the measures of all things and detailed exposition of destiny was set down upon a preserved and mighty tablet.

Thus have We imparted unto thee, inspired thee, taught thee and sent down unto thee that which was sent down from God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, that thou mayest thank God thy Lord in thy heart and remember Him at all times and attain unto a praiseworthy station. Know thou moreover that the two calves did transgress against God in these two Names and these two most ancient Ornaments in the two most exalted Words, and they betrayed themselves in their heedlessness of these two Mysteries in this Light that hath shone forth from these two Horizons. By God! This is the Beauty manifest in these two hidden and concealed Symbols that are glorified in both worlds, and this is the Mystery veiled in the two veils. They followed the two goats with their own selves after We had forbidden their approach unto the two idols in the two Temples. Behold then the veil of this clemency that hath risen and appeared from the two Dawning-Places, and that speaketh in the two Mounts in the form of the two Fires, and uttereth the two most perfect Words at the pole of the two heavens. Say: By God! This is indeed the Light manifest in the two Suns rising from the two Corners after the folding up of the two Stations, that thereby might be revealed the melodies of the Spirit upon the two Branches, that thou mayest know the decree concerning treachery in the two most remote selves. Thus have We stirred the veils of concealment less than anyone might perceive save they who see with the eye of God. Say: By God! This is the Dove that singeth with two melodies in the divine Ridvan concerning the two Mysteries from these two Garments. And We bear witness that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Supreme, the Exalted, the Beloved. And the Spirit and Glory be upon thee and upon them who ascend unto the heights of glory.

=== END BH02437 ===

=== START BH02438 ===

O Rida, bear thou witness in thy soul and being, with the tongue which God hath placed within thee, that there is none other God but Him, and that He Who was sent with the name of ’Ali is verily the Truth from His presence, though most of the people perceive it not. Through Him appeared the Kingdom of Names and Attributes, and by Him was distinguished every irrevocable decree from God, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. All that returneth unto God or is attributed to Him doth verily return unto this Hidden Name, and through it is established God’s Cause and its manifestation, and God’s proof and evidence unto all who dwell in the kingdom of Command and Creation. To this do my soul and pen bear witness, and every possessor of assured knowledge.

Know thou that God hath ever been manifest amongst His servants and visible amidst His creation, yet people recognize Him not, for in every Revelation they become veiled by limited signs and tokens which prevent them from beholding the countenance of God in another Manifestation, would ye but understand. This is a truth in which there is no doubt, if ye would but look with this vision. Whosoever desireth to know God and His Self must needs purify his ear from every utterance, mention, and expression, and from every word that hath been spoken, and must gaze upon God with a perceiving eye, a pure heart, a hearing ear, and an attracted soul, that he may know his Lord through what appeareth from Him and not through what is with the people. This verily is the beloved truth, for naught else can serve as proof of Him, and every limited soul is veiled from Him.

Know thou further that thy Lord God will never appear according to what the people possess nor according to the signs and tokens to which they cling, but rather He appeareth as He willeth through His command. He, verily, is the One Who chooseth for Himself, and all beseech His bounty. Thus learn thou the mysteries of the Cause, lest thy feet slip from every rejected mention. When the people of the Furqan clung to the signs, proofs and tokens they possessed, they opposed God, the Supreme, the Witnessed One. Do thou remind those of thy kindred of what We have mentioned unto thee, that they may all turn unto the countenance of God that hath appeared among them, may recognize that wherewith God hath favored them, and may be of those who are thankful for God’s blessing. We beseech God to aid them in this, such that none among them shall remain save that he entereth the paradise of God, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting. For this did We petition God in former years and do We petition Him now, and He, verily, is the Answerer, the Giver, the Bestower, the Forgiving.

=== END BH02438 ===

=== START BH02439 ===

O Rida! Your letter was presented before Us and We have taken it, and We have understood what was contained therein of your words, and verily We are All-Knowing. Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting, and that ’Ali before Nabil is the Sovereign of the Messengers, His Book is the Mother Book, and a single Tablet from Him suffices as proof for all who are in the heavens and earth, were ye to know.

O Rida! Be patient within thyself when there cometh to thee an ordained matter. Be not disturbed by it, nor ask anyone about it. Then open thine eyes that thou mayest know what God hath willed in these days wherein faces are transformed, wherein the clamor of the deceivers is raised, and wherein every hidden matter from God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Beloved, is made manifest.

Verily thou wert in Our presence for numbered years and didst hear the melodies of God from this blessed, sublime and praiseworthy Tune. Yet thou didst not recognize Us at any time, nor didst thou turn thy face toward Me, as vain imaginings veiled thee and prevented thee from entering the sanctuary of the Desired One. Therefore, arise from thy station, then witness the handiwork of God with thine own eyes, and follow not those who deny this bounty.

Say: By God! Whoso denieth this Cause hath denied all the Messengers of the past. This is assuredly inscribed by the Pen of God, the Mighty, the Exalted, the Self-Subsisting. We have sent thee this Tablet that thine eyes may be solaced thereby, that thou mayest rejoice within thyself, and be of those who take delight in the words of God. Know thou that a single letter thereof is better than the kingdom of the hereafter and of the former time, if ye would but behold the verses of God with His vision.

Therefore, strive within thyself lest thy feet slip from this exalted and extended Path. Say: By God! The heaven hath been cleft asunder from the clouds of the Cause, and God hath come with the promised countenance wherewith ye were promised in the Nine, were ye to know. And a single Tablet from His trace is God’s proof unto His creation, His evidence unto His creatures, and His authority unto all who are in the heavens and the earth, were ye to perceive.

Thus have We inspired thee that thou mayest burn away the veils of idle fancy and be of those whom no hinderer can hinder and no servants who have opposed God in every age can veil, who have denied the signs of God. The Spirit be upon thee and upon those in thy household, both female and male. And if thou findest a pure heart, cast upon it what We have cast upon thee; otherwise, conceal it with the utmost concealment. This is My counsel unto thee and unto every patient and grateful soul.

=== END BH02439 ===

=== START BH02440 ===

O Abul-Qasim Khan, who hath entered the Sanctuary of God, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting! He is the Most Exalted, the Most Great. O Qasim! Take thou thy portion of this bounty, then be thou content therewith apart from all the worlds. Verily it shall suffice thee above all things and make thee independent of all that are in the heavens and on earth. Be thou a distributor of that which descendeth from the direction of the Throne upon Our assured servants, and a breaker of the might of them that have disbelieved and turned away and were among the proud ones. That which descendeth from the direction of the Throne is what We have now revealed in this Tablet and sent unto thee, that thou mayest recite it unto thyself and unto the souls of the servants, that perchance the people may become of them that remember. Know thou moreover that in every letter of the verses are ordained treasuries of bounty, and for every soul there is a portion thereof. Blessed is he who taketh what is ordained for him and rendereth not himself among the deprived ones. Apart from this, none can draw nigh unto the Throne - how then could any be a distributor of that which appeareth from it and descendeth from its direction? Glorified be God, thy Lord, above the understanding of all created things! Arise to make mention of God and to spread His Cause, and follow not the ways of the corrupt ones. Beware lest thou draw nigh unto them whose hearts thou findest veiled from the mention of the name of thy Lord, and associate not with them in any place, and be of them who have detached themselves from such as have disbelieved in the signs of God, the Inaccessible, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Then remember thou the time when thou didst enter the Paradise of the All-Highest, the seat of the throne of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Great, and didst abide beneath the shadow of His mercy for numbered days, and wert among those upon whom shone the Sun of Beauty from the horizon of the Face, and who were among the triumphant ones - they who attained His presence and circled round His house at every morn and eventide. Therefore remind the people of what thou hast seen and known, that they may remember within themselves and be of the assured ones. Stand thou firm in the Cause at the time when every soul shall raise its cry and the pillars of the idolaters shall quake. Thus have We commanded thee in this Tablet that thou mayest be steadfast in the Cause of thy Ancient Lord, for the people of the Bayan, most of them have disbelieved in Him in Whom they had believed and have returned to the lowest of the low, save him whose hand was taken by the hand of grace and who was delivered from the wrongdoing people - they who wronged their own souls and the souls of the servants, and were not conscious thereof and were among the heedless ones. And the glory be upon thee and upon them who have not bartered the love of God and His Cause for aught of all that hath been created between the heavens and the earth.

=== END BH02440 ===

=== START BH02441 ===

O Mahdi! Hear My call in all things that “I am God, there is no God but Me. I have created all things for the praise of My Self, though I have ever been sanctified above the mention of all the worlds.” And I offered My Cause to all who are in the heavens and earth. Then all those who had even a mustard seed of love for Satan and his manifestations fell away. Thus did the sun of wisdom shine forth from the horizon of the holy and luminous Finger. Say: O people! Do you call upon Baal and forsake Him Who created all in the heavens and earth? Fear God and take not Satan as your protector. Those who wage war against God and dispute His signs and deny His sovereignty - these have no portion in the Book and were far removed from the seat of nearness. Your letter has come before Us, both before and after it another letter, wherein you called upon God, your Lord and the Lord of the mighty Throne. Blessed are you for having partaken of the virgin fruits of the gardens of knowledge - this is from the grace of your Lord, the Most Merciful, that you might thank Him with a pure and radiant heart. By Him Who is unique in glory and splendor, and singular in grandeur and majesty - one letter of what God has cast upon your heart in your tablets is better for you than all you have done in His path, and My Self suffices as witness to what I say. Beware lest you cloud your heart with the mention of anything - rather remember your Lord and fear no one, for He will guard you from every wicked oppressor. Ascend to Him at all times and be not dismayed by what has befallen you. Rather reflect on My tribulation and affliction and exile and imprisonment and trials, lest the harm of those who disbelieved and associated partners with God and were deprived of the breezes of the Spirit affect you. We have sent by the hands of Salman Tablets wherein one letter thereof equals not what has been created in the kingdom of origination. Look upon them that your heart may rejoice and your eyes be consoled and you may witness yourself upon a manifest spirit. Although in such days nothing should descend from the direction of the Throne except that which would burn the hearts of every insightful believer, yet since My mercy has preceded, We have therefore varied the verses away from expressions of sorrow, as a favor from Us to those who have taken for themselves a true path to God. Know then that We have permitted you to dispose of whatever worldly ornaments come to you as you wish, and We have made you in the Mother Book a trustworthy one in truth. Thus have We permitted you and commanded you - act according to what you have been commanded by One Mighty and Wise.

=== END BH02441 ===

=== START BH02442 ===

O Mirza Nazar-’Ali! In the Name of God, the Most Seeing, the All-Seeing! O Nazar! The glances of God have turned toward thee and He beholdeth thee at all times. Beware lest thou commit that which thy Ancient Lord abhorreth. Say: O people! Ye conceal your evil deeds from your fellows lest they discover them, yet how is it that ye commit what ye are forbidden before the eye of God, the King, the Mighty, the All-Knowing? Do ye imagine that anything can be hidden from His knowledge? Nay, by His very Self, were ye but to know! Do ye feel shame before His servants yet feel no shame before Him Who created you by His command? There is no God but He, the Creator, the Fashioner, the Former, the Ordainer, the Mighty, the Great. Say: O people! Purify your hearts from all else but Him, then turn your faces toward this Countenance which hath dawned from the horizon of eternity with manifest splendor. Aid thy Lord through counsel and utterance - this is what God hath prescribed for every soul at the outset of this Most Great, this wondrous Revelation. Say: O people! Shed not blood, for this hath been forbidden in the Book of God, were ye but to know. Victory hath been ordained through the mention of proofs and exposition - thus hath the command been sent down and the decree established from the presence of the Mighty, the Powerful. Whoso quickeneth a soul with the spirit of faith, it is as though he had quickened all mankind - thus was it revealed in the Bayan, then in the Qur’an, the Psalms and the Gospel. Say: O people! Seize ye the measure of these days and be not of the heedless. How many of those near to God waited yet attained not, how many of the sincere sacrificed their lives yet were not honored, while ye have attained to this most great bounty without toil or labor. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of this wondrous Remembrance. Should ye remember God but once in His days, it would be better for you than the kingdom of the heavens and earth - this is a certain truth. Compare not these days with days past or future - thus hath the Revealer of the Bayan clearly stated, were ye but of those who perceive. Leave what ye possess and take what hath been sent down to you from the heaven of might and power by God, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Choosing. Be not of those who remained in doubt and discord at this radiant dawn. Behold this Revelation and what appeareth from it with His eye, that ye may be illumined by the light of His countenance and that Our heedless servants may be enlightened through you. Thus have We sent down the verses unto thee and dispatched them to thee that thou mayest find the fragrance of the garment therefrom and be of the thankful. And the light which hath appeared from the finger of thy Lord’s will, the All-Merciful, be upon thee and upon those who have quaffed the sealed wine from the hands of thy Lord’s command, the All-Knowing, the All-Encompassing.

=== END BH02442 ===

=== START BH02443 ===

O Ali, before Nabil, upon him be the Glory of God! In My Name, the One manifest from this luminous horizon. We have desired to make mention of him who has turned towards Us and to give him to drink, time and again, from the Kawthar of loving-kindness, that it may draw him nigh unto My horizon, adorn him with My virtues, cause him to soar in My atmosphere, and aid him to manifest the sanctification of My Cause amidst My creatures, and to voice My praise in such wise that every hesitant one may hasten, every stationary one may take flight, every body may melt, every frozen thing may flow, and every extinguished flame may be rekindled. This befitteth him who hath turned his face towards My countenance, entered beneath the shadow of My loving-kindness, and attained unto My verses which hold sway over all the worlds.

O Ali! The Dayspring of the Cause addresseth thee in most wondrous utterance. By God! Wert thou to be present before the Throne and hear it from the Tongue of grandeur and power, thou wouldst sacrifice thy body, then thy spirit, then thy very self, for love of God, the Sovereign Lord, the All-Compelling, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The call would so transport thee to a station whereof all pens are powerless to make mention and every eloquent speaker is confounded in its description. Reflect upon this Revelation and its sovereignty, then aid it as beseemeth thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bountiful.

Guide the people to the Most Exalted Horizon, which is His Temple established upon His mighty Throne. Through it hath the horizon of the Prison been illumined, and through it have all who are in the heavens and on earth been made radiant. We have made mention of thee before, and in this gracious Tablet, that thou mayest inhale the fragrance of the All-Merciful time and again. This is of My grace upon thee. Render thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, the All-Seeing.

Grieve not at the heedlessness of the people. Soon shall ye behold them turning unto God, the Lord of all worlds. We have encompassed the world through Our Most Exalted Word. God shall, through it, soon conquer the hearts of all who dwell on earth. He, verily, is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

We make mention of thy brother from this spot, that he may rejoice in My remembrance of him and be of them that remember. O beloved! The Best-Beloved calleth thee from His Most Great Prison. We counsel thee with that which hath been sent down from My Holy Pen in My Most Holy Book. Lay hold on it with the power granted thee by Us and the might bestowed by Us. I am, verily, the Commander, the All-Wise.

Blessed are ye, inasmuch as the grace hath encompassed you and aided you in this Cause whereby the heaven was folded up and every lofty and towering mountain was scattered in dust. We make mention, with supreme mercy, of your mother who hath attained unto the recognition of God, and We glorify her countenance from this exalted station. We make mention of you all, both female and male, and behold you as one soul from this wondrous outlook. We give you glad tidings of the mercy which hath preceded all created things, and of My remembrance which hath encompassed all, whether young or old. The glory of God be upon you, O people of Baha! Rejoice in My remembrance, for verily He is with you at all times.

=== END BH02443 ===

=== START BH02444 ===

O loved ones of the All-Merciful in Faran! He is the Witness, the Hearer, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

We make mention of the city which hath been illumined by the lamp of divine knowledge, having been honored by the breaths of those who believed in the All-Merciful on a day wherein the pillars were shaken through fear of God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the Bestower. Blessed art thou in that thou hast been named Faran by the All-Merciful, and the breezes of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all religions, have wafted over thee. Rejoice thou in My remembrance, then take pride in that the Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the precincts of His Most Great Prison, by the leave of God, the Lord of all men. Blessed are they whom vain desires have not kept back from the Lord of the throne and of earth, and who, when they heard the Call, turned to the Most Exalted Horizon and testified to that whereunto the Creator of heaven did testify: “Verily there is no God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.”

Blessed is the servant who hath quaffed the wine of revelation from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the Lord of the Final End. O children of the Friend! Hearken unto the Call of the Glorious One. Verily it hath been raised from the most exalted Station which hath been named by the Most Beautiful Names in the Book of Names, and by the Most Great Truth from the Pen of God, the Revealer of verses. By God! He hath been imprisoned in the fortified city for the sake of God, the Lord of creation. Thus was the decree sent down in the Books of old, yet the people remain heedless and veiled. Grieve not at anything, for He hath mentioned you by the Pen of Command with a mention whereby the dead have arisen. Blessed is your father who ascended unto My Kingdom and circled round My throne in a station whereof the pens are powerless to make mention.

We make mention of all who have turned to God in that place and give them glad tidings of that which hath been ordained for them in the Scriptures and Tablets. Joy be unto you for having turned to God and believed in Him through Whom the horizon of revelation was illumined and the mountains were moved. We beseech God to assist you to remain steadfast in the Greater Steadfastness and to confirm you in that which He hath revealed in the Book. Beware lest the affairs of the people of allusions sadden you. Rejoice in God, the Illuminator of the horizons. We have mentioned you before, and before that before, and We mention you as a grace from Our presence. Verily He is the Almighty over whatsoever He willeth. He doeth through His sovereignty what He desireth. Ye are they who have rent asunder the veils on a day wherein minds were bewildered and eyes were fixed in fear.

Glory be upon you, O loved ones of the All-Merciful, and upon those women who have believed in God, the Lord of Lords. Blessed is the handmaiden who hath attained unto My days, heard My call, turned with her heart to My horizon, soared in My atmosphere, drunk the choice wine of My utterance from the hand of My bounty, and spoken My praise at eventide and at dawn. We counsel all to patience and forbearance, and give them glad tidings of the favors which have been ordained for them by God, the Cleaver of daybreak. Light be upon you, O My male and female servants, and upon those who have turned to you that they might hear from you the mention of God, the Subjugator of winds.

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. . . The Land of ?a hath been the seat of the Throne and the dawning

place of the Desired Morn. It is the place of the Ukht [Sister] and where

the friends of God repose.

Happy is the one who hath attained the love of the Ukht and of the

friends of the Lord. Verily, from this Spot We greet the countenance of

My Sister and My loved ones who have uttered My praise and have been

neither moved by the tempestuous winds of idle fancies, nor kept back

by the tumult raised by those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of

all worlds.

Render praise to God that He hath given thee a son who, since his

arrival until now, hath been engaged in serving God. Blessed is he,

blessed is he! Beseech God to enable thee to drink from the oceans of

favour that are concealed in these words, and behold the splendours of

the Sun of Mercy…

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In the Name of God, the All-Seeing!

O ’Ali! Your letter is present and that which was written therein was presented by this servant before the Divine Throne. We have heard your cry and have answered you with this wondrous Tablet. O ’Ali! There befell you that which hath befallen no one else. The two most luminous Lights which had risen and shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of divine favor have set, due to the ill-omened land of ?ad. O ’Ali! The clouds of oppression were raised up, and the sword of tyranny was drawn from the sheath of pride, and there came to pass that which caused the Concourse on High, the denizens of the Kingdom of Names, and the dwellers of Paradise to wail and lament. By God’s life! There remained nothing that did not weep, yet be thou gladdened through God’s grace, for in truth they attained to a bounty the like of which hath never appeared in creation, and they themselves had, with the utmost lowliness and supplication, besought this most exalted station from God. After their return from Iraq they were manifest with the utmost glory and elevation through divine grace, and at the end of their lives they attained to that which their souls had loved. God hath sent down concerning their tragedy that which caused eyes to weep and hearts to melt. The Supreme Pen hath made mention of them in such wise that all those who are nigh unto God and His Messengers seek this station and have besought and continue to beseech it from God. The glory be upon thee and upon them both and upon him who gave up his spirit before them - verily he is the one designated as “Al-Kazim” in My Most Great Book. Convey greetings from God to the captives in the land and those scattered in His path and those left behind by them. Say: Ye have drunk the cup of tribulation from the hands of the enemies of your Lord, the Lord of Names. He, verily, is the Witness, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Then drink ye the choice wine of immortality from the hands of the bounty of your Lord, the Creator of the heavens, Who remembereth you in His mighty prison. The glory be upon you, O My loved ones, and praise be upon you, O My friends, from God, the Beloved of the mystics and the Desire of the worlds. At the end of this epistle We make mention of thy son who is named Muhammad and give him the glad-tidings of joy after sorrow. Verily thy Lord, the Most Merciful, is the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. Under all conditions hold fast to patience. Behold the world as a passing shadow. Soon it shall perish and vanish away. That which endureth is the mention of God that hath been sent down in His Book in praise of His loved ones. Blessed is he who hath attained thereunto, and woe unto the heedless ones. The glory be upon thee and upon thy son and upon thy wife from One Who is All-Knowing, All-Informed.

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In the Name of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

O ’Ali! Hearken with thy inner ear to the Voice of the All-Merciful and convey it to His friends, that all may attain to that which He desireth and drink from the choice wine of His good-pleasure. It is incumbent upon all in this Day to arise for the teaching of God’s Cause with such wisdom as hath been sent down from the heaven of the Divine Will. This station hath been fully set forth in Our Tablet to Our Name Mahdi. God willing, thou shalt attain unto it and make the loved ones aware of its contents. Strive thou that all may manifest spiritual qualities amongst mankind, for praiseworthy character hath ever been and shall ever remain a guide. Every deed hath its fragrance, and that fragrance guideth and directeth. Even as the fragrance of flowers leadeth people to the garden, the fragrance of goodly deeds and character guideth men to God and draweth them to the court of the Beloved. Well is it with those who adorn themselves with the crown of truthfulness, trustworthiness, steadfastness and dignity. Whoso adorneth himself with divine qualities, his words will influence the world. Verily thy Lord is the All-Wise Teacher.

Thou shouldst at all times be engaged in serving the Cause, in such wise that neither the opposition of the opposers nor the clamor of the heedless may prevent thee from the remembrance of God. Blessed art thou for having attained unto the testimony of God in Our Tablet which We sent thee aforetime. By My life! Thou wilt find therein the fragrance of My favor unto thee, My care for thee, and My mercy which preceded thee. Verily thy Lord is the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Previously the Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet was revealed and sent. God willing, thou hast attained unto it and perceived the sweet fragrance of the All-Merciful’s loving-kindness. We beseech God to assist thee in all conditions to serve Him and to make thee a servant of His Cause, and to manifest through thee that which will raise high the standards of remembrance and utterance in that land. He is verily the Bestower, the Ordainer, the All-Hearing, the One Who Answereth Prayer. Arise with supreme steadfastness amidst mankind and convey unto the people this Cause the like of which hath never appeared in creation, that they may awaken and arise to serve thy Lord, the Mighty, the Most Praised. We make mention of all who are on earth at all times and call them unto the One Who is All-Knowing. Follow thou thy Lord - nothing prevented Him from the remembrance and praise of God. He maketh mention of Him in prison, before it and after it. Reflect and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose hand is the dominion of might and power, and before the revelation of Whose power the power of all in the worlds hath vanished away. Then blessed art thou for having drunk the choice wine of revelation and for drinking it time after time, again and again. And the tongue of grandeur and majesty declareth: Well is it with thee and with those who have attained unto this firm, mighty and wondrous Cause.

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O Aqa Siyyid Yahya, upon him be the peace and bounty of God! He is God, exalted be His glory and mighty His proof! This is a letter from the Luminary of the horizons to one of the people of the Covenant, that he may rejoice in My remembrance of him, My turning toward him, and My directing My face to his direction. Praise sanctified above the mention of the tongue befitteth the Goal of the worlds, Who through the penetrating power of utterance conquered the world of contingent being, and through the sword of knowledge purified and sanctified the cities of the hearts and souls of the sincere ones from idle fancies and vain imaginings. Exalted be His might and great His sovereignty! There is no power except through Him.

O thou who hast dawned from the horizon of submission and contentment! Hear the call of the Wronged One. He hath turned toward thee from the precincts of the Prison and hath mentioned thee with that which hath diffused the fragrance of love and affection, that thou mayest be thankful and be of those who attain. Such is the grace that, in the midst of tribulations which have encompassed from every direction, the face hath turned toward thee and the tongue hath uttered thy praise.

O thou who gazeth toward My horizon! Thou knowest, and God knoweth, that We have commanded all with that which would exalt their stations and manifest what lay hidden in the treasuries of their hearts and temples. Yet they cast behind them what the Wronged One desired and took what they were bidden by every heedless and remote one.

That soul hath ever been and remains illumined by the lights of the Luminary of remembrance. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to aid that soul to exalt the Word and elevate the station.

Say: My God, my God! The hearts of the lovers have melted from the fire of separation from Thee, and the livers of Thy servants have been consumed by their remoteness and separation from Thee through the decree of Thy judgment. O Lord! Thou seest my condition and hearest my lamentation. I beseech Thee by the light of Thy reunion and the fire of the Tree of Thy nearness to ordain for me that which shall make me known by Thy name and speaking in Thy praise. O Lord! Thou seest how the distant one hath drawn nigh unto the pavilion of Thy glory, and the sightless one unto the Kawthar of life in the precincts of Thy mercy. I beseech Thee by the Word through which the hearts of the mystics were set ablaze in Thy love and the hearts of them that are nigh were attracted by the light of Thy knowledge, to make me the cupbearer of the wine of Thy utterance amongst Thy servants. By Thy glory, O God of existence! The fire of separation from Thee hath consumed me. Where is the light of reunion with Thee? My remoteness from Thy court hath destroyed me. Where are the splendors of the Daystar of meeting with Thee? I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of what Thou hast ordained for the sincere ones among Thy creation and them that are nigh among Thy servants. Then write down for me, O my God, that which shall make me mighty through Thy might, luminous through Thy light, manifest through Thy name and hidden through Thy Command, that I may recount what Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones and speak, acknowledging that Thou art the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

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The Ancient of Days, the Most Great, the Most Exalted! These are the verses of God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the All-Wise, sent down in truth to all who are in the heavens and on earth. The Most Exalted Pen addresses those who dwell in the kingdom of creation: O people! The Lord of Names has come and calls you in truth. Fear God and be not of those who remain veiled. Leave behind all created things and hasten with your hearts unto God, the Revealer of verses. This is what you were promised in the Tablets from One All-Knowing, All-Informed. Arise to aid the Cause of your Lord - this is better for you, if you be of those who understand. Seize the measure of these days wherein has appeared the Dayspring of your Lord’s verses, the Mighty, the Praised. Will anything in creation profit you? No, by His very Self, the True One, save what He has ordained for you in His mighty, beautiful kingdom. Hasten to the good things which have been inscribed by the Pen of your Lord, the Lord of Names and Attributes, and follow not every sinful idolater. By My life! Steadfastness is among the most mighty and greatest of all things. Blessed is he who attains unto it - he is indeed among the most exalted of servants before his Lord. Thus has the matter been decreed in a preserved Tablet. We have heard your call and answered you with that which has caused the First Ornament to shine forth. This is indeed a manifest grace. When you receive the Tablet, take it with the hand of certitude, then read what has been revealed therein. Thus does He command you Who is imprisoned in this remote spot. Let not the intimations of the heedless grieve you, nor the might of the ascetics who visit the House and endure hardships, thinking themselves to be among the doers of good. Yet when the Lord of the House appeared, they denied Him - they are indeed among the losers. How many learned ones have perished, and how many ignorant ones have passed over the Bridge as passes a cloud! Thus does the All-Informed apprise you. Hold fast to the cord of your Lord’s tender mercy, then rest assured in His grace. Say: O my God! Aid me to be steadfast in Thy love and in following Thy command, then ordain for me what befits Thy station and Thy gifts. Thou art indeed the Almighty over what Thou willest, and Thou art the Forgiving, the Merciful. If you find one who makes mention of your Lord, convey to him greetings from this exiled Prisoner. Say: He has desired for no one save what God has desired for him - to this testifies every fair-minded, discerning one. Throughout His days He was beneath the swords of His enemies, yet from the horizon of prison He calls you unto God, the Lord of Names. Beware lest you deprive yourselves of that for which you were created. Draw near with your hearts unto the Beloved and be not of those who hesitate. You are in your homes while He makes mention of you in exile, being in the hands of the aggressive ones. Glory be upon the people of Baha who have embarked upon the Crimson Ark in the name of God, the Cleaver of the Heaven, and who are among those possessed of certitude.

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He is the Most Glorious

O Salman! It is the end of night and the beginning of dawn’s break that this servant has taken up the pen so that a drop from the oceans of love surging in the heart might flow through the channel of the pen, with the aid of ink, upon the tablet of righteousness. Yet the pen of contingent being lacks the power to express, and the tablets of existence cannot contain this manifest bounty. Although in these days when the divine fragrance is wafting from the holy spiritual realm, all these degrees of love return to the heart, and the heart’s emanations and spiritual breezes are coming and going - so blessed are they who attain! In any case, by divine power, pass like a flame of fire through all regions and lands, and with the fingers of remembrance and certitude, rend asunder the veils of the heedless. For most souls are veiled, unaware of the how and why of matters, and entirely ignorant of the hidden mysteries. But you have attained the dawning-place of the lights of the Chosen Beauty and are informed of the details. If you guide a single soul it would be better for you than red-colored camels. O Salman! Be gladdened by the favors of the All-Bountiful Beauty. Be not saddened by any matter, for all things pass away save the favors of your Everlasting Lord. In steadfastness in God’s Cause be like the pillars of existence, and in the love of God be like the sun in the heaven of being. O Salman! Be at rest through God’s hidden favors which have ever preceded you, for you are eternally present before His face. Perfect mercy has been and will be yours. In this case you should soar like a falcon and like a candle illuminate every gathering with the mention of God. God willing you have arrived safely and in good health in Baghdad. There was some delay in sending the post, no matter, for this was from the decree of your Lord, the Mighty, the Generous. As for the interpretation of those two verses, by Him Who holds my soul in His hand, from that time until now I have not had a moment’s opportunity, and even now it is near dawn that I have managed to write these few words. By your life, from the day you took leave of the presence until now, only that one night when I had looked at it did I retire to bed. God willing if we meet I will fulfill all these matters. Convey greetings with utmost love to Abdul-Karim and Muhammad-Hasan and [Ali Aqa], and give greetings to all the loved ones of God, young and old. For the rest, remain ever immersed in the oceans of God’s love.

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In the Name of the Everlasting Speaker! Sanctified praise and glorification, befitting and worthy, be unto the Holy Presence of the Self-Subsisting One, Who, despite being surrounded by enemies and the calumnies of the people of tyranny and corruption, hath caused the pearls of wisdom and utterance to appear and become manifest from the treasury of His Pen at all times. Exalted is the All-Wise, the Possessor of Great Bounty, Who through tribulation exalted His Cause, through abasement manifested His glory, and through imprisonment revealed His power, His sovereignty, His grandeur and His might. May the light that shineth from this luminous horizon, and the fragrances that are wafted from this noble station, rest upon the hands of His Cause who have not broken His covenant and testament, and who have arisen to make mention of Him and praise Him amongst His servants - they are honored servants who speak not until He hath spoken, and who act according to His bidding. Glory be unto Thee, O Thou through Whose name the pearls of wisdom and utterance have appeared from the shells of the ocean of Thy knowledge, and the pavilion of understanding hath been raised before the faces of all religions through Thy power and might. I beseech Thee by the wonders of Thy verses, and the standards of Thy clear proofs, and that which the tongue of Thy grandeur hath spoken, to aid those who have turned away to turn towards Thee, the calumniators to be truthful, the deniers to acknowledge, and the irreligious to return to the gate of Thy pardon and forgiveness. Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

O Javad, upon thee be the Glory of God and His loving-kindness. The letter of Husayn, upon him be the Glory of God, was received in Our presence and was favored with Our hearing. Praise be to God that from his letter was diffused the fragrance of recognition, turning unto God, and steadfastness. We have heard his call and have answered him with a Tablet that all the treasuries of the world cannot equal. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to forgive him and his wife who heard and responded and ascended unto God, the Lord of all worlds. We beseech God to send down upon her a mercy from His presence and to cause her to enter the highest Paradise as a bounty from Him. Verily, He is the Forgiving, the Generous. And We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid him to remain steadfast in this Cause whereby the feet of the mystics have slipped save whom God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment, hath willed.

Likewise mention was made of ’Ali-Akbar, upon him be My Glory, and ’Ali-Qabli-’Askar and those with him, upon them be the Glory of God, and each one hath been favored with the waves of the ocean of utterance of the Desired One of all worlds. We beseech God to aid them to act with wisdom and with that which will attract the hearts of His servants. Verily, He is the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Mention was made of Rama?an-Qabli-’Ali and Mulla Bahram, upon them be the Glory of God. We beseech God, the Lord of grace and bounty, to aid them both to make mention of Him and praise Him, and through them to open the doors of turning unto Him before the faces of His servants. Verily, He is powerful over all things. The Glory from Us be upon them and upon My handmaidens who have believed in the One, the All-Informed.

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In the Name of the Beloved, exalted be His Name and elevated be His station! Praise be to the Lord of all possibility and the King of all realms, Who caused to flow from the outpourings of His Command-bestowing Pen the rivers of eternal life and the everlasting Kawthar of immortality amongst humanity. And He made the holy souls and the abstracted temples from among His loved ones to be the source, place and channel of this universal divine outpouring amidst creation. Through them is the existence given to drink what descends from the clouds of grace and bounty, and through them is adorned the brocade of the Book of Creation and embellished the Kingdom of Heaven with the lights of God, the Lord of the Throne and earth. Through the warmth of their love and the delicacy of their spirit and the sign of their tranquility and steadfastness in God’s Cause have grown from the soil of hearts the plants of knowledge and wisdom, and the trees of understanding have been raised in the paradise of human realities. Blessed be the All-Merciful for having manifested from His wondrous craftsmanship and His mighty innovation a noble person whom He named with this name before His glorious throne, and filled his heart with the jewels of His love and his inner heart with the pearls of His knowledge, and caused his tongue to speak with wondrous utterance in remembrance of His mighty and bountiful Self.

The letter of that soul-friend who, like a spiritual bird soaring in the heaven of inner meanings and singing with various melodies in the branches of remembrance and utterance, stirred this evanescent temple and drew it with the right hand of attraction and rapture, and gave it to drink from the pure water of enduring love which, through divine confirmations, was flowing in the rivers of words. Therefore I said: “Praise be to God for having assisted His loved ones in that which causes the lights of the morn to shine and the fragrance of musk to waft [among] the near ones.”

The supplication which was previously submitted was read before the Face. After the Most Pure Hearing listened and hearkened, these gracious words were revealed: “O Nabil-i-Qabli-’Ali! We have heard your call. Excellent is that which you have supplicated from God, the Goal of the worlds. It was read before the Throne and We found from it the fragrance of sincerity and devotion and your turning to the Purifier of the world. Blessed art thou for having moved thy tongue in remembrance of God and adorned thy heart with the ornament of His love and thy breast with His shining, radiant lights. We beseech God to confirm thee in that whereon thou art and to grant thee at all times that which descendeth from the heaven of wisdom and utterance. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Generous.”

The Most Great Branch and the Greater Branch, may the spirit of the worlds be a sacrifice unto them both, remember that honored one with the Most Wondrous and Most Glorious remembrance and with mighty, sublime greetings. The Glory be upon thee, then remembrance and praise be upon thee.

The Servant of [God]

3 Jumada II

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Most Great, the Most Powerful

Praise that is sanctified above the mention and description of the peoples of the world befitteth the Ancient King, Who hath illumined the horizon of the heaven of Islam with the Sun of Divine Unity and raised aloft the standard of “There is none other God but Him” in the cities of the hearts of those who have turned towards Him. He is the Sovereign Whom the sovereignties of earth did not prevent from His purpose. He sent forth His Messengers and bestowed His Books that all might find the path and hold fast unto Him, until the paths led to the Most Great Path and the Messengers to the Most Noble Messenger - upon him be the prayers of God and His loving-kindness, and the peace of God and His mercy - through whom the Fire spoke from the Tree and the food of knowledge and wisdom was sent down upon humanity, and upon his family and companions whom God made the treasuries of His knowledge and the mines of His names and the manifestations of His attributes. Through them appeared the power of God and His sovereignty and the might of God and His grandeur. We beseech God by Him and by them to open, through the key of His Most Great Name, the doors of grace and bounty unto His servants. Verily He is the Powerful over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Him, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

Glory be unto Thee, O Thou through Whose command the mysteries were revealed, the verses were sent down, and the clear proofs appeared! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the rain of Thy mercy was showered upon Thy servants and the Sun of might shone forth in Thy domains, to assist Thy loved ones to remember Thee and praise Thee and to act according to what Thou hast revealed in Thy Book. Thou art He Whom the manifestations of might and the revelations of power do not prevent. Every seeing one and every informed one testifieth that Thy power hath conquered the power of the world and Thy might hath seized the nations. I beseech Thee, O Lord of all beings and Lord of the hereafter and the former times, to assist us in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with, and to enable us to achieve that whereby Thy Cause may be exalted, O Lord of the heaven and Lord of the Kingdom of Names. O my Lord! Thou seest and knowest that whenever Thy servant heareth the cry of Thy lovers and sincere ones in their longing and yearning, his heart melteth, his limbs tremble, his skin quivereth, his heart yearneth and his eyes weep. I beseech Thee, O Ka’bih of the lovers and Fire of the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee, not to render him who hath turned to Thee deprived of what is with Thee and prevented from what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and Thy messengers. O my Lord! Look not upon what our hands have wrought, but rather upon the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy generosity and the sun of Thy grace. Then ordain for us that which shall be a light before our faces in the darkness of the earth. Verily Thou art God; there is none other God but Thee, the Compassionate, the Generous. And verily Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

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In the Name of Him Who warbleth upon the branch of utterance! Praise be befitting the Goal of the worlds Who, amidst the surging waves of the seas of sorrows, summoned the people of possibility to the horizon of the appearance of the Lord of Religions. One drop from the ocean of His utterance adorned the world with the ornament of eternal life, and one flame from the blessed Tree set ablaze the hearts and minds of the nations. He is the Sovereign of bounty and the Lord of existence - exalted be His grandeur, complete His proof, and perfect His evidence. There is no God but Him.

Say: Glory be unto Thee, O God, Lord of Names and Creator of earth and heaven! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Most Glorious Name and by Thy sweetest call which was raised from the prison of Akka, to assist me to serve Thy Cause with wisdom and utterance. O my Lord! Thou seest me clinging to the hem of the robe of Thy grace and holding fast to the cord of Thy bounty. I implore Thee by the stations which were honored by Thy footsteps, and by the houses wherein Thy mention was exalted, and by the hearts which Thou madest treasuries of the pearls of Thy love, and by the tongue which Thou made an interpreter of the mysteries of Thy knowledge, to open before my face the door of Thy mercy and to send down upon my outer and inner being from the clouds of Thy favors the rains of Thy knowledge and wisdom. Verily Thou art the All-Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

This is a missive from Us to him who turned, hastened, and appeared before the Face, and partook of the Kawthar of eternity from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the Lord of all being, and drank once through His Name and again through His mention, the Mighty, the Wondrous. There hath come before the Wronged One what thou didst send to the Most Great Branch and the Name of Bounty. We found from it the fragrance of thy sincerity and thy turning to the face of God, the Lord of the worlds. O thou who art mentioned before the Throne! We mentioned thee before in a Tablet that beareth witness to that which God Himself hath testified - that there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty. Blessed art thou for having drunk the choice wine of My utterance and attained to the outpourings of My days and soared in the atmosphere of My love and spoken My beautiful praise. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to preserve thee and make thee a helper of His Cause and steadfast in His service, and to ordain for thee what He hath ordained for His trusted ones and chosen ones. Verily He is the All-Powerful, the Most Exalted, the All-Merciful, the All-Bountiful.

And We make mention of thy wife, My handmaiden and My leaf. Give her the glad-tidings of My mention of her and illumine her with the light of My manifest utterance. We mentioned her before with that which the pearls of the seas and the mines of the mountains and the treasuries of the earth cannot equal. And I am verily the All-Bountiful, the All-Forgiving, the All-Compelling over all who are in the heavens and the earths. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My Kingdom be upon thee and upon her and upon those who are with you both and who love you both for the sake of God, the Lord of this exalted and glorious station.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and Power

Praise be to Him Who through His Most Exalted Word revealed the Kingdom of Creation and caused the Divine Lote-Tree to speak in the Most Exalted Paradise that which the Tongue of Grandeur had spoken before the creation of names - verily there is no God but Him, the Creator of heaven. And peace and blessings be upon Him by Whose advent the polytheists wailed, the deniers were dismayed, and honored servants who speak not before Him and act by His command rejoiced. And upon His family and companions through whom the horizons of the heavens of utterance were illumined for all creation and the banners of unity were raised among religions.

Thereafter, the gate of reunion was opened through the key of your remembrance, utterance and praise of Our purpose and the purpose of all who are in the heavens and earth. Blessed is he who attained to this praiseworthy station and acted according to what was revealed in the Book of God, the Sovereign of existence. When I drank the wine of love from the cups of your words, I approached until I attained the presence and heard in response that which diffused the fragrance of the garment in all directions. Soon you shall hear when you attain the presence. The command belongs to God, the Sovereign of the invisible and visible.

In these days, praise be to God, the sea of reunion is surging and the cups of attainment are each in melody and joy. Beyond the birds, to Him belongs praise and favor in all conditions. And we beseech Him to enable all to attain to pilgrimage to the House this year - “Pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto God for mankind.” The intoxication of this blessed word’s Kawthar has so overtaken the servants that throughout ages and centuries they have turned towards it from near and far regions, such that chronic illnesses, great hardships and trials did not prevent them - they hastened with their lives and reached their goal. Blessed is he whose deeds are adorned with acceptance, and woe to every heedless and veiled one.

What was written was seen. The response to all depends on attainment to presence. As the promise of reunion drew near, therefore the response was not presented. To the honored master, his eminence Afnan - upon him and upon them be the Most Glorious of all Glory - I present my utter servitude and nothingness. Praise be to God, they are blessed and sustained with what God loves. And likewise to my beloved, Aqa Muhammad Mustafa - upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God - and those with him, and to the spiritual friend Haji ’Abbas and other friends I convey greetings and salutations, and I beseech confirmation and success for all. Verily our Lord is the Confirmer, the Helper, the Succourer. And praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds.

The Servant

24 Jamadiyu’l-Avval 1300

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O ’Ali-Qabli-Akbar, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of Power! We, the Wronged One, the Sorrowful, at this hour when the heavens weep and the clouds lament, the Lord of Power in His most exalted station makes mention of Qasr-i-’Ali-Akbar, who attained unto recognition, knowledge and certitude in the earliest days. Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. At this moment, when but one hour of the day remains, the Most Great Book of God has spoken forth this most exalted Word which is the Dawning-place of commandments and ordinances: O people of God! The Day is God’s Day and the Cause is God’s Cause. Strive ye that perchance on this blessed Day ye may turn from that which is with the people to the Self-Subsisting Lord, and from that which is with creation to the Truth. Blessed is the soul that hath recognized this Day, discovered its fragrance, and arisen as behooveth it. O ’Ali-Qabli-Akbar, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of Power. Jinab-i-Asad, upon him be My Glory, is present and made mention of thee. We have heard thy call and that wherewith thou didst commune with God, thy Lord and the Lord of the mighty Throne. We have answered thee through this perspicuous Book. Convey My greetings to the people of God and give them the glad-tidings of God’s grace and favors. All must occupy themselves with unifying hearts and be detached and free from all else but God. A hundred thousand blessings upon the soul that hath today arisen to serve the Cause, for service hath degrees and ranks. Among the greatest services is the unification of hearts. The successful and sincere ones must turn to this mighty matter, that the effulgences of the Sun of unity may illumine their hearts. We have counseled all, both before and after, to unity. Verily He is the Counselor, the All-Knowing, and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving, the Generous. We made mention of thee some days ago. We beseech God that thou mayest attain unto it, drink from the ocean of inner meanings, and offer a draught thereof to His servants. Verily thy Lord is the Generous, the Munificent. The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon them that are with thee and hearken unto thy words concerning thy Lord’s Cause, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. We send greetings to Jinab-i-Amin, upon him be My Glory. We counsel thee and him and ’Ali-Haydar, upon you be My Glory, regarding the affairs of Jinab-i-’Ayn and Ba, upon him be My Glory and loving-kindness, and We especially command you to unify hearts. Today all must strive and endeavor to exalt the blessed Word, and this cannot be achieved except after the unification of hearts and souls and through such deeds as have been revealed in the Books and Tablets from the Most Exalted Pen. Blessed are they that act!

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He is the Most Holy, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Glorious

This hath been revealed for Muhammad-Kazim, whose father was martyred in the path of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting: The mention of thy Lord’s mercy unto His servant Kazim, who believed in God and was recorded among the successful ones in the Mother of Tablets, and who was brought forth from the loins of one who ascended unto the heights of holiness and recognized his Lord, then strove in His path with all his might and failed not in the Cause of his Lord until he was martyred in His path and was inscribed among the martyrs in the Mother of the Book. At the moment his spirit ascended, the angels of Paradise received him with radiant banners until he entered the Garden of Meeting, the station wherein the Ancient Beauty shineth with mighty splendors. Blessed is he in that he attained unto the recognition of his Lord and achieved His presence in this earthly life, and in the life to come there hath been ordained for him before the Divine Countenance a station that is truly glorious. The Tongue of Grandeur, through the manifestation of His radiant and most glorious Self, pronounceth his name with pride, and with Him the denizens of the Supreme Paradise and then the hidden hosts of the unseen join in this pronouncement.

And thou, O Kazim, follow in thy father’s footsteps and walk not save in his path, for by My life, this is better for thee than all that is on earth. Hold fast to the cord of his love - by God, through his love do the sincere ones enter into the precincts of their Lord’s mercy, and this is of the bounty which God hath specially ordained for him and, apart from him, for whomsoever He willeth through His command, and verily He hath power over all things. Give thanks unto God for having related thee unto him, for thy relationship to him sufficeth thee above all relationships save unto thy Lord Himself, for through the love of God and the Manifestation of His Self are all relationships strengthened, and without this all relationships are severed - and God is witness unto this. Purify thyself from whatsoever is unworthy of thee, then seek bounty from thy Lord every morn and eve. Grieve not for what hath befallen thee, for God shall soon set right thine affairs and make thee well-pleased. Be thou steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord in such wise that thy feet shall not slip at a time when the feet of every person of insight slip. Thus have We inspired thee and ordained for thee in the Book a station that is truly praiseworthy. Moreover, convey Our remembrance unto all who survive thy father, whether female or male, and unto those who have believed in God and stood firm in the Cause, and are today numbered among those who have shattered the idols of fancy and held fast unto a support that is mighty indeed.

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In the name of the Ever-Abiding, the Eternal! This is a remembrance from Us unto him who turned toward the Prisoner and was of those who are guided. Say: This is the righteousness of God wherewith the Spirit hath spoken, and this is verily the Most Great Law, and this is His Hidden Name which hath appeared in truth in the Kingdom of God, the Mighty, the Wise. But for Him, that which was uttered in the tablets of God would not have been established. Through Him was revealed that which was concealed, and the Ancient Beauty shone forth amidst the peoples, yet the people remain in a mighty veil. This is the horizon from which the suns of names have dawned, and the springtime whereby the gardens in the hearts of the mystics have been adorned. This is the dayspring of guidance among creation and the lamp of oneness for those in the heavens and the earth. At His call all things cried out, and at His grief the Concourse on High lamented and the Faithful Spirit cried aloud. This is verily the Book wherein there is no doubt, and the light of God for whoso turneth unto Him, and a burning meteor against the devils. This is the proof of God unto all who are in the realm of possibility, and His enduring testimony unto those in all the worlds. Through Him the fragrance of the All-Merciful wafted throughout creation, and the atoms cried out: “Power belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the Most High, the Omnipotent!” Through Him were the veils rent asunder and that which was inscribed on a preserved tablet was made manifest. Were We to expound the verses of this Revelation, the seas would be exhausted, by My steadfast and ancient resolve. They who are heedless this day shall find themselves in manifest loss. Blessed is the lion who hath emerged from the thicket of divine power to aid his Lord, the Mighty, the Generous. Arise to promote the Cause, detached from the allusions whereby the servants have been prevented from turning toward God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. When the leaves of hypocrisy spread throughout all regions, leave them behind thee, turning toward God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Be thou steadfast in such wise that through thee may be established the hearts of those who hesitate and the minds of the doubters be assured. The Cause hath reached such a pass that the lowliest of servants hath risen against Us and the most despicable among the people hath oppressed Us. Thus have We been afflicted by these heedless ones. The Pen is unable to recount the tales of the Youth. By My life, He is in grievous tribulation. Whenever He desireth to reveal that which hath befallen Him at the hands of the wicked ones, His name, the Concealer, preventeth Him. Thy Lord is verily the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. Grieve thou not. Be as thy Lord hath been, in such wise that tribulation preventeth thee not from the remembrance of thy Lord, the Lord of all names, nor doth the opposition of the opposers disturb thee. Seek thou the help of God. Verily He sufficeth against the evil of those who have disbelieved, and He is the best of helpers. We beseech God to assist thee in His remembrance and to strengthen thee in aiding His Cause, and to make thee among those who have cast aside all else but Him and have held fast to His Strong Cord. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have attained unto the lights of guidance in this wondrous dawn.

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O Muhammad Kazim, who has attained the presence of the Countenance in Sad - He is the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! Glorified be He Who has revealed Himself at high noon, yet the people recognize Him not. Before He made Himself known, they believed in Him, circled round Him, and prostrated themselves before Him. But when the veil was rent asunder and He shone forth at midday with the lights of God, the Most High, the Most Exalted, they scattered from around Him like locusts dispersed. Say: O people! He has come with that wherewith came ’Ali, then Muhammad, then the Spirit, then He Who conversed with God, and the Friend of God. Fear ye God and deny not Him by Whose will the Prophets were raised up and through Whom the Kaf was joined with its Nun. Say: O people, be fair in the name of God! Did We not reveal in all the Tablets that He Who comes with the truth cannot be known by aught else save Himself? Know Him through His own Self and through what appears to you from the proof of God, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Did We not proclaim in all the Tablets that all else is known through Him while He is known through His own Self? Yet you have forgotten God’s covenant and His testament and become of those who understand not. You ask the shadow about the sun and its radiance, though the shadow itself has no light - how then could that through which all created things are illumined be known through it? What ails these people that they comprehend not? Say: O people! Can the depths of the ocean be known through a drop remaining in a pond? Nay, by the Self of God, the Powerful, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved! Say: O people! We have journeyed from the Kingdom of Names to the Kingdom of Eternity and witnessed your hearts veiled by allusions and your souls in turmoil and agitation regarding this Cause which has shone forth from the horizon of the worlds with manifest sovereignty. Fear God, O people! Know God through God, then detach yourselves from those who wage war against My Self, though I came to them with all the signs and a destined message. And thou, O servant who gazest upon the Countenance, let not God’s glances upon thy heart cease, nor the breezes of grace upon thy soul, and abide under a praiseworthy protection. Purify thyself and then the souls of men with the waters of inner meanings and utterance, then turn to the face of thy Lord, the Most Merciful, then detach thyself from the manifestations of Satan who bid people to deny God - thus do they command. And forget not God’s favor upon thee. Arise to serve the Cause, then teach the people with wisdom beloved. Thus have We commanded thee in this Tablet as a mercy from Us upon thee. Follow what thou hast been commanded by the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. And the glory be upon thee and upon all who are fair-minded and transgress not the decree of justice in God’s Cause and are among the God-fearing.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the All-Wise, the All-Eloquent

Glorified be God! From one perspective, all things are seen to be in motion, assisting and guiding; while from another view, the greatest genus and highest species remain heedless and veiled. A tree stands manifest and evident before the palace - by the life of our Purpose and your Purpose - its leaves moving in such a way as to captivate the heart of every seeing one and awaken every heedless one. A few years ago, two movements appeared from it which were truly the cause of wonderment to people of understanding. In one instant, it fell to the ground from the force of violent winds, and in another instant, through the confirmation of other winds, it rose up and leaned against another tree. Glory be to God, again glory be to God! The movements of things increase the blindness of those without vision, while bestowing a new adornment upon the awakened ones.

The cause and reason for this mention was the letter of that spiritual beloved, for after its presence, perusal and reading, I became aware of that beloved’s remembrance and my own heedlessness, and I lamented. With lamentation and yearning it was presented before the Face and He said - may our spirits be sacrificed for Him: “O Rida, upon thee be the peace of God, the Lord of Names and Creator of Heaven. Thy letter arrived and thy call was heard. Blessed art thou, and blessed be thy cry and thy yearning in the love of God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forebears. We beseech God to protect thee and to aid thee with the hosts of the seen and the unseen, and to send down upon thee from the clouds of mercy the rains of blessing and grace, and to ordain for thee the good of the hereafter and this world, and to provide thee with what He hath written for His chosen ones and His trusted ones. Verily He is the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful, and the Most Merciful of the merciful. And We beseech Him to preserve the beloved and those who love thee, and to exalt him through His Name for His service. Verily He is powerful over all things.”

O beloved of my heart! The letter arrived and was presented. Perfect kindness was manifest. In truth it brought this evanescent one to the world of remembrance. Furthermore, God is witness and aware of what the hosts of love accomplished and how the banners of remembrance held sway. The servant beseeches his Lord to grant him your meeting and presence, and to confirm him and you in what He loves and is pleased with. He is the Purpose in the hereafter and this world. Glory and praise be upon you and upon those with you and those who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds. And praise be to God, the Purpose of the mystics.

They said that if Mirza Mahmud and Rida would come one day with their father, it would be beloved. This is glad tidings from the servant to you.

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17. He, verily, heareth and is ready to answer.

Glorified be God! Whenever those endowed with insight observe the signs of the mortality of anything that existeth in the world of being, they bear witness, nay, each thing in itself with its inner tongue doth testify, to the evanescence of all things. The royal seat becometh the perch of the owl and the spider replaceth the the chamberlain. With its inner tongue it declareth: “O discerning ones! Where have your thrones gone; where are your mighty palaces?” Ruin followeth behind every edifice, as death followeth behind every life.

O Ahmad! The possessors of palaces one and all shall repair to their tombs. Though this morning they recline upon plush cushions, in the evening they shall rest in their sepulchers. And no one will be able to distinguish between the bones of the ruler and those of the ruled, nor between the skulls of kings and those of their subjects.

We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to construct with the hands of power and the masons of truth a house sanctified from extinction and mortality. Blessed be the soul who entereth within such a house! The origin, cause, and builder of this house is and hath ever been the Word of God, for death cannot touch His Word which abideth within the undying Book.

O Ahmad! The concerns of the days of God cannot be compared to the concerns of the world and the attainments of its peoples. Happy the soul that hath hearkened to the verses of God before his ascension, after his ascension, and during his ascension. Grieve thou not on account of that which hath befallen thee. Previously this exalted verse was revealed by the Pen of the Most High: “God, in truth, is the Most Patient, and He exhorteth you to observe befitting patience. He is the Concealer, and He admonisheth you to conceal the faults of men.”

The moment the report of the incident arrived, the blessed pavilion was upraised at the behest of the King of Destiny, and the souls present–that is, those who have taken a place under the shade of the canopy of the grandeur of their Lord, the Compassionate, the Bountiful, and those who circle round Him, both men and women–all gathered together to offer invocation and praise. Every letter thereof recited before this Wronged One was the very breath of life. On that day the Concourse on high attained Our presence, and We sent down upon the one who ascended that whereof its traces and fruits shall never cease as long as the kingdom of God and His dominion shall last.

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CXI

Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest both the helplessness of Thy dear ones and the ascendancy of Thy foes, both the wretchedness of Thy chosen ones and the glory of them who gainsaid Thy Cause and repudiated Thy signs. The latter deny Thy tokens, and fail to repay Thee for the temporal benefits Thou didst bestow upon them, while the former yield Thee thanks for what hath befallen them in their eagerness to partake of the everlasting gifts Thou dost possess.

How sweet is the thought of Thee in times of adversity and trial, and how delightful to glorify Thee when compassed about with the fierce winds of Thy decree! Thou knowest full well, O my God, that I endure patiently whatsoever toucheth me in Thy path. Nay, I perceive that all the members and limbs of my body long for tribulation, that I may manifest Thy Cause, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names! The waters of Thy love have preserved me in the kingdom of Thy creation, and the fire of my remembrance of Thee hath set me ablaze before all that are in heaven and on earth. Great is my blessedness, and great the blessedness of this fire whose flame crieth out: “No God is there save Thee, Who art the Object of my heart’s adoration, and the Source and Center of my soul!”

Thy glory beareth me witness! Were all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth to unite and seek to hinder me from remembering Thee and from celebrating Thy praise, they would assuredly have no power over me, and would fail in their purpose. And were the infidels to slay me, my blood would, at Thy command, lift up its voice and proclaim: “There is no God but Thee, O Thou Who art all my heart’s Desire!” And were my flesh to be boiled in the cauldron of hate, the smell which it would send forth would rise towards Thee and cry out: “Where art Thou, O Lord of the worlds, Thou One Desire of them that have known Thee!” And were I to be cast into fire, my ashes would – I swear by Thy glory – declare: “The Youth hath, verily, attained that for which he had besought his Lord, the All-Glorious, the Omniscient.”

How, then, can such a man be fearful of the combination of the kings to injure him in Thy Cause? No, no, I swear by Thyself, O Thou Who art the King of kings! Such is my love for Thee that I can fear no one, though the powers of all the worlds be arrayed against me. Alone and unaided I have, by the power of Thy might, arisen to proclaim Thy Cause, unafraid of the host of my oppressors.

To all that dwell on earth I cry aloud and say: “Fear ye God, O ye servants of God, and suffer not yourselves to be kept back from this pure Wine that hath flowed from the right hand of the throne of the mercy of your Lord, the Most Merciful. I swear by God! Better for you is what He possesseth than the things ye yourselves possess and the things ye have sought and are now seeking in this vain and empty life. Forsake the world, and set your faces towards the all-glorious Horizon. Whoso hath partaken of the wine of His remembrance will forget every other remembrance, and whoso hath recognized Him will rid himself of all attachment to this life and to all that pertaineth unto it.”

I implore Thee, O my God and my Master, by Thy word through which they who have believed in Thy unity have soared up into the atmosphere of Thy knowledge, and they who are devoted to Thee have ascended into the heaven of Thy oneness, to inspire Thy loved ones with that which will assure their hearts in Thy Cause. Endue them with such steadfastness that nothing whatsoever will hinder them from turning towards Thee.

Thou art, verily, the Bountiful, the Munificent, the Forgiving, the Compassionate.

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O Mirza Aqa, in the S, He is the All-Knowing Sovereign. God bears witness that there is no God but Him. His is the glory and grandeur, His the power and sovereignty, His the loftiness and dominion, His the majesty and ascendancy. He aids whom He pleases and restrains whom He pleases, exalts whom He pleases and abases whom He pleases, gives as He pleases. He is the Single One Who cannot be numbered, the Knower Who cannot be known, the Cognizant Who cannot be recognized, the Powerful One Whose power cannot be measured, the One Who reaches where none can reach. None in the heavens or the earth or what lies between them or beneath them can attain to knowledge of Him. He is the Single One, the Mighty, the Sovereign, the Compassionate. Before Him bow down in worship all who are in the heavens and earth, and unto Him shall all return. His is the power and might, His the glory and choice, His the loftiness and renown. He raises up whom He pleases through His grace, and He is the Exalted, the All-Wise. O servant! Hearken unto what the Dove of Holiness sang upon the Tree, that there is no God but Him and that ’Ali before Muhammad is the Sovereign of existence in both the unseen and visible realms. All were created by His command and all act by His command. Say: O people! Fear God and do not distort the words of God or change them according to your imaginings. Be not of those who are not guided by the lights of God and who differ in the religion of God. Then show mercy to one another, O people, and let none boast over another in anything. All this is the decree of God, ordained in truth in the preserved tablets of glory. And you, strive in the paths of your Lord, then aid the Cause of your Master with all your power. This is My command to you and to those who hasten unto God. Say: O people! Forget not God’s covenant, transgress not God’s bounds, and go not beyond what you have been commanded in the hidden and holy Book which was sent down to ’Ali in truth on the day when the souls of all creation were troubled, and the hearts of every known mystic. Then know that We have arrived in the prison behind lofty mountains, and the matter has become severe upon Us from all directions. Yet We remain thankful for this, in praiseworthy gratitude. We thank God for what He has decreed for Us of His firm and ordained destiny. By God, whatever appears from the Beloved, He indeed is the One Who is loved. Thus have We sent down the verses unto you and related to you what has befallen Us, that you may be of those who rejoice in the traces of God. The Spirit, the Glory and the Splendor be upon you and upon every patient and grateful one.

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He is the Speaker, the Hearer, the All-Knowing, the Answerer

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is the Dawning-Place of My Revelation, the Dayspring of My inspiration, the Manifestation of My Self, and the Source of My mighty and irrevocable Command. Through Him was raised the Standard of Divine Unity and the Banner of Singleness was unfurled, and the Dove of Knowledge warbled upon the branches. Yet the people are in manifest doubt, having cast certainty behind their backs, turning instead to the sources of conjecture - they who have violated God’s Covenant and His Testament, and turned away from Him Who came with clear sovereignty. All things have been stirred by the scratching of the Most Exalted Pen. Blessed is the ear that hath heard, and woe unto the heedless ones!

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! We have detected the fragrance of thy love and have sent down for thee that which cannot be equaled by all thou dost witness and behold. The Lord of all beings in this mighty stronghold doth testify to this. Arise by My leave to serve My Cause, and take My Book with My strength and say: By God! He hath come, through Whose manifestation the Kingdom of God, the Lord of all worlds, hath been adorned. He is indeed the One Whose mention the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’an, and before it in the Torah and the Gospel. He hath not entered any school, and speaketh by His innate knowledge, if ye be of them that understand. Take once My Book with My strength, and again the Cup of Immortality in My Name, the Self-Subsisting, then drink therefrom My choice sealed wine, despite those who have disbelieved in God when He appeared in truth. Thus doth the Pen of Knowledge recount unto thee. Blessed are they that hear!

Rejoice thou in My remembrance of thee, then give thanks to thy Lord, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. We have heard thy call and answered thee, and have seen thy turning toward Us and have turned toward thee out of Our grace. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. Look not upon creation and its conditions - soon all thou seest shall perish, while sovereignty and the Kingdom shall remain with God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Thus hath the ocean of utterance surged and the fragrances of the All-Merciful wafted. Blessed is he who hath found and said: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou the Goal of the mystics!”

I testify, O my God, with my outer and inner tongue, that Thou hast manifested Thy Cause and Thy sovereignty. I bear witness, and every seeing one beareth witness, to Thy proof and Thy bounty and Thy evidence. Blessed is he who hath inhaled the fragrance of Thy manifestation, and he who hath heard Thy call, and he who hath beheld the effulgences of the lights of Thy countenance. I beseech Thee to assist me in serving Thee and in aiding Thy Cause. O Lord! Thou seest me turning toward the horizon of Thy grace, detached from all else besides Thee. I beseech Thee by the Name through which Thou hast subdued the world, that Thou write down for me from the Pen of Thy bounty the reward of meeting Thee and the reward of those who have soared in Thy atmosphere, and who have spoken Thy praise and conveyed Thy Cause. O Lord! Thou art the Bountiful and I am the poor one. Ordain for me that which befitteth Thy Name, the All-Giving, and Thy Name, the All-Bountiful, O God of the worlds! There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

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His honour Mirza Sadiq, upon him be the Glory of God

He is God, exalted be He; wisdom and utterance are His estate. Sad, Dal, Qaf. The memorial of the mercy of God unto the one who quaffed the choice wine of belief, and turned unto the horizon of Him Who is the Most Compassionate, holding fast unto His cord, clinging to the hem of His robe, steadfastly serving His Cause, and gazing upon the lights of His Countenance, until he arrived in His presence, and attained unto that which the Most Compassionate hath sent down in the Furqan, and in the Evangel, the Torah and the Psalms. Of Himself, and by Himself, the Tongue of Grandeur testifieth that there is no God but Him, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. He hath come down from the heaven of Proof with the standards of Perspicuous Utterance. Blessed be whoever witnesseth, and answereth His summons, and woe betide every heedless one, shut out as by a veil! O thou who hast come before this Wronged One, and dwellest now in His vicinity! He, verily, beareth witness that thou hast attained unto the promised reunion, and set thyself towards the True One at a time when all men have turned aside, except such as God, the Lord of all that was and shall be, was pleased to guide. Thou hast directed thy footsteps unto the Furthermost Goal and the Loftiest Summit, and hast soared up on the wings of detachment to the Lord of all creation, until thou didst stand before a Gate that hath been flung open before the dwellers of both the seen and the unseen realms. Render thou thanks unto God for that the Pen of the Most High so testifieth of thee on this moonlit night, when the Wronged One is seated upon His throne, and uttereth that which draweth the people nigh unto a glorious station. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast chosen thy destination, and set out upon thy journey, in such wise that neither the vagaries of the rulers nor the veils of the learned could deter thee; and hast left thy home trusting wholly in God, thy Lord, the All-Glorious, the All-Loving. We pray God to confirm and assist thee to do that which is pleasing and acceptable unto Him; and to cause to appear from thee in the world that which shall last as long as His Most Excellent Names and His Most Exalted Attributes shall last. Powerful is He to do that which He pleaseth through His word “Be,” and it is. Praise be to God that thou hast hearkened, hast attained, and hast set thyself towards Him at a time when all have risen up to oppose Him. I beseech the One True God graciously to assist thee to preserve this most exalted station. He is the Almighty, the Most Powerful. The letter his honour Amin - upon whom be My glory and My loving-kindness - sent to thee was perused. The love and affection he expressed for thee and the members of thy household occasioned joy and gladness. We pray God to assist and succour him. He, verily, is the Most Gracious, the All-Bountiful. In truth, his honour Amin is steadfast in faith, and constant in rendering service. Blessed are they who are adorned with the adornment of love for the Twin Martyrs, for thee, and for thy kindred. Ye, verily, have an eminent position in the sight of God, the Lord of the worlds. Blessed be whoever turneth towards you; attaineth the bounty of your love; and heareth that which your tongue uttereth concerning the Cause of God, the Almighty, the All-Wise. The Glory of Our presence rest upon you, and upon Amin, and upon all that are staunch and steadfast, and all that are unwaveringly firm in their belief, and faithful to their trust.

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=== START BH02466 ===

In the Name of the Goal of all the worlds!

The veils of the learned have deprived the world from the All-Knowing Lord, as you have become aware. On the Day of the Manifestation of the Most Great Luminary from the horizon of the world, hidden mysteries were unveiled and became clear and evident to every person of insight. Throughout ages and centuries, they were occupied with the mention of God, glorified be His majesty, and were adorned with the ornament of His blessed name in supreme glory, speaking the word of unity in gatherings and assemblies, sorrowful and grief-stricken from the long absence. Yet when the morn of manifestation dawned and the Sun of Truth shone forth from the horizon of the world, all engaged in cursing and execration. Would that they had sufficed with this much! But finally they issued the decree for the death of the Lord of the world. In any case, the delusions of the past became the cause and reason for this most great error. Now again the people of the Bayan are walking those same steps. Say: O heedless ones! Reflect upon the fruits of the previous party, that perchance ye may become aware and roll up the carpet of suspicions and imaginings in the name of the Lord of all names. In words they called themselves the most exalted in the world, but on the day of the test they were seen as more debased than all peoples. We beseech God to aid you to stand firm with supreme steadfastness. Speak for God’s sake and summon unto God, that perchance the temple of the world may be cleansed from the dust of suspicions and imaginings and be adorned with the ornament of certitude and assurance. Convey Our greetings to the friends in that land and remind them of the mention of the Most Exalted Pen, that perchance the path of falsehood may not be opened again, that all may find the source and goal, and fix their gaze upon God alone. This is the binding command that hath appeared. It is hoped that the people of that land may perceive the fragrance of these days and return, detached from all else. Say:

My God, my God! I am he who hath turned unto Thee and held fast to the cord of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee by the breezes of Thy days and the breathings of Thy Revelation and the mysteries that were hidden in Thy knowledge, and by the Ark which Thou hast ordained for the people of Baha in Thy Book, to aid me to arise to serve Thy Cause. O my Lord! Look not at myself and what I possess, but rather at the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy generosity and the sun of Thy grace. My God, my God! I perceive the fragrance of Thy Manifestation from the traces of Thy Most Exalted Pen, and I desire to stand at Thy gate and appear before Thy throne, that I may behold what eyes were created to see and hear what ears were fashioned to hear. Or write down for me, O my God, from the Pen the recompense of meeting Thee and what beseemeth Thy grace and generosity. Verily Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful. There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

=== END BH02466 ===

=== START BH02467 ===

He is the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I call upon Thee at this time when the dove of separation warbleth from the direction of Iraq and the nightingale of longing singeth from the regions of the horizons, that Thou art God, the King, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Thou hast ever been, O my God, in the heights of power, might and majesty, and wilt ever remain in the exaltation of grandeur, glory and magnificence. All the Prophets are in fear of the manifestations of Thy wrath, and all the Chosen Ones are disturbed by the revelations of Thy dread. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the Omnipotent, the Mighty.

I thank Thee, O my God, in these days when the oppressors among Thy creation and the rebellious among Thy creatures have gathered against us, and rejoice in what Thou hast sent down upon us of the mysteries of Thy decree and the gems of Thy ordination, after this hath been Thy way with Thy loved ones and Thy custom with Thy chosen ones. By Thy might, O my Beloved! Though others might flee from tribulations in Thy path, I am the one who longeth for them all in Thy love.

I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the oceans of names were stirred at the manifestations of Thy glorious Unity, and whereby Thou didst exalt Thyself above all created things through the sovereignty of Thy divine Unity, to send down upon this servant of Thine all the tribulations Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones, lest there descend upon them that which might congeal them from melting in Thy love or extinguish them from the heat of Thy affection. I am the one, O my God, who purchaseth with my spirit and my soul all that appeareth from Thee and proceedeth from Thy presence, and I shall be truthful in all this through Thy might and power. There is no God but Thee, the Generous, the Kind, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Then I beseech Thee, O my God, by the lights of Thy holy Oneness and the mysteries of Thy divine Unity, to preserve Thy chosen ones after me lest their feet slip from Thy path. Then gather them on the shore of Thy bounty and grace, then detach them from all else besides Thee such that they fear no one and are disturbed by no soul. Then open their eyes, O my God, through the wonders of Thy power and the sovereignty of Thy might until they witness all things in Thy grasp and every matter in the palm of Thy power. By Thy beauty, O my Hope! If Thou wouldst raise them to this most exalted station and this ultimate destination, they would all speak of Thee in such wise that nothing would disturb them even if all in the heavens and earth were to gather against them.

Then I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy light through which the contingent beings were illumined and by Thy glory through which the creatures were enlightened, to remember Thy servant who was named with the letter Ra in the pavilions of Thy eternity and the canopies of Thy grandeur. Then cause him to hear, O my God, the melodies of Thy holy divinity that they might attract him from himself and from all else besides Thee to the wondrous dawning-places of the lights of Thy love and longing. Verily, Thou art over this the All-Encompassing, the Powerful.

=== END BH02467 ===

=== START BH02468 ===

He is God! Glorified art Thou, O my God! At that moment, by the sovereignty of Thy might, I ascended to the heaven of Thy exalted glory and traversed the realms of holiness and the stations of intimacy until I reached the repository of glory, attainment and reunion, and the treasury of light, majesty and communion. I journeyed from Thee unto Thee, and by Thee I migrated toward Thee, until I arrived at the unseen Essence and the pure Face of the Self-Subsisting, and I recognized all stations in all that Thou hadst created in the dominion of Thy power and the kingdom of Thy might, and all that Thou hadst caused to flow in the heaven of Thy sovereign glory and the human realm of Thy all-encompassing holiness. And I knew all things in their places and all that would occur thereafter in their stations, without any notion of “after” appearing or any concept of “before” flowing, until I encompassed within myself all who are in the heavens and on earth, such that I numbered all that grew upon the ground of the Divine Essence in the hairs of my head, and all mountains in the mighty parts of my body, and all suns from the daysprings of my being, and all souls in the degrees of my identity, and all pearls in the teeth of my mouth, and all letters in the lines of my skin and fingertips, and all knowledge in the point of my heart, and all spirits in the dawning-place of my spirit. And at that moment, with all of this and all that Thou hadst given me through Thy generosity and honored me with through Thy beneficence, I took this holy spirit and this divine light and this lordly essence in the palm of my hands, desiring to sacrifice it at Thy feet. This is the ultimate purpose of my existence in Thy dominion and the final goal of my seeking in Thy lands. By Thy glory! I seek from Thee in this no recompense, neither the perpetuation of my name in Thy earth nor the exaltation of my cause in Thy realm, for my name is non-existent before Thy name and my being is lost before Thy Being. Indeed, if Thou desirest the perpetuation of Thy Being and the preservation of Thy Self and the continuation of Thy Name, then verily Thou art sovereign in Thy will and supreme in Thy purpose. Thou doest whatsoever Thou lovest for Thyself and causest to flow whatsoever pleaseth Thee for Thy Being. Thou art beloved in whatsoever Thou willest, and verily Thou art the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Therefore I beseech Thee now, O my God, to embark this servant with me upon this eternal ark and this holy ship. For it is a ship that, were it to sail upon the water, would be sailing through the air, and were it to walk upon the earth, would be walking through fire in the sphere of fire, as though it moved by fire and flowed upon fire and rushed through fire, and by it the fire is kindled in the hearts of the sincere ones. Blessed, then, is he who is warmed by this fire for the sake of God, the Powerful, the Supreme, the Compeller - from the B before the H.

=== END BH02468 ===

=== START BH02469 ===

In the Name of Him Who abideth forever without decline. Thy letter hath come before the Throne, adorned with the mention of thy Lord and sanctified from all else. By My life! It is better for thee than all that thou hast done before, for there hath been ordained for him whose letter reacheth the Throne after its arrival in the Most Great Prison the reward of one who hath attained His presence, beheld His countenance, and heard what His tongue hath uttered. This is indeed a great bounty. As for what hath befallen thee through the decree of fate, We have informed thee thereof in a Tablet We sent thee aforetime. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the Wise. Through Our mention of the two, the decree of the third was established. Reflect, that thou mayest be assured that thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We informed thee in that Tablet as a token of Our grace. He is verily the Mighty, the Bountiful.

Be not grieved from any direction. Praise be to God, through the merciful favors and infinite outpourings of God thou art turned to the Most Great Horizon and art clinging to the cord of love of the Lord of Destiny. He will deliver thee and ordain for thee what He willeth. His grace hath encompassed all worlds. Whoso holdeth fast unto Him with complete steadfastness findeth himself in an exalted station. God willing, be thou inwardly engaged in the remembrance of God and outwardly occupied with external affairs. Be thou steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord in such wise that neither the tempests of the allusions of the people nor the hurricanes of the words of the deniers may move thee. He will assist thee and aid thee through His grace. He is verily the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

The acceptance of positions and engagement in affairs hath not been forbidden, for perhaps through these means one may succeed in serving the Cause and turning toward the loved ones of God. In all conditions be confident in God’s grace and assured of His bounties.

Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which earthquakes seized all the tribes of the earth save him who cast away all else behind him and made it the Sovereign of Names between earth and heaven, that Thou make me steadfast in Thy Cause, acknowledging Thy oneness and confessing Thy singleness, and clinging in all conditions to the hem of Thy pardon and favors. O Lord! I have turned my face unto Thee at this time when the lights of Thy countenance have shone forth from the horizon of Thy manifestation and the dayspring of Thy Cause. I beseech Thee not to turn me away from Thy door nor deprive me from the ocean of Thy bounties. Then assist me against Thine enemies and strengthen my arm through Thy grandeur and sovereignty and power and might. Then ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen, in the Tablet which Thou hast made the Dayspring of Destiny for all created things, the good of this world and the next, that my soul may rejoice through Thy grace and mine eyes be consoled through Thy favors. Thou art verily the All-Giving, the Everlasting, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

=== END BH02469 ===

=== START BH02470 ===

In the Name of the Wronged One, the Stranger!

Thy letter hath been received and the servant present before His countenance hath read it. We have answered thee with a Tablet that no tablets of the earth can equal, and with a mention which, when it dawned from the horizon of the Tablet, caused all remembrances in the world to bow down before it. To this doth testify the Lord of Eternity in the Most Great Prison. Yet most of the people are heedless. They hear the call and turn away from it, they behold the signs and deny them. Verily they are companions of the Fire.

Blessed be thy face for having turned to the lights of the Face, and thy heart for having turned to God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. It behooveth thee today to detach thyself from what the people possess, standing firm in service to the Cause that hath caused the limbs of the world to quake, save whom God willeth, the Almighty, the Powerful. Say: O people! The Day hath come and there hath appeared what was hidden and treasured in God’s knowledge, the Lord of all worlds. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of the ocean and its waves, and of the sun and its effulgence. Thus doth command you He with Whom is the Clear Book. This is the Day wherein the Mother Book proclaimeth with the most exalted call, were ye of them that hear. He hath come from the kingdom of utterance with a proof before which all the evidences of the world have bowed down. To this doth testify the Most Exalted Pen of God in its lofty station.

Be not grieved by the world and its happenings. Confine matters to serving the Cause of thy Lord, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Say: My God, my God! Thou seest me turning toward Thy most exalted horizon and standing in service to Thy Cause, O Lord of all beings and Lord of the throne on high and of the dust. I beseech Thee by the sighs of the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee and the tears of the sincere ones in Thy days, to aid me to stand firm in the Most Great Steadfastness that I may arise to remember and praise Thee amidst all people. Then I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy throne and the signs of Thy grandeur to ordain for me the good of the hereafter and of the first life. Then open before my face the doors of grace and bounty. Verily Thou art the Powerful over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Compassionate, the Generous. Within Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

I know not, O my God and my Master and my heart’s Desire, whether Thy grace will bring me nigh unto Thee that I may stand before Thy face and see what Moses desired from the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy generosity, and hear what the Beloved heard when He ascended unto Thee and turned to the station of Thy nearness and meeting, since Thy firm decree and Most Great Command prevent me. I beseech Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of all things, to ordain for me from Thy Most Exalted Pen the recompense of meeting Thee. Verily Thou art the Powerful One Whom the conditions of creation do not frustrate and the doubts of the people of the earth do not weaken. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent.

=== END BH02470 ===

=== START BH02471 ===

O Haji Husayn-’Ali in the Land of Ya! In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Inaccessible! Say: God hath heard the words of those who dispute concerning this Cause, morning and evening. Among them are those who have turned unto God and those who have turned away. He who hath turned unto God hath ascended to the most exalted seats of holiness, while he who hath turned away hath disbelieved in God and returned to the lowest depths of the fire. Thus hath the matter been decreed. Say: O people! If ye deny what hath appeared from the Dayspring of this Countenance, by what proof can ye establish your faith in the Manifestations of the Cause who appeared from the horizon of holiness with manifest sovereignty? Say: Fear ye God and doubt not Him through Whom the heavens of holiness were raised up and the waters of knowledge flowed unto all who drew near. Purify your hearts, for verily He knoweth what is within you, what occupieth you, and what proceedeth from your mouths. With Him is the knowledge of the heavens and earth and the knowledge of all the worlds. O people! By God, I desire nothing from you. I mention you for the sake of God. Fear ye the Day wherein secrets shall be disclosed and the sinners shall be seized with a chastisement bereft of God’s mercy. Thus do We teach thee that thou mayest stand firm in the Cause and be severed from every sinful idolater. Then make mention from Us to the servant named Isma’il after Muhammad, that he may remember within himself and be numbered among those remembered in the Tablet. O servant! Stand firm in the Cause through God’s grace and sovereignty, and follow not every rebellious satan. Remind the people of My remembrance, then leave the world behind thee. Thus behoveth everyone who attributeth himself to the Beauty of divine holiness. Then doth the Pen of the Cause make mention of him who was named Muhammad before Rida, that he may rejoice within himself with the joy of God and be clear-sighted in the Cause. O servant! Purify thyself from doubt and uncertainty, then remember God and fear no one, even should all the idolaters gather against thee. Thus doth God teach thee in this Prison. Follow what thou art commanded, and He will guard thee with the hosts of the unseen with power. Then make mention of ’Abdu’llah Ibrahim that he may stand firm in the Cause and draw near to the shore of wondrous glory. O servant! Leave the world to its people, then ascend on wings of detachment to a heaven of exalted glory. Purify thyself from drawing near to those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God, then aid thy Lord with whatsoever thou art able. This is God’s command from before and after, if thou be aware thereof. And the glory be upon thee and upon those who have arisen in the Cause and were mighty therein.

=== END BH02471 ===

=== START BH02472 ===

O Mahdi, who hath visited the House! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Most High, the Most Great. The Book of Glory hath been sent down from the presence of the Glory unto him who hath believed in God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. We have arisen this day with the remembrance and praise of God, and have sent down verses and made them clear signs for those who were created by His command “Be, and it is.” Should anyone inquire about the Dayspring of thy Lord’s most great signs, say: He is in the hands of the wicked ones who have committed that which was forbidden them in the Book of God, the Mighty, the All-Loving. Can the Pen flow with what hath befallen it? Can the Tablet bear mention of His tribulations? Nay, by My life! Did ye but know, all pens and tablets would be exhausted, yet what hath befallen the Wronged One at the hands of them that have disbelieved in God, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved, would not be finished. O My loved ones! Hold fast unto the cord of steadfastness and patience. Thus doth the Chosen One command you. He is, verily, the Almighty over the seen and unseen. How many a servant hath witnessed and denied, and how many a servant hath been present and acknowledged. Each acteth according to his way. Thy Lord, verily, is the True One, the Knower of things unseen. Blessed is he who hath cast away all else, turning unto his Lord. He is, assuredly, of the people of Baha, in a preserved Tablet. Draw nigh with your hearts unto the Best-Beloved, and follow not every rejected idolater. Whoso is hindered today by the books of the earth and what is mentioned therein of ancient tales is indeed far removed and deprived. Say: O people! Cast behind you what is on earth and what they possess, and turn unto the horizon wherefrom shone forth the lights of the countenance of your Lord, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. Say: None encompasseth the knowledge of aught save God, but the people understand not. With Us is the knowledge of what is in the Books and the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be. Leave the idols and what ye have heard from them. They are indeed a people of deniers. Say: Turn not unto the turbans and their size, but remember the days wherein the Spirit came, and the divines turned away from Him while he who caught fish turned towards Him. Then consider when Muhammad, the Apostle of God, came: the noble ones of the people and their divines turned away from Him, while he who sold dates believed in Him. Thus was the matter decreed, would ye but understand. The Word hath distinguished between the wicked and the righteous. It is, verily, God’s balance and His path for all who are in the unseen and the visible realms. When thou hast quaffed the pure wine which hath flowed from the Pen of the Lord of destiny, arise and say: O people! The imagined hath perished and the Known One hath appeared. Beware lest the turning away of them that have turned aside, or the objections of them that have objected to God when He came with His Hidden Name, prevent thee. Thus have We adorned the heaven of thy recognition with the star of utterance and thy heart with this treasured remembrance.

=== END BH02472 ===

=== START BH02473 ===

In His Name Who shineth forth from the horizon of certitude! This is a Book sent down by the All-Merciful to him who hath turned unto Him and attained unto the days of God, the Lord of the Day of Reckoning. Verily he hath attained unto the mention of the Wronged One time and again, and this is yet another time when the gaze of God hath been directed towards him from the Most Exalted Station. Be thou steadfast in the Cause and speaking forth in the name of thy Lord, and gazing towards the horizon whence the lights have shone forth. Take thou the reins of the Cause by Our command and remind the servants of this News wherewith the Books of God have formerly given glad tidings, and that which was revealed in the Bayan. We have heard thy call and answered thee, and We have seen thy turning and have turned unto thee from this Station which God hath made the Dawning-place of inspiration. Remind My loved ones on My behalf and illumine them with the lights that have shone forth and gleamed from the horizon of My Most Exalted Pen, from which the decisive Word hath appeared. Say: Hold fast unto deeds and unto that which We have revealed concerning conduct, then know ye that these are God’s hosts on earth. He in Whose possession is the Mother Book doth testify to this. Aid ye your Lord through goodly character - through this His Cause is exalted in all regions. Say: Be ye My trustees on earth, that every seeker and every aspirant may find in you the fragrance of trustworthiness and assurance. Thus have We illumined the horizon of the heaven of utterance with the sun of knowledge. Blessed is he who hath seen, and woe unto every heedless doubter.

Convey My greetings to all the friends of God and be vigilant at all times, for great is this Day and mighty is this Cause. Say: O friends! With the utmost joy and fragrance, occupy yourselves with the remembrance of the Best-Beloved of the worlds, and strive to make up for what hath passed, for this Day hath no likeness or equal. Hold fast unto the hem of righteousness and fix your gaze upon the Most Exalted Horizon. The Dawning-Place of the Cause and the Dayspring of Revelation hath appeared. All the divine Books and the Prophets and Messengers gave the people of the world glad tidings of this blessed Day, yet all remained heedless save whom God willed. His honor Ahmad hath sent a petition to the Most Holy Court and hath returned. We, verily, have pardoned him and forgiven him. Thy Lord is indeed the All-Bountiful, the Generous. Ask ye God that He may aid all to that which He loveth and is pleased with, and preserve them from aught else save what He hath revealed in His Book. Verily He is powerful over all things. God willing, that honored one shall, through the heat of divine love, set aflame the frozen servants and draw them to the straight path. Rejoice thou in that thou hast been mentioned before the Throne, and in that this Book hath been sent down unto thee which shall testify for thee in every world of the worlds of thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have held fast to the Strong Cord of God.

=== END BH02473 ===

=== START BH02474 ===

He is the One dawning from the horizon of the heaven of utterance

A Book which the All-Merciful hath sent down unto him who hath rent asunder the veils of idle fancies on a Day when servants who broke God’s Covenant and Testament, disputed His verses, denied His proof, and rejected His testimony that encompasseth all who are in the heavens and on earth, have clung to such fancies. The dawn hath appeared and the breeze of God hath wafted over all regions, yet the people remain in evident drunkenness. They have cast away that which profiteth them and taken that which harmeth them, and have committed that which hath caused all things to lament. They shall ere long behold the recompense of their deeds. Verily God is the Just, the All-Wise.

Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One. We have read it and replied to thee with a Tablet through every word of which God quickeneth such as have believed in Him and in that which hath been sent down from His presence. Thy Lord is verily the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. We have found from every letter of the letters of thy missive the fragrance of the knowledge of God, the Lord of all worlds. Blessed art thou for having believed in Him and in that which hath been sent down from the heaven of His grace, and for having acknowledged that which the Nightingale of Proof warbled upon the highest branches.

The gate of heaven hath been opened and the Lord of the Kingdom of Names hath come with a sovereignty that the hosts could not repel, with a might that the power of kings could not weaken, and with a command before which all in the heavens and on earth have bowed down. He stood before the faces of the world and summoned all unto the All-Knowing, the One Informed. He chose not silence for Himself nor did He conceal His face for less than a moment. He appeared and manifested that which He desired, despite the company of divines who broke God’s Covenant and Testament and turned away from His straight path.

When thou hearest the call of My Name, the Self-Subsisting, and attainest unto My choice-sealed wine, turn thy face toward God, the Lord of what was and what shall be, and say:

My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having moved Thy Most Exalted Pen to make mention of me while I was in the hands of the wicked ones, and thanksgiving be unto Thee for having caused the lights of Thy luminous countenance to shine upon me. I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Command through which the ocean of Thy knowledge surged and the fragrance of Thy garment was diffused, and by Thy Name through which the gate of song was opened before the faces of the poor, and the gate of wisdom before all creatures, and the gates of bounty and knowledge and bestowal before all who dwell in the kingdom of creation, and by the scratching of Thy Pen and the penetrating power of Thy Word, to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in all conditions. Thou art verily the Most High, the Supreme.

O my Lord! Disappoint me not of that which Thou hast ordained for such of Thy chosen servants as were so intoxicated by the wine of Thy utterance that they sought the place of sacrifice, yearning to attain Thy presence and seeking Thy good-pleasure. Then write down for me the good of this world and the world to come. Thou art verily the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Bountiful, the Ever-Flowing.

=== END BH02474 ===

=== START BH02475 ===

He is the One manifest from the Supreme Horizon through His Most Glorious Name

O Muhammad-Qablil-Husayn, upon thee be the Glory of God! This is a Book sent down in truth in this Prison which hath been named with the Most Beautiful Names, wherein the Lord of all beings hath spoken - there is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Thou wert mentioned before the Countenance, and there was revealed for thee aforetime that from which the fragrance of the All-Merciful was diffused. Verily thy Lord is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. Blessed art thou for having spoken the truth and acknowledged that which God acknowledged before what was and what will be. Blessed is he who hath attained to the knowledge of his Lord, and blessed is the speaker who hath spoken in the name of God, the Lord of existence. Arise to the Cause by Our command and remind the people of this Day which was promised in the Books of God, the Lord of the seen and unseen.

Praise be to God that thou hast attained to that which was intended. The mention of this glorious Day and what hath appeared therein hath been recorded in the divine Books, Tablets and Scriptures, as every clear Book and wondrous Tablet doth testify. With perfect wisdom and utterance, occupy thyself with teaching the Cause of the All-Merciful. I swear by the pearls of the divine ocean of knowledge that no station hath been or is more excellent than this station. Drink and give to drink the sealed wine in the name of the Self-Subsisting, that perchance troubled hearts may attain peace and withered souls may be adorned with freshness. Quicken the dead through the name of the Beloved of all possibility, and guide those who remain behind to the Kawthar of guidance.

This is the Day for the manifestation of supreme steadfastness. Whosoever attaineth unto it hath attained unto all good. God willing, thou shalt appear and shine like a standard upon the hills of the world through the name of the Lord of Names. This is the station that endureth as long as the kingdom of earth and heaven endureth. Hold fast unto it in the name of thy Lord, the Almighty, and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of all who are in the heavens and on earth.”

Convey My greetings to all the friends in that land on behalf of this Wronged One and say: This is a Day wherein all must gather around one Word and drink from the chalice of unity and concord. We previously announced that the cawing of the crows would be raised and fiery leaves would be spread abroad. In these days this hath appeared and shall continue to appear. Ye must be so steadfast in the Cause that neither the clamor of the world nor the parties of the nations shall prevent or debar you from the Most Great Name. This is the counsel of the Wronged One to His friends.

The Glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have sought the Ultimate Goal and have attained unto supreme steadfastness in this mighty and wondrous Cause.

=== END BH02475 ===

=== START BH02476 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, His is all grandeur and majesty

All glory and praise and might and grandeur and loftiness and sublimity and transcendence belong to God, the Possessor of all names and Creator of earth and heaven, and to His chosen ones and trustees and friends whom He has singled out for Himself and elected for His days and chosen for the service of His Cause and the exaltation of His remembrance among His creatures. There is no God but Him, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Beautiful.

And then, may my spirit be a sacrifice for your honor. Your esteemed letter arrived and this evanescent servant was blessed with it. After visiting, reading and learning its contents, it attained the Most Holy, Most Exalted Presence and all of it was presented.

Regarding the letter of the beloved Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory, and what he mentioned about the Khan, it was presented. He said: “We beseech God to forgive him and remit his sins and ordain for him what will benefit him.” Ten majidis were allocated to be given, and afterwards, for as long as they are occupied with treatment, one quarter majidi should be given daily to his family, and from the time this letter arrives, give them for one full month.

And regarding what you had written about some old belongings of the departed Aqa Muhammad Hadi being given to Mulla Muhammad Ali, and one majidi being given as payment - the command is that Mulla Muhammad Ali should deliver that one majidi to the heirs of the departed one, and in exchange one majidi will be given here to the aforementioned gentleman.

Furthermore, the skullcap and letter addressed to Haji Siyyid Javad, upon him be the glory of God, arrived. And regarding what you had written about the tea that was sent causing embarrassment to that beloved one - that honor should never have any thought about such matters that might cause the slightest sadness to the heart, for it has been and is very clear that that honor exercises the utmost care and consideration in all related matters, and desires that whatever is most exalted and glorious of everything should be present, and none who looks with the eye of justice can deny this. This evanescent one’s submission was entirely about the tea itself, that it is of this kind.

And regarding what you had written about relief from outward impurity, it was presented. He said: “Now they are involved; God willing, they will gradually be freed.” In conclusion, upon you be the glory of God and His remembrance and praise at all times, before all times and after all times. And praise be to the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

=== END BH02476 ===

=== START BH02477 ===

O daughter of Varaqih who has ascended unto God with His sanctified name above what exists in the Kingdom of Names! You have ever been beneath the shade of the grace of the Self-Sufficient, the Transcendent, and His favoring glance has been turned toward you. The fundamental relationship has been and will continue to be the spiritual bond of faith. When this relationship is established and any soul attains to it, that soul is mentioned eternally before the Throne, even if not outwardly mentioned, and is counted among the names recorded in God’s Tablet, though none may be aware of it. Observe that if this relationship is not established, the outward relationship is not considered and is not mentioned before the Throne. Thus many who had outward relationships failed to attain to faith at the time of the appearance of the Dawning Places of the divine Command, and were therefore not counted among those related. Praise be to the Ancient Lord that you have attained to this station and turned toward His direction. God willing, you must remain so firmly established on the path that all who are on earth will be unable to prevent you and will find themselves powerless. This is among the most excellent of deeds.

Your letter has come before Us and We have heard that which you called upon God, your Lord, and We have accepted your mention, O you who are mentioned among the worlds. Rejoice in the favors of your Lord, for He is the Forgiving, the Generous. Grieve not for the leaf who has winged her flight to the branches of the Divine Lote-Tree. She has attained to what was ordained for her in the Book of your Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. We mentioned her before, and her name is recorded in the Tablets of your Lord. Be thankful to your Master for this great favor.

O leaf! Great is this Day and mighty is this Cause. You must at all times turn to the All-Merciful in such wise that the intimations of deluded souls will not cause you to slip. Any soul who speaks today other than what the Sovereign of Manifestation has outwardly spoken - that is pure delusion and sheer calumny, and avoidance of it is necessary and obligatory. Be ever anticipating God’s grace and detached from all else. The handmaidens who have ascended to the Most Glorious Horizon dwell beneath the shade of the Tree of Grace, partaking of the wine of bounty. Blessed are they in having attained the Dawning-Place of the Cause and in soaring in the atmosphere of the love of God, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Be joyous at all times through God’s grace and celebrate His remembrance. His confirmations have been and will continue to be the helper of those who have turned to Him, both men and women. The friends of God whose names were mentioned in the book of the Most Great Nabil are all remembered before the Throne. Convey greetings from God to them all. The glory be upon you and upon them from your Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

=== END BH02477 ===

=== START BH02478 ===

His honor Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be the Glory of God. In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious. My affliction is not My imprisonment, nor what has befallen Me at the hands of My enemies. Rather, My affliction is to be surrounded by those who do not recognize My station. I summon mankind unto life everlasting, yet they cling to every oppressor seeking My death. I desire their salvation, while they dig a pit for My destruction. Thus have the servants who call upon Me day and night become veiled. Say: O people, open your eyes! This is your Lord, the Chosen One, Who has come with the truth - and every atom proclaims: “The Kingdom belongeth to God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling!” Say: Whither do ye flee? Do ye see any protector who can shield you from the Fire? Nay, by My life, though ye search throughout all regions! Say: The heavens have encompassed you - can ye penetrate through them? Nay, by your Lord, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving! O servant who gazeth upon the Countenance! All things testify that thou art he who hath stood firm in the Cause of thy Lord in days when hearts were troubled and eyes were fixed in fear. Upon thee be the glory of God, thy Lord, and the glory of the Concourse on high, then Our chosen servants. Ask God, thy Lord, at all times to strengthen thee in that whereunto thou hast attained and to make thee one who can break the might of the aggressors who have denied God, Who causeth the night and day to succeed each other. Associate with those whom thou findest to be weak. We love not that the reward of those who have turned to the Countenance should be lost. Thus hath the matter been decreed by thy Lord, the Mighty, the Compelling. Make mention of My servants and raise them to the kingdom of My loving-kindness that they may behold My signs and the manifestations of My grandeur. Thus hath the tongue of revelation spoken at a time when it was surrounded by the hosts of the wicked. Arise to make mention of Me and to praise Me, then strike the hearts with the rod of My Name that there may gush forth therefrom rivers. Within them lie the treasures of the waters of My knowledge which, when their veils are removed, flow forth in the name of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen One. Be wise in all matters. Those who exceed the bounds of wisdom are overcome by heedlessness. Thus hath the command been sent down in the Tablets from the Pen of thy Lord, and none understand it save those possessed of insight. Blessed art thou for having gazed upon the Countenance on a day when skin did creep and the faces of those who disbelieved in the Lord of Lords turned black. Take the chalice of detachment through the remembrance of thy Lord, the Creator of all things. Say: O people, I have come to you from the Dayspring of utterance by the command of your Lord, the All-Merciful. This is the chalice of divine knowledge - drink ye thereof and follow not every doubtful idolater. Adorn your heads with the crown of My remembrance and your hearts with the ornament of My love. Thus have ye been commanded by the Lord of the Day of Mutual Calling. Then make mention of My loved ones there and say: Blessed are ye for having attained unto the recognition of your Lord on the day when He came with the truth and necks were brought low before Him.

=== END BH02478 ===

=== START BH02479 ===

Nightingales get drunk (Mast-and bulbulan)

He is the Glorious

Nightingales get drunk of the sound of His enrapturing Call,

And loving souls of one draught of His enrapturing Call.

In a fit of ecstasy, the soul conjoineth with the Adored One,

As soon as her ears are reached by an echo of His enrapturing Call.

The spirit-lover flieth away to the remote Tree of Love,

If he is assisted by the melody of His enrapturing Call.

The world of Being geteth drunk as a lover with beauty,

If the Cup-bearer passeth around the wine of His enrapturing Call.

The Moses of Spirit falleth into a swoon on the Mystic Mount,

If the Sinai is lit with the spark of His enrapturing Call.

The Sinai of the heart shineth and the soul danceth,

If the earth echoeth with the melopoeia of His enrapturing Call.

Any colour of otherness disappeareth from the pages of the world,

If a breeze wafteth, exhaling the perfume of the lock of His enrapturing Call.

When He ariseth, thou seest the lovers resurrected,

And hearest Sarafiel’s trumpet from the breath of His enrapturing Call.

The spirit-lover wingeth his flight towards the Heavenly Throne, and beyond it,

When he is seized by love in the ecstasy of His enrapturing Call.

The lover eagerly forfeiteth his life,

If in the world the splendour is unveiled of His enrapturing Call.

A breeze of immortality wafteth in this Day from the mortal kingdom,

’Cause a musky scent breatheth from the musk-pod of His enrapturing Call.

The Maids in the glorious chambers go into raptures,

If their ears are reached by the cry of His enrapturing Call.

New designs are drawn in the world of water and clay,

If from the East ariseth the countenance of His enrapturing Call.

The earthly world and the holy and glorious bowers catch fire,

If heaven resoundeth with an echo of His enrapturing Call.

The ear of the world is cleansed from what it heard in the world,

As soon as it entereth the circle of His enrapturing Call.

Existence becometh annihilated and the nil taketh on the hues of eternity,

If the Invisible emergeth from the veil of His enrapturing Call.

Every covetous heart disappeareth into self-effacement,

If it catcheth just one glimpse of the flame of His enrapturing Call.

How could have the Messiah crossed the celestial vault,

Should He have not been guided by the roar of His enrapturing Call?

Beside Him, no one can set his foot in the world of being,

So jealous is the watchman of His enrapturing Call.

No mortal eye could see the hue of existence, O son,

If, for just an instant, the eye would close of His enrapturing Call.

O thirsty ones, immerse yourselves into the holy, and sanctified waters,

That gush forth from the fountain of His enrapturing Call.

O Dervish, stop setting the fire of meanings to the world:

His enrapturing Call is distracted by His enrapturing Call.

=== END BH02479 ===

=== START BH02481 ===

O Kalim, upon whom be the Most Glorious Beauty of God in the City! He is the Most Wondrous, the Most Exalted in the Most Glorious Horizon. This is a Book from God unto him who soared in the atmosphere of nearness and heard the melody of God and was mentioned in the Supreme Paradise with the tongue of holiness, and was honored with the presence of God and attained the grace of the Spirit. Thus doth God single out whom He willeth through His bounty, and verily His bounty hath ever been witnessed by all the worlds. O Kalim! Hearken unto the call of this Prisoner, Who hath been encompassed by wolves from every direction, after He came unto them with an authority that verily encompassed all things. By God, O Kalim! There hath befallen Me that which hath caused to burn the hearts of them who dwell in the Most Glorious Paradise - the Ridvan which was illumined by the countenance of thy Lord, the Most Merciful. Arise to serve God and aid His Cause. Leave all created things behind thee, then make mention of thy Lord with wondrous holy melodies. By God the Truth, this is thy day, and verily We have reared thee for this Day wherein God hath come upon the clouds of wisdom and the matter hath been decreed by One mighty and wise. God hath aided thee in many instances and will aid thee in truth, and verily His aid hath ever been nigh unto them that are brought near. Walk thou in My footsteps that there may appear from thee that which shall guide people unto God, thy Lord, for He hath singled thee out for Himself in beauteous tablets of glory. Grieve not over this world, and if thou wishest to grieve over anything, grieve over that which hath befallen My Beauty at the hands of them who were created by My word - and God is witness unto this. And the Spirit and glory and splendor be upon thee! O Kalim! At the time of departure from the region of Iraq, the Tongue of God informed the people about the calf and the emergence of the Samiri and the movement of the birds of night after the setting of the Sun of eternity. Those two have become manifest and the cawing hath been raised. However, there is a third group - souls who will arise with claims and will soon be set in motion. O Kalim! Hearken unto the divine call and keep thyself aloof from anyone in whom thou perceivest the fragrance of malice, and remain steadfast in the Cause of God in such wise that all may become steadfast through thy steadfastness. O Kalim! Be intimate with the friends of God and shun His enemies. Be not grieved over the world. Set thy heart upon God and detach thyself from all else, for all else neither nourishes nor enriches, and so hath it ever been and ever shall be. And glory be upon thee and upon whosoever hath turned unto God in these days wherein the feet of every sinful doubter have slipped. God willing, mayest thou ever dwell beneath the shade of God’s mercy and be sustained by the fruits of His grace.

=== END BH02481 ===

=== START BH02482 ===

He is the Most Glorious! In the Name of God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy! This is an epistle from the servant of the Primal Point, His soul and His beloved, to those whose hearts God hath freed from this world and all that is therein, making them fountains of His wondrous and exalted remembrance. And whatsoever proceedeth from Him in the form of words returneth to a single point, if ye be of them that understand. For no variance existeth in His presence, and all stand on an equal plane in His mighty and glorious kingdom. If He so willeth, He may distinguish one of His words and exalt it as He pleaseth through His command, for He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty. And if He so willeth, He may abase it as He desireth - none can gainsay His firm and potent command. Say: Beware, O people, lest ye find variance in His words. When He saith “I am the servant of God,” it is as His saying “I am the Beloved of the worlds.” Thus hath it ever been in His kingdom, but the people have veiled themselves therefrom and thus have remained far from the shores of nearness, among the heedless. Arise thou to the remembrance and praise of God, then speak forth between earth and heaven through this Most Holy and Most Exalted Name. By God! Through it are the denizens of the Supreme Paradise made joyous while they that have disbelieved in God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, are struck down. Say: This indeed is the Water of Life which God hath specially ordained for the sincere among His creatures, while it is forbidden to them that are veiled. Say: Fear God, O people, and divide not the Most Great Word, and be not of the losers. Look ye to the root of the Cause - verily it is God’s balance amongst His servants, His measure amidst His creation, and His proof unto all the worlds. Say: The Cause is both easy and difficult - easy for the discerning servants of God who have recognized God by His own Self and by what hath proceeded from Him, and who have detached themselves from all created things; and difficult for those in whose hearts there is doubt concerning their Lord - they are indeed an evil people and among the losers. Grieve not at anything, and fear no one, for God shall aid whomsoever He willeth and assist whoever assisteth Him. There is no God but Him - His is the creation and the command. He aideth whomsoever He willeth through the hosts of the heavens and earth. Thus have We imparted unto thee the word of truth that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and thank God Who created thee by His command and acquainted thee with what was hidden from the eyes of all on earth save Our near servants. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. O Husayn! Rend asunder the veils in such wise that thou hearest the sound of their rending. Thus doth it behoove thee and Our steadfast servants. Shun the enemies and hold fast unto God, then take comfort in My Name, the Truthful, for it is indeed My remembrance amongst the worlds.

=== END BH02482 ===

=== START BH02483 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! This is a Book from Us to him who desired the countenance of his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Praised, and who migrated with Him from Baghdad until he arrived in the Land of Mystery with manifest joy. Then he journeyed thence until he entered the Most Great Prison when the Ancient Beauty arrived there with great sorrow, and he circled round about it until the days reached that day whereon the hand of destiny closed the gates of attainment before the face of those who sought Him. And on this day We make mention of him that his remembrance may endure in the world. He, verily, is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

O servant! Be thou steadfast in the love of God and His Cause in such wise that the hearts of the polytheists may be made to tremble by thee. Blessed is he who hath visited thee and dwelt in thy house whereby the horizon of victory was illumined and the power of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Wise, was made manifest. Blessed is he in that he followed the command of his Lord and went forth from his home, turning unto his Master. We bear witness that he was among those at whom the Evil One trembled and the idol wailed, and the foundations of the transgressors were shaken. We beseech God to aid him and thee in His service and to make you both among the triumphant ones.

We bear witness that thou didst arise to serve the Wronged One and didst endure tribulations in His path, and wert standing at the gate at every morn and eve. Know thou the worth of this station, then give thanks unto thy Lord at all times. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Beseech thou God to make thee steadfast in that wherein thou art, for this is a station greater than every station and mightier than every mighty thing. Blessed is he who hath clung unto it and from whom its lights have shone forth. By My life! He is of them that are nigh unto God.

Say: O my God, my Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee by the wrong suffered by the Manifestation of Thy Cause to make me of them who have tasted the sweetness of Thy remembrance in such wise that neither the opposition of Thy creatures nor the objections of Thy creation shall turn them aside. O Lord! Thou art the Generous One. I have turned toward the pavilion of Thy generosity and have clung to the hem of the robe of Thy mercy. I beseech Thee by Thy Self not to deny me nearness unto Thee nor prevent me from standing before the gate of Thy bounty. Then aid me in all conditions to do what Thou lovest and approvest. Verily, Thou doest what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

Ordain for me, O my God, what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones, then write down for me what Thou hast written for them who have martyred themselves in Thy path, detached from all created things and turning unto Thy beauteous countenance. O Lord! Inscribe my name upon the Tablet whereon is recorded the mention of them who have circled round the sanctuary of Thy knowledge and kept Thy Covenant. Then cause such of Thy handmaidens as have inhaled the fragrance of Thy garment and turned toward that quarter from whose horizon hath shone the light of Thy countenance to inherit from me. Thou art, verily, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Compelling.

=== END BH02483 ===

=== START BH02484 ===

This is a Tablet from Us to him who hath walked in the path of God, the manifest, the straight, who hath held fast unto the sure handle and answered the call of his Lord, the Exalted, the Great, that the wine of recognition may so intoxicate him through that which hath flowed from the Pen of the All-Merciful that he may be moved to remember and praise Him amidst His servants who have forgotten the Day they were promised in a preserved Tablet. Arise and say: O people! The Day hath come, and He Who is the Manifestation of the Cause calleth out from the right hand of the Throne unto all who are in the heavens and on earth. Fear ye God and follow not those who, when the verses are recited unto them, persist in pride. These, verily, are in grievous torment. The Ancient Beauty hath been imprisoned to free the world, and hath been confined in the Most Great Prison to liberate all who dwell on earth. He hath chosen sorrows for Himself that all in creation might rejoice. This is of the mercy of thy Lord, the Merciful, the Compassionate. We accepted abasement that ye might be exalted, and afflictions for your comfort, O concourse of the sincere. He Who came to build anew the world hath been made to dwell by the infidels in the most desolate of regions. Thus hath the matter been decreed, and We have confirmed it through the Pen of Revelation. Thy Lord, verily, is the Omnipotent over what He willeth. Say: O people! He Who hath sacrificed Himself for your life - would ye oppose Him or slay Him? Alas for you, O company of the heedless! Glorify thy Lord with praise in the morning and the evening, at sunset and at dawn. Thus doth the Wronged One command thee from this remote spot. We prevented those who sought to draw nigh unto God aforetime only because of what befell Us in those days. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. With Him is the knowledge of the heavens and earth and of that which is hidden from the eyes of the near ones. All that He commandeth the servants is for their good, and He intendeth naught save to protect them from the Great Terror or draw them nigh unto the seat of their Lord, the Mighty, the Wise. Were they to discover what We possess, they would move only by My luminous, resplendent command. Say: O people! This is a Day wherein the Face hath shone forth from the horizon of holiness, and the Herald calleth out between earth and heaven: “The Prison belongeth to God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the Praiseworthy.” Remember Him in your seats; verily He remembereth you in this Prison and summoneth you to the supreme horizon. This, truly, is a great bounty. Convey My glory to those servants who have not been held back by veils from the court of their Lord, the All-Glorious, the All-Bestowing, who, when they hear My mention, lament My separation and weep for My imprisonment and tribulations. Yet I, by the All-Merciful, am in manifest joy. Whoso hath found the sweetness of tribulation in the path of God, Creator of Names, would not exchange it for aught created in the kingdom of creation. Thy Lord is witness to what I say.

=== END BH02484 ===

=== START BH02485 ===

The Most Great, the Most Wondrous! This is a Book from Us to him who hath attained unto the lights of the Countenance in this Dawn which hath appeared from the horizon of the Cause as a manifest token, that the breezes of utterance which waft from the direction of the All-Merciful may seize him, and that he may summon the peoples in My Most Great Name, whereby trembling hath seized all the tribes. Thus hath the decree been inscribed by the Finger of Command in a Tablet. Thou art among those who have remained faithful to the Covenant of God and His Testament, and who are mentioned before the Throne. We have adorned thee with the ornament of Mine own remembrance amongst My servants, and clothed thee with the robe of My Name, as a token of grace from My presence. Verily thy Lord is He Who hath power over what He willeth, and He is, in truth, potent over all things. Say: Fear ye the All-Merciful, O people of the Bayan! Verily He is the Dawning-Place of Revelation and the Source of inspiration, and unto Him return all the most excellent names of God. Beware lest ye pervert them from their proper meaning. Fear God, and follow not those who are deprived of the truth. Say: The true believer in divine unity is he who cleaveth unto this Name which God hath made the Sovereign of Names, and he who turneth away from it remaineth veiled in concealment. Among the people are those who have taken a partner unto God, and among them are those who have denied Him - these shall find none to help them. And among the idolaters are those who have said the verses are ambiguous, even as was said before that they are forgeries. Say: Is that which hath proceeded from thy mouth greater, or that which proceeded from the mouths of thy forefathers? Thus hath his wicked self prompted him, and he remaineth far removed from the horizon of nearness. And remember the Lame One when he was in Iraq. We sent him the Tablets and summoned him unto God, the Almighty, the All-Chosen. He turned away from the All-Merciful after We had revealed unto him the verses and shown him clear proofs, in such wise that from their horizon shone forth the Sun of evidence and proof. When his Lord’s testimony was perfected against him, We promised him torment and seized him with a decree from Our presence. Then We left him as a sign unto those possessed of understanding. He claimed within himself that which was greater than that which was claimed by the first one to disbelieve in God, and promised the people his appearance in this year, heedless of that which had been ordained for him by God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling. If thou seest the Letter Ha’, say unto him: O Letter of Hell! Thou dost rejoice while the Primal Point weepeth because of thy deeds, O thou idolater, full of doubts! We granted thee respite according to Our wisdom. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Fear God, and speak not that whereby the atoms, and beyond them the Sacred House and the Station, curse thee. Is doubt befitting after thou beholdest the Sun of My Name, the All-Bountiful, shining from the horizon of certitude? Abandon vain desire and hold fast unto guidance. From the horizon of tribulation He summoneth mankind unto the Mighty, the Bestower. Thus have We inspired thee and revealed unto thee that whereby hearts are gladdened and eyes are solaced.

=== END BH02485 ===

=== START BH02486 ===

In the Name of God, the Single, the One, the Help in Peril

This is an epistle from the One Who hath been imprisoned in the path of God, the Almighty, the Powerful, the Bestower, unto him who hath believed in God and been guided by this Sun which hath dawned from the horizon of grace with wondrous sovereignty. Say: O people! Tarry not upon the Bridge; hearken unto the words of your Lord, the All-Merciful, then pass over it as a passing cloud. Beware lest ye differ concerning Him Who was the solace of ’Ali’s eyes in the Ridvan of the Bayan, then of Muhammad’s eyes in the Garden of the Furqan, then of the Spirit’s eyes in the heaven of destiny, then of God’s eyes, the Almighty, the Powerful, the Ever-Forgiving. Say: O people! He hath come unto you even as ’Ali came with the truth. Fear ye God and follow not every doubtful idolater. Say: O people! Be ye united in the Cause of God - this is better for you - then turn unto your Lord, the All-Merciful, with humility and contrition. Thus do We counsel thee out of Our love for thee, that thou mayest be mindful within thyself and that they who are endued with understanding may be guided thereby. Say: Were the veil to be lifted from the face of the Youth, the tongues of all created things would proclaim: “By God! This is a wondrous king!” Say: Do ye deny Him through Whom the Messengers were sent forth aforetime and through Whom the Lord of lords hath come? Whoso denieth this Revelation hath denied God in His previous Manifestations, as attesteth that which hath been sent down in the Book. Await ye the Day which ye were promised in the Tablets, when the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall upon the face of the earth. Say: The Day hath come, and none knoweth it save God, unto Whom returneth the decree of the beginning and the end. Say: Verily the Day hath appeared in the temple of the Youth. Blessed be He Who hath sent Him forth with the truth and dispatched Him unto His servants. He, verily, is great in bounty and severe in punishment. O people! Stand firm in the Cause of God and in the praise of His Self, and when ye behold Satan seeking to ascend unto the heaven of understanding that he may discover what is in your hearts of the love of the All-Merciful, drive him away with the shooting stars. Say: Seize ye the measure of these days. By God! The eye of creation hath not seen their like. Soon that which hath been decreed in the Tablets shall come to pass and the Face shall be concealed. Then shall ye bite your fingers in remorse. Beware lest ye be heedless of that which hath appeared with truth and follow every deceptive liar. And thou, render thanks unto thy Lord for having attained unto this Cause wherein the feet of most men have slipped, some seeking to slay Him, others rising up to plot against His Cause. But the scheming of the idolaters hath ended in ruin. And glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God on the Day of Return.

=== END BH02486 ===

=== START BH02487 ===

He is the Hearer, the Answerer

This is a Book from the Wronged One to him who has turned to the Most Exalted Horizon and believed in God, the Lord of the Final Return, that the utterance may draw him to the Kingdom of knowledge and bring him near to God, the Lord of Lords.

Your letter has come before the Wronged One in the Most Great Prison and the servant present before His face read it. We found from it the fragrances of your sincerity, your turning to God, and your love for God, the Lord of all beings. We have answered you with a Tablet from whose horizon shines the light of grace and favor, that you may rejoice and thank your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower.

Blessed are you for having believed in God and His signs when the divines and jurists of the earth denied Him - they who would mention God morning and evening, beseeching that He grant them the honor of meeting Him Who was promised in the Books, the Psalms and the Tablets. But when He came from the horizon of power, they pronounced against Him an injustice at which all things lamented, as testifies the Mother Book.

When you have taken the cup of knowledge in My Name and drunk thereof through My love, turn your face toward the Most Great House of God and say: “My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me when people were in manifest error. Glory be to Thee for having strengthened me when the people were behind a thick veil. Thanks be to Thee for having awakened me when the servants were in strange slumber. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the worlds and King of eternity, by the Most Great Name, to make me in all conditions hold fast to Thy cord and cling to the hem of the robe of Thy bounty and generosity, speaking Thy praise among Thy servants such that neither the might of the oppressors nor the power of the aggressive ones may weaken me. O Lord! Thou seest me gazing toward Thy horizon, awaiting the wonders of Thy grace. This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaiden, who has cast aside all else but Thee, taking hold of Thy Book. I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy utterance and the dawning-places of the sun of Thy proof to preserve me from the evil of Thine enemies who have broken Thy covenant and Thy testament, who have denied Thy proof, who have disputed Thy signs, and who have turned away from Thy countenance. Ordain for me, O my God, my Master and my Hope, from Thy Most Exalted Pen that which will draw me near to Thy Most Glorious Horizon. Then write down for me the good of this world and the next. Verily Thou art the Protector of humanity, the Possessor of Names, and the Creator of heaven. O my God! Send Thy blessings upon Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones who have drunk the wine of Thy revelation and the Kawthar of Thy inspiration, who have hastened to the place of sacrifice out of longing to meet Thee and yearning for Thy good-pleasure, and upon those who have remembered them and visited their resting-places and recited what Thou didst send down for them from the heaven of Thy Will and the kingdom of Thy Purpose. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Generous.”

=== END BH02487 ===

=== START BH02488 ===

O Mulla Ali-Rida of Dahj

In the Name of God, the Most Great, the Most Great

This is My Book which hath been sent down from the heaven of My loving-kindness unto My servants who have believed in My Self, who have detached themselves from all else save Me, who have turned toward the court of My grace, and who have circled round the sanctuary of My nearness and the Kaaba of My presence, manifesting the wonders of My Cause and making mention of My praise and revealing My gifts amongst the peoples of the world. Blessed are they who have cast behind their backs all who dwell on earth, who have shattered the idols by their might and their power, who have turned with their eyes and their vision toward the Most Great Scene, and who have crushed the graven images beneath their feet through My Name and My remembrance and My power and My majesty and My sovereignty that hath encompassed all created things.

O servant! Know thou that the verse of utterance hath abrogated the verse of silence. Arise, then, and remind My servants of that which hath appeared from the horizon of My Cause and My grandeur, and be not of them that remain silent. Say: O people! The Sun of glory and eternity hath dawned from the horizon of Baha. By God! The hearts of the Prophets and Messengers have been illumined thereby, yet ye remain veiled by a mighty veil. And if His name be mentioned as “Baha,” this was mentioned by the tongue of the Beloved aforetime, and by all names, were ye of them that know. Yet doth every thing bear witness to the sanctification of His Essence from names and their kingdom, and the glorification of His Self from attributes and their dominion. Thereupon doth the Tongue of Grandeur speak above His head, saying: “By God! This is My Beloved - I love not that any should know Him save Me or that any eye should behold Him save Mine own.” And beyond this He speaketh words which I am powerless to mention, and were I to mention them all created things would be thunderstruck. For after they were promised this Revelation throughout all the Bayan, they clung to a name among names which stood before Us as a servant standing before his master. When he turned away, most of the people turned away through what Satan whispered in their breasts. Thus were they deprived of this Beauty whereby the eye of God, the Ever-Abiding, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, was solaced, even after We had informed them that every possessor of light would be darkened at His manifestation and every possessor of radiance would be altered at the dawning of the lights of His countenance, the Dawning, the Luminous.

Say: O people! By God! He was as one of Our servants - We raised up his name through a wisdom from Our presence which none knoweth save My Self, the All-Knowing.

O Ali! Hear the call of Husayn from the direction of the prison, then aid thy Lord through utterance and fear not the idolaters. O Rida! Hear the call of Baha from the distant quarter, that perchance the call of God may attract thee and detach thee from the worlds, and aid thee to assist this Wronged One, the Stranger, the Unique. And upon thee be glory, and upon thy mother who hath believed in God, the Lord of the mighty throne.

=== END BH02488 ===

=== START BH02489 ===

The Most Glorious, Most Holy, Most Splendid! This is a fragrance from the fragrances of thy Lord’s loving-kindness which We have sent unto thee, that thereby thine eyes may be solaced, and the eyes of those who have turned with their hearts toward the direction of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. We have heard of thy drawing nigh unto God, and We prevented thee from attaining His presence because of that which the hands of those who rode the steeds of passion have wrought, and who committed that which caused the dwellers of the highest Paradise to lament. The Pen of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, beareth witness to this. O Jamal, grieve not at what hath befallen thee. Nothing hath been ordained for thee save that which is best for thee. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Forgiving. The Evil Whisperer hath whispered among the people and caused them to fear God, the Sovereign, the Supreme, the Chosen One. Therefore hath the matter become severe, and they have prevented from attaining His presence those servants who have turned toward the Kaaba of Beauty. Be thou content with what God hath decreed for thee. We desired to preserve thee that thou mightest aid thy Lord through utterance. He, verily, ordaineth as He pleaseth. Despair not of God’s Spirit and mercy, and forget not when thou wert in the vicinity of thy Lord’s mercy and the countenance of God, the Mighty, the Bountiful, was turned toward thee. Remember Him in thy days, and the tribulations which befell Him from those who perceived not the fragrance of faithfulness and followed vain imaginings. Thou art indeed aware of what befell Us in the Land of Mystery when two persons rose up against God, the Lord of Days. God seized one of them with His might, whereupon, seeing this, he said: “I repent unto Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp is the dominion of all men!” And the other presented himself and repented with hypocrisy, and thy Lord rent not asunder the veil until the appointed time arrived. When We reached the prison, he committed deeds whereby the honor of God was dishonored among His servants. By My life! We showed patience and concealed matters until the affair reached a point where the Cause was well-nigh transformed. Therefore We expelled him and his sister from the gate. O Jamal! I have sacrificed My soul and My spirit to exalt the Word and to glorify the Cause of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bountiful. Should We observe any of the Branches acting contrary to that which God desireth, We would assuredly cast him out with truth, for verily I am the Mighty, the Compelling. Thou art aware of their deeds. By God! The Eye of Eternity wept at what they committed in the Most Great Prison, and the righteous lamented thereby. Take thou the reins of the Cause with the power of thy Lord, then make mention of Him amongst the servants with such remembrances as will cause spirits to be attracted. Detach thyself from all else but God, then suffice thyself therewith. He is with thee under all conditions. Beware lest the cares and sorrows of the world take hold of thee. Behold, then remember what hath befallen Us from the hosts of the wicked ones. God will soon exalt thee through the truth and will aid thee through His grace. He, verily, fulfilleth His promise. Convey My greetings unto the faces of those who have turned toward the Dayspring of Revelation and unto thy kindred from thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Luminous.

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=== START BH02490 ===

O Mustafa of the people of Nun! He is the Everlasting through the perpetuity of His Own Self, the Self-Subsisting. This is a leaf which hath sprouted from the Divine Lote-Tree and which We have sent unto him whom afflictions have befallen in the path of his Lord, that he may inhale from it the fragrance of holiness and draw nigh unto God, unto Whom is his return and final abode. O servant! Grieve not over what hath befallen thee in this world. By God! There have descended upon this Wronged One tribulations which no pen can reckon, and I have been struck by the arrows of destiny at a time whose beginning and end none can know. Forget thy sorrows, then weep for this Youth Whose blood hath been shed at every moment by those who were created by His Word. When they attained unto full strength they rose up against God in opposition, following their own selves and desires. Therefore do all the tribes in the realms of eternity lament My tribulations, and every servant whom God hath aided to recognize the Manifestation of His Self and whose eyes He hath opened doth weep. Be thou patient in all things except in My tribulations, then put thy trust in God Who created thee by a command from His presence. Cut thyself from all else but Him. Adorn thy heart with My love and thy tongue with My remembrance, and be not dismayed in the face of destiny. Be content with what God hath ordained for thee and follow the paths of His good-pleasure. Give thanks unto thy Lord for having aided thee to recognize His Self, while all others have opposed Him. Soon shall He requite them for what their hands have wrought, their tongues have uttered, and their hearts have harbored. With Him is the knowledge of all things and the knowledge of the heavens and earth, and He knoweth the secret and public doings of every soul. Strive then with utmost endeavor to remain steadfast in thy Lord’s Cause, firm in His love and established in His guidance, for in these days from every pit hath emerged a serpent of polytheism that rusheth forth behind every soul, and when it reacheth that soul it stingeth and destroyeth it instantly, except for one who possesseth the antidote of the name of thy Lord, the Most High. Nothing that thou witnesseth or beholdeth can affect such a one; rather, he affecteth all things and prevaileth over every soul through the triumph of his Lord, and everything witnesseth this in the shadow of Him Who created and nurtured it. O servant! Taste thou from the Lote-Tree of the Command and its fruits, and approach not aught else even if it should offer thee all manner of fruits, for though it may appear as light it shall be as fire, and none comprehendeth this save one whose heart hath found tranquility through the light of God and His presence. And the glory be upon thee, O Mustafa, and upon thy wife, if thou remainest steadfast in the Cause and turnest not thy face from the court of His grace and glory.

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=== START BH02491 ===

He is the Living, the Beloved One!

Thou knowest, O my God, that my heart hath melted, my liver hath boiled, my spirit hath cried out, my inner being hath groaned, the candle of my self hath been exposed, the lamp of my oneness hath departed, the light of my essence hath wailed, and the radiance of my being hath called out “Where, where art Thou, O Forgiver of sins, O Shelter of the fearful, O Physician of the hearts of them that long for Thee!”

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Why dost Thou not take my spirit, after I desire not to remain in this realm for a single day? And why dost Thou not seize my inner being, after I love not to exist less than a moment, and after Thou hast ordained no one to be a companion unto this servant? If this be the recompense for my misdeeds, where then are the wonders of Thy mercy? And if all this be the fruit of my sins, where are the effulgences of Thy tenderness and the manifestations of Thy forgiveness?

Glory be unto Thee! Glory be unto Thee! Doth it befit One like Thee, the Lord, to banish Baha, or doth it beseem One like Thee, the All-Powerful, to reject faithfulness? No, by Thy presence! Thou art in truth the Forgiver, and we are all repentant unto Thee. Thou art the Bestower through grace, and we all return unto Thee.

Glory be unto Thee! Glory be unto Thee, O my God, my Beloved, my Master, and my Radiance! How can I remember Thee with a weary tongue, an ailing body, an abject frame, a grieving heart, and a slain soul, after Thou hast banished me from all directions? And how can I not remember Thee after Thou hast taught me the ways of verses? Whenever I desire to remember Thee with the sovereignty of Thy remembrance, Thou makest known unto me in that very moment that Thou didst remember me before my remembrance of Thee. And whenever I turn toward the King of Thy description, Thou remindest me that Thou didst describe me before my description of Thee. And this is truth like unto Thy very existence, wherein there is no doubt.

By Thy glory, O my God! Were it not for Thy lordship remembering me, I would not exist to remember Thee. And were it not for the light of Thy description, I would not remain visible to describe Thee. Glory be unto Thee, O my God! If these attributes be not the very essence of Thy description, how then can they ascend unto the heavens of Thine eternity? And if these remembrances be not a mystery of Thy remembrance, how then can they mount unto the lights of Thy unity?

Glory be unto Thee! Glory be unto Thee! None hath known Thee save Thee, and none hath described Thee save Thee. When I became certain of this and knew this, then did I remember Thee with the sovereignty of Thy remembrance, and describe Thee with the dominion of Thy description, and sanctify Thee with the modes of Thy sanctity, and glorify Thee with the wonders of Thy intimacy, and I say: Glory be unto Thee! I am surely among the penitent, for how can one who findeth but a letter of Thy creation know the countenance of Thine eternity or describe the face of Thy unity? Glory be unto Thee! I am surely among them that seek forgiveness. And I say: All praise be unto Thee, for He is the Most Merciful of the merciful ones.

=== END BH02491 ===

=== START BH02492 ===

O Mirza Abu’l-Fadl, upon thee be the Glory of God! In the name of the All-Knowing, the Peerless One! O Abu’l-Fadl, upon thee be My glory! God is aware and the sun and moon bear witness that the King Who doeth what He willeth and the Sovereign Who ordaineth what He pleaseth, in days when the foundations of the world trembled from the onslaught of tyranny and the pillars of justice and equity were shaken, summoned all, without veil or hindrance, to God, exalted be His glory. However, the deeds of the divines of Iran prevented and deprived them from the horizon of the All-Merciful, and the rejection by the ignorant divines became the cause and reason for the rejection of the people of that land. Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the exaltation of Thy Most Great Word and the power of Thy Most Exalted Pen, and by the earth honored by Thy footsteps, and by the trees over which passed the breezes of Thy Revelation, and by the springs that flowed before Thy face, and by the mountains that attained the fragrance of reunion with Thee, and by the tabernacles of Thy glory raised by Thy command for Thyself, to assist Thy servants to return unto Thee and to repent before the door of Thy grace, and to that which will benefit them and elevate their stations. Verily Thou art the Bestower in the beginning and in the end. O Abu’l-Fadl! Ali Haydar, upon him be My glory, forwarded thy letters to the Most Holy Court, and each attained the honor of being heard, and from their words wafted the fragrance of the love of the Beloved of the worlds. Praise be to God, thou art confirmed and successful in serving the Cause in the days of God. Blessed are they whom the veils of idle fancies have not deprived of the ocean of light. Make thou the Persians aware of the endless bounties of the one true God. Say: That which was hidden hath been revealed. Today the trees are singing, the fruits are manifest, and the signs are evident. This is the day of joy and gladness. Ye must cleanse yourselves from the darkness of earth that ye may attain unto everlasting light. O Abu’l-Fadl! The All-Bountiful Lord hath been and is with thee. This is that Word which the near ones and the sincere ones have longed to hear. Give thanks unto God for this great favor and say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of all who are in the heavens and on earth. Convey My greetings to the people of God. Today the Book hath attained unto its home, and Sinai unto He Who conversed upon it, and the Tree unto its Caller. The people of God must be set ablaze with the light of manifestation and the fire of the Tree - a blaze that will set the world aflame. Say: This is the day of deeds. Strive ye, that there may appear from you that which shall endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon them that hearken unto thy words concerning the Cause of God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02493 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory - Wisdom and Utterance

O Ahmad! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. On this day the Mount rejoiceth and glorieth, inasmuch as it hath attained unto the presence of its Interlocutor, and Sinai hath raised high its head, for it hath been reached by the breezes of revelation of the Lord of Names, and the world is illumined by the manifestations of the Name, the Self-Subsisting. Yet the peoples remain heedless and veiled, save those souls who, detached from all else, have attained unto the melody of the Most Exalted Pen and who turn with their hearts to the Most Sublime Horizon. These are the stars in the heaven of Sinai - upon them rest My glory and the glory of the Concourse on High and of the Most Exalted Paradise, and then of those who circle round the Throne at all times.

The letter thou didst send hath been received. We beseech God to assist thee under all conditions to mention and praise Him [and to attend to the affairs of those who are related to the Truth]. In all circumstances look to wisdom and act with wisdom. Exert thy utmost endeavor to establish order in the affairs of that land. Be not saddened by the vicissitudes of the world. Verily, He is with thee and will aid thee and protect thee. Nothing whatsoever escapeth His knowledge. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Trust not in anyone; deem not every speaker to be truthful, and be not assured by every newcomer. Hold fast to the cord of justice and preserve the pearls of divine love from the treacherous and the thieves - that is, conceal them. The eyes of the treacherous were not and are not worthy to behold them. That which hath now been sent down from the heaven of the Will of the Lord of the worlds is a supreme mercy and a mighty bounty. Reflect upon it. He is the Commander, the All-Knowing, the Teacher, and the All-Powerful.

His honor Sadiq, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, hath attained unto the visitation of God’s True House and is occupied with remembrance. Thou must exert thy utmost endeavor in his affairs. We beseech God to assist him and to assist thee, and to confirm you both in that which ye have been commanded in His Book. Verily, He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

We make mention of the Leaf of the Divine Lote-Tree, that is, the honored mother, upon her be the glory of God, and We send greetings. Likewise have the kinfolk been encompassed by the bounty of God, exalted be His glory, and embraced by His loving-kindness. Blessed is he who hath attained, and woe unto the heedless. Convey to the steadfast souls and devoted handmaidens the greetings of the Wronged One, and counsel them to perform good deeds and display spiritual qualities and the fear of God, which is the head of all deeds. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon thy mother and thy sister and upon those who love you for the sake of God, the Mighty, the Great. Praise be to God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02494 ===

He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful

O Asadu’llah! The heart is aflame and the Luminary of the horizons is saddened by the tyranny of the people of discord and hypocrisy. By the life of God! They have held a fly up against the Lord of Lords. Have hearing and consciousness departed from the world, or have justice and fairness vanished? One who was unable to speak in the presence of others has, through his vain imaginings, surpassed the Lord of all beings. The Kingdom of Utterance is stirred today by the Word of the All-Merciful, yet the shameless people are afflicted with a hundred thousand ulterior motives and diseases.

O thou who hast migrated in My path! Upon thee be My glory. Hearken unto My call and remind My loved ones on My behalf. Then make them hear My lamentation, My cry and My appeal from the prison, because of what hath befallen the Cause of God through the whisperer who whispereth in the breasts of men.

Say: O friends! Arise with a mighty resolve and powerful determination to serve the Cause, and stand firm. Perchance tyranny, corruption, strife and contention may be eliminated from the world. Show mercy to yourselves and others, and fix your gaze solely upon the most exalted horizon. This is the day of the manifestation of true divine unity. Blessed is the soul that hath recognized and laid hold on the hem of Him besides Whom there is none other God. In past ages and centuries this blessed word hath issued from the tongues of people, yet they remained heedless of its meaning and reality. In these days the Sun of unity hath dawned, the ocean of knowledge is surging, the Point of Truth is manifest, the mystery of existence is revealed, and the Hidden Lord is seated upon the throne of manifestation.

Consider this time a precious opportunity and act as behooveth you. Take what We have commanded you, forsaking what the people possess. Thus have We commanded you before and after, and at this moment.

You mentioned Mulla Rida, upon him be the Glory of God. We heard this. We beseech God to strengthen him in the greatest steadfastness, in such wise that he may see naught in the kingdom save the countenance of the Ever-Present Lord, and may speak naught except this Most Great Announcement. Permission to turn toward the Desired One hath been granted.

We counsel thee and the people of God, together with the mentioned handmaiden, to that which hath caused and will cause the exaltation of the Word. You must pass over the servants and lands like the breezes of spring, that the flowers of divine love may spring forth from all gardens. Today the breezes of the All-Merciful are blowing and the Hidden Mystery is revealed. Strive that you may succeed in rendering a service from which the fragrance of eternity may be wafted.

Convey My glory to My loved ones and friends who have not broken My Covenant and who have drunk the choice wine of My love through My Name, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

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=== START BH02495 ===

He is God, exalted is He. O Name of Bounty, upon you be the peace and care of God. The letter of Haji Shaykh, upon him be God’s peace, was read in the presence. His stay in that land is good, and according to what they have written, he has acquitted himself well. However long he remains for the sake of setting affairs right is acceptable. We beseech God to assist him with wisdom and utterance and to expose through him the deeds of the treacherous ones, the calumniators and the liars. Verily He is powerful over all things. Give news to Sayyalih Barqiyyih that she should stay. We seek divine confirmation for her in all conditions. The friends should not be saddened by the utterances of the polytheists. The one who was expelled from this land due to his vile deeds will surely speak calumnies, and likewise that other soul who intended to consume people’s wealth will surely turn away, for no fair and just person has or will confirm the deeds of such souls. From those very calumnies the truth and falsehood become evident to all and the Cause is exalted thereby. Ignorance and foolishness have no good end. The ultimate victory belongs to God’s chosen ones and loved ones. The presence of Afnan A. and H., upon him be peace - their refraining from making claims is beloved and acceptable. The purpose of sending them was so that the people of the Threshold would know they had not fled and were not frightened by the calumnies of the calumniators and the gloating of the liars. His being in that place has worked out very well. And since Haji Shaykh was a partner, there is and was no harm in him making claims after receiving assurance from the authorities. The Observer is also determined. After the arrival of the Observer, if the Afnan sees it advisable for the Trustee to return to Iran, there is no harm. It must happen with their consent. Write the details [of the Qur’an] also so they may request it. Get a letter from Aqa Husayn-’Ali with some seals and [send it] to Mirza Hasan. In any case, what Haji Shaykh Muhammad-’Ali has written that they said was appropriate. We seek assistance for him in all conditions. The letter of the Trustee also arrived at this time. He wrote a letter to Muhammad Ibrahim about the calumnies of Muhammad-’Ali, but it was not given, as his condition is also uncertain and moreover it is unlikely anything will come of him. Outwardly this is what has been mentioned, but inwardly none knows save God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Verily He is with His loved ones in all conditions and He is the Guardian of the sincere ones, the steadfast, the trusting ones.

=== END BH02495 ===

=== START BH02496 ===

O handmaidens of God, upon them be the Glory of God! He is the Compassionate, the Generous. O handmaidens of God! The honored Trustee is present and hath made mention of the maidservants of God, especially those handmaidens who in the Days of God have attained to service. This Wronged One in the Most Great Prison hath determined to make mention of each one. O mother of Muhammad-‘Ali! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. My Most Exalted Pen testifieth to thy patience and steadfastness in the path of God, the Lord of the worlds. There hath been sent down from My Most Exalted Pen that which shall call out thy name throughout the duration of My mighty and exalted Kingdom. O sister of ’Abbas-’Ali! Thy mention hath been made before the Wronged One and thou hast attained to the effulgences of the lights of the Sun of utterance of the All-Merciful. O Khayru’-Nisa! The Lord of Names calleth thee from the prison of the enemies and counseleth thee with that which is befitting. Blessed is the soul that hath today attained to the mention of God. O Sakinih! Thy name was present before the Wronged One and thou hast attained to this most exalted Word which hath shone forth from the horizon of the Most Exalted Pen. By the Ancient Beauty! The queens of the world died in their longing to recognize this station yet attained it not, while thou hast attained and achieved it. Give thanks unto thy Lord, the Generous. O Fatimih! Reflect a little: whence cometh this call that hath been raised, and from whom hath it come? If thou shouldst discover the sweetness of the blessed words “O My handmaiden,” thou wouldst find thyself detached and free from the world and all who dwell therein. O wife of Muhammad-Husayn (H.Y.)! The divines are shut out while the handmaidens of God have attained. This is from God’s favor unto thee and unto My handmaidens who have believed in the All-Informed Single One. O wife of Muhammad-Husayn (H.S.)! The True One, while in the hands of His enemies, maketh mention of thee. The purpose of this mention hath been and is the enkindling of the handmaidens throughout the earth. By My life! Nothing among all things profiteth Me, nor doth any matter harm Me. And all other handmaidens of God have in this moment attained to grace, and the mention of each one is recorded and inscribed in God’s Book. Blessed are they and theirs shall be a goodly return. And whatsoever ye sent of cloth and other items hath arrived. The honored Trustee, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, hath made and continueth to make mention of the believing men and believing women, the devoted men and devoted women, and hath sought and continueth to seek bounty for all. Thus doth the Wronged One testify in this moment. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon you, O My handmaidens, and upon My handmaidens who have not broken God’s Covenant and His Testament, and whom the clamor of the world hath not held back from the Most Great Name - they who have turned to the Most Sublime Horizon, the Station from which hath shone forth the Day-Star of this Great Announcement.

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=== START BH02497 ===

He is the Mighty! O thou who dwellest in the precincts of thy Lord’s mercy! We have seen thy letter and read what was therein. Verily thy Lord is the All-Seeing Witness. As for what thou didst ask regarding him who turned away from God - verily We concealed thereby the source and origin of the matter, as a wisdom from Us, and He is the All-Wise. He is mentioned as the Mirror in the language of the people, and this is a name that applies to all things. Verily thy Lord hath ever been sanctified above this name and its like and what transcendeth it, as every person of illumined vision doth testify. Should anyone discover the interpretations of My Book and the allusions of My words, he would bear witness that from the beginning of the Cause I made mention of him according to his station and rank, but the people are in manifest ignorance. Today, should any soul reflect even slightly and be fair-minded, he will surely distinguish truth from falsehood and comprehend it. The light of the sun cannot be confused with darkness. The point is that he was mentioned by the name of Mirror, but those who have denied God and His verses in this Revelation utter words at every moment and speak according to their vain imaginings. The person of insight and knowledge speaketh not through imitation but rather through investigation which surrounds him. Before the Revelation, every soul was firm in his belief in the Point of the Bayan and ascended. He is reckoned with God as being immersed in the ocean of mercy. Whatever skilled physicians and surgeons do regarding a patient is valid and executable, but they must be adorned with the ornament of justice. If they know the truth, this is assuredly preferable and more beloved.

Question: If one of the followers of the Calf, meaning one of the friends of him who turned away from God, should utter unseemly words about the Branches, and it be possible to bring him to justice in such a way that no harm would come to the Divine Cause - is this permitted or not?

Answer: This is absolutely not permitted. In all scriptures, books and tablets this reprehensible act, which is killing, has been strictly forbidden in the Book. Blessed is he who heareth! Woe to the heedless! Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds!

As for the final matter mentioned regarding the betrayal by one whom you had trusted with your family - this matter and its ruling depend on its manifestation in the visible world. O thou who hast turned to God! Today the bird of justice is caught in the talons of oppression. The dark clouds have prevented its light from shining. If the people of the world become ready and capable of receiving this most great bounty and supreme gift, in that very moment the lights of the Sun of Justice will shine forth from behind the veil of clouds, and the darkness of oppression by treacherous souls will return to nothingness, like a shadow when the sun shines forth. The glory be upon thee.

=== END BH02497 ===

=== START BH02498 ===

Here is your beloved, Habibullah of Khunsar. Upon him be the Glory of God. He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious.

O Habib! Hearken unto the call of the Beloved Who remembers thee from this praiseworthy station. Blessed is he who has sought out and visited the resting-places of My chosen ones, as attested by what My Most Exalted Pen hath spoken in the kingdom of creation. We bear witness that he is among the people of this exalted station. Joy be unto thee for having drunk the choice wine of utterance from the cup of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the All-Merciful, and for having been with My Name “the Beauty” who calls the servants unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

Give thanks that thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and that this irrevocable Tablet hath been sent down for thee, from which the Concourse on High perceive the fragrance of Glory. Verily thy Lord is the All-Loving, the All-Forgiving. We have accepted thy turning to Us, thy devotion and thy visitation, and We counsel thee to remain steadfast in this Cause whereby feet have slipped and hearts have been troubled. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have attained unto the Kawthar of inner meanings from the hand of the bounty of their Lord, the Mighty, the Loving.

Beware, beware lest thou commit what thou wrote at the end of thy letter. These are the deeds of the ignorant and the acts of the heedless. I swear by the Most Great Name that if any of the friends should harm another soul, it is as though he hath harmed the Truth Itself. Conflict, contention, corruption, murder and the like have been strictly forbidden in God’s Book. Turn unto God in repentance for what thou didst intend in thy soul, then return unto Him and say: “O my God! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Word to ordain for me the word of forgiveness, for I intended in my soul what Thou didst not desire and what Thou forbade in Thy Book. I beseech Thee to remit my evil deeds and to immerse me in the ocean of Thy forgiveness. Thou art verily the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.”

Every injustice manifested by an oppressor - leave it to the Truth Itself. The hand of divine justice is all-encompassing and all-pervading. There hath been and is no need for corruption, conflict, contention, murder and pillage. The triumph of the Cause hath been and ever shall be through utterance, and all else stems from selfish desires. God protect us and you, O ye who have turned towards Him.

All the souls mentioned in thy letter which thou didst send to this servant who is present have attained unto divine bounty and are remembered before the Throne. Give them the glad-tidings from Me of this mighty station, and convey My greetings unto them and unto those who have held fast unto that which they were commanded by One All-Knowing, All-Informed.

Thou didst mention the son of his honor of Abhar. In these days a Tablet hath been sent down from the heaven of bounty in his name. God willing, he shall attain unto its perusal. Glory be upon him and upon thee and upon God’s sincere servants.

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=== START BH02499 ===

O ’Abdu’l-Husayn, upon whom be the Glory of God! He is the Subsisting One after the Qa’im.

O ’Abdu’l-Husayn! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the True, the Manifest King. Hearken unto the Call from the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, planted by the hand of the Lord of Names in the Most Exalted Paradise. God! There is no God but Him, the One Who rules over all who are in the earths and heavens. Verily He hath come for the salvation of the world and hath manifested what He desired as a grace from His presence, and He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. We have sent down the blessing of proof and the table of utterance from the heaven of grace and bounty. Blessed is he who hath attained unto them, and woe unto every ungrateful denier. We have heard thy call and have turned toward thee from the direction of the Prison, and have revealed for thee that whereby the Sun of thy Lord’s loving-kindness hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of His Name, the All-Merciful. This is the Day wherein that which was recorded by the Supreme Pen in the Scriptures and Tablets hath been made manifest, and wherein the betrayal of the eyes and the secrets of the hearts have been unveiled.

Say: Fear God, O peoples of the earth, and deny not that which hath been sent down from the heaven of the bounty of your Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.

In the Persian tongue, hearken unto the call of the Wronged One. This Day is the Day of Resurrection, and all that was hidden and concealed in hearts and breasts hath been and is being made manifest. Blessed is the one whom the veils of names prevented not from the Lord of all beings, and who hath drunk the choice wine sealed from the hand of divine grace. Such a one is of the people of Baha and the companions of the Crimson Ark which God described in the Qayyumu’l-Asma’, a command from His presence, and He is the Almighty, the All-Choosing.

We beseech God that He may assist thee to serve His Cause and enable thee to achieve that which will exalt His Word amongst His servants. In the nights and days We are occupied with the remembrance of the Goal of all the worlds, and when the effulgences of the lights of manifestation and the call of Him Who spoke on Sinai were raised from the Sinai of knowledge, all the divines of Persia arose in rejection and denial, and unwittingly pronounced judgment against the very Manifestation Himself, whereat all things raised their lamentations. By the lights of the Sun of Truth! They perpetrated such an injustice as hath never appeared in the world, and committed that which causeth the denizens of the Most Exalted Paradise and the Supreme Heaven to weep and wail, while the perpetrators remain heedless and veiled. We beseech God to assist thee that thou mayest arise to help His Cause with wisdom, love and kindliness. He is the Hearer, the Answerer, and He is the Single, the One, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God, the Lord of this wondrous Day.

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=== START BH02500 ===

Jinab-i-Haji ’Ali-Akbar, upon him be the Glory of God

He is the Hearer, the Answerer

O ’Ali-i-Akbar! The whole world awaited the appearance of the Ancient King, beseeching with utmost lamentation, helplessness and supplication from the Self-Sufficient, the Exalted, the manifestation of the Dawning-Place of Revelation and the Rising-Point of His verses. Yet when the expanse of the world was illumined by the lights of the Most Great Luminary, all arose in opposition. The primary cause and reason for this opposition were the divines of the age. Whenever the ocean of knowledge appeared, the sun of bounty was manifest, and the heaven of Revelation was raised up, all became as veils and prevented the servants from the Lord of Creation - though all were brought from nothingness into being for the recognition of this Day. Blessed art thou for having shattered the idols of vain imaginings and turned toward the Dawning-Place of certitude. What befell thee hath repeatedly befallen Us. Give thanks unto thy Lord as We gave thanks for what befell Us in His Straight Path and His Great Announcement. Thou hast ever been mentioned in the Most Holy Court and still art. We beseech God to assist thee to be patient. Verily He is the All-Patient and hath commanded all to patience, and He is the Ancient Commander. Soon shall the people of tyranny and rebellion confess their own loss and your gain. Were they to become aware even to the extent of a needle’s eye, all would cry out “I turn unto Thee, O Thou the Desire of the world!” When thou receivest My letter and findest from it the sweet fragrances of My loving-kindness, say: “My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having made me know Thee when Thy servants were heedless of Thee, and for having caused me to turn toward Thee when most of Thy creatures turned away. I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence, by the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy generosity, to strengthen me to remain steadfast in Thy Cause and in Thy love in such wise that the tyranny of the Pharaohs among Thy servants and the oppression of the tyrants among Thy creatures shall not prevent me. Then ordain for me the good of this world and the world to come, and that which will profit me in every world of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the Powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.”

Abu’l-Fadl, upon him be the glory of his Bountiful Lord, hath made mention of thee. We have remembered thee in a Tablet that crieth out between earth and heaven: “O people of Baha! By God, ye have attained unto that which none before you hath attained. Know ye your station, then aid your Lord, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate. Blessed is he that heareth and seeth, and woe unto the deniers.” We make mention of Abu’l-Fadl, upon him be My Glory. We testify that he arose to serve Me, spoke in remembrance and praise of Me, turned his face toward My countenance and drew nigh unto My luminous horizon. The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My Kingdom be upon thee, O Abu’l-Fadl, and upon him, and upon those who have attained unto this Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Mighty, Most Firm Cause.

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O Leaf and Mother of Afnan! Upon you both be the Most Glorious Glory of God! He is the Comforter in His most exalted horizon. O my leaf! O mother of Afnan! Upon you be the glory of God, His care and His mercy that has preceded all who are in the heavens and earth. Ceaselessly in the path of God there befell you that which grieved the hearts and minds of the people of justice and fairness. However, since what occurred was in the path of God, patience and forbearance are most beloved and fitting. The Most Exalted Leaf, upon her be the glory of God, His mercy and His care, and that most distinguished lady have ever been and are before Our gaze. I swear by the Most Great Luminary which shines and gleams from the horizon of the Most Great Prison that there has been ordained for the Afnan that which has no likeness or parallel. The world itself proclaims its own evanescence. Every person of insight witnesses its passing at every moment, and every hearing ear hearkens to its lamentation and wailing. The station that has flowed from the Most Exalted Pen for the Afnan has been and remains mention, praise and teaching the Cause to the extent possible. No station has been or is more exalted than this station. In the Tablets has been revealed that which the world cannot equal even one word thereof. By the life of God! The Wronged One loves you and consoles you in what has befallen you. We beseech God to preserve you, to aid you and to enable you to exercise gracious patience and noble forbearance. The Afnan, upon him be My glory and care, is present and abiding at rest in the shelter of divine mercy and the pavilions of divine grandeur. Give thanks to your Lord for this manifest grace. Rejoice in what the Most Great Announcement has revealed unto you in this mighty Tablet. Praise be to God, the Lord of causes has arranged and granted success to His Afnan to join the divine Tree. We beseech God to aid you in such wise that the doubts of heedless souls and the intimations of the idolaters may not prevent you. In all conditions fix your gaze upon the Most Exalted Horizon and hold fast to His cord. We make mention of the wife of the Afnan, upon her be My glory and care, and give her the glad-tidings of God’s grace, exalted be His glory. Let them not be sorrowful. By the life of God! Soon there shall appear that which will cause the lips of both the seen and unseen realms to smile. That household and its members, both the ladies and children, are associated with the Truth. We thank God, exalted be He, and beseech Him to draw you near to Him and protect you from the evil of His enemies. Verily He is the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to answer prayers. The glory from Us be upon My Afnan and upon those who love them in this wise remembrance. And praise be to God, the Mighty, the Great.

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O Salih, upon him be the Glory of God! In the name of the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful!

This is the Day of the Most Great Manifestation, and all things rejoice in remembrance of the Peerless Friend. The Mount is calling out in the Name of the Manifestation that the world hath been renewed by the breath of a new Revelation, and every seeker hath attained his desire. Carmel hath become the dwelling-place of the Friend, and Zion crieth out with the most exalted call. A great festival is established and supreme joy is manifest, yet the Shi’ih faction remaineth heedless and veiled.

O Salih! May God set right thine affairs and make manifest from thee that which befitteth His days, is adorned with His good-pleasure, and illumined with the light of His acceptance. He, verily, is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

Thou didst mention a newborn child, and likewise the feast of ’Ali-Akbar. Praise be to the one true God that He confirmed them in offering hospitality to His chosen ones and loved ones. This is among the special confirmations of the Truth, exalted be His glory. He bestowed both the bounty and adorned it with the glory of His acceptance. Praise be unto Him! Again praise be unto Him!

As for the newborn, We have named him with the first pillar of the two names, and have made mention of him in such wise that his remembrance and name shall endure through the endurance of God’s names. He is the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

As for the Surih of Unity, the Shaykh of the land of ?ad came to the land of ?a, inflamed with the fire of hatred, making mention that the divines should translate the Surih of Unity and distribute copies thereof to all people, that they might know that the Truth “begetteth not, nor is He begotten,” while the Babis believe in divinity and lordship. In this connection, diverse answers have been sent down from the Supreme Pen, and a blessed Tablet was revealed in his name. God willing, thou shalt attain unto it and become informed of that which hath proceeded from the Tongue of Grandeur.

Rida-Quli hath ever been and still is remembered. He is among those who attained the presence and won the bounty of hearing the call of the Wronged One in His mighty prison. We make mention of all the loved ones, and there hath been specially revealed for each one that which cannot be equaled by all the treasures of the world. Thus have We sent down the verses and dispatched them unto you, O My loved ones, that ye may give thanks unto your Lord, the Ancient Commander, the All-Wise Revealer.

The Glory be upon you, then Peace be upon you, then Light be upon you, O loved ones of God and His friends! Verily, He hath turned toward you from this remote spot and made mention of you and of His handmaidens who have heard and turned toward God, the Peerless, the All-Informed. We make mention of My handmaiden who hath ascended to the Supreme Horizon. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to send down upon her the rain of His mercy and ordain for her in the highest Paradise a station beneath the canopies of His greatness and mercy. He, verily, is the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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O people of Baha! Be as the cloud that from you may be showered that which will refresh and animate the earth….

Ponder God in your heart, reflect on His Manifestations, and be not of them that are devoid of understanding….

I came not to proclaim that which ye already possess. Verily, verily, this day is a new day; He that hath come is the Wondrous, and His bidding the wonder of all that is in heaven and on earth….

We have desired naught for ourselves, but desired for you that which will profit you in the Kingdom of God, the Gracious, the All-Bountiful….

Glory is not his that proclaimeth his faith, but glory is his that doeth that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in His wondrous Book….

O people of the world! Hearken to the call of the Lord, the King of eternity. He biddeth you to follow righteousness, to do that which giveth you peace and exalteth your station. He verily is the faithful Counsellor….

Regard not the world and its fleeting shadows, but fix your gaze upon God and His signs that have encompassed all creation….

Detachment is as the sun; in whatsoever heart it doth shine it quencheth the fire of covetousness and self. He whose sight is illumined with the light of understanding will assuredly detach himself from the world and the vanities thereof….

Let not the world and its vileness grieve you. Happy is he whom riches fill not with vainglory, nor poverty with sorrow….

O concourse of rulers! Turn unto the poor; verily God hath created them and you from the selfsame substance. Let a portion of your wealth be shared by them. This is that which will profit you throughout all times and ages. Bestow a part of that which God in His grace bath given you; for thereby will your wealth be increased….

Unfaithful is the world… Were it worthy of regard or acceptable in the sight of God, they that were the Manifestations of Justice would not have fallen victims to the talons of tyranny. What greater proof of the baseness of the world and its degradation in the eyes of the Almighty?…

Exalted is the station of man, if he be adorned with the true attributes of humanity; otherwise he is counted as the basest of all creatures….

O My loved ones! Ye are the world’s spiritual physicians. It is incumbent upon you, through the power and might of God, to heal by the sovereign remedy of the Most Great Name the soul-sickness of the kindreds of the earth and clarify the vision of all mankind….

Give ear to the voice of the Ancient Beauty calling you aloud from this most great Prison; Forsake oppression and cruelty, cling to the fear of God. Purge yourselves from satanic deeds, be adorned with the virtues of God. Verily, strife and sedition beseem not the people of God. Eschew wicked works, and walk in the ways of holiness, of resignation and contentment….

Be calm and self-dependent in your relations with your fellowmen, and deal with them in fairness and justice. Turn treachery to trust, slander to brotherly counsel, oppression to justice, heedlessness to the remembrance of God.

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O seeker! Though a name indicates that which is named, this applies only to the realm of creation. But the Truth is sanctified above all names - all names end in His Most Exalted Word and all attributes return to His Primal Will. Whoever attains unto Him has attained unto all names, both now and forever. Blessed is he who attains! Woe unto him who turns away!

O seeker! God willing, may you be a finder. The heat of seeking produces the Kawthar of attainment, and the heart’s burning brings forth the Salsabil of grace. Yet this Kawthar shows the effects of spirit, for it does not diminish but rather increases. This station belongs exclusively to those who drink the wine of love from the countenance of the All-Merciful. The people of this realm are of different elements and different natures - they are created from the divine element which transcends nature.

Among souls variations are observed: Some neither sought nor found; some sought but found not; some found without seeking yet did not arrive; some arrived but recognized not; some arrived and recognized yet afterwards became unsettled, for the root of the tree of knowledge was not firmly planted in their hearts - with the slightest breeze they were uprooted. But some, by God’s grace, remained firm and steadfast. These are the gems of existence - upon them be the glory of God, His remembrance and His praise. You, we hope, are counted and mentioned among these souls.

Great, great is the Cause! The hour approaches when the most great convulsion will appear. I swear by Him Who is the Truth! It shall cause separation to afflict everyone, even those who circle around Me. At all times take refuge in God, that you may be protected from the evil of human devils. Until now the people of the Bayan have not distinguished between the buzzing of a fly and the cooing of a dove - how much more so other peoples! If only people would consider the words of the first to turn away, they would discover his vain imaginings. All are in profound drunkenness save whom your Lord wills.

One whom all know to have been under the shadow - whose highest mention was made to preserve the seat of the Cause while he was afflicted among the polytheists - by God! Nothing was revealed from the Most Exalted Pen except for My own Self, and nothing appeared from him before the Throne except what issued from the mouth of My Will. What is attributed to him befits his own self, but the people are ignorant and perceive not. I pour out My anguish and grief unto God. In Him have I found sufficiency apart from all else, and independence from all the worlds. God willing, may you ever be remembered and remain steadfast on the path of the Cause.

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He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

I bear witness by My Most Exalted Pen, My Most Glorious Countenance, My Most Sweet Utterance, and all that is attributed to God, the Lord of Names, that I have never rejected thee for a single moment, nor have My care and kindness towards thee ever changed, nor hath My heart and soul ever been troubled by thee. When thou didst call upon Me, We answered thee with breathes that quickened all bodies, and when thou didst turn to Me, I turned to thee with love and affection. My grace hath preceded thee and My mercy hath encompassed thee. Bear thou witness to that which God Himself hath testified in this perspicuous Book.

O Mahdi! Thou art he who hath ever been favored with God’s loving-kindness, and the gaze of God’s grace hath ever been and still is directed towards thee. How is it that at times thou art confused? While thou wert in Iraq, the breezes of divine revelation continuously and without pause or delay wafted over thee. Then, by God’s leave, thou didst turn towards the Land of Mystery and attained the waters of reunion and meeting. Then by His permission thou didst return, and again and again thou didst attain the Most Holy Court. The Sun of God’s favors shone upon thee in such wise that in truth the people of the earth have been and shall ever be powerless to recount it. The Tablets revealed and in thy possession bear witness to this.

Despite this ocean of God’s favors, this Sun of bounty and this heaven of generosity, why hast thou become despondent, and by what proof hast thou attributed to thyself a lack of divine favors? Most times, both day and night, thou hast been and art remembered. Nevertheless, signs of vexation and sorrow are manifest from thee. Reflect and speak with fairness. By My life! Then thou wilt say: “I repent, O my God, for what I wrote. I testify that Thou art my Companion and Friend, my Purpose and my Beloved. Thou hast not severed from me the cord of Thy loving-kindness, nor withheld from me the wonders of Thy grace. Thou hast raised me up, caused me to know Thee, made me to hear and to speak, and honored me in such wise that all created things are powerless to describe it. There is no God but Thee, the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous.”

It would be most regrettable if these days should pass in vexation and sorrow. Either thou must present a sound and direct proof for that which thou hast mentioned and establish it, or thou must say a thousand times “I turn unto Thee in repentance, O Most Merciful of the merciful!” And if thou shouldst transgress beyond these two alternatives - that is, if thou shouldst fail to meet either condition - then I must needs execute upon thee the divine punishment. And peace, mercy and glory be upon thee.

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He is the Answerer from His Most Exalted Horizon

Praise be to God Who assisted His servants to turn unto Him on a day wherein most of His creation turned away, and united the hearts of His loved ones through one of His names, and revealed unto them what was hidden in His knowledge, and taught them His straight and manifest path. O thou who gazest upon the Face! Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One and attained the honor of being heard, as a favor from Him unto thee. We have answered thee with a Tablet that calleth out with the most exalted call, saying: O peoples of the earth! He hath come, Whose advent was heralded in God’s Books, from the Self-Subsisting unto the Most Great Name. We beseech God to assist all to draw nigh unto Him. He, verily, is the One Who doeth what He willeth through His word “Be” and it is. We rejoiced to find in thy letter the fragrance of thy love and thy turning unto Him, and thy humility and submissiveness before God, the Lord of the Throne and of the dust, and the Master of this Day. Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God and the God of earth and heaven, my Lord and the Lord of the Kingdom of Names! I praise Thee and thank Thee for having guided me to Thy path and caused me to recognize the Dayspring of Thy signs in Thy days. I beseech Thee, O Bestower of bounties and Creator of nations, by Thy Most Great Name through Whose revelation the Names were thunderstruck and the people of the kingdom of creation were shaken, except such as were seized by the hand of Thy grace and delivered through Thy bounty and generosity from the clay of idle fancies - O Lord! Thou seest that I have turned unto Thee and placed my trust in Thee. I beseech Thee to make me one of them that stand firm in the service of Thy Cause and to enable me to perform such deeds as may be adorned with the glory of Thy acceptance. Then ordain for me, O God of all beings and Educator of all created things, that which shall accompany me in every world of Thy worlds and preserve me from the evil of Thine enemies who have violated Thy Covenant and Testament, who have disputed Thy signs and warred against Thy Self. Enable me in all conditions to remember Thee, to glorify Thee and to serve Thy Cause. Thou art, verily, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

O Jalal! Thy name hath come before the Wronged One and the glances of the loving-kindness of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, have been directed towards thee. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to make thee illumined with the light of His Cause and adorned with steadfastness in all conditions. He, verily, is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Exalted.

O ’Ata’u’llah! Thou art in the House while the Wronged One remembereth thee in His Most Great Prison and prayeth God to ordain for thee that which beseemeth the heaven of His grace and the sun of His bounty. He, verily, is the Ever-Forgiving, the Merciful.

At the end of My Tablet I make mention of My handmaidens and My leaves, and give them the glad-tidings of God’s grace and mercy and of His remembrance and His signs which have been revealed at this time from My perspicuous Pen. The glory be upon you all from God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

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=== START BH02507 ===

He is God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy, the Most Mighty, the Most Glorious

Praise be to God Who has manifested Himself through a light from the lights of the Sun of Inner Meanings, which has dawned and shone forth from the horizon of utterance upon the people of creation. Thereupon the sincere ones hastened, the near ones were attracted, and the unitarians took flight. Exalted is He Who has revealed that which cannot be described by utterance nor mentioned by the pen of contingent existence. And praise be to God Who has passed round the cup of utterance with the fingers of His Name, the Most Merciful, and called all who dwell in the realms of being - among them were those who turned away, those who denied, and those who hastened forward, took and drank, saying “Praise be to Thee, O Thou Goal of the mystics!”

The servant has received your letter time after time. By the life of God, the fire of your love has attracted me and the wine of your affection has intoxicated me through what I have drunk from the cups of your words, which spoke of naught but your turning to the Goal and your orientation toward the Object of Worship. Blessed are you, in that remembrance and praise have been raised from you in the days of your Lord, the King of Names, at Whose coming all on earth and in heaven were thunderstruck, save whom God willed, the Sovereign of all things. Then, joy be unto you, in that I have detected the fragrance of the garment and attained the choice wine of holiness, whose seal was broken by the finger of our Lord, the Almighty, the Powerful.

When I understood what was in your letter, I sought the Goal and presented what was therein before the One, the Single. He spoke - and His utterance is most sweet - saying that you should wait until God comes to you with His utterance. When the months had passed, there was sent down from the Kingdom of Command that which attracted the dwellers of Paradise and by which the fragrance of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy was diffused. The servant has sent it to you that you might thank our Lord, the Bestowing, the Generous.

On the back of the petition that was presented to the Most Holy Court, mention was made of his honor Aqa Siyyid ’Abdu’l-Hadi, upon him be the Glory of God. A few days ago a Tablet was specifically revealed for him from the heaven of grace and was sent. God willing, he will attain to it. Similarly, mention was made of his honor Aqa Mirza Muhammad. A Tablet was specifically revealed for him from the Dayspring of Revelation and was sent along with your Tablet. God willing, you will attain to it. Convey greetings from this evanescent servant to all the friends of God. I beseech God to grant them that which will solace their eyes, bring peace to their hearts, and make firm their feet in such wise that the clamor of every oppressor and the croaking of every lying pretender will not cause them to slip. The Glory be upon you and upon all who have believed in God, our Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

28 Ramadan 1296

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Most Great, the Most Glorious

Praise be to God Who is one in His Essence with His Essence, Who is sanctified in His Self by His Self, Who is holy in His Being for His Being, and Who testifieth that there is none other God but Him. Eyes apprehend Him not, but He apprehendeth all eyes, and He is the All-Subtle, the All-Informed.

This servant hath received your honored letter and perceived from it the fragrance of the garment of love in this Dawn wherein the Lord of all beings speaketh and calleth all to the path of guidance. He is, verily, the Ruler in the beginning and in the return. Concerning what you mentioned about the city - that its essence was taken and its accidents were left, the former in the highest horizon and the latter in the blazing fire - verily those who turned away, fabricated lies and committed oppression shall reap what they have sown, even as their forefathers reaped, a promise from God, the One, the Single, the All-Wise, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. We beseech God to assist His loved ones there, for they are brilliant, radiant stars when darkness hath encompassed most of creation. They have their work and others have theirs - the former endureth while the latter perisheth. Blessed is he whom the transient preventeth not from the countenance of the Eternal. We hope that you will convey greetings from this servant to all of them. As for what they mentioned in the news to your honor, remind them of the Tablet of Ra’is, the Most Holy Book, the Tablet of Fu’ad and other Tablets, that what they asked about may become clear to them. He is, verily, the True Informer, the All-Knowing.

Regarding what you wrote about abstention and determining the day of Ridvan: The previous day, which was Wednesday the 7th of Rabi’u’l-Avval, was the Festival, and thirty-two days after the Festival is the first of Ridvan. For example, Wednesday 7th Rabi’u’l-Avval is the Festival of fasting, and Saturday 9th Rabi’u’th-Thani in the afternoon is the first of Ridvan. It is reiterated that the beginning of abstention corresponds to the day that your honor wrote about, and the previous day which was Wednesday was the Festival, and thirty-two days after the Festival, which is the first day of the month of Baha - the first of the thirty-two - the thirty-second day in the afternoon is the first of the Festival of Ridvan. I long and hope to attain your presence at that time. The sun of permission hath also shone forth that, should they deem it advisable, they may proceed with their families to the Most Holy Court. The choice resteth with your honor. Upon you be all His most glorious glory.

The Servant

Thursday, 8 Rabi’u’l-Avval 1294

[In this blessed Tablet the scribe has used the letter ‘ayn instead of the word ’Festival’]

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=== START BH02509 ===

O Title of God, the Luminous, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Most Sorrowful, the Most Sorrowful

Praise be to God Who hath torn away from the face of one of the Names the veils of glory, whereupon all who are in earth and heaven were struck with terror, and the servants were immersed in the depths of self and passion. We delivered them once again and raised them up through Our mercy that precedeth all things, and We cast upon them His most exalted Word through the tongue of the Most Great Appearance in My Most Glorious Name. They dispersed from around the Throne time and again, except those whom We preserved through My Most Exalted Sovereignty and purified from the evil suggestions of the people of denial - they who took the Calf as their lord instead of God, the Lord of the last and the first. Thus hath the Most Exalted Pen inscribed this as a reminder for whoever feareth.

O Beloved! The Pen of the Spirit cannot move across the Tablet due to the severity of tribulations. Consider then the state of Him Whom God hath sent unto mankind in days when the most truthful among them is the most lying, the most knowledgeable is the most ignorant, the most exalted is the most wicked, the most intelligent is the most foolish, the most honored is the most despised, the most upright is the most crooked, the most generous is the most miserly, the most lowly is their proof, and the most elevated. God hath decreed for Me what He hath not decreed for anyone in creation, such that with My own hands I clothed one of the wretched ones with the garment of Names and the essence of tyranny with the robe of justice, and commanded Me to strip it and remove it from his temple. When I desired to do as commanded, all in the heavens and earth were struck with terror, save those whom God had sanctified from the doubts of the idolaters. Glorified then be God, the Powerful Commander and the Mighty, Omnipotent Sovereign!

Say: O people! Did We consult with you about clothing him that We should consult with you about removing it? Verily, He Who raised him up through grace cast him down through justice, and He is the Ruler over whatsoever He willeth. By God! The Primal Point was innocent of him and his like. When We were known among the servants, We manifested the Cause and mentioned him by a name other than Mine. Whoever possesseth insight and understanding will recognize and comprehend and be among those who know.

The Tablets were sent - deliver them. And afterward the mentioned Tablets will also be sent, God willing. Convey greetings from God to all the loved ones of God. You have borne hardships in the path of God and followed the example of My wronged, imprisoned, estranged Self. From the handwriting and composition, grief is evident and manifest. Glory and splendor be upon you and upon those with you who are among the chosen ones.

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LAYHIJAN. O Muhammad-Rahim! In the name of the All-Knowing Expositor. Today all must speak for the sake of God and gaze toward God. Let them not deprive their eyes from the supreme horizon, nor prevent their ears from hearkening to the words of the Lord of Names, nor withhold their hearts from turning to Him, nor veil their minds from contemplating His mighty signs and manifest conditions. If thou wouldst reflect upon what hath come to pass, thou wouldst observe all the world and its peoples as non-existent, and wouldst hold fast to the firm cord of the Purpose of all worlds in such wise that none would have power to prevent thee. Whatsoever hath been other than God and mentioned without His leave is all vain and reckoned before the All-Merciful as satanic whisperings. We seek justice: after the appearance of the Most Great Sea and the dawning of the Ancient Luminary and the raising up of the divine heavens of His Cause and the manifestation of the paradise of His all-merciful utterance, is it befitting that one should turn away from all this and cling to the vain imaginings of a soul who cannot distinguish right from left, and deprive himself of the bounty of this Day which shineth forth outwardly and inwardly from the horizon of the heaven of His Cause? Nay, by His own Self! This was not and is not befitting. Leave aside all else and hold fast to His firm cord and turn unto His straight path. He is the One through Whose manifestation all things have proclaimed that there is no God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The fragrances of the merciful robe are wafting at all times, and the lights of the Sun of divine commandments are visible from the horizon of heaven. It behooveth thee and thy like to abandon all the doubts and idle fancies that exist in the world and to turn unto the Dawning-Place of the revelation of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Take thou the chalice of divine knowledge from the hands of thy Lord’s favors, then drink therefrom, detached from all the worlds. Verily, while thou art in thy home He remembereth thee in the Most Great Prison. Be thou thankful unto God for this manifest favor. Doth it beseem anyone to deny this certainty and turn unto every doubting impostor? By My life! If thou wouldst taste the sweetness of His utterance and recognize His love for thee, thou wouldst abandon all creation, turning unto the Single One, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. And among His gifts and favors is that He remembereth thee through His grace while imprisoned among His enemies. This indeed is a bounty that hath illumined the horizon of generosity. Reflect, that thou mayest find what hath been revealed for thee in this perspicuous Tablet. We beseech God to assist thee in His remembrance and His Cause, and to make thee detached from every croaking, braying, deceitful remote one. Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02511 ===

He is the All-Seeing in the Most Glorious Horizon! O Abu-Basir! Arise and warn those who have denied the verses of the All-Merciful and have deprived themselves of this Paradise. Know thou that We have given the warning in this Tablet for a wisdom that was hidden from the eyes of the servants. Soon We shall reveal it unto thee through Our grace, for verily He encompasseth all the worlds. Then give glad tidings from Us to the people who have believed in this Cause, which was inscribed by the Finger of God in the Mother Book. Then remind them of what the Spirit hath cast into thy heart, and fear thou no one. Put thy trust in God and remain not concealed behind the veil of silence. Rend asunder the veils through the sovereignty of Our Name, the Powerful, the Bestower, and be thou a herald among the servants of this Most Great Remembrance, which hath been witnessed from the holy horizon with the ornament of God. Be thou articulate in the praise of thy Lord and mindful of the wondrous expressions of His remembrance which have been recorded in the Tablet. Aid thy Lord with the sword of utterance - thus hath the matter been decreed from the Pen of the All-Merciful in these days wherein sorrows have encompassed Me from all directions, and God is witness unto this. Know thou that in those days God hath ordained the victory of His Cause through exposition rather than through the tongue, and thus hath the sun of wisdom shone forth from the horizon of justice with a radiance that encompasseth all the worlds. Hearken unto what God hath revealed unto thee from the Fire that hath been kindled in thy heart by the Self-Subsisting, the Self-Existing - that there is no God but I. I have created all things for My Cause and brought all beings into existence for the knowledge of My Self, that We might bring them to a station of glorious dignity. Verily, this Youth is the sanctuary of holiness among the servants, the Kaaba of the Cause in all lands, the dwelling place of eternity for those in the kingdom of the divine cloud, and the beacon of knowledge for all in the realm. So sacrifice thy self, thy spirit and thy body for the Cause of thy Lord. Then remind the people at all times with wisdom and utterance, and be not still within thyself - this is better for thee than all that existeth upon the earth. Thus have We commanded thee and taught thee, that thou mightest arise to serve the Cause with a sovereignty that encompasseth all the worlds. If thou findest one who is receptive, impart unto him what the Spirit hath imparted unto thee, and if thou findest one who turneth away, be not grieved but turn away from him and remain in an impregnable protection. And the glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God and who stand firm today upon the path of truth.

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=== START BH02512 ===

In the Name of God, the Mighty, the All-Wise! O handmaiden of God! Your letter hath come before Our face and We have taken note of its contents. We beseech God to aid thee to turn unto Him at all times and to strengthen thee in His love and good-pleasure. Verily, He is the Protector of them that do good and the Lord of all the worlds. He hath ordained for thee a station of glory with thy Lord - preserve it, lest the whispers of the wayward keep thee from it. Verily, thy Lord hath heard thy call and hath ordained for thee in the Tablet of Command whatsoever He willeth. Make His will thy wish. By God! This is better for thee than the dominion of the heavens and earth. Let thy will be dissolved in His Will and grieve not over what hath befallen thee. God will soon transform hardship into ease and decree for thee what He pleaseth. Verily, He hath power over all things. Despair not of God’s Spirit and mercy, but rejoice in His remembrance of thee and remember Him in all conditions. He is with them that remember Him. Be not dismayed in the days of God. Rather, rejoice in that He hath aided thee to recognize His Self. Be steadfast and find solace in the praise of His Self, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Remember: “Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy power whereby Thou didst subjugate the winds and send down the verses and cause the sun of Thy beauty to shine from the horizon of Thy will - whereby the faces of Thy chosen ones were illumined by its radiance - to send down upon me from the heaven of Thy bounty a mercy from Thee and from the cloud of Thy mercy a blessing from Thy presence. Then set right, O my God, all my affairs, for Thou art the Lord of grandeur and majesty. Ordain for me the good of this world and the next, for Thou hast power to do what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting.”

Convey My greetings to Nasr and mention that though some people are under the delusion - you who have seen Yahya and know full well that he was never worthy to speak in the presence of the Face - observe now the same condition. That We mentioned his name was so that the hosts of the oppressors would remain veiled from the Seat of the Cause, lest harm touch him before the Command of thy Lord was delivered. It is incumbent upon you to rend asunder the veils of the people, for most are unaware, even the brothers. We beseech God to aid thee in His Cause and make thee steadfast in His love and bring thee to the station ordained for thee - this truly is a mighty favor. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. Convey My greetings to thy sister and gladden her with Our remembrance of her, as a mercy from Us upon her and upon Our steadfast handmaidens.

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=== START BH02513 ===

O servant who gazeth toward God! Hearken to My call from around the throne: verily there is no God but the Self-Subsisting, the Eternal! Blessed art thou for having migrated unto God and detached thyself from thy home for the love of God, the King, the Mighty, the Loving. By the True One! They who turned toward the throne after My arrival in the Most Great Prison - the Concourse on High pray for them and perceive from them the sweet fragrances of the mercy of their Lord, the All-Merciful. This is most excellent with God, the Mighty, the Praised. And they whose letters reached the throne after the Ancient Beauty entered the Supreme Prison - this is nearer to piety, did ye but know. For in the turning of the servants to the court of the Lord of creation there ariseth a tumult that causeth hearts to tremble. God hath ordained for those who desired the Face and whose letters reached the throne the reward of one who attained His presence and circled round the pavilion of His glory. Thus hath the bounty of your Lord encompassed all, would ye but understand. Let not the hardships of the world sadden thee in the path of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Glorious. By God! We would not exchange an atom thereof for the treasuries of the worlds. When the Face of the Ancient One turned crimson from the breezes of revelation and His tongue spoke between the heavens and earth: “I am He Who hath accepted for Himself the harm of the worlds, and the hardships of the world in their entirety dismay Me not, nor the might of the idolaters.” Be as thy Lord was. Thus doth the Pen of the Ancient One counsel thee from the presence of One All-Knowing, All-Wise. We have ordained for thee in the Tablet that which the hearts of the mystics cannot comprehend, save those who have drunk the cup of eternity from the hand of Baha. Thus was the command, but the people are in evident remoteness. And praise be to God, the Beloved of the mystics.

He is God, exalted be His station. Glory and majesty belong to Him!

O migrant unto God! Pass beyond all else but Him and be content with the love of God, which is the source of wealth. Though this station be hidden today, due to the lack of capacity of the peoples of the world, ere long in the kingdom of the All-Merciful the greatness and majesty of the lovers of Truth and their wealth and exaltation shall be made manifest. Blessed are they who strive to the extent possible to improve your outward affairs and who secretly spend what God hath given them with the utmost humility and submissiveness, that thereby your worldly affairs may be set right. Never before hath such a word flowed from the Pen of the Ancient One, and this is naught but His grace toward His honored servants. And glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those who counsel one another to good deeds and righteous acts. Praise be to God, the Lord of names and attributes.

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=== START BH02514 ===

That which hath been sent down from the heaven of loving-kindness for him who was named Ja’far:

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious!

O Ja’far! Hearken unto My call from the direction of the Prison, then make thyself wholly an ear that thou mayest hear the most sweet melodies from thy Lord, the All-Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious. He is God, there is no God but Him, and He is the One Who speaketh through this most wondrous, most impregnable, most pure Tongue in all things, that by God, the Beloved of the worlds hath appeared and this is He of Whom ’Ali gave you tidings aforetime, and verily He in this horizon doth witness and see and say: “Blessed are they who have turned unto the countenance of God, then woe unto them that have turned away!”

O Ja’far! Be thou steadfast in the Cause of God and in glorifying His Self, then make mention of Him among His heedless servants. We have ordained for every soul to teach His Cause, and thus hath it been inscribed by the Pen of Command on the Tablet which God hath concealed from the eyes of the idolaters. Be thou neither still nor silent, but strive within thyself that there may appear from thee a trace in this Most Great Announcement. Whoso quickeneth a soul with this eternal life, the denizens of the Supreme Paradise shall circle round him once again, then shall the Spirit of Truth aid him at all times.

Say: O people of the Bayan! Be ye ashamed before your Lord, the All-Merciful. He hath now appeared from the horizon of creation with manifest sovereignty, and He saith, pointing with His blessed finger to this Head, addressing them: “This is He of Whose meeting We gave you tidings and commanded you to bow down before His gate and took from you His covenant, O company of the wrongdoers!” Arise from the slumber of vain desire, then forsake all creation behind you and hold fast to this Most Firm Handle. By God! It is the greatest cause between the heavens and the earths. Whoso holdeth fast unto it hath attained salvation and whoso turneth away hath perished and returned to his abode in hell.

O Ja’far! We have changed thy name at this time by a command from thy Lord, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, and We have named thee Jalal in the Kingdom of Names as a bounty from Our presence unto thee that thou mayest be among the thankful. Convey Our glorification to thy mother and thy brother. Blessed are ye for having emigrated unto God and followed the paths of His good-pleasure and attained unto the presence before the gate of His Most Great House. God hath inscribed your names by the Pen of Command on the Tablet of Decree, and this is better for you than all that hath been and shall be created, and to this doth testify every possessor of enlightened vision. And glory be upon you, O My loved ones, then upon those who were in your place, of all males and females, and of every young and old, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02515 ===

In the Name of thy Most Exalted Lord! In the Name of thy Most Glorious Lord!

O First Letter! Blessed art thou in having attained the presence of God once again in a wondrous and sublime Temple. Then blessed art thou if thou remainest steadfast in His Cause and art not dismayed by the words of the polytheists. By God! If thou remainest steadfast on this Most Great Path and conveyest the Cause of thy Lord, this Most Ancient, Most Sublime Beauty, with all that thou possessest, thou shalt be among those who have the power. The Point shall be generated from thee, then all the letters and words, then the realities of the sanctified ones. By the True God! If thine eyes were to be opened and thine ears unstopped, and the face of thy heart were to turn toward this Gentle, Luminous Beauty, thou wouldst witness that at this moment there hath been generated from thee a temple facing the Throne, in the form of a fresh, verdant, delicate leaf, which calleth out concerning its Lord at every moment even as the Voice called out from the Tree on Sinai upon a wondrous and lofty Mount, and which speaketh at every moment with its Lord and receiveth from the mysteries of God, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Beware, beware, O Letter of God, lest thou burn it with the fire of turning away, for in these days all the layers of hell have appeared and the fires of polytheism and the blaze of envy and hatred have been kindled, by which every yellowed leaf and withered tree shall be consumed. And if thou seest that the embers of this fire reach thee, take hold of the Ark of Baha, then sail upon the crimson sea in the heaven of the cloud, then soar by the name of thy Lord, the Powerful, the Manifest, the Most Glorious, and be among those who are made manifest by the sovereignty of the Command. Then know that those who were created by a name from thy Lord have indeed laid claim to sovereignty over the Essence and the King of Names and Attributes, Who hath returned once again in His white robe which the polytheists have made red with the blood of hatred, whereat the hearts of those near unto God have grieved. And if thou desirest to know some of the mysteries of the Cause, read the Tablet which hath appeared from the Beauty of the Throne and was named the Tablet of Baha, then the Surih which was named of Blood, then the Surih in which the Most Great Pilgrimage was mentioned, for in all of these are signs for those who ask and clear proofs for those who know. And the Spirit from the glory of God be upon thee and upon all who take hold of this Mighty, this Wondrous Ark in the garment of His Sublime Name.

A Tablet was previously issued from God, thy Most Glorious, Most Exalted Lord, with honor and glory and was sent forth. And a Tablet received the honor of holy revelation some days ago and is now being sent. God willing, may that Letter of the Lord cause the two true pupils of the eye to be illumined by the vision of these two lights of the heart, and may they render all contingent beings and all the worlds pure, delicate and perfumed through the sweet-scented winds and holy, sublime fragrances. And may they strive and make earnest endeavor with the utmost diligence and effort to teach the Cause of their Lord, that perchance through the wafting of spiritual breezes from the dawning-place of the heart of that wondrous living Letter, all darkened hearts and decayed bones may attain unto a new life of being. Verily He is the One Who quickeneth whatsoever He willeth by His name, the Resurrector, the Maker, the Creator, the Provider, the Life-Giver, the Sublime.

The servant of thy Lord and the bondsman of thy glory, Aqa Jan

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=== START BH02516 ===

O Greatest Victory! In the name of God, the Most High, the Most Powerful, the Most Exalted! O Greatest Victory! Be thou, with thy being and reality and essence, an ear that thou mayest hear what thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted, speaketh in the Pole of Immortality. By God, the Truth! The Fire hath been kindled in the heights of the divine cloud, and by it all who are in the heavens and on earth have been set ablaze, and all are now burning. The pillars of the Throne have been destroyed and its bearers have fled, and now the Spirit of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all that is seen and unseen, and the Lord of what was and what shall be, doth bear it. Intoxication hath seized the dwellers of the heavens and earth, and all now lie dead before thy Lord. The denizens of Sinai have been struck unconscious upon the lofty Mount, and they of the divine cloud have been obliterated upon the exalted Sinai, and everything hath been shaken within itself save certain letters of love for My Name, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Arise thou to the Cause, then detach thyself from all directions and turn not to the right or left. And if thou findest hesitation in thyself, then be patient, yea patient, until God shall bring thee His Command, the irrevocable, the compelling, the mighty, the beloved. The letters of negation have gathered to prevent the people from the shore of the Cause. Say: Woe unto you for what ye do this Day! Beware lest thou turn unto them or cast thy gaze upon what appeareth from them. Leave them in the dust, then soar in this atmosphere which God hath made sanctified from the gaze of those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God and who mock the signs of God. Thus have We commanded thee that thou mayest arise to that whereunto thou wert commanded, as a grace from Us unto thee and unto those who walk upon the path that hath appeared in truth from the presence of a Compelling, Self-Subsisting One. Beware lest thou forget what We informed thee before concerning certain letters of hell. Now they have gathered in Iraq and at this moment they plot. Soon the winds of associating partners with God shall spread from the quarter of their hearts to all regions. Therefore seek thou refuge in God lest harm befall thee from these who have disbelieved in God openly and turned away from the Ancient Beauty and were among the deniers in preserved tablets of glory. Arise with the arising of God to the Cause of thy Lord and turn not unto them nor unto aught else. Say: The Kingdom on that Day is God’s, the Truth. Blessed is he who turneth toward the lights of His countenance, and woe unto those who oppose. Thus did We inform thee before and We inform thee now out of My love for thee, lest the veils of glory prevent thee from this exalted, holy and uplifted heaven.

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=== START BH02517 ===

Muhammad-Qabli-Mustafa, upon him be the glory of God - He is God, exalted be His glory, the Mighty.

O Muhammad-Qabli-Mustafa! Hearken unto the call from the crimson horizon, wherewith the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing doth speak: Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Powerful. Thy letter hath come before Our presence, and the two souls have entered. We have caused them to depart by Our command, for He is the Ruler, the All-Knowing. The matter hath been decided through other hands, for He is the Decider, the All-Wise. We beseech God that He may assist them and strengthen them, inasmuch as they have turned with pure detachment unto God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We have commanded them to return unto thee. Thus hath the decree gone forth from thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Great.

In thy letter was mention of one who desired to be remembered before the Countenance, that he might arise to praise his Lord, the Glorious. Say: O Sasson! There hath come forth from Zion that which was hidden, and the Call hath been raised from every direction. Blessed is the ear that hath turned and heard, and woe unto the heedless. Stand firm in the Cause of thy Lord, detached from all that is on earth. This is better for thee, if thou be of them that know. He loveth him that loveth Him, and ordaineth for whomsoever He willeth that which He willeth. He, verily, is the Ordainer, the All-Wise.

Praise thy Lord for having enabled thee to turn unto Him, after all the heedless and the dubious had turned away. His letter hath come before Our presence, and We found from it the fragrance of his love for the Beloved of the worlds. That which he hath deduced concerning this Cause is the truth, about which there is no doubt. The land of Syria hath been given glad-tidings of God’s righteousness. Verily, He hath appeared with the truth. Blessed are they that turn unto Him. The mount of God hath quivered from the breeze of reunion. It is named Carmel, and it proclaimeth: “The Builder of the Temple hath come, and the Healer of all ills.” Blessed are they that attain.

The enemies have surrounded Us in these days, yet in this state We remember him with that which shall eternally establish his remembrance. It behooveth him to be of the thankful ones. We counsel him to observe wisdom, lest there occur that which would disturb the hearts of the weak ones. O Muhammad! Convey My greetings unto Daniel, and upon him be glory. Blessed is he who hath attained the remembrance of the Lord on this Day which was promised unto men by One Who is All-Knowing, All-Informed. We beseech God to assist thee and His loved ones to remember and praise Him, and to make them keys of providence for the doors of men’s hearts. He, verily, is the Ruler over what He willeth.

Blessed are ye for having fulfilled God’s Covenant and His Testament, and for having cast behind your backs all vain imaginings, turning unto the Kaaba of all mankind. All this is from His grace upon you, O concourse of the sincere ones. We hear your call in the Most Great Remembrance, and your proclamation of this mighty Cause whereby the hearts of men have been shaken, except for those whom your Lord, the Guardian, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, hath preserved.

=== END BH02517 ===

=== START BH02518 ===

HE IS THE MOST HOLY

God willing, mayest thou be illumined at all times by the splendors of the Countenance of the All-Merciful and be fixed upon the horizon of His Cause in such wise that nothing shall prevent thee from turning to the Most Great Prospect. This is the most exalted station, as can be observed in that certain souls, though they witnessed the effulgences of the divine Sun from the Dayspring of Light of Oneness, were nevertheless debarred, by some earthly cause, from the Lord of Names and Creator of earth and heaven. Consider that known handmaiden who, though it was clear and evident to her and others that spiritual perfection and outward beauty were found in the Truth, yet severed the divine connection and clung to the connection of the idolaters, letting slip from her grasp the hem of God and clutching the hem of the deniers. She turned away from the Diamond to cleave unto clay, distancing herself from the Dayspring of perfection and beauty to join with a monkey, content and pleased with his company. If all the kingdom of the world were offered to any person of insight to spend but one night with such as she in bed, he would surely refuse, yet she remained deprived of the Most Glorious Branch due to the ornaments of the world and its trappings, becoming intimate with the most hideous form in existence. Yes, the nightingale is intimate with the rose while worms dwell in mud and clay; the dung beetle will not turn to the most pure and fragrant station nor fix its gaze upon the Most Great Prospect, but rather seeks intimacy with its own kind. Such is the nature of the world and its adherents. But verily thy Lord lieth in wait. Assuredly He hath rendered and will render unto each soul its due. This hath occurred solely that all might be convinced that love of the world maketh the eye blind and the ear deaf, such that man cannot distinguish between the highest heaven and the lowest depths. All must at all times take refuge in God, that He might gather all beneath the shade of the Tree of His grace and deprive no one. Hearken unto the call of the All-Merciful from the Divine Lote-Tree which is raised up in the wilderness of piety, and be thou neither gladdened by the world’s acceptance nor saddened by its rejection, neither by its elevation nor its abasement. By My life! All that is thereon shall perish, and there shall endure the face of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Be thou steadfast in the path of Truth and turn away from His enemies. His loving-kindness hath ever been and shall ever be with you, and this, verily, is a mighty favor.

=== END BH02518 ===

=== START BH02519 ===

O friend! The Most High, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

May you ever drink from the cup of the eternal Beloved’s mercy and remain occupied with the remembrance and praise of God. These are days the like of which the very essence of creation has neither seen nor comprehended. Blessed is the soul that has not been prevented by the whisperings of the deceivers from the Lord of the Day of Judgment, and has not been deprived of the outpourings of divine mercy in these blessed days. Through His existence, it has considered all the world as non-existent, and through His manifestation has witnessed all within the kingdom as void. After hearkening to the blessed divine Word, it has turned to the Friend, detached from all else.

Say: O friends of Truth! Consider these days a precious opportunity and loose not your hold on the hem of His grace and bounty. What existence is there that has not been seized by non-existence? What glory is there that has not been overtaken by abasement? All that is witnessed in the kingdom shall become non-existent and void. What endures is the deed performed by the loved ones of God purely for His sake. Therefore in these spiritual days the friends must not deprive themselves of the lights of the countenance of their Eternal One. The ocean of bounty is surging and the Bestower is the hand of the All-Merciful’s favor. O friends! With the power of faith, turn and partake! This is in spite of those who read the Bayan yet deny Him Who revealed and sent it. Thus does your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, command you.

Convey to all the loved ones in that land a most glorious greeting from this Wronged One. Say: Praise the Beloved of the worlds that He caused to flow from the Pen of His Command that which shall endure as long as the kingdom and the heavenly kingdom endure. Thus does God mention whom He wishes and singles out for His mercy whom He wishes. He is truly the Mighty, the Generous. However, beseech God that you may remain firm in His Cause, for thieves lie in wait in ambush. You must, with the utmost steadfastness and assurance, preserve the pearls of the All-Merciful’s love in the vessels of your hearts and keep them hidden from the eyes of robbers. Be so enkindled in the love of God that if all the peoples of the earth should arise to turn away, or should argue using the books of the ancients and the moderns according to their desires, you would pay no heed. This is the counsel of Truth, the command of Truth, and the remembrance of Truth. Blessed are you for having been mentioned in the presence of your Lord, the Mighty, the Great. And glory be upon you, O My loved ones, and praise be upon you for having turned to your Lord on the Day of Judgment.

=== END BH02519 ===

=== START BH02520 ===

O Friends of God! In the Name of the One True God!

The lights of the manifestations of the Sun of inner meanings have risen and shone forth from the luminous horizon in the form of these words: O friends! God willing, through the grace of the All-Merciful, may you drink at all times from the living waters and fix your gaze on the highest horizon. Be not grieved by the opposition of people and their turning away, for they are weak and immature. These souls must be educated with the waters of divine wisdom, that perchance they may attain to what God has ordained for them and not be deprived of His greatest bounty. Soon will most veils be rent asunder and people will arise in lamentation and wailing. Verily He is the All-Informed, the All-Knowing. Today it is incumbent upon all to invite people, with utmost wisdom and kindliness, from the wilderness of error to the plains of guidance. With perfect eagerness and longing, be occupied with the remembrance of the Day-Star of the horizons and speak His praise. The ocean of generosity is manifest, the sun of bounty is shining, and the heaven of grace is uplifted. Deprived is the one who remains bereft today, and without portion is he who has not recognized his Lord. Divine Tablets have been sent down time after time and again and again, and their purpose is that in this transient dust-heap you may occupy yourselves with that which is the cause of the perpetuation of existence. For today, whatsoever is manifested from any soul in the path of God shall remain and endure. Your mention is remembered before the Throne and the names of those who have turned to God are inscribed in the Tablet of eternity. Blessed is the soul that has recognized, the ears that have heard, the eyes that have seen, the hearts that have turned, and the limbs that have acted according to what they were commanded by God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Verily We make mention of you through Our grace, and We mentioned you before. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Be not grieved by the clamor of the people. The Truth calls you from the precincts of the Prison - this indeed is a great bounty. Thus have We illumined the horizon of utterance with the sun of remembrance and explanation, that you may rejoice therein and be of those who are firmly established. Beware lest anything prevent you from speaking forth or the veils of the heedless hold you back. Remember God in the night season and in the days in such wise that the hearts of the heedless may be attracted. The world and all that is therein shall perish, and there shall remain for you what has been sent down from the Supreme Pen. To this testifies the Lord of Names, yet most of the people are heedless. Turn not unto them, but rather to the horizon of Revelation. This is what you have been commanded by the One Who inspires with faithfulness. Glory be upon you and upon those who have turned to the Countenance when every sinful remote one turned away from it.

=== END BH02520 ===

=== START BH02521 ===

O Divine Physician, upon thee be the Glory of God! From the right hand of divine will is revealed:

O Divine Healer! God willing, mayest thou be joyous and successful through the divine bounties. A letter from thee was presented before Us wherein thou hadst mentioned a house for the travelers. Act in whatever way thou deemest advisable. As for the travelers, they have not been and are not commanded to stay in that land, for if people gather there from outside it will become the cause and reason for certain events. Two souls had permission to stay, and later mention was made of Nabil-i-Qabli-‘Ali regarding Rafi’ and his companions - upon them be the Glory of God for drawing nigh and returning without entering, in obedience to their Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. These are souls who have not moved according to their desires but have acted by God’s leave. Regarding travelers, it hath been repeatedly counseled that they must conduct themselves with perfect character, courtesy, truthfulness and sincerity amongst the people. We beseech God to assist us in what He loveth and approveth. It is most essential that they act according to the character and conduct which they have been commanded, that the fragrance of passing through the divine lane may be inhaled from them.

A letter from Milani was presented before Us. Blessed is he who, when he heareth God’s prohibition, refraineth and returneth to his place, enkindled with the fire of love and longing. By My life, he is among the successful ones and among the visitors. Blessed art thou, O son of Ahmad, for having turned unto God, the Lord of the worlds. Thy mention came before Us and this wondrous Tablet was revealed for thee. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having enabled me to love Thee and turn unto Thy face, and for having made me know Thyself after every ignorant and remote one turned away from Thee. Thou knowest, O my God, that I desired to attain Thy presence and appear before Thy face and abide in the precincts of Thy mercy, but I was prevented by the conditions of Thy Cause which have shone forth from the horizon of Thy wisdom and power. Therefore I beseech Thee, O God of Names and Ruler of earth and heaven, to ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for those who drew nigh and attained unto every good in Thy days. Then write down for me the reward of those who have attained Thy presence. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Supreme, the Exalted, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting.

Convey the greetings from Us to those in thy land. We have sent them the breaths of revelation. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And the Glory be upon thee and upon those who have obeyed the command of their Lord. They are among the successful ones.

=== END BH02521 ===

=== START BH02522 ===

Hussein, son of the uncle of ’Ali-Qabli-Muhammad, He is the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting!

Blessed is He Who sendeth down the Command as He pleaseth, and ordaineth what He willeth by His Own Self, and directeth in the kingdom whatsoever He desireth. His is the creation and the command. He createth all things by His command, and verily He is the Doer of what He willeth, and aideth whom He pleaseth through His grace, and manifesteth victory as He willeth. And verily He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Say: He uniteth hearts and divideth every wise matter. He exalteth whom He willeth and abaseth whom He willeth, and verily He is the Almighty, the Powerful. He giveth to drink whom He willeth from the Kawthar of nearness, and destroyeth whom He willeth with a mighty thirst. Thus doth He give unto whom He willeth and withhold from whom He willeth, and verily He is the Mighty, the Wise.

Say: O people, open your eyes that ye may recognize the mysteries of pre-existence through this Ancient Mystery. Say: O people, is he who is upon a clear proof from God like unto him who is in manifest error? Is he who walketh upon the path of truth like unto him who walketh in manifest darkness? Say: O people, is he who soareth in the atmosphere of the spirit like unto him who hath died upon a distant land? Say: O people of insight, judge fairly within yourselves: Is he before and behind whom light advanceth like unto him who dwelleth in the darkness of his self and is unable to emerge therefrom? How then do ye judge? Say: Is he in whose heart surge the oceans of names like unto him who dwelleth upon a mirage in the desert wherein he findeth no water and is among the distressed? Say: O people, glory be to God above what ye have imagined within yourselves while claiming to be among the monotheists!

O thou who art young in years but great in faith! Give thanks unto God for having guided thee and made thee to be among the beneficent ones. Know thou that We have heard that thy father hath cast thee out from the house because thou hast believed in God, the Almighty, the Most Noble. Grieve not at this, but rather be glad within thyself and be thou among the joyous ones. Know thou that the sword hath appeared in truth and separateth between the polytheists and the monotheists. Say: The Word hath been transformed into the sword of God and divideth between the worlds. Know thou further that if thy kinship with him hath been severed thereby, thy kinship with God, the Mighty, the Beautiful, hath been strengthened, and if he hath become distant from thee, God shall soon draw thee nigh unto Himself - and His is the sovereignty of the heavens and earth, and He is powerful over all things. Thus have We cast upon thee the word of truth that thou mayest seek the good pleasure of God within thyself - verily by the good pleasure of God do the near-serving servants rejoice. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who are guided and are among the guided ones.

=== END BH02522 ===

=== START BH02524 ===

Glory to Thee, O my Lord! Strengthen the hearts of Thy loved ones by Thy power and might, then protect them from the evil of Thine enemies. Then make them, O my God, dawning-places from the horizon of Thy greatness and daysprings from the daybreak of Thy power. O Lord! Adorn them with the ornament of justice and fairness, and illumine their hearts with the lights of gifts and favors. Thou art the One, the Single, the Mighty, the Great.

I beseech Thee, O Lord of Eternity and Master of the world and Goal of the nations, by the Most Great Name, to transform the throne of tyranny into the seat of Thy justice, and the chair of pride and oppression into the throne of humility and fairness. Verily, Thou doest what Thou willest, and Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Convey My greetings to the friends, and We ask for all of them glory and bounty and steadfastness. Verily, God is the Hearer, the Answerer.

The calumnies of that heedless one were observed, and the sending of such things is not permitted henceforth. We have indeed committed all affairs to God, the Powerful, the Dominant, the Mighty. We beseech God to assist thee and to inscribe for thee a goodly reward, steadfast and enduring, in His perspicuous Book. Peace be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon God’s righteous servants.

=== END BH02524 ===

=== START BH02525 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the One Who bestows benevolence and favors

All praise that is sanctified beyond expression and understanding belongs to the Goal of all the worlds, Who was not prevented from His purpose by the opposition and objection of His servants, Whose pure hem was not altered by the calumnies of creation, and Whom the clamor of the oppressors and tyranny of the transgressors did not hold back from mention and praise. Through the power of trust in God, He uttered that which was the cause of the advancement of the community and the exaltation of the Word. Some found the sweetness of the call and turned with heart and soul to the supreme horizon, while others, inflamed with the fire of hatred, exerted mighty efforts to extinguish the divine light. That which appeared from Him is light for the righteous and fire for the wicked. We beseech Him, blessed and exalted be He, to adorn His servants with the light of justice and fairness and draw them nigh unto Him. Verily He is the Possessor of gifts and favors.

O thou who gazest upon the Face! We praise God, blessed and exalted be He, for having aided thee to turn unto Him and enabled thee to make mention of Him and praise Him amongst His servants. Verily He is the Protector of whosoever loves Him and the Helper of whosoever cleaveth to the cord of glory and bounty. His honor M.H., upon him be God’s peace, the Lord of all beings, hath repeatedly made mention of thee, and in each instance a word issued from the tongue of the Wronged One wherein was concealed the water of life. When its fragrance was wafted abroad, the Blessed Tree, raised upon the highest ensign, proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of all beings and the Master of the Day of Resurrection.”

We beseech God to aid thee in that whose mention and fragrance shall never fade, and to ordain for thee that whereby thy name shall be exalted among all names and thy remembrance among all remembrances. Verily He is the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Choosing.

Say: My God, my God! Thou seest my powerlessness before the manifestations of the Sun of Thy might, my poverty before the waves of the ocean of Thy riches, and my weakness before the evidences of Thy grandeur. I beseech Thee, O Quickener of the world and Lord of the nations, by Thy fragrance which was wafted from Thy Beloved in Yathrib and Batha, and by what befell Him in Thy path, O Lord of the kingdom of names, to make me moved by Thy will and speaking in Thy praise. O my Lord! Thou seest the thirsty one making for the ocean of Thy bounty, desiring naught but the wonders of Thy generosity and munificence. Ordain for him from the heaven of Thy power and the sun of Thy might that which beseemeth Thy glory, Thy sovereignty and Thy choice. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over what Thou willest, and within Thy grasp are the reins of all in the heavens and on earth.

=== END BH02525 ===

=== START BH02526 ===

O [Abdul-Ali], upon him be the Glory of God!

In His Name, through which God united the hearts of His loved ones. Praise be to the Goal of the world, Who in the midst of sorrows is occupied with the remembrance of His friends. Forever has this Wronged One been under threat, yet the threat had no effect and did not prevent His attention and acceptance. Before the face of the world and its peoples He revealed that which was the cause of life and the source of success and prosperity. Blessed is the soul that was attracted by the breezes of revelation and was guided to His most exalted horizon. Today, through the assistance of the Most Great Name, the pearls of certitude and knowledge are manifest and visible. Joy unto the one who turned with perfect certitude and, despite the enemies, drank the wine of immortality from the hand of bounty, and, detached from the world, held fast to the Most Great Name. Names did not prevent him, and doubts and allusions did not become a barrier.

O thou who hast turned unto the Countenance! Thy petition hath reached the most holy court. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to draw thee nigh in all conditions, to aid thee in that which He loveth and approveth, and to open before thy face the door of grace and bounty. He, verily, is the Lord of all creation. There is none other God but Him, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

O Mashhadi Baqir! Thy name was present before the Wronged One. We have mentioned thee as a favor from God, the Lord of the worlds. Rejoice in My remembrance which, by My life, cannot be equaled by anything thou beholdest on earth. Verily thy Lord is the True One, the All-Informed. The Glory be upon thee and upon thy family from God, the Mighty, the Generous.

O Asadu’llah! The Lord of the worlds hath mentioned thee with a mention that is as wings for soaring in the atmosphere of love and affection, and as light in the darkness of contingent being. We beseech God, exalted be He, to make thee steadfast in His love and to give thee to drink, from the hand of His bounty, the Kawthar of His knowledge at all times. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the Compassionate, the Generous.

O Faraju’llah! The Lamp of the world is afflicted amidst the winds. It is clear and evident to all that this Wronged One and the party of God have desired for all bounty, blessing and wealth. Nevertheless, they show such enmity as hath had and hath no likeness. The Command is in God’s hands, the Powerful, the Almighty. Blessed art thou for having turned and attained that which the near ones have attained.

O Abdul-Ali! Upon thee be My Glory! Convey My greetings to the handmaidens and leaves. Each one hath been and is mentioned before the Wronged One. Give them the glad-tidings of My remembrance and My loving-kindness which have encompassed existence, both the seen and the unseen. The Glory from Us be upon My loved ones and upon them and upon all who are steadfast, firm and upright. Bounty is in God’s hands, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02526 ===

=== START BH02527 ===

In the Name of Him Who is the Ruler over all names! At this moment the blessed Tree which hath been planted by the hand of divine favor in the supreme Paradise uttereth this word: O people of the earth! Cast away that which ye possess of fancy and imagination. This is the Day wherein the seal of the choice Wine hath been broken through the Name of God, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling. Draw nigh and drink thereof [in spite of every] heedless and veiled one. Blessed is he who hath hearkened to its call and attained unto the sweetness of its utterance. By the lights of the Day-Star of inner meanings which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of utterance! Whosoever attaineth unto hearing it shall become so enkindled that neither the opposition of the world nor the contention of nations shall prevent or deprive him, and his traces shall become manifest and evident. From the first days until now, We have called out, without veil or covering, before the faces of rulers and divines [and] men of learning - a call for whose hearing ears were created from nothingness. But outward ornaments and ephemeral colors have deprived and withheld the servants from everlasting and eternal blessings. When thou hearest the melodies of the birds of inner meanings upon the branches of utterance, purify thy heart and breast with the water of turning to God and detachment [and] say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having made manifest Thy path among Thy servants and for having called the people to the Dayspring of Thy revelation, the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration, and the Source of Thy commandments and laws. I testify that Thou hast revealed the Way and sent down the Guide, and hast commanded all to that which will draw them nigh unto Thee and profit them in all the worlds of Thy worlds. I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence, by the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty and the lights of the sun of Thy grace, to aid me in all conditions to be speaking in Thy remembrance, enkindled with the fire of Thy love, mindful of Thy verses, soaring in Thy atmosphere, holding fast to the cord of Thy bestowal, and clinging to the hem of Thy generosity. O my Lord! Thou seest Thy servant turning toward Thy most exalted horizon, acknowledging Thy oneness and singleness, and confessing Thy greatness and sovereignty. I beseech Thee by Him Who hastened to the place of sacrifice in His longing to meet Thee, and advanced toward the arrows of tribulation in His love for Thy beauty, to grant me Thy favor which Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy Cause, and the table which Thou hast sent forth from the kingdom of Thine utterance. Verily Thou art He Whom the ranks and armies of the world cannot withhold. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Moreover, I beseech Thee, O Lord of eternity, by the Most Great Name through which Thou hast illumined the world, to ordain for me the good of this world and the world to come. Verily Thou art the Lord of names and Creator of heaven. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful.

=== END BH02527 ===

=== START BH02528 ===

In the Name of our Most Holy, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Lord! The blessed letter of that spiritual beloved has inscribed wondrous lines of divine love upon the pages of the heart, breast, mind and soul. God willing, may the royal seal of the love of that Beloved, the Goal of all the worlds, be inscribed in clear script by the wondrous Pen upon all the tablets of created things. As for what was written about not meeting - it is clear and evident that this servant is seeking this, and likewise that beloved one. In this case, even if the obstacles of the world should prevent it, this prevention holds sway only in outward form. Otherwise, in reality, the Joy of the world has not and will not prevent it. No sword can sever the inner connection, nor can the passage of time alter it. It has been and will continue to be. And regarding what was written about sending a list of names to the Most Holy Court - after this servant turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon, he presented the details. At that moment, four holy and exalted Tablets were revealed from the heaven of the Divine Will, and He said: “O servant in attendance! It behooveth thee to write what hath been revealed at this time and send it to the Name of Bounty, that he may forward it to whomsoever hath loved God, acknowledged His grandeur and recognized His sovereignty, that the eyes of His loved ones and the eyes of those who have drawn nigh unto the Most Great Sea and drunk therefrom in His gracious Name may be gladdened by the Tablets of God.” And regarding what was written about the wife of Nabil, these decisive verses were revealed from the heaven of Will - exalted be His grandeur: “Verily, We gave her glad tidings aforetime through the mention of My Most Exalted Pen, and We mentioned her before her ascension and after her ascension. Verily We have forgiven her and purified her of all that is unworthy of God, the Lord of the worlds. And We make mention of God at this time with a mention from which the fragrance of grace is wafted between the heavens and the earths. O My handmaiden! Blessed art thou for having turned to God on a day when most of the servants turned away from Him, and for having heard the Most Sweet Call and attained unto the word ‘yea.’ By My life! This is an honored station. Blessed is every handmaiden who hath believed and attained, and woe unto every handmaiden who hath turned away from God, the Sovereign, the Single, the All-Informed. Rejoice thou in what We have sent down unto thee of the food of the Spirit from this heaven which hath been raised up through My Name, the All-Merciful. Glory be upon thee and upon those handmaidens who have taken the choice wine and drunk in My Name, the Mighty, the Inaccessible.” The four exalted Tablets were also sent for that beloved one to forward. These bounties appeared at a time when the Ancient Beauty was showing signs of a cold. Verily the grace is in His hands and He is the Forgiving, the Generous, the Bestower, the Mighty, the Kind.

=== END BH02528 ===

=== START BH02529 ===

In His Name, the Helper! God makes mention of His servants who have recognized His unity, that they may rejoice in His remembrance of them and be detached from the idolaters. Say: Through His remembrance are the hearts of the mystics assured, and His remembrance has preceded every soul - were it not for Him, none among creation would remember Him, and this is a certain truth. And when He made mention of His servants and inscribed their names in the Tablet of Decree by the Most Exalted Pen, they recognized the path of remembrance and were numbered among those who remember. Say: Through His remembrance is every sick one healed of his illness and the hearts of those who have turned to Him are purified. Remember Him, O people, and be not silent in His praise. He Who speaks in remembrance in these days, around Him circle the denizens of the Supreme Concourse and the angels drawn nigh. O people! Hasten with your hearts toward the direction of the Paradise of Good-Pleasure and be not disturbed by those who have wronged in the earth. Verily your Lord, the All-Merciful, protects whom He willeth with hosts ye cannot see, and He encompasseth all things. Be steadfast in His remembrance and praise among the servants, then attract the hearts of the heedless through His verses and subdue His proud servants through His names. O servant! Convey unto the people what We have imparted unto thee in this Tablet, that they may arise to promote the Cause of thy Lord, the One, the Single, the Unique, and unite with thee in supporting God’s Cause, and be not of those who slumber. Say: O people! Spread not corruption in the earth, nor consume the wealth of others unjustly, and be not of the oppressors. We are oppressed among Our enemies - be ye as We are. By God the Truth, the cry of the oppressed is more beloved before God than the worship of most people, were ye to know. He heareth the cry of the oppressed and hath prescribed for Himself to help him through the truth, and He hath power over all things. Grieve not in these numbered days over the hardships of the world, for it shall pass away and might and power shall remain for the loved ones of God and His chosen ones. God shall soon raise them up in the earth and make them powerful. Cast behind thee every matter and give the people the glad tidings of this most luminous Dawn and this greatest Scene, and be not of the fearful ones. Then give thanks to God for having remembered thee on this night and sent down unto thee clear verses, that thy mention may endure among the worlds, if thou remainest steadfast in this Cause which hath caused the feet of the doubters to slip. And the glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God in that place, and this is a mighty bounty. Praise be to God, the King, the Powerful, the Resurrector, the Quickener, the Transcendent, the Mighty, the Ancient.

=== END BH02529 ===

=== START BH02530 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Truthful, to ’Ali-Qabli-Nabil, upon him be 669 [Baha’u’llah]

In the Name of God, the Everlasting, the Eternal

A mention from Us to him who hath acknowledged what God hath testified when He was established in truth upon His mighty throne, and who hath perceived the fragrances of revelation when they were diffused throughout all lands, and who hath turned with radiant countenance toward the Dayspring of the Cause. He is of them who were stirred by the breeze of God when it wafted from the paradise of His wondrous Name. We have answered thee before and ordained for thee a station in the Tablet. Preserve it through My Name, the Protector over all the worlds. Thou wert mentioned before the Throne, and We have sent down for thee such verses as cannot be equalled by all the treasures of creation. Thy Lord is verily the All-Bountiful, the Forgiving, the Generous.

Blessed art thou for having answered thy Lord when the Tree raised its call that there is no God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Be thou steadfast that the servants may become steadfast through thee and that the hearts of them that are disturbed may find peace through thee. Beware lest thou be moved by the intimations of those who outwardly claim to love God and His Cause but inwardly speak that which rendeth the veil of sanctity. Thy Lord verily is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. He knoweth what is in their hearts and heareth their whisperings. With Him is the knowledge of the heavens and the earth. These have made mention of the inward a snare for the servants. We testify that they have not found the fragrance of God - had they found it they would have testified to that which the All-Merciful hath testified concerning this Revelation whereby the Most Great Depth was stirred and all who are in the heavens and earth were thunderstruck, save whom thy Lord, the Almighty, the Powerful, willed. They worship their desires and reckon themselves among the sincere ones. Were anyone today to worship with the duration of the kingdom and the dominion and to recite what God hath revealed from the beginning that hath no beginning, it would not be accepted from him except through My Name, the Mighty, the Inaccessible.

God shall soon reveal what is in their hearts and thou shalt find concerning them what the All-Merciful hath revealed in this wondrous Tablet. He knoweth them better than their own selves. With Him is the knowledge of all things in a Book that none hath encompassed save His all-encompassing knowledge. Regard creation as though no one had ever been mentioned except him who hath held fast to the cord of the Cause and clung to the hem of My Name, the Merciful. Grieve not at the conditions and hardships of the world. Remember thy Lord with joy and fragrance in such wise that all possibility may be attracted thereby. This behooveth thee, for We have specially chosen thee for the service of this Great Announcement. We have mentioned thee in the Tablets and shall mention thee, if God willeth and desireth, with such a mention as shall gladden the hearts of them that know. We have sent down for thee what thou didst desire of the Tablets and dispatched them to thee as a bounty from Our presence, that thou mayest be of the thankful ones. Verily the glory be upon you and upon those who are with you, whether young or old.

=== END BH02530 ===

=== START BH02531 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Manifest, the Most Manifest! Glorified be He in Whose hand is the dominion of all things. The thunder extolleth His praise through fear of Him, and the clouds through His grandeur. There is none other God but He, the Almighty, the All-Glorious.

O servant! Hearken unto the call of this Prisoner from the precincts of the prison, then detach thyself from all that hath been created in the contingent world. Say: In the Name of God and by God, then turn thy face toward the Most Great Name of God and say: O people! By God, the Truth! The clouds have been rent asunder, the heaven hath been cleft, and the Beloved hath come with power and sovereignty. Be ye ashamed before God Who created you, and deny not Him before Whom all faces have prostrated themselves at all times.

Say: O people! If ye desire the power of God, verily ye have witnessed it with your own eyes, and if ye desire the sovereignty of God, verily ye have beheld it with your vision, and if ye desire the signs, verily they have been sent down in truth in such wise that whatsoever hath been created by the Word of God, the Mighty, the All-Glorious, is powerless to reckon them. We know not by what proof ye believed in ’Ali aforetime. Fear God and follow not Satan. Ponder within yourselves for less than a moment, then be fair in this Cause which hath appeared with the truth, and concerning this Youth Who hath appeared through God’s power and Who now speaketh amidst all religions, while on His right march the hosts of divine revelation with the banners of the Cause, and on His left a company of youths, in each of whose hands is the sealed wine which hath been sealed with the mystery of My Hidden Name and inscribed by the Pen of God, the Most High, upon their radiant foreheads: “By God! The Beloved of the All-Merciful hath appeared, He Who was promised to you in all the Tablets!” Which, then, of God’s signs do ye deny?

By God! When He appeared the suns were eclipsed, the moons darkened, the fruits fell, and the earth trembled amongst the people of possibility. Thus did the Cock of the Throne crow in the gardens of eternity, and the Dove of the Cause warbled upon the branches of the Divine Lote-Tree, and the Peacock of inner meanings was adorned with the ornament of utterance. O servant! Give thanks unto thy Lord, inasmuch as the Pen of might and power hath moved to make mention of thee. Then stand firm in thy love for thy Lord and convey unto the people this Cause whereby the veils of idle fancies were rent asunder and the dayspring of inner meanings dawned forth from the horizon of thy Lord’s will, the Mighty, the Help in Peril.

Purify the hearts of people with this water which hath flowed from the fountainhead of thy Lord’s command, then remind them of the signs of their Lord, that they may turn unto God in these days wherein the harbingers of trials have appeared from every direction. And the glory rest upon thee and upon those whom the breezes of tests have not prevented from turning unto God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Merciful.

=== END BH02531 ===

=== START BH02532 ===

In the Name of God, Most Holy, Most Glorious!

Glory be to Him Who hath sent down the verses in truth and before them the Bayan, that all who are in the heavens and on earth might prepare themselves for this Revelation which hath dawned and shone forth from the horizon of the will of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, and hath come with the kingdom of proof, calling all contingent beings unto God, the Almighty, the All-Wise. Say: O people of the Bayan! Have ye found in that which was revealed unto ’Ali before Nabil aught that was not adorned with the ornament of My Name? Nay, by the Lord of all worlds! Were it not for My remembrance, the Bayan would not have been revealed, and were it not for My Self, the sun of exposition would not have shone forth from the horizon of meaning and utterance. To this beareth witness every fair-minded one possessed of knowledge. He made the entire Bayan as a gift from Him to My Self and a leaf from My paradise. Why then have ye turned away from Him Who sacrificed His soul in My straight and manifest path? By God! At the moment when the infidels suspended Him in the air, He inhaled the fragrance of My robe, His gaze fixed upon My countenance, His heart remembering My exalted remembrance. Say: Do ye make the Cause of God an object of mockery? Why have ye turned away from Him through Whom every thing proclaimeth what the Tree of Divinity proclaimed: “There is none other God besides Me, the Almighty, the Gracious.” Say: Moses drew strength from this Great Name, and the Spirit was aided by this Wise Remembrance. If ye have forgotten the Books of old, then look unto the Bayan, that ye may perchance know what God intended for you, and be not of them who cried out in separation and who, when the breezes of reunion wafted from the direction of God, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High, broke the Covenant and denied the Lord of the Day of Mutual Disillusion, when He came unto them with a manifest sovereignty. Say: Should anyone read what is in the Bayan, he would surely weep for My suffering and for what hath befallen My soul. By My life! Its Revealer intended naught therein save My Cause, My remembrance, and My praise. Fear ye God, O company of the veiled ones! Thus have We imparted unto thee that thou mayest remind the people in the days of thy Lord, that they may cast away their idle fancies and take the cup of righteousness through this glorious and wondrous Name. Forbid the people from that which they have been forbidden in the Book, then bid them to observe that which they have been commanded by thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Say: How long will ye occupy yourselves with the world? Have ye not witnessed its passing? Where are your fathers and your ancestors? All have returned to dust, and ye too shall return as they returned. This is an irrevocable promise, if ye be of them that know. Blessed is he who hath cast the world behind him out of love for God and hath turned with his heart to the Lord of all worlds. He is worthy of the pavilions of My grandeur, the tabernacle of My glory, and the canopies of My grace. Upon him rest My blessings and My tender mercies, for I am verily the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. And praise be to God, the Lord of this great Day!

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In the Name of God, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by this Day and by Him Who hath appeared therein through Thy sovereignty, grandeur and power, and by the tears of the lovers in their separation and remoteness from Thee, and by the burning of the hearts of them that yearn in their longing and desire for Thy beauty, to send down upon us in this Day that which befitteth Thy beauty and beseemeth Thy generosity and bounty. O Lord! We are poor ones who have detached ourselves from all else but Thee and turned toward the treasury of Thy wealth, and have fled from remoteness in hope of nearness to Thee. Send down, therefore, from the heaven of Thy will that which will purify us from the world and its conditions, and adorn us with the ornament of what Thou hast desired for us through Thy grace and bestowal. Moreover, I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Name which Thou hast made the treasury of Thy knowledge and the mine of Thy revelation and the wellspring of Thy inspiration, and whereby Thou hast distinguished between the monotheists and the polytheists, to clothe us in this Day with the garments of Thy guidance and the robes of Thy generosity. Then cause us to stand firm in Thy Cause, to aid Thy Faith, and to speak forth Thy Name between Thy earth and Thy heaven, that the horizons may be filled with the wonders of Thy remembrance and faces may be illumined by the lights of Thy countenance. O Lord! We bear witness that Thou art God and there is none other God but Thee. Thou hast ever been in the heights of exaltation at a level beyond which the hearts of the mystics among Thy servants cannot soar, and Thou wilt ever abide in the sublimities of independence at a station unto which the birds of the hearts of the sincere ones among Thy creatures cannot wing their flight. O Lord! All things testify to Thy oneness, and whatsoever can be described as having existence, whether seen or unseen, beareth witness to Thy singleness. Thou art He Who hath sanctified His Self from the knowledge of all else but Thee and hath purified His Essence from the mention of aught except Thyself. All the meanings and utterances that have been created in the realm of origination return unto the Word that hath flowed from the Pen of Thy Command and the Finger of Thy Decree. Every possessor of greatness is as nothing before Thy greatness, and every possessor of power vanisheth before the manifestations of Thy glorious might. O Lord! Thou seest Thy loved ones among the wicked ones of Thy creation. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the fire of Thy wrath was kindled and the flames of Thy anger were ignited, to seize those who have oppressed Thy loved ones. Then send down upon us that which we hope for from the wonders of Thy grace and favors, and deprive us not of turning toward Thee and drawing nigh unto the sanctuary of Thy glorious oneness. Verily, Thou art the All-Powerful, to Whose power all atoms have testified from time immemorial and all created things do testify to Thy greatness. Thou art the Lord of grandeur and majesty, and the Sovereign of earth and heaven. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting.

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In the Name of God, the Most High, the Most Exalted!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst raise up the heaven of Thy Cause, and from whose horizon shone forth the sun of Thy wisdom and decree, and through which all things spoke forth Thy praise and glorification, and through which all faces turned toward that direction wherein appeared the lights of Thy countenance and were manifested the revelations of Thy power and grandeur, that Thou protect Thy servants who have turned unto Thee and believed in Thy mighty signs and who have desired this most exalted station, from those who have disbelieved in the Manifestation of Thy most exalted Self. Verily, Thou art the Lord of the hereafter and of the former times, and in Thy right hand is the dominion of decree and the kingdom of execution.

O Lord! How many heads were raised upon spears in Thy love, and how many breasts were pierced by the arrows of the wicked in Thy path, and how many infants were kept from their mothers’ breasts, and how many sisters lamented in separation from their brothers, and how many fathers wept in separation from their sons - all of this befell them because they acknowledged Thy oneness and confessed Thy singleness.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy power which hath encompassed all things, that Thou assist these souls with the wonders of Thy succor, strengthen them through Thy might, and make them victorious over Thine enemies, that thereby the manifestations of Thy power may appear among Thy servants and the revelations of Thy might among Thy creatures.

Then I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Name through which the trees of Thy oneness have yielded the fruits of Thy unity, that Thou send down upon me and my sister from the clouds of Thy generosity that which beseemeth Thy presence, and from the heaven of Thy grace that which is worthy of Thy court. O Lord! Withhold not from us that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones who have arisen to aid Thy Cause, whom neither the might of the oppressors deterred from the sanctuary of Thy nearness, nor did the wrath of the polytheists prevent from turning toward the Kaaba of Thy Cause.

Thou art He through Whose Name “the Protector” Thou didst protect Thy loved ones from Thine enemies, and through Whose Name “the Powerful” Thou didst make them mighty over all who dwell in the kingdom of Thy Cause. All things testify to Thy power, and all who dwell in earth and heaven bow down before the manifestations of Thy might. Blind is the eye that seeth not the evidences of Thy power at all times, and dumb is the tongue that speaketh not Thy praise amidst the concourse of creation. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Merciful.

O Lord! Abandon not Thy servant whom Thou hast brought forth from the loins of one who loved Thee. Aid him, O my God, to remember Thee and praise Thy Self and spread Thy Cause among Thy creatures, and enable him to achieve that which Thou lovest and approvest. Verily, Thou art the Lord of the Throne and of the dust, and the Lord of the visible and the invisible. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Compelling, the Exalted, the Sovereign, the Help in Peril.

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LXIX

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! My tongue, both the tongue of my body and the tongue of my heart, my limbs and members, every pulsating vein within me, every hair of my head, all proclaim that Thou art God, and that there is none other God beside Thee. From everlasting Thou hast been immeasurably exalted above all similitudes and comparisons, and sanctified from whatsoever pertaineth to the creation Thou hast created and fashioned. From eternity Thou hast been alone, with none to share the majesty of Thy singleness, and hast remained far above the changes and chances to which all Thy creatures are subjected.

And when Thou didst purpose to demonstrate the power of Thy sovereign might, and to glorify Thy word, and to guide the steps of Thy people, Thou didst raise up from among Thy creatures One of Thy servants, Whom Thou didst send forth with the signs of Thy sovereignty, and Whom Thou didst endue with the clear tokens of Thy oneness, that He might fulfill Thy testimony unto all created things, and perfect Thy proof before all men.

As soon as He revealed Himself, as bidden by Thee, and called Thy servants to turn in the direction of Thy gifts, and to set their faces towards the horizon of Thy knowledge, the signs of dissension appeared amongst them. Some responded to Thy call and, without the least hesitation, obeyed Thy summons. Others turned their backs to Thee, and followed the desires of a corrupt inclination.

I implore Thee, O my God, by Thy Most Great Name, to enrapture the nations through the potency of the Word which Thou didst ordain to be the king of all words, the Word whereby the goodly pearls of Thy hidden wisdom were uncovered, and the gem-like mysteries which were wrapped up within Thee were unraveled. Deprive them not, by Thy grace and bounty, of the things Thou didst desire for them, and suffer them not to be far removed from the shores of the ocean of Thy presence.

Every existence, whether seen or unseen, O my Lord, testifieth that Thy mercy hath surpassed all created things, and Thy loving-kindness embraced the entire creation. Look upon them, I entreat Thee, with the eyes of Thy mercy. Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate. Do with them as beseemeth Thy glory, and Thy majesty, and Thy greatness, and Thy bounteousness and Thy grace. Deal not with them according to the limitations imposed upon them, or the manifold vicissitudes of their earthly life.

Thou knowest, O my Lord, that I am but one of Thy servants. I have tasted of the sweetness of Thy speech, and acknowledged Thy unity and Thy singleness, and set my face towards the Source of Thy most excellent names and the Day-Spring of Thy transcendent attributes, and wished to be enabled by Thee to immerse myself beneath the ocean of Thy oneness and to be submerged by the mighty waters of Thy unity.

Assist me, by Thy strengthening grace, O my Lord, to do what Thou didst will, and withhold not from me the things Thou dost possess. So enravish me with the wonders of Thine utterances that the noise and distraction of this world may be powerless to deter me from turning unto Thee, and may fail to shake my constancy in Thy Cause, or to distract my gaze from the horizon of Thy grace. Aid me, then, O my God, to do what pleaseth Thee, and to carry out Thy will. Write down for me, moreover, the good of this world and of the world which is to come, and ordain for me a seat of truth in Thy presence. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to rule as Thou pleasest. No God is there but Thee, the Inaccessible, the All-Glorious, the Most Great.

All-praise to Thee, O Lord of the worlds and the Object of the adoration of the entire creation!

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XCI

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! How great is Thy might and Thy sovereignty; how vast Thy strength and Thy dominion! Thou hast called into being Him Who speaketh in Thy name before all who are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, and hast bidden Him cry out amongst Thy creatures.

No sooner had a word gone forth from His lips, however, than the divines among Thy people turned back from Him, and the learned among Thy servants caviled at His signs. Thereby the fire of oppression was kindled in Thy land, until the kings themselves rose up to put out Thy light, O Thou Who art the King of kings!

Hostility waxed so intense that my kindred and my loved ones were made captives in Thy land, and they that are dear to Thee were hindered from gazing on Thy beauty and from turning in the direction of Thy mercy. This hostility failed to cause the fire that burned within them to subside. The enemy finally carried away as captive Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy beauty and the Revealer of Thy signs, and confined Him in the fortress-town of ’Akka, and sought to hinder Him from remembering Thee and from magnifying Thy name. Thy servant, however, could not be restrained from carrying out what Thou hadst bidden Him fulfill. Above the horizon of tribulation He hath lifted up His voice and He crieth out, summoning all the inmates of heaven and all the inhabitants of the earth to the immensity of Thy mercy and the court of Thy grace. Day and night He sendeth down the signs of Thine omnipotent power and revealeth the clear tokens of Thy majesty, so that the souls of Thy creatures may be drawn towards Thee, that they may forsake themselves and turn unto Thee, and may flee from their misery and seek the tabernacle of Thy riches, and may haste away from their wretchedness into the court of Thy majesty and glory.

This is the Lamp which the light of Thine own Essence hath lit, and whose radiance the winds of discord can never extinguish. This is the Ocean that moveth by the power of Thy sovereign might, and whose waves the influence of the infidels that have disbelieved in the Judgment Day can never still. This is the Sun that shineth in the heaven of Thy will and the splendor of which the veils of the workers of iniquity and the doubts of the evil doers can never cloud.

I yield Thee thanks, O my God, for that Thou hast offered me up as a sacrifice in Thy path, and made me a target for the arrows of afflictions as a token of Thy love for Thy servants, and singled me out for all manner of tribulation for the regeneration of Thy people.

How sweet to my taste is the savor of woes sent by Thee, and how dear to my heart the dispositions of Thy providence! Perish the soul that fleeth from the threats of kings in its attempt to save itself in Thy days! I swear by Thy glory! Whoso hath quaffed the living waters of Thy favors can fear no trouble in Thy path, neither can he be deterred by any tribulation from remembering Thee or from celebrating Thy praise.

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art my Governor and the Possessor of all names, to protect them that have branched out from me (Afnan), whom Thou hast caused to be related to Thyself, and to whom Thou hast, in this Revelation, shown Thy special favor, and whom Thou hast summoned to draw nigh unto Thee and to turn towards the horizon of Thy Revelation. Withhold not from them, O my Lord, the outpourings of Thy mercy or the effulgence of the Day-Star of Thy grace. Enable them to distinguish themselves amongst Thy people, that they may exalt Thy word and promote Thy Cause. Aid them, O my God, to do Thy will and pleasure.

No God is there but Thee, the All-Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Most High.

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He is the Preserver, the Generous One!

Glory be to Thee, O Helper of Thy chosen ones, and glory be to Thee, O Succourer of Thy pure ones! I beseech Thee by the light of Thy Cause which hath shone forth and appeared from the horizon of Thy will, and by the manifestation of the fire of the Tree of Utterance unto Moses, the Son of Imran, Thy Interlocutor and Thy Chosen One, to ordain for him who hath loved Thee and desired Thee every good thing Thou hast sent down from Thy Most Exalted Pen for the people of Baha and the companions of the Crimson Ark. Verily, Thou art the Almighty over what Thou willest, and within Thy grasp are the reins of all affairs. There is no God but Thee, the Speaker on Sinai, the Manifestor of Light, and the Lord of the Day of Resurrection.

The Most Great Branch arrived and mentioned the loved ones - may God’s blessings be upon them - and that esteemed one in the Most Holy and Exalted Presence, and likewise what was known of that esteemed one and what appeared from him in the path of God - all was witnessed and attained the adornment of acceptance and the light of good-pleasure. We beseech God to manifest unto that esteemed one that which shall be adorned with the ornament of immortality in the book of the world. There is no doubt that the reward for these deeds will appear from God. Every good deed today is in truth recorded with God as the king of deeds and is inscribed and written by the Most Exalted Pen. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to assist thee through His grace and to ordain for thee what He ordained for His chosen ones before and after. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

Convey greetings from the Wronged One to the grief-stricken leaf. I swear by the Sun of Truth, there hath been ordained for her the reward of children whose fragrant remembrance of God hath not ceased and will not cease. It is hoped that she will preserve this most great bounty through patience and steadfastness in His exalted path. This mention must be appreciated, and its appreciation lieth in the good-pleasure of His friends. In times of tribulation, God willing, they will transform the garment of sorrow into the robe of supreme joy through the breezes of revelation and the light of countless favors. Verily He is the Guardian of His steadfast servants and maidservants.

O H! It is hoped that thou wilt be warmed by the heat of the divine verses in such wise that from thy movement and stillness may appear that which will attract minds and hearts. However, all matters are dependent upon and connected with wisdom and utterance. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to confirm thee and make thee successful in that whereby His Cause will be exalted amongst His servants. Verily He is powerful over all things. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and who love thee and upon those who have drunk the wine of revelation from this manifest cup.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. From time immemorial He hath been hidden in the essence of His Being and concealed in the reality of His Self. No one among all created things hath known Him, and no soul among all existing beings hath comprehended Him. He whom He hath manifested is, in truth, His Manifestation amongst His servants and the One Who standeth in His stead. Through Him His sovereignty, then His command, became manifest, and through Him the sun of His Will hath shone forth from the horizon of His purpose upon all who are in the heavens and on earth. Whoso denieth Him hath denied Me, and whoso denieth Me hath denied Him. Say: Fear God, O people, and let not the atoms curse you. Fear the All-Merciful, and be not of the ignorant ones. Say: He hath appeared in truth with His sovereignty, and He is the Dawning-Place of His prevailing Will, the Manifestation of His all-encompassing Purpose, the Source of His transcendent signs, and the Dayspring of His wondrous inspiration. By God! Through a movement of His finger all things were drawn unto Him. Thus was the decree ordained, if ye be of them that understand. Whoso hath hesitated in His Cause hath strayed from the Path and cast aside justice. By My life! He is of the wrongdoers. Say: Through My sovereignty His sovereignty hath appeared, and through My exaltation His exaltation hath been manifested to all things, and through My Own Self-Subsistence His Self-Subsistence hath been revealed as the One dominant over all worlds. O people! He is the Most Great Sea and the Most Ancient Mystery. He is the One Who hath been named in every world among the worlds of God by one of the most beautiful names, and in the Kingdom of eternity by that which the tongue hath uttered. Thus doth your Lord, the All-Merciful, testify, yet the people of all realms remain heedless save those who have turned to the Dayspring of Revelation and said: “I believe in Thee, O my Lord, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling.” Blessed is he who hath rent asunder the veils and entered the presence of his Lord, the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous, and hath drunk the most pure wine from the Supreme Horizon. He is assuredly among those who have detached themselves from all else but Him and soar in the atmosphere of nearness. Blessed is he who hath recognized the new in this wondrous One through Whom the cry of the deluded ones and the clamor of the polytheists have been raised - they who, when that which was hidden was made manifest, denied God, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling. O servants of the All-Merciful! Cast behind your backs what is with men and turn unto the Qiblih of all possibility, Who calleth out from the midmost heart of Paradise: “There is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved.” Beware lest that which ye possess prevent you from this glorious Quarter. Turn with your faces unto the Face of God and with your eyes unto His Luminous and Radiant Horizon. Thus doth the Pen command you from the presence of the Ancient King. Beware lest ye abandon the decree of God and follow those who have disbelieved in the Witness and the Witnessed.

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He is the Mighty, the Beloved! God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that ’Ali is the Sovereign of His Will, then His Purpose, then His Remembrance and Glory, then His Manifestation and Grandeur, then His Concealment and Mystery. All were sent forth by His command and all through Him are created. Say: By God! He is verily the Sun of Oneness, and the Emblem of Eternity, and the Essence of Pre-existence, and the Primal Point, and the Self of God standing over all who are in the heavens and on earth - to this we bear witness, if ye be of them that testify. Through Him were the spheres set in motion and the cycles revolved and the Hidden Secret was revealed, and through Him did the Beauty of the Divine Identity don the robe of glory and the Sovereignty of God appeared with evident dominion. Thus doth the Dove warble, and the Cock of the Throne cry out, and this exalted, praiseworthy Tree sing. O Pen of Glory! Make mention of the servant who hath believed in God and the Manifestation of His Self, and upon whom tribulations descended in the path of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that he may remember within himself and then make mention to the servants of God who have ascended unto God, the Mighty, the Beloved. O servant! Give thanks unto God, thy Creator, for having granted thee what He hath not granted to most of His servants from every learned one known and every mystic renowned. Then emerge from behind the veils of concealment with manifest wisdom, and aid thy Lord to the extent of thy power - this is better for thee than all else and every beloved station. Know thou that this Tablet is the fire of God and His lamp which We have sent unto thee with an extended flame. And verily if thou wert to recite it with the melody of the Dove, there would appear within thee the fire of God, kindled and ablaze, and from it would arise such heat in the hearts of those who have been overtaken by coldness through the sorrows inflicted by such as associate partners with their Lord. O servant! Arise within thyself above these gales that have blown upon thee from this exalted, mighty Quarter, and rejoice within thyself, then be gladdened in thy being that God hath made thee a knower of His Self and revealed unto thee what was inscribed in the hidden Tablets of glory. And grieve not for what hath befallen thee and the chosen ones of God, for soon shalt thou find thyself in such a station as shall astound the hearts of men - this is a truth inscribed with truth upon a treasured tablet of glory. Thus have We made mention of thee on this night and sent down unto thee that which shall draw thee nigh unto God, the Mighty, the Loving. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who have heard the melodies of God from this exalted Tree which hath been raised up in truth and speaketh that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Beloved.

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O Karim in the letter Shin! He is the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious! God has testified to His own Self by His own Self upon the throne of His might and sovereignty that there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Dominant, the Powerful, the Wise, and that the Point of the Bayan is His mystery and His witness and His Command and His address and His Word to all who are in the heavens and earths. Say: He has appeared in truth from the Dayspring of God, the Mighty, the Powerful, and has spoken in truth in the heaven of eternity and the kingdom of creation that “I am God, there is no God but Me, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.” Through Him was established the proof of God and His beauty dawned and His Word was perfected and His Cause was exalted above the former and latter generations. Thus does the Dove sing from the verses of a mighty rapture that God’s proof and evidence may be completed for all things and all created beings. O servant! Many letters have come before Us but among them was not your letter, and We were saddened to find you among the forgetful ones. Know that even if you have forgotten Us, We have not forgotten you and We have been among those who remember. We have sent you this Tablet from which the fragrances of God waft upon every beautiful Joseph. Know then that We were among the servants as one of them, and you yourself bear witness to this, and God behind you is witness. No one recognized Us for they were behind veils and in mighty delusion, as though none among the people had eyes to recognize the Beauty of the Ancient One after He appeared in truth by the command of Him before Whom the necks of the proud were humbled. We remained in this concealment until God’s appointed time was fulfilled according to what was ordained by His Pen on a preserved tablet of glory. Then the idolaters cast Us into this prison from which the cries of the mystics cannot reach Us. When We arrived therein, We rent asunder the veils and tore away the covering with power and clear sovereignty, despite them and those who disbelieved and associated partners with God, the Mighty, the Peerless, that God’s proof might be completed for His creation and His evidence for His creatures and His testimony for all created things. As for you, gird up your loins to exalt the name of God and His Cause and fear no one, but place your trust in Him, for in Him let the faithful servants place their trust. If you find a pure heart and an illumined breast, cast upon it what God has cast upon you in this blessed and wondrous Tablet; otherwise, conceal it in your heart and remain in mighty concealment. The Spirit and glory and splendor be upon you and upon those women who are in your household. Give them glad tidings of your Lord’s tidings and be not among the patient ones. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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He is the Ever-Living, the All-Forgiving, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the Bountiful!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant who turned away from him who turned away from Thee, who denied Thy signs, who turned his back upon Thy beauty, who was heedless of Thy remembrance, who associated partners with Thy countenance, who occupied himself with other than Thee, who turned away from Thy Self and Thy will, and who turned to the desires of his own self and his own will, until he ascended to the heaven of heedlessness and forgetfulness, and rose in his denial to a station which none among the people of infidelity and rebellion could ever attain, such that the matter became confused to those who believed in Thee and in Thy mighty signs and who turned toward the fields of nearness in the pavilion of eternity. And when Thou didst reckon their deeds and what their hands had wrought, the oceans of Thy mercy and the wonders of Thy bountiful grace were stirred, whereby Thou didst remove the veil from their faces that they might know the paths of guidance from perdition and felicity from error, that they might perceive Thy Cause and ascend to the heaven of Thy oneness and follow Thee in the temple of Thy eternity, that Thou mightest bring forth Thy servants from darkness into light and give them glad-tidings through Thy signs and guide them to the beauty of Thy holiness. Then, when the sun of Thy loving-kindness and the splendors of the lights of Thy merciful grace shone forth, and the decree of execution by the sovereign of Thy judgment became manifest, some among them gained insight into what Thou hadst taught them of the ways of Thy Cause and the paths of Thy good-pleasure, including this one who hath returned unto Thee and taken refuge in the sanctuary of Thy guidance and come before the law of Thy forgiveness and turned toward the garden of Thy holy loving-kindness and held fast to the cords of Thine eternity and clung to the hem of Thy pardon and grace. And verily, O my God, I know naught save what I have read in his letter and discovered of the secrets contained therein, and recognized from the hidden things of his heart, as though I heard the cry of his heart and the lamentation of his innermost being and the anxiety of his soul and the agitation of his self and the sorrow of his spirit, whereby I grieved at his grief and trembled at his agitation and wept with the eyes of my inner being for what befell him in Thy days. Therefore did the heavens and all that is therein, and the earths and all that is thereon, weep. For Thou, O my God, knowest better than I whether in his heart there was love for Thy beauty and passion for Thy Being and yearning for Thine Essence. Therefore forgive him, then have mercy upon him, then conceal his sins and errors from first to last, then pardon him and turn unto him in forgiveness, then clothe him with the garments of Thy bounty and the robe of Thy forgiveness and the shirt of Thy pardon, then raise him to a station wherein he may circle round Thy Being and visit the sanctuary of Thy grandeur and circumambulate the house of Thy beauty. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and verily, Thou art the Mighty, the Merciful.

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O Mirza Aqa! He is God, the Most Holy, the Most Pure! That which you sent from your pen in remembrance of God to Our name the Mahdi has come before Us. Blessed are you, for your heart, veins and inner being are filled with the love of your Lord, the Mighty, the Generous. We have recognized your steadfastness in the Cause of God, your firmness in His religion, your rootedness in His love, and your passionate longing to attain His presence. Thus it behooveth you and those whose hearts God hath purified from the defilement of satans. As We previously sent you a Tablet, We therefore content Ourselves with what was revealed at that time. We beseech God to grant you the best of rewards and not separate you from His Most Exalted Word - and this indeed is a mighty bounty. Convey Our greetings to the faces of those who have turned wholly to God and turned away from those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent.

Convey the greetings of this imprisoned servant to all the loved ones of God. It is incumbent upon every soul, to the extent possible, to protect people from the wolves of the earth - that is, from the polytheists among the people of the Bayan. I swear by the Luminary of the horizon of holy glory, they have arisen to practice such deceit and hypocrisy that the mention of it transcends the pen of all existence. How quickly changed the faces of those who claimed belief! Would that you could have known the object of worship of this group! Would that these servants had worshipped one like themselves! They worship naught but delusion, and they serve naught but delusion. Their origin is the fire and unto it shall they return. Strange it is how awareness has been stripped from this people! It is not known by what evidence and proof they establish their own belief. They have drawn the swords of hatred against One for Whom the Primal Point sacrificed His very Self, and with utmost determination they have arisen to cut down the divine Tree. Yet still they count themselves among the people of certitude! God willing, We hope that the people of that blessed land will remain protected from the evil of these satanic manifestations and hold fast to the hem of the divine mantle.

Blessed are they who attain! Convey Our infinite greetings to K. A detailed and extensive Tablet was previously sent especially for him. God willing, they must become detached from all the world and what is therein, and occupy themselves with the remembrance and praise of God. The greatest of all matters today has been and will continue to be the unity of the loved ones of God. And the Spirit and Glory be upon you, O people of the Spirit!

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He is the Hearer and the Speaker

Say: My God, my God! Thou seest my state and hearest my sighing, and what hath befallen me at the hands of the polytheists among Thy creatures and the transgressors among Thy servants. They have denied Thy proof and Thy testimony, and have violated Thy covenant and Thy testament, and have spoken that which the Pharaohs of old spoke not. Thou hearest, O my God, what hath proceeded from their mouths and what their pens have set in motion. I know not, O my Goal and my Beloved and Ultimate Aim of my hope, what Thou hast ordained for me by the Pen of Thy decree and what the Reed of Thy destiny hath written for me. I was sleeping when the breezes of the dawn of Thy Manifestation awakened me, and I was seated when the hands of Thy power raised me up, and I was silent when the wonders of Thy grace and bounty caused me to speak. When I arose, I heard the call from all things in such wise as I cannot mention before the oppressors among Thy creatures and the rebellious among Thy servants. Then Thou didst command me to call out before the faces of the rulers and the learned ones in the world of creation. When my call was raised, the first servant who sought to shed my blood was my brother, whom I had nurtured over successive years and protected beneath the wing of my favor through the nights and days. Then Thy servants and creatures from all directions sought to harm me, and beyond them the people of the Bayan who denied the right of God and His favor, and the Manifestation of God and His sovereignty. Thou knowest what their false hands have wrought in those vain days and what their lying tongues have spoken. Thou seest me, O my God, in this station with the hands of my hope raised to the heaven of Thy generosity and my gaze expectant of the wonders of Thy grace. If Thou desirest the exaltation of Thy Word and the manifestation of Thy Cause and the establishment of Thy commandments and laws and the hearts of the sincere ones among Thy servants and the near ones among Thy creatures - and if not, then strengthen them to remain silent in Thy days and to keep quiet among Thy creation and to turn to the mountain peaks lest there appear from them that which would raise the clamor of the polytheists and the croaking of the croakers. Verily Thou art the Almighty whom the affairs of Thy creation cannot frustrate, nor the events of the world and its ornaments in Thy earth. I beseech Thee, O Lord of all beings and the One mentioned in the heart of Baha, to adorn Thy servants with the ornament of justice and fairness that they may read Thy verses and ponder Thy clear proofs and what hath appeared from Thee. I testify that in Thy grasp are the reins of those in the heavens and the earth and the reins of hearts and minds by Thy power and Thy sovereignty. O Lord! Aid me and disappoint me not of what Thou hast ordained for those who have turned to Thee with pure hearts and radiant faces. Verily Thou art the King of the Kingdom of Names and the Creator of heaven. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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O Mirza Buzurg, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One Who calleth before the faces of all peoples. The Most Exalted Pen is bewildered as to what it should mention. Every sect among the sects seeketh after truth, and entereth monasteries, synagogues, mosques, churches and temples in the name of truth, turning toward God in love. Yet they remain heedless and deprived of His Most Great Appearance, the Mighty Announcement, and His verses which descend like torrential rain at all times. Glory be to God! The people of the Gospel cling to two pages while remaining debarred from the Mother Book. And the people of the Furqan, despite countless verses having descended from the heaven of Divine Will and the kingdom of the Lord’s decree, are seen to be heedless. The people of Iran, throughout ages and centuries, made mention of the Qa’im and clung to names, yet when the horizon of the world became illumined and distinguished by the Most Great Light, all turned away and became inflamed with the fire of hatred and animosity. In such case, what can be said? The vain imaginings of the servants have prevented them from the Dawning-Place of Divine revelation and the Dayspring of the Sun of certitude. Reflect upon what hath come to pass. Consider the vainglory of the Shi’ih sect: they deemed themselves the foremost of the world and the most exalted among nations. Yet when the balance of justice was set up, they were found to be the most lost among the peoples of the world. They spent their entire lives occupied with successor-games and likewise with other names such as Chiefs and Nobles and the like. On the Day of Judgment there appeared from those heedless souls that which hath appeared from no oppressor to this day. The divines of that sect are, one and all, engaged in cursing and reviling. Blessed are they who, with the arm of knowledge and the power of certitude, have rent asunder the veils of glory and become illumined by the lights of the manifestation of Him Who conversed on Sinai. Praise thou the Goal of all beings, Who aided thee to turn unto Him in days when the most learned and accomplished of those parts turned away and engaged in opposition. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Goal of the world and Beloved of the nations, for having given me to drink from the cup of Thy knowledge and guided me to Thy path. I beseech Thee by the hearts which Thou hast made treasuries of the pearls of Thy love, and by the blood which hath been shed in Thy path, to make me in all circumstances steadfast in Thy Cause in such wise that neither the pharaohs of the earth nor its tyrants who have violated Thy Covenant and Thy Testament, and have denied Thy signs and disputed Thy proof, shall prevent me. I testify that Thy power hath encompassed all created things and Thy mercy hath preceded all existing things. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of that which Thou hast ordained for such of Thy servants as are detached. Verily Thou art the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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O Muhammad, who hast migrated and attained unto My Name which standeth above all names! This is a Book sent down by the Creator of the heavens and the Possessor of all things. He calleth all unto this most exalted station and this most glorious Paradise wherein the Most Great Throne hath been established through this Name, by which the hearts of the nations were stirred except for those who turned unto the Kaaba of God, detached from all who are in the heavens and the earth. O thou who hast migrated, hear the call from the Prison of Akka - it will draw thee nigh unto God, the One, the All-Informed. Thou didst attain unto My verses before, and at this time as well, as a grace from My presence. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. O Muhammad, grieve not because of the world and its vicissitudes. Hold fast unto this Cord, through whose movement all created things were moved. Blessed is the servant who hath witnessed and seen, and woe unto the heedless. We bear witness that thou didst forsake thy homeland and didst seek the most exalted homeland beneath the canopy of the grandeur of thy Lord, the Almighty, the Powerful. Thou didst advance and turn thy face until thou didst arrive before the Countenance and didst hear the call of the Wronged One from His lofty station. Blessed art thou for having sought the ultimate goal and for having drunk the choice wine of grace from the hand of the bounty of thy Lord, the Lord of all beings. Verily He is the Compassionate, the Generous. Remind My loved ones in the lands on My behalf and illumine them with the light of My beauteous remembrance. Say: O people of God! Adversity and affliction have befallen you in His path, and ye have heard for love of Him what no ears of men have heard before. The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to this from this luminous horizon. Say: Beware lest the affairs of men grieve you or the might of those who have denied the Day of Judgment frighten you. Turn with your hearts unto the Kaaba of God, the Lord of the worlds. Thus have We set forth the verses and sent them unto Our loved ones, that their fragrances might attract them and draw them nigh unto the One, the All-Informed. Verily thou, O Muhammad, hast heard the call of the Wronged One and hast drunk His sealed wine in His Name, the Self-Subsisting, and hast attained unto that which was recorded in the Books of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Rejoice in this remembrance and say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, my Lord and my Support, for having guided me unto a station honored by Thy footsteps, wherein Thy call was raised and the sun of Thy grace shone forth from the horizon of Thy will. I bear witness that Thou hast manifested what was hidden from eyes and concealed in the knowledge of God, the Possessor of this wondrous Day. O my Lord! I beseech Thee by the power of Thy most exalted Word and Thy sovereignty which hath encompassed all things, to ordain for me and those with me what Thou hast ordained for those of Thy servants who are nigh unto Thee and those of Thy creation who are sincere. Then send down upon us from the heaven of Thy bounty a mercy from Thy presence and a blessing from Thy side. Verily Thou art the Generous. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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O Mirza Aqa! Upon thee be the Glory of God, He Who dawneth from the horizon of the heaven of the Kingdom!

This is a Book which the Sovereign of the Kingdom and the Ruler of the Realm of Might hath sent down unto him who hath turned to the Most Exalted Horizon, at a time when the limbs of the Names trembled through the onslaught of the princes and the clamor of the divines who cast the Covenant behind them in their final abode. We have mentioned thee before with a mention before which all mentions bow down in humility. Blessed art thou and blessed are they whom the affairs of creation have not held back from the Truth - they arose and proclaimed before the faces of the world: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of Lords!”

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! The Cause hath been sanctified above the knowledge of the people of the Bayan, who cast aside the Covenant of the All-Merciful by following their own desires. They are assuredly among those recorded as lost in the Scriptures and Tablets. We stood firm in the Cause and voiced the praise of God on a day wherein the limbs of the mighty trembled through fear of the wicked ones. When the veils were rent asunder and the Sun of Revelation manifested His banner according to a decreed measure, there emerged from behind the veil the buzzing of flies who objected to Him Who aided the Cause through the hosts of inspiration and revelation. They say what the Shi’ih party said, imagining themselves to be possessed of certitude. Nay, by My life! They are worshippers of idle fancies and vain imaginings. When the horizon of Revelation manifested its banner, they turned away from it, following every heedless doubter. Say: Observe, then recall the fruits of the deeds of the people of the Furqan when the Hour came and the Herald proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of all men!” Those people denied God and His sovereignty and opposed Him with an injustice whereat the Concourse on High and the dwellers of Paradise lamented at eventide and at dawn. Hatred intensified in their hearts until they pronounced judgment against Him Who is the Desired One with a tyranny that caused the heaven to withhold its rain. Thus did their souls entice them, and today they are among the lost ones. By God’s life! They committed what none before them had ever committed. Say: Take ye warning, O ye who are endowed with insight!

From this station We send Our greetings upon thy face and upon those who are with thee in this Cause whereby feet have slipped, and We send Our greetings upon My loved ones there whose names thou hast mentioned before the Wronged One in this station which God hath made among the most exalted of stations. We have remembered them and inscribed their names with the Most Exalted Pen in the Crimson Book as a grace from God, the Lord of all beings. We counsel them to manifest supreme steadfastness in the Cause of God, the Lord of all creation, and to that whereby the station of man is exalted among all religions. The glory that shineth forth from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon those who hearkened unto the call and said: “Here am I, here am I, O Lord of Names! Here am I, here am I, O Possessor of earth and heaven!”

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Love of His Honor Haji Muhammad-Rida, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One manifest from His Most Glorious Horizon!

The Book has been revealed, verses are witnessed, and divine commandments and laws are present before all faces. At all times the Pen of the Most Merciful declares: “Fear God, O peoples of the earth! Be not of the wrongdoers, and deny not Him Whose sovereignty, power, grandeur and authority ye acknowledged throughout the ages and centuries. Turn ye unto God, your Lord, and be not of those who turn away.”

Your letter arrived and was honored to be heard in the presence of the Wronged One. Verily he was one who recognized God and His verses, and acknowledged the oneness of His Essence and attributes. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who made thee recognize the Straight Path of God and His Great Announcement.

In these days the Sun of Justice is veiled behind clouds of oppression, while the Wronged One calls out from the horizon of tribulation and commands all to that which is befitting. Convey My greetings to the people of God. We beseech God to assist them with the hosts of wisdom and utterance, to aid them in that which He loves and is pleased with, and to enable them to draw nigh unto Him. Verily He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

Regarding what thou didst mention about His Honor the Nazir, upon him be My Glory, and Muhammad-Aqa - what occurred was without consent. In truth they acted without the knowledge of His Honor the Nazir in a manner contrary to the divine Books, Scriptures and Tablets. Today relationships are cut off and the relationship with God is beloved and present. Praise be to God that His Honor the Nazir, upon him be My Glory, has attained unto this, and whatever occurred without his permission - its harm returns to the heedless souls who committed it.

The effulgences of the Sun of Divine Laws shall encompass the world. The day is bright, adorned with the lights of the Sun of Truth. Neither beautiful nor ugly deeds remain concealed. We beseech God to assist His loved ones to acquire eternal ranks in this transient realm. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer.

In all cases the mercy of God has encompassed and preceded all. Should He wish, He will forgive them both, for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. In these days the covenant of the Kurds has returned and a new governor has come. The Command is in God’s hands, the Lord of all worlds. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the Mighty, the Praised One.

We make mention of the loved ones in that land and counsel them to purity and holiness. The Glory from Us be upon thee and upon them, and the mercy of God and His grace and bounty. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the Great.

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O Abu’l-Ma’ali, upon thee be the Glory of God!

In My Name, which shineth forth from the horizon of utterance. This is a Book wherein the Tongue of God, the Lord of all beings, and His Most Exalted Pen beareth witness unto him who hath heard the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree in days wherein every Prophet, every Book and every trusted Messenger gave glad tidings. O Abu’l-Ma’ali! He Who was named in the Torah as the Everlasting God, in the Gospel as the Spirit of Truth, and in the Qur’an as the Great Announcement, maketh mention of thee. Would all the treasures of earth and heaven equal My remembrance of thee? Nay, by the Lord of the worlds! The servant who is present hath presented thy letter which testified to My grandeur, My oneness, My singleness, My power and My mercy that hath encompassed all who are in the heavens and on earth. It was read before the Wronged One, and from it We perceived the fragrance of the love of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as We found thy letter purified from idle fancies and vain imaginings, and sanctified from the doubts of them who have disbelieved in God when He came with manifest sovereignty. Thou art he who hath held fast unto the cord of My loving-kindness and clung to the hem of My bounty, and hath spoken that which the Concourse on High and the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise have spoken. The Tongue of God beareth witness unto this in this glorious station.

O Abu’l-Ma’ali! We speak in the Persian tongue so that all may discover the utterance of the All-Merciful and drink from the ocean of His knowledge. Many petitions have reached the Most Holy Court, but from thy petition wafted a most sweet fragrance, for it bore these wondrous words - thy saying: “Then I beseech Thee, O my God, to favor me with tribulation in Thy path and deprive me not of the cups of trials which Thou hast given to Thy servants, both men and women.” How many of those who have turned to God and have recognized Him became distressed at the slightest tribulation, while thou, praise be to God, hast attained to such a station that thou seeketh tribulation in the path of thy Beloved. By My life! This cup is mighty indeed, its matter is tremendous and its station is glorious. In truth, thou hast sought the cup from which the Ancient Beauty hath ever drunk and continueth to drink. Blessed are the patient, but all favor belongeth to the thankful and the seekers. Give thanks unto the Goal of all existence, Who hath aided thee to attain this most exalted station and enabled thee to achieve that of which most of the people of the world remain heedless and veiled. Soar upon the wings of longing in the atmosphere of thy Lord’s love. Verily, He hath ordained for thee, by His Most Exalted Pen, the reward of attaining His presence, of standing before His countenance, of standing at His door, and of circumambulating His mighty throne. Glory be upon thee, upon thy turning unto God, thy devotion, thy beginning and thy return, and upon every sincere soul who is steadfast. Praise be to God, the Mighty, the Wise.

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Fath-Abad

O Muhammad-Qabil-i-Baqir!

In the Name of the One True God! Your letter reached the Most Holy Court and the fragrances of love wafted from it. Praise the Beloved of the world that you have been adorned with the lights of the Word and have turned toward the Straight Path of God. I swear by the Sun of Utterance which has dawned from the Dayspring of the mouth of the All-Merciful, if you were to reflect upon these stations that have been bestowed upon you, you would soar with the wings of joy and delight. If today a soul attains unto the ocean of joy, at all times they will witness with their outer and inner sight the evanescence of the world and the loss of its people. And they reach a station where the troubles of the dusty world and the clouds that rise from it do not disturb them, and the veils of the world do not prevent or conceal them from the Dayspring of Revelation. Hold fast to the hem of the bounty of thy Lord and say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of the worlds! The passing shadow has no value whatsoever in the sight of those who have drunk from the Kawthar of meeting and who gaze toward the Most Exalted Horizon. If thou wouldst look with true vision, thou wouldst behold all the people of the earth submerged up to their necks in clay […] We beseech God to sanctify and purify His loved ones from all that He hath not loved and doth not love. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of existence and Ruler of the seen and unseen! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which every idolator hath lamented and every believer in unity hath rejoiced, to grant me that which will enable me to arise to serve Thee and to speak in Thy praise. O my Lord! I am the sorrowful one, yet with Thee is the ocean of joy and gladness. I beseech Thee not to withhold me from it. Thou art He to Whose generosity and bounty all created things have testified. There is none other God but Thee, the Generous, the Bountiful. O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy verses […] and by Thy Most Exalted Horizon to ordain for me by the Pen of Thy Command that which will comfort mine eyes through Thy grace. Then decree for me what Thou hast decreed for Thy chosen ones whom neither events could prevent from turning to Thee nor tribulations from drawing nigh unto Thy horizon. Thou seest me, O my God, standing before the door of Thy grace, anticipating the wonders of Thy favors. Wilt Thou turn away the poor one from the kingdom of Thy riches and the lowly one from the ocean of Thy bestowals? Nay, by Thy glory and Thy sovereignty! Thou art the All-Powerful over what Thou willest and in Thy grasp is the kingdom of earth and heaven. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Encompassing. The glory be upon thee and upon thy wife who hath turned to God and attained unto the days of God, the Lord of the worlds.

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O Friend of Love! He is God! The letter of friendship arrived at the treasury of nothingness, and its spiritual meanings bestowed fresh joy and boundless delight. It is evident that spiritual friends who dwell in the divine nest must pass beyond the dust and transcend the spheres, lift their feet from the earth and step into the sacred precincts of the Lord of Lords. For these companions no barrier can intervene and no change can alter them. They are intoxicated with the wine of love and unconscious from the cup of longing. They are drunk with the immortal Beauty and immersed in the matchless crystal stream. Though their outer appearance may manifest as fire, their inner reality betokens light. The realm of words does not prevent them from the lofty stations of meaning, nor do metaphorical veils conceal them from the places of truth. They soar on the wing of trust and fly in the holy atmosphere of detachment on the wing of mighty oneness. Moreover, the movement of the worlds of divine unity relates to the heart, and a pure and subtle heart is not disturbed by coarse tongue and speech.

We look within and at the state

We look not without at mere words

It is clear to you that these well-known companions commit how many disapproved acts. They walk in the valley of self and tread the desert of heedlessness. They speak from desire and journey in the wilderness of error. O Friend of Love! Listen to the words of the spirit with the ear of spirit, that you may sacrifice soul and heart in the path of the Beloved and cast your head in the lane of the Friend, that headless you may lift up your head, and heartless you may cry out, and without wine you may surge, and without tongue you may attain the angel, and from this outward furnace you may turn to the divine rose gardens. O nightingale, make your home in the garden of the heart and take your place on the rose branch. O hoopoe, return to the city of Sheba. O Joseph, emerge from the prison of the body. O Abraham, pass beyond the fire of self and enter the Paran of love, that in the darkness of these days you may shine like light and gird up the loins of service and circle with heart and soul around the city of roses. This is the fruit of existence. Then will the fragrance of inner meanings be released from spiritual garments, that you may discover the sweet scents of eternity from the right hand of faithfulness and be numbered among the sanctified ones in the Mother Book, written by the Pen of Power upon the Tablet of Glory in truth. And praise be upon you and upon those who follow you in the Cause of your Lord and are recorded among the doers of good in the Book.

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He is the Most Holy, the Most Glorious

O servants of the All-Merciful! We counsel you to observe trustworthiness, truthfulness and fidelity, and to fear God, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Whoso cleaveth unto the fear of God, he verily is of the people of this exalted station. O people of Baha! Your eyes are gladdened by what they behold of My Most Sublime Horizon, and blessed are your ears for having been honored to hearken unto the verses of God, the Lord of all worlds. Know ye the value of this most exalted station. By My life! The treasures of the heavens and earth cannot equal it. Ye are beneath the glances of God’s loving-kindness - He heareth what ye speak of His love and seeth how ye fare in His Cause, the Mighty, the All-Wise. He maketh mention of you from His Most Great Prison in such wise as to immortalize your names in a preserved Tablet. Say: By God! All things give you glad-tidings under all conditions, if ye be of them that know. Hold ye fast unto steadfastness, then again unto steadfastness, lest your feet slip from His Straight Path. Say: This is My greatest counsel and My most mighty trust unto you. Preserve it, then set it before your eyes. And God is witness to what I say. We have counseled Our loved ones who soar in My atmosphere and drink the choice wine of My utterance to observe the Most Great Steadfastness in My Tablet and My Leaf and My Scriptures and My Pages and My Books. To this testify My Pen and My ink and My finger and My hand and My arm and My ear and My sight and My hair and My limbs and My truthful, trusted tongue. We repeatedly made mention of this Greatest Remembrance until My Most Exalted Pen addressed Me as it moved between My fingers, saying: “O Thou Who art imprisoned and wronged, Who art the All-Compelling over what is hidden and known! I behold that the ocean of Thy will is directed towards this Word which Thou hast made the foundation of Thy most sublime Words at the station of remembrance in the kingdom of creation. By Thy might, O Lord of eternity! I find myself bewildered at this, and Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. I beseech Thee to remove the veil from the face of my understanding and to make known to me Thy purpose, O Thou Goal of all worlds! Can it be possible that after the dawning of the sun of Thy Testament above the horizon of Thy Most Great Tablet, the feet of any one shall slip in Thy Straight Path?” We answered: “O My Most Exalted Pen! It behooveth Thee to occupy Thyself with that wherewith Thou hast been bidden by God, the Most High, the Most Great. Ask not concerning that which melteth Thy heart and the hearts of the denizens of Paradise who circle round My wondrous Cause. It beseemeth Thee not to learn what We have veiled from Thee. Thy Lord is verily the Concealer, the All-Knowing. Turn Thy most luminous countenance to the Most Great Scene and say: O my God, the All-Merciful! Adorn the heaven of utterance with the stars of steadfastness and trustworthiness and truthfulness and fidelity. Thou art verily powerful over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Ordainer, the Bountiful.”

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In the Name of God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy

This is a Book from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God and turned toward the holy court and hastened within himself, yearning for the presence of the Beloved, until he joined the hosts of God at the time when the Ancient Beauty departed from Iraq - thus was the matter decreed. Blessed art thou, O servant, in that thou didst tread the pathways of God’s good-pleasure, and blessed are they who were with thee when ye entered the pavilion of holiness in the Ridvan wherein the Face was radiant. Thus doth God make mention of those who fulfilled their Covenant, turned unto Him, and were detached from all the worlds.

O servant! Hear the call of God from the pole of this heaven which hath been raised above all created things, that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh between earth and heaven is verily the Manifestation of God and hath, in His name the Truth, encompassed all the worlds. Be thou steadfast in the Cause and turn not unto those who have denied the greatest proof whereby they had affirmed their faith in God. Thus did their idle fancies overcome them and kept them far removed from the shore of this grace.

Hearken unto the word of thy Lord, then detach thyself from those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God and have taken the calf as their lord besides God. They are but the most contemptible in station and the most astray in path. Say: O people! Fear God and attach not His Cause to aught else beside Him. Open your eyes that ye may behold the dawning of the Sun in the midst of heaven and be steadfast in the Cause. Take heed lest thou pause for less than a moment in mentioning the Cause of thy Lord amongst the people. Fear thou no one, for thy Lord shall suffice thee against all the worlds. He, verily, is powerful over whatsoever He willeth.

Thus have We made mention of thee in this Tablet that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord and find rest within thyself and be steadfast in the Cause. Convey Our remembrance unto thy two relatives and glorify them on God’s behalf, that they may rejoice within themselves. This is of God’s grace unto them, that they may serve thee with a submissive and sincere heart, for whoso serveth God his Lord, it behooveth all to serve him out of love for God and sincerely for His sake. He, verily, is merciful unto His servants.

We have sent unto thy sister a Tablet in eloquent Persian. God shall surely give thee and her your reward for having attained unto the presence of God in days wherein all were veiled from His recognition. Then glorify, from God’s tongue, thy mother’s countenance, that she may rejoice within herself and be mindful of the mention that was recorded in truth in the Book of Mine own Self.

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Husayn, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Wondrous, the Most High. This is a Book from Us to him whose face hath been illumined by the lights of his Lord’s countenance and who hath remained steadfast in the Cause of his Lord in days wherein tears have flowed from the eyes of them that are endued with understanding, that he may hearken unto the call of his Lord time and again, and soar upon His summons in the atmosphere of His love, and arise to promote His Cause amidst all peoples. Blessed art thou, O thou who walkest in the path of nearness and good-pleasure, inasmuch as thou hast hearkened unto thy Lord’s call and responded to Him after most of His servants had turned away, save him whom the hand of divine Will did grasp and deliver from the torment of the burning fire. Thy letter hath come before Us and We have taken note of its contents and granted what thou didst desire of thy Lord’s grace, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. We have ordained for thee, in the precincts of thy Lord’s mercy, a station of sublime glory, and have singled thee out for Our own Self. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this supreme favor. Verily, He severeth the cord of relationship from whomsoever He willeth and strengtheneth it for whomsoever He willeth. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty. Grieve not on account of those in whom hatred hath appeared. Leave them to themselves. Thy Lord is indeed well aware of the hypocrites. He shall soon seize them with His might, and they shall find for themselves no escape. Remind the people of this Most Great Remembrance, and shouldst thou find any among the people of the Bayan turning away from their All-Merciful Lord, say: O thou who associateth partners with God, die in thy wrath! The grievous Day hath come upon thee, and thou hast today no refuge or shelter save God Who created thee by His command. Fear God, and be not of them that join partners with Him. The Ark hath sailed upon the sea - whoso holdeth fast unto it hath indeed been saved, and whoso turneth away is verily of the people of Pharaoh and is among the drowned. Say: Have ye forgotten what ye were promised in the Tablets? By God! He Who is the Beloved of the worlds hath appeared - He before Whose face all faces have prostrated themselves and unto Whom the hearts of them that are nigh unto God have turned. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Praise be unto Thee for having made known unto me the Manifestation of Thyself, and for having caused me to turn unto the sanctuary of Thy beauty and the Kaaba of Thy nearness, and for having singled me out among Thy servants in such wise as to relate me unto Thyself. By Thy glory! Were I to render thanks unto Thee for this throughout the duration of Thy kingdom, it would still fall short of the wondrous tokens of Thy grace and bounties which have encompassed me and all created things. O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy signs through which Thy sovereignty hath been manifested unto the people of Thy realm and the throne of Thy mercy hath been established amidst Thy creatures, to make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause. Then send down upon me from the clouds of Thy grace that which shall detach me from all else besides Thee. Thou, verily, hast power to do what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most High!

This is a Book from Husayn to him who hath been named ’Ali in the Kingdom of God and whose name hath been mentioned before the Throne, that he may detach himself from those who have remained veiled in these days, and draw nigh unto God, his Lord, with manifest power, and soar in the atmosphere of the spirit on the wings of detachment, and aid his Lord to the extent of his ability. Thus hath it been sent down in the Tablet from the presence of the Mighty, the Powerful.

O servant! Hearken unto My call from the direction of the Prison, and be not of them who were heedless of God at the time when the earthquake seized the people of contention, and the heaven of idle fancy was cleft asunder, and God came in the shadows of the clouds with manifest sovereignty. Arise to serve the Cause of God and His remembrance, and say: O people! Fear God and break not His Covenant. Turn unto Him with radiant countenance.

Beware lest the signs of them who have disbelieved and associated partners with God after the verses of the Command were sent down from the heaven of wondrous glory veil you. Consider, O people, the proofs of the Prophets and Messengers, and deny not Him Whom God hath sent in truth with His manifestation and His sovereignty, and with Whom are preserved Tablets of mighty glory.

Take thou the Tablet of God with power from His presence, and fear not those who follow their desires and who, when asked “Who is your Lord?”, say “God Who created all things”, yet when He came to them with the Kingdom of verses they denied Him and turned back on their heels. Forget all save God, then find solace in His remembrance, then make what thou desirest to be extinguished in what He desireth. This is My counsel unto thee from One All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Say: O people! The Kawthar of utterance hath flowed from the mouth of the Will of your Lord, the Most Merciful. Fear God and deprive not yourselves thereof. Drink ye therefrom, that it may purify you from the defilement of every rebellious polytheist. Know thou that the mention of thy name was made before the Countenance, wherefore these clear verses were sent down from the heaven of the mercy of thy Lord unto all who dwell on earth.

Be thou steadfast in the love of God, then proclaim His Cause, and tarry not save for a while. God hath prescribed for Himself the assistance of those who convey His Cause, and He will reward them with a goodly reward. He, verily, hath power over all things. Blessed are they who have detached themselves unto God and taken the Manifestation of His Self as their helper.

Thus have We imparted unto thee the truth, that thou mayest follow what thou hast been commanded by One All-Knowing, All-Informed. And glory be upon thee and upon those who have hearkened unto the call of their Lord and answered Him, and hesitated not in His Cause. These are the people of Baha, whose names have been inscribed by the Pen of might and power.

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In the Name of God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy

This is a Book from the Prisoner to him who hath been guided by the lights of God and desireth to enter the pavilion of glory - the station that hath been concealed from the eyes of the idolaters. Say: In every age He hath appeared with one of the names, and when He appeared in this age with this Name, all who are in the heavens and on earth were struck with terror, save a numbered few. O servant! Arise amidst the people and proclaim: O concourse of earth! The Most Great Mystery of God hath been made manifest with evident sovereignty. Fear God and differ not concerning Him. He summoneth you to naught save unto God, in Whose grasp lieth the kingdom of all things, and God is witness unto this. Say: Do ye read the verses yet deny their Revealer? What aileth you that ye comprehend not? Say: The clouds of the Cause have been rent asunder, the Beauty of the Ancient of Days hath shone forth, and around Him are hosts of angels, while before Him marcheth the Kingdom of God and behind Him the denizens of the Concourse on High with heavenly legions that none can perceive save those endowed with true vision. Say: Is there doubt about God, or about this Manifestation Who hath appeared with the truth with clear evidence, or about that which hath been revealed unto Him of the verses of your Lord, the All-Merciful? Fear God, O peoples of the worlds, and be not tyrannical and wretched. Say: He is verily exalted in truth and these are His verses sent down from a mighty and sublime dominion. Purify thy vision from human limitations, then turn thy face toward the Most Sublime Vision of God - this is better for thee than all that is on earth. Then aid the Youth in these days, for thy aid to Him is to teach God’s Cause, as hath been revealed in mighty and impregnable Tablets. Say: O people! Spread not corruption in the land and eschew all wickedness. Fear God, O peoples of the earth, and be not among the faithless and sinful. Whoso committeth that which is forbidden is not of Me, and God is quit of him. Be not occupied with the world in such wise as would make thee heedless of God, thy Lord. It shall perish while sovereignty remaineth unto the Omnipotent, the Ancient of Days. Grieve not over anything and in all matters place thy trust in God. He verily sufficeth thee in truth and will protect thee from the harm of all created things. Thus have We imparted unto thee the word of truth and sent thee this Tablet that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and soar in this atmosphere which hath been raised up in the name of God. And mercy be upon thee and upon every discerning believer.

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In the Name of God, the Mighty, the All-Glorious! This is a Book from this Youth to him who hath been guided by the lights of God and was recorded in the Tablet as among those who have attained. Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, for having aided thee to know Him and made thee to be among those who have said “God is our Lord!” and then detached themselves from all who dwell on earth. Verily, they who in these days have veiled themselves from the Cause - these shall have no portion of the holy feast, while they who have believed have been provided with that which none else hath been provided, and God is witness unto this.

Hear My words and then leave the world behind thee, for it shall pass away and naught shall endure save that which hath been ordained in the heaven of mighty glory. Verily, he who occupieth himself with the world - all that he possesseth shall perish and he shall enter the grave alone, and whatsoever assistance he seeketh from that which he hath amassed shall not assist him. Thus hath the matter been witnessed in truth.

Say: O people! Fear God and burden not your backs with the ornaments of earth. Detach yourselves therefrom and soar on the wings of detachment unto the atmosphere of intimate nearness. Beware lest anything prevent you from God, your Lord, the All-Merciful. Hold fast unto the hem of His Self-Manifestation in these days from which every sinful polytheist hath been veiled.

Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I am he who hath turned with his heart unto the sanctuary of Thy holiness and bounty, and hath clung to the hem of Thy loving-kindness and favors. Wherefore, O my God, deprive me not of the sweet-scented fragrances of the garment of Thy grace and gifts, and withhold me not from that which lieth with Thee, for Thou art the One with power over whatsoever Thou willest, and Thou hast ever been omnipotent over all things.

O my Lord! Cause to gush forth from the rock of existence the waters of Thy knowledge and recognition, that all may know Thee as Thou art, though this be greater than all that is great. By Thy glory! Thy power is not incapable of manifesting that which is impossible in existence. Weakness hath ever been the attribute of Thy creation, while Thou art the Almighty through Thy sovereignty and hast ever encompassed all things.

O my Lord! Remove me not from the shore of Thy nearness, and plant within my heart the tree of hope, lest I despair of the wonders of Thy grace and favors, for Thou hast ever been merciful unto Thy servants. Thus have We imparted unto thee the word of truth, that thou mayest be steadfast in the Cause. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon him who hath turned unto the beauteous and Most Glorious Countenance.

Convey the greetings of God unto the faces of His loved ones there, then gather them unto the Cause and remind them of this Great Announcement, that their hearts may be enkindled with the love of God and become detached from the worlds. And the glory be upon thy son and thy wife from God, the Lord of all creation.

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O My handmaiden and My leaf! Jalal, who has attained Our presence and gained the bounty of reunion, is he who speaks, he who is manifest, and he who calls out between earth and heaven. Jalal, who has drunk from the cup of reunion time and again, and has partaken of the chalice of meeting repeatedly, is present in the Prison Land and has sent thy petition to the Most Holy Court. Praise be to God that the fragrance of divine love wafted from it, and it bore true witness to the love of the friends and handmaidens of that land. We beseech God to illumine all with the light of His knowledge and to attract them through the fire of His divine Singularity–that Fire which shone forth upon Moses, son of ‘Imran, from the Sinai of recognition. Today the True One, exalted be His glory, watches over His servants and handmaidens, and at all times has He remembered them all with a remembrance whose standards shall ere long be raised throughout the world and whose banners shall wave triumphant upon the highest flags. Verily, He loves His servants and handmaidens. Jalal has mentioned most of the friends, and each has been blessed with the lights of the lamp of reformation. We convey Our greetings and salutations to all the friends, and We bid them all to patience, steadfastness, love and affection. The purpose is that this span of earth be illumined with the light of love and that the differences of the peoples be transformed into unity. With this supreme triumph and manifestation in view, We have borne hardships and have heard from every heedless one that which caused the Kingdom of utterance to lament. O people of God! Be not grieved. Ere long will God, exalted be His glory, adorn the embodiments of oppression with the raiment of justice and the temples of tyranny with the ornament of equity. Verily, He has power over all things. Some time ago We made mention, and continue to make mention, of Mulla Shafi’ and certain other friends. They have ever been and shall ever remain remembered. The absence of names has been and continues to be a requirement of wisdom. Each has received, through His grace and favor, the greatest portion from the ocean of divine verses. We testify that they have attained unto that for which God created His servants. We beseech the True One on behalf of all, that they may prove worthy to preserve this most exalted station and most glorious rank. Well is it with them and happy their lot! O My handmaiden! Thy letter contained mention of the handmaidens of God, Mar?iyyih and ?amadiyyih. We make mention of them and send Our greetings to them from this Most Great Scene, and We give them the glad-tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of destiny. We beseech God to give them to drink of His most pure Kawthar. Verily, He is the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

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In His Name, to Isma’il, upon him be the Glory of God. He is the All-Seeing, the All-Speaking, the All-Hearing, the All-Perceiving.

O people of the Kingdom of Creation! Hearken unto that which the Most Glorious Tongue speaketh from the Divine Lote-Tree, this Station which hath been named with the Most Beautiful Names in the Crimson Tablet by the Supreme Pen. He, verily, is the Single One Who hath taken unto Himself no peer nor likeness. He hath been sanctified above all similitudes and exalted above whatsoever the followers of religions have spoken. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh is verily the Most Great Ocean amidst the nations, the Most Great Sign among all beings, and the Hidden Mystery which was recorded in the Books of God, the Lord of all worlds.

This is the Day wherein that which had not appeared before hath been made manifest, and which had been named in every scripture, tablet and book as the Day of God. Yet most of the people remain behind a manifest veil. They behold the Most Exalted Horizon yet deny it, and they hear what hath been sent down from the Mother Book yet turn away from it. Thus have their souls enticed them, and they are among the distracted ones.

O Isma’il! Rejoice in that the All-Glorious remembereth thee from the direction of His Beautiful Horizon which hath been named the Most Great Prison. Thy Lord is, verily, the All-Compassionate, the Most Generous. We have remembered thee before - hast thou forgotten God’s loving-kindness and grace? He hath turned toward thee and spoken that which every knowing and perceiving one hath recognized its fragrance. Be thou vocal in My remembrance and thankful for this bounty which hath descended from the heaven of thy Lord’s loving-kindness. Make mention of My loved ones on My behalf and give them the glad-tidings of My remembrance, My grace and My mercy which have preceded all who are in the heavens and the earth.

Say: He heareth what your tongues utter and seeth what ye do in your days. He is, verily, the All-Hearing, to Whom the Books of the world have testified, and beyond them every just and knowing one. Say: We have enjoined upon you in the Book that which shall profit you in every world of the worlds of your Lord, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. Hold fast unto it and place your trust in God, your Lord. He loveth him who turneth toward Him and trusteth in Him. Your Lord, the All-Merciful, is verily the Witness, the All-Hearing.

We counsel you to manifest supreme steadfastness in this Cause whereby the feet of the people have slipped - they who cast the command of God behind their backs and followed every ignorant remote one. Thus hath the Supreme Pen spoken upon the branch of divine knowledge from the presence of God, the Lord of all names. Blessed is he who hath attained, and woe unto the heedless ones.

The Glory be upon thee and upon thy mother and thy kindred, and upon My male and female servants who have uttered the praise of their Lord and have arisen to serve His wondrous Cause.

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O Rida, upon him be the Glory of God!

He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance! O friends of God in the lands! We counsel you to show forth the most great steadfastness in this Most Great Announcement, whereby the limbs of all names have trembled except such as God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment, has willed. A letter has come before the Wronged One, and verily it has attained to be heard. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to ordain for His loved ones that which He has ordained for those who circle round the Throne at eventide and at dawn. O Rida! His honor Muhammad-Qabli-’Ali, upon you both be My glory, sent thy letter to the Most Holy Court at a time when the arrows of tribulation were descending successively from the clouds of destiny. We praise God for what He has willed, for He is the One Who is sought in the beginning and in the end. Praise be to God that from thy letter the fragrance of love was diffused. His honor ?iya presented it before Our face and this Tablet is revealed in reply, that thou mayest give glad-tidings to all the friends in that land of the bestowals and verses that have been sent down, and of the mercy that has preceded. Blessed is the servant who has attained unto steadfastness. Today some have been seized by vain imaginings. We beseech God to preserve His loved ones from the doubts and allusions of men and to ordain for them that which will exalt them through His Name in His lands amongst His servants. Verily, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

O Ghulam-Husayn! Thou didst seek permission to turn towards the spot where has been raised the Standard that there is no God but Him. We beseech God to inscribe for thee in one of the tablets of the Most Exalted Paradise the reward of nearness, of attaining His presence and of meeting Him. Verily thy Lord is the Lord of all creation. There is no God but Him, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious.

This severe year and what hath appeared therein have become an obstacle, therefore We have delayed in granting permission until God brings about His decisive and wise decree. We beseech God to set ablaze the friends of that land with the fire of love and to illumine them with the light of recognition. He is the Powerful and the Mighty.

O people of God! Ye have endured hardships and attained unto lofty stations. Preserve this most exalted station through the Name of the Lord of Names. Today is the day of wisdom and utterance. All must hold fast unto these two and occupy themselves with the prudent management of affairs. The Afnan of the Blessed Tree and the loved ones mentioned in the revealed Scripture must hold fast unto the teaching of God’s Cause, albeit with fragrance and joy. Thus hath God decreed at the beginning of days. The Glory shining forth from Us be upon My Afnan and My loved ones who have cast away what the people possess, clinging to the hem of the robe of God’s grace, the Commander, the All-Wise.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

O thou who gazest upon God and walkest in His good-pleasure! Know thou that We shall inform thee of what is to come. Affairs in that city must needs undergo change, and the promise shall be fulfilled. Place not thy trust in those who claim to have turned towards God. Soon shall one bear witness against another of that which God hath not permitted, that he might justify himself before thy Lord. The knowledge of all things is in a perspicuous Book. That which shall appear - We behold it even now. The Sifter sifteth at all times, taking the wheat and casting away the chaff. Thus doth inform thee He Who hath turned towards the All-Merciful while seated beneath the swords of all existence.

We counsel thee, O thou who hast turned towards God, with words that have shone forth and gleamed from the horizon of utterance, that thou mayest become aware of what We possess and be numbered among the successful. Believe not everyone who attributeth himself to Us. They who follow their desires - God is quit of them and We are quit of them. Thy Lord, He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Whoso holdeth fast unto pure piety - he is of the people of God, as attesteth that which was sent down in the Furqan and then in the Books of the Prophets.

We have loved ones in most lands who have not met this Servant save for a counted few. Among them are those who attained Our presence but once, and those who beheld Me from afar. Therefore they have not fully grasped the intent, the true intent. And among them are those who caught the fragrance but saw not the garment, and those who attained unto the presence and remained steadfast until they cast aside doubts and witnessed certitude. Each hath a portion from the ocean of thy Lord’s grace. He, verily, is the Forgiving, the Bountiful.

We have at all times been a captive in the hands of Our enemies. We found not the opportunity to impart unto them wisdom and explanation to the extent We desired, and thereby they remained distant from the Purpose. Among them are those who clung to one word and interpreted it according to their fancy, and others to another word. Thus do We explain unto thee in detail and inform thee as none other informed can inform.

Verily, I am under countless afflictions, and We have accepted hardships and calamities in the path of God. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We have not concealed Our Self but have manifested it as We were commanded, and the hosts of the oppressors prevented Us not. Therefore We love that a number of those who have turned towards God should conceal their Cause, that perchance thereby some matter might arise in their Lord’s path. He, verily, is the All-Knowing.

Take care lest thou grieve at what hath occurred or shall occur. When thou hearest the clamor, be not perturbed. Be thou steadfast. He is, verily, witness over all things. Abasement in My Cause is glory. The more tribulations increase, the more doth Our love for God increase. He, verily, is the Ruler over what He willeth.

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In the Name of God, the Eternal, the Unchanging

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Hear thou the call of Him Who, time and again, hath been imprisoned in the path of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Know thou that the Ancient Beauty hath departed from the Land of Mystery by reason of what the hands of the oppressors have wrought. And He would pass through the earth and send down at every moment verses that would entrance the denizens of the highest Paradise, and clear proofs that would cause the angels nigh unto God to swoon away. By God! The breezes of verses have wafted over the East and West of the earth, and this is indeed a mighty bounty. When their fragrance reached the decayed bones, they stirred and arose by God’s leave, the Mighty, the Beautiful. In those circumstances, We deposited beneath every stone the virgin verses and unique pearls of exposition. Erelong shall arise from every stone one who will proclaim that He is the Beloved of all worlds. The days passed until We reached the shore of the sea. Then did the Most Great Ocean take His seat upon the Ark, whereupon the inhabitants of Paradise cried out: “In the Name of God be its course!” Then they addressed the Ark saying: “Blessed art thou, for upon thee hath settled the Hope of all worlds.” Then the Ark sailed upon the sea, and We heard from each drop thereof what none can hear, and thy Lord is indeed cognizant of what I say. Until We arrived opposite one of the cities of the earth, We perceived from it the fragrance of the All-Merciful, and while We were inhaling the holy fragrances, the sea grew calm and the Ark came to rest upon it - though this Sea, by God, its waves shall never be stilled unto all eternity. Then there came into Our presence one of those who trace their lineage to the Son, bearing a clear book. When We broke its seal, We found therein the sweet scents of holiness from one who had been set ablaze with the fire of thy Lord the All-Merciful’s love, and whom the raptures of revelation had seized in such wise that he had detached himself from all things and held fast to this Cord stretched between the heavens and earth. We read what was inscribed therein of his words, and whoso desireth, let him look upon his book that he may know how the fingers of thy Lord’s power, the Most High, the Mighty, the Powerful, do transform hearts. Would that thou hadst been present with Us and heard when the Youth recited it with the melody of God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Wise. Even thus doth thy Lord create what He willeth through His power, yet the people in the veils of their own selves remain heedless. By God! Its creation in God’s sight is greater than the creation of the heavens and earth. When thou readest his book, say: Exalted be God Who hath, through His power, given life to whatsoever He willeth, for He is indeed the Quickener of all worlds. Several Tablets were sent without names - deliver to whomever is deemed suitable.

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O Jalal of Nayriz, upon him be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station, unto Him belong greatness and grandeur!

O Jalal! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High! Thy letters from before and after have arrived. Every word thereof testified to thy acceptance, thy devotion and thy steadfastness. O Jalal! Today is unlike other days and its utterance unlike other utterances. Whosoever cometh and attaineth unto the fragrances of the Most Exalted Word which hath been revealed from the Supreme Pen in the prison of ’Akka, he shall become detached from the world and all that dwell therein, and shall cleave with heart and soul unto the Truth. Blessed are they whom the veils of the world have not hindered and whom the doubts of the nations have not kept back from turning towards and accepting the Truth. Praise be to God that thou didst set thy face toward the Most Great Ocean and didst attain unto that which was revealed by the Ancient Pen in the Books of the nations. Thou didst arrive and behold, didst hear the call and witness the horizon, and didst acknowledge that which the Tongue of Grandeur did speak. Blessed art thou and blessed are the friends in Nun and Ya who have not broken My Covenant and My Testament, who have accepted and drunk the choice wine of revelation from the hands of My bounty. We have mentioned them before and mention them at this time, that this remembrance may draw them unto the supreme steadfastness, lest their feet slip from the Path of God, the Lord of all worlds.

Convey greetings from the Wronged One to all and give them the glad-tidings of the favors of God, exalted be His glory. Verily nothing escapeth His knowledge. He heareth and seeth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

Today the call of the servants hath been heard, and the answer doth ever descend from the horizon of the Kingdom of utterance. His honor the Name of God, upon him be My Glory, hath repeatedly made mention of his honor Mulla Shafi’ and thyself, and in each instance he hath attained unto the sacred verses of the Supreme Pen. This Wronged One hath ever mentioned and continueth to mention His loved ones. I swear by the Sun of Truth which shineth from the horizon of the heaven of Revelation that every name that is mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One attaineth unto the remembrance of God, exalted be His glory. The world hath not been and is not worthy to manifest the stations of His loved ones. Great is the endeavor and mighty the steed, but the field is not spacious. We beseech God - and ye should beseech Him - not to deprive His servants and to bestow upon them a portion of the outpourings of His days. He is the Generous One Who created the world for His servants. It behooveth the tongues of them who are nigh and sincere to be engaged in His praise and glorification throughout the nights and days. This is meet for whosoever hath turned unto Him and hath found the fragrance of His utterance and the sweetness of His remembrance, the Mighty, the Wondrous.

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O namesake of the Desired One, upon thee be the Glory of God! In My Name, the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful! O namesake of the Desired One! Hearken unto the Call of God, the Mighty, the Loving, from His glorious station. Verily, there is none other God but I, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. We have sent down the verses and manifested the clear proofs and that which was hidden in the treasuries of God’s protection, the Lord of what was and what shall be. Among the people are those who have turned towards Him, those who have turned away, those who have hesitated, and those who have unjustly pronounced sentence of death upon Me, whereat the dwellers of the Kingdom have lamented. We have desired to make mention of thy brother, who was named Hasan-’Ali in the Book of God, Lord of the seen and unseen. We testify that he hearkened when the Call was raised, and turned towards it when the horizon of Revelation was illumined by Him Who conversed with the Burning Bush, and acknowledged that which the Supreme Pen hath spoken from this exalted Station. We testify that he endured in the path of God what he wished not to see and heard what he desired not to hear. To this beareth witness He with Whom is the preserved Book. There befell him and My loved ones that which caused the dwellers of Paradise and those who circle round the Throne to weep at morn and eve. O Hasan-’Ali! Upon thee be My glory and the glory of My Pen and the glory of My Tablet and the glory of all who are in earth and heaven and the glory of the most exalted Paradise and the supreme Heaven. Blessed art thou for having believed in God, thy Lord and the Lord of the Throne and of the dust, on a Day whereon the divines and the jurisprudents and the princes turned away, save whom God willed, the Lord of all existence. Nothing among all things prevented thee, nor did the veils of them that disbelieved in the Witness and the Witnessed hinder thee. Blessed art thou and joy be unto thee and gladness be unto thee for having attained unto the traces of My Most Exalted Pen at the time of thy ascension and before it and after it. Verily thy Lord is He Who ordaineth whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is. O namesake of the Desired One! We have made mention of thy brother in such wise as the world and all that is therein cannot equal, and We console thee and his family for that which hath come to pass through the decree ordained. We bid thee deal with kindness towards his family and with justice and equity in all matters. We have counseled thee and them that believe in Tablets numerous with that which shall cause the Cause of God to be exalted above all else and shall make manifest your station amongst the religions. Verily thy Lord is the True Counselor, as a grace from Him, and He is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. The Glory be upon thee and upon them that hold fast unto righteousness by command of God, the Lord of the Promised Day. And I send My greetings unto My loved ones there, as a grace from Me, and I am the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Loving.

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O ’Ali-Akbar, upon whom be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance.

O ’Ali-Akbar! Praise be to God, thanksgiving and glorification unto Him, for He hath guided thee and caused thee to attain the fruits of the Divine Lote-Tree. Whosoever in this Day hath attained unto mention, praise and service to the Cause is numbered among the denizens of the Most Exalted Paradise, recorded by the Most Exalted Pen in the Crimson Book. His honor Asad, upon whom be My Glory, was present and mentioned before the Divine Countenance thy turning, devotion and steadfastness. And before him, His honor the Trustee, upon whom be My Glory, repeatedly made mention of thee. Say: My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having guided me to Thy most exalted horizon, caused me to hear the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree, and enabled me to turn unto Thee when the divines and theologians of the earth turned away, save whom Thy Will hath desired and Thy Purpose hath chosen. Were I to praise Thee throughout the duration of the kingdom and dominion, and glorify Thee through the sovereignty and perpetuity of the Names in the realm of might, it would be as nothing compared to the wonders of Thy bounty, gifts and favors. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy countenance and the manifestations of Thy power to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and profit me in the hereafter and in this world, and in every world of Thy worlds, O Lord of all beings and Sovereign of the throne on high and of the dust below. O my Lord! Thou seest me clinging to the cord of Thy grace, holding fast to the hem of Thy mercy, gazing toward the horizon of Thy generosity and the ocean of Thy favor. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of what lieth with Thee. Then assist me, O God of Names and Creator of heaven, to make mention of Thee and to praise Thee, to serve Thy Cause and whatsoever beseemeth my relationship to Thee. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth, and in Thy grasp are the kingdoms of creation and command. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Powerful.

O ’Ali-Akbar! The Most Exalted Pen hath testified to thy devotion, mention and service. This station is great. God willing, thou shalt be assisted in that which beseemeth the Day of God. Were all the peoples of the world to become aware, even to the extent of a needle’s eye, of the station of those who have turned unto Him, remained steadfast, and acted according to His commandments, all would turn from what they possess unto what is with God. The pen and utterance are powerless to describe this station. To this beareth witness the Mother Book on this Day wherein mankind hath arisen unto God, the Lord of the worlds. Glory be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon those whom the affairs of men have not prevented from the Possessor of Destiny - these are indeed among the triumphant ones in My perspicuous Book.

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’Akka. His honor Aqa Mirza Husayn, upon him be [Baha’u’llah’s glory]. 15 Mu?arram

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and the Power

O beloved of my heart! The receipt of thy honored letter brought supreme joy. May its fragrance perfume the realm of love and fidelity, and may its sweet scent adorn the world of remembrance and utterance. Glorified be our Lord and His mercy that hath preceded all who are in the heavens and the earths. After being presented before our Lord, may our spirits be sacrificed for Him, He said: “O Husayn! Upon thee be the grace of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.”

Convey mention to Haji Baha’i and My loving-kindness on behalf of the Wronged One. We beseech God to give him to drink, at all times, from the Kawthar of life from His hand of bounty, whereby He hath cast down the banners of the idolaters and taken hold of the reins of all in the heavens and the earths.

Nabil, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, is mentioned and the answer to his letter hath been revealed and will be sent. Give him the glad-tidings of My remembrance of him, My turning toward him, and My loving-kindness unto him.

We make mention of his honor Siyyid, previously Javad, upon him be the glory of God, the Lord of creation. His letter arrived this night and the Most Great Branch presented it before His presence. Praise be to God, it was adorned with steadfastness, sincerity, acceptance and firmness. We beseech God to send down upon him at all times a blessing from His presence and a bounty from His own Self. Verily He is the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.

Likewise ’Ali-Akbar, upon him be the glory of God, the Lord of Power, and the other friends, both men and women, are mentioned before the Wronged One and are adorned and illumined with infinite favors. We beseech God to protect them through His sovereignty and to guard them through His verses and to ordain for them that which will exalt them through His name amongst His servants. Verily He hath power over all things.

This servant also conveyeth greetings and glorification unto all and beseecheth God to aid them in that which He loveth and approveth. Verily He is the Lord of the Throne and earth and He is the Helper, the All-Wise.

The beloved of the heart, his honor Haji Siyyid Javad, upon him be the glory of God, His loving-kindness and His grace, is mentioned at all times before our Lord. This servant conveyeth unto him greetings, glorification, remembrance and splendor, and beseecheth for him that which befitteth His generosity, exalted be His glory. Verily He is the Giver, the Munificent, the Generous, the Bountiful.

Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. Mercy, loving-kindness, grace and bounty be upon you and upon every servant who hath believed in God and His signs and acted according to that which He hath commanded in His perspicuous Book.

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’Akka. The Most Blessed Name of Jud. 9 66 [Baha’u’llah]. Sha’ban 1304.

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and the Power!

O beloved of my heart! The supreme letter which was addressed to this evanescent servant illumined the world of existence with its lightning flash, for it was adorned with Divine unity and with the mention and praise of the Eternal Lord. After its perusal and examination, and after attaining the bounty of hearing it from the Master, He stated that if every letter were to be combined with other letters - that is, with those letters that are current and mentioned in the world of love - and were to be made to speak, that word would surely have been written either to manifest grace and bounty, or in stations of praise and description, or in stations of acceptance and good-pleasure. In truth, no mention remaineth that hath not been expressed in the realm of utterance, even though with Him are the treasuries of remembrance, knowledge and utterance, which none hath discovered save His all-knowing Self. The purpose is that your books of acceptance, sincerity, orientation, mention, praise, love and faithfulness are present before His face, and have attained both His sight and His hearing. Likewise, other books have issued forth from the court of the Wronged One and been sent. The blessing is perfect, the mercy is descending, the favor is manifest. Blessed art thou and joy be unto thee! The servant who is present mentioned thy letter before His face at this hour. Praise be to God that God’s infinite bounty is all-embracing and ever-increasing. The True One, exalted be His glory, is witness and testifier to this servant’s words. Would that you too had come! We beseech God to assist thee in all conditions. This prayer hath already been answered. We thank God, the Lord of the mighty throne and the Lord of the exalted seat! End.

Your remembrance and mention have ever been and still are constant. Though there be neglect and shortcoming on my part, there hath not been and will not be any from your part. In any case, by whatever means, a way must be found to the heart of the friend. Whatever form it may take is a good form, for your mention, praise be to God, is brought forth. This is of God’s bounty unto you. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. As for the request of the two honored travelers, what they asked for was accepted beforehand, and Aqa Mirza Mu??afa, upon him be 9 66 [Baha’u’llah], was commissioned the day before to come to ’Akka and determine the location. And as for the letter of his honor Iqbal, upon him from all 9 [Baha] its most splendid, God willing it will arrive.

Remembrance and praise.

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Ask of Muhammad, upon him be the Glory of God!

He is the One Who Rules over all who are on earth and in heaven

O Muhammad! The people of the world, in nights and days, would beseech to attain the presence of the Dayspring of God’s Cause and the Manifestation of His Revelation. In pulpits and mosques, upon hearing His mention, they would rise to their feet and, with utmost humility and supplication, would implore His presence, crying out “May God hasten His advent!” Yet after the lights of the Sun of inner meanings dawned and the waves of the ocean of divine utterance surged forth, all turned away. Would that they had been content with mere rejection! They attributed to Him that which the Jews did not attribute to the Spirit (Christ), nor did the idolaters and others speak about the Seal of the Prophets. This is why the people of the Last Days have been condemned in every Book. They pronounced judgment against the One whose remembrance occupied them night and day, and denied Him Whose oneness and singleness they had acknowledged throughout ages and centuries. Reflect upon the heedlessness and error of these people. Through the vain imaginings of negligent souls, they deprived themselves of the Dawning-Place of the light of divine unity, and through the doubts and conjectures of ignorant divines, they excluded themselves from the effulgences of the Sun of certitude. Blessed art thou, and blessed is the one who has rent asunder the cord of vain imaginings and has shattered the idol of doubts through the strength of certitude. Such a one is among those companions whose remembrance God, exalted be His glory, has recorded in all the Books.

O Muhammad! Thy letter was received and presented by this servant, and this Tablet has been sent down from the heaven of grace that thou mayest inhale the fragrance of the All-Merciful’s utterance and arise to serve His Cause in such wise that the varying conditions of two days shall not prevent thee or deprive thee of the eternal dominion. Convey My greetings to the friends. We beseech divine confirmation for all, lest they be dismayed by the might of those who have denied God, the Lord of all worlds. Each of the relatives mentioned in thy letter has attained God’s favor. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to strengthen them, forgive them, and ordain for them what He has ordained for His loved ones. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. As for thy desire to attain Our presence - We have indeed manifested Ourself for this purpose, but the idolaters have intervened between Us and those who have believed in God, the Lord of the worlds. We beseech God to ordain for thee and thy uncle the reward of attaining His presence, and to decree for you both what He has decreed for His chosen ones. Verily, He is the Truth, there is no God but Him. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. The Glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in the One, the All-Informed.

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O Muhammad-Quli, upon him be the Glory of God

In the Name of God, the All-Knowing

O Muhammad-Quli! By the life of God, thou shouldst glory in the world. Thou hast heard what no one before hath heard, and witnessed what no one hath witnessed. All that appeareth from the deniers and the heedless in this Cause is the greatest proof of the truth of the Party of God. A hundred thousand blessings upon the one who freely gave up name and glory in the path of the Friend. The world cannot equal one pure deed. Soon shall the eye of understanding behold that which the tongue relateth.

We convey greetings and solace to all the relatives of Ali-Qabl-i-Akbar, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness. Give them glad tidings of My mercy which hath preceded them and My loving-kindness which hath encompassed them. Verily We have forgiven them and pardoned them and expiated from them that which beseemeth them not. Blessed is he who today holdeth fast unto repentance and attaineth unto the ocean of forgiveness from the All-Merciful. He is assuredly among the triumphant in the perspicuous Book.

Say: Know ye the worth and station of Ali. If a person becomes distressed for one moment from grief and fear, what will he do about perpetual fear and torment and wrath? Praise be to God that the effulgences of the Sun of grace have encompassed some and will encompass others. Soon shall they return unto God and arise to make good what hath escaped them. For every soul was somewhat heedless, or the might of oppression kept him from the Luminary of justice, yet in his days and nights he was occupied with the remembrance of the peerless Friend and was adorned with His love. And today, as it is the day of supreme joy and the ocean of loving-kindness surgeth before all faces and is adorned with the ornament of grace, seek thou from God that He may enable all to attain that which is the cause of salvation and prosperity.

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Many souls now yearn and hope to circle round His prison in His path and embrace its chains. By the life of God, these chains are preferable to a hundred thousand ornaments, for those are attributed to the Truth while these are from the sources of oppression. God protect us and you from the evil of these heedless ones. We have specially granted thee permission - accept thou it and be of the thankful. And We make mention of Muhammad and give him glad tidings of the loving-kindness of his Lord, the All-Bountiful. He should hold fast to the cord of justice and make mention of God with wisdom and utterance. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer.

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He is the One speaking truth from His most exalted horizon! O Muhammad! The Single, the One remembers you from His most exalted seat and calls you to the Most Great Word and counsels you regarding what befits the days of God, the Lord of the worlds. And We make mention of him who is named Muhammad ’Ali and remind him of the verses of God and give him glad tidings of what the Pen has ordained for those who have turned to the Countenance when every suspicious learned one and every remote ignorant one turned away from it. O Ghulam-Rida! Hear the call of the Lord of Names. He remembers you from the prison-ward. The remembrances of the world and what is with the nations cannot compare with His remembrance. To this testifies the Most Great Name Who has come from the heaven of power with the banners of verses. Blessed is he who has witnessed and seen, and woe unto the heedless! O Muhammad-Rida! The Wronged One is under the claws of hatred, yet calls you to the most exalted horizon and the highest summit, and counsels you with that which you were commanded in the Book of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. O Husayn! Hussein has appeared after the Promised Qa’im Who was promised among the people and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Books of God, Lord of the mighty throne. O Ancient Pen! Make mention of him who is named Muhammad-Ja’far and give him glad tidings of My turning toward him from the prison-ward when the learned ones of the earth and its princes and its divines turned away from Me, save whom God willed, the Sovereign of this mighty and wondrous Day. And We make mention of him who is named Muhammad-Husayn that he may turn wholly toward the lights of the Face and take the cup of recognition from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the Most Merciful, and give him glad tidings despite those who have disbelieved in God and His verses and His sovereignty which has encompassed those in the heavens and earths. O ’Abdu’llah! Hear the call of God, the Lord of lords in the final return. He remembers you as a bounty from His presence and mentions you with what was recorded in the hearts of God’s ambassadors and trustees and inscribed in the Books of God, the Mighty, the Great. O Muhammad! The story of Muhammad the Messenger of God has returned, and the Fire of God burning in the Sinai Tree. Say: By God! The Interlocutor of the Mount has come and those in the graves have been seized with trembling joy. Blessed is he who has found and recognized and heard when the creaking of the Most Exalted Pen was raised and the rustling of the Lote-Tree of the furthermost boundary, by the command of God, the Goal of the mystics. O Mahdi! The mentioned souls have each attained to the remembrance of the Wronged One. We beseech God that He may assist all to turn with complete steadfastness and drink of the choice sealed wine in the name of the Self-Subsisting and become engaged in mention and praise. The world and all that is therein shall pass away, and there shall endure for them what has been sent down from God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

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He is God, exalted be His station of grandeur and power. O thou who hast turned towards Me! The Wronged One turneth unto thee and from this exalted station doth greet thee with praise. And now, the petitions that were submitted in thy name have been presented at the Most Holy Court and an answer hath been revealed. The one named of God, M.H., upon him be My glory, hath made mention of Master Aqajan the Barber. We have mentioned him before and mention him now, that he may rejoice in My mention, the Mighty, the Wondrous. We have remembered every servant who hath turned and every maidservant who hath turned, and I am the All-Seeing, the All-Informed. We greet him from this station, and his wife who hath believed in God, the Lord of all worlds. Blessed art thou, O My handmaiden, for having turned to the Most Sublime Horizon when most of the servants turned away. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this great bounty. Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having taught me and made me know Thee and mentioned me in Thy Great Prison and guided me to Thy straight path and illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and cast upon me Thy Most Exalted Word whereby every wise command was revealed. The servants and handmaidens who have turned towards God are all blessed with His mention - some have outwardly attained His presence while for others it remaineth preserved and concealed behind the veil of chastity. All must, God willing, act according to what God loveth and fix their gaze upon the horizon of His good-pleasure. The command is in His hand and He is the Commander, the All-Wise. They have likewise made mention of Mirza Mu’min. Wondrous and sublime Tablets have repeatedly been sent down from the heaven of the Divine Will especially for him. We greet him from this station and give him the glad-tidings of God’s grace, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. He hath attained unto mention; let him preserve what God hath graciously bestowed upon him as a token of His grace and bounty. He is verily the All-Bountiful, the Mighty, the Loving. We make mention of his wife as We mentioned her before. She turned towards God and migrated until she attained His presence in Baghdad in the presence of Him Whom the Books of God, the Lord of what was and what shall be, had promised. O My handmaiden! He who is named of God, upon him be My glory, hath made mention of thee and presented thy services at the Most Holy Court. Praise be to God that thou hast been enabled to serve the friends of God and this service hath been adorned with the ornament of acceptance. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this most great favor. He is verily the Protector of every maidservant who hath turned towards God and the Helper of every servant who hath attained unto My sealed wine. Likewise have all the souls mentioned been blessed with the mention of God, exalted be His glory. God willing, may all be assisted to do what befitteth and beseemeth this divine Day. Glory be upon them from the Wronged One, the Stranger, the Unique.

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O Hudhud! Upon thee be My glory! Listen to the voice of the Wronged One with the ear of the heart and gaze upon His traces with the eye of truth. Gird up the loins of endeavor in service to the Cause, that thou mayest attain to that which shall endure in the Book of God as long as the kingdom of earth and heaven endure. Be thou at all times occupied with uniting the hearts and souls of the handmaidens of God. The grace of God hath ever encompassed His servants and maidservants and ever shall. The glance of favor is directed toward the light of divine love concealed and treasured within hearts. Were one to observe with the eye of justice, the tongue of grandeur would utter the verse “and few of My servants are grateful.” Convey greetings from the Wronged One to the exalted ladies, leaves and maidservants. We counsel all to fear God and to righteousness. Say: The greatest ornament for the handmaidens hath ever been and still is chastity and virtue. By God! The light of chastity illumineth the horizons of the spiritual worlds and its fragrance reacheth unto the Most Exalted Paradise. O Hudhud! Say: By God! The life of this world shall pass away more swiftly than a moment. Soon all that is witnessed shall return to nothingness, and that which endureth forever is pure deeds. Through pure deeds the element of dust transcendeth the heavens. O My leaves! Move by the will of the Divine Lote-Tree and be stirred by the breezes of the will of the One Beloved. Today the men of the world and its learned ones have turned away from the Truth, while ye have turned toward it. They are deprived of the sealed wine, while ye have attained it. Know ye the station of this most exalted rank and hold fast to that which befitteth this greatest grace and most great bounty. Today the river of sanctification floweth and the ocean of purification surgeth. Strive that ye may attain to that which is the cause of the exaltation of the Word of God. We beseech God to assist you and grant you the greatest portion from the ocean of counsel, that ye may become the cause of the sanctification of souls and the purification of hearts and minds. This is not difficult for God. We beseech God to make you more delicate than the choicest wine, more subtle than the purest water, and more radiant than the sun in steadfastness and fidelity. Verily He is with you in all conditions. He heareth and seeth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. The glory from Us be upon you, O My leaves and maidservants, and upon those who have taken the reins of self and passion out of love for God, the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below.

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O Yahya, who has attained the presence and won the victory! He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance. O Yahya, upon thee be My glory! Reflect upon the exaltation of the Most Great Word and the power of the Most Exalted Pen. Without helper or assistant He summoned the peoples of the world to the horizon of the Most Great Name. That call became a fire of hatred in the hearts of the idolaters, and the choice sealed wine in the hearts of those who are near and sincere. Blessed is the one whom the vain imaginings of the Shi’ih party did not prevent or deprive from the Dayspring of the light of oneness. Praise be to the Goal of the worlds Who guided thee and made thee aware. From every direction mention hath been made of thy turning, thy acceptance and thy steadfastness, and these have been written and sent to the Most Holy Court. This bounty is most great and precious in the sight of God. Give thanks unto God thy Lord that He hath aided thee to take hold of His Book through a power from Him and a might from His presence. This utterance which hath flowed from the Most Exalted Pen is better than the world and all that is therein. Blessed art thou, for thou hast drunk the choice sealed wine in the blessed name of the Self-Subsisting. We beseech God to assist thee with the hosts of wisdom and utterance, that thou mayest conquer the cities of hearts and minds. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Say: O heedless ones! This is the Day of knowledge and awareness, for the Speaker on Sinai is seated upon the throne of Manifestation, the Mother Book hath through His grace become manifest and visible, the ocean of knowledge is surging before His face, and the river of mercy is flowing from His Pen. Deprive not yourselves, and forbid not yourselves from the outpourings of the All-Bountiful Lord. Ears and eyes were created for this Day. Rend asunder the preventing veils and concealing doubts, that ye may perchance attain to the lights of the Sun of Truth. Say: Whatsoever is mentioned is for God’s sake and hath been and will be. Whoso heareth, heareth for his own sake, and whoso turneth away, turneth away to his own loss. Verily He is independent of the acceptance and faith of all. The acceptance of those who are near profiteth Him not, even as the rejection of the idolaters harmeth Him not. O Yahya! Give thanks unto God for having sent down unto thee that from which those who are near perceive the fragrance of His grace and bounty. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. We beseech God, exalted be He, to enable thee to preserve what He hath given thee and to draw thee near unto Him in all conditions. He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, and He is the Forgiving, the Generous. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have not broken God’s covenant and testament, who have arisen and declared: The Promise is fulfilled and the Promised One hath come with manifest sovereignty.

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Mirza Husayn the Carpenter - He is the Compassionate, the Yearning, the Wise One. One of the names of God is the Fashioner, and He has always loved and continues to love craftsmanship. Therefore, whoever among His servants manifests this name is beloved in the presence of the Wronged One. Craftsmanship is a volume from the volumes of divine knowledge and a treasure from the treasuries of divine wisdom. This is a science with meaning, for some sciences are limited to mere words, beginning and ending with words. Blessed art thou, O Husayn, for that which hath appeared from thee hath been presented before His face and hath won the adorning grace of acceptance. All things are connected to it in the Book of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Give thanks to God for this bounty and praise Him by night and day. Verily He hath aided thee, caused thee to recognize Him, and taught thee this wise craft. We make mention in this place of thy father who ascended unto God in this Great Prison. Blessed is he in that he turned towards Baghdad and heard the call of the Wronged One when He was summoning between heaven and earth and calling unto God, the Lord of the worlds. Blessed is he in that he attained unto this Most Great Remembrance and testified to that which God Himself testified - that there is none other God but Him, the Single One, the All-Informed. And We make mention of his son Husayn who entered the prison with the Manifestation of the Cause and attained to that which most of mankind hath not attained. We beseech God to absolve his sins and immerse him in the ocean of forgiveness. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And We make mention of his other son and give him the glad-tidings of God’s grace and mercy. We beseech God to cause the rain of His mercy, which hath preceded all who are in the heavens and on earth, to descend upon him. Glory be upon you, O friends of God in the earth. Ye are they who have been faithful to the Covenant and have shown patience in hardship and adversity, and have attained unto that which was inscribed in the Tablets of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We make mention in this place of thine uncle who was named Ahmad, and We beseech God to give him to drink at all times from the Kawthar of life and that which floweth from the right hand of His great throne. O Ahmad, rejoice in that the Wronged One maketh mention of thee - He Who was banished, exiled, afflicted, fettered and imprisoned in the path of God, the Lord of this manifest Prison. The glory shining from the horizon of eternity be upon thee and upon those who have quaffed the choice wine in the name of their Lord, the Mighty, the Generous. We counsel thee, O Husayn, and thy mother with that which beseemeth man. Thus doth the All-Knowing teach thee. Convey My greetings unto her face and give her the glad-tidings of My remembrance of her, and I am the Wronged One, the Stranger.

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=== START BH02576 ===

In the Name of the One God!

Although the dark clouds of oppression have veiled the countenance of justice, yet the Sun of Revelation is manifest and visible from the dawning-place of bounty. Say: O God of the sea and the pearls of wisdom therein, and Sovereign of the land and whatsoever moves therein of Thy creation, I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which were raised the standards of Thy remembrance and the banners of Thy Revelation, to transform the throne of tyranny and oppression into the seat of justice and equity. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. Nothing can frustrate Thee in what has been or will be created. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Compelling.

The oppressors have committed that which has caused the dwellers of Paradise to lament. They have followed their own desires and cast their God behind their backs. Lo! They are among the perishing ones. Those souls who were well-wishers of humanity and from whom no harm ever came to anyone, who moved among the people with the utmost wisdom and dignity - merely for the sake of this transient world they arose to shed their pure blood, without any proof or enlightening Book. And this was the station which, for numbered years, they had beseeched and implored from God, exalted be His glory. They attained to a station that cannot be equaled by anything existing and visible. Thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, beareth witness to this. God hath seized him who arose in tyranny and will seize those who agreed to shed their blood. He is, verily, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

Blessed art thou for having turned toward God, turning away from every heedless and remote one. In all circumstances, you must strive to teach God’s Cause with wisdom and utterance, and fix your gaze upon this blessed word which hath shone forth from the horizon of the Supreme Pen: “O My chosen ones! Announce unto My servants My Revelation and My establishment upon My mighty throne. By My life! The world and all that is therein shall perish, but there shall endure for you what hath been ordained by the One Who ordaineth, the All-Bountiful.”

If wisdom permits, make known to the extent of their capacity to those related to the name of God, the martyred Vahid, the truth and what hath appeared from His presence, that perchance they may find a way to the Truth. God willing, may you speak in praise and glorification of God and remain steadfast in His Cause. Make mention of all the friends in that land and convey to them greetings from God, and say: Each one of you must be so enkindled with the fire of the love of God that those who have lost their way may find it through its light, and those who are cold may be moved by its warmth and turn toward the Friend. The glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

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=== START BH02577 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Glory and the Power!

Praise be to our Lord, the All-Merciful, Who made the Furqan a light for the people of possibility. Verily it is the enduring blessing, the heavenly table, the Primal Word, the Mystery of Oneness and the Emblem of Unity. Whoso holdeth fast unto it is saved, and whoso turneth away is lost. And the prayer and the peace and the remembrance and the glory be upon Him Whom God sent unto the nations - He Who was the first light that shone from the horizon of grace and the last spirit that adorned the world of justice - and upon His family and His companions who walked in the Way, through whom the luminary of proof and evidence shed its radiance.

And now, the letter of that honored beloved one arrived. Praise be to God, it dispelled grief and brought joy. The essence of our capital and trade and affairs hath been and is the mention of God and His praise and arising to serve God, exalted be His glory. Praise be to God, in these matters no loss hath occurred, rather there hath been profit upon profit. The rest too, God willing, shall by His will become firm and solid and blessed. The command is in His hand. For those who have committed their affairs to Him in trust and reliance and supplication, He will carry out whatever is for their good. This is the truth, there is no doubt in it. God willing, may that honored one ever be adorned and illumined with the ornament of the name “Trustworthy”. Verily He is sufficient unto me and unto you and unto whosoever placeth his trust in Him in all matters.

The letter of the honored master, his eminence the Afnan, upon him be from all nine [Baha], which he had sent previously to this servant and afterwards to his eminence the son, this servant was honored to read both. A reply was written and sent - may that honored one deliver it. Permission to come was also granted. To the beloved honored one, his eminence Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be ninety-six [Baha’u’llah] the Most Glorious, and those with him, I convey greetings and glory, and likewise to the other friends who dwell in that land. This evanescent one remembereth them all and seeketh for all from God, exalted be His glory, success and confirmation. And concerning the mention of the arrival of the honored friend, his eminence Mulla Muhammad ’Ali, upon him be ninety-six [Baha’u’llah] - if he hath departed then may he be accompanied by safety, and if he is still present in that land then welcome to him and glory be upon him. Peace and mercy and glory be upon you and upon God’s sincere servants. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

The Servant

3 Jamadiyu’th-Thani 1300

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and Power

Praise be to God Who established the decree of Divine Unity through the words “There is no god but God” - words uttered by the Dawning Place of His verses and the Dayspring of His commands, through whom the ocean of knowledge surged in the world and the fragrance of the Revelation wafted among the peoples. And upon His family and companions, through whom appeared the Straight Path and God’s firm and impregnable Command, and through whom were manifested God’s power and sovereignty and God’s might and dominion.

And then, O beloved of my heart, the servant has been blessed with your letter, each letter of which gave me glad tidings of the remembrance and praise of God and of your steadfastness in the word of Divine Unity that caused the limbs of the polytheists to tremble. The servant beseeches his Lord by His most beautiful names and supreme attributes to protect the unitarians from the evil of every remote oppressor and every sinful transgressor. When I read and understood it, I approached the Presence and presented it before His countenance. He - may our spirits be sacrificed for Him - said: “Praise be to God Who guided you and caused you to recognize. We have heard your mention and your call and have answered you. We beseech God, exalted be He, to make you so steadfast in His Cause that you accept no mention, name or command but His, and to raise you to such a station that you hear the remembrance from your very hairs and limbs. He is the Powerful, the Mighty.”

Praise be to God, you have been and continue to be blessed with the Master’s loving-kindness and with mercy, grace, goodness and blessing from Him. We praise Him for this and thank Him for His bounty and generosity, for He is the All-Bountiful in the beginning and the end.

As for what your honor mentioned regarding the Physician and the imprisoned brother - upon them be God’s peace - and those below them, this servant, as commanded, wrote to the Physician about that. However, a letter arrived from him complaining about the inheritors and others. Today, as commanded, I wrote to him what would support him in what was ordained in the Book.

The servant remembers God’s loved ones there and sends greetings to them, beseeching God, blessed and exalted be He, to grant them success and confirmation and bestow upon them the good of this world and the next, and to send down upon them the table of grace and loving-kindness. Verily, He has power over all things.

Peace, praise and glory be upon your honor and upon those with you and those who love you and upon God’s righteous servants. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

The servant

10th of Muharram al-Haram 1305

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He is the All-Opening, the All-Knowing!

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and revealed the evidences and sent forth the Messengers for the guidance of His creation, that He might make known unto them the path of His good-pleasure and teach them that which draweth them nigh unto Him in all conditions. He, verily, is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Exalted. And blessings and peace be upon him whose light shone forth from the horizon of Batha, and through whose appearance the regions were adorned, and the herald proclaimed: “O people of the earth! He Who was promised hath come, and through Him have appeared the most excellent names of God and His most exalted attributes” - he against whom the idolaters arose until the decree of emigration came from God, the Lord of all beings. Thereupon did Batha lament while Yathrib’s lips smiled at this nearness and meeting. And upon his family and companions, through whom the decree of the Book was established among the parties, and the limbs of those who denied the Beginning and the Return did quake.

Thereafter, O Muhammad-Qabli-Hasan, hearken unto the call of this Wronged One and hold fast unto it. Verily, He speaketh the truth and guideth thee to the straight path of God. Thy letter was brought by Muhammad, whom may God assist. We saw it and heard it. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to aid thee and grant thee success in that which is befitting. The purpose of sending the Messengers and revealing the Books hath been and still is the elevation of souls and the advancement of knowledge, that all may testify to the oneness and singleness of God and become aware of that which profiteth or harmeth them. We counsel thee with that which is the cause of salvation in both worlds. Be not idle like the Babis. Fix thy gaze upon the divine commandments and act according to that which the Purpose of all worlds hath revealed in the Qur’an. His word, exalted is He: “O ye who believe! When the call is made for prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of God and leave off business. That is better for you, if ye but knew.” O Hasan! The affairs of the world, whether profit or aught else, wealth or poverty, all return to nothingness. Strive that from thee may appear a deed that shall enter and be preserved in the treasury of divine acceptance. We counsel thee to observe fasting and prayer, and to fear God, the Lord of Lords. Convey the greetings of this Wronged One to Abu-’Inayat, whom may God, exalted is He, assist, and likewise to those who are with him. All are mentioned; their mention hath attained permanence and shall never be erased. We beseech God to aid them all to act with propriety and in that which beseemeth man and his station. Peace be upon you and upon God’s righteous servants.

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In the Name of God, Exalted be His station, the Most Great, the Most Powerful

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and revealed the clear proofs and created the Messengers and sent them to the servants that they might make known to them the matter of origin and return and guide them to the path of righteousness, until He sealed divine revelation and prophethood with Him by Whose traces the world is illumined and through Whom the decree of unity was established among the nations - He in Whose palm the pebble spoke and to Whom the leaves and the date-stone bore witness, the King of the chosen ones and the Goal of the Prophets, may the spirit of all else be sacrificed for His sake. And the prayer that shineth forth from the horizon of God’s tender mercy, exalted be His glory, and the peace that appeareth from the kingdom of His will, widespread be His bounties, be upon Him and upon His family and companions through whom God separated truth from falsehood and through whom appeared the decree of the verses and decisive utterance. These are servants whom the hosts of the world prevented not from the Ancient King. They arose and said: “God is our Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and on earth.” Through them flowed the Euphrates of divine knowledge and surged the ocean of wisdom and exposition, and the light of oneness shone forth from the horizons of the hearts of all contingent beings. Exalted be His dominion and exalted be His greatness and exalted be His power. I bear witness that there is no God but God, in acknowledgment of His grandeur and in recognition of His oneness.

And then, may my spirit be sacrificed for thee, thy esteemed letter was the cause of joy and spiritual delight and gladness to this ephemeral one. After perusal it was presented before Him and He said: “God willing, he hath been and is successful. Whatever hath thus far been commanded unto him, he hath immediately arisen to execute. We beseech God to make him distinguished among his peers and companions and to illumine him with the lights of divine unity and in all conditions to aid him to act according to the Book. He is the Powerful, the Mighty, and He is the All-Knowing, the Wise, the All-Subduing, the Omnipotent.” End quote.

Furthermore, he conveyeth greetings to all the gentlemen of that land and I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to make them appear as standards among the people - that is, to appear among the people with truthfulness, sincerity, trustworthiness, religiosity and chastity. Each of these qualities is like a standard, as every fair-minded and informed person will testify. Likewise I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to grant them the good of this world and the next. He is the Hearer and He is the Answerer. And praise be to God in all conditions, and peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings.

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Beirut. To Jinab-i-Haji Siyyid Javad, upon him be 966 [Baha’u’llah].

In Dhi’l-Hijjih 1301

He is God, exalted be His station in greatness and power.

Praise be to God Who sent down the Books and dispatched the Messengers for the protection of His servants and their attainment to the station wherein they acknowledge with heart and tongue that which God hath acknowledged - there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower. And blessings and peace be upon His Beloved and Chosen One through Whom prophethood and messengership were ended, and upon His family and companions through whom the verses were spread abroad, the signs were raised up, and the standards were planted. And furthermore, this servant submitteth to your honor that the Most Luminous Letter arrived while I was engaged in writing in the presence. After taking and perusing it and becoming informed of its contents, I presented it. He said: “We beseech God, exalted be He, to assist him and grant him the good of the hereafter and of this world.” And regarding the mention made of the Afnan, upon them be My greetings, their journey proceeded according to wisdom. We beseech God to open through them a comfortable door. Verily He is powerful over all things. End.

This servant conveyeth greetings to all. From His Honor the Great Master, upon him be from all 9 [Baha] His Most Glorious, I beseech prayers that perchance I may be enabled to perform that which I am commanded. And likewise I convey greetings to my beloved Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be the peace and light of God. Though he is not present now, it is as if he were present, nay rather, he standeth before mine eyes. And likewise greetings are conveyed to the other friends and I beseech from God, exalted be His glory, the good of all. To the star of the heaven of love, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Mustafa, upon him be God’s most exalted peace, I send greetings. His mention hath ever been and still is made. And regarding what you wrote about Jinab-i-Haji Muhammad ’Ali Aqa arriving with his servant, this news brought joy. Convey greetings. God willing, may they be confirmed through God’s favor and dwell beneath the shade of the Tree of Hope. And likewise the person who is in their service is very good. I beseech God to grant him that which He loveth and is pleased with. And that which you had written specifically hath been and will be carried out. At all times and moments I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to assist that beloved one and grant him the good of this world and the next. Verily He is powerful over all things. Peace be upon you and upon your first and your last and your outward and your inward, and the mercy of God and His blessings.

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He is the Dawning from the Horizon of the Heaven of Utterance

Praise be to God Who sent down His proof and made manifest His path and summoned the people to His most exalted horizon from which shone forth the Sun of Utterance and appeared that which was hidden in the treasuries of protection and preservation. Exalted, exalted be His dominion and exalted, exalted be His glory and power. And benediction and peace and glorification and splendor be upon the Hands of His Cause who have traveled through the lands to exalt His Word and elevate His Cause, whom God hath made lamps of guidance among His creatures and from whom have flowed rivers of wisdom and utterance amidst all religions. Then peace whose fragrance shall not cease to endure throughout the kingdom of God, the Lord of all worlds.

O Mushkin! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment. The letter sent from the direction of S reached the Most Holy Court and one of the Branches who is named Badi’ presented it all and it attained the honor of being heard. Well is it with its sender. Praise be to God, your kinfolk are enkindled with the fire of divine love. We beseech God not to deprive any of them, whether female or male, from the ocean of bounty and heaven of grace, and to send down upon them from the clouds of His generosity that which will draw them near unto Him and make them among those whom the doubts of the world and the signs of the nations have not prevented from God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

And as for what you mentioned regarding the leaf of Tuba, this matter depends upon the consent of both parties and the approval of the parents. And if his honor S, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness and mercy, so desires, it shall attain the honor of approval. It is most clear and evident that for that leaf the aforementioned one is suitable and desirable. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist all to do what He loves and is pleased with, and to ordain for them in His days that through which the fragrance of grace and bounty may waft throughout the realm of creation.

O Mushkin! Mention of the aforementioned one, upon him be My glory, hath been revealed in Tablets before from the Supreme Pen. We beseech God to open before his face the gates of grace and riches and to send down upon him from the heaven of generosity the rains of glory and bounty. Verily He is the One with power over whatsoever He willeth through His command “Be” and it is. Likewise your kinfolk are mentioned before the Wronged One. We beseech God to assist them through His sovereignty and to aid them with the means of earth and heaven. Verily He is the Lord of humanity and the Lord of the throne on high and of the dust below. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful.

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O Afnan, O Siyyid M., upon whom be all the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious!

Praise be to God Who created the Point through the Will which none has comprehended save God, the Lord of all creation. Then He turned toward it with the gaze of grandeur, whereupon it was differentiated and there appeared from it the Book of Names in the Kingdom of creation. Then He turned toward it with the sovereignty of power and might, whereupon the treasures of divine knowledge were revealed among the followers of all religions and the Kawthar of life flowed throughout all contingent being. Blessed, then blessed is he who turned, drew near, partook and drank in the name of our Lord, the All-Merciful. And when it stirred within itself, there appeared from nothingness the mysteries of existence, successively, continuously, and manifestly, through the appearance of what was intended by the Desired One, He Who oversees all that witnesses and is witnessed. Glorified be He Who gave speech to the tongueless, healed the sick, and made known to every hearing ear what He desired in His precious and mighty Day.

The glory which has shone forth from the horizon of grace and the praise which has dawned from the heaven of justice - and the first light whereby the niche of existence was illumined and the lamps of the unseen and the seen were lit - be upon His Afnans, His chosen ones, His loved ones and His friends. We beseech God to assist them, strengthen them and make them steadfast in their current state, for this is what will maintain their vibrancy upon the Divine Lote-Tree, their attachment to it, their clinging to its root, and their nearness to it in all conditions. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most High.

My soul be a sacrifice for the adornment of your love. This ancient one has been renewed through your beautiful remembrance, our mighty and majestic Lord, and this thirsty one has drunk from the Salsabil of your love, O God, the Beloved of all worlds. When you attained and recognized, it was presented before the Face, whereupon the tongue of the Beloved spoke what appeared from the horizon of bounty that which none in creation can adequately praise. He spoke, and His word is the truth: “Blessed is he who has arisen to serve the Cause in such wise that neither what was created between earth [and heaven] moved him, nor what was uttered by the tongues of the wicked caused him to slip. Verily We love Our Afnan and make mention of them in a manner that will adorn them with My ornament. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Bestower, the Giver, the Mighty, the Generous.”

From His Honor the Teacher, upon whom be all the Glory of God, the Most Glorious: Although outwardly I have not heard mention of them, which would be a source of joy and delight, in every state this servant is gladdened by their remembrance and adorned with their love. We beseech God to strengthen me in this, for verily He is the Helper, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

In Jumada II, 1295

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In the name of God, the Manifest, the Most Manifest! O My Name! Hearken unto My call from the direction where waft the fragrances of My paradise, where shine forth the lights of My countenance, where rain down the clouds of My bounty and mercy, that it may draw thee to the heaven of My loving-kindness and cause thee to speak in praise of My Self and make thee one who tells of My Name among My servants and announces My Cause among My creatures, that thou mayest quicken souls with the waters of My knowledge, and they may be attracted by the raptures of My melodies, and gather at the table of My favor and bounty, and be detached from all else besides Me, and soar in the atmosphere of My nearness, and take shelter in the shade of the Tree which hath been raised up in truth and every leaf of which proclaimeth that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Glorious, the Bountiful. Stand thou firm in the Cause of God and cast behind thee all else besides Him. And when the tablets of the fabricators and the papers of the idolaters are spread abroad, cast them aside through My power and might and sovereignty, then take up the tablet of God and follow it through a strength from the presence of One mighty and powerful. Say: O people! Be fair by God - were you not promised this Beauty in all the tablets, and were you not given glad tidings of Him? Yet when He appeared in truth you turned away from Him and denied the signs of God, the Supreme, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Verily thou wert with Us and art acquainted with certain matters. Remind the people of what thou hast known and seen, and be not of them that remain silent. Know thou that We have heard thy mention and thy call among the servants through this Most Great Name. Blessed art thou for having shattered the idol of vain imaginings through the name of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Inaccessible, the Impregnable. Arise to serve the Cause, then protect the people from the whisperings of the satans, for they have appeared in these days in every form to lead astray the unitarians. Say: O people! By God the Truth! The signs of God shine forth amidst the signs of men as the sun shineth forth between the heavens and the earth. Beware lest ye compare them with aught else. Say: Purify your breasts from doubt that the lights of the sun may shine upon them from the dawning-place of My Name, the Most High, the All-Wise. Gather the people upon the shore of this sea, then impart unto them what God hath imparted unto thy heart, that they may detach themselves from the worlds and turn with their whole being to the direction of God, thy Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. Thus have We cast upon thee the word of truth that thou mayest be assured that We have not forgotten thee, and that thy name may be mentioned before the Throne, whereof testifieth this Tablet that hath been sent down, the mighty, the wondrous, and the Spirit that wafteth from the paradise of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, upon thee and upon thy family and upon those whose hearts are stirred by the breezes of the All-Glorious in their longing for the meeting with their Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate.

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O handmaiden of God! Bear witness within thyself that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Dominant, the Inaccessible, and that the Sovereign of the Bayan, through His remembrance and glory, then His light and radiance, then His might and sublimity, then His command and grandeur, belongeth unto all who are in the heavens and on earth. Know thou that We have arrived in the prison of the idolaters through what the hands of those who disbelieved and associated partners with God and corrupted and were among the corrupt have wrought. O my handmaiden! Remember My days at morn and eventide, then weep over My separation and My exile in this distant land. Remember My sitting among you, then My rising in the presence of those who love Me, then My melodies and My songs which caused the eyes of those near to God to shed tears. Forget not My movements among you, nor My walking before you, nor My sweet fragrances at all times. Say: By God! The eyes of contingent beings have not witnessed the like of what ye have witnessed, nor the eyes of the mystics, and the ear of creation hath not heard the like of what ye have heard, nor the ears of the monotheists. O My handmaiden! How canst thou raise thy head from thy bed when thou findest Me not in the house, and how canst thou pass the evening when thou beholdest not the Sun of My Beauty rising from the house? Art thou able to look upon My seat empty of Me? Alas, alas for what hath befallen the City and its people, if they but knew!

Know thou that tribulations have encompassed Me in the secret and the secret of secrets, and likewise in the manifest and the manifest of the manifest, and none knoweth them save God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

O guest! Preserve the Covenant of God in thy heart and mind and strive mightily to protect the Cause of God. In complete unity, remain occupied with the remembrance of the Beloved and dwell in the highest paradise of nearness and the garden of eternity. Although the fragrance of unity was not inhaled from the men dwelling in the house, and for some time the odors of discord have wafted from the hearts of those who tarry, and for this reason the utmost sadness hath appeared - all matters are clear and evident before God. He knoweth the treachery of eyes and what the breasts conceal, and unto Him return all affairs. The purpose hath ever been and will ever be the unity of the loved ones, for if this matter is not achieved, nothing is achieved. God willing, we hope that hereafter they will act contrary to before. The matter is in God’s hands.

Convey sublime remembrance to Sister Aliyyih. A circle was sent - deliver it to her and remember all the women among the loved ones.

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He is! O thou who art journeying to the pavilion of the Bayan, ascending to the Kingdom of certitude, dwelling in the paradise of good-pleasure, and known by the name of the Sultan! Bear thou witness that We have desired for thee and those around thee naught except that ye should detach yourselves unto God, ascend unto Him and put your trust in Him, in such wise that the veils of limitations prevent you not from beholding the lights of the morn from the dayspring of the Divine Unity, that worldly affairs occupy you not from entering the sanctuary of the Divine Essence, and that allusions hinder you not from reaching the ocean of Names and Attributes. Nevertheless, days have passed and We have heard from none of the loved ones of any ascent to the throne of eternity, nor have We perceived from them any fragrance of faithfulness from the breezes wafting from the garment of grandeur. Therefore have I taken up the Pen to mention unto them that which will turn them to the right hand of eternity and sanctify them from whatsoever of the conditions of nothingness hath encompassed them. Hear thou My words, then mention unto them that whereon the decree of divine destiny hath been pronounced in this white scroll, then recite unto them what this Nightingale of the Divine Cloud hath warbled in the atmosphere of this heaven, that they may ascend through their love, detach themselves from their own selves, and turn to their seats and ascents in what God hath ordained for them and upon them. Perchance they will be attracted by this melody whereby were attracted the spirits of the near ones among the dwellers of the paradise of the most high, and will journey from the worlds of fancy to the sanctuaries of holiness, and will migrate from the abodes of limitations to the treasuries of eternity, that they may arrive at the stream of nearness and attainment and alight upon the shore of the sea of attraction and beauty. And thou, remind them of what We have cast upon thee, then clothe them with the silk of glorification from Us, and remind them of the days of God in Our days. Then know thou that We command them at this time to follow thee in thy word concerning the matter of the garden and other things, and not to oppose thee in anything. Then remove ye the differences between them and gather ye together upon a single matter, such that ye may soar in a single heaven and walk upon a single earth and sit upon a single carpet and eat of a single bounty until their spirits and their light and their bodies and their forms become a single spirit and a single thing, and no separation appeareth between them save in what God hath ordained in the Book. This is God’s decree in what hath been sent down from His presence, and it is not for Us to change a single letter thereof. Verily there is no God but Him, we are all His servants and all are fearful of His awe. And peace be upon thee.

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He is the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting!

O Rida! May God grant you the best of rewards on Our behalf and enable you to attain that which you love and with which you are content. We bear witness that you have striven to the utmost in seeking God’s good-pleasure, your Lord. We beseech God to make you steadfast in His love and in the love of those in whom naught can be seen except the love of God, the Ancient King. It behooveth thee, therefore, to render thanks unto God, thy Creator, and to remember Him at all times, inasmuch as He hath aided thee in His Cause and hath deposited within thy heart the love of His loved ones, and hath made thee a servant of His servant, and hath brought thee to the shore of nearness, and hath caused thee to enter the pavilion which none entereth save those who gaze upon pure Beauty with the eye of glory and who recline upon the couches of holiness. Therefore, detach thyself from self and desire, and draw nigh in submission and contentment out of love for thy Lord, that God’s favor unto thee may be perfected. Then walk upon the earth with wisdom, speak with wisdom, dispute not except with wisdom, and grieve not over what hath passed thee by. All this is My counsel unto thee and unto those who are detached from all else but God. Make this thy guiding light and be not heedless of it, and be of them that stand firm in love. Then convey Our remembrance unto thy wife and unto her who was in thy household, and unto those who place their trust in their Lord. Give glad-tidings unto thy wife of God’s loving-kindness, then glorify God before her face, for this is a command from the presence of the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Say unto her: When thou didst meet the handmaiden of God who was honored to attain the presence of the Servant in the final year of the Hijra, remember her on Our behalf and give her glad-tidings of God’s mercy, the Mighty, the Beloved. And say unto her: Recognize the value of this bounty within thyself and place thy trust in God in all thy affairs, for verily He will protect thee and thy son from the arrows of those who join partners with their Lord. Stand firm in the love of thy Lord and turn not unto those who deny God’s favor. The world and all that is therein shall perish, and all affairs shall return unto the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Then protect thy son Mahdi and give him glad-tidings of God’s help, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, the All-Praised. Say unto him: Be patient in what befalleth thee and be not disturbed by anything, but place thy trust in God, for verily He is thy Guardian after Me and will enable thee to attain thy ultimate goal. And the Spirit and Glory and Splendor be upon thee, O wife of Rida, and upon thy husband, and upon all who dwell in thy household, both female and male. Then know thou the station of thy husband and how he hath attained unto the good-pleasure of the Beloved.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

O Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of that servant whom I loved before the creation of the heavens and whom I love now, for verily Thou art the One endowed with great bounty. Say: We have indeed sacrificed Our soul in the path of the Beloved, though the people be among the fearful. Say: Would that I might sacrifice myself in His path at every moment and every instant. Say: We fear no one, though Our doubtful servants fear the might of these days. Say: By God! Should all the kings and rulers gather together, He would assuredly come forth with manifest sovereignty and stand before their faces, declaring: “I have come to you from the Dawning-Place of the Unseen with a command from God and a mighty proof.” And I would speak among them as I speak now, and God is witness to what I say. Say: Blessed is the hour wherein the Youth sacrifices himself in the path of God, the King, the Just, the All-Wise, and blessed is the moment wherein the blood of the Youth is shed for love of the Beloved of the worlds. How wonderful would be that hour wherein the Youth lies prostrate upon the dust before God, the Goal of the mystics! By My Beloved! I verily desire to sacrifice Myself in His path in place of all the worlds, were ye to understand. It grieves Me that anyone should be slain in God’s path while I remain on earth, for this saddens My heart and darkens My days, were ye to be certain. And upon thee, O Youth, be the praise of God and My praise, then the praise of all the worlds, for thou hast remained steadfast in the love of God and wert not affected in thy heart by the whisperings of the evil ones. Grieve not for anything, for He hath verily protected thee and protected him whom thou didst desire, who was named Javad, and thus was He powerful over all things. Then he appeared before the Face, and the lights of the beauty of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Great, shone upon him, and he heard from this Most Glorious Horizon the words of God, the Most Exalted, the Most High, and witnessed from this Most Resplendent Dawning-Place the countenance of his Lord, the Most High, the All-Knowing. Be thou steadfast in the Cause, then summon the people to the holy court. Beware lest thou be disturbed by the clamor of the oppressors, for thy Lord will seize them with power from Him and sovereignty from His presence, and He is the most severe in retribution. Soon will His Cause be exalted in truth and His mention elevated between the heavens and the earth, and His loved ones will be honored thereby. This is a promise from Me, and He hath power over all things. And upon thee and upon those who are with thee among the assured lovers of God be glory.

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In His name, the One Who remains after all things have passed away! God willing, may you be detached through divine grace from all else save Him, and be focused on and hold fast unto Him. It behooves such as your honor in this day to strive with utmost endeavor in God’s Cause, that perchance the waves of vain imaginings which have emerged from the seas of heedless hearts may be stilled, and may surge forth through the breezes of the will of the Lord of creation. This momentous and mighty Cause has been and will continue to be dependent upon teaching. Therefore, it is incumbent and obligatory upon your honor to give the heedless to drink of the choice wine of the wondrous, sublime verses of the Lord of the worlds. Be thou a cupbearer of the wine of thy Lord’s verses - by God, through them are attracted the minds of all peoples. Every deed that is manifested for God’s sake in this day will endure through the perpetuity of the kingdom and the realm of heaven. Blessed is the soul who in this day speaks a word in the path of Truth and becomes the cause of reviving dead hearts. I swear by the Most Great Name that today is the springtime of deeds and actions. Just as there is no likeness for the Day of God, likewise there will be no likeness or equal for any deed manifested therein for His sake. Blessed are they who understand. In these days the Most Holy Book has been sent down from the heaven of the All-Merciful’s will. In it is that which brings joy to eyes, gladdens hearts, and causes spirits to soar. Blessed are those souls who gaze upon it with the eye of insight and ponder the sweetness of God’s verses and what is concealed therein of the pearls of knowledge and wisdom. Should God will, it shall be sent. Consider all aspects in this wondrous Revelation. If thou ponderest this blessed word, thou wilt understand what none before hath understood. Call the people to the supreme steadfastness, lest they be deprived of the horizon of certitude through the manifestations of doubts and idle fancies, and be veiled from the Truth by the intimations of creation. For ere long will be lifted up the cawing of the crows. Blessed is he who remaineth steadfast and is of those who are firmly rooted. All must be detached and severed from the vain imaginings circulating amongst the servants, and must fix their gaze upon that which the Truth hath commanded and doth command. This is the foundation of religion, before and after, to which thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, doth testify. May the Glory rest upon thee and upon those who have believed in God, the Just King, the Mighty, the Powerful. And a Tablet hath been revealed specifically with verses for your honor and sent. Preserve it, then recite it in such wise as to attract hearts and minds.

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His Grace Siyyid Hamzih, upon him be the Glory of God

He is the One dawning from the horizon of justice! The lights of the Manifestation have encompassed the world, and the Speaker of Sinai calleth aloud, summoning all creation to the Most Exalted Horizon. Yet most of the people of earth remain heedless and veiled, for they have all clung to the sources of fancy and delusion. Consider what befell in former ages the Daysprings of Divine Unity and the Manifestations of God’s Cause. The divines of that age were the cause and reason, and by the decree of these vain imaginings there occurred what caused all things to weep and lament. In this day, the world is redolent with the fragrances of the robe of the Revelation of the Ancient King, the heaven of proof surgeth upon the ocean of utterance, the Sun of Revelation shineth forth from the midmost heaven, and the rustle of the Most Exalted Pen is raised at every instant. And yet, they have gathered together, and established themselves upon their seats, and have spoken that which would put an animal to shame, how much more man himself! Were they to become aware of one of their acts, and perceive the mischief it hath wrought, they would, with their own hands, dispatch themselves to their final abode.

O people of Baha! The tyranny of this heedless and oppressive band hath prevented the rays of the Sun of Justice from shining forth. The Truth, exalted be His glory, hath come for the salvation and life of all, yet this group hath risen to slay Him, banish Him, and harm Him. However they shall gain nothing. Not an atom’s weight of deeds shall remain concealed on God’s Day, nor ever shall. Consider what the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’an: “O my son! If there be (aught) the weight of a mustard-seed and it were (hidden) in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, God will bring it forth.” Soon shall they receive the recompense of their deeds.

Praise be to the Goal of all worlds that thou hast attained unto that which was recorded by the Pen of God in all the Books, and whereof the Concourse of Prophets and Messengers gave glad-tidings. Stand thou firm in thy Lord’s Cause, and speak forth His remembrance with the wisdom We have sent down in the Psalms and Tablets. The Glory be upon thee and upon those who have attained unto this most exalted Station and have been given to drink by their Lord from this Kawthar, from whose flow is heard: “There is no God but He, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.” Moreover, the Glory be upon him who guided thee to the Straight Path, and praise be to God, the Lord of the beginning and the end.

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Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of Visitation for Vahid-i Darabi

(prov. trans. by ahang rabbani):

For his holiness Vahid hath this been revealed, he who beheld the Countenance of God, the All-Glorious, the Almighty, and who in His path sacrificed himself, arose to serve His Cause and quaffed his fill of the draught of certitude from the Hand of his Lord, the Munificent.

He is supreme over His Cause

and powerful over His creation

The first wave of exaltation from the ocean of grace of thy Lord, the Compassionate, be upon thee [Vahid] who art the essence of the Qur’an and possessor of the mysteries of the Bayan.

I testify that thou drank of the choice wine of His Revelation from the hand of His favor and grace, and attained the presence of Him Who was the Promised One in all the sacred Books, Scriptures and Tablets. Thou didst hearken unto the divine Call when raised and perceived its manifestation above the Exalted horizon on a Day when all the dwellers of the mortal kingdom rejected the Creator of the heavens. Thou hast, moreover, discerned the Most Great Announcement and inhaled the fragrance of the garment of the Lord of Days.

I testify that thou rendered victorious the Faith of God and His Cause through thy pen, thy tongue and thy hand until thou didst surrender thy life in His path and quaffed from the Kawthar (heavenly fountain) of self-renunciation in His name and in His love. Thou wast intoxicated from the spring of His Recognition and hath soared with the wings of certitude in the heaven of the murmur of thy God, the Lord of Grandeur. Over thy sufferings have all the atoms of the earth cried and the eye of creation wept.

I testify that because of thee all the treasures of earth appeared and all the pearls of sea were revealed. Through thee, the pinnacle of understanding was adorned with the crown of revelation. Thou art the one who accepted the choice sealed wine in the presence of all and drank thy fill in the Name of thy Lord, the Ancient of Days.

May the resplendent glory which hath dawned from the horizon of divine grace, and effulgent light from the heaven of sanctified justice, rest upon thee and upon those who have assisted thee. For they accepted the One that thou had accepted and repudiated those who had risen against thee. With thee and under thy shadow, they rendered the Cause victorious, having beheld thee and circled around thee.

O God, my God, creator of me and of the heavens, I beseech Thee by the pearls of the ocean of Thy Oneness, by the mysteries of Thy Book, and by lamentation of Thy loved ones in their separation from Thee, and by the tears of the pure ones on their remoteness from Thee, I invoke thee, O Thou Lord of indomitable Strength, by this sacred Tomb and by this exalted Shrine [Vahid’s], to forgive me and my father, and all those who for Thy sake have approach these sacred remains, and all those who have come and will come on pilgrimage to this spot.

O my God, I beseech Thee by him [Vahid] and those who have suffered martyrdom in Thy path to grant me and to those who remain faithful in Thy Covenant, the necessities of life. Thou art the All-knowing, the All-wise, Sovereign of creation.

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This is what was revealed for the handmaid of God, the daughter of My messenger. He is the One Who commands in truth.

O My handmaid, pass beyond that which is apparent and turn thy gaze towards the inner reality. Behold the beauty of the loved ones of God with the eye of truth. If outwardly they do not have the best of looks, inwardly they manifest such beauty that makes them the envy of all those who are beloved. The physical beauty is adored by lust and passion, but spiritual beauty is loved by God. Now which one wilt thou choose? Of course, that which is chosen by the Beloved has been and will ever be desired by His loved ones. Know thou that the outward beauty is a worldly phenomenon; its appearance seems ornamented, adorned and beautiful, but causes the foot of whosoever behold it to slip and his head laid off.

One of the chosen ones saw the world one day in its utmost physical beauty and declared it to be most adorned and beautiful. At that moment, through divine inspiration, he was moved to ask it to appear in its true form. When it appeared in its true form, he fled from it and sought refuge in God from its countenance and its emanations.

The loved ones of God, though they may not be accepted by people, are accepted in the sight of God, and if they were to appear in their true form, by God, no one would be capable of beholding the lights of their countenance. God is sufficient as a witness to this.

O handmaid of God! You are related to the Truth, and those who are related to the Truth must appear before people with His attributes and fix their gaze upon His love. Wherever His love is found, there is the divine Joseph whom God will raise up in His image. Verily, He has power over all things.

Behold My loved ones with Mine eyes. Be kind to the Guide, for the Beauty of Divine Unity has appeared for unity and fellowship. God has ever desired ease and comfort for His loved ones, that in these fleeting days they might conduct themselves with utmost love and fellowship toward one another. The purpose of this most great Manifestation has been unity and harmony, not separation and discord. Though the Spirit of God is in prison and afflicted with countless trials, yet He desires His loved ones to be in comfort and at ease, occupied with His remembrance and praise.

The Spirit be upon thee and upon thy father and thy mother and thy sister and thy brother who have migrated with God, and upon the handmaids of God, thy Lord and the Lord of the worlds who are devoted to Him. Joy and gladness and delight be yours, while sorrow and imprisonment and grief be for the Beloved of the mystics. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

It is abundantly clear that this Wronged One has for successive years been imprisoned in the most desolate of lands and has, in the path of God, endured that which you and others have witnessed and heard. The tribulations that have befallen the Dayspring of the Light of Divine Unity are themselves a reminder, but only for those possessed of insight, whom the veils of human limitations have not barred from the Most Sublime Vision. Were you to reflect but briefly, you would testify that whatsoever this Wronged One uttereth is purely for God’s sake, and that He hath had and hath no purpose save God, glorified be His majesty, nor hath He been attracted to any direction - for He dwelleth in a station where the path of hope is severed. Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One, and in these latter days deprive not yourselves of the Kawthar of the utterance of the All-Merciful, that perchance ye may receive a portion of the outpourings of the True Bestower and attain unto your share. As you have been a seeker after good, therefore that which is the cause and source of God’s perpetual favors hath been cast forth from His presence. Time and again hath the divine Hand of power preserved you and caused you to attain unto the most exalted summit in your first life. However, this station is confined to the transient days. Strive that you may attain unto the Kingdom that endureth - that is, through deeds befitting these days, that their fragrance may never cease from the realm of existence and may endure through the eternity of God’s names. God willing, may transient conditions not withhold you from the Truth. Were you to reflect briefly, you would acknowledge what hath been mentioned and would arise to make good what hath passed. Say: Glorified art Thou, O God of Revelation and Speaker on Sinai! I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy countenance after the extinction of all things, and by the manifestations of Thy might and power in the kingdom of creation, to ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in all conditions. O my Lord! The world hath occupied me from turning toward Thy horizon and hath prevented me from directing myself to the Dayspring of Thy Cause and the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation. Therefore have I fled from myself unto Thee and have placed my trust in Thee. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me from the ocean of Thy bounty and the sun of Thy generosity. O my Lord! Aid me in Thy remembrance and praise in such wise that the veils of the world and the clamor of the nations will not prevent me. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

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In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate!

This is a letter from the servant of God to one of His servants who has taken unto God a path. After hearkening to the blessed word “Pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto God for mankind,” he turned toward the divine command until he attained the privilege of visiting the Most Great House of God. He must, God willing, count this enduring bounty as great and never be heedless of the remembrance of the All-Merciful at any time or season. He must ever be occupied with building the house of the heart, which is the throne for the manifestation of the All-Glorious.

Hear with the ear of the spirit the call of Him Who summons to the All-Merciful. His call is today the sweet water of life for the bodies of all beings. By the Lord of all possibility, if all who are on earth were to attain but one drop thereof, all would turn, living and enduring, toward the Object of worship. Whosoever remains deprived of this living water today is accounted as dead and as nothing in the sight of God, even as He has said: “They have hearts wherewith they understand not, and eyes wherewith they see not, and ears wherewith they hear not.”

We must beseech God, exalted be His remembrance, that He not deprive these servants, through His grace and favor, from the cloud of mercy and the heaven of bounty. This is the ultimate goal of those who seek the presence of the All-Glorious, and naught else is regarded by God. As has been observed, He has given this world and its ornaments to the lowliest of His servants. Surely if it had any worth, He would not have bestowed it upon the heedless. Thus the aim of those who believe in divine unity has been the good-pleasure of the Friend and whatsoever is from Him. As is witnessed, these most great tribulations that have befallen in this year have been sweeter than the choicest honey to the tongue of him who speaks. His is the praise and the bounty. The desire of the people of truth has been martyrdom - that is, their life is in their death. This is the true word. Blessed are they that attain!

Convey mention and greetings from this servant to the loved ones of God wherever you meet them. Say: Today is the day of steadfastness and turning to the Truth. Be not grieved by the tribulations that have befallen. The Cause is in God’s hands. Verily He is the Ruler over all else. If absolute power appears in the garment of powerlessness, and the Absolute Sovereign outwardly appears as one ruled and oppressed, there is no harm in this, for whatever appears from the All-Wise contains wisdom which none comprehend save those possessed of understanding. And praise be to God, the Lord of Lords.

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In the Name of the All-Knowing Expounder. The ocean of true knowledge streaming from the dayspring of the mouth of the Will of Him Who is the All-Merciful hath revealed its splendour in the form of these words. The clouds of the idle fancies of the ignorant have made dark and gloomy the world’s luminous horizon; while the tyranny of the rulers hath rendered turbid the clear fount of tranquillity. Yet the day is approaching when the Divine decrees will have penetrated these intervening veils, and dissipated these various impediments and obstacles. Say: O friends! What need is there for consternation, what cause for fear? Never hath there been, nor is there now, any doubt that all who are endowed with spirit shall one day be overtaken, and seized upon, by death. Such being the case, if this death be converted into martyrdom, and take place in the path of God, it would assuredly be preferable. Every intelligent and thinking person will testify that this station hath ever been, and ever shall be, the loftiest of all stations. All men are commanded to observe wisdom, and forbidden to engage in mischief, strife and contention; yet should aught befall, then with perfect resignation must they direct their steps unto the scene of sacrifice in the path of the Incomparable Friend. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of sanctity! Should a soul quaff from the cup of knowledge the crystal waters of the love of the All-Merciful, never would he be moved by the wrong of the oppressor and the onslaught of the tyrant even to sadness, how much less to fear and consternation! Please God, thou wilt acquaint all the wayfarers in the Straight Path with that which hath been sent down in this Tablet from the Pen of the All-Merciful, so that, with the utmost joy and gladness, they may be occupied with the remembrance of Him Who is the Lord of all men. Say: The Pen of the Most High affirmeth: the death of each soul is predetermined in the Book of God, neither shall it be advanced or delayed by a single moment. Is it then seemly that the lover should shrink from meeting his Beloved, or be sorrowed by the prospect of laying down his life in the pathway of the Adored One? Nay, by Myself, the True One! And yet the people for the most part apprehend it not. Say: Sanctify and purify the hearts, that they may discover a window giving onto the Most Great Ocean: thereafter neither the hosts of the world, nor the clamours of the champions of the nations, shall have the power to keep such souls back from Him Who is the King of Eternity. Do thou then beseech God graciously to confirm and assist them in such wise that they may soar up on the wings of longing unto God, the Supreme King, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We, verily, have made mention of thee aforetime, and in this wondrous Tablet, that thou mayest be well assured of the grace of thy Lord, and mayest relate unto the people that which hath proceeded from His Most Holy, His All-Glorious, and His Most Exalted Pen. The Glory of God rest upon thee, and upon all those who have held fast unto the commandments of God, the Lord of all worlds.

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The honored friend, Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Rida, may the Glory of God be upon him, may note:

He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power

After praise and glorification of the Goal of the worlds and His chosen ones and friends, it is submitted that your letter was received. Praise be to God, it indicated the wellbeing of that honored brother’s blessed being and his relatives, which brought joy and delight. In truth, letters have been and are half of meeting and encounter. In any case, they are the cause of gladness and the source of joy. The remembrance of friends brings happiness to the Friend, especially if that remembrance is for the sake of God. However, after learning what was mentioned, amazement upon amazement arose, for by the truth of Truth, never did such words emerge from this servant. Apart from all this, what has occurred that one would commit an act or speak a word that would cause grief to friends? You yourself know that this servant has always been occupied with conveying words of love and affection. God willing, we hope that the Truth, exalted be His glory, will adorn all with the ornament of trustworthiness, religiosity, truthfulness and sincerity. Verily, He is powerful over all things. Today is and has been the day of goodly words, goodly deeds, and good thoughts. God willing, may you be engaged in the remembrance of the Beloved of the worlds with utmost joy and fragrance, and pass your days and nights in perfect ease, wellbeing and health. Convey greetings and praise to Jinab-i-’Inayatu’llah and his mother and sister. God willing, may they dwell and rest in the shadow of the Tree of Grace. Peace and glory be upon you, and the mercy of God and His blessings. The Servant

The various letters you sent arrived. God willing, after review news will be sent. Convey greetings from this ephemeral one to the honored master Jinab-i-Sabri Effendi, may the Glory of God be upon him. Due to the abundance of occupation, this servant does not have time to trouble the friends, therefore he seeks pardon from all. Peace and glory be upon him, and the mercy of God and His blessings.

Regarding what you mentioned about having sent a letter previously - it did not reach this servant, and this letter also reached this servant after four days since it was outside the city and the messengers had forgotten. In any case, upon review and reading, the reply was submitted.

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XXXII

Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at the mercy of Thine enemies, and hearest the voice of His lamentation from the midst of such of Thy creatures as have dealt wickedly in Thy sight. He it is, O my Lord, through Whose name Thou didst beautify Thy Tablets, and for Whose greater glory Thou didst send down the Bayan, and at Whose separation from Thee Thou didst weep continually. Look Thou, then, upon His loneliness, O my God, and behold Him fallen into the hands of them that have disbelieved in Thy signs, have turned their backs upon Thee, and have forgotten the wonders of Thy mercy.

He it is, O my God, about Whom Thou hast said: “But for Thee the Scriptures would have remained unrevealed, and the Prophets unsent.” And no sooner had He, by Thy behest, been manifested and spoken forth Thy praise, than the wicked doers among Thy creatures compassed Him round, with the swords of hate drawn against Him, O Thou the Lord of all names! Thou well knowest what befell Him at the hands of such as have rent asunder the veil of Thy grandeur, and cast behind their backs Thy Covenant and Thy Testament, O Thou Who art the Maker of the heavens! He is the One for Whose sake Thou (the Bab) hast yielded Thy life, and hast consented to be touched by the manifold ills of the world that He may manifest Himself, and summoned all mankind in His name. As soon as He came down, however, from the heaven of majesty and power, Thy servants stretched out against Him the hands of cruelty and sedition, and caused Him to be afflicted with such troubles that the scrolls of the world are insufficient to contain a full recital of them.

Thou seest, therefore, O Thou Beloved of the world, Him Who is dear to Thee in the clutches of such as have denied Thee, and beholdest Thy heart’s desire under the swords of the ungodly. Methinks He, from His most exalted station, saith unto me: “Would that my soul, O Prisoner, could be a ransom for Thy captivity, and my being, O wronged One, be sacrificed for the adversities Thou didst suffer! Thou art He through Whose captivity the standards of Thine almighty power were hoisted, and the day-star of Thy revelation shone forth above the horizon of tribulation, in such wise that all created things bowed down before the greatness of Thy majesty.

“The more they strove to hinder Thee from remembering Thy God and from extolling His virtues, the more passionately didst Thou glorify Him and the more loudly didst Thou call upon Him. And every time the veils of the perverse came in between Thee and Thy servants, Thou didst shed the splendors of the light of Thy countenance out of the heaven of Thy grace. Thou art, in very truth, the Self-Subsisting as testified by the tongue of God, the All-Glorious, the one alone Beloved; and Thou art the Desire of the world as attested by what hath flowed down from the Pen of Him Who hath announced unto Thy servants Thy hidden Name, and adorned the entire creation with the ornament of Thy love, the Most Precious, the Most Exalted.

“The eyes of the world were gladdened at the sight of Thy luminous countenance, and yet the peoples have united to put out Thy light, O Thou in Whose hands are the reins of the worlds! All the atoms of the earth have celebrated Thy praise, and all created things have been set ablaze with the drops sprinkled by the ocean of Thy love, and yet the people still seek to quench Thy fire. Nay–and to this Thine own Self beareth me witness–they are all weakness, and Thou, verily, art the All-Powerful; and they are but paupers and Thou, in truth, art the All-Possessing; and they are impotent and Thou art, truly, the Almighty. Naught can ever frustrate Thy purpose, neither can the dissensions of the world harm Thee. Through the breaths of Thine utterance the heaven of understanding hath been adorned, and by the effusions of Thy pen every moldering bone hath been quickened. Grieve not at what hath befallen Thee, neither do Thou lay hold on them for the things they have committed in Thy days. Do Thou be forbearing toward them. Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.”

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?. To his honor ?.S., upon him be the Glory of God. He is seated upon the Throne.

?.S., upon thee be the Glory of God and His loving-kindness. Thou hast been mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One, and He maketh mention of thee at this time. Verily the heaven of utterance desired to send down upon thee the stars of wisdom and knowledge, and to make mention unto thee of that which draweth the people nigh unto it. Blessed is he who hath heard and responded and hath said: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou the Goal of them that have recognized Thee!”

Thy letter was present before the Wronged One and the Most Great Branch read it before His face. We have heard with the ear of grace and have answered thee with the tongue of justice, that through thy name the fragrance of My loving-kindness may be diffused amongst My servants and guide them to this Announcement whereby the ocean of proof hath surged, the Sun of certitude hath shone forth, the horizon of Revelation hath been illumined and the Speaker of the Mount hath spoken forth, to the dismay of the people of the Bayan who have turned away from the All-Merciful and disbelieved in God, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

We beseech God to manifest through thee that which will draw the people nigh unto Him and give them to drink of the Choice Wine sealed with My Name, the Self-Subsisting, through My binding decree whereby the pillars have trembled, bodies have quaked, and all contingent beings have swooned away save those rescued by the hands of grace. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.

O thou who art present before the Face! Hear what the opposers have said. Among them is he who claimed “He hath stolen the verses of the Point and revealed them in His own name.” Say: Come forth that thou mayest hear and see that He hath appeared with a sovereignty before which every discerning mystic and every informed scholar hath bowed down. Say: Were the Primal Point Himself to appear before the Throne and write down what hath been revealed from the heaven of God’s Will, the Lord of the Mighty Throne… And among them is he who said “He hath altered the Word and fabricated lies against God, the Strong, the Powerful.” How base is his station and how great his utterance! The Supreme Paradise and the companions of this glorious Scene have lamented his wrong.

Grieve thou not over anything. Trust in all matters in God, the Master of the Day of Judgment. Verily He is with thee and will help thee. Soon will His effects be made manifest through a command from His presence. With Him is the knowledge of all things in a Book that none hath comprehended. Thy Lord is verily the Bearer of Glad-Tidings, the All-Informed.

Remember My loved ones on My behalf and give them the glad-tidings of My loving-kindness and illumine their hearts with the lights of My wondrous remembrance. We beseech God to assist them in serving His Cause and to ordain for them what beseemeth His Name, the Most Merciful.

The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those with thee. Convey unto their faces My greetings from the Wronged One Who hath borne tribulations for the exaltation of the servants and the upliftment of the Word of God, the Lord of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power

Praise befits and is worthy of that Most Holy Court, Who has made the letters of the friends the greatest gift and has ordained within their fragrance the fragrance of meeting and reunion. Exalted be His power, exalted be His grandeur, exalted be His compassion, and great be His favor! I beseech Him, exalted be He, to protect the people of truth from the oppression of the oppressors and the transgressions of the transgressors. Verily, He is near and worthy to answer.

The esteemed letter arrived while this ephemeral one was engaged in writing in His presence, and all of it was presented. They showed the utmost bounty and favor. The religion of God has become weak among the people due to the dominion of the polytheists, and these transgressors have been and are of two kinds: one group consists of those who have been nurtured in pride for years, and the other group consists of those who have become occupied with themselves and heedless of the Truth, showing no respect for divine ordinances and the counsels of the True Counselor. They have acted according to their own desires and become deprived of the Command of God. Verily He speaks the truth, but they do not hear. This is why Islam has reached the state that you now witness. All must beseech the Truth, exalted be His glory, for the elevation and ascendancy of His religion. All have been and are under His gaze, each adorned with the ornament of His favor.

God willing, in this spiritual morn a sweet breeze will waft from the garden of inner meanings across the world, bringing joy to all, transforming the darkness of the world into light and its heedlessness into awareness. It would be a pity if the trees in the garden of inner meanings were to remain fruitless and without effect.

Regarding what was written about Darvish, it was granted. They said to tell him and obtain his promise not to stay beyond the specified days, as the gathering has grown too large and has truly exceeded wisdom. Regarding the honored beloved, his mention has been and is before the Most Holy Court. They said God willing he is confirmed in what is befitting. Whatever this ephemeral one expresses in service to him is truly insufficient. In any case, I hope for forgiveness. I remember the delight of the eyes of the people of purity. I send greetings and praise to Jinab-i-Aqa Mahdi and those with you.

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He is God, exalted be His majesty, His greatness and His power.

Universal praise hath appeared from the Kingdom of divine favor, and in this station thanksgiving from all things is necessary, for from its rustling is heard the blessed word “Verily, I am God’s greatest handiwork”, though only sanctified and refined ears can hear it - others have no share or portion in this call. In the first station and primary rank, the hearers of this sweetest call have been the chosen ones and near ones, through whom God’s straight path and His mighty Cause were made manifest, and through whom the Lamp of existence spoke both eve and morn concerning that which was revealed and appeared - that which had been hidden from sight. The kingdom belongeth unto God, the One, the Chosen.

The letter of that beloved of the heart arrived after his return, and after its perusal and reading it was taken to the Holy Presence and submitted. He said: “O Rida! Upon thee be the peace of God, the Lord of Names and Creator of heaven. We have heard thy call. Praise be to God, thou art successful in attaining unto contentment, reconciliation and goodness. This is a testimony which this Wronged One hath given and giveth before those possessed of hearing ears, penetrating vision, and the gathering of the assured and sincere ones. Thou wert with Us in thy childhood and grew to maturity beneath the sheltering grace of God, the Lord of the worlds, and thou didst migrate with the Wronged One until imprisonment ended in the Most Great Prison. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to make thee and those with thee among those who have no fear and who do not grieve. Verily, we are God’s and unto Him do we return.” Thus did it end.

Praise be to God, that beloved of the heart hath ever been engaged in remembrance and steadfast in service. The greatest of all great bounties is that from the beginning of days thou wert nurtured in the shadow of thy Lord and didst grow and develop. Thou wert with Him and art with Him, and assuredly the end is too sacred for mention by this evanescent one and those like him. By the testimony of the Beloved, the end hath been and is good. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that this most great bounty may endure as long as the kingdom and the heavenly realm endure. And whatever was commanded should be given to the loved ones - take from the aforementioned amount and give it. The blessed month of Ramadan hath come, assistance to some is necessary. We beseech God to send down upon His loved ones a blessing from His presence and a bounty from His own Self. The receipt was also sent. Peace, mercy and glory be upon you and upon those with you and upon His loved ones and chosen ones.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, His majesty, His holiness and His splendor

Praise sanctified from mention and utterance befits and is worthy of the peerless Beloved Who, with a single breath from the Most Exalted Pen, adorned sheer nothingness with the garment of existence, and after bringing into being and manifesting all contingent things and created beings, set apart man for Himself, breathed His spirit into him, and deposited within him the gems of His mysteries and the wonders of His lights. Blessed is he who has arisen and continues to arise through the Spirit of God, and remains steadfast in His Cause, His love, His remembrance and what He has commanded in His Book, and preserves what he has been given from his Lord, the Mighty, the Ancient.

And then, your letter arrived and from it was inhaled the fragrance of love and affection, which has been the primary cause for the creation and appearance of all things. Blessed art thou, O beloved, in that thou hast attained unto that which is beloved of the hearts of them that are nigh, and the object of desire of the hearts of them that are sincere and devoted. I presented before the pavilion of grandeur mention of your praise and glorification and that of your family. All convey mention and glory to you and your family. Praise be to God that most times mention of you has been made outwardly and the Sun of special favor has dawned. After your letter reached this servant, it was presented before the Most Holy, Most Exalted Presence. After submitting mention of you repeatedly, He expressed His favor, saying “Blessed art thou, again blessed art thou.” Convey on behalf of this servant greetings and glorification to the true friends, namely Aqa Ghulam-’Ali and Aqa Ghulam-Husayn and Aqa ’Ali-Akbar and Aqa Lu?fu’llah, upon them be the glory of God, and to whomever thou findest devoted to assisting the Beloved. And likewise remember the family with most wondrous mention.

Glory be upon thee and upon them. I convey special greetings and salutations to ’Inayatu’llah. God willing, through divine favor they shall grow up and attain to lofty stations. Every great one was small before the manifestation of His grandeur, except these little ones who are great in the divine Kingdom and whose station is mighty, to such a degree that the Pen of Command and Decree is raised on their behalf. He is God. As commanded, you should come and bring ’Inayatu’llah’s mother. Peace be upon you and God’s mercy and His favor.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to the Lord of all mention and the Manifestor of mysteries, sanctified above all remembrance and thought, Who hath sent down the verse and made manifest the bounty. The purpose of this bounty hath been the appearance of mercy, and from mercy the gathering of the community, and from gathering and assembly the unity of hearts and oneness of souls, and from this unity and oneness mutual assistance, that all servants might become as one soul and all lands as one region. May all spirits be sacrificed for His will, for there hath been and is no purpose save unity, fellowship, accord and love. We hope that all may attain to that which He loveth and pleaseth.

O thou who walkest with the Wronged One! The letter which thou didst send to this servant was heard and attained the honor of acceptance, and the promise of the Beloved’s bounty. The matter of the garden of Na’mayn and the appointed day depends upon that honored one. Convey on behalf of the Wronged One greetings to the handmaiden of God, the Leaf, his wife, upon her be the Glory of God. Say: Blessed art thou and joy be unto thee. We beseech God to adorn thee with that which will cause the devoted women in the most exalted chambers to remember thee, and to exalt thee through His Name amongst His handmaidens and leaves. Verily He is the Almighty, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

The letter of the beloved, upon him be My Glory and loving-kindness, was seen. From every word thereof wafted the fragrance of sincerity and devotion. What he mentioned somewhat lightened the sorrows that have befallen Us. None knoweth what hath befallen the Wronged One save God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. That honored one is aware what was the bounty from the Wronged One’s part and what was the enmity from those people. In any case, the letter of the beloved, upon him be My Glory, was read by all, and it contained the glad tidings of the well-being of the emigrants and of thy visitation which thou didst perform by proxy the day before - this was accepted. Give him the glad tidings of My remembrance of him and My turning toward him from this distant shore. God willing, may he hold fast to the counsels of the Wronged One and strive diligently in the acquisition of sciences and arts, for knowledge and wisdom are two shining ornaments for the head and brow. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to adorn him with that which will make him honored among His servants. We make mention of all the leaves and children of the household, and We beseech from God bounty for each one. Taraz Effendi, upon him be My Glory, hath been and is remembered. The Glory be upon you, and the mercy of God, and His blessings.

=== END BH02602 ===

=== START BH02603 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power

Praise be to the Goal of the world Who assisted that honored brother to turn towards God with acceptance, attention, humility and submissiveness, and honored him with visitation of the House, and caused him to speak the blessed word of unity. The servant testifies that there is no God but Him. He has ever been and will ever be sanctified from what the creatures possess, and He is the Single, the One, the Powerful, the All-Choosing. And blessings and peace be upon the Most Great Luminary through Whom the world was illumined and the decree of unity and mention of detachment appeared among the peoples, and upon His family and companions who acted according to what they were commanded in His Clear Book.

Thereafter, the letter of that honored master dated the last day of Rabi’u’l-Avval arrived at sunset on Sunday, which was the day before. Therefore the delay in responding was not and is not the fault of this servant - the responsibility lies with the bearer. This evanescent one has ever beseeched and continues to beseech from God, exalted be His glory, bounty and mercy for that spiritual beloved. Though praise be to God you have attained all that was mentioned, yet since this is the station of grace, the more that appears the better and more pleasing it is. Your mention and that of the dear honored one Aqa Mirza ’Abdu’llah has ever been before the Master. Whenever anyone is present, they first ask about your circumstances with care and kindness. I beseech Him, blessed and exalted is He, to assist you and preserve you and draw you near to Him in all conditions. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most High.

As for the sum you wrote about, there was an amount in Constantinople which according to what was mentioned they sent, and it was assigned to Aqa Faraj, upon him be God’s peace - give it to him. After that it is not known what happened. There was a sum belonging to Aqa Mirza Asadu’llah, upon him be Baha’u’llah’s peace, which is now in Constantinople with the honored Shaykh, upon him be God’s grace and favor. There is nothing here. There is nothing more to mention except that I have beseeched and continue to beseech from God, exalted be His glory, blessing and bounty and mercy and favor and glory for that beloved one. Verily He is the Answerer of prayers and the Most Merciful of the merciful. Peace and praise be upon your honor and upon those with you and upon God’s sincere servants. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02603 ===

=== START BH02604 ===

In the Name of the One God

In this clear hour the tongue of the favor of the Lord of the Worlds makes mention of the children of the Friend and the heirs of Him Who conversed with God, that all may attain to that which is sanctified above likeness and peer. O My loved ones! Know ye the worth of this exalted and most high station and this supreme bounty. How many were the peoples of the world who, throughout the nights and days, beseeched and supplicated God, glorified be His majesty, for the encounter with this blessed Day. Yet when the horizon of the world was illumined with the light of the appearance of Him Who conversed with God on Sinai, all turned away save those whom the hand of grace did rescue - the hand of grace did rescue them from the clay of idle fancies and vain imaginings and drew them nigh unto Him. Glory be to God! Through one exalted Word the reckoning of the peoples of the world was completed, and the blessed word “the most swift of reckoners” was established in its station. In any case, despite their hope and seeking and supplication, most of mankind were seen to be heedless and veiled, while ye are seated upon the thrones of certitude and reclined upon the cushions of knowledge. Were ye to become truly aware as behooveth you, throughout all days would ye verily cry out: “Thine be the glory, O Possessor of names, and Thine be the praise, O Creator of heaven!” His honor Amin, upon him be My glory, hath made mention of all and hath beseeched for each one that whose fragrance shall never be cut off from the world.

O Lalihzar, upon thee be the glory of God, thy Lord, the Chosen One! And O Khudabakhsh, reflect upon the divine bestowal - He raised thee from the sphere of dust by the hand of power to above the heavens, and this is the station of allegiance and certitude which thou hast attained. O Hakim, O Ibrahim, the hand of wisdom and power of God, glorified be His majesty, took hold of thee and caused thee to attain the light of guidance from the fire of heedlessness. O Ishaq, when thou didst turn unto Him thou became worthy of divine mention. O Yusuf, the hand of the favor of the Goal of the worlds delivered thee from prison and drew thee to the arena of mighty glory, and illumined thee with the light of guidance from the station of darkness. O Yusuf, the friends have ever been and shall ever be beneath the glances of grace. We make mention of all the children of the Friend from before the Glorious Lord, and We beseech for all that whose fragrance of divine good-pleasure wafteth therefrom. Well is it with you and pleasant it is for you. The glory be upon you from Us and upon those who have turned and acknowledged that which the Tongue of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, hath spoken.

=== END BH02604 ===

=== START BH02605 ===

At the hour when the Bride of Sorrow lifted her veil from behind the curtain of concealment, and the Countenance of Grief raised the banner of anguish, and the wind’s attendant spread wide the carpet of gloom, and the Servant of the Eternal Beauty reclined upon the established throne, and the cloud of power rained down the showers of separation from the grief-laden air, and the maidens of paradise emerged from their chambers of divorce, and the secluded ones of discord adorned the countenance of dissension, the confined ones of paradise struck their heads, and the virtuous beauties ran distraught, and the holy faces donned garments of mourning, and the countenances of intimacy shed crimson tears from the eye of fidelity, and the keeper of paradise withdrew behind the veil of concealment, and the guide of the people became hidden in the shroud of evanescence, the leaves of the Tuba tree turned yellow, and the branches of the divine Lote-Tree were scattered asunder, the cloud of mercy was withheld, and the lightning of might was lifted up, the dove of wrath took flight, and the cauldron of vengeance began to boil, radiant joy arose from the throne of abasement, and dark retribution sat upon the seat of glory, the raven of unconsciousness prevented the parrot of divine presence from tasting sugar, and the sparrow of cruelty kept the nightingale of annihilation from its melody, the jealous crow prevented the hoopoe of joy from reaching the Sheba of manifestation, and the accursed Abu Jahl drove the radiant countenance from the inhabited house, the candle of the assembly of light was extinguished, and the bat of blindness became the player in the field, the King of the sanctuary of glory sat upon the point of abasement, and the base one from the mine of misfortune settled upon the mighty throne, the furnace of envy blazed in the breasts of the lords of pride, and the seas of sedition surged in the hearts of the possessors of insight, they drove out the teacher of love from the bench of unity, and prevented the wise one of longing from the taste of understanding, the garden of imitation was adorned, and the fruit of praise was cut off, the beloved ones of the valley of love were struck dumb, and the veiled ones of the valley of multiplicity became witnesses to the Desired One, the royal falcon fell captive to shameless owls, and the Joseph of possibility was cast into the well by faithless brothers.

The owls tyrannize over the royal falcon,

Plucking its wings though it is innocent,

Saying “Why do you remember that realm,

Or the palace-forearm of that King?”

Its crime is only that it is a falcon,

Just as Joseph’s crime was naught but beauty,

The peacock’s enemy became its own feather,

Ah, how many kings has their glory slain!

=== END BH02605 ===

=== START BH02606 ===

Husayn. In the Sad. He is the Mighty, the Exalted, the Ever-Living, the Beautiful. The remembrance of God in the Tree of Paradise upon the shore of eternity, upon the branches of the cloud at the right hand of the Spirit in the sacred valley of the Mount of Beauty. O people of Baha, hearken unto Me! He it is Who speaketh the truth and revealeth the verses and sendeth forth the Messengers, for verily He is the King, the Powerful, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting. Verily in the creation of the heavens and earth, and in the alternation of light and darkness, and in the budding forth of trees, and in the motion of the Ark of Oneness upon the sea of fire, and in the wafting of the holy breezes from the Paradise of Beauty, and in the sending down of verses from the cloud of the Divine Essence are signs for people who reflect. Say: O people, fear God and associate not partners with Him, and think not evil thoughts, and slander not His chosen ones, and consume not the wealth of others, and commit not oppression and wickedness if ye be of those who are certain of God’s decree in the Tree of His Cause. This is what the Spirit counseleth you in that which God hath caused to flow from the Most Exalted Pen in the hidden and holy Tablets, that all may be assured of His verses in His days and that they may rejoice who have soared on the wings of detachment and who are drawn by the grace of God. And when the verses are recited unto them their hearts tremble and their eyes overflow with crimson drops and they are enkindled by the fire of love. Upon them be the good-pleasure of God and for them are elevated stations in the realms of eternity, and there have been ordained for them, in the presence of the Divine Countenance, couches of white crystal whereon they shall recline. Thus do We impart unto thee from the melodies of the Divine Essence that perchance it may detach thee from all who are in the heavens and earth and cause thee to turn toward the precincts of God’s mercy and assist thee to triumph and provide thee with the fruits of immortality and make thee to be of those who are guided by the lights of Beauty and who drink from the springs of mercy. Thus have We set forth the verses in truth and sent down the Spirit upon thee that thou mayest be stirred in thy soul with longing and be of those who rejoice in the paradise of reunion. O Letter of Glory! Read what We have chanted unto thee, then preserve it that the spirit of life may be generated within thee and draw thee nigh unto a treasured and hidden stronghold. Act thou according to what thou hast been commanded, then be steadfast and fear no one even if all who are in the heavens and earth should oppose thee. God shall raise thee up in the atmosphere of light and bestow upon thee a kingdom in His Most Exalted Name and send down upon thee from the cloud of mercy that which hath been ordained in a preserved Tablet. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who prostrate themselves before the face of God.

=== END BH02606 ===

=== START BH02607 ===

Mir Aqa, upon him be the Glory of God, at the request of Amin

In the Name of God, the Manifest, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise

A mention from Us to one who has turned to the horizon from which has shone forth the Luminary of God’s utterance, the Lord of the worlds - through which the ocean of knowledge has surged in creation and the heaven of proof has been adorned with the stars of certitude. Exalted is God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

O Mir Aqa! Hearken unto the call from the direction of Akka. By God, ears were created to hear it. Blessed is he who has attained, and woe unto every heedless one, far removed. Say: Verily the eye was created for the Greatest Vision, and the heart for turning toward the direction of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Is there one possessed of such steadfastness that names prevent him not from the Creator of heaven, nor do the hosts of the oppressors frighten him? Break the idols of the peoples through this Most Great Name, which has come from the horizon of power with a sovereignty that has conquered all who are in the heavens and on earth. The Trustworthy One has mentioned you; We make mention of you in this Clear Tablet, from whose horizon has shone forth that which has attracted the hearts of the mystics.

And mention of Jalil and those with him, whom We have mentioned in verses through which God has conquered the cities of the hearts of the lovers. O Jalil! Give thanks unto God for having revealed unto thee that whose remembrance, fragrance, name and spirit shall never cease to endure, by the everlastingness of God, the King, the Just, the Powerful, the Mighty. Counsel My loved ones to be so steadfast that neither the name of the Prophet, nor the mention of the Successor, nor the names of the Noble One and the Chief, nor the Cords and the Pillars shall prevent them. Thus has the matter been decreed from the presence of an All-Wise Commander. Say: This is the Day of God wherein mention of aught else beseemeth not, if ye be of them that understand. This is the Revelation that the knowledge of none has encompassed - to this testify the Books of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. He is the One Whom God’s Messengers have heralded. When He took His seat upon the throne, the Primal Point prostrated himself saying: “Verily, I am the first of them that worship.” Thus have We set forth the verses and sent them unto thee that thou mayest be of the thankful ones.

The Glory be upon thee and upon thy son. Give him the glad-tidings of My loving-kindness, remind him of My verses, and illumine him with the lights of thy Lord’s face, the Dawning One, the Gracious. Say: My God, my God! Aid me to be steadfast in Thy Cause and illumine my heart with the light of Thy knowledge. Then send down upon me that which will make me firm and steadfast in Thy love. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have believed in Thee and in Thy verses and in what Thou hast revealed in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets. I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty to aid me in serving Thee and serving Thy loved ones. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Most Generous. There is none other God but Thee, the Goal in both beginning and end.

=== END BH02607 ===

=== START BH02608 ===

In the Name of the Kind Lord

A mention from Us to him who attained the presence of the Most Great Scene and won the meeting with God, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. He turned toward the Most Great Throne and traversed the path until he entered this mighty Prison. Blessed art thou for having attained the presence of the Face and heard the call of the Wronged One while He was in the hands of the oppressors. Return to thy place through God’s might and power, then inform the people of what thou hast seen and heard from One All-Knowing, All-Wise. We counsel the loved ones of God to show forth the greatest steadfastness, lest the utterances of the idolaters cause them to slip. No matter is greater than steadfastness, for it hath been observed that certain souls, after claiming faith and attaining the highest station of certitude, were cast down from the heights of heaven to the depths of hell by a mere doubt. The ones who have turned toward God must ever fix their gaze upon the horizon of steadfastness.

We console thy mother with God’s mercy and His favors, and We make mention of her in this noble station. She hath been immersed in tribulations which none knoweth save the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. She must not grieve over what hath befallen her. We counsel her to manifest beautiful patience. This is not the first calamity that hath occurred in the path of God. How many a mother whose son was martyred for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds! She must show forth patience in the path of God. Verily He sufficeth her and will enrich her above all else. He is indeed the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Generous.

Today all must fix their gaze upon the horizon of God and, in whatsoever may come to pass, manifest complete contentment and submission. We testify that they have ascended unto God and entered the Most Exalted Station and the Most High Paradise. This is a testimony that all the treasures of the heavens and earth cannot equal. The world is not an abode to which one who is assured of God should cling or attach his heart. Its very foundation hath been and will be based on nothingness and evanescence. Ere long all the souls on earth shall depart. Blessed are they who have recognized the truth and been adorned with divine love. Such souls are accounted as letters of God’s Book and abide eternally in the immortal Kingdom, enduring as God endureth. Although they turned toward Us after the most great prohibition, We have forgiven them and admitted them to a station whose mention transcendeth every knowing mention. We have mentioned them before and mention them now. There is no God but He, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Verily, unto God do we belong and unto Him do we return. The glory be upon you and upon those who have shown patience, seeking God’s good-pleasure, and who have adorned themselves with the raiment of patience in the path of God, the Lord of what was and what shall be.

=== END BH02608 ===

=== START BH02609 ===

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

A mention from Us to one who has turned toward Our horizon, attained unto Our recognition, and taken the choice wine of utterance in My Name and drunk thereof through My glorious and wondrous remembrance. We were with thee when thou didst hear and respond to thy Lord on a day whereon all who are in the heavens and earth were thunderstruck, save those whom the hand of thy Lord’s power did rescue. We have heard thy call time and again, and witnessed thy turning toward the countenance of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We made thee to hear My call and We heard thy call, and showed thee My signs and beheld thee, as a grace from Us. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We held back the reins of the Pen until the appointed time; then We loosened them by Our command and mentioned thee in truth. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Generous. The servant present before the Throne appeared, holding thy letter in his hand. He arose and read it in the Most Great Scene, the station whereon was established the throne of the Lord of Destiny, Who hath come from the heaven of revelation with manifest sovereignty. And once again he mentioned thee before the Face. We said: Be patient, for thy Lord is indeed the All-Patient, the All-Wise. O thou who hast turned toward Us! We have heard that wherewith thou didst call upon God, and found therein thy longing and yearning, and the fragrance of thy sincerity toward God, the Lord of the worlds. Every word of thy words hath testified to God’s Revelation and His sovereignty. Give thanks unto God for having aided thee in this mighty Cause. Preserve this most exalted station through the name of thy Lord, the Most Glorious. Thus doth the Lord of Names command thee from the precincts of His remote prison. Rejoice, then give thanks that thy call hath won the ear of the Wronged One, Who hath answered thee with that which shall endure as long as God’s names and attributes endure. Verily thy Lord is the True One, the Faithful. Say: O God of the Kingdom, Lord of Kings and Sovereign of the Realm of Might! I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy countenance, after the passing of all things, to make me in all conditions turned toward Thee and detached from all else but Thee. Then give me to drink from the pure water of Thy bounty’s Kawthar, through which whoso attaineth soareth in Thine atmosphere, casteth away all else besides Thee, and is seized by the wine of verses such that neither the might of the world nor the clamor of nations frightened him. O my Lord! I am he who hath turned toward the ocean of Thy grace and acknowledged Thy sovereignty and power. I beseech Thee to aid me in all conditions to serve Thee and remember Thee and praise Thee. Verily Thou art the Protector of those in earth and heaven. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Commander, the Giver, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

=== END BH02609 ===

=== START BH02610 ===

O Muhammad-Sadiq! In the Name of God, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

This is My remembrance of My servant, that he may remember Me by My Name and be detached from all else besides Me - and I am the Best of those who detach. And that he may be assisted in My Cause and speak forth My praise - and I am the Best of those who praise. And that he may witness My Beauty and read My words and reflect upon what hath befallen My sorrowful Self - though no sorrow can match My sorrow, and grief fleeth from My grief, and tribulations bow down before My tribulation, and I am the Lonely, the Grief-Stricken One.

O servant! I desire to make mention of thee, but when meanings are clothed in the garment of every word, it is as though the words are complete in themselves, while in every moment they have manifestations after manifestations, such that they shall never be exhausted throughout the eternity of God, the True, the Great King. Hearken thou unto My words, then ponder My Cause and what hath appeared from Me amongst the worlds, that thou mayest stand firm in the Cause and not follow those who have disbelieved and turned away and were among the idolaters - those who have drawn forth the sword of the tongue to reject God and His Cause, that they might thereby refute the truth and establish falsehood through what they possess of satanic insinuations.

Beware, beware lest thou turn to any besides Me or forget My grace. Place thy trust in My Self, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the All-Knowing. Thus do We impart unto thee - act thou according to what God hath imparted unto thee in this Tablet of His wondrous words.

Hearken unto My words and grieve not over the world. When sorrows intensify upon thee, find solace in those from whom waft the sweet fragrances of love for My Self, the Gracious, the Ancient. Whoso desireth to sit with God, let him sit with My loved ones - this is a revelation from One Who is Mighty, All-Knowing. And whoso desireth to inhale the fragrance of the garment, let him inhale it from My chosen ones. And whoso loveth to hear the melodies of God, let him read My verses - the Wondrous, the Revealed One.

O servant! Purify thy face from turning to aught else besides Me, that it may be purely for My luminous, mighty, inaccessible countenance. Sanctify thyself from the world and all that hath been created in and upon it, for We have consigned it to those who are occupied with it and are among the heedless. Thy Lord desireth naught from the world save the hearts of Our sincere servants, for We have made them the repository of My revelation, the dayspring of My remembrance, and the source of My knowledge, the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

Beware, beware lest thou preserve thy heart from all that would veil it from the knowledge of thy Lord. This indeed is a mighty counsel. And the glory rest upon thee and upon those with thee and upon those who have placed their trust in God and were among those who trust.

=== END BH02610 ===

=== START BH02611 ===

May the meadows and fields of the hearts of lovers ever be illumined by the Sun of the Beauty of the Beloved, and may the pools in the lands of yearning souls ever overflow and be immersed in the Kawthar of the ruby-red lips of the Beloved. We hope that as long as that Lamp of spiritual beauty shines forth in the horizons of manifestation, these lamps of hearts will be set ablaze by it, and as long as that Living Water flows in the inner realms of contingent being, these souls will be refreshed by it. God willing, may the rains of separation ever pour down from the clouds of union upon the gathering places of loving hearts and the stations of yearning souls, not through any merit of their own, and may that Spring cause fragrant flowers to grow in these gardens at all times, so that through the joy of this atmosphere, the minds of spirits veiled by darkened forms may become pure and clean, and behold themselves naked in the presence of the Beloved. Indeed, each soul has an ordained capacity and every thing has a fitting rank and station wherein it is mentioned. However, some are given a prescribed sustenance according to a known measure and reckoning, while others receive an undefined portion from the treasury of “Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou willest without account.” One is brought to a limited reward after traversing the stages of limitation and annihilating the degrees of existence, while another is raised up in his very place of sitting from the invisible and visible realms and drawn to the ultimate goal and shown the bow-length nearness of the Worshipped One. What more can be said? How many brands have been placed upon the faces of lovers, and how many yearning souls have been consumed in separation! When the pen reached the description of this state, the power of expression withdrew and the book of explaining this separation was rolled up.

The rest of this tale comes without tongue

To the heart of one who possesses the light of soul

In any case, in all conditions praise with joy and give thanks with delight, for you have been rewarded before the labor and mentioned before remembrance, for He is the ever-Powerful, the Doer without being questioned, the Ever-Living, the Almighty, the All-Encompassing, the Most High. To the travelers in the land of India, the arrivers at the Kaaba of certitude, and the seekers of the face of the Beloved - to each one by whatever name and title is fitting and suitable - He makes mention in loving unity through the stages of oneness. Although there was no previous connection or precedence, the new custom caused the ancient covenant to be forgotten, as it is said: Love for You has abrogated mention of what came before. And peace.

=== END BH02611 ===

=== START BH02612 ===

He is the Mighty, the Beautiful!

Glorified be He in Whose hand is the dominion of the kingdom of the heavens and earth, and He is indeed knowing of all things. His is the bounty and grace - He giveth to whomsoever He willeth whatsoever He willeth, and He is indeed independent of all worlds. Say: O people! Hearken unto the call of God from this exalted, blessed Tree which hath grown in the holy land, the station of praiseworthy nearness, that there is none other God but Him, and that the Point of the Bayan is His Self and His Beauty, and that which was hidden is His manifestation and His sovereignty between the heavens and earth, and thus was the Command from the Tree of Fire in the Spot of Light made manifest. Say: This is a Tablet whereon God hath manifested Himself with the lights of holy beloved-ness. Say: When God manifested Himself upon the mountain it was instantly crushed and became scattered dust, but this Tablet God hath made the place of His manifestation in this moment, and He manifesteth Himself upon it from the Ancient Beauty through that which appeareth from this Pen which was at that time intimate with the Finger of God. O people of the earth! Fear God and follow not the steps of your own selves, but follow the Command of Him Who was dawning from the Dayspring of God. Say: Nothing in the earth shall profit you this Day even if ye take all the worlds as your helpers, nor shall the means of the heavens and earth assist you even if ye make them your supporters, except that ye enter beneath the shadow of this Countenance Who is established in the prison according to what was written in the Tablets. Enter ye therefore into the religion of God, then follow what was ordained in the Bayan and was sent down from the holy heaven. Deprive not yourselves of the Sacred House of God, differ not in the Cause of God, and cast not the pages of God behind your backs - this is My command upon you and upon all the worlds. O people! We were among you for successive years and were with you as one of you - and God is witness to what I say - and in every moment ye visited upon Me that which none hath visited upon another, as though I were imprisoned in the prison of your selves, until We called upon God in the holy morn and the eve of nearness, until He delivered Us from those who disbelieved, until We arrived in this prison which was raised behind the mountains. And We thank God for this and praise Him for what hath transpired, and We are patient through His might and power, and We remember Him at every rising and setting. And the Spirit be upon you, O people of the Bayan, that ye may walk the paths of praiseworthy glory and the extended pathway of holiness.

=== END BH02612 ===

=== START BH02613 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted!

Glorified is He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and ordained for all things that whereby they draw near unto God, the Almighty, the All-Choosing. The Books have been sealed by the Most Great Book wherein is detailed the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be. Blessed is he who hath attained unto it and drawn forth its mysteries. Say: This is verily the Book of My Self, wherein hath been inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen that which attracteth the hearts of the men of insight unto God, the Mighty, the Most Glorious. Read it, O people, in the watches of night and the ends of day. The brocade of this Book hath been adorned with that which was foretold in the Psalms, the Qur’an, the Gospel and what was revealed in the Holy Books. Unto whom belongeth sovereignty this Day? Unto God, the One, the All-Compelling! Say: O people, do ye hesitate in a Cause by whose leave every mention hath been made, and of Whose meeting ye were promised in all the Tablets? By God! He is indeed this One - behold then, O ye who are endued with insight! Say: We have ordained all tribulations for the Manifestation of Our Self, that ye may detach yourselves from all else and turn unto God, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. Say: O concourse of the heedless! Do ye mock Us? Soon shall We mock you on a day when the breaths of chastisement shall seize you, and ye shall find no place of refuge. O people! This is the Youth of God among you, His manifestation in your midst, and His sovereignty over you. He hath come with that wherewith ’Ali came before. Blessed is he who hath turned unto Him; woe betide him who hath turned away - he is of the companions of the Fire. Say: I have believed in God and the Manifestations of His Cause. He hath raised Me up in truth and sent Me unto all who are in the heavens and on earth. Is there any escape from His Cause? Nay, by His Self, the Mighty, the All-Compelling! O people, have mercy upon Him Who hath suffered in God’s path that which hath caused the eyes of the denizens of Paradise and the Concourse on High to weep, at eventide and at dawn. Consider what was revealed unto you through the tongue of ’Ali and what hath been revealed in this Revelation. Fear ye the All-Choosing, O ye who are endued with insight! As for thee, cast away what is with men and take what hath come unto thee from God. He shall make thee independent of all that is hidden and manifest. Grieve not over anything, and be not silent in the remembrance of thy Lord. Remember Him among men at eventide and at dawn. Hold fast unto this Tree though the winds have differed and grown severe, and be thou calm and dignified. Remind from Us those servants who have believed in God, Creator of darkness and light. And the glory be upon thee and upon him who hath held fast unto the Sure Handle and turned away from the wicked ones.

=== END BH02613 ===

=== START BH02614 ===

The Most Great, the Most Holy. Glorified be the All-Merciful Who hath sent down the proof in the form of man and made him the dawning-place of His signs for all who dwell within the realm of possibility. He summoneth the people unto God even while in the serpent’s mouth. There hath befallen Him in the path of God that which hath befallen none before Him. To this testifieth that which was sent down in the Bayan. Soon shall the clamor be raised in all regions. Blessed is he who hath cast away the people of discord and stood firm in the Covenant. This is a matter that hath no parallel in creation. Verily it is wondrous in the heavens and on earth.

O people of Baha! Be not veiled by what the people possess from Him through Whom the Sun hath shone forth and the religions have been distinguished. Those who are drowned in the ocean of idle fancies - these are far removed from the Kawthar of nearness and are debarred from the wine of reunion. They run about in the valley of error and say “Where is guidance?” Say: Here is the Lord of creation! They hasten in darkness and say “Where is the light?” Say: Open your eyes! Verily it hath shone forth from the horizon of glory with power and sovereignty. Among them is he who turned away and said “Where are the signs which we were promised in the Book?” Say: They have all appeared while ye were beneath the veils. Rend them asunder through My Name; then shall ye behold the Sun of grace shining from the horizon of might. Among the people are those who are veiled by vain imaginings from their Lord, the Self-Subsisting, and among them are those who cling to tales of old, cut off from this Cause through which the worlds have been illumined.

Say: O people! Fear God and follow not what your idle fancies command. Follow Him Who, when He speaketh, all things speak: “There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower.” The call of God hath been raised from the precincts of the Prison; hasten unto it, O people of understanding. Act not as did the servants before you. Beware lest the veils of glory prevent you from turning to the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Ye were created for this Day and were promised this Remembrance around which circle all remembrances. Is there any who will hear the verses of God and recognize what is treasured therein of wisdom and mysteries?

O My loved ones! Grieve not over those who speak according to their desires. By My life! They are among the companions of the left hand. Be ye My trustees among My servants, the dawning-places of My justice among My creation, and the daysprings of My courtesy among My creatures. Thus doth your Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen One, counsel you.

Blessed art thou for having attained unto the lights of knowledge in the days of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, and for having turned unto Him after most of the servants were prevented therefrom. Give thanks unto God for having confirmed thee in that whereon thou art, and glorify Him with praise at eventide and at dawn.

=== END BH02614 ===

=== START BH02615 ===

In His Name, the Protector over all names!

Glorified be God! In this hour the effulgences of the mercy of the Lord of the Worlds have dawned from the most exalted horizon, illumining the darkened world with the light of divine favor. Yet the eyes of those who manifest self and passion, tyranny and corruption remain deprived of witnessing it, and their ears are barred from the warbling of the birds circling round the Throne. How excellent is that power which breaks the chains of idle fancy through the Most Self-Subsisting Name and rends asunder the veils of vain imaginings through the Name of the Lord of all beings, which passes beyond all else save God through the light of detachment and makes for the depths of the ocean of oneness. O people of God! Some among the servants have been observed to be of such frail character that, like clods of earth, they fall apart at the slightest moisture. O ’Ali-Qabli-Naqi, upon thee be My glory! He who beareth My Name, upon him be My loving-kindness, forwarded thy letter to the Most Holy Court. The fragrance of the love of the Desired One wafted from it. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath clung to My firm cord, detached from all the worlds. Whenever through divine power the pavilion of glory was raised up and the lights of the manifestation of Him Who conversed on Sinai shone forth, a swarm of flies emerged from the thickets of hatred and set about undermining the Cause. Reflect upon God’s concealment and patience, and likewise upon the greed and avarice of the antagonists and opponents. One who received the utmost kindness from the friends of the Cause arose in opposition and united with his own kind, busying himself with plundering possessions on the day of reckoning, selling the Joseph of trust for a few counted dirhams. He showed no mercy either to himself or to the Cause of God. Glory be to God! The deniers of the Bayan are still consumed by the fire of hatred. At the instigation of those treacherous souls they have arisen to commit betrayal. Say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, and thanks be to Thee, O my Desire, for having kept the hems of Thy loved ones pure from the dust of treachery, lying and calumny. I beseech Thee, O King of the kings of the kingdoms of justice and fairness, by Thy command through which the lights of bounties and favors were made manifest, to make me steadfast in Thy love and a drinker of the choice wine of Thy revelation in every one of Thy days. O Lord! Take my hand with the hand of Thy grace, then open before my face the doors of Thy generosity and riches. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. The calumnies of Thy servants harm Thee not, nor do the descriptions of Thy creatures profit Thee. Thou doest what Thou willest through Thy power and ordainest what Thou desirest through Thy will. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Choosing.

=== END BH02615 ===

=== START BH02617 ===

CIII

Glory be to Thee, Thou in Whose hand are the heaven of omnipotence and the kingdom of creation. Thou doest, by Thy sovereignty, what Thou willest, and ordainest, through the power of Thy might, what Thou pleasest. From eternity Thou hast been exalted above the praise of all created things, and wilt to eternity remain far above the glorification of any one of Thy creatures. Existence itself testifieth to its non-existence when face to face with the manifold revelations of Thy transcendent oneness, and every created thing confesseth, by its very nature, its nothingness when compared with the sacred splendors of the light of Thy unity. Thou hast, in Thyself, been independent of any one besides Thee and rich enough, in Thine own essence, to dispense with any one except Thy Self. Every description by which they who adore Thy unity describe Thee, and every praise wherewith they who are devoted unto Thee praise Thee, are but the traces of the pen which the fingers of Thy strength and power have set in motion – fingers whose movement is controlled by the arm of Thy decree – the arm itself animated by the potency of Thy might.

Thy glory beareth me witness! How can I, aware as I am of this truth, hope to befittingly make mention of Thee and celebrate Thy praise? Howsoever I describe Thee, whichever of Thy virtues I recount, I cannot but blush and feel ashamed of what my tongue hath uttered or my pen written.

The quintessence of knowledge, O my Lord, proclaimeth its powerlessness to know Thee, and perplexity, in its very soul, confesseth its bewilderment in the face of the revelations of Thy sovereign might, and remembrance, in its inmost spirit, acknowledgeth its forgetfulness and effacement before the manifestations of Thy signs and the evidences of Thy praise. What, then, can this poor creature hope to achieve, and to what cord must this wretched soul cling?

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the worlds, and the Beloved of such as have recognized Thee, and the Desire of all that are in heaven and on earth, by Thy Name through which the cry of every suppliant hath ascended into the heaven of Thy transcendent holiness, through which every seeker hath soared to the sublimities of Thy unity and grandeur, through which the imperfect have been perfected, and the abased exalted, and the tongue of every stammerer unloosed, and the sick made whole, and whatever was unworthy of Thy highness and beseemed not Thy greatness and Thy sovereignty made acceptable unto Thee, – I beseech Thee to aid us by Thine invisible hosts and by a company of the angels of Thy Cause. Do Thou, then, accept the works we have performed for love of Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure. Cast us not away, O my God, from the door of Thy mercy, and break not our hopes in the wonders of Thy grace and favors.

Our limbs, our members, O my Lord, bear witness to Thy unity and oneness. Send down upon us Thy strength and power, that we may become steadfast in Thy Faith and may aid Thee among Thy servants. Illumine our eyes, O my Lord, with the effulgence of Thy beauty, and enlighten our hearts with the splendors of Thy knowledge and wisdom. Write us up, then, with those who have fulfilled their pledge to Thy Covenant in Thy days, and who, through their love for Thee, have detached themselves from the world and all that is therein.

Powerful art Thou to do what Thou pleasest. No God is there beside Thee, the All-Powerful, the Omniscient, the Supreme Ruler, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

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=== START BH02618 ===

O ’Azizu’llah, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One Who rules over the world through His Most Great Name. God testifies that there is none other God but Him, and He Who has come with the truth is verily the Hidden Secret, the Treasured Mystery, the Most Exalted Word, the Sovereign of Names, and the Light shining from the Supreme Horizon. He cannot be indicated by any indication of the Bayan nor by what was revealed therein from the All-Merciful. God has made all that was revealed from the Kingdom of the Bayan as glad-tidings of Him and as a leaf from the leaves of the gardens of His knowledge. Every mystic has testified to his powerlessness and every learned one to his inability to attain His presence. Blessed is he who has testified to that which God has testified, and woe unto every heedless doubter.

O ’Aziz! We have heard what your tongue has uttered and what your pen has inscribed, and We found the fragrance of your humility, submissiveness and your turning to God, the Lord of the visible and invisible, and the Lord of all worlds. Do not grieve over what has befallen you. Remember your Lord with the myriads of the supreme Paradise. By the life of God! By it are attracted the people of the Kingdom of Names and behind them the hearts of those brought near. You are the one who has attained to recognition and heard the Call when it was raised between earth and heaven. This is from His great bounty, to which My Manifest Book bears witness.

O ’Aziz! The Supreme Pen has in scriptures and tablets informed all of the appearance of the cawers, the heedless ones, and the atheists. Now from certain directions the cawing is raised. The Author of the Bayan commanded all to recognize the Promised Beauty through His own eyes and not to consider anything else as proof of His recognition, for He is known by His own Self and all else are His creation. This statement is specific to this Manifestation, yet the heedless people remain veiled from the Truth and occupied with vain imaginings, appearing like the peoples of former times. We beseech God to grant justice that they may not be deprived of the outpourings of the True Bestower in His days. Convey My greetings to the friends and give them the glad-tidings of God’s infinite favors. Say: Pay no attention to the fly and its buzzing, nor to the crow and its cawing. Soon they shall return to their abode as returned those who wronged in those days. By the life of God! What they possess shall perish and might and power shall remain with God, the Lord of all worlds. The glory shining from the horizon of My loving-kindness be upon you and upon your brothers and upon those who have cast aside vain imaginings, holding fast to My Strong Cord. We have revealed for every name that was in your letter that from which the sincere ones will find the fragrance of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Verily, we are God’s and to Him we shall return.

=== END BH02618 ===

=== START BH02619 ===

O Shaykh ’Ali, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Speaker in the Kingdom of Utterance. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath appeared in truth was hidden in the eternity of eternities and treasured in the stronghold of the immunity of the Self-Subsisting, the Most High. Whoso hath heard from Him hath heard from God, and whoso hath turned unto Him hath turned unto God, the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting. Blessed is he who hath heard what the Tongue of Revelation hath spoken and hath answered God, the Lord of the seen and unseen. How many a learned one hath cast aside knowledge and how many a child hath turned and taken hold of the Book in the name of his Lord, the Sovereign over what was and what shall be. How many a poor one hath been seized by the breaths of the verses and how many a prince hath turned away from God, the Lord of existence. By God’s life! Their desires have held them back from God and their wealth hath deluded them from Him Who created them and provided for them unto this blessed, mighty, promised Day. Soon shall the breaths of extinction seize them from every direction and they shall behold themselves beneath the earth. Say: O concourse of men! By God, the Lord of destiny hath come and through Him hath appeared the Most Sublime Vision, the station which was mentioned in the Books of God, the Lord of Lords. O ’Ali! Hearken unto the call from the precincts of ’Akka, the spot wherein the Lord of Names hath been imprisoned, having summoned all unto the truth, the Knower of things unseen. He hath come for the life of the world and the reformation of the nations, yet they have risen against Him with such tyranny as hath caused the Concourse on High to lament and those who circle round the Throne at eventide and at dawn to weep. Soon shall they cry for help but receive no succor, and shall wail but find for themselves no helper from God, the Lord of the kingdom of earth and heaven. Rejoice thou in that thou hast been mentioned before the Wronged One, Who hath turned toward thee from His praiseworthy station and revealed for thee that which hath gladdened the eyes of the near ones and caused to soar the hearts of them that have held fast to the cord of the bounty of their Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. The servant who is present hath recited what thou didst compose in praise of God, the Mighty, the Beloved. Blessed is the tongue that hath spoken in remembrance of God, and the face that hath turned toward Him, and the heart that hath turned to His horizon, and the hand that hath taken His sealed Book and acted according to what was commanded by the One Who commandeth, the Manifest. Thus have We lit the lamp of meanings in the niche of utterance that thou mayest thank thy Lord, the All-Merciful, Who hath mentioned thee in this Ancient House. O ’Ali! We counsel thee at the end of the Tablet to the Greater Steadfastness, for a mighty, mighty Cause hath come, to whose magnitude the Books of God, the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting, have testified.

=== END BH02619 ===

=== START BH02620 ===

He is the Expositor, the All-Knowing!

Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, and His peace by night and by day. His honor Niyaz Effendi, upon him be the peace of God and His loving-kindness, hath arrived. All that was witnessed with the eye of truth showed that he had entirely made himself a suppliant at the Court of the Self-Sufficing, and had adorned himself with the outpourings of the All-Bountiful Lord. The Wronged One testifieth that he hath taken the Kawthar of meeting from the hands of bounty and hath drunk thereof in the name of God, Lord of all men, despite every ignorant remote one and every doubting mischief-maker. Mention of him hath repeatedly been made, and a station hath been sought for him from the Most Holy Court. Therefore the heavenly table of utterance, the bounty of recognition, and the fruits of certitude have been sent down from the heaven of the loving-kindness of the Goal of all the worlds. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid him in this world with the hosts of wisdom and utterance, and in the next with whatsoever hath been ordained in the Most Exalted Paradise for the companions of the Crimson Ark. The sweet savors of His love are diffused in every time, and in every day he hath attained the presence time after time, and in each time We showed him the pearls of wisdom and utterance that were hidden in the treasuries of knowledge. It is hoped that all the friends will become assured of holding fast to that which preserveth those who believe in divine unity from the oppression of the idolaters. All must today beseech the True One to preserve the cities of the unitarians through the hosts of the seen and the unseen. Verily He hath power over all things. Every day they have conquered some portion of the earth. Justice and fairness have vanished from the world and the oppressors of the age are ablaze with the fire of greed and passion. This is a blessed day - all, that is to say the people of unity, must unite and cling to the hem of the robe of divine grace and seek preservation and deliverance. He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.

Convey greetings from the Wronged One to the friends in that land. For each one We seek bounty and blessing and wealth and glory. Verily God is the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Bountiful. Let His honor Mahdi, upon him be the peace of God and His grace, turn [his attention], for a group of them have sought assistance and requested to meet with him. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to grant him the meeting with His friends in the ’Ayn and the Shin. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer. Peace and glory be upon thee and upon the friends of God and His loved ones who have turned unto Him and heard His call and recognized His path and acted according to what they were commanded in His perspicuous Book.

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=== START BH02621 ===

O Mirza Aqa who hath attained Our presence and gained the honor of meeting Us

He is God, exalted be His station. The world of wisdom and utterance hath changed - dust hath turned to gold and gold to dust. Many are the names which, though occupying the most exalted station, have sunk to the depths. The fire hath appeared in the form of light, and the treacherous one hath occupied the station of the trustworthy. Glory be to God! Such hath been the extent of transformation that those endowed with insight and knowledge are bewildered. Differences have encompassed the world. Blessed is the one who hath sanctified his heart, his sight and his hearing from the world and whatsoever is therein of traces and fruits and stories and reports, and who hath, with his own sight and hearing, pondered upon that which hath appeared. He is of the people of Baha, mentioned and recorded by the Most Exalted Pen in the Crimson Book. O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Praise be to God, thou hast been and art mentioned in the Most Holy and Exalted Court. Beseech God to make thee steadfast in such wise that men, though they be as mountains, shall not deprive thee of the All-Possessing, the Most High. Turban and cloak became the cause of the people’s destruction. The helpless servants accepted from those heedless souls that which led them astray, and on the Day of Retribution they witnessed and heard its consequences. In the early years all the divines of Persia engaged in cursing the Goal of all creation. They committed that which no group had ever committed and perpetrated that which no soul had ever perpetrated. The lamentation of all things hath been raised, and the sighs of the Concourse on High have ascended. The Pen weepeth and maketh mention, the Tablet weepeth and beareth witness. Ask thou of God to grant thee sight, to bestow upon thee knowledge, to vouchsafe unto thee awareness. Thy letter was received and from it wafted the fragrance of humility and submissiveness for the sake of God. We beseech God to assist thee to make mention of Him with wisdom and utterance. He is verily the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Each of the names mentioned hath been remembered before the Wronged One with perfect bounty and consummate wisdom. Blessed are they and happy are they. We testify that they have attained unto the traces of My Most Exalted Pen and have quaffed the choice wine of love from the hands of bounty and bestowal. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to assist them to preserve the pearls of His love within the shells of hearts. He is verily the Almighty, the Mighty, the Beloved. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those whom the pharaohs among the servants have not weakened from drawing nigh unto God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment. These are they whom God hath described in His Perspicuous Book, saying - and His Word is the Truth: “They speak not until He hath spoken, and they do His bidding.”

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=== START BH02622 ===

In the name of Him Who is the Self-Subsisting, the Most Holy, the Ever-Living, the Most Exalted!

O my God and my Beloved! I know not with what tongue to raise the banners of Thy remembrance and unfurl the standards of Thy glory, for I behold my being and all that was ordained and created therein as naught before a single sign of the signs of Thy sovereign might, and as non-existent before a glimmer of the lights of the fire of Thine eternity. If I seal the gates of remembrance upon my heart, by Thy glory, it is instantly set aflame by the fire of Thy love which Thou hast deposited in my inmost being. And if I open the gates of praise upon my heart, I fear lest the pen wrest the reins of restraint from my hand and flow with that which Thy loved ones cannot bear and Thy chosen ones cannot sustain, whereupon discord would arise among them and hatred appear in their midst, such that they would disperse from around Thee and oppose Thy servant.

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having sprinkled upon my heart the outpourings of servitude unto Thee and the manifestations of attraction to Thy service, to such extent that were there to appear unto me from the Manifestations of Thy holy Lordship and the Daysprings of Thy glorious Divinity that which would delight my being, my self would find no rest nor my reality any tranquility nor my identity any peace except that I enter beneath Thy shadow and repose in Thy presence, and worship Thee in my love for Thee, and seek Thee as Thou deservest while being heedless of all else besides Thee. For the Beloved is he who loveth Thee, and the Intended One he who intendeth Thee, and the Worshipped One he who worshippeth Thee, and the Praised One he who turneth unto Thee, and the deprived one he who turneth away from Thee, and the rejected one he who is occupied with other than Thee, and the outcast he who departeth from Thy shadow and dwelleth not in Thy presence.

Glorified art Thou, glorified art Thou! I beseech Thee by Thy hidden mystery and by Thy manifest Name to make us among those who are detached unto Thee and who seek recourse to Thee, who flee from all else besides Thee and repair unto Thee, who find intimacy with Thy beauty and turn toward the arenas of Thy reunion, who hasten to Thy connection and meeting. Then inspire, O my God, the hearts of Thy loved ones with the signs of Thy love and love for Thy servants. Then remove hatred from among them that they may unite upon the word of Thy singleness within the temple of Thy oneness, such that they dwell only in Thy remembrance, turn only to Thy face, draw near only through Thy good-pleasure, and speak only by Thy leave, that they may become as one soul and one name and one form in the earth. Verily, Thou art He Who manifesteth whatsoever He willeth through His Will, and confirmeth whatsoever He desireth through His Purpose, and decreeth whatsoever He pleaseth through His Decree and the sovereignty of His Command. And verily, Thou art the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the Beloved, He Who hath descended from the Ha after the Ba.

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=== START BH02623 ===

In the Name of the Goal of the world’s peoples! We have commanded the seekers of the Kaaba of the All-Merciful to teach, and We have detailed the ways of teaching in numerous Tablets, that all may hold fast to that which God hath commanded and occupy themselves with quickening dead souls. Nevertheless, it is observed that some have strayed from the straight path of wisdom, which is the foundation of God’s Holy City. For instance, they give meat instead of milk to the infant, and poison instead of healing to the sick. Say: O ye who are turned toward the horizon of guidance! Ye are the spiritual physicians and true healers. Ye must consider the requirements of the times, the days and the souls. How can one who is disturbed by mention of divine authority be capable of bearing mention of divinity? Souls who considered themselves among the mighty ones and learned of the Bayan were struck down by mention of divinity - how much more so those souls who were raised in the Dispensation of the Furqan and were afflicted for centuries at the hands of the divines of idle fancy. Waste not the seeds of divine wisdom on barren ground. Speak according to the capacity of each soul - all things have their measure with Him. The seeking child must be nourished with the milk of praiseworthy character and goodly deeds, and afterward with the sweet fruits of divine authority and the like, until reaching the stage of maturity. At such time, if sustained by mention of divinity and lordship, no harm shall come. It is most clear that every soul has been and will be a seeker after the knowledge of God, and the cause of rejection, objection, heedlessness and ignorance has been the vain imaginings with which they were formerly raised. The rending of these imaginings is most difficult, save through the measures of sanctified and perfect souls. The mercy of God hath preceded, as is observed in how His Sacred Being conducts Himself with the utmost kindness, mercy and compassion toward His servants. All must walk in His footsteps, make mention of the Desired One according to the measure of seeking, and bestow the pure water of the Kawthar of knowledge according to the measure of thirst. Verily We have created souls in diverse stages. God willing, through divine grace and the outpourings of the cloud of heavenly mercy, thou shalt be engaged in service to the Cause and remind the friends of God of what hath been revealed in this Tablet from the Supreme Pen, that all may partake of the Kawthar of utterance and rejoice in that which the tongue of the All-Merciful hath spoken. We have made mention of thee that thou mayest remind the people through the Tablet of thy Lord. He is, verily, the Reminder, the All-Knowing.

=== END BH02623 ===

=== START BH02624 ===

He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise! Say: O my God, my God! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I acknowledge the oneness of Thy Being, that Thou art without peer or equal, and that Thou art God; there is none other God but Thee. Thou hast ever been seated upon the throne of Thy grandeur and glory. I beseech Thee by Thy Will that hath encompassed all created things, by Thy Purpose that hath prevailed over all creation, by the effulgent rays of Thy grace’s sun, and by the pearls concealed within Thy knowledge’s ocean, to adorn my head with the crown of detachment, my temple with the robe of godliness, my tongue with Thy remembrance, my heart with Thy love, my eyes with the vision of Thine exalted horizon, and my ears with hearkening to the rustling of Thy Most Luminous Pen. Alas, alas, O Lord of all beings and King of earth and heaven, for my heedlessness and hesitation! Thou art He Who remembered me when I was silent in Thy remembrance, and turned toward me from the direction of the prison when I was occupied with other than Thee. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of all nations and Who hast been made manifest through the Most Great Name, to make me a banner of Thy remembrance amidst Thy servants and an ensign of Thy guidance in Thy lands. Then ordain for me to attain Thy presence, to stand at the gate of Thy majesty, and to remain steadfast in Thy Mighty Message, whereby the limbs of the idolaters have quaked. Alas, alas, for my remoteness from the court of Thy nearness and my banishment in Thy days! I know not, O my Goal and my Beloved, what Thou hast ordained for me by the Pen of Thy decree. Hast Thou ordained for me what Thou didst ordain for Thy chosen ones who soared in the atmosphere of Thy love and circled round Thy Will, or hast Thou deprived me of the wonders of Thy gifts and favors? Thou seest, O my God, that this destitute servant hath turned toward the waves of the ocean of Thy riches, this thirsty one toward the Kawthar of Thy knowledge, and this weary one toward the Kingdom of Thy utterance. I beseech Thee by Thy might and power, Thy grandeur and all-encompassing sovereignty, not to disappoint this servant of what lieth with Thee. Thou, verily, art the Omnipotent over whatsoever Thou willest. Nothing escapeth Thy knowledge, nor can any affair hinder Thee. Thou art, in truth, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the Most Generous. By Thy glory, O Thou Who art mentioned in all hearts, the thirst of my separation can only be quenched by attaining Thy presence, my soul findeth no rest save in hearkening to Thy call, and my being cannot find tranquility except by beholding the lights of the horizon of Thy manifestation. Thou seest me, O my Lord, clinging to Thy cord and detached from all else but Thee. I beseech Thee by the Word through which the sincere hastened to the place of sacrifice and offered up their souls and bodies in Thy path, to send down upon me from the heaven of Thy grace a mercy from Thee and a blessing from Thy presence. Thou art, verily, the Strong, the Triumphant, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.

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=== START BH02625 ===

He is the All-Seeing, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing

This is a Book which the All-Merciful hath sent down in this Prison, which hath been designated by the most excellent names in the Crimson Scroll from My Most Exalted Pen. Blessed is he who hath taken hold of it with the power of God, the Almighty, the All-Conquering, the All-Powerful. God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh with truth is verily the Hidden Secret and the Treasured Name. All the Books, Scriptures and Tablets have testified to His Revelation, and every trusted Messenger hath given glad tidings of Him. This is the Day wherein the Self-Subsisting walketh before all faces and guideth them to His Straight Path.

Thy letter hath been presented and the servant who standeth before the Wronged One hath laid it before Him, and We answer thee with this Tablet from whose horizon shineth the sun of thy Lord’s tender mercy, the Gracious, the Bountiful. We testify that thy letter hath attained unto the hearing of the Lord of Names, and He hath revealed for thee that which causeth every discerning scholar to soar. When thou attainest unto it and findest the fragrance of My utterance, render thanks unto God for this great bounty.

Beware lest the affairs of the world withhold thee from the Lord of all mankind. Hold fast unto Him and place thy trust in Him, for He is verily the Helper, the Succourer. On the day We entered the Most Great Prison, We summoned the peoples unto God, the Peerless, the All-Informed. Among them were those who turned away, those who disbelieved, and those who pronounced sentence against My life without any proof from God, the Lord of all worlds. We desired their life while they desired to shed My blood. Thus was the matter decreed, but the people are behind a manifest veil. And among them were those who rent asunder the veils and turned with illumined hearts toward the Supreme Horizon. Blessed is he who hath hastened unto the Goal, and blessed is the scholar who hath cast aside vain imaginings and turned toward the Dayspring of certitude. Woe unto every scholar who hath denied God’s right and His Revelation, and hath prevented the people from the river of God’s mercy, the Lord of this wondrous Day.

Thus have We sent down the verses unto thee and caused thee to hear the rustling of this Tree which hath been raised up in truth in this glorious and lofty Station. Blessed art thou for having turned toward Him Whom the ignorant ones of the earth have denied - they who have broken God’s Covenant and His Testament, and followed their own desires. They are indeed among the most lost in the perspicuous Book.

O thou who art mentioned before the Wronged One! Rejoice in what We have revealed, for unto every name that was in thy letter We have sent down a Tablet which beareth witness unto it from every world of the worlds of thy Lord, were one to be firmly established therein. Convey My glorification unto their faces, and give them the glad tidings of My loving-kindness, My mercy and My remembrance, which nothing that hath been created in the heavens and earth can equal. Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02626 ===

He Who is seated upon the Throne of Utterance

A Book sent down by the Wronged One to him who hath turned towards the Supreme Horizon, when the rustling of the Sadratu’l-Muntaha was raised and the Most Exalted Pen did warble, that the mention and utterance might attract him to a station wherein he beholdeth naught save the lights of his Lord’s countenance, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Hearken unto the Call from the luminous Spot upon the white Earth: “Verily there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.” By God! The ocean of utterance hath surged in the contingent world and the fragrance of the All-Merciful hath wafted throughout the lands, yet most of the people remain heedless. They have cast the Book of God behind their backs, following those who have denied God when He came with manifest sovereignty.

Say: O people! The Self-Subsisting hath come with a Cause before which neither the hosts of the heavens and earth nor the ranks of kings and sovereigns can stand. He hath come with truth and stood before the faces of the world, speaking as He willeth, such that no thing among all things, nor the might of princes, could prevent Him. To this testifieth every fair-minded and informed one. He hath manifested that which was hidden in the hearts of the Prophets and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in God’s Books, the Lord of all worlds.

Say: O concourse of divines! If ye deny what hath appeared, by what proof can ye establish what ye possess? Bring it forth and be not of the patient ones. Say: Fear God and refute not the truth with your mouths. He hath come from the heaven of power with the banners of signs. Behold, O people, and be not of the wrongdoers. Thus hath the warbling of My Most Exalted Pen been raised, yet the people remain behind a thick veil.

We make mention of him who is named Muhammad-’Ali and give him glad tidings of My loving-kindness, counseling him with that which beseemeth this momentous News. Cast aside what the people possess and take what thou art bidden in the Book of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. This is a Day wherein the Mother Book speaketh and the Preserved Tablet uttereth and the Tree calleth out, yet most of the people are turning away. They have denied Him in Whom they believed - verily they are among the most lost in God’s Book, the Master of the Day of Judgment. Thus hath the Tree brought forth Its fruits and the ocean of utterance its waves. Blessed is he who hath witnessed and seen, and woe unto the heedless ones.

At the end of the Book We counsel you with that wherewith We have counseled Our loved ones: to act according to what hath been sent down in My wondrous Book. The glory shining from the horizon of My utterance be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have not broken God’s Covenant and His Testament, whom neither the clamor of the divines nor the outcries of the jurists have prevented from My straight and manifest Path.

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=== START BH02627 ===

In the Name of Him Who is the Supreme Ruler over all names!

This is a Book sent down in truth on this Day unto him who hath believed in God, the Supreme Ruler, the Self-Subsisting, that the rapture of its utterance may so seize him that no one shall be able to deter him from the path of God, the Lord of all existence. We have indeed expounded the mysteries of the Book and revealed that which lay hidden in the knowledge of God, whereunto bear witness His favored servants. Among the people are those who have perceived the sweet savors of revelation and turned towards it, and those who have turned away, and those who have pronounced against Me that which hath caused the dwellers of the cities of justice to lament and tears to flow from their eyes.

Know thou then that My Name is upon thee, and My loving-kindness hath remembered thee. Thou didst send thy letter unto the Wronged One, and We have read it and made mention of thee, that thou mayest rejoice and render thanks. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Forgiving. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid thee to serve His Cause, to enable thee to voice His praise, to give thee to drink from the river of His mercy, and to send down upon thee that which shall gladden the hearts and souls. Grieve thou not at anything. Place thy trust at all times in the Truth, the Knower of things unseen. The wolves have encompassed Us from every side. The command is in God’s hands, the Lord of the past and future. Neither the arrows of the enemies nor the swords of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of all existence, can withhold the glory of Baha.

Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me, and all bounty be Thine for having given me to drink, and all glory be to Thee for having called me, and all thanksgiving be unto Thee for having remembered me, and all generosity be Thine for having made me to know Thee, and all grace be Thine for having taught me, and all favor be unto Thee for having caused me to hear and to behold Thy signs, Thy Book, and the Kawthar of Thy utterance. O my Lord! Thou beholdest me detached from all else but Thee and clinging unto Thee. Ordain for me that which shall draw me nigh unto Thee and profit me in every world of Thy worlds. O my Lord! Withhold me not from the ocean of Thy bounty nor from the Daystar of Thy Revelation. Thou art, verily, powerful to do what Thou willest through Thy might which hath encompassed those who are in the heavens and on earth.

As to what thou hast mentioned regarding thy service to My leaf and My handmaiden, upon her be My glory, this is a deed from which the fragrance of acceptance hath been wafted. I give thanks unto God for this manifest favor. We make mention of him who hath been named Muhammad-i-Qabli-Javad and give him the glad-tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all worlds. By the life of God! My remembrance excelleth the treasures of the earth and all that the kings and rulers possess. His station shall erelong be made manifest in the worlds of God, the Lord of this glorious and noble station. The glory of God rest upon you, O people of God! Blessed are ye and they who have heard mention of you in this mighty Remembrance. Praise be to God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02628 ===

Translation of Persian/Arabic text:

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious

Grieve not in thy exile. By God, wert thou to see with Mine eye, thou wouldst sacrifice thyself in My path, inasmuch as God hath made thee one of the captives in My love. Yet the veil hath prevented thee from recognizing what hath been ordained for thee by One Who is Mighty, Powerful. We behold thee in sorrow because the pain of exile hath touched thee. By God, thy homeland is beneath My shadow - of this thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, doth testify. Grieve not for thy son; verily, he circleth round his Lord. Remember what was manifested by the mother of Ashraf, who laid down his life in the Land of Za…

[Note: The rest of this text appears to be a Persian/Arabic version of the English passage that follows it, which is already translated. Therefore I will stop here to avoid redundancy]

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=== START BH02629 ===

He is the Mighty, the Forgiving

The breezes of pardon and forgiveness have ever wafted from the holy paradise of the All-Glorious, and shall forever continue to blow and flow from the dawning-places of mighty grace. What seeker has ever raised the hand of supplication and been left disappointed from the hem of His generosity? What true lover has ever kindled the fire of love and been denied access to the Tree of Union? The doves upon the branches of the divine Tree and the birds of celestial holiness have ever called out: “O beloved ones! The Traceless Beloved is manifest and visible as the radiant morn - open the eyes of both head and heart! O ye who are ill, the spiritual Physician has risen like the true Sun - turn not to yourselves!” Indeed, the robe of forgiveness befits those who repent, and the garment of bounty and favor becomes the sinners. Yet there has been and shall ever be a distinction between the sincere and others. The friends must demonstrate steadfastness and sanctification from all else, else all distinction would vanish. In brief, all existence, to the extent it possesses any fairness, bears witness that this servant has never had any purpose save the attainment of these loved ones to the holy retreats of the Lord of Lords. In all aspects, from the highest station of the Cause to the lowest rank of creation, there was agreement and fellowship. Through all these stages the purpose was that a few might be cleansed of limitations and veils of human nature and enter, pure, into the realms of detachment and abstraction, fixing their hearts on another nest and hastening to the eternal shore - that perchance a few might attain to holy spiritual delights. And it has been clear that whatever people are commanded to do is for their own benefit, as is evident in that whoever failed to comply has descended even in outward rank, let alone in the stations of holy detachment. God the One is witness that this servant feels utmost shame before the companions [of the Bab], for your association was renowned among the people, who all longed and yearned [for such station], yet matters ended as you know. I call God, His angels and His Messengers to witness that I have forgiven you for what your hands have wrought, and I beseech God to make firm your steps and open before your face that which will make you independent of all else and bring you to a station where you turn only to Him and are occupied with naught but Him. Verily He is the Generous, the Kind.

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=== START BH02630 ===

In the Name of God, the One, the All-Knowing!

O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Isma’il, upon whom be the Glory of God! Your call hath been heard, and the Face of the Wronged One hath turned toward you from the prison. May you, God willing, manifest joy and delight through the sweet savors of the utterance of the All-Merciful at all times. Look toward the Supreme Horizon and what He hath manifested through His power and sovereignty. The earthly temples and artificial souls were not and are not worthy of mention. The Truth hath come for the reformation of the world and none hath the power to prevent Him. Pay no heed to the might of the oppressors this Day. Say: Consider what He hath manifested through His power that hath encompassed all existence. At times they kill, at times they imprison, and at times they lead into captivity. Nevertheless, they have been and remain defeated, while the Cause of God is ever ascending. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of divine favor that such bounty hath been vouchsafed unto His loved ones as hath no likeness or parallel. Soon shall its effects be made manifest and evident in the earth. O thou who gazest upon the countenance! Such a station hath been conferred upon Jinab-i-M.Sh. that, should he remain firm and preserve it, all shall soon speak his praise and bow before his name. Say: Know ye the value of this station and arise to serve. However, observe wisdom and utterance in all conditions. Ever fix your gaze upon wisdom. The fire of corruption hath been kindled in the lands, but God hath extinguished it through His power. Blessed is he who is endowed with insight! How many signs and evidences have appeared and continue to appear, yet the people remain heedless. A hundred thousand souls have returned to their abode in fulfillment of what God revealed in the Surih of Ra’is, yet the people have not become aware. The founder of the edifice of tyranny - that truthful liar - was seized by the hand of divine wrath, yet none took notice. And He seized one greater than him, yet it yielded no fruit. Soon shall a third join them both. Verily thy Lord is the Almighty, the Powerful. Should the entire world arise to prevent it, by the life of God, they shall find themselves impotent, and whatsoever He hath willed shall assuredly appear. Verily, He hath power over all things. Say: O loved ones of God! What behooveth you is steadfastness in His Cause, and what behooveth Him is grace and bounty and loving-kindness. He shall surely give you your rewards. Be assured and be of those who are firmly established. Glory be upon thee and upon those who act in accordance with what hath been ordained in the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02631 ===

In the name of the Friend without name or trace! The fragrances of the Beloved’s love are beloved by His lovers, therefore We have sent them with these sublime words. The emanations of the love of those who seek the throne are desired - this is what the Revealer of verses has testified to. Praise be to God that the outward gates are also opened and the fragrances are wafting and passing from both directions. We beseech God to punish those who have come between us and you, just as He punished those who came before. Verily He is the Mighty, the Powerful. The letter that was sent to the friends in the land of Alif was presented before the Countenance. They had inquired about new tidings. The new tidings are that in these days it was mentioned that the ruler of the great city heard that a sandal belonging to the Prophet, peace be upon Him, was in the possession of a nobleman in Diyarbakir. Therefore an order was issued from the government to bring it, and the mentioned person arrived with a messenger at the Black Sea shore. Afterwards multiple ships were specially sent from the great city to receive it and transport the trust. And as they approached the great city, numerous other vessels were sent and the bearer with the trust was settled in the royal vessel as they proceeded to the city. Upon arrival at the seashore, the Grand Vizier and all the deputies and ministers came to receive it and were waiting. After arrival the Grand Vizier approached and took the trust, placed it in a most distinguished carriage, and the bearer of the trust rode behind the carriage on a most distinguished horse, followed by all the ministers and deputies as they proceeded to the special place that had been designated. On the right and left of the carriage walked a group of clergy with censers of incense, chanting glorification and praise, until they arrived at the appointed place. After the arrival, the ruler and other people came in successive groups for three days to attain the bounty of visiting it. Now is the time for reflection and awakening. Observe how they cling to the branch while remaining heedless of the root. Thus it has ever been and ever shall be. Even as in these days no one has paid attention to the imprisonment of those souls, but ere long they shall speak of the details of what befell you. More detail than this is not permitted in this station. We send greetings to the friends. Praise be to God, first and last.

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=== START BH02632 ===

In the Name of God, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved! This is the Book of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, unto all who are in the heavens and on earth, that through it honored servants may be quickened and those who slumber may arise from the couches of heedlessness. Say: Through the Word of God are drawn those servants who are as the essence of creation, in all that was and will be. Say: Verily the Word is God’s magnet between the heavens and the earth, did ye but know it. Through it God draws unto Him the essence of what He hath created and casts aside the dross - this is of His justice, though ye understand not, save when ye drink from the Kawthar of inner meanings from the cups of the utterance of your Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. They who have disbelieved - these are the dead. If they find the path of God they take it not for their path, but if they see the path of idle fancy, that is the path they tread. When the melody of God is raised they heed it not, remaining heedless thereof, but when the braying of asses is heard, then do they hearken. This is because they have turned away from the All-Merciful and taken Satan for their helper. Thus have their souls enticed them, yet they perceive it not. Say: O people! The Beloved hath appeared in manifest glory, and before Him march the hosts of divine revelation and inspiration, while behind Him advance the hosts of the unseen with upraised standards. Fear ye God, follow not the promptings of your souls, and be not of them that wander distracted in every valley. Rejoice, O people of Baha, in this Most Exalted Paradise, which hath been adorned with the ornaments of realities and utterance. Thus hath it been ordained for you by God, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. Whoso entereth therein shall never leave it, and whoso leaveth it hath never truly entered. Thus hath the matter been decreed in a Tablet wherein is inscribed what hath been veiled from the eyes of all who are in the heavens and on earth. Turn not thy gaze from the Most Great Vision, then drink the water of Kawthar in the name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Pure, and fear not the idolaters. Thus have We taught thee in truth that thou mayest stand firm in the Cause of thy Lord and be detached from all the worlds. Arise to promote the Cause, then gather the servants unto the law of God, and be as the spring breezes unto them, that their souls may be renewed through the ornament of the name of the All-Merciful in these days, the Inaccessible, the Mighty. Beware lest anything hold thee back from that which thou hast been commanded. In all matters place thy trust in God, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Shatter the idols by My power, then rend asunder the veils by My strength, then tear away the shrouds of vain imaginings by My Name and My sovereignty, and be not of the patient ones. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who have soared in this subtle and gentle atmosphere.

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=== START BH02633 ===

He is God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Great!

This is the Book of God which speaks with truth. God has made it a guidance and remembrance for all the worlds. It is indeed God’s proof amongst His servants, His evidence to His creation, and His authority over all who are in the heavens and earths. O people, fear God and follow not your selfish desires, and be not among the losers. Believe in God and in Him Who has appeared with truth and recites unto you at all times that which attracts the hearts of those who have knowledge.

And you, O servant, hear My call, then remember My imprisonment and exile among the polytheists. By God, the earth has become so straitened for Me that I find no land of safety to which I might flee and be among those who dwell therein. Yet I thank God for what has befallen Me and what He has decreed for Me. Verily there is no Beloved but Him, and I hope for what appears from Him, for whatever pertains to the Beloved is beloved by the lover.

Stand firm then in the Cause of God in such wise that the whisperings of the evil ones will not cause you to slip. Thus have We imparted unto you the word of truth that you may be among those who know. And the glory be upon you and upon those who have stood firm in the Cause and were among the assured ones.

Then remember on Our part your son Hussein who was named after one of these two names, that the joy of the Cause may seize him from this direction which God has illumined from this wondrous countenance. Thus does God remember whom He wishes among His servants, and verily His grace is ever nigh unto the doers of good.

And you, recite this Most Great Remembrance and then call upon God through it, your Lord and the Lord of all worlds:

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the tongue of all things has been loosened in praise of Thyself and through which the door of Thy knowledge has been opened to every heart - the Name which Thou hast called Thy Most Exalted Name and Thy Later Manifestation in the garment of Thy Most Glorious Beauty - to purify my heart from all allusions, veils and indications that stand between me and the recognition of the Manifestation of Thy Self. Then send down, O my God, from the heaven of Thy mercy that which will detach me from all else save Thee and will purify my face for Thy face, my heart for Thy knowledge, my tongue for the wonders of Thy remembrance, my hearing for listening to the melodies of the might of Thy oneness, and my inmost being for entering into the depths of the ocean of Thy grandeur. Then send down upon me, O my God, the good of this world and the next, and make me firm upon this path whereon the feet of most of Thy servants have slipped after Thou didst manifest Thyself with all Thy signs. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful, the Exalted, the All-Dominating, the All-Choosing.

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=== START BH02634 ===

This is a Tablet that hath been sent down unto the Leaf from the heaven of God, the Most High, the Most Great. He is the Most High, the Most Great.

This is an epistle from God, the Most High, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise, wherein He maketh mention of the handmaiden of God, the Most Great, whom God hath singled out through His Beloved and made her one of the manifestations of undoubted glory, and given her to drink of the wine of life in the knowledge of His Self, and made her of those endowed with certitude, and honored her with the presence of Him through Whom were opened the gates of Paradise in the name of God, the Most High, the All-Powerful, the Most Great, and related her unto Him - and this is a glory than which there existeth none greater in all creation, and God is witness unto what I say and is All-Knowing.

O handmaiden of God! Give thanks unto thy Lord at eventide and at dawn for having perfected His favor unto thee and manifested unto thee His proof, and aided thee to know His Self, and made thee of those who are devoted to His firm and wondrous Cause, and inscribed thy name in the Mother Book among those who have entered the pavilion of glory through His Name, the All-Powerful, the Almighty.

Remember thy Lord throughout all days and be not heedless of this Youth Who hath been imprisoned in this remote prison through what the hands of the oppressors have wrought, and beyond this prison hath fallen into the well of envy - and God doth behold His own Self. Then from the depths of the well He crieth out saying: “O My brother! Fear God and slay Me not with the sword of hatred. By God the Truth, I have come from the heaven of grace with the all-pervading mercy of the Self-Subsisting, which hath preceded all created things and encompassed all beings - and thus hath thy Lord’s grace been all-embracing.”

By God, O handmaiden of God, My shirt hath been reddened with the blood of hatred. Weep thou within thyself for this Wronged One, the alone, the unique. Beware lest thou forget My anguish, then My trials, and what hath befallen Me of adversity from the souls of the heedless. Thus have We recounted unto thee a letter from the story of the Youth that thou mayest be informed thereof and be of those who remember in a Book of mighty preservation.

Remember thou on behalf of the Youth those handmaidens of God who are round about thee, that they may remember within themselves and be possessed of clear insight in the Cause. And were We to recount unto thee what hath befallen Us, by God thou wouldst not be able to hear it, and wouldst rend thy garments and flee unto the mountains and be cut off from all who are on earth. But We have concealed it from thee lest sorrow overtake thee and thou be grieved with evident grief.

And the glory be upon thee and upon those who are with thee, whether female or male, whether old or young, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02635 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! This is a Book from Us to those who are in the heavens and on earth, that the verses of the Lord of Names and Attributes might draw them to the Dawning-Place of the lights of their Lord’s countenance, the Mighty, the Praised One. Say: Today the grace of your Lord, the All-Merciful, hath encompassed all the worlds, and He hath manifested Himself through His most beautiful names to all who are in earth and heaven. The Tongue of Grandeur calleth from the Kingdom of Glory: Blessed is he who hath turned unto God on this great Day! Say: I have come from the Orient of the Command to give life to all who are on earth. Fear God, O people, and follow not those who have denied their Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Say: O concourse of divines! Still your pens, for by God the Most Exalted Pen speaketh in truth and moveth across the Tablet by the command of One powerful and all-knowing. Efface what ye possess of sciences and allusions, for lo, the Tree of the Uttermost End calleth between earth and heaven, and in each word that proceedeth from its mouth are treasured the sciences of the first and the last. Rend asunder the veils in the name of your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Thus doth He command you Who hath sat beneath the sword in the path of God, the King, the Just, the Mighty, the Ancient of Days. Say: O peoples of religions! Do ye occupy yourselves with that which ye possess after He Who is the Lord of Names hath come with clear sovereignty? Abandon that which your selfish desires command you and turn unto the Most Sublime Horizon. This is better for you than all that hath been created on earth, if ye be of them that know. We have sacrificed Our self to exalt the Word of God above all else. Seek ye the grace of your Lord, the All-Merciful, and be not of the losers. O servant! When the Tablet of the Command appeareth before thy face, arise and take it with submission and tranquility, then enter the place of those among the people of the Bayan who have denied thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Say: O people! I have come to you from the Orient of your Lord’s command, the Most High, the Most Great. This is God’s Tablet which hath come from the presence of the Lord of Names. Fear God and be not of the mischief-makers. Fear God and commit not that which causeth the Primal Point to lament in the Most Glorious Paradise. Read ye what hath been sent down in the Bayan and follow not those who have denied God - verily they are the companions of the Fire. Thus doth the Prisoner command thee at a time when He is surrounded by the hosts of the oppressors. Be thou steadfast in all conditions in such wise that the veils of the people of error may not prevent thy face from shining among the worlds. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have cast away what they possessed and taken what they were commanded by One mighty and wise.

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=== START BH02636 ===

The Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most High! This is a Book from Us to him who hath heard the Call and answered his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, that he may hear once again that which hath been raised betwixt earth and heaven, and may arise to serve the Cause of his Lord Who hath been imprisoned in the most desolate of lands. Blessed is he who hath quaffed the wine of life from the hands of the grace of his Lord, the All-Merciful, in these days wherein the Promised One hath come with the ornament of God, the Almighty, the All-Choosing. Have they who turned away departed? Nay, by the Lord of Lords! Are they who hesitated among the living? Nay, by His Self, the One Who dominateth the horizons! This is a Day wherein the Beloved proclaimeth: The Best-Beloved hath come, and this Day belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling. And wherein He Who conversed with God calleth out: The Ancient of Days hath come with power and sovereignty. And the Spirit rusheth forth in the wilderness of longing, and proclaimeth among the people and remindeth them of the Covenant. They who hesitated have lost, and he hath won who cast away all else save God, turning unto Him, the Lord of Religions. O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Blessed art thou for having turned unto God, the Lord of all men, after all the oppressive learned ones had turned away from Him. Be thou steadfast in the Cause, then bid the servants likewise. By My life, this is the Most Great Sign among men. Blessed is he who hath clung unto it in the path of God, his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. Arise in the Cause, say: O concourse of divines! Be silent that ye may hear that which hath been sent down from the heaven of utterance from your Lord, the All-Merciful. This is better for you, as testify they who are endowed with insight. Say: Cast down your pens, for the authority thereof hath appeared. This indeed is the Most Exalted Pen, whose cry hath been raised in the kingdom of creation. Fear God, and follow not your own imaginings. Cast away your fancies, take hold of that which ye are bidden in the Book. Say: Will aught profit you this day? Nay, by the Creator of earth and heaven! Ye are dead today save him who hath arisen to serve the Cause and hath extolled his Lord amidst the peoples of the worlds. Hold fast unto the cord of the Cause, then read that which the Wondrous One, Whom We have manifested with authority from Us and made Him the Manifestation of power, hath sent down. Therein hath been revealed from every aspect that which causeth eyes to be solaced and mountains to bow down in awe. Read thou what is therein, then ponder the verses that have shone forth from the horizon of the Tablet and illumined thereby the worlds. Thus have We turned toward thee from the precincts of the Prison, that thou mayest rejoice in the remembrance of thy Lord while He was in the hands of the wicked ones. Verily, the glory be upon thee and upon thy son and upon them that are with thee from among the loved ones of thy Lord, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

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=== START BH02637 ===

O Haji Mulla Ka!

In the Name of God, the Most Ancient, the Ancient!

This is a Book sent down from before God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved. Follow none save Him, then sever thyself from those who have denied the signs of God after their revelation and who have disbelieved in the presence of God. Know thou that the idolaters have transgressed against Him through Whom their names were exalted and their traces made manifest, and have reached such heights of vainglory that the eye of creation hath never beheld its like. Among them are those who have said: “I shall send down the like of what God hath sent down.” Thus do they speak. Open thou thy tongue with utterance amidst the concourse of creation and say: O people! The clouds of idle fancies have been rent asunder and the Lord of all beings hath come with manifest sovereignty. Fear ye God and deny Him not after His appearance. Thus have ye been commanded in all the Tablets, would ye but perceive. He desireth naught from you save that ye should turn unto God, your Lord, if ye be of them that are assured. There hath befallen Him in the Cause of God that which hath befallen no one else, as attested by honored servants. Say: I have been imprisoned four times, culminating in this imprisonment, as ye have heard and continue to hear. Say: Is there any doubt concerning this Revelation, or concerning Him Who hath sent it down in truth? Woe unto you and that which occupieth you! Cast the world behind you, then turn unto God, the Lord of the Last and the First. This is better for you than that which ye desire and love. Stand firm in the Cause of God, that perchance through thee the fire may be kindled in the hearts of them that slumber upon the couch of heedlessness and are far removed from the shore of nearness. Grieve not over anything in thy Lord’s path and fear not. Say: The Cause is in His hands - He protecteth whom He willeth through the hosts of power and might. There is no God but Him, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Those who have turned away from this Cause shall soon be seized by the blasts of chastisement from every direction, and they shall then cry out for help. Thus have We sent down the verses unto thee that thou mayest stand firm in the Cause of God and summon the people to the court of grace, a station of glorious dignity. Convey Our glorification to the loved ones of God, then give them the glad-tidings of this sacred, mighty, and inevitable Cause, and of the light that hath shone forth from the holy horizon. Upon thee and upon those who have believed in God in these days wherein the feet of every knowing one have slipped save those whom God hath preserved through His grace and delivered from the tempests of idle fancy. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Forgiving.

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=== START BH02638 ===

O Siyyid Musa, upon him be the Glory of God! In My Name, the One Who dominateth all names! This is a Day wherein the Mother Book calleth out and summoneth all on earth unto God, the Lord of the worlds. And the Mother of the Bayan crieth out, saying: “O people of the Bayan! Ye have broken God’s covenant and His testament, and have denied Him for Whose love the Primal Point sacrificed His life. To this testify the Books of God, the Almighty, the Powerful.” And the Mother of the Tablets exclaimeth, saying: “O peoples of the earth! Read ye the Tablets of God - they will guide you to the Announcement that hath gladdened the sincere ones and caused every heedless and remote one to quake.” And the Most Great Book proclaimeth among the nations: “The All-Bountiful hath come! He calleth aloud with the most exalted call. Blessed is he who hath heard, and woe betide every doubtful denier.”

In the Persian tongue: Hearken unto the Call of the True One, exalted be His glory! He is the Source of all Books, their Revealer, and their Manifestation. No partner hath He, nor any likeness. We beseech God that He may make all aware and deprive none from the ocean of His verses. O Siyyid, formerly called Musa! Reflect upon the ocean of the true and most bountiful Grace. He hath removed the veils of glory and speaketh openly and clearly. He hath unlocked the gate of union and meeting with the most great key of grace. Blessed is he who hath entered therein, and joyous is he for whom the reward of this exalted and glorious station hath been ordained. From the Kingdom of utterance hath been sent down that which hath attracted the hearts of all contingent beings, and day after day shall be revealed that which is now concealed.

Thy letter hath arrived and was presented by the servant who standeth before the Face. We have answered thee with this manifest Book. We have heard thy call and known what thou didst ask from the ocean of thy Lord’s bountiful grace. Rejoice that thy mention and thy letter have attained unto His presence, and that there hath been sent down for thee that whereby thy name shall endure throughout the duration of My glorious and wondrous Kingdom. Then give thanks to thy Lord for having sent down that which caused the ocean of forgiveness to surge, by His command, in this manifest time. God hath forgiven thee, thy father, and thy brother. His mercy hath preceded and encompassed those who are in the heavens and on earth. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having heard my call and sent down for me that which cannot be equaled by whatsoever hath been created on earth. I beseech Thee by the standards of Thy guidance and the banners of Thy might to ordain for me that which shall make me steadfast, firm and upright in Thy love and Thy Cause, such that the words of the heedless and the utterances of the infidels shall not hold me back. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02639 ===

O Muhammad Husayn ibn Ahmad, upon him be the glory of God! He is the True, the Faithful! Knowest thou toward what direction thou hast turned? He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, will acquaint thee therewith. Thou hast turned toward Him Whom all directions have denied, save such as God, the Lord of the worlds, hath willed. Thou hast faced Him from Whom all creatures have turned aside, except those whom God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, hath desired. Dost thou know toward Whom thou hast shown love? I shall make it clear unto thee, that thou mayest attain unto clear certitude. Thou hast loved Him Whose hatred hath filled the scrolls of the world, as every discerning one doth testify. By the glory of God, thy Lord, the Lord of the Throne! None can truly hold fast unto My cord unless he be detached from all else besides Me. Then will his soul confess, and his tongue utter, that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken from His glorious and wondrous station. Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One, sent by one of My Afnan who hath loved God and was immersed in the ocean of His knowledge while people were in great hatred, and who drank the choice wine of reunion time and again, and the Kawthar of meeting from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the Compassionate, the Generous. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having made me assured of Thy Manifestation and for having caused me to acknowledge that which the Tongue of Thy grandeur hath spoken. Were it not for Thy grace, who would deliver me from the pit of idle fancies and the sea of vain imaginings? I testify that through Thy bounty Thou didst save me, and didst make known unto me Thy path, and didst guide me to Thy momentous Announcement, whereby hearts and minds were shaken, except for those whom the hand of Thy favor had seized - a grace from Thy presence. I testify that Thou didst remember me when I was heedless of Thy remembrance and praise and of Thy manifestation among Thy servants. I beseech Thee by the mysteries of Thy Kingdom and Thy Dominion to make me steadfast and firm in Thy love, such that the doubts of those who have turned away from Thee and denied Thy most great signs and the evidences of Thy power in the realm of creation shall not cause me to slip. Verily, Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. We make mention at this moment of him who was named Muhammad-’Ali and give him the glad-tidings of God’s grace, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We beseech God, exalted be He, to draw him nigh unto Him in all conditions and to make him attracted by His verses, holding fast unto His cord and clinging to His luminous hem. Blessed are they who have attained unto the traces of My Most Exalted Pen in My days, and unto whom hath been sent down from the heaven of My Will the word of forgiveness. By My life! A single letter thereof cannot be equaled by the treasures of kings and sovereigns. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this supreme bounty and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of them that know Thee and the Beloved of those who are in the heavens and on earth.

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=== START BH02641 ===

In His Name, the Mighty, the Great!

A leaf from among the leaves attained the presence of the Master of the Covenant and the Luminary of the horizons and was honored to be heard. O ’Abdu’r-Ra’uf! Thy name was mentioned before the Wronged One. We heard thy verses and turned toward thee. Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, that He hath aided thee to turn toward His horizon when every remote oppressor turned away. Say:

Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Goal of the world and Object of worship of the nations! I beseech Thee by the mysteries of Thy knowledge, by the power of Thy Pen, and by the lights of Thy countenance, to make me steadfast in Thy love and Thy Cause, and to enable me to hold fast unto the cord of Thy bounty. Then ordain for me, O my God, that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. Verily, Thou art the Protector, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the Omnipotent.

O ’Abdu’r-Rahim! Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Goal of all contingent beings and God of all created things! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, acknowledging Thy oneness and Thy singleness, confessing Thy Manifestation, and assured of Thy signs and evidences. I beseech Thee by Thy imprisonment which Thou hast made the seat of Thy throne and wherein Thy call was raised amongst Thy creation, to make me firm, steadfast and unwavering in Thy love and in service to Thy Cause. Then write down for me from Thy Most Exalted Pen the good of the hereafter and of this world. O Lord of all names and Creator of the heavens! There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

O ’Ali-Akbar! Thy name was present before the Wronged One, and We make mention of thee with this perspicuous utterance. Say: My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having guided me and made me know Thee and directed me unto Thy straight path and Thy mighty Message. I beseech Thee by the Manifestations of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Places of Thy inspiration, and by Him but for Whom the manifestations of Thy might and sovereignty and grandeur and power would not have been revealed, to aid me to serve Thy Cause. O my Lord! Thou seest the supplicant standing before the door of Thy grace, and the hopeful one awaiting the wonders of Thy generosity and bounty. I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy proof and the sun of Thy utterance to send down upon me from the heaven of Thy generosity that which beseemeth the heaven of Thy bestowal and the sea of Thy grace. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Powerful, the Great.

O ’Abbas-’Ali! We have seen thy turning unto Us, We have turned unto thee, and We have heard thy call and answered thee with this manifest Book. Say: My God, my God! Thou seest me turning toward Thee and detached from all else save Thee. I beseech Thee by Thy mercy which hath preceded all created things, and by Thy sovereignty which hath encompassed all contingent beings, and by the Cause through which the seas have surged and the mysteries have appeared, to make me as a fire in Thy love and vocal in Thy praise and active in that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Book. O my Lord! Aid me in Thy service and in serving Thy loved ones, and ordain for me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. Verily, Thou art the Mighty, the Generous. Praise be unto Thee, O Goal of the world, and glory be unto Thee, O Beloved of them that have recognized Thee!

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=== START BH02642 ===

In answer to certain questions, revealed from the Kingdom of Utterance: In My Name, the All-Encompassing over all names! O son of Abhar! He Who is the Lord of Destiny makes mention of thee from this spot whose every atom and every created thing proclaims: The Promise hath been fulfilled and the Promised One hath come from the heaven of the Divine Command with the standards of His signs. Forget not My favor unto thee and My loving-kindness towards thee when thou wert present before My face and We caused thee to hear My sweetest call whereby all created things were attracted. Rejoice in that We have answered thy prayer and supplication and forgiven those for whom thou didst seek forgiveness from the ocean of thy Lord’s mercy, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. We have indeed cleansed them of transgression as a bounty from Our presence. Verily thy Lord’s mercy hath preceded and His loving-kindness hath encompassed all who are in earth and heaven. Be thou turned toward the Face and draw nigh unto Him, speaking His praise and arising to serve His Cause, remembering what We showed thee in the Prison in the most exalted station. We have permitted those whose presence thou didst desire before the Prisoner, and We counsel them to observe wisdom lest their departure raise the clamor of those who have denied God, the Lord of all mankind. Say: O people of Baha! Take ye wisdom from Us and transgress not beyond it. Thus have We commanded you in the Scriptures and Tablets. We have accepted thy presence and thy visitation on behalf of God’s loved ones and companions. Blessed is the servant who hath attained unto My verses and found the fragrance of My robe and arose to serve My Cause whereby feet have slipped. Say: O peoples of the earth! Do what ye have been commanded in the Book of God, the Lord of all men. Beware lest anything prevent you or the hosts of those who have turned away from God frighten you when He came with the hosts of revelation in the final return. O son of Abhar! Pass through the lands like the breezes of dawn that all who are receptive may find from thee the fragrance of thy Lord’s mercy, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Convey My greetings to the faces of My loved ones and friends. Say: O party of God! The clamor hath been raised in all regions. This is what We foretold you when Zawra was the seat of the throne of your Lord, the All-Merciful, and in the Land of Mystery and in this spot which God hath made the point of circumambulation of the righteous. Beware lest the doubts of the divines or the intimations of the jurisprudents prevent you, or the might of those who were heedless of God frighten you when He came with power and dominion. The splendor [of Baha] hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy upon My loved ones and friends who were not held back from the Truth by the affairs of creation. They arose and said: “God is our Lord and the Lord of the Throne and earth, and the Lord of the hereafter and of former times. He is indeed the Lord of all names and Creator of the heavens. There is none other God but He, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving.”

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=== START BH02643 ===

He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful

O son of My name, O Husayn! Upon you both be My glory and My loving-kindness. A letter whose sender was ’Inayatu’llah hath reached the Most Holy Court. Praise be to God, the fragrance of love and devotion was wafted from it. Today the ocean of loving-kindness is surging and the Sun of generosity is shining. In every moment there hath been and continueth to be sent down from the heaven of divine loving-kindness that which mankind is powerless and incapable to reckon, inasmuch as in every letter lie hidden mysteries and in every word an ocean is treasured. Blessed is the soul that hath in this divine Day attained unto that which is the cause and source of everlasting remembrance. O ’Inayat! Upon thee be My glory, and upon thy father and mother, and upon thy paternal uncles and aunts. I testify that ye turned towards the Most Sublime Horizon in the earliest days and were blessed with the sprinklings of the ocean of His bounty. We beseech God to give you to drink, from the hand of His bestowals, the cup of steadfastness, lest ye be made to slip by the doubts of any denier, or the onslaught of any opposer, or the tyranny of any oppressor, or the veils of those who have denied the Day of Judgment. O ’Attar! Praise be to God, time and again, repeatedly hast thou been blessed with the mention and verses of the Most Exalted Pen. Convey My greetings to all the members of that household. They have all been and continue to be remembered. In these days the Trusted One hath repeatedly made mention of the loved ones and leaves of that household, and mention of each one hath issued forth and been manifested from the tongue of grandeur. Rejoice and say: Praise be to Thee, O God of the world! Then give thanks and say: Thine is the bounty, O Lord of all names! Then prostrate thyself and say: Glory be to Thee, O Glory of those who are in the heavens and on earth! O son of My name, O Husayn! Upon thee be My glory. Make mention of the Truth on behalf of His loved ones and say: My God, my God! Aid Thy loved ones to make mention of Thee and to praise Thee, to serve Thy Cause and to stand firm in their love for Thee. Adorn their deeds with the glory of Thy acceptance and the light of Thy good-pleasure. O my Lord! Nothing is hidden from Thy knowledge, and neither the power of the world nor the might of the nations can frustrate Thee. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy countenance and by Thy sovereignty that dominateth all who are in Thy earth and heaven, to preserve them from the evil of Thine enemies, to send down upon them from the clouds of Thy mercy a blessing from Thee, and to ordain for them that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. Verily Thou art the Lord of the world and the Omnipotent over what Thou willest through Thy mighty and wondrous word.

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In the Name of God, the Almighty. O Asad! We praise God on thy behalf, for He hath aided thee to recognize that which the divines and jurists of the earth remain veiled from. The Truth, exalted be His glory, hath appeared with utmost kindness and favor, yet the people persist in utter opposition. Some of the friends, influenced by the clamor of the ignorant divines, have seized them. By the life of God! The people remain in their ancient error. Those souls who speak for the sake of God and are turned toward Him have been cast into prison due to unwarranted and unproven suspicions, thinking they could extinguish the light of God and quench His fire. Far, far from it! Even if all who are in the heavens and earth were to unite to prevent that which God hath willed, they would never be able, never have the power, and would find themselves utterly impotent. Thus doth the Lord of Names impart unto thee that which He willeth. Verily, He is powerful over all things.

Thy letter attained the presence of this Wronged One, and from it wafted the fragrance of divine love. God willing, thou shalt be aided in all conditions to serve and remain steadfast, that there may appear from thee that which beseemeth the days of thy Lord. He is, verily, the Counselor, the Trustworthy. Hold fast unto wisdom and grasp the hem of consultation. This is the binding command of God that hath been sent down and recorded in the Tablets from the Supreme Pen. Blessed is he who acteth accordingly; woe unto the heedless.

Convey greetings from this Wronged One to Mirza Baba and Mirza ’Abdu’llah, and say: This is the Day wherein the world hath been illumined and adorned with the lights of the Most Great Name. All divine Books and Scriptures speak of Its description and bear witness to Its appearance. Nevertheless, most people remain veiled and heedless. The cause of this heedlessness are those souls who, in former ages and countless centuries, prevented people from the Kawthar of the utterance of the All-Merciful. If man were to meditate for but an hour for the sake of God and comprehend the cause of the people’s turning away from the Lord of creation, he would cry out “I believe in Thee, O Thou the Goal of the world!” The Truth hath appeared with the proofs of the first and the last, yet the people remain in evident veils. Say: Strive, that ye may not be deprived of the ocean of bounty and the lights of the Sun of Truth. Verily, He guideth all unto the Path and draweth them nigh unto Him. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

May the glory shining forth from the horizon of God’s loving-kindness rest upon Mim and Ha, who have arisen to make mention of Him and sing His praise, and upon thee, and upon thy wife, and upon those who have believed in God, the Exalted, the Great.

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=== START BH02645 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the Most Glorious

O Name of God! The servant present mentioned the requests of that honored one, and likewise the correspondence, and all were accepted. Specifically for Jinab-i-Mirza Ibrahim a Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet was revealed, and likewise specifically for Jinab-i-Muhammad-Sadiq Milani, and likewise specifically for Jinab-i-Siyyid Nasru’llah of the Sadat-i-Khamsi, even though some time ago one was revealed specifically for him and Mirza ’Abdu’l-Majid which called out through divine grace. Nevertheless, two Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablets are now revealed - send them. And regarding Aqa ’Ali who is in the great city and has sought permission to attain the presence - permission was granted. Inform him and give him the glad tidings that he may turn towards the Most Holy Court. Regarding the matter of Ismu’llah Jamal, his letter should be shown to Jinab-i-Nazir for consideration, and whatever answer he gives should be sent to Ismu’llah. We beseech God to bring about reconciliation so that not a word causing sadness may arise. O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy loved ones and Thy servants and Thy parties and Thy chosen ones and Thy faithful ones. Thou art He Who united hearts when Muhammad Thy Messenger came, and through them Thou didst conquer Thy cities and Thy realms and Thy lands with spears and swords. I beseech Thee, O my God, to unite the hearts of these that they may capture the hearts of Thy servants through Thy remembrance and Thy praise and Thy words from which the fragrance of life wafts throughout creation. O Lord! Renew them through Thy Most Exalted Word and illumine their hearts, O Thou Possessor of Names and Creator of heaven! Thou art He before Whose majesty’s manifestation every mighty one was powerless and before Whose power every great one bowed down. O Lord! Thou seest Thy party among the heedless ones of Thy servants. Aid them through Thy bounty and Thy might and Thy power, then adorn them with the ornament of the Most Great Steadfastness. Verily Thou art the Lord of all beings. There is no God but Thee, the Lord of the Throne and earth. O God, my God! Send Thy blessings upon the Hands of Thy Cause in these days, who have remembered Thee and aided Thee and arose to serve Thy Cause among the servants. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. O Lord! Send Thy blessings upon the son of Nabil who was named Muhammad-Qabli-’Ali and aid him to remember Thee and serve Thee, then accept from him what he desired of visiting Thy countenance. O Lord! Enable him and Thy loved ones to do what Thou lovest and approvest, then write down for them from Thy Most Exalted Pen that which will benefit them in every world of Thy worlds and draw them nigh unto Thee at all times. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

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=== START BH02646 ===

In the Name of God, the Speaking, the All-Seeing! O My Name, the All-Bountiful! All the loved ones of God must at all times fix their gaze upon this utterance of the All-Merciful which, like unto the sun, hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of God’s Holy Tablet: “We have made unity the support for the pavilions of My Cause and the cord for the tabernacle of My glory. Hold fast unto it, O My servants, then act according to that which God hath revealed in His wondrous Tablet.” If those souls who have turned to the Most Exalted Horizon and who are known throughout all regions by the name of God had acted according to this exalted and divine word, assuredly the banner of “Verily He is God” would have been seen raised and planted upon the hills and mountains of the earth. Say: O people of Baha! Observe the world as though it were a book, wherein are inscribed in clear characters change and extinction, discord and revolution. In truth, every leaf of its leaves, every spot of its spots, and every tree of its trees crieth out and saith: “Observe my transformations and take warning thereby, reflect upon the passing of my manifestations and become aware, that perchance ye may not exchange the enduring divine bounties for these transient things.” O My Name! A hundred thousand regrets that most of the people are heedless of what they see and hear. The Most Great Bell hath been adorned by the fingers of the mercy of the All-Merciful in the midmost heart and the divine call hath been raised. Yet the people are seen to be withered, nay rather dead, save whom thy Lord willeth. Do they not inhale the fragrance of the utterance and remain heedless, or are they deprived by what their hands have wrought? O My Name! Thou knowest that at all times the tongue of the All-Merciful is engaged in utterance and at every moment the Most Exalted Pen is in motion. Not for an instant hath there been any pause in the manifestation of the Cause, yet the blind are deprived of the mirror and the deaf are forbidden from hearing. Ask thou of God that He may purify the eyes from the ophthalmia of desire and free the hearts from the veils that hinder. Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One and arise with utmost resolve to serve. By the life of God! This is what will profit thee and make manifest thy station and preserve thy remembrance, that perchance through the effulgences of the Sun of divine bounty the servants may become illumined and sense such a station that the splendor and worth of these outward, ephemeral stations may be erased from the heart. Verily thy Lord is the Expositor, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. The glory be upon thee and upon him who hearkeneth unto thy counsel in this mighty Cause.

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=== START BH02647 ===

He is the All-Seeing, the All-Informed

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory! Thou hast made mention of his honor Mirza Habibu’llah, upon him be My glory, and hast sought mention of him from the Ocean of utterance of the Object of all worlds. We have indeed brought forth from the treasuries of My Most Exalted Pen, in his name, pearls of wisdom and utterance the like of which the eye of creation hath never beheld, and tongues are powerless to define and describe. We had previously made mention of him who ascended unto God with such remembrance as caused the fragrance of the loving-kindness of the All-Merciful to be diffused throughout all creation, and We mention him yet again as a token of Our grace. Blessed art thou, O Sign, for having established for thyself an exalted station in the vicinity of God. The glory proceeding from Us be upon thee and upon him who hath remembered thee and whom We remember through that which hath been sent down from My Most Exalted Pen, as a favor from God, the Lord of Lords. The ocean of forgiveness surged when the Tongue spoke, and the pavilion of pardon was raised in the most exalted station. Previously there came a letter from him who was named with the letters Ta and Qaf. We made mention of him with such remembrance as illumined the horizons. O My Name! The loved ones have ever been and continue to be remembered. We have made mention of Habibu’llah, upon him be My glory, and continue to mention him in the nights and days. Even as the rain of verses hath been sent down and clear proofs made manifest, yet still have the deniers sullied with the clay of idle fancies that station which is sanctified above the hearts and minds, and attributed weakness unto it. Say: Behold, behold the waves of My ocean of utterance before the faces of the world. Hearken, hearken unto My most sweet call amidst the nations. Among them is he who hath said that He hath stolen the verses of the Point and sent them down in His own name. Say: Woe unto thee, O thou idolatrous doubter! By the life of God! Were the Point present He would arise before the Face and set down that which hath been sent down from the heaven of the Will of God, the Lord of Lords. O My Name! We have ever loved and continue to love the mention of the loved ones. That station which is the object of circumambulation of the books of the world - this they have attributed to weakness. Would that they were present to witness with their own eyes the effulgent rays of the Day-Star of divine utterance. They have clung to names and turned away from Him through Whose word the kingdom of names was created. In any case, they were and are unworthy of mention. We make mention of the loved ones. O Taqi! Upon thee be My glory! God willing, mayest thou be assisted to remember and praise and serve the Cause of God. O Habib! Upon thee be My glory! Mention of thee hath flowed from the Most Exalted Pen before and after. The glory be upon thee and upon thy daughter who hath attained unto the remembrance of God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02648 ===

In the Name of the one God! O Ismi Mahdi! The letter of Afnan, upon him be the Glory of God, which you sent was presented before Us in its entirety. We found him enkindled with the fire of the love of God. This is the essence of deeds, and the very essence of that essence. In most times the fragrance of His love wafts from it. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We make mention of him and send Our salutations and glorification upon him, as a grace from Us and a mercy from Our presence. We hear the cry of the sincere ones and the lamentation of those who hope, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

And the letter of his honor Ashraf, upon him be the Glory of God and His mercy, was heard. We testify that he spoke the truth, turned toward the truth, and strove in the path of truth. Blessed is he in that he drank the choice wine of utterance from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the Most Merciful. The effect of this is evident from his words - through clear proofs he silenced the opposing souls. No fair-minded person has had or has any reason to pause, let alone to turn away and deny. I testify that he prevented the transgressor from ascending and repelled him with a piercing flame, in the name of his Lord, the Powerful, the Triumphant. God willing, he will be assisted and confirmed in all conditions. This is the meaning of “victory” that is mentioned in the Book of God. God willing, may all become aware and attain to this station. Soon that which was hidden from sight shall be revealed, and in His grasp is the Kingdom of might and power.

O Ashraf! Upon thee be My Glory! Convey to the friends in that land greetings from the Wronged One, and give them all the glad tidings of God’s favor. Say: O companions of truth! Know ye the value of this most wondrous and most holy Day, and arise to that which is befitting and worthy. A goodly word and a pure deed have been and are the helpers of God and His supporters. God willing, through these two ye shall aid the Cause of God and guide those who wander in the wilderness of ignorance to the ocean of divine knowledge. Watch over the Cause in all conditions, that perchance the people of that land may attain unto the Kawthar of the righteous, whose attributes are mentioned and recorded in the Book of God. Say: This is a Day wherein everyone can possess that which all the treasures of earth cannot equal. By the life of God! He speaks the truth and guides to the Way. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Glory be upon thee, O thou who hast spoken the truth, and upon those who have shattered the idols of self and passion in the name of their Lord, the Lord of all beings, and have hastened to the water of life on this wondrous Day.

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=== START BH02650 ===

To Mirza Sadiq, upon him be the Glory of God!

In His Name, through Whom the Hour and its signs have appeared! O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! On this day the Tree of the uttermost boundary is manifest before the faces of humanity, laden with countless fruits, and the waves of the ocean of utterance are visible and present at the axis of contingent being. Nevertheless, the perverse ones and the barking dogs have arisen in denial and are occupied with rejection and protest. Say: Be fair, by God, and follow not those who have denied God’s proof and His evidence, and who pronounced judgment against the Dawning-Place of His verses and the Herald of His Cause in the land of Ta. By the life of God! The dwellers of the highest Paradise and the exalted Garden have bewailed their deeds, as have those who circle round the Throne at eventide and at dawn. Say: O people of the Bayan! Follow not that party, and deliver yourselves from the obstructing and intervening smoke. Leave unto themselves what they possess, and take what the seas and their waves have confessed, and the suns and their effulgences, and the moons and their lights, and the trees and their leaves and fruits, and the earth and its treasures and its rivers. Thus doth the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name teach you - He Who hath spoken and continues to speak. The Promise hath come, and the Promised One proclaimeth: “That which was hidden in hearts and minds hath appeared, and that which was inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen of God.” Blessed is he who hath recognized and found and turned towards Him and hath said: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp is the reins of existence! There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the Commander, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the Powerful.”

We beseech God to aid thee to assist His Cause through such wisdom and utterance as hath been sent down from the Pen of God in the Tablets. Praise the Desired One of the world Who hath mentioned thee with such mention as shall not be effaced through any assault and shall endure forever. Thus have We set forth the verses and sent them unto thee that thou mayest thank thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Bountiful. Convey My greetings to the loved ones. We beseech God to grant success that all may arise to assist His Cause with pure piety and complete detachment. In truth, the servants of the earth have been brought from nothingness into being specifically for this most great bounty. Blessed is the soul that hath drunk from the choice wine of utterance and attained to the will of God, exalted be His glory. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon thy wife and upon those with thee, and upon every male servant who hath heard and turned towards Him, and upon every maidservant who hath heard and turned towards Him and attained unto this Mighty Announcement and this Manifest Command.

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O Star! This day is the day of supreme joy. The ocean of reunion is surging and the heaven of manifestation is exalted. The heart was created for His knowledge, the eye for beholding His signs, the ear for hearkening to His call, the tongue for His mention and praise, the hand for grasping His Book, and the soul for turning toward His direction. In such case, no part or limb or member of yours should turn to other directions or become sorrowful for any worldly matters. O My leaf! With your outward ear today thou canst not compare the call of “O My leaf! O My handmaiden!” with any joy in the world. I swear by the Tongue of Grandeur that speaks in this moment, all that exists of the means of delight, gladness, joy and exultation in the Most Exalted Paradise, the Supreme Heaven, and other paradises, is as nothing compared to a single letter that hath in this moment been sent down from the heaven of Divine Will and the horizon of merciful grace in thy name. Verily thy Lord is the All-Patient, and He commandeth all to beautiful patience. Say: My God, my God! My sight seeketh Thy vision, my hearing the listening to Thy call, my heart turning toward Thee, and my soul sacrifice in Thy path. Make this handmaiden detached from all else save Thee, and occupy her with Thy mention, praise, love and nearness. Wert thou to become aware of what hath been ordained for thee from the Divine Word, thou wouldst attain unto such joy as would not be altered by the duration of the kingdoms of earth and heaven, nor prevented by the vexations of this dusty world. O My handmaiden! O My handmaiden! Rise above the ranks of grief and sadness and turn to the horizon of sanctification, detachment and transcendence. This is the station of the leaf who hath attained unto the blessed word “O My handmaiden.” Sorrow is not permitted save in the tribulations that have befallen the Sun of Truth. Take hold of the hem of My grace, detached from all save God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne and this exalted station. We make mention at this time of My handmaiden who hath ascended and arrived in the vicinity of the mercy of her Noble Lord. We have remembered her with that which hath attracted the hearts of every discerning mystic. Upon her be My glory and the glory of My handmaidens and the countenance of the denizens of Paradise who circle round the Throne by night and day. And We make mention at this time of My other handmaiden who was named Khadijih in the presence of God, the Lord of the two noble sanctuaries.

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=== START BH02653 ===

In the Name of the All-Knowing, the One God

O Ali! The traditions of vain imaginings have returned once again. That which the people of the Furqan (Muslims) did, the people of the Bayan now cling to. They have intended to build imaginary cities with the hands of idle fancies and to deprive helpless souls of the choice sealed wine and the outpourings of His Holiness the Self-Subsisting. For one thousand two hundred years they considered themselves, in their own estimation, the most learned and knowledgeable in the world, and in the nights and days they were engaged in mentioning the Promised One. Yet when the Sun of Truth shed its radiance and the horizon of the world became illumined, they became like clouds that intervened and prevented its rays. Finally they issued the decree for His death, as you have all heard and seen. In the early years, not a single one of the divines showed acceptance or attained to the Cause of God. All arose in such obvious opposition as had never been heard of in creation. The divines and their followers, one and all, engaged in cursing and vilification, and committed that which no oppressor had ever done. Even now in all lands the fire of hatred is ablaze. Well is it with them that are endued with insight! The people of the Bayan are now freshly uttering those same words and committing those same deeds. At times they say the Bayan has been corrupted, and at times they say that which no idolator has ever said. Say: O people of God! Strive to protect people from the vain imaginings of these souls, that perchance they may soar with the wings of freedom in the luminous atmosphere of glory and attain unto true unity. These are the counsels of the True One, exalted be His glory, unto His loved ones. Blessed is he who hath heard and hath attained unto the most great steadfastness in this mighty Cause. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. The Glory be upon thee and upon My loved ones who have not broken My covenant and My pledge, who have arisen and have said: “God is our Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and on earth.”

O Ha and Sin! Thou hast ever been mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One and art beneath the glance of His favor. Praise be to God that the effulgences of the sun of divine love are dawning and shining forth from the horizons of hearts, and thy remembrance hath been inscribed by the Pen of loving-kindness upon the crimson scroll. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this manifest grace. We beseech God, exalted be He, to assist the white faith and the radiant Law and preserve it from the evil of the idolators who have cast behind them the Covenant of God and His Testament and have committed that which hath made the eyes of the righteous to weep. And we beseech Him to exalt the people of unity even as He exalted them before. Verily He is powerful over all things and worthy to answer prayer.

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=== START BH02654 ===

O ’Ali-Qabli-Akbar, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the All-Knowing Expositor.

O ’Ali-Qabli-Akbar! The servant present here presented thy letter and laid it before the Most Sublime Vision. It became known that thou art [distressed] over the non-appearance of imagined matters and [thinkest] that divine assistance is through gold and the exaltation of the Word is through silver. God forbid! O ’Ali-Qabli-Akbar! Thou art among those souls who have dwelt for years beneath the shade of the Tree, and after the intoxication of things and the thunderstruck state of most people, thou didst turn thy face toward the Countenance and didst bear hardships in the path of God. All these matters have been revealed and sent down from the Most Exalted Pen in the Book of Names. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of Divine Glory that the treasures of the first and the last, and whatsoever existed in and is now visible upon the earth, cannot equal these aforementioned stations. Preserve this station. Let not ugliness seize this good name. This hath ever been and shall ever be acceptable in the sight of those who possess the Most Great Elixir. O ’Ali-Qabli-Akbar! The Most Great Elixir hath been the Word of Truth, which the Hand of Power hath manifested from the Hidden Mine through the Hidden Name. Nurture it in the retort of the heart with the fire of love, and after its effect appeareth in all the pillars, if but an atom thereof be bestowed upon the people of possibility, thou shalt behold all the copper of existence transformed into pure gold. This is the Most Great Elixir, with whose mention the Pen of the Ancient of Days hath been and is occupied. O ’Ali-Qabli-Akbar! From thy words, constriction of breast and heart was observed - that is, they indicated thy grief and distress. This is most strange. This was and is certainly not befitting thy station. Thy heart must be illumined by the Name of Truth and thy breast must appear more vast than the kingdom. This beseemeth thee and those souls who have, in the path of God, drunk from the cup of hardship and tribulation. Water at all times the tree of hope with the water of divine bounty, that it may remain verdant and flourishing and its effect may become manifest in creation. This is the counsel of the Wronged One, the advice of the Wronged One, and the utterance of the Wronged One. God willing, thou art accounted among those who hearken in His presence. Blessed art thou, and those with thee, and those who have believed in God, the Lord of the worlds. We make mention of thy wife who was enkindled with the fire of love and affection.

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=== START BH02655 ===

In the Name of God, the All-Knowing

O Ghulam! Upon thee be My glory! Hearken unto My call, for verily it will draw thee nigh unto the One, the All-Informed. This Day hath another station and another significance, inasmuch as the Concourse on High and the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise have ever awaited, lest they be deprived of the outpourings of the True Bestower in the Divine Day. On this blessed Day there hath appeared that which had been hidden from eyes and sight. Today mercy hath preceded all else and the divine bounty hath encompassed all, such that there hath been revealed for every soul among those who have turned towards Him that which the servants are powerless to comprehend. Say: O servants of God! He hath come with the knowledge of “He doeth what He willeth.” Should He prefer an atom to the sun, or a drop to the ocean, all must accept it, for none knoweth the requirements of divine wisdom. Today the servants must bear witness to the sovereignty of God, glorified be His majesty, and submit to whatsoever hath been revealed and recorded by the Supreme Pen, which is the Self of Truth. The Exalted One hath said: “The entire Bayan is but a leaf among the leaves of His Paradise. Should He accept it, verily He is to be praised in His deed, and should He reject it, verily He is to be obeyed in His command.” Whosoever holdeth fast to that which hath been mentioned shall be preserved from the terror of the Most Great Day. Say: O servants! Know ye the value of these days and deprive not yourselves of the outpourings of the Most Great Name. Fix your gaze upon the divine signs that perchance ye may drink from the cup of utterance of the Goal of all existence that which bestoweth eternal life and everlasting existence. Praise be to the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and the unseen, Who hath mentioned thee through His supreme grace - a mention that is eternal and everlasting. If thou hast attained unto this Tablet and drunk the choice wine of proof from the wellspring of its words, enlighten the people and send a copy of this most mighty, most holy Tablet to the friends of God, that they may drink of the Kawthar of utterance and receive their portion from the choice wine of grace.

O Shaykh! Hearken with the ear of thy heart to the call of the Wronged One, and arise to reform the world - an arising that no hindrance in the world can prevent or influence. This is the call of the Peerless Friend that hath been raised from the prison of ’Akka. Blessed are they that turn towards Him, and blessed are they that drink! Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02656 ===

In His Name, through Whom the ocean of knowledge has surged in the world of being!

O Mahmud! The All-Praised remembers thee from His glorious station and His frequented House, that thy eyes may be consoled thereby, thy heart may rejoice, thy breast may be dilated, and the hands of hope may be raised to the Most Exalted Horizon. Verily thy Lord is the All-Hearing, the Answerer. Thy letter hath come before Us and been read before Our face. We answer thee with that which is the Water of Life for the people of the world of being and the Most Great Book for all religions. Give thanks unto thy Lord that He hath aided thee and honored thee with His verses in this wondrous Day.

Hearken unto My call from the precincts of My prison - verily there is no God but Him. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the All-Powerful, the All-Conquering, the All-Wise. We have found in thy letter the fragrance of thy love for God, the Lord of the worlds, and We have seen thy turning unto Him and heard thy mention of Him. Verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Nothing escapeth His knowledge, as every discerning one doth testify.

At this moment the ocean of My Most Exalted Name, the Most Bountiful, hath surged forth. Verily thy Lord is the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. He hath forgiven thee through His grace and His mercy which hath preceded all things, and through His bounty which hath encompassed every small and great one. When the wine of utterance overtaketh thee and thou art illumined by the lights of the Day-Star of My loving-kindness, say:

“My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thy utterance and for having sent down unto me in Thy Most Great Prison that which nothing in creation can equal. I beseech Thee by the mysteries of Thy Kingdom and the signs of Thy Dominion and the pearls of the ocean of Thy knowledge and the splendors of the lights of the Day-Star of Thy proof to make me in all conditions severed from all else save Thee, speaking Thy praise, firm in Thy Cause, and steadfast in Thy love. Thou art verily the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.”

At this moment We make mention of thy brother who hath been named Yunis and give him the glad-tidings of My turning unto him, that he may give thanks unto God, the Lord of this wondrous Day. O Yunis! We bid thee utter that which Dhu’-Nun (Jonah) uttered when he was in the belly of the fish, as commanded by God, the Lord of the worlds. Say: “Glory be unto Thee! There is no God but Thee! Glory be unto Thee! I was indeed of those who were heedless. Thou didst guide me through Thy grace and didst awaken me through the breezes of the dawn of Thy manifestation and didst make me to know the source of Thy verses and the fountainhead of Thy commandments and ordinances. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy throne and the manifestations of Thy power to aid me in that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and to preserve me from the evil of Thine enemies. Thou art verily powerful over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Great.”

Thus have We caused the verses to flow and sent them unto thee, O Mahmud, that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the Bestower, the Giver, the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

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=== START BH02657 ===

O Mirza Murad, upon him be the Glory of God. In the Name of God, the One, and prayers upon Him after Whom there shall be no Prophet.

O Murad! The Guides to the paths have ever been the Messengers, and they are the Manifestations of Truth among creation, the Daysprings of Names in the kingdom of creation, and the Sources of Command and the Wellsprings of the revelation of God, exalted be His glory. He has ever been and continues to be hidden, His path closed off, and seeking in this station forbidden. And since the gate of attainment was closed and people were debarred from knowledge of the hidden treasure, He chose pure essences and holy souls and sent them from the higher realm to the kingdom of creation, that they might guide all and lead them to the straight path. Each of these holy souls, for God and in His path, bore infinite tribulations and made people somewhat aware. Some denied, others turned away, while a group became assured and believed, and a band became polytheists and hypocrites. Blessed are those souls who were illumined by the lights of the dawn of truth and turned toward the highest horizon.

All these Prophets and Messengers were commanded to wisdom - that is, each spoke and revealed the Cause according to the capacity and measure of the people. Now We counsel thee, and take as witness the Concourse on High and the denizens of Paradise, that all may testify in the most great scene: Hold fast to the cord of servitude unto God, the Truth, then mention Me as befits. Beware lest thou utter what We have not permitted thee. Today the honored community is seen to be weak, as ye have seen and heard. It is incumbent and obligatory upon all to hold fast to the sure handle and, with the utmost lowliness and supplication, to beseech from the mighty Truth the protection, glory and exaltation of the white community. Verily, He has power over all things. Act according to what was mentioned in thy presence; transgression beyond that is not permitted. God willing, ye shall be assisted in all conditions. We beseech God to aid thee and ordain for thee from the Supreme Pen the good of the hereafter and of this world. Verily, He has power over all things.

Convey greetings from this Wronged One to His Honor Ahmad. We beseech God to assist him to act according to what has been revealed in the Book and to grant him shelter under the shade of the Tree of Providence in all worlds. Verily, He is the Powerful over what He willeth through His word “Be” and it is. Verily we are God’s and to Him we return.

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=== START BH02658 ===

O Mahdi! Praise be to God for having guided you to His Straight Path and caused you to recognize the Manifestation of His Self and the Dawning-Place of His signs, through Whom the Mount spoke and the Trump was sounded, and all who are in the heavens and earth were thunderstruck, save whom God, thy Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, willed. This is the Call whereby the Interlocutor attained on the Mount of Knowledge and the Beloved in His ascension, if thou be of them that know. That which was hidden in God’s knowledge, thy Lord, hath been revealed, and He giveth thee glad tidings through this wise Remembrance. Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One and the servant present before the Throne presented it. We have answered thee with this Tablet which all the treasuries of the nations cannot equal, as every discerning scholar doth testify. Hold fast to the cord of steadfastness and cling to the hem of thy Lord, the All-Bountiful. Let not the affairs of the world grieve thee, nor the doubts of the deniers hinder thee. Be steadfast in thy Lord’s Cause, the Lord of Names, and speak forth His beauteous praise. We informed all while We were in Iraq of what would occur thereafter. Verily thy Lord is the All-Informed, the All-Knowing. Shun those who have turned away from God and His sovereignty and have turned to every dull idol. We have remembered thee and those whose names thou didst mention. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bounteous, the All-Generous. Give glad tidings to each one of them of God’s grace and mercy which have preceded all worlds. Say: Rejoice that My Most Exalted Pen hath moved upon your names while the Wronged One was in this mighty prison. By God! One verse from thy Lord, the All-Merciful, equaleth not the treasuries of all creation - thus hath the Tongue of Grandeur spoken as a grace from Him. He is verily the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. We counsel you and My loved ones to manifest the supreme steadfastness in this Cause whereby the limbs of names have trembled and the hearts of the mystics have been perturbed. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. O Mahdi! Thou art he who aimed for the Ultimate Goal and the Most Exalted Paradise, and turned back from what thou didst desire in submission to God’s command, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Blessed art thou for having cast aside what thou didst desire and taken what God desired in this mighty, wondrous Day. We have written down for thee the reward of attainment, and for thy father who hath ascended to the Supreme Companion. Verily He doth not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good. We have remembered thy father with a remembrance whereby the Concourse on High and they who circle round My mighty Throne do remember him, and We have adorned him with the ornament of forgiveness as a bounty from thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. There is no God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

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=== START BH02659 ===

He is the Manifest, the Speaking, the Compassionate, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise

O My leaf and My handmaiden! Upon thee be My glory! Praise be to God that thou hast been illumined by the lights of the Manifestation of Him Who conversed with the Burning Bush. All the handmaidens of the earth, be they queens or princesses or others, would sacrifice their all to hear the blessed word “O My handmaiden,” yet in this age of Divine Manifestation and diffusion of the fragrances of Divine Revelation, all were deprived save a few. Give thanks to the Purpose of all worlds that thou hast attained this most great bounty and supreme station. What is now necessary and obligatory is to preserve this station, by this Name through which the Trumpet was sounded, the treasures were revealed, souls were thunderstruck, and that which was hidden and treasured from all eternity was manifested. This is the day of sight and hearing, yet most are heedless and veiled. The travelers who left their earthly homeland seeking the divine true homeland attained to presence, hearing and witnessing. And Ruhu’llah, upon him be the glory of God, repeatedly mentioned you in the Most Holy Court and beseeched from the Truth that which would forever remain immortalized in the book of the world. Therefore these hidden pearls and treasured gems which were in the ocean of the utterance of the Purpose of the worlds have been revealed and sent that thou mayest attain unto them. Were all the peoples of the world to sanctify their ears from doubts and allusions and tales of the people and attain to hearing this supreme Word which hath been mentioned, all would hasten body and soul to the Most Exalted Horizon and the prison of Akka. We make mention at this moment of My loved ones who attained the presence of My countenance and were blessed with what was revealed in My perspicuous Book. Thou art mentioned before the Face and art the recipient of special favors. His honor Varqa, upon him be My glory, mentioned most of them and requested a word from the Mother Book for each one. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid all to do what He loveth and is pleased with, and to make mention of His male and female servants through the Pen of Grace with what beseemeth His generosity, bounty and bestowal. Verily He is the Hearing, the Responding One. We promised Ruhu’llah this wondrous and mighty Tablet. Say: Praise be unto Thee O my God for having fulfilled Thy Covenant and accomplished Thy Promise. Thy handmaiden testifieth to Thy grace, Thy loving-kindness, Thy generosity and Thy bestowal. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Noble. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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O Siyyid Muhammad-’Ali! The Most High Pen calls out to all who are on earth and in heaven: Worship none but God, the Powerful, the Exalted, the Great. He has appeared in truth with a sovereignty that none can deny save those who have denied God and His chosen ones among the Prophets and Messengers. O servants of the All-Merciful! Hasten to the remembrance of the Most Great One and follow not those who have disbelieved in God, the King, the Just, the All-Wise. Beware lest anything prevent you from turning toward God. Hearken unto the words of this Youth, Who calls you to that which is better for you than all that hath been created between the heavens and earth. Cast the world behind you, then turn unto God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Grieve not over the world and what befalleth therein. Observe and reflect upon its passing and its changes, O company of the knowing ones! Who hath laughed therein and not wept? Who hath built and not perished? It and all that is therein shall pass away at every moment, yet the people are in manifest heedlessness. How many a palace hath been emptied, how many a spring hath dried up! He who amasseth therein loseth, while he who spendeth is accounted among the beneficent. Be not reassured by its prosperity nor disturbed by its loss. Every sharp sword therein groweth dull, every joy turneth to weariness, every swift steed stumbleth, and every learned one erreth. Leave it to its people, O companions of truth and certitude!

O Nabil-i-’Ali! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of the Prison, that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Omnipotent. Turn not to the right or to the left, but set thy face toward thy Lord, the Mighty, the Most High. He is the Everlasting that perisheth not. Hold fast unto the word of piety and follow not those who follow their own selves and desires. Thus doth the Dove counsel thee in this luminous Tablet. Cast aside the book of the transgressors and take the Tablet of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen One, with manifest strength. Then arise above the horizon of love with the mention of the name of thy Lord, the Most High. Say: O people of creation! The Creator of all things hath come with mighty sovereignty. Then give thanks unto God for having connected thee with Him Whom God hath purified from every wicked, ungrateful sinner, and hath illumined his countenance with the lights of His beauty, and caused him to know the Manifestation of His Self, and enabled him to speak His praise amongst the worlds. The light which hath shone forth from the horizon of sanctity be upon thee and upon those who have held fast to the Most Great Handle in these days wherein the faces of the proud have been altered. And praise be to God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment and the Beloved of the worlds.

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=== START BH02661 ===

O Moses! He is the Mighty! Glad-tidings, then glad-tidings, that the decree hath come once again, and this is what hath been inscribed upon the Tablets by a holy, luminous Pen. They have expelled Us from that land even as they expelled Us the first time, and We are now in great thankfulness. By this We rejoice within Our souls and thank God, Our Creator, with a truthful, clear tongue. Say: The Bird of Divinity hath soared in this atmosphere and sought the holy expanse in other lands, by reason of what the hands of the oppressors have wrought. The Phoenix of Yearning hath flown to the Qaf of Paradise, and thereby the breeze of separation hath wafted over all who are in the heavens and on earth. At the time of ascension It calleth out to the loved ones of God with a mighty, attractive call and counseleth them with counsel that bringeth all existence unto God, the Lord of the worlds. Differ not in the Cause of God and fear no one, but place your trust in God, the Mighty, the Wise, for in this there lieth a wisdom none knoweth save those who have detached themselves from all who dwell in the realm. Soon will it become manifest like the sun in the midst of heaven, if ye be of them that know. Say: This is Husayn Who hath truly come unto you with every clear proof from God, the Powerful, the All-Knowing - proofs that the minds of the wise and the hearts of the mystics are powerless to comprehend. He dwelt among you for successive years, His countenance shining like the light of dawn from a brilliant morning horizon, yet ye, O heedless ones, knew Him not, until God’s way was fulfilled in His own Self and He migrated from your land to a distant country. Then did the eyes of eternity weep, and the livers of the mystics were consumed, and the hearts of the lovers. Say: The Spirit hath departed from the body of Iraq, for the Sun of the horizons hath set, and thereby the eyes of the weepers have been blinded. Say: This is a Dove that feareth no one and is not disturbed by any soul, though all the kings of the earth and behind them the company of the hypocrites should gather against It. Nay, rather, Our eyes are gladdened at the descent of tribulation, for it appeareth from the Beloved, and thereby it becometh sweeter than every delicate sweetness. And the Spirit, and the Glory, and the splendor be upon you and upon those who were patient.

152. When thou meetest Jinab-i-Javad, remind him from Us and be of them that remember.

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=== START BH02662 ===

Port Said. To his honor Aqa Nuru’llah, upon him [be the Glory of God]. 9 Ramadan 1305.

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and the Power!

Praise be to God Who hath attracted the lands and those within them through the fragrance that hath been wafted from the direction of the Hijaz, whereby the light of reality hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of His Name, the All-Bountiful. And blessings and peace be upon the sovereign of the Messengers and the Guide of all paths, and upon His family and companions, through whom the standards of polytheism were reversed and the banners of divine unity were raised to their loftiest heights.

And now, at this time when three and a half hours have passed from the twenty-sixth night of the blessed month of Ramadan, He appeared and commanded these exalted words to be written, specifically for that honored one and the spiritual friend Aqa Muhammad-Tahir:

Write to Nuru’llah and Muhammad, upon them both be greetings, that which is the cause of joy and the source of gladness. O Nuru’llah! His honor Zein, upon him be the peace of God and His mercy, hath made mention of thee and hath sought for thee that which betokeneth the favor of God, exalted be His glory. We beseech God to preserve thee and guard thee from the wicked and evil ones, and make thee one who speaketh His praise and serveth His loved ones, and to ordain for thee the good of this world and the next. O Muhammad! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One. Verily, He maketh mention of thee and counseleth thee with that which will elevate thy station among the servants. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to ordain for thee what He hath ordained for His near servants. He, verily, is the Most Merciful of the merciful.

And I counsel you to show love towards the Afnan. You must in all conditions be mindful and seek their good-pleasure. Verily, God is with His patient and sincere servants.

His honor the Name of God, Zein, upon him be the peace of God and His mercy, hath remembered and continueth to remember you, and likewise his honor Ustad ’Abdu’l-Karim, upon him be the peace of God. Praise and thanks be to God that in your early youth you have been blessed with that which the divines, princes and elders of Iran are veiled from, save whom God willeth. This is a mighty favor - every person of insight beareth witness to its greatness and every informed one testifieth thereto. This servant seeketh for you that which is the cause of prosperity and salvation in the divine worlds. Verily, He is the Hearer, the Answerer. And peace and remembrance be upon you both and upon those who act according to what they have been commanded in His perspicuous Book.

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=== START BH02663 ===

O ’Abdu’l-Baha, upon him be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power!

Praise be to God Who sent the Messengers and revealed the Books for the guidance of His creation, to draw them nigh unto the court of His glory, to cause them to hold fast to the cord of His bounty, and to turn them toward the lights of His countenance. He it is Who made manifest the Way and sent down the Proof, and commanded all to perform such deeds as would elevate their stations and ranks in His earth. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.

And blessings and peace be upon the Mystery of existence and the Ocean of bounty, the One Who oversees what was and what will be, through Whom God joined the K and the N, and through Whom appeared what was hidden and concealed from hearts and eyes. And upon His family and companions, the fountains of wisdom and utterance and the oceans of mercy and knowledge, through whom were raised the banners of triumph and victory and every hidden matter was revealed, and through whom the clouds rained down and rivers flowed and mysteries were unveiled and the call was raised between earth and heaven: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Overseer, the Self-Subsisting!”

Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One. We have mentioned thee in such wise as to attract hearts. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to ordain for thee every good thing He hath ordained for His chosen ones, and to write down for thee that which shall endure as long as His names endure. Verily He is powerful over what He willeth, and He is the Single, the One, the Mighty, the All-Loving.

Convey My greetings to the loved ones. God, exalted be His glory, is witness and testifier that the mention of you and the loved ones in the presence of the Wronged One hath been and is the cause of joy and gladness. We beseech God to spread through you the fame of justice, trustworthiness and steadfastness. Verily He is the One Who spreadeth, Who commandeth, the Ruler, the Ancient of Days.

Convey My greetings to ’Abdu’l-’Ali. We beseech God to assist him and bestow His blessings upon him. The letter from his brother was read before the Wronged One and was heard, and its answer was graciously given. As in these days many petitions have arrived from that land, wisdom hath decreed that the answer to ’Ali and his son, who hath spoken in praise of God and His loved ones, be sent together with the answers to the petitions from that region; therefore it was sent. Let ’Abdu’l-’Ali, upon him be God’s peace, be assured. Peace be upon you and upon those who love you and upon God’s sincere servants. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02664 ===

The Great City. To Aqa Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be glory. 966 [Baha’u’llah]

Dhi’l-Qa’dih 1300

He is God, exalted be His glory - the Greatness and the Power

Praise be to God Who sent down the verse, bestowed the blessing, and revealed the heavenly table. In one sense it is interpreted as divine knowledge and heavenly allusions that were hidden in His knowledge, sealed with His seal, and treasured in the pavilion of His protection. In another sense it is interpreted as commands and ordinances, and in yet another as wisdom and exposition. Exalted is He Who sent down the proof and made manifest the way for His servants and creation. When the appointed time had come and the promise was fulfilled, He revealed the mystery of existence through which the ocean of knowledge and recognition surged in creation, and named him Muhammad in the kingdom of names. He is the one by whose name the back of idols was broken and the winds of unbelief and tyranny were cut off. Through him the gates of the cities of knowledge and wisdom were opened and the peacock of recognition trilled among creation. He is the sovereign of the Messengers and the guide of ways. Upon him be peace from God that shall not cease for as long as the kingdom and realm endure, and prayers that shall not end for as long as the empire abides. And upon his family and companions who raised the palaces of recognition and laid the foundation of wisdom and exposition - those servants who acted according to what they were commanded by God, the Lord of the worlds, and aided His religion in such wise that the standards were planted in most lands and the fear of God encompassed all in creation.

Thereafter, the letter of that honored master arrived and was seen. Joy and delight were obtained. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, for health, well-being, blessing and bounty for your honor. He is the Hearer and Answerer. After it was brought to the presence, He said: “We ask of God to aid him in that whose trace and fruit is lasting and eternal. We beseech Him to send down upon him a blessing from His presence and make him among the firm, steadfast and upright ones. He is the most powerful of the powerful and the guardian over all in the heavens and earths.”

To the presence of the beloved of the heart, the honored Shaykh - 202 [Baha’u’llah], upon him be the peace of God - I convey greetings. God willing, may you ever be assisted and adorned through the special favors of the peerless Friend. Peace be upon you and upon God’s sincere and steadfast servants. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power!

Praise be to God Who hath made this world a manifest book and a mighty volume, and hath inscribed therein that which ordaineth its change and passing away, its turmoil and transformation and extinction. Blessed are they whom its conditions and manifestations and colors and ornaments and bounties have not prevented. And peace and blessings be upon Him Who was the cause of its appearance and the reason for its emergence and ascendancy and exaltation, and upon His family and companions through whom the banner of good was raised and the standard of evil was brought low, and through whom appeared what God desired, and upon those who followed them in spirit and fragrance and through whom was established what the All-Merciful had ordained.

My spirit be a sacrifice for your remembrance! The servant hath attained to hearing the cooing of the doves of your love in the gardens of wisdom and utterance, and hath recognized thereby your loftiness and acceptance and steadfastness and your being known among the religions. We beseech God to aid you in achieving every good thing ordained in His Manifest Book.

When I recognized and read it, I presented it before the Master, may our spirits be a sacrifice for Him. He said: O thou who art assured of God and His sovereignty! The attending servant hath presented what was in thy letter. We beseech God to raise through thee the banner of divine knowledge throughout all possibility. He is the Mighty, the Bestower. Peace be upon thee and upon thy son Husayn and upon the Light who was with me in the nights and days. We beseech God, exalted be He, to preserve him and strengthen him and preserve thee and those with thee. He is the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Although the reply was delayed for a long period, yet O beloved of my heart, the occupation reached such a state that in mentioning it there is no mention of times and opportunity and mention of time and the like. And we thank God for having aided His servant at this time in presenting the reply to His loved ones in Iraq which you had sent before, and I beseech Him, exalted be He, to ordain for them and for us that which will draw us near and benefit us in every world of His worlds. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer, and He is the Watchful, the Near.

The servant conveyeth greetings to the friends of God there and beseecheth for them divine confirmation in all conditions. Verily He is the Helper in the beginning and the end. Peace and praise be upon your honor and upon those who are with you and who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds.

The servant, on 4 Muharram al-Haram 1303

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Port Said. O Afnan, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! He is the Mighty, the Great! Praise be to God Who hath adorned the Mount with His Interlocutor, and the Tree with its Planter, and the Fire with its Kindler, and hath revealed that which was hidden in knowledge and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Scriptures and Tablets. The letter of the Afnan, upon him be my Baha and my loving-kindness, which was sent to this servant was presented before the Face of the Wronged One and was perused. Praise be to God, the entire letter was illumined with the light of divine love and aflame with the fire of godly attraction, speaking and testifying of the ocean of sincerity. We beseech God to ordain for thee that whose mention and traces may be spread throughout the world. Verily, He is powerful over all things. And concerning what thou didst write about ‘Abdu’l-Hamid, upon him be my Baha - three petitions arrived from him and from Mulla ’Abdu’llah, entitled Rafi’-i-Badi’, upon him be my Baha, and another person. And afterwards two petitions arrived from the honored Afnan Haji Mirza Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be my Baha and loving-kindness, and from ’Abdu’l-Hamid. Twice there was revealed from the heaven of the Divine Will especially for them that which hath no likeness or parallel. Before thy letter, by the space of several days, it was sent. One Tablet was also revealed in reply to the petition of Muhammad-Hashim and was sent to the honored Haji Mirza Husayn to deliver. We beseech God to assist them to serve the Cause and to give them to drink at all times from the cup of His loving-kindness that by which the Most Exalted Paradise and the Supreme Heaven may be attracted. Verily, He is powerful over all things. Blessed art thou, O My Afnan! Thou hast held fast to the teaching of the Cause of the Divine Lote-Tree. This is thy station, and it beseemeth thee and is worthy of thee. To this testifieth My tongue and My pen and My Tablet, of which none hath knowledge save God, the Lord of all worlds. Convey on behalf of the Wronged One greetings to Ibn, upon him be My Baha and loving-kindness. He hath ever been and still is remembered. And We make mention of Nuru’llah and Muhammad and counsel them to patience and forbearance and to that whereby their stations may be elevated among the people. And We beseech God to send down upon them a blessing from His presence and a mercy from His side. Verily, He is the Most Generous of the generous ones and the Most Merciful of the merciful ones. The Glory shining forth from the horizon of grace be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and who hearken to thy words concerning this firm and mighty Cause.

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Praise be to God Who hath adorned the ledger of all created things with the Pen which was named the Most Exalted in the kingdom of creation and the Dawning-Place of Revelation by those who have clung to the Crimson Ark sailing upon the sea of might through the Name which God hath sanctified from all names and through which He created what He created and rent asunder what was joined. Exalted be the All-Merciful Who illumined contingent being with the light shining from the horizon of manifestation and made His exalted Word the Salsabil of life for the people of understanding and a straight path for whoso turneth unto Him in humility and certitude. And the essence of remembrance and praise be upon His Branches and Twigs and upon those who have proclaimed His Cause and arisen to serve Him, then upon those who have believed in Him and were martyred in His path and who emigrated for love of Him and His good-pleasure. Verily He is the Mighty, the Bestower.

My spirit be a sacrifice for the Twigs of God! This evanescent servant hath been blessed by the fragrance of your exalted words in such wise that neither my tongue nor the tongues of humanity can describe. It was presented at the Throne and what was therein was laid before His Presence. He spoke, and His word is the truth: “Blessed is he in that he hath gathered from the Lote-Tree of certitude the fruits of knowledge and plucked from the Tree of reunion the flowers of wisdom and utterance. Verily We, in the prison, have remembered and do remember them, for My remembrance is as the breath of the All-Merciful which, when it passeth over the Twigs, moveth them and stirreth them and sustaineth them in the remembrance of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.”

This servant submitteth that God willing you will never withhold from this evanescent one the wine of your loving-kindness. Another submission is that whatever was sent arrived in accordance with your letter. The glad tidings for this servant are that after receipt, as commanded, one jacket and one cloak of white broadcloth were specifically cut and sewn for the Most Holy Beauty, even though since departing Iraq He had used only black broadcloth until this time when He specifically commanded it. Likewise the container box has reached Switzerland and they have written news of it and these days they are sending it. From the friends, whoever is in your presence, I convey greetings and praise. May the glory that transcendeth mention of aught else but Him be upon His Branches and Twigs throughout the duration of His sovereignty and His kingdom.

The Servant

4 Rabi’u’l-Avval 1292

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power

Praise be to God Who hath rent asunder the veil from before the face of the mysteries and revealed the Hidden Treasure through His Name, the Self-Subsisting, Who stood sovereign over all names by the leave of God, the Creator of earth and heaven. He, verily, ruleth over whatsoever He willeth. To this testifieth that which was created by the Word of God, the Lord of creation.

O ’Ali! This is a Day wherein the Call hath been raised between earth and heaven. It behooveth thee to leave behind the world and all that is therein, and to turn toward the wilderness of detachment in the name of the Lord of creation, crying out and proclaiming: “Here am I, here am I, O Thou Desire of the worlds! Here am I, here am I, O Thou Who art wronged amidst the peoples! I testify that Thou hast arisen to establish the Cause of God and His remembrance, and hast summoned the servants unto His straight path.”

O ’Ali! Fix thy gaze upon this word which, like unto the sun, hath dawned from the horizon of the heaven of God’s Tablet. Verily it will guide thee and suffice thee, by His Self, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. This word was previously revealed through one of the Manifestations of the Cause, but at this time it hath appeared adorned with a wondrous and clear ornament. He said: “O Lord, how can I reach Thee?” He replied: “Cast thyself aside, then come.” The meaning is this: abandon thyself and turn to the Truth. The intention of this blessed word is not mere outward turning, but rather detachment from all that hath been seen and heard, and thereafter to observe and hearken with the eye and ear of truth and fairness. By the life of God! Then shalt thou behold the ocean before thy face and the Lote-Tree of utterance at thy right hand. Thus doth the All-Knowing teach thee.

O ’Ali! Consider what they said concerning the Qa’im for twelve hundred years, and most of those who related and narrated traditions were among the divines. Nevertheless, not a single word thereof was adorned with the ornament of truth, as became evident on the Day of His manifestation. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. This is not a day for thee to occupy thyself with sayings, for the horizon of divine purpose hath become manifest and evident, and the Word itself is established upon the throne of utterance. Blessed is he who hath found the fragrance of the All-Merciful and hath turned toward Him with an expanding breast and penetrating vision. God willing, we beseech Him not to deprive you and His loved ones of the wine of inner meanings in this divine Day. He, verily, is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

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He is God, exalted is He! My God, my God! I testify to Thy manifestation and Thy oneness and Thy singleness, and to that which the tongue of Thy grandeur hath spoken before the creation of Thy heaven and earth, and to that which hath been sent down from the heaven of Thy Will and the atmosphere of Thy Purpose. O my Lord! Grant me complete detachment from all else save Thee, that I may wholly cling to the cord of Thy bounty and hold fast to the hem of the robe of Thy generosity. My God, my God! I have witnessed the waves of the ocean of Thy forgiveness and have hastened toward them with my grievous sins and mighty transgressions. I have beheld the effulgences of the Sun of Thy wealth and have turned toward them in my poverty and need. O Lord of the Throne and of earth, Master of the Hereafter and of this world! O Lord of the world and Beloved of nations! Thou seest the ignorant one standing before the gate of Thy knowledge, and the destitute one before the kingdom of Thy riches. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Signs, whereby the dead were raised and the Manifestations of Names and Attributes appeared, to make me one of those through whose mention Thy Most Exalted Pen was moved in the kingdom of creation, and through whom Thou didst aid Thy Cause and manifest Thy sovereignty, and through whom Thou didst raise the banner of “Verily Thou art God” and the standard of dominion for Thyself in Thy kingdom and Thy realm of might. O Lord! I long to be detached from all else save Thee and attracted by Thy verses, in such wise that I move not except through the winds of Thy Will, nor speak except by that which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. O Lord! Thou seest the hands of hope upraised toward the heaven of Thy favor - strengthen them in such work as will promote Thy Cause and from which the fragrance of Thy good-pleasure will be diffused. O Lord! Adorn my deeds and aspirations with the light of Thy acceptance. I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I acknowledge my heedlessness and forgetfulness in Thy days. O Lord! Send down from the heaven of Thy mercy that which will set right my affairs, then enable me to make good what hath escaped me during the dawning of the lights of the Day-Star of Thy Revelation. O Lord! Look not upon my failings, but upon Thy bounty, and not upon the hosts of my disobedience, but upon the waves of the ocean of Thy pardon and forgiveness. Blessed is the heart that hath melted in Thy love, and the liver that hath been consumed in its remoteness from the shore of the ocean of Thy nearness, and the eye whose tears have flowed at the sight of Thy tokens, and the breast whose sighs have risen in longing for Thy presence. Alas! Alas! O my Lord and my Beloved! If Thy binding decree should prevent me from turning toward the lights of Thy countenance, ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen the reward of attaining Thy presence and entering Thy prison and appearing before the throne of Thy manifestation. Verily Thou art He Whom nothing whatsoever can frustrate. Thou givest through Thy Will and takest through Thy Purpose. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

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The Leaf of Paradise

He is God, the King, the Exalted, the Holy, the All-Glorious

This is a Book from the Tree of Justice to her whom God hath chosen and associated with His Own Self. Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Him, the Lord of all worlds, and that He hath no partner in the kingdom of the heavens and earth, and there is no God but Him, and He is the Mighty, the All-Wise. The Messengers have appeared from His presence and summoned all creation unto Him, and followed what their Lord revealed unto them, and glorified God in every condition, and were among the righteous. The Primal Point is verily the Truth from thy Lord; let not the deeds of men veil thee. Give thanks unto God for having attained unto the Truth, and praise God in every condition, for this hath been ordained by God in a preserved Tablet. God is the Truth and all else is falsehood. Fear God at all times, worship Him with true worship, set right thy affairs, and guard thyself in every condition lest anything harm thee, and be thou of those who are protected. Thus do We impart unto thee from the verses of the Book, and unto those women who have believed and trusted in God and followed the Light and were among the devout. Let nothing veil thee from thy Lord’s command, nor let those who have disbelieved weaken thee - they are the companions of the fire and shall find no escape. God, the Lord of all, hath manifested His light through guidance and truth, and made clear His Cause to all. Among the people are those who have believed and turned toward Him, and those who have turned away and retreated. God hath assigned to each a measure in the Cause. He is the Strong, the Mighty. The knowledge of all that is in the heavens and earth escapeth Him not, and with Him is the Kingdom of the seen and unseen. And thy Lord is verily the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. His light encompasseth the heavens and earth, and there is nothing but is illumined by it. This is from the mention of God’s mercy. None believe in God’s signs save the God-fearing. Those who have patiently endured in God’s Cause what they were made to suffer - these are they who have been guided to goodly speech, and those women who have endured patiently - these are they who have attained a noble victory and are among the joyous ones. Thy reward resteth with God, and God will grant thee relief when He willeth. Be thou patient in the Cause and ask God of His grace. He is the All-Informed, the All-Seeing.

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O Ahmad! Verily We love to remember thee with a remembrance whereby the world will be illumined, and We desire to give thee to drink of the Water of Life from the Kawthar of thy Lord’s mercy, the All-Giving, the All-Knowing. We had sent thee before the chalice of divine knowledge, and thou didst drink therefrom through this Name whereby those in all the worlds were subdued. And before that We sent thee a cup which thou didst take and drink from, and We said: “May it be pleasant unto thee, O thou whose heart hath been adorned with the knowledge of God and whose tongue hath been honored by My mention, the Mighty, the Wondrous!” Were We to enumerate for thee what We have sent thee of chalices and cups, it would fill the Tablets. Verily thy Lord is He Who explaineth all things, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We have read thy letter before its arrival at the Throne and have revealed for thee this Tablet from which the fragrance of the All-Merciful wafteth throughout all possibility, that thou mayest find therein that which will gladden thy heart and strengthen thee in My mention, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. Gather My loved ones in that place, then recite unto them what We have revealed for thee, that they may soar on the wings of knowledge in the atmosphere of the love of their Lord, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Say: Be not grieved, rather rejoice in the bounty that hath encompassed all regions. By My life! Nothing shall escape you if ye ponder on these words. Ye would see yourselves in such joy as cannot be affected by doubts nor touched by the limitations of contingent existence. Of this beareth witness every knower, thinker, perceiver and seer. Ye are beneath the canopies of grace and the pavilion of bounty, and that hath been ordained for you which will delight the eyes of the observers. Convey My greetings to each one of them and give them the glad-tidings of this beauteous remembrance. We have made thee a star of guidance for all creation - illuminate them with the lights of thy Lord’s countenance, the Dawning, the Manifest, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Then command the people to observe what We have sent down from Our holy dominion in Our Most Holy Book, that they may act according to what hath been revealed therein of the ordinances of thy Lord, the All-Knowing. Say: Verily it is the Dayspring of bounty for you and the Spirit of Life for your preservation. Hold fast unto it with such power as cannot be hindered by the hints of the heedless. Whoso acteth in accordance with it hath attained unto God’s command and His good-pleasure, and whoso is negligent is counted among the ignorant. Through it the fragrance of the garment wafteth among you and it draweth you nigh unto the Forgiving, the Merciful. Verily it is God’s Ark among you and His Most Great Sign unto all creation. Blessed is he who holdeth fast unto it; he is of the people of this exalted station. Glory be upon thee and upon those who follow thy command in this manifest Cause.

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To Husayn from Zavarih, who attained the presence before the Throne and was among those who attained. He is the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious.

O Husayn! Hear the call of the Husayn at the time when He remained alone among the servants and was imprisoned time after time by what the hands of the oppressors had wrought. And besides these, servants who were created by His command rose up against Him - and God is witness to this - and they visited upon Me that which the Pen is ashamed to mention, after I came to them from the heaven of grace with mercy and mighty lights, and recited unto them at all times verses which every knower and learned one was powerless to comprehend, save whom thy Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, willed.

Remind the servants of the days when thou wert present before the Throne and heard what no ear of men hath heard, except those who attained the presence of thy Lord and were among those who attained. Blessed be thine eye for what it saw, and thine ear for what it heard, and thy face for having turned toward the face of thy Lord, the Most High, the Great.

Know thou that We have not forgotten thee, for thy Lord never cuts off His mercy from His seeking servants. Be thou steadfast in the Cause and turn not to anyone. Then remember thy Lord at all times and turn not to those in whose hearts thou findest rancor toward the Youth, who were among the idolaters. Say: Die in your wrath! By God, that which hath appeared causeth to burn the breast of every sinful idolater and giveth life to the hearts of all who have believed in God and His signs and have drawn nigh unto the Law of grace in this wondrous, sublime Paradise.

Know thou that I have fallen into the pit of hatred and none is aware save God Who hath recorded all things in a preserving and mighty Book. Would that he who cast Me therein would calm his envy and give rest to his soul and not slander Me nor be among the slanderers. By God the Truth, there hath befallen Me what hath befallen no one, then he cried out within himself the cry of the oppressed ones that he might thereby cause doubt among those who believed and might introduce his rancor into the breasts of the sincere ones. Thus have We informed thee of what hath befallen Us that thou mayest be aware of the matter of thy Lord and remember Him with sorrowful verses. Arise to serve the Cause with steadfastness from Us, then remind the people of what thou art able and be not among the patient ones. And glory be upon thee and upon those who have taken unto God a way.

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O servant before Karim, upon him be the Most Holy, Most Great, Most Bountiful Glory of God! O servant before Karim! Hearken unto the call of the All-Bountiful, as the Countenance of the Ancient Beauty turneth toward thee from this bountiful horizon, inasmuch as thou hast turned toward Him with a heart enkindled with the fire of thy Lord’s love, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Blessed art thou for having recognized the Purpose of the world and discovered the fragrances of the Ancient Beauty from the garment of thy Lord’s utterance, the Mighty, the Wondrous. He hath created all things for His mention and praise; yet when He appeared, they who followed their desires denied Him, while they who were given the vision of light by the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, believed. Behold the people and their lack of understanding: they make mention of God morning and evening, yet when He came with the truth they denied Him and followed every ignorant remote one. They clung to what they possessed and cast behind them Him Who created all things by His binding, wise command. Among the people are those who recite the Qur’an yet deny Him Who revealed it in truth - they are indeed among the abased. And among them are those who recite the Bayan yet deny the All-Merciful - thus doth the Lord of all possibility recount unto thee while in the hands of the oppressors. And among them are those who said He came before the appointed time, thereby objecting to Him through Whom the decree of the appointed time was established between the heavens and the earth. We have heard thy call and accepted thy mention which was adorned with the ornament of thy Lord’s love, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. Thus have the breezes of forgiveness wafted over thee from the direction of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, and ordained for thee that which shall gladden the eyes of the mystics. Rejoice in the remembrance of thy Lord and in that thy letter was accepted at the Throne, for We found it purified from the mention of aught else. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. Blessed is the servant who hath attained this day to the mention of My Name, the Self-Subsisting, and is among the steadfast. Despite this tribulation, I summon all created things unto God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Calamities have encompassed Us to such extent as cannot be mentioned by the pen nor completed in tablets. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. The swords of tyranny have not prevented Us from remembrance and utterance. We make mention of Him at all times, even though the hosts of oppression from these heedless ones surround Me. We beseech God to make thee a servant of His Cause among His creatures, to strengthen thee for the mention of this Remembrance at Whose appearance all on earth would swoon except whom God willeth, the Almighty, the Powerful, and to aid thee in helping His Cause and to manifest through thee that whereby His mention shall be spread among the worlds. Verily the Glory be upon thee and upon those who have circled round the Cause with such power as was not prevented by the affairs of polytheism nor the onslaughts of the oppressors.

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He is God, the Most Great, the Most Glorious!

O Most Exalted Pen! Write upon the white page that which the Divine Lote-Tree calleth out to thee from the crimson spot: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Bountiful. Were all existence, both seen and unseen, to turn unto the Worshipped One, they would surely hear what Moses heard: “Verily, there is none other God but Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” This is the Day wherein whoso hath turned unto Him is adorned with the ornament of His countenance, and whoso hath turned away is among the most lost. This is the Day wherein the lips of existence have smiled at the advent of the Promised One, yet the Intended One is in manifest sorrow. This is the Day wherein hearts are consumed by the fire of the face of the Beloved, and the pearls of the seas are as nothing when the Dawning-Place of Revelation speaketh amongst His near servants. They who have attained the lights of this Day are of the people of Baha in the tablet of eternity, and they who are debarred are in grievous error. It behooveth every soul to arise to aid the Wronged One, and every tongue to utter this wondrous remembrance. They who have cast away vain imaginings in the days of their Lord, the All-Knowing, these are the most excellent of creation in the sight of God, the Almighty, the Powerful. None shall excel them in aught; these are of the sincere ones. We beseech God to assist His loved ones to manifest His Cause and to enable them to utter His praise amidst [the worlds]. O people of Baha! Hearken once again unto the call from the direction of grandeur: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Encompassing. Beware lest the doubts of the polytheists hold you back from the Dawning-Place of the verses of your Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Abandon all else and hold fast unto His strong cord. He verily seeth whoso turneth toward Him and heareth whoso calleth upon Him. He is with His virtuous servants. In His grasp is the control of all knowledge and in His right hand is the kingdom of the heavens and earth. Not a thing escapeth His knowledge. He expoundeth unto whom He willeth whatsoever He willeth, yet most of the people are heedless. Were ye to turn to the Most Sublime Horizon, ye would behold Our greatest signs and hear this call which hath been raised in truth from this exalted station. We have sent down every matter in the Book - blessed are they who know. We have detailed all things in the Tablets - blessed are they who are certain. O servant! Give thanks, for the face of the Beloved hath turned toward thee and the tongue of God, the Mighty, the Beautiful, hath mentioned thee. This is a bounty whereunto nothing can be compared, as would testify every just and perceiving one. Verily, glory be upon the people of Baha who are established upon the Crimson Ark through this Name that ruleth over the worlds.

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O Shaykh Sadiq, upon him be the Glory of God! In the name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! We have sent down from the heaven of [the Bayan] a luminous water, that there might grow thereby in the soil of hearts the plant of wisdom and utterance. He, verily, is knowing over all things. Water hath diverse meanings, among them the manifestation of the All-Merciful upon all created things, and among them the dawning of the lights of [the Word], and among them the water We have caused to flow from the Fountainhead of the Divine Will. Thy Lord, verily, is knowing of all things. Say: The [trees] that have attained unto these waters - from their leaves and fruits can be heard that which bringeth tranquility to the hearts of the servants and speaketh unto men at one time of this Great Announcement and at another of the mystery of My Ancient Name. Blessed is he who knoweth that he hath been mentioned before the Throne as one of the people of Baha. Say: O people! The Revelations have ended. Beware lest ye differ regarding that which the Pen of [Command] imparteth unto you. Follow the religion of God and His Faith, and follow not every polytheist who is far removed from the truth. Ere long shall ye hear from most lands the cry of the Calf. Beware lest ye follow every lying sinner who is recorded in the Tablet as guilty. Say: O people! The Primal Point desired from the Bayan naught save My Self and the manifestation of My Cause. Were anyone to inhale it, he would discover from its every word the fragrance of My raiment. Thus was the Command sent down in the Bayan from the presence of the All-Merciful. He spoke, and His Word is the truth: “Should anyone utter a verse, reject him not.” Ponder then, O people of insight! When He became aware of this Revelation and beheld it upon the throne of grandeur and glory, He therefore spoke this word and others like it. Thy Lord is, verily, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Were it not for My Self, He would not have spoken thus, and thy Lord, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting, beareth witness to this. How many are the servants who utter words and claim for themselves that which God hath not permitted them. Reflect, O people of vision! Even as ye have heard from most cities the cry of one who hath claimed divine revelation and wrongfully taken people’s [wealth]. Thus do We teach thee the way of truth from thy Lord, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Thinkest thou they are awake? Nay, they sleep, and the tongue of power and might in the kingdom of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Gracious, beareth witness to this. Blessed art thou for having attained unto the recognition of God and turned toward the Dawning-Place of thy Lord’s Will, the All-Merciful. Pay no heed to those who have turned away and objected. We have ordained [for thee] a station in Paradise which is, by My life, among the most exalted of stations. Thy Lord is, verily, the Almighty, the All-Compelling.

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He is the Most Holy, the Most Ancient, the Most Great

We testify that you have turned to God and left your home by His command, traversing land and sea until you entered the Luminous Spot - the place wherein the Lote Tree of the Far Boundary speaks: “The Kingdom belongs to God, the Sovereign of the throne and earth.” Blessed are you for having attained the presence at the Gate and heard the call of the Wronged One Who speaks among humanity.

God willing, you must, through divine grace, return to your homeland and kindle all souls with the fire of the All-Merciful’s love. May what was mentioned not be forgotten. This Day has no equal. In this transient station, one must acquire an everlasting rank. Soon these veiled people will return to dust and cry out “Oh, woe unto us!”

Praise the exalted Truth that confirmed you and granted permission for you to attain what was recorded and inscribed in God’s books. Now strive to become the cause of unity of hearts and enkindling of souls in that land. Deal with receptive souls with utmost love - this is the counsel of the Wronged One to you. You have heard the utterances of Truth and witnessed the deeds of Truth. You must be so firm in the Cause that if the entire world were to mention other than what you have heard and seen, you would consider it all delusion and remote from truth.

God willing, may you speak the truth and act according to His command. Today is the day of deeds. Blessed is the soul that has clung to divine ordinances and acted upon them. They are among the people of Baha in the perspicuous Book.

Convey greetings to all the friends in that land on behalf of the Wronged One and say: God is witness that in nights and days the Pen has not rested but has revealed that which guides all. O friends, strive that you may not be deprived in God’s Day and may attain the wondrous, successive, novel outpourings. Hold fast to what you have been commanded in God’s Book, the Lord of the worlds. By My life, it will make you known and guide you to God, the Mighty, the Wise.

If someone has not been outwardly mentioned, let them not be saddened, for all the friends are recorded and inscribed by the Supreme Pen in the Book of Names. He is verily the Forgiving, the Generous.

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O Mulla ’Abdu’l-Hamid! In the name of the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful! May you ever be blessed through the favors of the Eternal Beloved and remain focused on the horizon of the Cause, which is the Dawning-Place of the lights of divine ordinances. Arise to serve the Cause with utmost dedication. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of utterance that ere long whatsoever is observed in the realm of existence shall return to nothingness. Nothing shall remain on earth save the traces of God and His Most Exalted Pen. Reflect upon God’s Cause, His sovereignty, His power and might, and what He hath manifested among His servants. Then read what hath been sent down from the heaven of His Will. By My life! It will attract thee to a station which God hath sanctified above mention and utterance, and exalted above glory, holiness and beauty. Fix thy gaze upon this blessed word which is like unto a pillar for the tabernacle of God’s Cause. He saith: “Put away all else save Me and take the chalice of steadfastness in My Name, the Wondrous.” Most of the people are observed to be deprived of sight and hearing, and likewise devoid of spirit, for they were not awakened by the cry raised between earth and heaven, nor did they attain consciousness through the trump of the horn and the blast of the trumpet. They neither saw the evident signs nor heard the revealed verses. The ocean of knowledge surgeth before all faces, yet they turn away from it and cling to the sources of idle fancies. Such is the condition of the people and their measure. Thou shouldst at all times be thankful to the Beloved of all existence that He hath aided thee to turn towards Him. Whosoever hath attained this supreme honor in this Day is mentioned among the inhabitants of the most exalted Paradise in the Book of Names, and the Pens of the Kingdom of Utterance are unable to describe his station. God will soon make manifest the stations of those who have turned to Him and arisen to serve His Cause. Verily, there is none other God but Him. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. There is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Convey My greetings to thy son and give him the glad-tidings of My grace and favor, that he may hold fast to that which shall profit him in all the worlds of his Lord. Exert your utmost effort and striving to preserve this lofty and most exalted station, for the satans lie in ambush and the Cause is in God’s hands, the True Sovereign, the Manifest. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to assist you both, draw you near, grant you the good of this world and the next, and ordain for you what He hath ordained for those who are brought near. Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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O first light that rose and shone forth, O first fragrance that was wafted and diffused! Upon thee, O dawning-place of prosperity and manifestation of success! I testify that through thee the fragrance of the garment was spread abroad and the decree of sanctification appeared, and through thee the gate of divine knowledge was opened to all contingent beings and the dove of proof warbled upon the branch of utterance. Glory and power belong unto God, the Lord of all religions! Thou art he whom neither the doubts of the skeptics nor the signs of the transgressors deterred. Through thee the clouds rained down and the Herald proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth to God, the Lord of Lords!” Alas, alas! How many a day didst thou spend in chains and fetters, and how many a night didst thou hear the taunts of the people of error who in the end denied God, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High! Thou art he who showed patience in hardship and tribulation in the path of God, Creator of heaven, and who wast with Me in prison in days when the fire of hatred blazed in the hearts of the idolaters who rejected the truth with their own inventions, violated His covenant and testament, disbelieved in His signs and proof, and denied what was sent down from the heaven of His Will and appeared by His command and shone forth from His horizon. Through thee and thy like were opened the gates of bounty upon the faces of all beings, and the Pen of the Lord of eternity was set in motion in the realm of creation. Thou art he at whose calamity every seeing one wailed and every informed one cried out, every just one wept and every fair-minded one was confounded, and by what befell thee arose the lamentation of those near unto God and the cry of the sincere ones. I testify that thou didst not hesitate in the Cause of God thy Lord, and didst perceive the fragrance of the Revelation when it was wafted throughout the world. Through thy calamity hearts were melted and lands were changed. I testify that thou didst turn and believe on a day when the earth shone with the light of its Lord and the heaven with its Creator and Fashioner. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of God’s loving-kindness, the Goal of the mystics, be upon thee and upon thy beginning and thy end, thy outward and thy inward self, and the mercy of God and His blessings. Glorified art Thou, O Light of the world and Attractor of the hearts of nations! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name to forgive me and my father and my mother. Then I beseech Thee by the Trust which Thou hast concealed in this station to ordain for me the good of the hereafter and of this world. Verily Thou art the Lord of all beings and the Sovereign of all days. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

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In the Name of the one true God! O Shaykh! Hearken unto the spiritual call from the divine Lote-Tree in the Persian tongue, that thou mayest become quickened by the sweet melody of the All-Merciful and make alive and enduring the body of contingent being. This is not difficult for God. Take thou the wine of “Am I not?” from the hand of the one true Beloved and drink, that thou mayest become intoxicated and ascend from this transient realm to the eternal realm beyond space, and attain unto the Most Holy Outpouring which is sanctified above mention and utterance. And after ascending to this ultimate goal, turn thou to the people of creation that through divine grace thou mayest draw all to this spiritual wine toward the realm of oneness. This indeed is an exquisite wine for those who drink thereof. How excellent is the state of that soul who today has attained unto this cup and partaken thereof. Verily, the righteous shall drink of a cup wherein is mixed camphor. O Shaykh! Consider the various sects among the people of the Path, how they all counted themselves among the people of insight, yet when the Sun of Truth dawned from the divine horizon of God’s Will, most remained deprived of the Dayspring of guidance and the Dawning-Place of His most beautiful names due to the veils of self and desire. This is not the first flask that was shattered in the path of Truth, nor the first veil that was rent by the deeds of mankind. Consider the past: when the Sun of Truth shone forth from the horizon of Hijaz, how many stones of denial and objection were cast by the people of hypocrisy and metaphor at that Lote-Tree that is neither of the East nor of the West. They said: “We found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footsteps.” God willing, may you in this soul-refreshing morn drink the cup of success in the name of the Cleaver of Dawn, and give others to drink, and remain detached and sanctified and free from all the worlds. Say: O nightingales, the Rose is manifest and evident, and O lovers, the Beauty of the Beloved is bright and radiant as the true dawn. Now is the time for singing, now is the time for sacrificing one’s life. We beseech God to make you shine like a lamp of guidance among the people of your land, that all may benefit from your breath and find their way to the All-Bountiful. Verily, He has power over all things. Whosoever was truthful in saying “We belong to God” will surely attain unto “unto Him do we return” in this Revelation of the Hidden Name. Glory be upon you and upon those with you.

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O Varqa! Upon thee be the Glory of God! Fix thy gaze upon this utterance which, like the sun of the world, hath dawned from the horizon of the heaven of divine commandments: “Be thou steadfast in My Cause and remind the people of that which hath been sent down from the Kingdom of Mine utterance.” O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon My countenance! I swear by the pearls of the divine ocean of knowledge that this word is greater than whatsoever is in heaven and earth. Through God’s grace thou must remind the servants, by day and by night, through wisdom and utterance, that perchance they may become aware and be adorned with the ornament of certitude after being cleansed of vain imaginings. All people are in need of education. They who are endowed with insight must turn their attention to this momentous matter. The flowers of the rose-garden of the world drink and are nurtured from two streams: knowledge and vision. Whoso hath not attained unto these two hath never truly existed, nor doth he now exist. That which today causeth the exaltation of the Word of God is goodly character. Say: O friends! The Pen of the All-Merciful declareth: Strive that ye may be adorned with such virtues as will cause the elevation of your station and glory. Ye have dwelt for a time beneath the Lote-Tree and have hearkened with your own ears to the words of the Wronged One. Say: Today befitting deeds and pleasing words are needed. Every goodly deed is in itself a teacher of the Cause. The proof of this utterance is what hath been recorded by the Most Exalted Pen in the Tablets. Were a man in this day to adorn himself with the raiment of trustworthiness it were better for him in the sight of God than that he should journey on foot towards the holy court and be blessed with meeting the Adored One and standing before His Seat of Glory. Trustworthiness is as a stronghold to the city of humanity, and as eyes to the human temple. Whosoever remaineth deprived thereof shall, before His Throne, be reckoned as one bereft of vision, though in the sharpness of sight he be as Zarqa of Yemen. Render thanks unto God for having made thee aware and granted thee the meeting which was mentioned in the Books of God, the Lord of all worlds. This is a matter which all the Messengers gave glad tidings of. Well is it with him that hath attained thereunto, and woe betide the heedless. Gird up the loins of service and occupy thyself with the remembrance of thy Lord. The bounties of God are descending like rain from the heaven of His Will. He is, in truth, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Upon thee be glory, and upon those whom the tyranny of the divines, those Pharaohs of the earth, hath not frightened in the Cause of God, the Lord of all worlds.

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In the Name of our Most Holy, Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Lord

After praise to the Pure Knower and Raiser of the celestial spheres and Revealer of the station of dust, it is submitted that once again the detailed letter that was promised was not sent, as various necessary writings intervened. This much is submitted that, praise be to God, the prison land is now calmer compared to before. Some of the friends of God arrive and others depart - each day He is in a new condition and His Cause in a new state. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to assist that honored one in that which will remain forever mentioned and enduring. To the friends in every land and place where they may be, I convey greetings, glorification and praise. God willing, may they drink from the Kawthar of steadfastness in such wise that the books of the world will not prevent them from the Most Great Book, and likewise that words will not hold them back from the ocean of meaning. This is not difficult for God our Lord.

Regarding what you wrote about obtaining four hundred from two sources - nothing can be obtained from the two mentioned sources. According to what was stated, they have no cash on hand. And likewise you said that the honored Amin, upon him be the glory of God, has written nothing. In any case, it would be difficult for them to fulfill payment of this sum. These two matters were written so that that beloved of the heart may be informed. And regarding what you wrote about proceeding to the land of H and M - this is very good, and likewise to Kurdistan, for two souls in those regions have spoken that which caused divine displeasure and have done that which made justice itself weep. However, we have concealed their names - you too should conceal them. Verily your Lord is the Concealer. This matter is necessary, namely attention to those two places. And now those two individuals have departed. Some of the imaginary hosts have also passed through those regions. Glory be to God! Most of the servants are occupied with previous vain imaginings and have not realized that those vain imaginings of the previous party produced no fruit, such that now they should again remain deprived of the Lord of Names through vain imaginings. The Command is in His grasp - He does and decrees as He wishes, and He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Glory and remembrance and praise be upon you and upon those with you.

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O Lord of the Letter Kaf! He is the Mighty. These are the verses of the Spirit sent down in truth that perchance the people may become aware within themselves and then be guided by His verses in the days of the Spirit. Say: O people! The Hour hath come in truth, the Dove hath warbled, the Cock of the Throne hath crowed, and God hath come with the Manifestation of His Self in the shadows of clouds, while the believers rejoice in the gladness of nearness. Yet ye have not become aware of any of this, and have taken lords for yourselves besides God, and have turned away from the Beauty of the Mighty, the Beloved. Therefore hearken unto My words and turn toward the Sanctuary of Beauty; then deny not, through God’s favor, His Most Great Remembrance. This is better for you than all that ye witness and know in the kingdom. The world and all that is therein shall perish, and ye shall return to the seat of a mighty, self-subsisting Sovereign, and shall be questioned concerning what ye acquired in your vain days, and shall be recompensed for what ye have earned or will earn. Nothing shall profit you, no soul shall show you mercy, none shall deliver you, and all shall tremble at the might of the Cause. Have mercy upon yourselves and make up for what ye have neglected in regard to God; then ponder His Cause. And thou thyself bear witness that there is no God but Him, the King, the Powerful, the Self-Subsisting. And if thou hearest of My departure from that land, be not grieved or troubled, for therein lie mysteries that none can comprehend save those who perceive with the eye of God in His Cause. Then know that We have spent all that We had and all that was due Us in the ways of God, the Mighty, the Praised. I fear no one, and We shall fulfill what We covenanted in the realm of pre-existence, did ye but know. And thou, strive with thy soul to be as We were, that the whisperings of Satan may not cause thee to slip from thy Lord’s Cause, and that thou mayest return with the lights of might to the fields of unity. We thank God for what hath befallen Us before and what shall befall Us hereafter. We are all His servants and unto Him do we all return. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon God’s sincere servants.

Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst warble upon the branches of the Tree of Thy Lordship, to send down upon me of every good its completion, of every grace its perfection, and of every remembrance its greatest. Then, O my God, set right my affairs in this world and the next. Verily Thou art powerful over all things.

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He is the Mighty! These are the verses of the Spirit sent down in truth from a penitent servant, that thou mayest hear the melodies of the Cause and be of those who are guided by the lights of glory. Take heed lest thou forget God’s favor upon thee and be of the heedless. Sanctify thyself from all who are in the heavens and on earth. Know thou that the world and its ornaments shall perish, and sovereignty shall remain with God, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Powerful. Say: The Bird hath flown from the branches of Iraq and sought other boughs by reason of that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought. This is of God’s ways which have preceded concerning His near servants. Say: In this departure is the exaltation of God’s Cause, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, and therein lie concealed mysteries of wisdom which none knoweth save God, the Lord of all worlds. Soon shall the Cause be made manifest in truth and the name of God, the Most High, the Most Great, shall be uplifted. Remind the servants as thou art able, and be not of the patient ones. Put thy trust in God and He shall suffice thee above all else. In Him let the sincere ones put their trust. Say: O people of hatred! Die in your wrath, for the Tree of Holiness hath yielded leaves of glorious grace and its branches have reached unto a station wherefrom are cut off the hands of the falsifiers. Those who rejoice at the departure of this Bird, by God, they are in manifest heedlessness. God shall soon turn their joy to grief and seize them with the chastisement of a barren day. Say: This servant hath spent his spirit for God, the Beloved of the knowers, and feareth no one even should all the kings of the earth and those who follow them, these hateful ones, unite against him, for he hath turned unto God and trusted in Him, and He sufficeth him above all in the kingdom. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon whosoever holdeth fast to the cord of God, the Most High, the Most Great.

He is the Mighty! God willing, I hope that you will act contrary to past and future, and becoming wholly purified from the self and its conditions, will step into the pleasant atmosphere of the spirit. Speak naught but truth and walk in no path save that of justice. Sanctify your heart and purify your mind. The world shall soon pass away and its manifestations shall not endure. Finally, hear My call and be not of the heedless ones. Nothing in the kingdom shall profit thee save what We have cast upon thee in truth, even should all creation bow before thee. And the Spirit be upon thee if thou hearest the call of this strange Exile.

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He is the One Who acts with truth! There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Beautiful.

These are the verses of holiness which have descended from the direction of the eternal realm, from the spot wherein God calls out with the most beauteous and wondrous voice. Whoso hears this call is transformed from his self and turns to the countenance of Him before Whom prostrate the peoples of the heavens and earth. Hearken thou to that which is revealed unto thee from behind the veils of grandeur upon the shore of the crimson sea. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Generous. In His hand is the dominion of Command, and within His grasp is the kingdom of creation, and all act according to His bidding. His name encompasses all who are in the heavens and earth, and His mercy hath filled all the worlds. Wert thou to hear this call with the ear of thine heart, thou wouldst swoon away at once, and the raptures of longing would seize thee in such wise that thou wouldst behold in the realm naught save the lights of God, the Holy, the Mighty.

O how blessed art thou if thou attainest unto this station from which the hands of those who have reached maturity are cut off. Then wouldst thou rejoice in all that We have decreed for thee and grieve not at anything, and be among those who are gladdened by God’s joy.

Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Make me content with what Thou hast apportioned unto me, lest I be among those who complain of Thee, for Thou art the Most Powerful of the powerful. Then make me steadfast, O my God, in Thy Cause in such wise that my feet slip not from Thy path after the departure of Thy servant, for Thou art the Sovereign, the Mighty, the All-Informed.

Thou knowest, O my God, that those who worship their own desires are more numerous than those who bow before Thy luminous Beauty. When Thou didst send down upon us this decree which caused the pillars of the sincere ones to crumble and tears to flow from the eyes of those near unto Thee, make us then steadfast in Thy Cause in such wise that I hear not the [clamors] of the liars who wished to spread corruption in Thy land after Thou didst forbid them from this. Thou knowest them better than we do, and Thou art the Most Knowing of the knowing ones.

Then I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy generosity which hath encompassed all contingent things and by Thy grace which hath preceded all created things, that Thou cut not off from us the holy fragrances of Thy days, for this is better for us than all that hath been and shall be created, and Thou art powerful over all things.

And furthermore, we now bear witness that thou hast fulfilled God’s command regarding thyself and hast been faithful to what thou didst see in thy dream, that thou be steadfast in thy Cause and not be among the perturbed ones.

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O Ali-Rida, upon him be the Glory of God! In My Name, through which the fragrance of love was stirred and the ocean of unity surged! Praise befitteth the Self-Subsisting Lord Who, with the hands of bounty, unsealed and bestowed the sealed wine through the key of the Most Great Name. Blessed is he who turned, partook and drank in My Name which We made the Sovereign of names in the Kingdom of creation and the Dawning-Place of grandeur and majesty unto all in the realms of might and bounty. And woe unto him who turned away and denied the grace of God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Great.

O thou who drinkest the wine of My utterance from the hands of My bounty! Hearken unto My call which hath been raised on this day when sorrows have encompassed Me from all sides through that which hath befallen My chosen ones in the Land of Ya at the hands of those who have violated God’s Covenant and Testament, denied His proof, shown ingratitude for His favor and disputed His manifest and resplendent evidence.

One must reflect upon the patience and steadfastness of those sanctified and assured souls. In truth, each was a supreme sign. The wrath of the manifestations of fire and the assault of the wicked did not prevent them from remaining steadfast and devoted. They bore in the path of God that which hath no like or equal. Despite the afflictions and tribulations that befell them, they did not rise in self-defense, for those mighty and prevailing hands were bound by the divine chains of restraint. With complete submission and contentment they proceeded to the place of sacrifice and offered their illumined and sanctified spirits as a sacrifice for the Peerless Beloved. Blessed are they and joy be unto them!

Thy letter attained the presence and was read. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to exalt thee through His Name and honor thee through His might and to open before thy face the gate of bounty and ordain for thee that which will draw thee nigh unto Him through the perpetuity of His most excellent names. He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

The Most Great Glad-Tidings is that thou art ever mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One and hast attained His special favors. The fruits thereof have appeared and shall continue to appear by the command of God, the Kind, the Generous. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having turned toward Thy servant and mentioned him in Thy prison in days when the daysprings of polytheism and discord and the sources of infidelity and dissension have appeared. O Lord! Thou seest me clinging unto Thee and detached from all else besides Thee. I beseech Thee to assist me to serve Thy Cause and to arise to aid it through the hosts of wisdom and utterance. Thou art verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower.

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O ?Ali-Akbar, upon thee be My glory! My Name, upon him be My glory, hath sent to the Most Holy Court thy letter which was adorned with mention of the martyrs of that land. Although what transpired hath caused grief to the Concourse on High, the Supreme Paradise and the Most Glorious Pavilion, yet in its inmost essence there appeared from it a mighty exaltation and manifest ascension. By the life of God! In its inmost essence is concealed and treasured the Most Great Glad-Tidings which God shall manifest as a bounty from His presence, for He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. We cherish the hope that all the friends of God will arise to champion His Cause and in all conditions remain detached and free from corruption, conflict and contention. Today all things are speaking and making mention of what hath come to pass. Were the oppressors to hearken to but one line thereof, they would, by their own hands, bring about their destruction. Would that the veil might be lifted from before their eyes, that they might recognize what they have wrought in the days of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Muhammad-Kazim, upon him be My glory, previously sent that which testified to the acceptance and steadfastness of the friends, upon them be the glory of God, in that blessed land. The Wronged One beseecheth God to ordain for them the good of this world and of the next and to draw them nigh unto Him in all conditions. He is verily the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. The light shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon My loved ones and My chosen ones who have not been deterred by the might of the world from drawing nigh unto God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

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In the name of our Most Holy, Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Lord

At this moment, which is four o’clock on Thursday the twenty-sixth of the month of Dhi’l-Hijjih the Sacred, having intended the ultimate goal and most exalted summit, after attendance in the Most Holy, Most Sanctified Court, the Tongue of Grandeur spoke these words - His glory be glorified: “O servant present, write to Ibn-i-Dhabih, upon him be My glory: Today all eyes must be fixed upon the Supreme Horizon and all ears attentive to hear the Call, and all must arise to serve the Divine Cause, for whatsoever He ordaineth is the welfare and benefit of His friends and chosen ones. O youth, thou hast attained unto that which was recorded in the divine Books and Tablets. Convey to all the family of Dhabih, upon them be My glory and loving-kindness, greetings from the Wronged One and gladden them with God’s favor. All are mentioned in His presence and have attained His grace. We send greetings to the leaf who is related to Haji Ali. Previously there flowed from the Most Exalted Pen concerning this matter that whose fragrance is everlasting and enduring. Now they must treat the aforementioned Haji with love and consider his welfare. The purpose is that the fragrance of friendship and unity may be diffused between them. The brothers must all strive and act according to what God hath willed. Their reward is with God Who created them and brought them forth and made them manifest and provided for them and made them grow and caused them to know His Path, from which every stubborn tyrant and every remote polytheist hath turned aside. We beseech God, exalted be He, to reward them for their deeds in this world and the next and to decree for them the recompense of attaining His presence. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Generous. There is no God but He, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” Thus ended His utterance. His honor Haji Ali, upon him be the glory of God and His loving-kindness, is mentioned and recorded among the souls who are firm and steadfast, and his honor Dhabih the exalted, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God, is related to the Truth, glorified be His glory. Therefore whatever shines forth from the horizon of the Cause, to act according to it is necessary. At all times hath union and association been well-pleasing in the sight of God, and separation and dissension abhorred. Hold fast unto that which God loveth and is His command unto you. He, verily, is the All-Knowing and the All-Seeing, and He is the All-Wise Ordainer. Salutations, greetings and glory be upon you from God, the Lord of all worlds.

The Servant

26 Dhi’l-Hijjih the Sacred 1301

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To the loved ones of God in Nayriz, upon them be the Glory of God. He is the One Who gazeth from His Most Exalted Horizon.

We convey greetings to the friends of God and give them glad tidings of the ocean of the grace of God, exalted be His glory. O people of Nun, blessed are ye and joy be unto you, for from the beginning of the Cause ye attained unto that of which all on earth were heedless. There befell you in the path of God that which caused the Concourse on High to grieve. Whatsoever hath happened and whatsoever will happen in the path of God - all hath been recorded and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in God’s Book. This is a great glad tiding for you. No deed hath been lost, and its reward is preserved with God. Soon shall the recompense and reward of all be made manifest and evident.

The honored Amin hath made mention of you. Ye have been and are blessed with the divine remembrance, both before and after. We counsel you to that which will cause the exaltation of the Word of God. With perfect unity and harmony, be ye engaged in the remembrance of God and in His service. The service of God, exalted be His glory, hath been and ever shall be to teach His Cause and guide the people. This cannot be achieved except through goodly character, pure deeds, and kindness and love. We beseech God to aid all to do that which is pleasing unto Him.

Some time ago a Tablet was specifically revealed and sent to Mulla Muhammad-Shafi’, as well as a Visitation Tablet for His Holiness Vahid and the favored ones of God, exalted be His glory. This is the Day of joy and gladness, for God is manifest, His call is raised, and the horizon of the world is illumined and adorned with His light. Implore God for steadfastness. Soon shall the croaking of the raven be silenced. This is the news which the Most Exalted Pen hath given before and after. Some of the people of the Bayan are engaged in plagiarizing divine verses, while others lie in wait with feigned humility and submissiveness, assuming various guises that they might perchance ensnare His loved ones. We beseech God to adorn all with the ornament of steadfastness in such wise that the people of the world shall be powerless to prevent them. Take ye hold of the Book of God with the strength that proceedeth from Him. He shall suffice you in truth. Beware lest anything prevent you from this Straight Path and this Mighty News. Praise be to God, the Powerful, the Bestower, the Bountiful.

That which hath reached Amin is acceptable in the presence of the Wronged One.

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O Muhammad-Hadi, son of him who has ascended unto God! This is a mention sent down by the All-Merciful for him who has turned to the Countenance on a day wherein the gathering of the world was scattered and lamentation was raised between the heavens and the earth, that he may rejoice in My remembrance, which God has made the choice wine of life for all contingent beings, the Most Great Spirit amongst the nations, and the supreme gift to all creatures. Exalted is the Lord of Religions Who has come from the heaven of grace with manifest justice.

O Hadi! We sent forth the Qa’im, Whom all the divines of the age denied, save whom God, the Lord of the worlds, willed. Then when successive years had passed, We manifested Our Self with Our Name the Self-Subsisting, yet the people turned away until they pronounced judgment against Us with such tyranny as caused the Faithful Spirit to lament. They seized Us time after time and imprisoned Us again and again - once in the land of Ta, and again in Mim, and yet again in Ta, and in the Land of Mystery, and in this mighty prison. We give thanks to God in all this and We accepted what befell Us at the hands of those who were heedless of God, the Almighty, the Powerful.

We make mention of thy father, through whom the lips of mystical knowledge smiled in all creation and who attained the presence of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We make mention of him with that which nothing on earth can equal, and We remember him throughout the duration of the kingdom and the heavenly kingdom. And I am verily the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful.

O Rida! Rejoice in that the Lord of Names makes mention of thee from the precincts of the prison with such mention as draws to it the Concourse on High and the dwellers of Paradise and those who circle round the Throne at morn and eventide. Blessed is he who turns to thee and visits thee, by virtue of what hath been sent down from My Most Exalted Pen, and presents himself before thy noble resting-place. Thou art he who turned to God’s horizon and faced Him on a day wherein every heedless one remote from Him turned away. The first mention uttered by the tongue of the Lord of Eternity among the nations is upon thee, O thou who spoke in remembrance of God and turned to His Face after the passing of all things. I testify that thou didst drink the Choice Wine that was sealed from the hand of His Name the Self-Subsisting, and cast behind thee all idle fancies, and took hold of the Book of Certitude through a power from God, the Strong, the Triumphant, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Blessed art thou in that thy head was adorned with the crown of acceptance and thy temple with the ornament of God’s favor in His wondrous Day. The glory and the remembrance and the spirit and the peace and the fragrances wafting from the garment of thy Lord’s mercy be upon thee, O thou who hast attained the tender mercy of the All-Merciful when He came with manifest sovereignty.

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In the name of God, the Most High, the Most Great. The Pen of Command mentions His servant Muhammad Kazim, the brother in truth who migrated with God, to draw him near to what He has willed for him and to cause him to speak the truth between the heavens and the earths. O servant! When thy name was mentioned in the holy court, verses of wondrous glory were sent down from the heaven of Command, and We sent them to thee as a favor from Our presence, for verily I am the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. Take heed lest thou be saddened by those on whose faces thou seest the dust of hell. Seek God’s help in all matters, for He will assist thee with the truth. Verily, there is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. Drink the cup of immortality from the fingers of Glory, then cast aside the cup of mortality and turn thy face toward thy Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Knowing. Take heed lest anything sadden thee. Whatever thou seest in the realm of being shall perish, while sovereignty and power shall remain with God, the King, the Transcendent, the Most High, the Most Great. And if harm befalleth thee, remember My harm and be not saddened by thy harm, for My harm is greater than thy harm and mightier than the harm of all created things combined. By God! There hath come upon Me that which hath come upon no one before, and God is witness to this and is All-Knowing. Say: O people! This is the Most High among you who hath come to you with God’s signs, His power and sovereignty, His grandeur and majesty. Fear God, O people, and be among the God-fearing. Dispute not with Him through what your selves and desires command you, and wage not war against His exalted and mighty Self. O people! Look with the eye of the beginning at that whereby the Cause of the Prophets and Messengers was established. Fear God and differ not in His Cause, and nullify not your deeds through satanic suggestions. Satan commands you to transgression and indecency, while this Youth commands you to fear God, and this is indeed a mighty bounty. Answer God’s summoner among you and follow not those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God and were among the polytheists. And thou, O servant, convey the Cause of thy Lord to those who are veiled by the veils of idle fancies from the beauty of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, and who were among the veiled ones, that they may detach themselves from what they possess and turn to what hath been ordained for them in the preserved tablets of glory. And glory be upon thee and upon every insightful believer.

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He is the All-Surrounding, the All-Powerful, the Mighty

Glorified be He Who hath come from the heaven of utterance with proof and evidence, and hath summoned all to the supreme horizon, the station wherein the Tongue of Grandeur hath proclaimed: “The Kingdom and the Dominion belong unto God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!” Blessed is the ear that hath heard the Call when it was raised from the Most Exalted Horizon, and woe unto every heedless and remote one. We have made mention of thee as a token of grace from Our presence, that thou mayest be assured that thy Lord is indeed the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Say: O people of the lands! The Lord of creation hath come and guideth all to the straight path of God. He desireth naught save to purify your hearts from rancor and hatred, and to teach you that which shall profit you in all the worlds of God, the Almighty, the Powerful. Take, in the Most Great Name, the Kawthar of eternity, then drink thereof despite every denier who hath denied the Cause of God, the Glorious, the Praised. Say: O mystics! By God, the gate of bounty hath been opened before the faces of all peoples - draw nigh and be not of them that turn aside. Say:

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having given me to drink the wine of immortality from the hand of Thy bounty, and for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, O Thou Who art the Sovereign of the kingdom of names! I beseech Thee not to withhold from me the ocean of Thy generosity and the heaven of Thy grace. Verily Thou art the All-Powerful, the All-Bountiful, the Forgiver, the Merciful.

O Asad! Arise to serve the Cause with wisdom and utterance. Beware lest the deeds of the transgressors and the words of the heedless sadden thee. Say: O people! Fear God, then help your Lord, the All-Merciful, through deeds from which the fragrance of acceptance may be wafted from the presence of God, the Sovereign of the kingdom of the heavens and earths. Say: Your acceptance doth not profit Him, nor doth your rejection grieve Him. Thus hath the Pen spoken when the Lord of the worlds was in the hands of the deniers. O Asad! Hear the call from the direction of Akka. He desireth for your prince naught save nearness unto God, the Mighty, the Wise. Say: Cast aside the doubts and intimations of the people, turn thy face toward the Wronged One, and take what thou hast been given from the presence of One knowing and informed. Say:

My God, my God! Draw me nigh unto Thee and illumine my heart with the light of Thy knowledge. I testify that I know not what profiteth me. Verily Thou art the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Great. O Lord! Withhold me not from the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty, and disappoint me not of that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name through which Thou hast illumined the world, to ordain for me the good of this world and the next. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest by Thy binding command.

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LXXIX

All glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I bear witness for Thee to that whereto Thou Thyself didst bear witness for Thine own Self, ere the day Thou hadst created the creation or made mention thereof, that Thou art God, and that there is none other God beside Thee. From eternity Thou hast, in Thy transcendent oneness, been immeasurably exalted above Thy servants’ conception of Thy unity, and wilt to eternity remain, in Thine unapproachable singleness, far above the praise of Thy creatures. No words that any one beside Thee may utter can ever beseem Thee, and no man’s description except Thine own description can befit Thy nature. All who adore Thy unity have been sore perplexed to fathom the mystery of Thy oneness, and all have confessed their powerlessness to attain unto the comprehension of Thine essence and to scale the pinnacle of Thy knowledge. The mighty have all acknowledged their weakness, and the learned recognized their ignorance. They that are possessed of influence are as nothing when compared with the revelations of Thy stupendous sovereignty, and they who are exalted sink into oblivion when brought before the manifestations of Thy great glory. The radiance of the brightest luminaries is eclipsed by the effulgent splendors of Thy face, and the tongues of the most eloquent of speakers falter under the unrestrained effusions of Thy holy utterance, and the foundations of the mightiest structures tremble before the onrushing force of Thy compelling power.

Who is there, O my God, that can be deemed worthy to be remembered when Thou art remembered, and where is he to be found who can be regarded as capable of hinting at Thy nature or worthy of mention in the court of Thy transcendent oneness? From everlasting Thou has been alone with no one else beside Thee, and to everlasting Thou wilt continue to be one and the same. No God is there beside Thee, the God of power, of glory and wisdom.

Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Him Who is Thine exalted and supreme Remembrance, Whom Thou hast sent down unto all Thy creatures and invested with Thy name, the All-Glorious, Whose will Thou hast ordained to be Thine own will, Whose self Thou hast decreed to be the revealer of Thine own Self, and His essence the Day-Spring of Thy wisdom, and His heart the treasury of Thine inspiration, and His breast the dawning-place of Thy most excellent attributes and most exalted titles, and His tongue the fountain-head of the waters of Thy praise and the well-spring of the soft-flowing streams of Thy wisdom, to send down upon us that which will enable us to dispense with all else except Thee, and will cause us to direct our steps towards the sanctuary of Thy pleasure and to aspire after the things Thou didst ordain for us according to Thine irrevocable decree. Empower us, then, O my God, to forsake ourselves and cleave steadfastly to Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self, the Most Exalted, the Most High. Supply us also with that which is best for us, and write us down with such of Thy servants as have repudiated the Idol (Mirza Yahya), and firmly believed in Thee, and been so established on the throne of certitude that the whisperings of the Evil One have been powerless to hinder them from turning their faces towards Thy name, the All-Merciful.

Powerful art Thou to do what Thou pleasest and to ordain what Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the All-Possessing, the All-Highest, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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O Mulla Aqa-Jan of Shishvan, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and that He Who hath come is verily the Dawning-Place of Revelation, the Manifestation of His Cause, and the Dayspring of God’s commandments, the Lord of all worlds. Whoso turneth unto Him hath turned unto the Object of all desire, and whoso turneth away is accounted among the most lost in the perspicuous Book. This is the Day whereon all things proclaim: There is none other God but Him, the Single, the All-Informed. This is the Day whereon the Balance hath been established and God’s straight Path made manifest. Blessed is he who hath turned toward Him and faced the Most Exalted Horizon, the station wherein the Lord of Names proclaimeth: There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

The Wronged One hath heard thy mention and witnessed thy turning unto Him. He maketh mention of thee with that which shall never cease to diffuse its fragrance throughout the eternity of God’s most excellent names and supreme attributes. To this beareth witness the Lord of all beings in this wondrous Tablet. Remind the people and bring them the glad-tidings of this announcement which the Books of God, the Mighty, the Beautiful, have testified unto. Say: O concourse of divines! By God, the ocean of knowledge hath surged and the Sun of utterance hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of your Lord’s will, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Take heed lest worldly leadership debar you from the Lord of Names. Cast away what ye possess and take hold of that which hath been given unto you from the Ancient Dispenser. Beware lest this world beguile you away from the Lord of the Throne and of the dust. Soon shall all that ye behold today perish, and sovereignty shall remain with God, your Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

Counsel all as We counseled them before, that there may appear from the earth what God hath desired. He is verily the Helper, the Gracious. Blessed is he who hath heard the Call and answered his Lord, and woe unto every heedless one far removed. O thou who gazeth toward the Most Exalted Horizon! The deniers have wished to extinguish God’s light through their oppression and their turning away. Say: Fie upon you! His Cause shall be made manifest as He pleaseth, despite you, O company of polytheists! Be thou vocal in thy Lord’s remembrance and steadfast in service to His Cause. He shall aid thee even as He aided His servants aforetime. In His grasp are all who dwell in the kingdom of creation and command. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

Convey My greetings unto My loved ones there who have held fast unto the Sure Handle and clung to the hem of the mercy of their Lord, the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. The glory shining forth from the horizon of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon them that have acted according to that which they were commanded by One mighty, powerful and ancient.

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In the Name of our Lord, the Most Exalted!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is one of Thy handmaidens and one of Thy dawning-places who hath drawn nigh unto Thee and placed her trust in Thee, until she witnessed the fire of Thy oneness in the Tree of Thine eternity and beheld the lights of holy Lordship from the Tree of Thy identity. The Sun of Eternity shone upon her in what was revealed to her of the mysteries of the Pen through destiny. Through this she desired to enter the gardens of Thy nearness and the paradise of Thy reunion, that she might erase from the tablet of her heart all reference to aught else but Thee, and that there might be kindled in her heart the fire of Thy oneness and there might radiate from her innermost being the light of Thy uniqueness.

When she drew near to the Tree of Thy divinity and sought refuge in its leaves, and held fast to its branches and found shade beneath it and tasted of its fruits, she journeyed unto it and migrated with it toward it until she reached its nearness. At that moment I beseech Thee, O my God, to complete her journeys and strengthen her foundation and comfort her eyes and raise up her spirit that she may journey from her self to Thy Self, and detach herself from her good-pleasure to Thy good-pleasure, and from her remoteness to Thy nearness, and from her separation to Thy presence, that she may return unto Thee and attain unto Thee.

Then create, O my Beloved, within her innermost being the burning flames of Thy love and in her heart the enkindling of Thy attraction, that through the heat of Thy love she may descend to the stream of Thy nearness and return from the surging of Thy fire to the treasury of Thy light. Yet none can attain unto this, O my God, except those who were created from Thy Self and appeared from Thy Beauty and returned unto Thee and entered the chambers of Thy glory and arrived at the mansions of Thy majesty, for Thou art He Who giveth unto all things their due measure. Despite my recognition of this, I beseech Thee to make her detached from all else but Thee. Then cause her to know Thyself that she may be freed from all else save Thee, for if a servant knoweth Thee he would not be occupied with aught else nor engaged with other than Thee nor turn to any besides Thee, though he be given all that is in the heavens and earth. Verily Thou art of this well-informed, aware, and a wise witness.

And thou, O handmaiden of God, take this Book with thy spirit and present this Trust to thy heart that thou mayest inhale the musk-fragrance from the garment of grandeur and find the sweet scents of identity from the shirt of faithfulness, that thou mayest serve God thy Lord with both thine eyes and prostrate thyself before Him with both thy brows and bow down before Him with both thy cheeks, for He is the Truth, there is no God but Him, and we are all His servants and all bow down before Him.

And peace be upon thee from the letter H after the letter B.

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He is the Remembering, the Hearing, the Responding One! Your letter has come before the Wronged One and the servant present before His face read it. We have answered you with that from which those near to God perceive the fragrance of the utterance of the All-Merciful and through which the sincere are drawn to a station that tongues and pens are powerless to describe. We have heard what you testified to in the days of God and have accepted it as a grace from Us. Verily your Lord is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful. Give thanks to God for this supreme bounty which has appeared from the Ancient King, then preserve it in the name of your Lord, the Mighty, the Chosen. Say: O people of the earth! Fear God and follow not those whom veils have prevented from the Source of verses. Break the idols of fancy and imagination in the name of your Lord, the Possessor of all names. Cast aside the imaginings of the learned and [take…] the Possessor of Names. Thus has My Most Exalted Pen spoken in a station which God has made the Dawning-place of lights. The Hidden Treasure has appeared and the Concealed Mystery been revealed. Then did the learned flee from the field, for vain imaginings deluded them such that they denied God, the Lord of the Final End. They behold the signs of God yet deny them - thus do their souls entice them. When the Call was raised and the Cloud bore witness to the Lord of Lords, say: O people! This is the Day you were promised in the Books of God. He has appeared in truth, and in it the Balance has been set up, the Path made manifest, and the mountains passed away. Turn with illumined hearts to the Most Exalted Horizon. This is what you were commanded in the Scriptures and Tablets. Arise to serve the Cause in the name of your Lord, then speak His praise in the nights and days. Soon shall the world and that which has deluded the princes of the earth pass away, while that which has been sent down from the Lord of Creation shall endure. We make mention of him whose name was in your letter as a mercy and grace from Us, that you may give thanks to Him Who possesses the Mother Book. O Muhammad-Baqir! Do you find for yourself an ear that might attain to true hearing when the Call was raised from the Dawning-place of Glory in a station which God has made a heaven for this heaven and a point of circumambulation for every seeing one who advances? O Baqir! Give thanks to God that you have been mentioned before the Wronged One when every associating doubter turned away. Say: Praise be to You, O my God, for having strengthened me and made known to me that which the learned of the earth were heedless of - they who denied Your proof, disputed Your signs, associated partners with Your Self and broke Your Covenant. I beseech You to make me steadfast in this Cause whereby souls were troubled and feet did slip.

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He is the Mighty! We have read thy letter and understood what was therein. Know thou that We desire for the servants naught save that which is better for them than whatsoever the sun shineth upon. We have made clear unto them that which draweth them nigh unto God and detacheth them from all else. Moreover, no one hath need of aught else. Beware lest ye divide the religion of God and His Word, and be ye steadfast in all that ye have been commanded through the gems of knowledge and wisdom. Then detach yourselves from all else and turn with your entire being unto His Beauty. By God! We have loved you before and We love you now, and We counsel you to fear God Who created you and sustained you with the good things of His provision and caused you to know the Manifestation of His Self and sent down unto you that which hath made you independent of all who are in the heavens and on earth. Therefore give thanks unto Him with your hearts and remember Him with your tongues. Beware lest ye go astray after God and His signs, and follow not every ignorant multitude, nor pursue those who have taken their idle fancies as lords beside God. Be ye pure in heart before God such that your feet slip not and your souls be not troubled. By God! Whoso hath taken the covenant from his Lord will accept no covenant from any other, and whoso hath turned unto Him will turn unto none else. Moreover, I counsel you, O loved ones of God, to be patient in this most great terror and to be forbearing in this tribulation, and to be as fire amidst the wicked and as light amidst the righteous. Further do I counsel you not to spread corruption in the earth and to be God’s trusted ones among His servants, such that the signs of sanctity may appear from your faces and the lights of detachment from your temples. By God! The world and its ornaments and embellishments shall pass away, and naught thereof shall profit you. And whoso is not adorned with the attributes of God shall not be reckoned as His own - this is a truth in which there is no doubt. Whoso maketh mention of aught else shall not succeed in His remembrance, and whoso drinketh the love of any other shall not attain unto the love of his Lord. Therefore strive within yourselves to reach such station in your love that ye move not save by His leave, nor turn save unto the paths of His good-pleasure, nor speak save that which ye are commanded in His Book. Thus did We counsel you before and thus do We counsel you at this time of separation from the shores of Iraq. And I take God and His loved ones as witnesses that I have left no counsel unspoken and have explained all that I was commanded by God, the All-Knowing.

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He is the All-Seeing, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing

The Most Exalted Pen calleth out at every moment, yet how few are the ears that are ready to hearken. The diverse colors of the world have occupied them that dwell in the realm of names, although every possessor of sight and hearing hath testified and doth testify to its evanescence. All the peoples of the earth are astir in this age, yet have failed to discover the reason and cause thereof. It can be observed that the people of the West cling to the most trivial things which in truth yield no fruit, to such an extent that thousands upon thousands have sacrificed and continue to sacrifice their lives for their manifestation and advancement. Yet the people of Iran, despite this mighty and evident Cause whose fame and exaltation have encompassed the world, remain listless and dispirited. O friends! Know ye your worth and station. Waste not your endeavors on the idle fancies of this one and that. Ye are the stars of the heaven of understanding and the breezes of the morn. Ye are the living waters upon which dependeth the life of all, and ye are the letters of the Book. Strive with perfect unity and concord that ye may succeed in achieving that which is worthy of this divine Day. Truly I say, corruption and conflict and whatsoever the mind abhorreth have never been and are not worthy of man’s station. Direct all your energies to teaching the Cause of God. Let him who findeth himself worthy of this most exalted station arise to render this service; otherwise, let him choose for himself a deputy to manifest this Cause whereby every firm edifice hath been shaken, the mountains have been crushed, and souls have been thunderstruck. Were the station of this Day to be revealed, they would seek after a single moment thereof with a hundred thousand lives, let alone the earth and its treasures. In all matters, observe and hold fast unto wisdom. God willing, may all be enabled to achieve that which He desireth and be confirmed in recognizing the stations of His chosen ones who stand firm in His service and are engaged in His praise. Upon them be the glory of God and the glory of all who are in the heavens and the earth and the glory of those who dwell in the most exalted Paradise and the supreme Heaven. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this magnificent bounty, in that He hath mentioned thee in such wise that its fragrance shall never be cut off from the kingdom. Praise be unto God Who created thee and created all things. He is indeed the Single, the One, the Powerful, the Supreme, the Almighty.

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O Mirza Ahmad, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One speaking from His most exalted horizon. His words, blessed and exalted is He: “Though it be the weight of a mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the earth, God will bring it forth. Verily God is subtle and informed.”

Observe how the Hand of Power has revealed the hidden secrets in the hearts of the ignorant divines. They uttered “O God” while they hanged His Manifestation and martyred Him with bullets. Today that which is in the breasts has been and is being revealed. This is a Day wherein hands, eyes and ears bear witness, and before the Luminary of Divine Justice they recount with most eloquent utterance all that has transpired and testify thereto.

Two events have occurred in these days: first, the martyrdom of the Temple of certitude and knowledge in the path of God, and second, the fear, terror and anguish of Hadi of Dawlat-Abad. The deed of each one has testified and continues to testify before the faces of the world to the station and rank of its doer. Where are the eyes to see and where are the ears to hear? O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Vain imaginings have debarred the world from the Lord of all names. Those who are occupied with service and stand steadfast before His face have clung to one who has deprived himself of the Truth through Whose word the world was created. How many souls whose wealth, glory and riches did not prevent them from the Lord of Names - they were set ablaze with the fire of divine love and bore in His path that which the eye of the world had never seen. Nevertheless, the people have forsaken such souls and have clung to the deed of Hadi the misleader, who for the sake of a two-day life forsook eternal life, and for the comfort of numbered days denied God, exalted be His glory, and His Manifestations. That heedless one committed that which caused the sighs of those near unto God and the tears of the sincere ones to descend and ascend.

Blessed art thou for having turned unto Him, recognized Him and responded to the Lord when the Call was raised from the most exalted horizon. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and adorned my temple with the ornament of Thy love. I beseech Thee to make me steadfast in Thy love in such wise that the tempests of the polytheists among Thy creatures and the winds of the deniers among Thy servants will not move me. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Omnipotent, the All-Compelling, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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K.D., upon him be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance. We have desired to mention that which the tongue of thy heart spoke in the most hidden mystery. Verily thy Lord is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. He hath turned to the Supreme Horizon, speaking that which the trees have spoken. He lamented in separation until the fruits lamented with him. Through his yearning all things yearned, and through his burning the fire of longing was kindled in all regions. The attraction of the Chosen One hath taken from his hand the reins of choice. We have heard from his words and his mention the sobbing of weeping in the days of God, the Lord of Lords. Say: My God, my God! My liver hath melted in separation from Thee and my pillars have been shaken in Thy days. By Thy glory, the burning of separation from Thee and my remoteness from the court of Thy nearness have destroyed me. Alas, alas! I know not what hath flowed from Thy Most Exalted Pen and what Thou hast ordained for Thy servant, O Lord of all being and King of the throne on high and of the dust. Hast Thou ordained for me to draw nigh unto the ocean of Thy reunion and to be present before the gate of Thy grandeur and to circle round the tabernacles of Thy favor? Or have the decrees of Thy destiny and fate prevented me from this, or the manifestations of Thy wisdom and might? By Thy glory, O Thou Goal of the world and Beloved of the nations, my limbs have trembled and my joints have quivered in my remoteness from Thy presence and my being tried by the fire of separation from Thee. Verily the distant one, O my God, hath desired Thy nearness, and the sick one the ocean of Thy healing. I beseech Thee by the light of Thy countenance and the fire of the Tree of Thy Cause to make me one of those who have hastened to the seat of Thy throne and have attained unto Thy Most Glorious Station and Thy Supreme Horizon, and who have stood before the pavilion of Thy majesty and have heard Thy call and the scratching of Thy Pen and have drunk the choice wine of reunion from the cup of Thy bounty and the chalice of meeting from the hand of Thy bestowal. Verily Thou art the Generous, the Lord of great bounty. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. O thou who hast turned to the Horizon! We have mentioned thee with the tongue of thy heart. Thank thy Lord for this supreme gift and this mighty favor. Thy letters arrived and attained the honor of being heard. Every letter thereof was holding fast to the cord of favor and clinging to the hem of grace. We heard thy call from every word of thy words and granted the ear of favor, and We ask of God that He may aid thee. Verily He is powerful over all things. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and who have testified to that which God hath testified, that there is no God but He, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02702 ===

Buvanat. O Siyyid Isma’il, upon him be the Most Great, Most Holy Glory of God. A book from God to all who are in the heavens and earths. Behold none except My luminous, resplendent Beauty and follow naught save what I have commanded you in My Preserved Tablet. This is My Day - arise therein to aid My Cause and to praise My Being among those who have hesitated in this mighty Revelation. Verily, he who is attracted by the fragrances of revelation speaks the truth, while he who is deprived is among the cawers. By God! The tongue was created for My remembrance, the ears for My call, the eyes for My beauty, and the hands to be raised toward the heaven of My bounty. But veils of the deluded have enveloped the people, save him who has cast away desire and turned to the horizon of guidance. He is among the people of Baha, inscribed in a Tablet by the finger of your Lord’s will, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

The Ancient Beauty has been established upon the throne of His Most Great Name, and calls the peoples unto this luminous Dawn. Say: The morning has dawned from the horizon of Syria - thus was it ordained by One mighty and powerful. This is a land wherein We raised up servants possessed of great sovereignty, who arose to aid the Cause of their Lord - verily, they are among the Messengers. This is a land wherein the call of the Spirit was raised and wherein Moses heard “Verily there is no God but I, the Mighty, the Generous,” and wherein Abraham proclaimed “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Mighty, the Beautiful.”

O My loved ones! When you hear the call, arise to aid the Cause of your Lord, the King of Names, through remembrance and praise. Beware lest you commit that which would cause sedition and disturb the hearts of the believers. Be among the concourse of all created things with spirit and fragrance, that they may inhale from you the sweet savors of the Beloved. This, verily, is true victory, were you of those who know. Beware lest there appear from you that which would cause division in the Cause. Be dawning-places of divine attributes among the earth and heavens - thus does the Revealer of verses command you. Blessed are they who act accordingly. Blessed is the eye that has attained, the ear that has heard, and the heart that has turned unto God, the Lord of all worlds.

Thus did the Tongue of Grandeur speak when He was in the hands of the polytheists who opposed God, turned away from His beauty, and disbelieved in the Manifestation of His verses, through Whom all things proclaimed: The Kingdom is God’s, the One, the Single, the All-Informed. When thine eyes are solaced by gazing upon the Tablet, say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who hast remembered me while I was imprisoned in the land of exile. I testify that Thou art the Lord of all worlds. My soul be a sacrifice for Thy native land, O Thou Who art the Exile of the worlds!

=== END BH02702 ===

=== START BH02703 ===

Your missive was received in His presence, and regarding what you wrote about the division, He said: “Excellent is what the physician has done.” We beseech God to confirm him and you. Blessed art thou, O Abdullah, for thy letter hath been presented before His countenance and We found from it the fragrance of thy love for the Beloved of the worlds. Arise to manifest the love of God and His Cause among His servants, then reconcile between His loved ones in such wise that We may perceive from them the fragrance of unity. This is the greatest of all deeds in the sight of the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Grieve not over anything, for He will assist whomsoever He willeth. Soon will He raise you up in truth - verily He is the Almighty, the All-Glorious. Through unity the face of the Cause becomes illumined and the faces of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of the Day of Mutual Calling, are darkened. We have chosen for thee what thy Lord, the Chosen One, hath chosen. Strive in that which thou hast been commanded by the True One, that through them the virtues of God may be spread among His servants. We have desired for them that which is better for them than all that hath been created in secret and in public. They are people who mention the name of God throughout the land. It behooveth them to manifest that which will cause the fragrance of the musk of unity to be diffused throughout all regions. Blessed is he who hath drunk this pure wine from the fingers of the mercy of his Lord, the Creator of all existence. God willing, you must at all times be engaged in the remembrance of the All-Merciful and expend your complete effort and striving for unity and the gathering of the loved ones, so that the fragrances of unity may become manifest from that city which has become the place of God’s captives, among all people, and all the friends in surrounding areas may testify to the unity of those souls. This is better for them than what was and what will be. Regarding the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Rida, what [you wrote] was noted. His relatives are under the gaze of divine favor. If there has been delay in the manifestation of apparent favors, it has been due to lack of means. God willing, divine favors will encompass them. Let them not be grieved, and let them be happy with what hath been sent down from the direction of the Divine Throne. And as for what thou didst mention regarding thy dream, We beseech God that there may appear from thee one who will aid the Cause of his Lord and mention Him among His servants in such wise that all created things will remember Him thereby. Verily, He is powerful over all things. Excellent is the name by which thou hast named him. Blessed is he in that We have caused the Pen to move in his mention and the mention of his name in the Tablet of his Lord, the Mighty, the Generous. Convey My greetings to those who are with thee and to those who have believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Nothing whatsoever escapeth the knowledge of thy Lord. With Him is the knowledge of all things in a preserved tablet.

=== END BH02703 ===

=== START BH02704 ===

In the Name of God, the First, without end. This is a remembrance from Us to him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Wise. We guide whom We please among Our servants and chastise the transgressors. In Our hands lie the measures of all things - We send them down according to a measure. Verily, We are the All-Powerful. Nothing whatsoever escapeth Our knowledge, and with Us is a perspicuous Book wherein We have detailed every wise command. Therein is the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Say: O people! Are the paths of error better than My straight and manifest path? Say: What aileth you? Have ye turned away from God and followed your own desires? Have ye any refuge besides Him? Nay, by the Lord of all worlds! Whoso followeth My guidance, verily he dwelleth in an exalted station, and whoso turneth away from My face, he is indeed among the companions of the fire. Say: Beware lest ye lean towards them that have wronged, and follow the polytheists. Say: The guidance of God hath appeared in truth and this is His sovereignty, would ye but perceive. Do ye reject it after it hath come from the heaven of utterance with His Most Great Name? Beware lest ye differ concerning this mighty Cause. Do ye object to Him through Whom was established that which was sent down in the Books of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing? He calleth you, even under the sword, to draw nigh unto paradise, while ye are in grievous error. He hath indeed come with the waters of life, while ye count yourselves among the dead in manifest loss. Say: Cast away what ye possess and take what We have commanded you from the presence of One All-Knowing, All-Wise. Have ye found any truth in what the people of the Furqan (Qur’an) say? Nay, by your Lord, the All-Merciful! They are among the liars. Ponder what they say concerning the news of the Qa’im, and thou shalt find them in manifest error. They have clung to their own desires; verily they wander distracted in the valley of idle fancies. Say: With Us is the knowledge of all things, and We possess a preserving Book. Fear God and follow not those whose striving hath been lost in this world’s life and who are among the most wretched of evil folk. As for thee, turn away from them, then turn with all thy being to God, the Most High, the All-Praised. Say: O my Lord! Praise be to Thee for having enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thy Self, after all the deceitful and stubborn ones turned away from Him. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which was revealed that which was hidden, to aid me in Thy remembrance and praise and in teaching Thy Cause among Thy servants. Verily, Thou art powerful over what Thou willest, and Thou art the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

=== END BH02704 ===

=== START BH02705 ===

Here is O Nabil, before [named] Husayn, Most Holy, Most Great, Most Glorious!

This is a clear Book sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the Exalted, the Great. It summons mankind unto the Beloved of the worlds. Were that which is concealed therein of the revelations of his Lord to be unveiled, all who are in the heavens and earth would swoon away, save those who have held fast to the cord of God, the Mighty, the Wise. Say: O people, be fair before God - does it befit anyone to object to Him Whom Moses begged to meet, Whose beauty the Friend sought, to Whose love the Spirit ascended, and for Whose sake the Point sacrificed Himself? Fear God and follow not every sinful idolator. Have you found in the Bayan that which you did not find carrying the fragrance of My remembrance? Nay, by your Lord, the All-Merciful, were you but aware. He proclaimed in the wilderness of the Bayan and gave you glad tidings of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Then He came with mighty sovereignty. He testified of Me and informed you of My kingdom and dominion. What ails you that you cling to idle fancies and turn away from your Lord, the Most Glorious? This is naught but manifest loss. Say: Do you imagine We desire aught for Ourselves, though We be in the hands of Our enemies? Cast aside your imaginings - the Sovereign of certitude has come. They who cling to aught else but Me are in manifest error. Their likeness is as one who casts the Living Waters behind him and hastens to the mirage. He is of those who wander distracted. We sent unto you aforetime ’Ali with a wise remembrance that he might acquaint you with My Self and prepare you for My meeting. Yet when I unveiled My beauty and came in My glory, you denied My Self. Woe unto you, O company of the heedless! Say: O peoples of the worlds, have mercy upon yourselves and forsake not the Ancient Beauty. How long will you follow vain desires? This is your Lord, the All-Glorious - turn unto Him and be not of the losers. O thou who art illumined with the light of Baha! Make mention of My servants with My name and sovereignty, that they might hold fast to the truth and leave those who have disbelieved in God, the Mighty, the Powerful. Recite unto them the verses of thy Lord, that they might be drawn to the Dayspring of Revelation and be numbered with the steadfast. Say: O people, make up for what you have missed in the Cause of God. Beware lest you be among the heedless. Soon will the messenger of death come unto you - then shall you behold the power of God and His sovereignty, and find no intimate friend. Seize your chance in the days of your Lord - this is better for you, were you but aware. Thus have We commanded thee and inspired thee that thou mightest convey unto the people that which thou wert bidden by One All-Knowing, All-Wise.

=== END BH02705 ===

=== START BH02707 ===

In the name of Him Who is manifest above all things! This is a Book from God unto him who hath believed in his Lord, who hath been guided by the guidance of the Spirit, and who was mentioned in the Tablets among those who are guided. God hath caused him to speak His praise amongst the servants and hath made him recognize the Manifestation of His Self in days wherein all were deprived of the breezes of the Spirit, save those whom the hand of grace had seized and preserved from the darkness wherefrom the odors of unbelief were wafted from the direction of polytheism. O servant! Thy letter hath come before Us and We have learned of thy love for God. Thus should it be with those who have believed in God, who have detached themselves from whatsoever is repugnant to His good-pleasure, who have shattered the idols of polytheism through God’s power, and who have turned with their hearts toward the holy court. These are servants whom God shall raise to a station that is in truth praiseworthy. Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, for having aided thee to recognize the Manifestation of His Self, after the Sinaitic spirits fell unconscious upon the dust of heedlessness and the spirits of light were annihilated in the wilderness of polytheism. Thus was the matter decreed from the presence of the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling. Say: O people! Fear God and associate not with Him unto Whose face ye bow down at eventide and at dawn, and oppose not Him Whom ye remember throughout all your days and Whose verses ye recite that were sent down in preserved tablets of glory. Strive within thyself lest the whisperings of Satan cause thee to slip from thy Lord’s path, the All-Merciful, for he hath appeared in every city in a different form and garment. Thus do We inform thee of the truth that thou mayest become aware of that which was hidden from the eyes of the heedless. Soon shall the call be raised in every city and thou shalt find the people fearful and trembling from the power of the Cause. Thus was the matter irrevocably decreed in the Tablets. Take heed lest thou grieve over what hath befallen thee in God’s path. Verily nothing escapeth thy Lord’s knowledge and He is indeed cognizant of all things. Be patient, then show forth patience, and place thy trust in God in all matters. Verily He watcheth over thee. Should thou find one who is receptive, impart unto him the words of thy Lord, and shouldst thou find one who turneth away, pay no heed to him and dispute not with him. Be thou firmly established in wisdom. Thus have We commanded thee and mentioned thee that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and be mindful of thy Lord’s remembrance at all times. And glory be upon thee and upon those whom the veils of every distant polytheist have not prevented from entering the sanctuary of holiness.

=== END BH02707 ===

=== START BH02708 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Great

This is a Book from the Lord of Names to him who hath held fast unto the Most Great Handle and turned unto God, the Creator of earth and heaven, that the words of his Lord may attract him to the station which hath been, in truth, praised in the Mother Book, and that he may arise amidst the servants to make mention of God, the Lord of the Day of Mutual Calling, that perchance they that slumber may arise from their couches and turn towards the quarter that hath been illumined by the lights of the Countenance.

O servant! Arise from the slumber of stillness, then summon the people unto God, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting. Thus hath the matter been decreed in the Tablets and the command hath come with a sovereignty that encompasseth all the worlds. That land hath been honored by the advent of thy Chosen Lord, and from every tree is heard: “Verily, there is none other God but Him.” This indeed is that which ye were promised in a Tablet that was, in the Mother Book with the All-Bountiful, recorded.

O people! Follow not your desires; rather, follow your God. He, verily, hath dawned from the horizon of the All-Merciful with a proof that hath been, in the Tablet, by the Pen of the Spirit inscribed. Do ye worship names and forsake the Creator of earth and heaven? What aileth you that ye take not unto Him a way? Do the powers of kings frighten you? By My life! The most exalted among them is but a subject, and I am, in truth, the Sovereign. I have come with a Cause that was, in the Tablet, mighty.

We have delivered unto the kings the messages of their Lord, and neither their might nor the tribulations that have befallen Us have deterred Us. Thus was the matter ordained in the Tablet of Destiny by the Most Exalted Pen, in truth, recorded. We have sent down unto them clear verses and dispatched them with a power from Our presence, that they might know that tribulation preventeth not the Beauty from speaking that whereby the hearts of the righteous are gladdened, while he that hath been deprived of the breezes of revelation is sorely troubled.

Blessed art thou for having attained unto the recognition of thy Lord and turned unto the Qiblih of all horizons with a heart that was, in the love of God, steadfast. Let not the words of the idolaters grieve thee. They are as ashes upon which blow tempestuous winds, rendering them scattered dust. Will any endure with his sovereignty? Nay, by thy Lord, the All-Merciful! All in creation shall perish, and sovereignty shall remain with a Sovereign Who hath been, from everlasting, in truth, great.

Remind them that have believed and give them the glad-tidings of that which hath been sent down from before the Throne. Thus have We commanded thee in truth. Verily, He is well aware of and watchful over His servants. That which thou didst send hath reached Our presence. We have accepted it as a token of grace from thy Lord, and We beseech Him to assist thee under all conditions. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty.

=== END BH02708 ===

=== START BH02709 ===

He is the One Who stands by the Truth! This is a Book from the Primal Point unto one of the servants of God, that he may be attracted by the melodies of God, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Say: By God! He was not the father of any of your men, and the eyes of Grandeur and Glory have been solaced by Him from behind the pavilions of exalted might. Verily He appeared once in the name of Ali, once in the name of Muhammad, and once in the name of the Spirit, if ye but knew. O people! Fear God and shed not His blood, nor hang Him as ye hanged Him before, and deny not what hath been sent down unto you from God, the Mighty, the Beloved. O people! Have mercy upon yourselves and oppose not Him through Whom the faith of all who are in the heavens and on earth was fulfilled, and unto Whose grace all do turn. Follow Him Who asketh no recompense from you and conveyeth unto you what the Spirit hath cast into His illumined and praiseworthy breast. Open your eyes and behold the Cause of your Creator with your own eyes, not with the eyes of them that are veiled by their own selves. Purify your ears from the words of those from whom ye detect the odor of perfidy, then hearken unto the melodies of God, your Creator, and be fair in His Cause. He commandeth you naught save what ye were commanded by God, and at every moment He conveyeth unto you that which draweth you nigh unto your Lord, the All-Merciful, and sanctifieth you from the breaths of them that join partners with their Lord. O people! Aid your Lord, the All-Merciful, and abandon not His Cause into the hands of them that soar in the atmosphere of idle fancies and desire to turn men away from the Ridvan of God, the King, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Convey the Cause of your Lord and be not silent concerning the wonders of His remembrance, and be not of them that remain silent. Verily your Lord, the All-Merciful, created the tongue for His remembrance - remember Him and withhold not yourselves from the shore of His grace, and follow not every rejected denier. Thus doth the Dove counsel you upon the branches of the Tree of Eternity, that haply the holy breaths may draw you away and bring you nigh unto the summit of intimacy, the scene of your Lord, the Mighty, the Beloved. Thus have We cast upon thee the truth that thine eyes may be solaced thereby and thy heart be at rest, and that thou mayest be severed from them that are not guided by the signs of God. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon them that have believed in God and heard His melodies from the direction of His Throne, and were stirred by their longing and ardor in the love of God, the Lord of the Beginning and the End, and the Lord of the angels and the Spirit.

=== END BH02709 ===

=== START BH02710 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! This is a Book from Us to those who are in the heavens and on earth. In it the Youth calls the servants of the All-Merciful to the right side of God’s Sacred Spot, the All-Possessing, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. O people! Hear My call and follow that which ye have been commanded in the Book of God. Then shun those who join partners with God. Were the people to purify their ears and hearken to My call, it would surely draw them to the Seat of the Command, a station of glorious might. By His call the near ones soar into the atmosphere of holiness and nearness, and by it are attracted the hearts of those who turn unto Him. O people! Follow not your desires, but follow your Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted. He will suffice you above all that hath been created on earth, would that ye might understand. Sanctify your vision and turn toward the court of your Chosen Lord. Be not of those who are as the dead. Verily he who answereth not God when he heareth His call is indeed as one dead. Thus hath it been inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen on a preserved and glorious Tablet. Rend asunder the veils of allusions and sanctify your souls from the words of those who follow the evil of their own selves and yet show pride before God. O Ali! When the Book of God reacheth thee, take it with the power bestowed by Him. Then present thyself at the place where are gathered the enemies of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Praised. Say: O people! Fear ye God and hesitate not in a Cause which was promised you in all the Tablets and by which were gladdened the eyes of the denizens of Paradise and those who circle round the Throne. Then bring forth the Tablet by thy Lord’s leave. Say: I have brought you God’s Tablet and His traces. Have mercy on yourselves and dispute not about verses at which minds are stupefied. We know not by what proof ye believed in God’s Messengers of old, nor in what valley ye do walk. If thou findest them stirred by the breezes of the Lord of Names and Attributes, then impart unto them that which will draw them nigh unto God. Otherwise, leave them to themselves, then turn toward God. He will suffice thee above what was and what will be. Say: Verily He is in His Essence independent of all that hath been created in the heavens and on earth, though His names seek existence. Drink thou the water of life from the hand of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Then stay firm in the Cause and be not of the heedless. Radiant glory rest upon him who hath turned toward the Sacred Court and who is of those who hasten unto the path of truth. Praise be to God, the Almighty, the Mighty, the Beloved.

=== END BH02710 ===

=== START BH02711 ===

O Ibn-i-Asdaq, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! He is the Manifest, the Resplendent, the One Who standeth before all faces.

O Ibn-i-Asdaq! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. We have heard the call of those who have been set ablaze with the fire of the love of God and who have arisen to serve His Cause with a clear covenant and firm pledge. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid them with the hosts of wisdom and utterance and to confirm them in that which will exalt His Cause. Verily, He is the Omnipotent over what He willeth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower.

Blessed is the spot which hath been honored at the beginning of Ridvan with the mention of its Lord, the All-Merciful, the Lord of all religions. Praise be to God that despite the turning away of the world and the blindness of the nations, the Hands of the Cause of God are arising with complete dedication to serve the Cause, and are, despite the enemies, drinking from the Kawthar of eternity in the Most Great Name.

O loved ones of God! Through your gathering and your love on His Day, the Primal Point smiled in the highest Paradise and said: “Well is it with you, O people of Baha! Ye are they who have fulfilled My Covenant and My Pledge. I bear witness that ye are the pearls of the shells of the ocean of utterance and the waves of the sea of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Blessed is the house honored by your footsteps wherein was raised the mention of My Beloved and your Beloved. I glory in the Supreme Paradise in your existence, your love, your gathering and your steadfastness. Blessed is the master of the house who hath arisen amidst all peoples to serve God, the Lord of Days.”

At this time, his honor Ism-i-Rida, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, by command and on behalf of the steadfast souls, set out for the Holy Place and at the end of the day attained to the presence and was adorned with acceptance. My God, My God! I beseech Thee by the mysteries hidden in Thy verses and by the lights shining from the horizon of Thy manifestation, to ordain for each one of the Hands of Thy Cause that which will enable them to raise the standards of Thy guidance among Thy creatures and the banners of Thy victory in Thy lands. O my Lord! Thou seest them turning to Thee and holding fast to the cord of Thy loving-kindness. These are servants whom Thou hast mentioned in Thy Books, Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets. Thou art He Who, O my God, hath exalted Thy Cause to such heights that thoughts are bewildered thereby and the limbs of the evil ones tremble. There is no city but hath been illumined with the lights of Thy mention. I beseech Thee, O Lord of Names and Creator of heaven, by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the cities of the earth and illumined the hearts of Thy servants, to aid them in all conditions to act in a manner befitting Thy days and Thy Manifestation, and worthy of Thy greatness and Thy sovereignty. There is no God but Thee, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

=== END BH02711 ===

=== START BH02712 ===

He is the One speaking from His most exalted horizon! O Ahmad! Hear the call from the precincts of the Prison from the Wronged One. Verily, there is no God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. He has appeared with sovereignty from His presence and has revealed what He willed. He is the Mighty, the Powerful. By God! Through His name the ocean of utterance surged in the contingent world, the Balance was set up, and the mountains passed away, yet most of the people remain heedless. They have cast the Book of God behind their backs, clinging to every ignorant remote one. Say: O concourse of divines! The Point of the Furqan stands before the All-Merciful and says: “O my people and my party! Fear God and be not of the wrongdoers.” He is the One before Whom, when He appeared, the verses bowed down in submission. To this testifies whoever has found the fragrance of the All-Merciful in the contingent world and has heard what the Tongue of Revelation has spoken: “Verily there is no God but I, the Single, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” Say: O people of the Bayan! Fear the All-Merciful. This is the Primal Point, Who circles round the Throne and proclaims with His most exalted call: “O my people! This is He Whom I gave you glad tidings of in the Books of God and what the All-Merciful revealed in the Furqan through His words ‘the Day when thy Lord cometh, or some of the signs of thy Lord,’ if ye be of those who know. This is He in Whom I believed before all things. Behold what was revealed by Me and be not of the abased ones.” By the life of God! He has come with that which none before Him brought. The world has been perfumed with the fragrant breezes of His verses. Be fair and be not of the deniers. If ye deny Him, by what proof can ye establish what ye possess? Bring it forth if ye be of the truthful ones. He informed you beforehand of what appeared afterward through verses that none would deny except every aggressive sinner. Read what was revealed to the Chief and to the kings, that ye might be fair in this momentous News. O Ahmad! Thy letter was received and was read by the servant in the presence. We have answered thee with this perspicuous Book. Arise to serve the Cause and speak forth its beautiful praise. Thus have the stars of utterance appeared from the heaven of meanings as a grace from Us, and I am the Gracious, the Bountiful. Remember My loved ones on My behalf and give them the glad tidings of My grace and remind them of My days, that they might find the fragrance of the garment and speak forth the verses of their Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those whom nothing whatsoever has prevented from God, the Creator of the heavens - those who hastened, turned, and answered their Lord, the Speaking One, the Mighty, the Beautiful.

=== END BH02712 ===

=== START BH02713 ===

O Ahmad Ali, upon thee be the Glory of God! He is the Answerer, He is the All-Seeing, the All-Informed. O Ahmad, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Single, the One! Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One, and it spoke of the remembrance of God, His praise, His might and His glory. Blessed art thou for having turned unto Him when all on earth turned away, save those whom God delivered from the clay of idle fancies and vain imaginings. We have found from thy letter the fragrance of love and affection. We answer thee with that whereby hearts and minds are attracted. Grieve not at the happenings of the world. Be assured of the grace of God, thy Lord, which hath encompassed all existence. We have remembered thee time and again, and have revealed for thee that which gladdeneth the eyes. Say: O people of the earth, hold fast to the cord of God and turn unto Him. Verily He heareth and seeth, and He is the Mighty, the Beloved. Nothing whatsoever escapeth His knowledge. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the Truth, the Knower of things unseen. Convey My greetings to My loved ones in Shin and in Nun and Ya, that they may rejoice in what hath been sent down to them from the Pen of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Say: O people of God, We counsel you with that which will draw you nigh unto the Supreme Horizon and guide you to His extended path. O people of God! While time remaineth, arise to that which, if missed today, none shall be able to accomplish. Thus hath the Tongue of God, the Mighty, the Witnessed, spoken. Hold fast to that which draweth the servants nigh. Time and again in the Tablets mention hath been made of wisdom, and all have been commanded to observe it. Nevertheless some have acted contrary to wisdom. O people of God! Recognize ye the station of the Sacred Month, and reflect upon the calamity that befell in that city, and hold fast to that which is befitting. That which causeth remoteness and turning away of the servants is not acceptable before God. This Wronged One, for successive years in Zawra, during Muharram, did Himself make mention of the tribulations of the Prince of Martyrs, may the souls of all else be a sacrifice unto Him, while the Persians were engaged in lamentation. We assist them in what they are engaged in, and We have mentioned what hath befallen the loved ones of God from the hosts and ranks. Set aside that which causeth agitation in the souls of men, and take hold of that which ye are commanded by God, the Possessor of the Promised Day. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon My loved ones there, and upon every steadfast and firm one, and every resolute and trustworthy one.

=== END BH02713 ===

=== START BH02714 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the Most Powerful

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory! The matters are known and what has occurred is evident. However, thou must walk in the footsteps of the Wronged One and engage in dispute with no one regarding any matter. For example, if someone asks a question and thou mentionest a word in reply, if it is accepted, well and good; otherwise silence is preferable, lest there proceed from thee that which would sadden hearts. Observance of this station is most essential for thee. The protection of the Cause is incumbent upon thee. For instance, God forbid, if someone were to revile thee, thou must remain grateful. By the life of God! Through silence in this station all things will speak. It behooveth Us not to disclose more than what We have disclosed unto thee as a token of Our grace. Verily thy Lord is the All-Merciful, the Helper. In all conditions, the exaltation of the Cause must be kept in view, and this cannot be achieved except through wisdom, and wisdom is not attainable except through meditation and patience. Be patient, verily thy Lord is the All-Patient, the All-Grateful. The glory from Us be upon thee, upon thy beginning and thy end, thy outward and thy inward.

Another matter: The leaf, daughter of His Holiness the Afnan the departed, [and] the honored Aqa Siyyid J-’A, upon him be all the most glorious glory, insisted with utmost persistence on remaining in this land and serving in the Sacred Household. In truth she is most rational and virtuous, but they did not accept, for one day His Holiness the Greater Afnan, upon him be all the most glorious glory, was present and this servant was also present, and addressing the Afnan he said: “We would like Sughra to join Mahmud and be content with his companionship.” At first they demurred but later agreed to whatever proceeded from the Source of Lordship.

Another matter: That which several years ago Her Holiness the Most Exalted Leaf, upon her be all the most glorious glory, had requested and was promised, they also intend to bring from potentiality into actuality. Verily He fulfilleth His promise, there is no God but Him, the Bestower, the Compassionate, the Mighty, the Generous. And it is likely that the honored matron, mother of His Holiness the Afnan Aqa Siyyid M, upon them both be all the most glorious glory, has specifically settled in Beirut for this matter. Knowledge is with God, our Lord and your Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and earths. And praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

=== END BH02714 ===

=== START BH02715 ===

He is the One speaking in the Kingdom of Utterance!

O My Name! Upon thee be My Glory! Thy petition was presented and attained unto the illuminations of the lights of the Luminous One, being seen and heard. His honor Mirza Musa, upon him be My Glory, was mentioned in the presence of the Wronged One. Praise be to God, by the strength of certitude he shattered the idols of vain imaginings and rent asunder the veils of idle fancies. Blessed is he and joy be unto him, for he hath attained unto My mention, for which God hath ordained no likeness nor similitude - despite every heedless and distant one, and every doubting scholar. We made mention of him before, and at this time as well, as a grace from God, the Lord of the worlds. And We make mention of My loved ones in Dal and Ha, and give them glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness, His grace, His generosity, His bounty and His mercy that hath preceded all who are in the heavens and on earth.

O party of the Wronged One! In the midst of tribulations We make mention of you and summon you unto God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. The wolf howleth on My right and on My left, the squealing of swine hath been raised. Calamities have encompassed Me from all directions. Despite all this, I stand before all faces and speak as We spoke before, giving glad tidings to all of My manifestation, My appearance and My establishment upon the throne - a command from the presence of One mighty and powerful.

O loved ones of God! Be not grieved by the clamor of the heedless ones. The wolf desired to extinguish the light of God by his howling, but God preserveth His Cause through His sovereignty and exalteth it through His power. Verily He is powerful over whatsoever He willeth through His mighty and wondrous Word.

And We make mention of him who penned his letter which was named Javad, and We ask God to assist him and His loved ones to make mention of Him, to praise Him, and to set down His verses and words. Verily He seeth the deeds of the doers and heareth the call of those who love Him and are sincere. The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon them and upon those whom the oppression of the oppressors hath not prevented from God, the Lord of the worlds.

My God, my God! Thou seest the Wronged One making mention of Thy loved ones and acquainting them with that which draweth them nigh unto the court of Thy glory. I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy power and the heaven of Thy bounty to aid them to be steadfast in Thy love and to illumine their hearts with the lights of Thy knowledge. Then protect them from the evil of Thine enemies who have disbelieved in Thee and Thy signs, and who have committed that which hath caused the dwellers of the cities of Thy glory and the dawning-places of Thy revelation and the daysprings of Thy inspiration and the manifestations of Thy Self to lament. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful over whatsoever Thou willest through Thy word “Be” and it is.

=== END BH02715 ===

=== START BH02716 ===

O My Name Mehdi! There has come before the Wronged One once again what thou didst send, and We have mentioned every name that was therein. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, but the people do not understand. Give glad tidings to My loved ones of My tender care and My mercy which has preceded existence. We have mentioned Nasru’llah before and at this time. Say: By God! Whosoever has attained unto My remembrance and arisen to serve My Cause and drunk the choice wine of steadfastness in My love - verily he is of the people of Baha. The Concourse on High will pray for him and the dwellers of Paradise bear witness to this, as attested by what hath been revealed from My wondrous Pen. And We make mention of Mahmud whose name was in thy letter. We beseech God, exalted be He, to assist him and make him successful and ordain for him and his brothers double what they lost in what appeared in Ra and Shin. I have given unto God, the Powerful, the Mighty. O My Name! By the life of God, what occurred - the people deserved it, nay, they deserved punishments beyond that, for they were heedless of that which caused the eyes of the people of the cities of justice to weep and the companions of equity to lament. We beseech God to set right the affairs of the Siyyids and We command them to unity and love and to that which God hath revealed in the Book. In this case they will surely witness that which will bring forth joy and gladness and delight and exultation, and all will be made happy. In the matter of Ra and Shin it was for the heedless souls. Consider the transgressors in the land of Sad - the mighty hand seized them all and returned them to hell, like the liar of the land of Ta who was called truthful, and above him was he who desired to extinguish the light of God. We beseech God to assist the people that all may become aware and arise to compensate for what they have lost, that perchance before eternal death they may attain unto a mercy and be adorned with the ornament of forgiveness of the Goal of all the worlds. The letter of the Shaykh of the Great City, upon him be My glory, was observed. The glance of favor is directed to each one. Convey My greetings and say: You have ever been and are before Our eyes. God Himself beareth witness to your acceptance and turning and steadfastness. Upon you be My remembrance and My utterance and My glory and My mercy which hath preceded all who are in the heavens and the earth. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02716 ===

=== START BH02717 ===

He is the Mighty, the Great

O Javad! The world hath been transformed, for the Kingdom of utterance hath been renewed. All that existeth hath been adorned with a new and wondrous attire. This Day, verily, is unlike all other days, and this Revelation is the sovereign of all revelations. The denizens of land and sea circle round the Most Great Scene. The mountains cry out: “The All-Possessing, the Most High hath come!” The birds of the all-highest Paradise warble: “The Lord of the Kingdom of Names hath been made manifest!” The call is raised from the Prison of ’Akka. The virtues of the Day of God cannot be reckoned or confined. Blessed are they who are endowed with sight and hearing, who have attained unto vision and hearkening. The hearing saith unto the sight: “This day the Most Great Scene is adorned - be thou aware!” And the sight saith unto the hearing: “Hearken thou and bear witness that the Throne of thy Lord hath established itself upon Carmel, and the Lord of all being, the Sovereign of the seen and the unseen, is seated thereon.” A mighty festival hath been prepared, and a wondrous celebration hath appeared. God willing, may you receive a full portion of this eternal supreme bounty and everlasting joy and gladness.

O daughter of Mishkin! Upon thee be My manifest glory! Today the Truth hath appeared amongst creation without veil or covering, and the light of Revelation hath illumined the realm of Sinai, and the Sun of Truth the world of existence. Strive that ye may not remain deprived. The ocean of divine generosity is surging and the fragrance of the Word of God is all-compelling. Glory be to God! The powers of sight and hearing and understanding have been created for this Day, for the Purpose is manifest, and the singing of the birds is raised, and the Countenances offer the chalice of immortality from the hands of bounty, while the angels cry “Happy and welcome!” Blessed is he who hath cast away the world and taken what hath shone forth and appeared from the horizon of the heaven of the Ancient of Days, Who speaketh before the faces of the nations: “O people of ?ad! The lamp hath ever been and shall ever be in the midst of winds. The peoples of the world exist to aid the Wronged One, and yet they secretly busy themselves helping His enemies.” Thus hath the Pen spoken and the Herald proclaimed: “The Kingdom and the Dominion and the Glory and the Grandeur and the Majesty belong unto God, the Lord of the seen and the unseen. The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon you and upon those who have hearkened and turned and have said: ‘We have believed in Thee, O Beloved of the hearts of them that know, and Goal of all who are in the heavens and on earth!’”

=== END BH02717 ===

=== START BH02718 ===

O Mulla Hasan, upon him be the Glory of God, He Who is the Guardian over all names!

O Hasan! Give thanks for Our having shown thee the fire of Our Lote-Tree, and for Our having witnessed thy burning in the love of God, the Lord of all worlds. The Dawning-Place of Utterance hath turned toward thee from the horizon of the All-Merciful and speaketh that which He spoke before the creation of contingent things. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We have heard thy call and have answered thee with an utterance whereby the Concourse on High and the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise have been enraptured. Thy Lord, verily, is the Expositor, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Render thanks unto God for having aided thee to recognize the Dayspring of His Cause and the Source of His greatest signs, and for having given thee to drink of the Water of Life from the hands of His mercy which hath preceded all who are in the heavens and on earth. Be thou steadfast in the Cause in such wise that neither the tempests of the divines nor the storms of rulers shall move thee. Thus doth He command thee Who is attested by the Books of God, the Most High, the Most Great.

Be thou firm in the Cause and vocal in praise of thy Lord Who created thee, caused thee to know Him, raised thee up and gave thee utterance through this Remembrance, before which, when it appeared, all remembrances from every direction bowed down in submission. Verily thy Lord is the All-Remembering, the Most Generous.

Blessed art thou for having turned to the Most Sublime Horizon and directed thyself toward the countenance of thy Lord, the Lord of Names, and hastened to the ocean of certitude, detached from idle fancies and holding fast to My strong cord. O Hasan! We bear witness that thou hast done well, even as God did well unto thee. This is a word that cannot be equaled by all the treasures of the earth. Rejoice and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O God of all worlds!”

Hold fast under all conditions to wisdom, lest there appear that which would disturb the hearts of them that have turned to God. Make wisdom the standard before thy face. Thus hath it been sent down from the Pen of Command in the tablets of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Should a crier appear in your land, leave him to himself and put your trust in God, the Lord of this wondrous Day.

Convey My greetings to the faces of My loved ones and remind them of that which hath streamed forth from the vessel of Mine utterance, the Mighty, the Impregnable. Say: This is the Day of arising, did ye but know it, and this is the Day of goodly character - cleave ye unto it and be not of them that comprehend not. Aid your Lord through goodly deeds and through that which befitteth this Day, whose mention hath adorned the Books of the Messengers. Verily, thy Lord is the Counselor, the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

At the end of this Book We make mention of thy wife and give her the glad-tidings of My mercy and My loving-kindness, that she may be among the thankful ones preserved in a guarded Tablet. The Glory be upon thee and upon her and upon whosoever hath remembered thee out of love for God, the Lord of the Exalted Throne.

=== END BH02718 ===

=== START BH02719 ===

O Muhammad Husayn, upon him be the Glory of God!

He is the One manifest and sovereign over all who are on earth and in heaven. O Husayn! Hearken to the call of the Wronged One Who summons thee from the precincts of His Most Great Prison and invites thee to that which will draw thee nigh unto God, the Lord of ancient days. Verily thy Lord is the Hearing, the Responding One. Thy letter hath come before Us and We have heard thy call therefrom. We have answered thee with a Tablet before which all tablets have bowed down, and with a mention that hath gladdened the eyes of them that are nigh. The Wronged One hath heard the cry of thy heart in thy love for God and thy yearning in separation from Him, and hath witnessed thy turning toward this Station which hath been named with the Most Beautiful Names in the Crimson Book and the Most Great Prison in My perspicuous Book. Thou art he who hath turned toward My horizon and attained unto My love and recognition and hast drunk the choice wine of My tender mercy from the hand of My bounty. Verily, He doth not suffer to be lost the reward of the doers of good.

The Most Exalted Pen hath loved and continues to love to speak in the most sweet Persian tongue. Thy letter which was sent in the name of the servant was presented before the Countenance. Blessed is the tongue that speaketh of His Name this day and blessed is the eye that gazeth toward His horizon. This blessed Day is truly mighty and great, and is known in the divine Books and Scriptures as the Day of God. Every soul is able this day to attain unto enduring stations. God willing, thou shalt, through divine grace and heavenly confirmations, preserve thy station and likewise recognize its worth, for thou art recorded and inscribed among the foremost in the Book of ’Illiyin and art distinguished by the special favors of God and successful in attaining His peerless Name. Keep this most exalted station hidden from the eyes of the heedless and the veiled ones, for the treacherous have ever lain in wait for the precious gem. God willing, thou must be engaged in mention and praise with a new spirit, a new tongue, and boundless strength and power, and remain firm, steadfast and resolute in service to the Cause. Soon that which is hidden shall appear in the realm of manifestation, and the deniers, polytheists and heedless ones shall cry out “Alas for us, for what we neglected towards God!” In all circumstances keep thy gaze fixed on wisdom and hold fast unto God, exalted be His glory. Verily He hath raised thee up through His grace and ordained for thee that which gladdeneth the hearts of them that know. The glory be upon thee and upon thy family from God, the Lord of all worlds.

=== END BH02719 ===

=== START BH02720 ===

O Haydar! This Wronged One is in truth despairing of the peoples of the earth, for it has been observed with both outward and inward sight that the people of the Furqan (Muslims), after one thousand two hundred and more years of considering themselves the most learned and most excellent among all the peoples of the world, were all seen on the Day of Reckoning as denizens of hell and returned to the fire. The most learned of that people was seen to be the most ignorant, and the most God-fearing among that people was seen to be the most wretched, for they reviled from their pulpits the Object of the desire of all the worlds, and finally issued the verdict for His death. And some of the opposers of the Bayan witnessed with their own eyes and heard with their own ears the deeds and words of those souls. Nevertheless, because of a false successor and an imaginary name and Imam and the like, they turned away from Him Who spoke on Sinai and the Lord of the unseen and the visible. What more can this Wronged One mention, and to whom shall He speak? Reflect a little on what was mentioned, that thou mayest lament the state of this Wronged One and realize the depths of His despair. Blessed art thou for having turned towards Him when the peoples of the earth turned away, save whom God willed. Thy letter was received before the Wronged One. We found it adorned with the ornament of steadfastness, speaking in remembrance and praise of God, holding fast to His firm cord, acknowledging that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath acknowledged, and firmly convinced of what God hath revealed in His perspicuous Book. We beseech God to aid thee, grant thee success, and ordain for thee that which will bring joy to thine eyes and solace to thy breast. Verily, He is powerful over all things. Thou didst mention meeting. Between Me and thee stand ignorant servants who have broken God’s covenant and His testament, denied His signs, and rejected His proof, His sovereignty, His might, His strength and His power. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to record for thee the reward of meeting Him. Verily, He is the Almighty, the Powerful, and worthy to answer prayers. Let not the happenings of the world and the affairs of nations grieve thee. Be steadfast in serving the Cause and speaking forth this momentous News. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having given me to drink, from the hands of Thy bounty, the Kawthar of Thy knowledge, and for having enabled me to turn toward Thee when the men of the earth and its learned ones turned away. I beseech Thee to aid me in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with. Verily, Thou art the Ancient Commander and the Gracious, the Compassionate.

=== END BH02720 ===

=== START BH02721 ===

He is the One Who has dominion over all names!

O Haydar-’Ali! Upon thee be My glory! Thou art mentioned in such wise that in every leaf a mention of thee is found therein, having transcended seeking favor from that notorious seeker. All this is from the grace of God - blessed art thou and happy art thou! Thou hast drunk from the cup of humility and partaken from the chalice of submissiveness. Verily, He Who aids thee, praises thee, teaches thee and makes thee known is the All-Bountiful, the Generous.

His honor, My namesake, upon him be My glory, dwells beneath the canopies of grandeur, is sustained by the Kawthar of reunion, is confirmed in circumambulating the House and successful in hearkening to the Call. He sent thy letter to the Wronged One. Regarding what thou didst mention - that if He observes from thee any negligence in service, or forgetfulness in remembrance, or error in deeds, He should turn to thee as thy representative and cling to the hem of generosity and cord of bounty - this Wronged One, as God’s representative, makes mention and bears witness that thou hast attained to that which hath been revealed in the divine Books, Psalms and Scriptures concerning the mention of these days, which are the Lord of days of manifestation, from the Supreme Pen. Give thanks to the Goal of the world that thou art successful in this most great favor, and the Pen of God hath testified concerning thee and the Supreme Pen hath borne witness.

We beseech God that in thy mentions He place the effective elixir of life and in thy soul the effect of the breezes of the dawn of manifestation, that the slumbering may become aware, the dead may come alive, and those who are remote and deprived may attain to the Kawthar of divine nearness. By God’s life! Were My Word to be cast upon the earth, there would appear from it throng after throng and party after party who would testify to that which God hath testified before the faces of all else. Thus hath My Supreme Pen spoken on this night which hath been illumined by the lights of the countenance of thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Generous.

Thou didst mention His honor ’A, upon him be My glory. We have mentioned him in various Tablets and have ordained for him that which shall appear in truth. Convey My greetings unto him from this Station, and We counsel him to joy and gladness through My Most Glorious Name, and We bid him to beautiful patience and mighty concealment. Verily his Lord is the All-Patient, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon you and upon those whom the might of the tyrants of the earth and its pomp did not frighten, who turned and said: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord of the worlds, and glory be to Thee, O Glory of those in the heavens and earth!”

=== END BH02721 ===

=== START BH02722 ===

O spiritual one! Time and again hast thou been favored with God’s infinite bounties. Thou hast drunk from the cup of His recognition and turned to His most exalted horizon. In days when the men and heroes of the earth were heedless and veiled, know thou the value of this most great blessing. He is the Confirmer, He is the Generous, He is the Merciful. Through His wondrous grace He took hold of thee and guided thee from the left hand of doubt to the right hand of certitude. On the Day of the Call thou didst attain to its answer. Observe how many divines and theologians remained veiled from the ultimate Purpose, while thou through God’s grace attained unto it. Thou didst drink from the ocean of knowledge and bore witness to the manifestation of Truth, exalted be His glory. I swear by the Sun of the heaven of inner meanings that if thou become aware of this most great, most exalted station, thou wilt in the nights and days utter “Thine be the praise, O God of the worlds.” We send Our greetings upon the faces of My handmaidens in that land who have believed in God, the Lord of the seen and unseen. Convey the greetings of this Wronged One to the handmaidens of that land. All those souls thou didst mention have been favored with God’s grace and in this hour have received their portion from the Kawthar of remembrance and utterance. Happy are they all. O My handmaiden! We have heard thy cry and thy lamentation and thy sighing and thy calling in the days of thy Lord, and We have answered thee with that which nothing can equal. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Generous. We make mention of him who was named Rida and counsel him to manifest the supreme steadfastness in this Most Great Cause whereby the mountains were shaken. The command is God’s, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. We make mention of thy father who attained God’s grace when every denier and deceiver turned away from him. We testify that he answered his Lord and turned to His Face on a day wherein the mountains were scattered. He was adorned with the ornament of certitude and drank the choice wine of recognition from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the All-Merciful. To this beareth witness He with Whom is the Mother Book. And We make mention of thy mother who turned to God, heard, answered and believed in God, the One, the Chosen. God hath forgiven her through His grace when she ascended to the Most Exalted Companion, a station none knoweth save the Mighty, the All-Knowing. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of God’s grace be upon thee and upon thy father and thy mother and upon those who have acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken from the most exalted station.

=== END BH02722 ===

=== START BH02723 ===

O Samandar, upon thee be My glory and My mercy! The servant present here hath presented what thy heart’s tongue uttered in its communion with God, thy Lord and the Lord of the Kingdom and the Realm. We have heard and recognized thy submissiveness, thy humility, and thy steadfastness in the Cause of God, thy Lord and the Lord of Might. From thy remembrance We perceived the fragrance of the mention of the Most Exalted Paradise, and We have answered thee with that which hath gladdened the breast of the world and caused hearts to rejoice. We beheld thee in nearness, not in remoteness - thus hath the Most Exalted Pen spoken while warbling that which drew the Kingdom of Names unto itself. We make mention of the Nightingale and testify unto him with My tongue and My pen that which causeth the sincere ones to find the fragrance of eternity through the perpetuity of My most beautiful names and My most exalted attributes. Blessed is he in his standing and his sitting, his waking and his sleeping, and his remembrance and praise of God, the King of Kings. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to sanctify him from all he hath desired and adorn him with whatsoever He pleaseth, that He may make all his deeds as a single rose and his state in My service everlasting. This is what Muhammad, the Apostle of God, imparted unto Ali aforetime. He beareth witness to this Who speaketh: There is none other God but Me, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. O Samandar! Verily My tongue maketh mention of him and of My loved ones in the prison from sunrise to sunset. Grieve thou not over anything. Be assured through God’s grace and mercy, then make mention of Him at eventide and at dawn. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee, upon thy outward and inward being, upon thy progeny and kindred and those with thee, and upon them that have cast behind them the imaginings of men, holding fast unto the Cause of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. O Samandar! We desire to make mention of him from whom We perceived the fragrance of faithfulness in the world of creation, who was named Huda. Blessed is he and blessed is he who hath attained unto the authoritative Word of God through which verses were sent down and every hidden secret and fixed decree was made manifest. We, from this spot, send Our glorification upon him and upon those whom the tempests of idle fancies have not caused to slip from the path of their Lord, the Mighty, the All-Loving. We have verily sent thee Tablets one of which cannot be equaled by all the treasures of the earth, yet the people understand not. We beseech Him, exalted be He, that through them may be gladdened the eyes of His loved ones who know no fear nor are they grieved. The glory be upon them from God, the Lord of what was and what shall be.

=== END BH02723 ===

=== START BH02724 ===

He is the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

O Muhammad-Quli! Upon thee be My glory! Hear My call from the prison’s direction. Verily it giveth thee to drink of the Kawthar of utterance and draweth thee nigh unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. When the promise came to pass and that which had been inscribed by the Supreme Pen in the Books of the Prophets was made manifest, the people turned away. Among them were those who denied God’s proof and His evidence, those who uttered that which none before had uttered, and those who pronounced judgment against God’s chosen ones and His loved ones, until blood was shed and hearts were pierced. The perverse have wrought that which hath caused hearts to melt and souls to burn. They behold the grace of God yet deny it, and the signs yet turn away from them. Nay, they perceive not.

We bear witness that thou hast attained unto that which was promised thee and hast performed that which hath won the honor of acceptance. Grieve not for what the ignorant have perpetrated out of enmity toward God, the Mighty, the Beloved. Soon shall they behold the recompense of their deeds in this world and the next. Verily thy Lord is the Just, the Mighty, the Kind. Blessed be thy hand and thy back, and thy deed whereby the call was raised in the Most Exalted Paradise. Blessed be God, the Lord of all beings, Who aided His servant in such wise as caused the limbs of the enemies to quake - they who violated God’s Covenant, the Lord of what was and what shall be. Praise be to God!

Thou didst turn, and didst achieve acceptance, and didst perform that which caused the people of Paradise to utter the blessed word “Blessed be God” and the people of the most exalted Paradise to remember “The power is from God.” His is the grace and bounty, and His the generosity and munificence. He confirmed thee, guided thee, and strengthened thee until thou didst perform that which caused the Concourse on High to praise and divine verses to descend.

Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the stranger who was martyred in Thy path, by whom the earth was reddened with blood in Thy days, who was, in his life, set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, attracted by the breathings of Thy Revelation, soaring in the atmosphere of Thy nearness, detached from all else but Thee, whose blood would boil in his veins from longing to shed it in Thy days - by him I implore Thee to send down upon Thy loved ones from the heaven of Thy bounty a mercy from Thy presence. O my Lord! Aid them in that whereby the standards of Thy guidance and the banners of Thy Cause shall be upraised. Thou art, verily, the Powerful, the Protector over the seen and unseen. There is no God but Thee, the Compeller, the Subduer, the All-Forgiving, the All-Choosing, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Kind.

=== END BH02724 ===

=== START BH02725 ===

In the Name of the All-Knowing, the All-Informed!

O Muhammad-Qabli-Kazim! The servant present hath received the letter which thou didst send to the Name of Bounty. We have heard it and answer thee by Our command. Verily thy Lord is the Hearing, the Responding One. Blessed art thou and those who have attained unto the lights of the Face when every heedless and remote one turned away therefrom. Ye are they who have found the sweetness of My verses and have drunk the choice wine of My loving-kindness and have held fast to the cord of My grace and have clung to My luminous robe. The more tribulation increased, the more did My revelation and exaltation increase. Verily thy Lord is the Powerful, the Mighty.

Say: Beware, O My loved ones, lest the affairs of the world and the tyranny which hath appeared from the darkness of the hearts of the nations sadden you. They desired to extinguish the light of God by what they possess. Say: Perdition betide you, O company of the heedless! And We make mention of My loved ones in that place who have believed in God and His verses and have drunk the choice wine of steadfastness from the hands of the bounty of their Lord, the Generous One.

And concerning what thou didst mention about ’Aziz - upon him be My glory - verily We have made mention of him before and after, and We have sent down for him that which causeth every mouldering bone to speak, and We shall soon send down what We have intended for him. Verily, give him the glad-tidings of this manifest bounty. Blessed art thou and they, and he who is named ’Abdu’l-Majid and Husayn and every servant who hath turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon, turning away from those who have disbelieved in God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. There hath come before the Face what one of the servants sent. We found him among the sleepers. He had been sleeping for successive years, and when he desired to awaken and arose and took a handful from the dust of idle fancies and desired to weigh therewith the Dayspring of Certitude and to know thereby the Lord of the worlds - Say: Be as thou wert. Verily He is independent of thee and of the divines of the earth and its mystics and of every doubting impostor. It behooveth him to cast behind him whatsoever is on earth, turning toward the Most Exalted Horizon, and to say: “O my Lord! I have forsaken the religion of a people who believe not in Thee and who with regard to the Hereafter are themselves disbelievers.” He hath abandoned what was fitting and held fast to that which is not worthy for the days of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Ask God to assist him and forgive his misdeeds and draw him nigh unto Him and guide him to His straight path. The glory shining forth from the horizon of My Most Exalted Pen be upon thee and upon thy brethren and thy sons and thy kindred and upon those who have acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken before the creation of the heavens and earth. Verily He is the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Wondrous.

=== END BH02725 ===

=== START BH02726 ===

In the Name of the One Kind Lord

O Mihdi! Please God, thou wilt, through the gracious providence of the Possessor of the Nations and the Lord of the World, abide within the shelter of the Most Great name, and occupy thyself with the commemoration of the One true Friend. The Best Beloved of the Worlds proclaimeth: “The world is transient. Although some repine at its lack of permanence and faithfulness, these qualities are in reality beloved, for they have been necessitated by God’s inscrutable wisdom; and without His wish and bidding no leaf hath stirred, nor shall ever stir. In whatsoever cometh to pass there is a wisdom, and all must radiantly and optimistically acquiesce therein. In certain matters, as for instance when the sweetness of reunion is succeeded by the bitterness of parting, or when the tie of nearness and communion is sundered by the decree of separation, the breast is rent with sighs of grief and sorrow, and copious tears rain from the eyes; nevertheless, the reality of this world’s happenings is that which certain philosophers have cited from the words of Idris:”Naught is there in the realm of possibility better than that which hath been.”

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=== START BH02727 ===

In the Name of God, the Eternal!

We have verily sent forth a fragrant breath from the holy fragrances

of this exalted Paradise that the world may be perfumed in these days

when the Temple of Immortality hath been established upon the throne

of names and attributes with a new Revelation, and that My sister may

obtain from it the sweet savour of My garment, may soar in the atmosphere

of nearness, and hearken to the melodies through which the hearts

of the near ones have been stirred.

Give ear, O My Leaf, to My call raised from the direction of oneness

that the Divine Summons may draw thee to the Heavenly Throne and

help thee to hear the melodies of birds singing sweetly upon the twigs in

praise of My Mighty and All-Knowing Self. Know thou that thy Brother

hath verily quaffed from the cup of calamity at all times. Thus hath it

been ordained for Him from the One Who is Mighty and Powerful. By

God, the Sidratu’l-Muntaha hath verily been bowed, the Countenance of

the One Who hath shone brightly amongst the people of the world hath

clouded, and His black hair hath turned white by virtue of that which the

host of unbelievers hath inflicted upon Him.

Verily, the intensity of her sorrows maketh Me weep and causeth My

heart to address her, saying: Understand thou well the heat which is consuming

Me that thou mayest praise God for thy plight, and thy soul may

find abundant joy. And My liver addresseth My heart saying: Wert thou to

be informed of how I burn and blaze, thou wouldst find the fire thou art

in to be light and cold. Thy Lord is a witness to what I say and He is the

All-Knowing. And My inner being addresseth them collectively, saying:

Be thankful for that of which thou art unaware. Verily, I am consumed

silently in a fire one ember of which, should it appear between the heavens

and the earth, will consume the inhabitants of the world. Such is the

tale of this Youth and such are the circumstances surrounding Him on all

sides as a result of that which hath been perpetrated by the hands of them

for whose protection We have made Our bosom a shield, that the darts

of the envious may not touch them. Verily, thou shouldst remember thy

Lord for that which hath been expounded by the Tongue of Revelation in

this wondrous Tablet.

Praise be to Thee, O my God and my Desire! I know not whether to

make My plaint about Thy forbearance in spite of Thy knowledge of all

things, or about Thy patience in spite of Thy power over all things. How

long wilt Thou abandon the Manifestation of Thy Self to the hands of the

tyrants? I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy name which hath encompassed

all created things, to show forth the signs of Thy power over Thy

creatures, and through it to raise up the weak among Thy loved ones

during Thy days and to encompass the downfall of the arrogant among

Thine enemies. I beseech Thee further, O my God, that Thou prevent me

not from recognizing Thee and suffer me not to be deprived of meeting

Thee. Ordain for me the good of this world and of the next. Verily, Thou

art the Possessor of all existence. No God is there but Thee, the Mighty,

the Most Powerful. Praised be God, the Lord of all worlds.

=== END BH02727 ===

=== START BH02728 ===

Therefore, O my God, I call upon Thee with my tongue and remember Thee with my heart, and I beseech Thee by the Manifestations of the sanctity of Thy eternal sovereignty and the Daysprings of the glory of Thy divine unity, that Thou mayest clothe the temple of Thy loved ones with the garment of the coolness of Thy tender mercy and the robe of Thy loving-kindness. Then cause us to be present, O my Beloved, before the flames of the fire of Thy divine Tree on the Day whereon Thou didst establish Thyself upon the throne of Thy mercy and didst arise to execute Thy command through the power of Thy will. Therefore, O my God, drive us not from Thy holy presence, and remove us not from Thy grace and mercy, and deprive us not of the sanctuary of Thy meeting and the Ka’bah of Thy beauty, for in Thy hand is the kingdom of all things and Thou art, verily, powerful over all things. Then I beseech Thee, O my God and my Beloved, by Thy Most Beautiful Names and Thy most exalted attributes, and by the Manifestation of Thy Most Great Name, and by Thy resplendent beauty in the heaven of eternity, that Thou forgive me and my parents and my brothers and my kindred, and that Thou absolve them of their misdeeds, and veil them not, O my God, from the effulgence of the lights of Thy countenance, and withhold them not from the showers of the clouds of Thy grace and bounty. Then cause them to enter, O my God, within the precincts of Thy supreme mercy, for verily Thou doest whatsoever Thou willest, and Thou art, in truth, the Mighty, the Generous. And I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy bounty through which Thou didst bring existence into being, and by Thy loving-kindness through which Thou didst create the temples of beauty in the heaven of names, and by Thy Spirit through which Thou didst quicken the decayed bones from the graves of heedlessness and passion, that Thou mayest renew my outer and inner garment in this springtime wherein Thou hast renewed the garment of all things from whatsoever was created in the worlds of eternity unto the uttermost point of earth, and deprive me not, O my Beloved, of the robes of Thy guidance, and strip me not of the beauty of Thy raiment in Thy days. Then give me to drink that which will quench the fire of heedlessness and error, and purify my sight, and sanctify my heart, and make firm my feet, and tranquilize my mind, for verily Thou art the Mighty, the Giving, the Bountiful. Then teach me, O my God, from the wonders of Thy knowledge that which will make me independent of all knowledge but Thine. Then cause to descend upon my heart from the clouds of Thy mercy that which will cause to grow therefrom the ears of Thy wisdom and the fruits of the sanctity of Thy knowledge, that I may become enriched above all who are in the heavens and the earth through the wonders of Thy riches and the jewels of Thy grace and bestowal, for verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Single, the All-Glorious, the Help in Peril.

=== END BH02728 ===

=== START BH02729 ===

He is the Expositor, the All-Knowing! We give glad tidings to the members of the council, for their deeds are adorned with the ornament of acceptance and illumined with the light of His good pleasure. Blessed are ye and joy be unto you! At this time when sorrows assail from all directions, mention was made of the loved ones in the Most Holy Court and recorded by the Supreme Pen. I swear by the Sun of Truth, which is sanctified above the comprehension of the peoples of the world, that whosoever ariseth to render assistance, even to the extent of a needle’s eye, is accounted before God among those who are nigh and the sincere ones. Take up the chalices of prosperity in the name of the Cleaver of the Dawn, and despite the enemies, drink and give others to drink. The True One, exalted be His glory, hath been and will ever be with you. Verily He hath heard your call and hath mentioned you in verses the like of which were not known in God’s knowledge. This is the most great bounty which hath in this hour been revealed from the Pen of the Most Great Name. We beseech God to ordain in every gathering a bounty and to bestow a great reward. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to your acceptance and your turning unto the horizon wherefrom the world was debarred, having followed in the footsteps of the heedless. We beseech God to raise through you the standards of His mention and the banners of His praise amongst His servants, and to make you the dawning-places of His light, the daysprings of His virtues, the manifestations of His names and the sources of His bounty which hath encompassed all existence. He, verily, is the Powerful over what He willeth. He is the One, the Single, the Helper, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O Pen! Make mention of him who was named Muhammad before Baqir, that he may rejoice in the Kawthar of utterance which hath flowed from the Pen of the All-Merciful in this mighty Prison. Verily He remembereth him who hath turned unto Him, and He is the Kind, the Generous. The most great glad tidings are these: that whosoever attaineth unto acceptance, in that very moment his mention appeareth from the Tongue of Grandeur, and thereafter the evidences thereof shine forth from the realm of the Pen. A hundred thousand blessings upon those who have attained and are detached! We make mention of him who was named Ali before Akbar. We beseech God to assist him and strengthen him in that whereby his name may be exalted among His creation. He is the All-Bountiful, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Praise be to God that the people of the gathering have attained unto that which shall endure eternally in the Kingdom and the Realm of Might through the special Will of God. This most great bounty hath no likeness. The True One, exalted be His glory, is witness and testifier to the excellence of the souls mentioned. Verily He is the Reckoner, the All-Knowing, and the Most Merciful of the merciful.

=== END BH02729 ===

=== START BH02730 ===

O ’Ali-Akbar! We make mention of thee from the precincts of My Most Great Prison, that thou mayest hear My call and find thyself in great joy. By My life! I was with you when you entered the prison. Blessed are ye, and again blessed are ye, for having borne tribulations in My path and afflictions for the exaltation of My Word and the elevation of My Cause. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Seeing. Blessed are they who have entered the fortress of My knowledge and soared in the atmosphere of My love and drunk the choice wine of My revelation and been seized by the wine of My utterance in such wise as to detach themselves from all else besides Me and turn unto My countenance and advance toward the horizon of My grace and cling to the cord of My bounty and hold fast to the hem of My generosity. These are they whose names are celebrated by the tongues of the world and before whose names all nations bow down. My tongue of grandeur beareth witness to this, and the kingdom of Mine utterance, and this Pen which moveth in the arena of knowledge; and I am the All-Informed. Verily those who have attained unto imprisonment have attained unto the mention of My Most Exalted Pen, and this is more precious than all else - by the life of God, nothing that hath been created between earth and heaven can equal it. Blessed, then blessed is he who hath been adorned with the ornament of steadfastness. He is among the most exalted of creatures in the Book of God. Thy Lord is, verily, the All-Knowing. Convey My greetings unto their faces and say: Blessed be your faces, for having turned toward the Face of God, and your hearts for having drawn nigh unto the Ultimate Goal, and your souls for having advanced toward the Most Exalted Horizon. Ye have drunk the cup of tribulation in My path; drink ye now from the hand of My bounty My Most Glorious Wine and My Most Pure Kawthar. I say unto you: “Well is it with you! May it do you good!” in the Kingdom of Creation. Thus doth God make mention of you with the most excellent mention. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful. Rejoice ye in My Name, then drink ye in remembrance of Me. We have turned toward you and We send greetings unto your faces from this beauteous spot. I was saddened by your grief, but am now gladdened since God maketh mention of you by His own Self, in recompense for what ye have wrought in His straight Path. Were My loved ones to taste the sweetness of tribulations in My path, they would offer gifts in My Name unto Mine enemies in gratitude for what they have done unto them, for through them they have attained unto this station wherein the Ancient Beauty maketh mention of them in this Great Prison. They have purchased for themselves a station in the Fire, while for you is a station at My Most Great Scene. Exalted is He Who alloweth not the harm of the world nor the oppression of the nations to injure His loved ones. Glad tidings, then, to the soul that hath understood that which My glorious tongue hath uttered.

=== END BH02730 ===

=== START BH02731 ===

O thou who bearest the name of God, Jamal, upon whom be the Most Glorious Beauty of God! In My Name, the One Who standeth and speaketh at the heart of the world! Praise be to God Who hath manifested the Most Great Name, to the despair of the peoples who denied the Proof of God and His evidence, who disputed His verses, who disbelieved in His favor, who pronounced sentence of death against Him, and who cast aside His Book which He made an enduring testimony from Him to all who are in the heavens and on earth. O My Name! I bear witness to that which the Tongue of My grandeur hath testified in the kingdom of My utterance, that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. O My Name! We love to behold thee possessed of the disposition of thy Lord, that thou mayest not be saddened by the deeds of the oppressors who have cast behind them the Covenant of God and His testament and who have disbelieved in the Day of Judgment. O My Name! By the life of God, wolves have surrounded Me from every direction. They have wrought that which hath caused the Most Exalted Pen to lament, and the Tablet of God wherein were inscribed the mysteries of the first and the last. O thou who circlest round My throne and art present before My face! Dost thou weep for the Self of God Who standeth firm in the Cause, or shall I weep with Mine own eyes for It? By the life of God, all things have wept by reason of what hath befallen the Wronged One at the hands of those who denied after We created them for pure truth and made known unto them the straight and manifest path of God. Should anyone ask thee concerning the Glory, say: Verily, He is under the claws of hatred. Alas, alas, for that which hath befallen Me from every oppressor, from every sinner, from every liar, from every heedless one, from every denouncer, from every vain imaginer, and from every deceitful traitor. Should anyone ask thee concerning the Divine Lote-Tree, say: Verily, It is beneath the swords of the people. Alas, alas, for that which hath befallen the Wronged One from the hosts of the wicked ones. Some among the people have been seized by the smoke of idle fancies. Because of this hath the eye of My inner being wept and the sighing of My heart been raised. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to purify His servants from the defilement of idle fancies and the dust of vain imaginings. Verily, He hath power over all things. Illumine My loved ones with the lights of My utterance, remind them of My verses, and give them the glad-tidings of that which hath been sent down from the heaven of My wondrous utterance and the clouds of My mercy which have preceded all who are in the heavens and on earth. The resplendent light from the horizon of the heaven of My grace and the glory shining forth from the kingdom of My utterance be upon thee and upon those who love thee and hearken unto thy word concerning this momentous News. Praise be unto Him, for He is the Beloved of the hearts of them that know and the Purpose of them that have recognized His oneness.

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=== START BH02732 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to God, Who was and shall ever be as He hath been, Who hath subdued the world through a movement of His Most Exalted Pen. Glorified, glorified be He from being known through mention or described through praise. He is the Self-Subsisting Who hath taken neither likeness nor partner unto Himself. He is the Mighty, the All-Bestowing.

Praise be unto Thee, O God of all beings and Educator of all created things, for having made the hearts of Thy loved ones treasuries of the pearls of Thy love and their breasts repositories of Thy remembrance in Thy kingdom. I beseech Thee, O Cleaver of the dawn and Subduer of the winds, by the Dayspring of glory, grandeur and prosperity, to ordain for them that which beseemeth Thy Name, the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Bestower, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

It is submitted that your letter arrived and after learning of its contents, this servant presented it at a certain time before His presence. He said: “Blessed is he in that he hath drunk the wine of My love and held fast to the cord of his Lord’s grace, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” He said that whatever you have spent or may spend on yourself and your family is all beloved and adorned with the ornament of acceptance. God willing, you have ever been and shall ever be assisted to perform benevolent deeds and actions, and be honored with acceptance.

Two days ago your son came and was specifically requested, and for some time was present and honored before the Beloved’s presence. Perfect kindness was shown to him. I beseech the Most High to aid him and make him great beneath the shadow of His mercy and in the vicinity of His grace. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

Likewise, on your behalf this evanescent servant attained the presence of the Desired One. Blessed art thou and I, and well is it with thee and me, and joyous tidings to thee and me. The Tablet which you had requested for my brother was graciously revealed from the Dawning-Place of favor and was sent. We beseech the Most High to make it a remembrance, honor and treasure for His accepted servants.

Please convey greetings on behalf of this evanescent one to each of the gentlemen who are present in that land. May His Honor Aqa Muhammad, upon him be the glory of God, be ever enkindled with the fire of the love of God in all conditions and be known by His Name. The glory be upon you, O loved ones of God in His lands and His friends in His countries.

The Servant

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=== START BH02733 ===

In His Name, exalted be His glory - He is Wisdom and Utterance! Praise be to God Who hath guided His servants unto His straight path and His mighty announcement, and hath sent down upon them from the heaven of His bounty the signs of His oneness, and hath made known unto them that which, through His generosity, shall exalt them, and hath taught them that which shall draw them nigh unto the court of His might and the precincts of His nearness. He is the Omnipotent, unto Whose power and sovereignty all created things have testified, and all contingent beings unto His grandeur and omnipotence. And blessings and peace be upon His Beloved, whom He chose from among His creation for the exaltation of His Word and the manifestation of His Cause and the diffusion of His commandments and ordinances. Through Him God exalted the Word of Unity and the Sign of Detachment, through whom the ocean of knowledge surged and the fragrance of His loving-kindness was wafted amidst all religions. And upon His family and companions who arose to aid His Cause in His kingdom and to manifest the mysteries of His Book amongst His servants - blessings that shall never change nor cease. The Command is in the hand of God, the Lord of creation.

O My Afnan! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. In these days the presence of Muhammad-’Ali Effendi and Ibrahim Effendi, upon them be the peace of God, is contrary to wisdom. This Wronged One hath loved and still loveth to meet His friends, yet in view of consummate wisdom that which is mentioned is more fitting and beloved. At present it is advisable that they return to their abode in utmost joy and fragrance. We beseech God to aid and strengthen them to be patient and forbearing, and to ordain for them that which He hath ordained for such of His servants as are nigh unto Him and for such of His creation as are sincere. Verily He is the Omnipotent, the Almighty, and worthy to answer prayer.

Glory be unto Thee, O God, Lord of the world and Master of nations! The Wronged One hath testified and doth testify to Thy oneness and singleness, and that Thou art the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden. I beseech Thee by Him through Whom the fragrances of revelation were wafted in Yathrib and Batha, and by Thy Prophets and Thy chosen ones, to aid Thy loved ones to hold fast unto Thy mighty cord and to cleave unto Thy luminous hem. Then write down for them the reward of those who have quaffed the choice wine of utterance from the cup of Thy bounty. Then assist them with Thy succor, and send down upon them a blessing and bounty from the clouds of Thy generosity and the heaven of Thy grace. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Moreover, O Lord of the world, preserve those who have turned toward the lights of Thy countenance and have acknowledged the unity of Thy Being and the sanctity of Thy Essence, and ordain for them every good thing Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the All-Bounteous.

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=== START BH02734 ===

May the honored master, his eminence Aqa Mirza ’Ab, upon him be the Glory of God, consider this with his luminous gaze.

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Great

What is submitted by this evanescent servant to your exalted presence: Although I have not had the honor of serving you outwardly, yet inwardly the fragrance of your love moved me and the breath of your affection stirred me to arise to express my sincerity to your presence, even though my mention is not worthy of one who has been illumined by the lights of the Divine Realm and has turned to God, the Sovereign of the Realm of Might. We beseech God to make you a helper of His Cause and one who speaks His praise among His creation, and we beseech Him to assist you that there may appear from you that which will exalt God’s Cause throughout creation and by which the horizons will be perfumed. Verily, He is the Protector of those who have been faithful to the Covenant and have turned to God on the Day of Meeting.

This evanescent servant submits that in these days the beloved N.Z., upon him be the Glory of God, attained the Most Holy Presence, and when he mentioned your praiseworthy qualities and lofty, pleasing characteristics, the warmth of love was manifested to such a degree that this servant was emboldened to submit this petition. I beseech and hope from the True One, exalted be His glory, that He will assist this evanescent servant to make mention of His loved ones in a manner befitting and worthy of them. Likewise I hope from God’s generosity that He will cause your honor to succeed in matters that will be the cause of enduring, steadfast remembrances in the earth, for all that people today are occupied with and take pride in will pass away and become non-existent, while that which will endure and remain are those matters that appear today from steadfast, firm and resolute souls, and these matters will become the dawning-place of the world’s remembrances and the source of creation’s utterance. For years mention of your honor had been heard, but no means appeared by which this servant could venture to write a petition. Praise be to God, this time through the mention of the aforementioned person, the means appeared, although it has caused trouble to your honor, therefore I hope for and continue to hope for forgiveness. I hope that, God willing, the musk-laden breezes from the paradise of your honor’s love will ever pass over this servant and never be cut off. May the Glory be upon your honor and upon those who are with you among the loved ones of God.

The Servant of God

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=== START BH02735 ===

In the Name of the One, the Single One! The waves of the ocean of utterance, by the will of the Lord of all possibility, have appeared in the form of these words. In most years, the fragrances of the garment of the All-Merciful were sent forth from the direction of the manifest Prison, that ye might quicken the dead through that holy fragrance and draw them to the realm of oneness, that all who dwell within the realm of possibility might not remain deprived of the living waters nor be forbidden the outpourings of the ocean of inner meanings. This is a Day that hath no peer or likeness. Every soul that hath today turned toward the most exalted horizon is accounted as one of the fruits of the divine Tree, and likewise every handmaiden of God who hath attained unto faith in God is numbered among its leaves in the Book. This is of God’s grace, which He bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth. Indeed, even this mention is itself counted among all mentions, even as it hath been said aforetime that “the believer cannot be described.” This is a Day wherein God hath made the highest among the people lowest, and the lowest highest. Observe how many souls who deemed themselves to have ascended to the loftiest heights of knowledge and learning remained yet veiled from the Sun of Truth, while how many whose names were never mentioned, after the call of the Lord of Names was raised between earth and heaven, turned to the most exalted horizon and quaffed the purest wine. Whatsoever appeareth in this Day shall remain and endure. Hearken unto the call of this wronged One, imprisoned, and arise to serve the Cause with such steadfastness as cannot be followed by sitting. These numbered days have been and shall be fleeting. Strive ye that some trace of you may appear in the days of God. He is your companion and intimate friend in all the divine worlds. In truth I say: the eye of favor hath been and shall be, God willing, fixed upon you. Therefore in every year mention of you hath flowed from the Most Exalted Pen. Know ye the value of this divine bounty and heavenly feast, and occupy yourselves with the remembrance and praise of God, that perchance the living waters of mention may awaken the heedless and rouse the sleeping ones. The Command is in God’s hands - He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. The glory be upon thee and upon those who are with thee among them that have believed in God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

=== END BH02735 ===

=== START BH02736 ===

O Siyyid Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Most Exalted, the Most High! Hearken unto what this Prisoner calleth out to thee, purely for the sake of thy Lord, that thou mayest discover the fragrance of love from the garment of words and be of them that rejoice. Bear thou witness unto that which God did testify before the creation of all things, that there is none other God but Him, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. This is the Word whereby the realities of all things were raised up and through which the Prophets and Messengers were sent forth. Were men to purify their ears to hearken unto it, they would all detach themselves from their possessions and their own selves, and would ascend unto God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the All-Powerful, the Most Potent. Stand thou firm in the Cause of God and His love, then leave the idolaters behind thee. Thus hath it been sent down aforetime, and now as a mercy from His presence unto all the worlds. If thou wouldst turn with the ear of divine nature unto all created things, thou wouldst hear from every atom thereof what the Interlocutor heard. Say: O people! I am verily the Youth of God, Who hath come unto you with clear signs and a perspicuous Book. I manifested Myself aforetime under the name of ’Ali and took from all in the world, by His tongue, the covenant of My Self. Among them some were veiled and some turned towards God, and they that turned are now in gardens of delight. O people! He is My Beloved and I am His Beloved. Whatsoever appeareth from Me is His purpose preserved in tablets of glory. He spoke not except in praise of Me, and I speak not except in remembrance of Him, the Inaccessible, the Most High. May my soul be a sacrifice for Him! He neglected not to take the covenant of My Self, as attesteth that which His tongue hath spoken and which hath flowed from His transcendent, mighty and wondrous Pen. O servant! Preserve thou this Tablet, then read it, that the words of thy Lord may attract thee. Verily, He attracteth whom He willeth by His command, and He is in truth the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Stand thou firm in such wise that the tempests of opposition, which blow continually from the direction of them that have disbelieved in God openly while clinging to His verses to prove their cause, and who slay His own Self, the Mighty, the Most High, shall not move thee. Say: O people! Nothing shall profit you this Day, nor is there any protector for anyone save God, the Mighty, the Generous. Flee ye from all things unto His Self. Verily doth God cause His detached servants to flee. Thus have We made mention of thee in this Prison, that thou mayest rejoice in having been remembered and be of them that read. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon the sincere servants of God.

=== END BH02736 ===

=== START BH02737 ===

O handmaiden of God Fatimih-Sad! He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wondrous, the Most Glorious!

O handmaiden of God! Hearken unto the call of God from this Tree planted in the holy land, this Spot which God hath sanctified from all eternity as a token that there is none other God but Him, and that ’Ali-Qabli-Nabil is the Manifestation of His Self to all who are in the heavens and on earth, and that this Youth is His Glory unto all who are in the kingdom of Command and Creation. There is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Exalted, the Most High.

Know thou that thy letter hath come before Us and that the glances of God have been directed towards it. By this thou shouldst take pride in the heaven of might and majesty. God hath ordained for thee in the heaven of His decree that which shall gladden thy heart. Verily He is generous in His actions and great in His favors. Purify thyself from all remembrance, then remember thy Lord at eventide and at dawn, and in the morning and in the evening. Stand firm in thy love for thy Lord and be not like unto her who believed in her Lord and then turned away, and thereby did the word of punishment from God, thy Lord, become binding upon her. Verily He is severe in His chastisement.

Would that thou hadst known her and what was in her heart! By God, the eye of creation hath not witnessed anyone more false than she. She believes and then disbelieves, yet perceiveth not. Were ye to know what she did unto herself, ye would not have associated with her. But God is witness over her. There is none other God but Him. He knoweth every soul and nothing in the hearts of women and men is hidden from Him.

Do thou purify thy soul, thy heart and thy tongue from all who are in the heavens and on earth, then occupy thyself with the remembrance of thy Lord and place thy trust in Him in all matters. Verily He will protect thee from those who follow naught but vain imaginings and error. Thus doth the Mighty One teach thee. Follow what thou art commanded and associate not any partner with God, thy Lord. Verily He is sanctified above all likeness and comparison.

And the Glory rest upon thee and upon those who have believed in God in these days wherein feet have slipped and the earth and all who dwell thereon witness convulsion and earthquake, save those whom God hath caused to abide beneath the shadow of His mercy. Besides these there is no protector today for anyone. This verily is the truth, and after truth there is naught but error. Praise be to God, the Supreme King.

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=== START BH02738 ===

O Rida! Your letter hath reached the prison, and come before the gaze of the Prisoner, through Whom the Tree hath spoken, and the Mount called out, and the Rock cried aloud, and the Vale flowed, and the Dove sang: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Most High, the Most Great!” We have taken note of its contents and heard that wherewith thou didst call upon God, thy Lord. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We had previously sent thee a Tablet, wherewith We adorned the heaven of utterance with the stars of wisdom and explanation. Exalted be the All-Merciful Who hath sent it down in truth. He, verily, is the Ever-Forgiving, the Ancient of Days. Hold fast unto it and recite what hath been revealed therein with joy and radiance, that perchance they who slumber on the couch of idle fancies may awaken and hear the call of thy Lord from this Quarter wherein the Remembrance hath been raised from this All-Wise Remembrance. Recite the verses of thy Lord unto them that have turned away and hesitated. Thus hast thou been commanded by One Who is the Mighty, the All-Wise. Follow in all matters thy Lord, the Lord of Revelation, in such wise that nothing shall prevent thee from celebrating His praise amongst His servants. This is what God hath chosen for His chosen servants who sleep in His love and arise in His remembrance and move by His command and proclaim wisdom among His creatures. The Table hath been sent down, and the proof completed, and that which was mentioned in the Scriptures of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised, hath come to pass. They who have veiled themselves there and followed the Calf are in grievous error. There hath been sent down for each one of them that whereby the sun of proof and evidence hath shone forth. Blessed is he who hath turned with his heart unto this momentous News. We sent the Badi’ unto the Chief with thy Lord’s Book, which hath no equal in all that hath been created in the heavens and earths. Through it was the proof completed unto all creation. When they turned away, tribulations seized them and they were encompassed by hardship and adversity. Were it not for thy Lord’s mercy that hath preceded all things, thou wouldst have seen them all among the perished. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy mercy that hath preceded all created things, and by Thy grace that hath encompassed all beings, to have mercy upon Thy weak servants. O my Lord! Look not upon their deeds and what beseemeth them, but rather upon the generosity Thou hast chosen for Thyself and Thy mercy which Thou hast made the Most Great Sign for all who are in earth and heaven. O my Lord! Thou art He Whom the turning away of Thy creatures harmeth not, nor doth the acceptance of Thy servants profit Thee. The atoms bear witness that Thou art the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. There is no God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

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He is God, the Most High, the Most Exalted

O emigrant servant! Hearken unto the call of this Youth at the time when there appeared before Him some of the wondrous bounties while He was eating, and He speaketh that which the Spirit hath spoken within His beloved breast. By God! No affair distracteth Him from the remembrance of His Lord. While eating He remembereth, and while sleeping He remaineth in praise of His Lord, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Say: O people of the Bayan! That which was present at that moment before His face was but a piece of bread and a small amount of cheese. We eat and give thanks unto our Lord, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Do not fabricate lies against Me as ye fabricated before, objecting to Me and to all that appeared from Me, even eating and drinking, and thereby ye cursed yourselves but ye perceive it not. And unto him who came unto Us, We gave him to drink of Chinese tea, and if there was food We fed him, purely for the love of their souls, for God’s sake, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Beloved. Yet they objected to Me and mocked God and desired to diminish God’s honor amongst His servants. Say: Woe unto you, O people, for ye have been veiled from that for which ye were created in the preserved tablets of might. Ye have done unto My person that which no one hath done unto anyone, and ye have said that which even the idolaters said not, after He created all things for Myself and My loved ones, as beareth witness to this all that was revealed before, if ye but understand. Say: Days passed over Us when nothing was present before Us with which to feed ourselves, if ye but know. And how many were the days when diverse bounties were present before Us, and We were grateful in both conditions, if ye but recognize. Once We wore silk after it was presented before Us, and once We found no garment to change into, and We mentioned it not to anyone and concealed it to preserve God’s Cause, the Guardian, the Self-Subsisting, though in His hand was the key to the treasures of the heavens and earth, as ye yourselves have witnessed and do witness. Say: We thank Him at all times and in all that descendeth upon Us. Die in your wrath, then burn in the fire that consumeth your very beings at every moment, but ye understand not. O servant! Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, for having caused thee to recognize the Manifestation of His Self and made thee to be of those who are assured. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who are with thee, male and female.

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=== START BH02740 ===

O servant Haji Nabil-i-Qabl-i-Rida! In the Name of God, the Exalted, the Great! Grieve not, but rather rejoice. We were with thee when thou wert tried at the hands of the idolaters. Verily, He forgets not His servants who have turned unto Him, and He is with His God-fearing servants. Whatsoever hath befallen thee in the path of God hath been inscribed by the Pen of Destiny upon the Tablet of His decree, and He does not suffer to be lost the reward of the well-doers. Put thy trust in God in all matters, then reflect upon that which hath befallen the Beloved of the worlds. Those whom the world and its ornaments have deluded - God shall soon return them to dust and cut them off from all they have amassed. Thy Lord is, verily, powerful over all things. They shall find for themselves neither friend nor helper, and the breezes of chastisement shall seize them from every direction. Thus hath the matter been decreed by One Who is mighty and wise. Be thou grateful to thy Lord in all conditions for having made thee to know the Manifestation of His Self and for having numbered thee among the sincere ones. Be thou steadfast in the Cause through God’s power and might, in such wise that shouldst thou be opposed by all who are on earth, thou wouldst not be perturbed in thy soul but remain steadfast with manifest constancy. Thus it behooveth those who claim relationship with God - these are His sincere servants. Say: O people! Create not disorder in the land and oppose not those who have opposed God. Leave them to themselves - they are among the dead. Commit not that whereby the dignity of the Cause will be lost among the people. Fear God and be not of the wrongdoers. The shedding of blood hath been forbidden in the Tablet. Beware lest ye transgress that which hath been set down in the Book. Do that which ye have been commanded by One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise. O people! Cast not behind your backs the ways of God, neither follow your own ways. Thus have ye been commanded in all the Tablets, if ye be of them that comprehend. Should ye find one who is receptive, turn ye unto him and remind him with wisdom and utterance, and shun the rejecters. Verily, those who create disorder in the land - the harm of their deeds reverteth upon the Tree of the Cause, and this is indeed a grievous wrong. Be ye among the servants with joy and radiance such that the gladness of paradise may be perceived in your faces. Thus doth your Lord, the All-Merciful, command you, and this is best for you, if ye be of them that know. And the light be upon thee and upon God’s successful servants.

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He is the Most Exalted

O ’Ali! We have loved thee before this, and thy heart and thy soul and thy spirit bear witness to this, and beyond these the angels of Paradise bear witness, and beyond these the dwellers of the holy pavilions bear witness, and beyond these the Ancient Beauty beareth witness, ere His appearance upon the Tablet through the mysteries of the Pen, and ere non-existence assumed the garment of being, and all things with every tongue in this utterance do bear witness. Therefore know thou thy worth and thy station, and be thou in the Cause of thy Lord as a blazing fire, that through thee may be consumed the hearts of those who in their own selves accept not God, to such extent that shouldst thou witness with thine eyes one who opposeth God’s command, pluck out thine eyes from their sockets and care not about this, that thou mayest be numbered among those who with their whole being turn unto God. Guard thou thyself and those whom We have entrusted to thy house and placed their reins in thy grasp, and then those women who dwell round about thee. Command them on Our behalf to veil their faces from those in whom ye perceive heedlessness of God, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Ye see that they are aflame with the fire of self. Thus have ye been commanded in truth - act ye according to what ye are bidden. Say: Those who turn away from the Beauty of Holiness and accept aught else, these have lost both this world and the next, and all their deeds are in vain, except for those who have repented and returned - these are the companions of Paradise and shall enter into God’s mercy. Say: O people! Are ye content with this vain life while turning away from the dominion of immortality in the presence of Beauty? Say: Let not your deeds deceive you, and trust not in your actions, but trust in Him Who through His grace gave you life from the water that flowed from the Pen of holy concealment, and trust not in yourselves but in God, the Mighty, the Beloved. Say: O people! God will test you with a river - whoso draweth nigh unto it is not of the truth, and whoso turneth away from it is verily of the people of eternity, and this is a promise that shall in truth be fulfilled. There shall appear in this land the manifestation of the letter D, who shall call the people unto Satan, and this is a matter that hath been irrevocably decreed in the Mother Book, and God shall test you thereby that He may distinguish who is rejected from the truth. Then remind from thyself and from Us thy rib and her sisters and their mothers, and guard them with a beauteous veil.

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O JJ! In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most High!

O youth! Hearken unto the call of this Youth from this darksome, hellish Prison, and be not of the heedless ones. Verily, He it is Who speaketh in all things: “I am God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.” Beware lest thou forget what hath appeared in those days. Say: The Sun hath dawned from the horizon of holiness with manifest radiance. Blessed is he who hath been illumined by its lights and hath dwelt beneath its shade and is of them that have turned unto it. Guard thyself lest the putrid waters flowing from the mouths of the signs of them that have turned away extinguish it. Hearken unto the call of God from this Lote-Tree which burneth and blazeth in the wilderness of eternity, from thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Generous. Stand firm in the Cause of thy Lord, then remind the people of this mighty Cause. Say: O people! All good hath been embodied in the Temple of the Youth, even as ye were promised in the Bayan, did ye but know it. He spake, and His Word is the truth: “In the year nine ye shall attain unto all good,” if ye be of them that turn unto Him. Say: The Pen of God moved only to make mention of Me and to praise and glorify Me. Read ye the Tablets that ye may be of them that are informed. Beware lest ye deny the verses of the All-Merciful after they have been sent down in truth with mighty sovereignty. Say: He Himself hath been a proof unto all the worlds, and what hath appeared from Him is evidence of Him, would ye but be assured. Say: He alone hath stood up amidst the hosts of enemies and hath aided His Lord until He was imprisoned in this far-off land. Beware, O people, lest ye render your deeds null and void and reject the truth by what ye possess. Fear God, O concourse of believers! Place not your trust in what ye possess, but in that which is with your Lord, the All-Merciful, and it shall suffice you in truth and make you independent of all creation. Whoso harboureth My love in his heart, the denizens of the Concourse on high shall inhale its fragrance, then the dwellers of the cities of eternity, then Our servants who glorify God. Purify thy heart from the allusions of them who have disbelieved, then rend asunder the veils suddenly through My power and sovereignty, and fear not the oppressors. He will aid thee in truth, and victory is from none but Him, and His victory through the believers is nigh. Thus have We imparted unto thee the Word of truth that thou mayest follow what thou hast been commanded by God, the Mighty, the Wise. And glory be upon thee and upon God’s sincere servants.

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=== START BH02743 ===

In the Name of Him through Whom the Gate of Utterance was opened! O Pen of the All-Merciful! Make mention of him who was named Muhammad in the Kingdom of Names, who, when the Call of Glory was raised from the Supreme Horizon, turned towards it and responded, while every doubtful polytheist turned away. Thou art he who journeyed to Zawra, traversing the paths until thou didst enter the seat of the Throne and didst hear the call of God, the Lord of Lords. Thou didst hasten and present thyself, and didst arise before the Gate which the Concourse on High circle round in the nights and days. Blessed art thou, for thou didst drink the choice wine of reunion and didst attain unto that which was promised in the Scriptures of God, the Lord of the Beginning and the End. I bear witness that thou didst believe when the horizon of Manifestation was illumined by the Sun of Knowledge, and thou didst hear for the sake of God the taunts of every opponent, and didst bear in His love what most of the servants were powerless to bear. Upon thee be My glory and the glory of them that are in the most exalted Paradise, and the glory of those who circle round the Throne at eventide and at dawn. We make mention of thy son from whom We perceived the fragrance of My love. We testify that he soared in My atmosphere, heard My call, drank the Kawthar of My bounty, turned toward My horizon, spoke My praise and confessed that which the Tongue of Grandeur did confess: that there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. He was named Fath’u’llah in the Book of his Lord, and the Supreme Pen hath mentioned him in diverse Tablets, as the Mother Book doth testify. We were with him when he ascended unto Us. By My life! We found from him the fragrance of sanctity. When he ascended, the Concourse on High welcomed him with luminous standards until he entered a station whereof were but a needle’s eye to be revealed, all things would cry out: “By God, this is a noble station!” Upon him be My glory and My mercy and My bounty which hath preceded all created things. We make mention of thine other son. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. We have forgiven him as a token of Our grace and mercy from Our presence, and have ordained for him that which rejoiceth the hearts of the righteous. Thus hath My bounty encompassed My loved ones who have turned toward My horizon and My face while most of the people in the lands turned away. The glory be upon thee and upon them both and upon those who have ascended to the Supreme Companion in the name of their Lord, the Most Glorious, Who proclaimeth from the Most Great Prison that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

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=== START BH02744 ===

O Siyyid Mahdi!

In the Name of God, the Most Holy! O Mahdi! Your letter hath come before Us, and We have taken note of its contents and have answered thee with this Tablet that thy heart may rejoice and thou mayest be of them that are gladdened. I make complaint unto thee concerning those who claim to love Me yet commit that which grieveth My heart, who follow their own desires and abandon that which they were commanded by One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise. Thou knowest that should people witness any unseemly act from those who claim to love Me, they would attribute it to Mine own oppressed and lonely Self. Say: O people! True virtue lieth not in claims but in godliness and in following My glorious path between earth and heaven, and in being a banner of guidance in the kingdom of creation. This is what God desireth for those who have entered the stronghold of My Cause and then the garden of their Lord’s good-pleasure, the Almighty, the Powerful, the Peerless, the Wondrous. Say: O people! Fear God and contend not with anyone, nor wage war against any soul. Leave the world and all that is therein to its people, and spread not corruption in the land after it hath been set in order. Be ye of them that are detached. Remind the people with goodly counsel and transgress not what ye have been commanded in the Tablets. Be not of the heedless. Say: O people! If ye believe in God, follow what We enjoin upon you in truth and follow not the ways of the corrupt. Hold fast to the handhold of godliness - verily it is the ladder unto the source of names and attributes. This is My counsel unto you, if ye be of them that act. Know then that the mewing of cats hath been raised up, then the barking of dogs, and behind them the howling of wolves, then the grunting of swine - if thou be of them that hear. How then can the scratching of the Pen be heard in mention of the mysteries of pre-existence? Fie upon them who have disbelieved in God and deprived themselves of the melodies of wondrous glory. Blessed is he who hath detached himself from those who disbelieved and from what they possess, and hath made his deeds pure for the sake of God, the Powerful, the Supreme, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Thus have We imparted to thee and informed thee of what hath befallen Us, that thou mayest inform the people, that they may stand firm in the Cause and be of them that are steadfast. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon them who have believed in God and have entered there from among the loved ones of God. Give them glad-tidings from Us and glorify their faces on behalf of this Prisoner, the Remote, the Stranger.

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He is God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most High!

O Nabil (the Most Great)! Hearken unto the call of thy Glorious Lord from the direction of the Throne, then hear what the Spirit imparts unto thee that it may cause thee to soar in the atmosphere of longing, attraction and immortality, and establish thee in the Cause of God in such wise that thou shalt behold the worlds behind thee. Thus hath the Bird of the Throne warbled in its love for thee, that thou mayest be of them that know. Then know thou that what We informed thee of before hath come to pass, and with thy Lord is the knowledge of what was and what shall be, but most of the people are in a mighty veil. We did inform thee before that the wolf would emerge from the thicket of hypocrisy, and lo, it hath emerged therefrom. The curse of God be upon them all! But thou, turn not unto these people, then stand firm in thy Lord’s Cause and be righteous as thou wert before, that perchance the people may perceive within themselves and not deny God, the Powerful, the Most High, the Great. By God the Truth! The idolaters possess naught save what Al-Baqir spoke of before, and thus have their souls made a matter seem fair unto them, and they were among the losers. Thou, abandon what they possess and ascend unto the horizon of remembrance and utterance, then open the gates of tongue and heart and be not of them that are silent. Say: O people! He hath appeared by one letter of Whom was created that which ye worship besides God, your Lord, the Most High, the All-Wise. Say: Have ye not heard that We have rolled up the carpet of the Furqan and spread another carpet, as a grace from Us to all the worlds? Say: O people! Be ye ashamed before God and speak not what the tongues of the people of the Furqan have spoken, but detach yourselves from what ye possess and turn unto the Beauty of the All-Merciful, Who hath dawned from the horizon of paradise with a holy and luminous beauty. Then know thou that thy letter hath come before Us and We have learned what was therein. God shall soon reward thee with the best of rewards. He is the Guardian of the sincere ones. We have sent down for every soul mentioned in thy letter a Tablet that all the kingdoms of the heavens and earth cannot equal. However, We have not sent it due to corruption that hath appeared in the Letter T. We shall send it when God willeth and desireth. He is the best of senders. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon them that are with thee and upon them that have drunk the sealed wine from thy fingers through this Name, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Knowing.

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=== START BH02746 ===

In the Name of the one God! O Ahmad! Thou hast heard many Persian words from the tongue of the All-Oneness, and drunk from the chalices of divine utterance the living waters of wondrous meanings. Now observe - doth a single letter thereof equal all that hath appeared in the earth of exposition and the heavens of explanation? Nay, by the Lord of the worlds! Consider carefully the words of him who hath associated partners with God, which he wrote to thee, that thou mayest discern from the repugnance of his words the repugnance of his soul. God is Most Great! The weak and ugly bird hath claimed equality with the eagle soaring in the holy and sanctified heaven, and the perishing ant hath claimed the station of Solomon! Say: O thou who hath associated partners with God! The barren earth can never immerse itself in the holy divine sea, nor will it ever be able to do so. Know thy worth and station, and transgress not beyond thy rank. Rise not in rebellion against the King through one word of Whose command a hundred thousand like thee have been created. This is the mighty decree that hath issued from the Most Great Pen. Say: O thou rejected one, essence of Nimrod and manifestation of all Jews! Dost thou say God’s hand is chained up? Chained up be thine own limited hand! Thou hast disbelieved in what thou hast said. Seest thou not that God’s hand is outstretched in truth over all the worlds? In brief, thou and the other loved ones must guard yourselves well in these ephemeral days from the devastating winds that blow from the direction of the manifestations of polytheism. O Ahmad! Be steadfast in the Cause of God thy Lord, and in all times soar in the atmosphere of His love. Then drink from the choice wine of His bounty, then speak forth in His praise, then make mention of the wonders of His Cause, then thank Him for having made thee to be mentioned before Him and for having made thee to be among the successful ones. Leave the polytheists and their idols behind thee, for this will profit thee in this world and the next. Then ascend at all times to thy abode, the station which God hath purified from every stubborn denier. At all times be engaged in the remembrance of the All-Merciful and summon the people to the direction of the All-Glorious. This is the fruit of human existence in this time and all times. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those whom the breezes of forgiveness, wafting from the Ridvan of the Command from God, the Mighty, the All-Glorious, have purified. And praise be to God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

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=== START BH02747 ===

LXXXV

O My servants! It behoveth you to refresh and revive your souls through the gracious favors which, in this Divine, this soul-stirring Springtime, are being showered upon you.

The Day Star of His great glory hath shed its radiance upon you, and the clouds of His limitless grace have overshadowed you. How high the reward of him that hath not deprived himself of so great a bounty, nor failed to recognize the beauty of His Best-Beloved in this, His new attire.

Say: O people! The Lamp of God is burning; take heed, lest the fierce winds of your disobedience extinguish its light. Now is the time to arise and magnify the Lord, your God. Strive not after bodily comforts, and keep your heart pure and stainless. The Evil One is lying in wait, ready to entrap you. Gird yourselves against his wicked devices, and, led by the light of the name of the one true God, deliver yourselves from the darkness that surroundeth you. Center your thoughts in the Well-Beloved, rather than in your own selves.

Say: O ye that have strayed and lost your way! The Divine Messenger, Who speaketh naught but the truth, hath announced unto you the coming of the Best-Beloved. Behold, He is now come. Wherefore are ye downcast and dejected? Why remain despondent when the Pure and Hidden One hath appeared unveiled amongst you? He Who is both the Beginning and the End, He Who is both Stillness and Motion, is now manifest before your eyes. Behold how, in this Day, the Beginning is reflected in the End, how out of Stillness Motion hath been engendered. This motion hath been generated by the potent energies which the words of the almighty have released throughout the entire creation. Whoso hath been quickened by its vitalizing power, will find himself impelled to attain the court of the Beloved; and whoso hath deprived himself therefrom, will sink into irretrievable despondency. He is truly wise whom the world and all this is therein have not deterred from recognizing the light of this Day, who will not allow men’s idle talk to cause him to swerve from the way of righteousness. He is indeed as one dead who, at the wondrous dawn of this Revelation, hath failed to be quickened by its soul-stirring breeze. He is indeed a captive who hath not recognized the Supreme Redeemer, but hath suffered his soul to be bound, distressed and helpless, in the fetters of his desires.

O My servants! Whoso hath tasted of this Fountain hath attained unto everlasting Life, and whoso hath refused to drink therefrom is even as the dead. Say: O ye workers of iniquity! Covetousness hath hindered you from giving a hearing ear unto the sweet voice of Him Who is the All-Sufficing. Wash it away from your hearts, that His Divine secret may be made known unto you. Behold Him manifest and resplendent as the sun in all its glory.

Say: O ye that are bereft of understanding! A severe trial pursueth you, and will suddenly overtake you. Bestir yourselves, that haply it may pass and inflict no harm upon you. Acknowledge the exalted character of the name of the Lord, your God, Who hath come unto you in the greatness of His glory. He, Verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Possessing, the Supreme Protector.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the Most High

O Hasan! Praise be to the Lord of the worlds Who confirmed thee in recognizing that which was promised and recorded in all divine Books. This is a great bounty and an exalted station. Beseech the True One to preserve this most exalted station, for the evil ones have been and are lying in wait, appearing in various guises. God protect us and you from their evil and their fire. Today it is incumbent upon every soul to arise to remember God and serve Him. Hold fast to the Book of God and His laws, and cling to the hem of thy Lord’s gracious favor. Blessed is the soul who is today adorned with the ornaments of trustworthiness, truthfulness and steadfastness. Such a one is of the people of Baha and the companions of the Crimson Ark. Blessed are they that attain!

As to thy question about power - all things have testified and do testify to the power of the Lord of earth and heaven, and the signs of His power are manifest and evident in all things. The possessors of true vision witness them at all times. Since He created the contingent world through means, therefore most matters and the manifestation of power, sovereignty, grandeur, grace and bounty have been and will be through means. All things bear witness that He is the All-Powerful, the Almighty.

As for mosques, monasteries and temples that are built specifically for the remembrance of God - the mention of any other than Him is not permitted therein. This is one of the divine ordinances, and whosoever transgresseth it is accounted among the transgressors. No blame attacheth to the builder, for his work was for God and he hath attained and will attain his reward. Today what is necessary is to act according to the Most Holy Book. All must hold fast unto it and act according to what the All-Merciful hath revealed therein.

As to what you wrote about giving a sum to the King of Martyrs, the letter Ha - this is truth wherein there is no doubt, and he presented it at the Most Holy Court. All things testify to his trustworthiness, his devotion, his loftiness and his arising to serve the Cause of God. He himself desired martyrdom and, praise be to God, attained this most exalted station. God hath seized the source of oppression, and He shall soon seize those who followed him without any clear proof or enlightening Book.

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=== START BH02749 ===

He is the Sorrowful One

O Hasan! Praise the Beloved, for in successive years thou wert present before the throne of the All-Merciful, and in all nights and days thou didst attain unto the presence of God. At sunrise thy gaze was fixed upon the Most Great Scene and thy heart was turned toward the right hand of the throne. Praise be to God that thou didst attain unto this most great bounty, for which there is no equal. Now hearken unto the call of the All-Merciful, and grieve not at separation from the Glory of the All-Glorious, and be not dismayed by the irrevocable decree of destiny. Sacrifice heart and soul in the good-pleasure of the Friend. Fix thy gaze upon the Sovereign of His Command and be severed from all else besides Him.

O Hasan! Thou didst come with joy and delight; return thou to the City of the All-Merciful and inform the people of the trials that have befallen, that perchance they may arise to aid this Wronged One, this Stranger, this Lonely One. O Hasan! Although separation from the Luminary of the horizons is difficult, yet His command is even as nearness and reunion with the Beloved and the Desired One. Be thou content with His command, and exchange lamentation and grief and agitation for patience and resignation. Be confident in the grace of God, for He hath never forgotten and will never forget His loved ones.

The example of thee and the emigrants is like unto a nightingale that hath long been intimate with the rose of the divine beauty in the holy paradise of the Eternal, and suddenly the hand of divine destiny separates them and pronounces the decree of divorce. Although the bearing of this most great burden is very difficult for mortal man, yet My command hath ever been the beloved of the soul of the mystics and the desire of the spirit of the lovers.

O Hasan! Since thou art an emigrant by My command, thou art at all times present before the throne of My good-pleasure. O Hasan! In the treasuries of My Cause are hidden the pearls of wisdom, and none hath discovered them save My All-Knowing, All-Informed Self. Therefore, walk thou in joy and contentment, not in compulsion and complaint.

O Hasan! Walk and dwell in the land with utmost sanctification and detachment, for thou hast for successive years been one who circled round the throne of sanctification. Therefore it behooveth thee to walk in the path of supreme detachment, not in the ways of wickedness and indecency. Act thou according to that which befitteth thee. God willing, mayest thou ever soar in the holy atmosphere of God and walk in the sacred realm of divine intimacy. And the glory be upon thee and upon thy father and upon those who are with thee of thy sister and thy brother.

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=== START BH02750 ===

This is what hath been sent down by the command of God for His servant who hath been named Salman:

In the Name of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed!

O Salman! Thou wert commanded by the All-Merciful to conduct thyself with wisdom and to speak with care, lest harm should befall the perspicuous Tablets from the hosts of Satan. Render thanks unto God that He protected thee by His power, notwithstanding that the chiefs of the idolaters in every land had given orders to seize thee and that which thou didst bear from thy Lord. This was one of the manifest powers of thy Lord, that thou mightest thank Him and be of them that are assured.

However, after having attained thy goal and received the Tablets, rend asunder the veils through the sovereignty of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower, that the fresh and radiant splendor of Baha may shine forth from thy countenance between earth and heaven. The Beloved is one and the heart is one - ponder thou and be of them that know.

And if thou art asked about the Truth, say not “I know not.” Say: “Yea, by my Lord! I know and am aware. He, verily, is the Truth. There is none other God but Him. He hath preserved me from the harm of His heedless servants and hath removed from me my veil in the days when I was present before His face, and He made His verses, then His words and His power which hath encompassed the worlds to shine upon me.”

Today it is incumbent upon all to strive that perchance through divine grace some deed might appear from them on earth that would become the cause of eternal salvation and enable them to enter the kingdom of true everlasting life. Consider the cooing of the dove and the buzzing of the fly - the former draweth the hearts of men through God’s grace and guideth them to the court of the Beloved, while from the latter no effect appears nor is its purpose understood.

Therefore the manifest Word of Truth must needs be uttered with clear explanation. Say: “God is the Truth,” then leave the people to their veils and their idle fancies. Fear thou no one but place thy trust in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Wisdom is beloved, but not to such extent that the Word of God remain hidden. Wisdom is befitting among the righteous but not among the wicked. Hearken unto the counsel of him who counseleth thee in truth and be of them that act accordingly.

And the glory rest upon thee and upon God’s sincere servants. Thou hast not been absent from sight all this time - strive thou to be mentioned forever before His face. And peace be upon him who followeth guidance.

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In the Name of the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful!

O servants of God! Hearken unto the divine Call which is raised from the direction of the exalted Throne. I speak the truth when I say that the eye was created to behold the Most Great Vision, and the ear came into being to hear the Call of the Lord of Power, and the heart was adorned with the robe of existence to know the Sovereign of contingent being. It is incumbent upon all today to observe with their own eyes and hear with their own ears. Consider the followers of religions: inasmuch as they have remained veiled from this station, they have been deprived of the outpouring grace of the True One.

In these days a letter arrived from him who beareth the Most Beautiful Name, wherein he made mention of you. Therefore, purely for the sake of God, this most exalted, most holy Tablet hath been revealed and sent. I swear by the Sun of glory and sanctity that if you approach it with a detached heart and sanctified vision, you will discover the fragrance of the divine Raiment and, wholly severed from all else, will turn toward the most exalted Horizon and quaff from the most glorious Wine. Deprive not yourselves of the rising Sun of bounty, and forbid not yourselves the surging Ocean of grace. You have not been and are not aware of the essence of the Cause. Strive that through divine favor you may rend asunder the veils and become informed of the Dawning-Place of divine verses and the Rising-Point of His Revelation. In this dawning of days when the divine fragrance wafteth and the Call of Truth is raised amidst all beings, occupy not yourselves with the sayings of this one and that. Arise in the name of God amidst all beings, and take the chalices of recognition from the hands of the Countenance of the All-Merciful and drink therefrom in His remembrance. Justice hath ever been and shall ever be beloved in every station. We pass over all that hath appeared in this Revelation; read but a single Tablet from among the wondrous Tablets, and likewise the writings of others, and judge for yourselves. Should anyone arise with fairness, he will undoubtedly, after hearing the divine verses, instantly turn toward the realm of oneness. Blessed are the just! Blessed are they who remember! This Prisoner hath mentioned this Tablet for the sake of God, and you too should read it for the sake of God, that perchance ye may attain unto the Living Waters which flow at the heart of contingent being. Unto God belongeth all authority, both in the past and in the future. We are all, verily, His believers.

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His honor Ism should write this letter in his own name in reply to Aqa ’Ali-Asghar, upon him be the Glory of God.

Regarding what you wrote about his honor Mashhadi ’Ali, upon him be the Glory of God, it was read repeatedly and I forwarded it to the Most Holy, Most Exalted Presence, and mention was also made of you in His presence. Assuredly this mention is greater, more excellent and more beloved than all other mentions. Praise be to God, this matter was properly accomplished, and this servant did what he could in bringing forth mention of your honor in the Most Holy Presence where it was discussed.

As for the matter of funds for the house door, no such arrangement was made. In most cases the treasury has been found to be empty, nay rather in debt. Several years ago, after the Rasht incident, the sum of one hundred tumans was bestowed upon him and another person, each receiving fifty tumans according to the draft. This was a bounty that was bestowed. For the house door, no funds can ever be found that could be given for business. Expenditures in the Most Great Prison have reached a point where their enumeration is difficult. God willing, his honor Aqa ’Ali, upon him be the Glory of God, will act in whatever way leads to the manifestation of affection, love and fellowship.

This lowly one beseeches from the ocean of God’s grace and mercy, exalted be His glory, that He may assist His loved ones to perform such deeds and actions as will cause the exaltation of the Cause and the upliftment of the Word of God. At one time this exalted word was revealed concerning one of the loved ones - magnificent is His utterance and glorious His proof: “O thou such-and-such! Should the entire world and all that is therein be given over to thee, and shouldst thou observe that by accepting it the glory of the Cause would be diminished by even an atom’s weight, thou must forsake it.”

In any case, the point is that at present there are no funds from God’s treasury with the aforementioned gentleman, though this servant has one hundred tumans with him. It is hoped that affairs there will proceed with truthfulness, sincerity and uprightness, and that debts will be paid.

O my God, my God! Assist Thy loved ones in that which will raise their stations among the parties and their ranks in the lands. Verily Thou art the Owner of creation and the Commander in both beginning and return.

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The Most Great Holy Name, upon him be all the Most Glorious Glory. 29 Jamadiyu’th-Thani 1302.

In the Name of our Most Holy, Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Lord.

Praise be to God! Today the garden of inner meanings hath appeared, adorned with the flowers of divine knowledge and wisdom. The Kawthar of utterance and the living waters of Tasnim flow therein. How blessed is the state of one who hath found the way thereto, and how deprived is he who hath gained no portion thereof. Its fragrant breeze giveth life to the soul and gladdeneth the spirit. Without words it imparteth subtle and delicate mysteries; without treasure or ornament it bestoweth eternal wealth. With the finger of power it rendeth asunder the veil of bewilderment and causeth the sun of truth to shine forth from the horizon of grace. How blessed are they that attain! How blessed are they that know! How great the regret of the heedless and the rejectors!

Its key hath ever been and will continue to be the love of God, which is the praise and glorification of the Goal of all creation, expressed in sweet and engaging words. How blessed is such a day, how blessed such an hour, and how blessed such a moment when the exalted letter, which is as a key and from which emanateth the fragrance of the love of the Beloved of the world, arriveth continuously! In truth, it is this that refresheth the heart with new joy and causeth the fire of longing and yearning to burn more intensely.

God is my witness that in the nights and days, despairing of creation, finding solace in thoughts of Thee, and placing my trust and reliance in God, suddenly the door was opened and hope was fulfilled. The carpet of sorrow was rolled up and the carpet of joy was spread forth. Before that, each day the pen would write of the pain of separation, and ink would record mention of the days of communion and unity. At times the nature yearned for the art of the nightingale, and at others beheld itself like the salamander in the fire.

Brevity is more beloved than prolixity, for it neither prevents you from the mention and praise of the Beloved of the worlds, nor obscures the matter which is explained and clear to that Eminence. We have passed over lengthy discourse; in brief, without you no complete joy was attained, and your absence deprived the gatherings of their supreme adorning. As the servant was seated, suddenly from the horizon of the house your letter appeared like the morning star. After taking, reading and perusing it, it attained the honor of being heard before the face of the Lord of Names, exalted be His majesty and His favors.

He is the One Who gazeth from His most exalted horizon

O My Name! Time and again have We made mention of thee. Thou hast quaffed the cup of everlasting life from the hands of the Best-Beloved of all creation. Thy mention endureth forever and thy tribulations are witnessed before the Throne. Through thy steadfastness the horizon of constancy hath been illumined and made radiant. Blessed art thou, and blessed is he who loveth thee, maketh mention of thee, and hearkeneth unto thy words concerning the Cause of God, the Lord of all worlds.

Should you for a time turn your attention to your homeland and its environs from the land of Ya, Alif and Ra, this would be well-pleasing in the sight of God, for perchance some wayward soul might find guidance and recognize the Purpose. However, in all conditions you must fix your gaze upon the horizon of wisdom. Whatsoever is contrary to this is neither permitted nor befitting. Thus doth the Wronged One command thee and make mention of thee from this exalted station.

Convey My greetings to the friends of God. Say: Beware, beware lest the clamor of the ungodly keep you back from God, the Lord of all worlds. These people newly walk in the footsteps of the people of the Furqan. By the life of God, they have not understood the Day of God, for on that Day none is mentioned save God alone. All books are dependent upon His Word and acceptance, and all deeds are contingent upon His leave. Throughout ages and centuries they have nurtured people with vain imaginings. Yet that heedless group considered themselves superior to all others, unaware that they were and are the most abject of servants. With utmost tyranny they martyred Him Whose mention they prefaced with “may God hasten His relief.” The result was “may God hasten their descent into hell.” Say: O friends of Truth! By God’s life, these souls are heedless and unaware. Setting aside all else, what benefit did they derive from their past utterances that they should gain from future ones? Fie upon them and upon those who followed them without clear proof from God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

It is necessary to mention somewhat the calumnies of the Shi’ih sect and their falsehoods. O My Name! The Concourse on High lamenteth and the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise grieve, for having rent asunder the thick veils and mighty coverings, they have now returned to their first step. Weep, O people, weep! Justice hath become like the phoenix and truthfulness like equity - both unwitnessed. Yet thy Lord is the Powerful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent.

The people of Baha are deterred neither by the world nor by aught therein. His Cause is more manifest than the sun, and His call is raised at all times. Blessed is he who hath cast away the world, turning unto God, the Lord of eternity, Who in the midst of tribulation proclaimed with the most exalted call and summoned all to His luminous horizon.

I know not why until now the people of the Bayan have not reflected upon the deeds and words of the previous sect. Those who considered themselves the best among mankind, namely the Shi’ih sect, committed that which caused all things to lament. Not one soul reflected upon what was the outcome of that sect and their deeds and words. By the life of our Purpose, it was all scattered dust! Now the polytheists among the people of the Bayan have established such an apparatus anew. These sightless ones have not reflected for a moment that from the beginning of the world until now, what Cause hath been greater than this Cause and what Revelation more manifest than this Revelation? Should any soul arise to deny it, to what would he then testify? Today none is mentioned save God. Blessed is the soul that hath inhaled the fragrance of this Day and recognized its Purpose. This servant beseeches the Eternal Truth to render ears worthy and eyes capable of hearkening to the Call and beholding the Supreme Horizon. Concerning what was written about His Holiness the Afnan (upon him be all the most glorious Glory of God), that he sent a telegram - the purpose thereof was that dignitary’s journey to the direction of the Divine Purpose. However, the subsequent letter stated that His Holiness the Afnan (upon him be all the most glorious Glory of God) and the honored Amin (upon him be the Glory of God) had requested to proceed in those directions. After this matter was presented at the Most Holy Court, this supreme utterance shone forth from the highest horizon, He says, exalted and mighty is He: “Now that these honored ones have made this request, the Afnan’s acceptance is beloved before the Divine Presence, and if he should travel for some days in the land of Ya and its surroundings, it would be beloved.” The people of that province and the relatives will surely attain fresh joy and new delight from meeting with that dignitary. And concerning what was written about how the friends of God in every land have all requested mention, this matter was honored to be heard. He says, exalted be His glory: “O My Name! Upon thee be My glory, My loving-kindness and My mercy. By My life! Whosoever has desired that his name be mentioned in the Most Holy Court, verily his mention is recorded and inscribed by the Supreme Pen. Give glad tidings from Me to all who have desired My loving-kindness and attention. Say: Verily He heareth and seeth, and He is the All-Hearing, the Answering.” Give to each one the glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness and counsel them to steadfastness and that which exalteth the station of man. Blessed are they and theirs shall be a goodly return.

And concerning what was written about three trustworthy souls who are among the poor and working class having given a portion for the Right of God - though it is small, yet coming from its owners despite their poverty, it is most praiseworthy and beloved. These matters were presented in the presence of Him from Whose grasp nothing can escape. This is what caused the ocean of utterance to surge in the realm of possibility. He says, blessed and exalted is He:

He is the One Who speaketh in truth!

O servants of the All-Merciful! My Name hath mentioned you, and We have mentioned you in a Tablet that cannot be equaled by the tablets of the world nor by what the nations possess. Your Lord, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, beareth witness unto this. Ye have attained unto the recognition of the Wronged One, Whom the transgressors have made a prisoner because He summoned all unto God, the Lord of what was and what shall be. Bear ye witness as God hath borne witness before the creation of earth and heaven that there is no God but I, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. Whoso hath attained unto My recognition, he is indeed of the Supreme Concourse in the sight of God, the Fashioner of the heavens and the Lord of Names; and he who hath been prevented is accounted among the heedless in the Preserved Tablet. God hath heard your call and witnessed your turning unto Him, and hath sent down for you that which shall be with you in every world of the worlds of your Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. Beware lest the clamor of the babblers prevent you from God, the Lord of the worlds. Preserve what ye have been given through this Name that dominateth over all who are in the heavens and the earth.

Praise be to God, they have attained unto the bounty of the True One, exalted be His glory, and what they have given hath been accepted, and a receipt shall be sent. If possible, it would be beloved if that sum could be delivered in the land of Kha to Mulla ’Ali Bajistani (upon him be the Glory of God), that he might use half himself and deliver the other half to Ibn-i-Shahid (upon him be the Glory of God).

In reference to thy mention of His Honor Aqa Mirza Muhammad Ja’far and His Honor Aqa Mirza Mihdi, upon them be the Glory of God, this was presented before the Divine Throne and attained the honor of being heard, and the petition of His Honor Aqa Mirza Muhammad Ja’far which he had written to thy presence was likewise presented before the Throne. Two most holy and most exalted Tablets were revealed from the heaven of divine will especially for them and were sent forth. God willing, they will attain unto them and drink from their ocean of inner meanings.

Similarly, mention was made of the devout, enkindled handmaidens - the honored aunt and her two daughters, upon them be the Glory of God and His favors - and it was written that they are counted among the first believers. After these matters were presented in the Most Holy and Most Exalted Presence, these verses shone forth from the horizon of grace. He saith, exalted be His glory:

In My Name, the All-Remembering, the All-Seeing

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory and My mercy. By the life of God, thou hast spoken the truth. The aunt and Khadijih in the early days attained unto faith, drank from the Kawthar of love, and received a mighty portion from the Euphrates of certitude. The sweet fragrances of the love of the All-Merciful have ever wafted from them, and they have, to the extent possible, exerted mighty efforts in service to His Cause and His loved ones. In the path of God they heard and witnessed that which caused grief to the hearts of those near unto Him. Blessed are they! By My life, all that is on earth cannot equal what hath been ordained for them. Praise be to God that they attained unto acceptance, certitude, recognition and utterance of “yea.” The divine testimony concerning them sufficeth and endureth. Verily, He doth not suffer the reward of the doers of good, whether men or women, to be lost. Convey to them My glad-tidings and remind them on behalf of the Wronged One. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My utterance be upon them and upon their children who have acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken: “Verily there is none other God but Me, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.”

Their mention hath ever been in the Most Holy Presence, and there hath been revealed for them that which shall endure as long as the names endure. The servant beseecheth God, his Lord, to grant them success, to strengthen them, and draw them nigh unto Him. Verily, He is powerful over whatsoever He willeth, and He is the Forgiving, the Generous.

Likewise, two Most Holy, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Tablets were revealed and sent especially for His Honor Aqa Muhammad-’Ali and Aqa Muhammad-Husayn, upon them be the Glory of God. God willing, they will attain unto them. Some time ago their petitions attained the Most Holy Presence. Verily our Lord, the All-Merciful, is the Succorer, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Regarding thy mention of His Honor Aqa Mirza ’Abdu’r-Rahim of Qamsar, upon him be the Glory of God, and likewise the amount of six (vav) for the Huquq which His Honor Aqa Zaynu’l-’Abidin from Mazgan, upon him be the Glory of God, had sent through him - these matters were presented before His countenance. This is what was revealed for His Honor Mir, upon him be the Glory of God. He saith, exalted be His utterance:

I am the Expounder, the All-Wise

O Mir! Great is the Cause and great is the Day! Some followers of the Bayan have until now failed to comprehend the Day and cling to former vain imaginings. Say: O people! Today is God’s Day wherein none is mentioned but Him. If a soul should be confirmed in the worship of all who have gone before and shall come after, and in less than that moment turn his gaze to aught else, he hath not been nor ever shall be accounted among the people of unity, and all his deeds shall be as scattered dust. Have they not heard the words of the people of the Furqan, that is, the Shi’ih sect, and have they not weighed the imaginings of the past? How then are they occupied in renewing suspicions and idle fancies? Nay, they are in manifest loss! Though all days of Manifestation are, in one sense, the Days of God, yet this Day was the object of the desire of all Prophets and Messengers. In all Books, Scriptures and Tablets it is adorned with the ornament of distinction. Say: Fear God, O people, and be not of them that join partners with Him! Be steadfast in the Cause, and voice the praise of thy Lord, and be firm in such wise that the edifices of doubts and idle fancies may tremble. Thus doth the Mother Book command thee.

We make mention of the friend who hath attained to the remembrance and utterance from the All-Merciful. We beseech God to aid him in that which will exalt His firm and wise Cause. Convey My greetings unto him and unto My loved ones there. We counsel them to manifest the utmost steadfastness and that which befitteth this glorious and wondrous Day. My Name, upon Him be My glory, hath made mention of thee. We make mention of thee through this manifest remembrance. Thou hast attained unto thy Lord’s remembrance time and again - this from His great bounty. The glory be upon you from God, the Lord of the worlds.

We make mention of Zaynu’l-’Abidin who hath acted according to what was commanded in the Book of God. Blessed is the servant who hath testified to that which the Desired One hath testified, and hath performed in His path that which hath caused his remembrance to be exalted among His sincere servants.

A hundred thousand thanks to the Desired One of the world! Whenever mention is made of one of His loved ones in His presence, it is adorned with the lights of His grace and embellished with the ornament of His favor. Particularly those souls whom that Excellency hath mentioned - each one hath attained unto wondrous, sublime, enduring and eternal verses. Blessed are they, and joy be unto them, and all good be unto them! This evanescent servant beseecheth all to remember him at the time of mention and praise, and to seek confirmation for him in the service of this mighty and great Cause.

Concerning what was written about spending an evening at the home of Aqa Siyyid Muhammad-Baqir, upon him be the glory of God, in the company of the friends of God, engaged in the remembrance of the Beloved of the worlds - this matter was presented in the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court. His Word, exalted be His glory:

In My Name, through which the sea hath surged and the fragrance hath wafted

Blessed is he whose tongue hath spoken in praise of his Lord, and he who hath inhaled the fragrance of His luminous garment, and he whose ear hath heard His sweetest call, and he whose eyes have beheld His glorious countenance. O Siyyid, O Muhammad-i-Qabl-i-Baqir! My Name, upon Him be My glory, hath made mention of thee. We make mention of thee that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.

The greatest of all deeds in this day is steadfastness, for the people have been reared in the midst of vain imaginings. Blessed is he who hath cast aside the vain imaginings and utterances of the past and hath fixed his gaze upon the horizon of certitude alone. Those souls who are deprived of knowledge have clung to the words of the people of the Furqan and have arisen to lead others astray. This was the promise of God, exalted be His glory, and He hath given tidings in His Books of that which hath appeared and shall appear. Hold fast unto the cord of thy Lord’s loving-kindness and cleave unto His luminous hem.

Blessed is thy house wherein My remembrance hath been raised, and wherein My Name and My loved ones have been present. Remember them on My behalf, and convey My greetings unto them, and give them the glad-tidings of My loving-kindness and mercy. We beseech God to aid them to serve His Cause, to send down upon them blessings from His presence, and to give them to drink from the Kawthar of steadfastness by the hands of His bounty. Verily, He is the Mighty, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting.

As to what was written regarding the distress of the friends - the good of the world, the blessings of the world, and the power and might of the world, all are directed towards them and reckoned as theirs. How many companions in the time of the Seal of the Prophets, may all else but Him be sacrificed for His sake, had not even sustenance for the night, yet they held fast unto patience and were adorned with the ornament of resignation, until there was sent down unto them from the heaven of grace that which the reckoners were powerless to reckon. Soon they shall witness that which hath been revealed in the Book. The riches of the world and its good shall turn towards them from all directions. What is needed now is unity and harmony, wisdom and the teaching of the Cause in such wise as not to create commotion. This hath been and is incumbent upon the servants, and the rest is with God, exalted be His glory.

Despite the expenses of this land, of which thou art aware, if any portion of the Huquq reacheth Us or arriveth, it hath been and will be given. What Ismi hath written in this regard is correct; indeed, great breaches shall appear, as they already have. Concerning the beloved Aqa Mirza Asadu’llah, upon him be the glory of God and the trust of God, what was written hath caused boundless joy. Praise be to God, and thanksgiving and glory be unto Him, and His is the power and strength and bounty. However, according to the command, at present a small place must be designated without furnishings, otherwise it is in danger. Many wicked heedless ones are to be seen; should they become aware, they may perhaps arise to commit previous deeds. At the outset of any matter its end must be considered. The place must be taken in such wise as to leave no room for anyone to make claims.

And likewise it was written that one night they were honored to be in the house of Aqa Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be the glory of God, together with the friends of God, upon them be the glory of God. This matter in its entirety was presented before the Presence. This is what was revealed in reply from our Lord, the Lord of the Final End. His word, exalted and mighty is He:

In My Name, Who heareth and seeth

O Muhammad-’Ali! For successive years thou hast been blessed with the remembrance of the Lord of Names and Attributes. Thou hast drunk from the cup of reunion and partaken of the ocean of meeting. Thou hast heard that which was mentioned in the divine Books and witnessed that which was recorded therein. Blessed art thou and blessed is thy son who hath attained unto the tablets of his Lord, the All-Bountiful. Thy mention and that of thy sons hath been immortalized in God’s Book. We beseech God to aid thee in preserving that which He hath bestowed. We testify that thou didst migrate and attain Our presence, and didst hear and see. Rejoice thou in thy Lord’s loving-kindness and be of them that are steadfast.

We make mention of the Hakim, brother of the Hakim, who attained Our presence and discovered the fragrance of Our wondrous Revelation. O Aqa Khan! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, from the Divine Lote-Tree upon this elevated Mount in the most noble of spots. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. Thy mention hath been made before the Wronged One, and there hath been revealed for thee a tablet from whose horizon hath shone the star of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all men. Blessed art thou for having turned unto the Dayspring of Revelation and heard the call of Him Who conversed on Sinai, Who was promised in the Books and Tablets. We beseech God to strengthen thee, prosper thee, and ordain for thee through His Most Exalted Pen the best of this world and the next. Verily, He is the Omnipotent over whatsoever He willeth, through His Name whereby He hath subdued all who are in earth and heaven. Soon shall all thou seest today perish, and there shall endure what hath been ordained by God, the Lord of Lords. We counsel thee to preserve what thou hast been given and to remain steadfast, which God hath made among the most excellent of deeds.

The waves of the ocean of bounty have encompassed all, and the lights of the Sun of loving-kindness have shone upon all. This servant beseecheth God that He may make all aware of what He desireth, for should they become aware, all would arise to serve His Cause. Praise be to God that both the aforementioned ones - namely Aqa Muhammad-’Ali and Aqa Khan, upon them be the Glory of the All-Merciful - have drunk from the cup of meeting with their heart’s Desire and have attained unto that which was promised in the Books. I beseech God to strengthen them in steadfastness, which is mentioned as the most excellent of deeds, and service. I convey greetings and salutations to each, and likewise to the sons of Aqa Muhammad-’Ali, upon them be the Glory of God - the eldest son and the others. Praise be to God, they are mentioned in His presence and have attained His loving-kindness. Praise be to Him in all conditions. I beseech and hope from God that He may open the door of bounty and extend the hand of giving. Verily, He hath power over all things.

As for what they wrote concerning their difficult circumstances, they were told to act in whatever way they deem advisable, whether through the Huquq or other means. They should certainly give attention to this matter. Since this is the divine will, relief shall surely come. In His grasp is the control of all affairs and He is the All-Powerful, the Almighty.

Regarding what they wrote about the honorable Hudhud, upon her be the Glory of God, in these days news arrived of a sum of twenty tumans which has been ordered to be sent to her, with the remainder to be given to certain others. If further news arrives, it shall be transferred.

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory! Ha and Sin, upon him be My glory! From the beginning of the Cause he turned to the Most Exalted Horizon and in a few years was enabled to serve the Cause through mention and praise. We beseech God to strengthen him to preserve this station. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. God willing, may he be assisted to perform that which is regarded as the most excellent of all deeds in the sight of God, and which shall endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven. O My Name! Give him the glad tidings of a favor from which the sun of permission hath dawned from the horizon of his Lord’s gracious will. He may turn with such turning as causeth all created things to turn towards the precincts of nearness and meeting - the station wherein the Speaker of the Mount proclaimeth: The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of Lords.

Blessed is he, for he hath attained unto that which he sought. However, as bidden, he must observe wisdom and its requirements. If circumstances are favorable, well and good; if not, patience is preferable.

As to the mention thou hast made of the feast given by the honored mother of the family, upon her be the Glory of God, and likewise the mention of the minister and his son and their circumstances, upon them be God’s loving-kindness - this was presented in the Presence of Him Who was God and there was naught else besides Him. Thus did the Tongue of our Lord, the All-Merciful, speak in the Kingdom of Utterance: O My Name! We have previously made mention of Muhammad - a mention whose fragrance shall endure and persist. We beseech God to assist him to do that which beseemeth His days and enable him to act according to that which hath been revealed in the Book. From this station We send Our greetings upon him, his brother and his son. Convey to all of them the Wronged One’s greetings, that the greeting may draw them to the most exalted station and bring them near unto God, the Lord of all mankind. The world is evanescent and its treasures will not endure. We beseech God to enable those who are related to attain unto true relationship and to guide them to the straight path. Praise be to God that they have been mentioned and their names have flowed from the Pen of Utterance. This is the true blessing and the heavenly food. Glory be upon them and upon those who have attained unto this manifest Day and this firm and mighty Cause.

This evanescent servant beseecheth the Eternal Truth not to deprive any of those who are related from the sealed wine.

Concerning the mention thou hast made of the evening of arrival and the presence of the friends and some of the loved ones, this exalted Word hath shone forth from the Most Exalted Horizon at this point: O God! Bestow Thy blessings and peace upon the host, the guests, and those who were present, visited, attained, served, made mention and heard the praise of God, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling.

Praise be to God! These exalted words encompassed all - the host, the guests, those who were present, those who rendered service for the sake of God, and those who made their way through the snow - all attained and received their portion from the ocean of God’s mention. Happy are they! Especially for the honored mother of the family, upon her be the Glory of God, a Most Holy, Most Great Tablet was revealed, and likewise specifically for the leaf who is the sister of Aqa Mirza Mahmud, upon them both be the Glory of God, who made her way through snow and cold. Verily, He doth not suffer to be lost the reward of those men and women who do good.

Today all the friends of God must reflect upon matters of the past and become aware of the unripe fruits of false trees, that perchance they may not fall prey to new delusions in the future. The Shi’ih sect was considered the most exalted of religions, yet it became manifest as the lowest and most abject of all parties. Some followers of the Bayan who are deprived of the rays of the Sun of Truth and barred from the ocean of knowledge walk in the footsteps of that people. The true Herald and genuine King - that blessed Being Whose mention the Shi’ih sect made for years during nights and days, eagerly awaiting His appearance and yearning for His presence - after His manifestation they all pronounced the verdict of His death and martyred Him with grievous torment. That Holy One was martyred by the sword of that group’s falsehood. For one thousand two hundred years and more they busied themselves with arranging beliefs and mentioning the paths of faith and certitude. In the end neither did those beliefs bear fruit nor were those words seen to yield any result, for they were deprived of the straight path and walked the ways of idle fancies and vain imaginings. They arranged multiple partners for God, glorified be His grandeur, while considering themselves monotheists. The ultimate end of that rebellious sect was what you saw and heard. How many souls whom they considered misguided, including those of the Sunni sect, have now had the light of faith shine forth from their hearts such that they became accepted and attained His presence. Reflect upon the children of Abraham and the heirs of Moses, how they became enkindled with the fire of the Cause. Observe, then mention what the All-Merciful revealed in the Qur’an, blessed and exalted be His words: “And We desired to show favor unto those who were brought low in the land, and to make them leaders and to make them inheritors.” Verily all grace is within His mighty grasp - He gives and withholds, and He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.

The Supreme Pen today counsels all to steadfastness, for the croakers have appeared with evident craftiness and have striven and continue to strive to lead people astray. It is reported they have gathered the writings of this Revelation. God is aware and knowing of all intentions. We counsel all to the Most Great Steadfastness in such wise that the hearts of those who have denied God, the Lord of all worlds, may be astonished thereby.

We make mention in this station of him whom We named Khalil (Friend) in the Book. O Khalil! Hearken unto the call from the Most Exalted Horizon. Verily thy Lord hath turned toward thee and made mention of thee in such wise that nothing possessed by all the parties can equal it. Glorify thy Lord’s praise and remind the people of this Cause whereby all things have proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of Lords!” Protect My servants from the calumnies of the people of the Bayan who have denied the All-Merciful by following vain imaginings and idle fancies. They desire to spread corruption in the land after its reformation. They are assuredly among the transgressors in the Scriptures and Tablets. Be a shepherd to God’s flock and protect it from the wolves of the earth who have violated God’s Covenant and His Testament and have committed that which caused the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise and those who circle thy Lord’s throne at eventide and dawn to lament.

In My Name, the Speaker in the Kingdom of Utterance

We make mention of Abdul-Rahim, who believed in God in the beginning and the end. We have mentioned him before and We mention him at this time with verses by which the mountains would take flight. Remind the servants of what befits the days of thy Lord, then protect them from those who have denied the Resurrection.

We make mention of Our loved ones and friends in that place and its surroundings, and give them glad tidings through the remembrance of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O loved ones of the All-Merciful! We counsel you with that which will elevate your stations, and I am the True Counsellor, the All-Informed. Beware lest any matter prevent you from this Cause, or any remembrance veil you from this Great News. You are in your homes while the Most Exalted Pen makes mention of you in this firm and impregnable Prison. And We make mention of My handmaidens and give them glad tidings of My loving-kindness and My mercy, which have preceded all who are in the heavens and the earth.

O Ali [Naqi]! My Name, upon Him be My glory, hath made mention of thee. We have remembered thee in this Clear Tablet. Be thou thankful to God for this most great favor and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou the Goal of the mystics!” Glory be upon Al-Khalil and upon thy father and upon thee and upon thy wife and upon My loved ones who have held fast to My firm cord. It endeth.

His is the praise and the favor at all times and under all conditions. He hath adorned His friends and loved ones with the crowns of mention and utterance. The Word of God endureth and whatsoever is therein endureth. This evanescent servant conveyeth his greetings to all the friends and loved ones, and seeketh steadfastness for all. The honored beloved one, Aqa Mir Abdul-Rahim, upon him be the Glory of God, hath been twice mentioned by the Most Exalted Pen in this letter. Blessed is he and blessed is he who hath attained unto the cup of bounty and favors. At this time, which is four and a half hours past Wednesday the 17th of Jumada’th-Thani, that which is beloved of the world was carried out by proxy for that loved one, and the word of acceptance was revealed. Blessed be your honor and this servant.

This is a Book sent down by the All-Merciful for those who have turned towards the Holy Court on a Day wherein every learned one was thunderstruck, every jurist was perturbed, and every wise one was shaken, save those whom God, the Lord of the worlds, willed otherwise. O Hashim! My Name hath mentioned thee, and We make mention of thee. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. This is a Day wherein the Concourse on High circle round the Throne of thy Lord, the Master of humanity, yet those who claim adherence to the Bayan are among the heedless, clinging to the Calf and turning away from God, the Mighty, the Wise.

O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of Husayn. He makes mention of thee and counsels thee to show forth the Greater Steadfastness in this mighty Cause. Soon will a cawer come to you with the book of the iniquitous. He is indeed among those who deny God in His Book, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. He will call you to the Calf and seeks to extinguish the light of God through the whisperings of satans. Blessed are those who remained with Us until their spirits ascended unto God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. The glory from Us be upon them both, and upon you, and upon those who have drunk the wine of steadfastness from the hands of the bounty of their Lord, the Ever-Flowing, the Generous.

We make mention of Muhammad, whom My Name hath mentioned, and We give him glad tidings of My loving-kindness and My mercy which have preceded all things, and of My remembrance before which all remembrances bow down. O Nasrullah! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One, then be steadfast in the Cause in such wise that the cawing of every cawer who has disbelieved in God, the Lord of lords, will not cause thee to slip. Hold fast unto the Sure Handle and cling to the hem of thy Lord’s grace, the Master of creation.

We make mention of ’Ali, who was present before My Name, with a remembrance that shall never fade. O ’Ali! Rejoice in this Most Great Remembrance, then give thanks unto thy Lord, the Master of all men. We counsel you and My loved ones there to be steadfast in the Cause of your Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. Whoso makes mention of this Day besides Me is among the iniquitous in the Scriptures and Tablets. This is God’s Day, wherein none is mentioned save Him. To this testify those possessed of understanding, and behind them the Revealer of verses.

A hundred thousand thanks must be offered in every moment, but what benefit when man is not capable of such? We are weak, we are lowly, we are poor - how can we render thanks for these successive bounties and consecutive favors? His is the praise and the favor. All the souls mentioned by that eminent one’s pen have attained to that which hath no likeness or peer. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to assist His loved ones to be steadfast, that they may not be deprived of the purpose of the world through the utterances of the whisperers and the signs of the fault-finders.

And as for the mention made of his honor Aqa Mirza Mahmud, upon him be the glory of God, and likewise those souls who came with him from Badaghan, this matter was presented in the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court and attained the honor of being heard. His word, exalted be His glory:

In My Name, the One Who ruleth over all names

O Mahmud! Upon thee be My glory! Thou hast attained unto that which most of the peoples of the world, both past and present, have been deprived of despite their yearnings and aspirations. Thou hast attained unto a mention the like of which hath never been and shall never be. All divine Books bear witness unto this truth. We beseech God to set thee ablaze with the fire of His love - a fire that shall never be extinguished. O Mahmud! We counsel thee with that which will cause the exaltation of God’s Cause. Today, the people of the Crimson Ark must remain so steadfast that the barking ones, the atheists, and the polytheists among the people of the Bayan shall be rendered powerless to speak. O Mahmud! For twelve hundred years the divines and pulpit-climbers led people astray, and the result of their deeds was that they pronounced their verdict against the Beloved of the world and martyred Him. And now again these same souls desire to promote their former vain imaginings. They have not reflected even briefly upon what became of that party which considered itself the most exalted of all parties. Take heed, O ye who possess insight! Blessed art thou and blessed is he who fulfilleth his covenant and breaketh not the testament of God, the Lord of the worlds. Convey My greetings unto Muhammad-i-Sadiq and give him the glad-tidings of My remembrance of him from this exalted station, that his heart may be assured through the remembrance of God, the Most High, the Most Great. We make mention of him who is named Hasan and counsel him with that which We have counselled Our loved ones before, and I am the All-Knowing Counsellor. Be thou vocal in My praise, turn thy face toward My horizon, and stand firm in My Cause whereby the limbs of the polytheists have quaked. We make mention of him who was named Ghulam-’Ali with a mention through which the sincere ones shall perceive the fragrance of their Lord’s loving kindness. Beware lest the people of the Bayan, who have denied God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment, keep thee back from the All-Merciful. O Mahmud! Remind My loved ones on My behalf, then recite unto them the verses of thy Lord, and I am the All-Commanding, the All-Wise. The Glory be upon thee and upon them and upon everyone who is steadfast, firm and upright.

O Muhammad-Taqi! Upon thy father and upon thee be My Baha! He spoke of My remembrance before My manifestation and knew Me before My revelation. He is among those who were mentioned in the Book of thy Lord, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. Today We enjoin steadfastness upon all, for the divines have again arisen and are preventing the servants from the Truth through their vain imaginings. Blessed is thy brother who attained unto My presence, served Me, circled round Me, hearkened unto My call, stood at My door, and gazed upon My countenance. Upon him rest the glory of God and the glory of His loved ones and chosen ones, from the beginning that hath no beginning unto the end that hearts and minds cannot reckon. We make mention of Muhammad-Qabli-’Ali whom My Name mentioned in His Book, and We give him the glad-tidings of My mercy that hath preceded all who are in the heavens and on earth, and of My grace that hath encompassed all existence, both seen and unseen. Take hold of the Book of God with the strength that proceedeth from Him. He will assuredly assist thee through His grace, and He is the One Who doeth what He willeth through His word “Be” and it is.

And this was revealed for Darab Beg, upon him be 96 [Baha’u’llah]. He is the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

O Darab! Hearken unto what thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, calleth thee to in this final abode. He hath appeared and manifested what He desired, and He is the Almighty, the All-Choosing. O Darab! We counsel thee to remain steadfast in this Cause whereby feet have slipped. The clamor hath been raised and what lay hidden in hearts hath been revealed. Thy Lord is verily the Almighty, the All-Knowing. Be thou so firm in the Cause that neither the veils of men nor the pretensions of those who have disbelieved and turned away from the Most Sublime Vision shall hinder thee. Verily thy Lord is the Counselor, the All-Seeing. The Glory be upon thee and upon those whom the clamor of the divines hath not prevented from God, the Lord of lords.

Thus endeth what was revealed. There is no name but hath been honored with the verses of its Lord, and no servant but hath been sent down for him that which will draw him nigh unto God, his Lord. Happy and welcome be it to them. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, at all times, to grant steadfastness unto all, for the deceitful ones and the thieves lie in wait. God protect us and you, O ye who are brought near!

As for the mention of Aqa Muhammad-’Ali Makhmalbaf, son of Aqa Hasan, and their sons and family, upon them be the glory of God, and likewise for the sake of God, they were guaranteed their special Tablet. This detail was presented in the Most Holy, Most Exalted Presence, and a wondrous and sublime Tablet was revealed from the heaven of the True Bestower’s bounty specifically for them and was sent. God willing, may they attain unto it and drink from the ocean of the All-Merciful’s utterance. Likewise, mention was made of Aqa Husayn Makhmalhaf, uncle of the aforementioned person, and that group, all of them, who were written to be nearly thirty souls - all were mentioned in the Divine Presence and attained unto God’s bounty. After the presentation of these exalted words, there was revealed from the heaven of grace - His word, exalted be His glory:

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory! Mention on behalf of the Wronged One all those people and give them glad-tidings of God’s grace, mercy and loving-kindness - namely those who have drunk from the living waters and attained unto new life. We beseech God to protect those souls from the evil of those who have turned away from the Bayan, and to keep them all firm and steadfast in His Cause. We beseech the Most High to ordain for them what He hath ordained for His chosen ones from His Most Exalted Pen, to grant them the best of what hath been revealed in His Book, and to draw them nigh unto Him in all conditions. Verily He is the Omnipotent over what He willeth, and in His grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

This servant conveyeth greetings to all and declareth that there have been and are cawers, deceivers and liars. Protect yourselves from the evil of the idolatrous souls through the Name of God, exalted be His glory. In previous Tablets all have been informed about the clamor of the cawers and the atheists. Verily our Lord, the All-Merciful, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Concerning the mention of Aqa Rama?an-’Ali who hath ascended unto God and his brother Aqa Sha’ban-’Ali, upon both of whom be the glory of God, and concerning the matter of the one tuman which was intended for a feast in honor of the beloved of the heart Haji Mirza Haydar-’Ali and other souls, upon them be the glory of God - praise and thanksgiving be unto God that before the deed manifested itself, the intention of the deceased was accepted. This is what was revealed from the Kingdom of Utterance in this station. His word, exalted and mighty is He:

“O My Name! O thou who gazest upon My countenance! We have mentioned him who hath ascended unto God with a mention which God hath made for him as the table of inner meanings and the fruit of utterance, and through it He hath ordained for him what no eye hath seen nor ear heard. Give this glad tiding to his brother who was named Sha’ban before ’Ali that he may thank his Lord, the Forgiving, the Generous. O My Name! God’s favor concerning these two is clear and evident, for He aided them and caused them to attain His presence. He made them hear His call and revealed to them His beauty. Ask God that they may be aided to preserve this station.”

This servant will also, God willing, be enabled to carry out the feast which they had intended to hold. The servant testifieth that they both attained unto the grace of their Lord, the Most High, the Great.

And concerning what was written about being present in the house of Aqa Shukru’llah, son-in-law of Aqa Ghulam-’Ali, upon him be the glory of God, and the mention made there of a group of men and women - this matter was presented at the Most Holy and Most Exalted Court. This is what was revealed from the heaven of the knowledge of our Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. His word, blessed and exalted is He:

O My loved ones! Hearken unto My call from the direction of My prison, then assist the Wronged One through goodly deeds, praiseworthy character, and wondrous, sublime steadfastness. He commandeth you what profiteth you, and He is the Truthful, the Trustworthy.

O Shukru’llah! My Name mentioned thee, so We make mention of thee as a grace from Us, and I am the All-Bountiful, the Generous. Hold fast unto the cord of steadfastness, turning away from those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of the worlds. Glory be upon thee, upon thy wife and her mother, from One Who is All-Knowing, All-Informed.

O Ghulam-’Ali! We have mentioned thee before with verses that nothing in creation can equal, thy Lord, the All-Knowing, beareth witness to this. Be thou steadfast in serving the Cause, speaking the praise of thy Lord, and gazing toward His luminous horizon. Thou hast attained unto the utterance of the All-Merciful time and again, to this My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness, and it is My Self, the One that encompasseth all who are in the heavens and on earth. We make mention of thy son Mahdi and give him glad tidings of My grace and bounty, and We counsel him with that which beseemeth My mighty, wondrous Cause.

O Mahdi! Upon thee and upon thy father be My Glory, My mercy and My grace that cannot be equalled by the riches of kings and monarchs.

O Shaykh Qabli-Hasan! Thou art among those who have attained unto My remembrance, both before and after, and unto My verses from which those near unto God inhale the fragrance of My wondrous raiment. We have heard thy mention from a Book bearing My Most Great Name, and We make mention of thee from this remote spot. Convey My greetings unto My loved ones. We counsel them to manifest supreme steadfastness in this mighty Cause. We make mention of Muhammad-Qabli-Tahir, that he may rejoice in the bounty of his Lord and be of them that render thanks. Blessed art thou and blessed are My friends who have quaffed the living waters of steadfastness from the hands of the bounty of their Lord, the Generous, the Benevolent. Blessed is thy father who attained unto the Ocean of Life when it surged forth from the presence of the All-Bountiful, the Compassionate, the Bestower, the Mighty, the Wise. Glory be upon thee and upon all who are with thee, both men and women, who have acknowledged that which God, the Lord of this wondrous Day, hath acknowledged.

This evanescent servant conveyeth greetings and salutations to Jinab-i-Aqa Ghulam-’Ali, upon him be the Glory of God, and to the souls mentioned, and counseleth all to steadfastness, for the polytheists among the people of the Bayan, through the vain imaginings of the people of the Furqan, have striven and continue to strive with the utmost hypocrisy to lead astray the loved ones of the All-Merciful. Today steadfastness is accounted as the most great of all deeds in the presence of the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Blessed is he who hath attained thereunto and quaffed its pure wine, and woe unto him who hath denied and forsaken it.

As to the mention made of Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad-’Ali, brother of Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad-Riday-i-Muhajir, upon them both be the Glory of God, and the supplication he sent to the Most Holy Court, this evanescent one presented these details and his supplication was, according to His command, honored to be heard in His presence. His word, exalted be His glory:

He is the Hearer from the Most Exalted Horizon

O Muhammad-’Ali! My Name hath made mention of thee and hath received thy supplication and that wherewith thou didst call upon God, the Lord of the worlds. The servant present before the Countenance read it. We heard and have responded through this perspicuous Tablet. Say:

Glorified art Thou, O my Lord, the Most Merciful! I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy utterance, the manifestations of Thy Lordship, the revelations of Thy Divinity, and the mysteries that were hidden in Thy knowledge, to aid me in serving Thee and serving Thy loved ones, and to enable me to fulfill the rights Thou hast revealed in Thy Book. O Lord! I am he who hath turned unto Thy most exalted horizon and clung to the hem of Thy bounty, O Lord of all being and King of the kingdom of names. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of what is with Thee nor to deny me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. I implore Thee, O God of names and Creator of heaven, to assist me to be steadfast in Thy Cause in such wise that neither the ornaments of the world nor the clamor of the wicked ones who have arisen to mislead Thy creatures in Thy days shall hinder me. Then ordain for me, O my Best-Beloved, the good of this world and the world to come. Verily, Thou art the Almighty to do what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

Praised and glorified be He! He hath revealed for him whom your presence hath mentioned that which no earthly thing can equal, to this our Lord, the Creator of heaven, beareth witness. During its revelation the tongue of grandeur spoke this exalted word, exalted be His utterance: “O My Name! Souls have appeared with perfect love and ardor, and God Himself is witness and testifier - verily He heareth and seeth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.” Ask ye of God that they may be assisted to perform such deeds as are recorded and inscribed in the divine Book by the Most Exalted Pen. O My Name! God willing, may all be enabled to discharge the rights. Although these rights pertain to the Right Itself, yet your honor knoweth how many souls are today engaged in service to the Cause in various regions, while their affairs are apparently hindered. Since matters ordained by God have been made dependent upon means, therefore the law of payment of rights hath been sent down from the heaven of the Divine Will, and the benefit of this deed returneth unto those who practice it.

This servant beseecheth God, exalted be His glory, beseeching Him to assist His loved ones to perform such deeds as shall endure and be preserved in His presence.

Concerning the mention which you made of Mirza ’Abbas, upon him be the glory of God, who is counted among this servant’s relatives, and likewise concerning his expressions of love and affection for this servant - although today all relationships are severed, all paths are forbidden, and all ways are blocked, yet since the mercy of the Desired One of all worlds hath taken precedence, therefore this weak ant entreateth God, exalted be His glory, and with utmost humility and supplication beseecheth that He may assist him, namely Aqa Mirza ’Abbas, to that which is befitting, and that He may mention him in the Book by the Most Exalted Pen as among the souls who are firm, steadfast and upright. Indeed, mention of him was made in the Most Holy Court and attained the honor of being heard. Blessed and exalted be His word:

He is the All-Witnessing, the All-Informed

O ’Abbas! Reflect upon the former centuries. Consider what hath come to pass in ages past, that thou mayest find the straight path and recognize the way of truth. Ponder upon “There came not unto them a Messenger but they did mock at him.” By My life! If those who hesitate, turn away and deny would reflect upon this one verse that hath been mentioned, all would turn unto the truth and would regard the opposition and objection of the divines of the earth as proof of the truth of Him Who calleth today. We beseech God that He may assist thee and not deprive thee from the lights of His countenance, that thou mayest attain unto that which all the Books and Messengers have testified to and for which they have sought His presence. O ’Abbas! Hearken unto My call. Say: God! Then leave them to their vain disputes. Turn with a luminous face toward the horizon of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

A hundred thousand thanks unto the true Object of worship and the true Bestower Who at every moment granteth that which tongues of the world are powerless and incapable to mention. We hope that he may attain unto the divine verses and drink from the ocean of the All-Merciful’s utterance and receive his portion from the fragrance of the words of Him Who revealeth the verses. Verily our Lord, the All-Merciful, is the Hearer, the Answerer. This servant conveyeth greetings and glorification unto him, and at every moment seeketh divine confirmation for him and all his relatives. Verily He hath power over all things and is worthy to answer prayers.

Mention was made of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Isma’il, upon him be the Glory of God, and the Sun of Permission hath once again risen from the horizon of grace - blessed be he! Concerning the mention that was made of Jinab-i-Aqa ’Ali-Akbar, the harness maker, and Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad-Ibrahim, the handkerchief weaver, upon them be the Glory of God, that they are among the righteous ones, both pious and attentive to serving the loved ones - all these matters were presented at the Most Holy, Most Exalted Threshold. This is what was revealed in response from our Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. He - exalted and glorified be He - speaketh the truth:

O My Name Mahdi! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. This Wronged One arose to establish the Cause in days when darkness had encompassed the world. None dared breathe a word. The atheists and hypocrites lurked behind veils, fleeing from place to place to preserve their lives. After countless afflictions and the revelation of verses morning and evening, when the world became somewhat illumined by the lights of the Sun of Manifestation and a measure of tranquility was attained, they emerged from behind their veils and initiated a new game of religious pretense. Thou knowest well with what mercy the Supreme Pen hath been engaged night and day, and with what loving-kindness it hath been made manifest. Nevertheless, several souls from Kaf and Ra, who were and are unworthy of mention, have raised the standard of corruption and appeared with utmost deceit and guile. Some through the pulpit and others through letters and messages strive to lead the servants astray. May God destroy them! The same apparatus of the people of the Furqan has emerged - that is, the vain imaginings of the Shi’ih faction. They utter that which was never and is not with God, exalted be His glory. A Manifestation which from the beginning until now has appeared with utmost power amidst enemies, has not concealed itself for a moment, and from which has been revealed and made manifest the equivalent of what was revealed by all the Prophets and Messengers, and all future events have been explicitly recorded in Tablets by the Supreme Pen - yet they have said that which was never said and which no idolator has ever uttered. Strange it is that some of the souls who had accepted the Faith have hesitated and some have turned away. Glory be to God! They are occupied with the buzzing of a fly and are heedless of the Lord of Lords. Fie upon them and upon those who have denied God and His verses and have disputed His proof! In such circumstances the Supreme Pen has had and has no inclination to make mention in these days. In Iraq was seen in a vision that which would cause every person of insight and heart to weep and lament. If it be before thine eyes, thou wilt become aware of what has happened and what will come to pass. In any case, We beseech God to make those souls whom thou hast mentioned aware and to adorn them with the ornament of steadfastness.

O My Name! We make mention in this station of him whom thou didst mention and who was named ’Ali-Akbar, that he may hold fast to the cord of his Lord’s loving-kindness, the Lord of Power, and may testify to that which God hath testified, that there is none other God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O ’Ali-before-Akbar! When thou dost inhale the sweet fragrances of thy Lord’s utterance, arise and say:

O my God, my Lord and my Goal! I beseech Thee by the horizon of Thy Manifestation, by the ocean of Thy knowledge and the sun of Thy Cause, to aid me to be steadfast in Thy love. O Lord! Thou seest how the embodiments of vain imaginings are calling Thy servants unto idols. I implore Thee to protect me and Thy servants from the evil of these ones, then banish them by Thy power, O Thou Who art the Possessor of Names and the Sovereign of earth and heaven. O Lord! I am the poor one who seeketh Thy grace, Thy mercy and Thy generosity. Disappoint me not, O my God, from that which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book of the wonders of Thy favors and bounties. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over whatsoever Thou willest, and Thou art the Strong, the Mighty, the Powerful.

We make mention of him who is named Muhammad-Ibrahim and give him the glad-tidings of My mercy which hath preceded all who are in the heavens and the earth. O Ibrahim! The perishing ones have made claims of being, and the misguided ones have made claims of faith. Beseech God to protect thee. The Cause is most mighty. Reflect upon the leaders of the people, how they all issued decrees and martyred the Beloved of the world. Now they have appeared in the Bayan, having opened the gates of fancy and vain imaginings. We beseech God to protect thee and those who have believed from the evil of these ones, and to grant you the good of the hereafter and of this world, and to give you to drink from the Kawthar of steadfastness from the hands of grace and bounty. Verily He is the Omnipotent over what He willeth. There is none other God but He, the Counselor, the Commander, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

And concerning the mention of Aqa Siyyid Husayn-i-?abbagh and Ustad Nasru’llah-i-Najjar, upon them be the glory of God, after being submitted before the Most Great Threshold, these supreme verses were revealed from the Source of Names. His word, exalted be His glory:

We are the Wronged One, the Stranger.

O Siyyid before Husayn! The Dawning-Place of revelation, the Dayspring of manifestation, the Source of the Cause and the Manifestation of the Divine Self hath appeared. Nevertheless, the ignorant and heedless people… while the pearls of the ocean of divine knowledge have filled the world, equivalent to all books before and after, nay more, have been sent down from the heaven of Will. Nevertheless, the idolaters strive and endeavor to reject it. One must take refuge in God, for again the turbaned ones have turned their thoughts to pulpit and prayer-niche, and have not ceased nor do they cease in leading people astray. Seek protection from God and ask for steadfastness, that ye may remain preserved from the evil of the atheistic, idolatrous souls. We counsel thee to pure deeds and to that which We have revealed in the Psalms and Tablets. Praise the Beloved of the world Who aided thee and made thee aware. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. Say: Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

And this is what was revealed for Ustad Nasru’llah, upon him be [the glory of God]:

He is the Near One, the Answerer.

Glorified be He Who hath appeared and manifested that which was hidden in knowledge and inscribed in the books of God, the Lord of the worlds. Verily He hath come with the banners of verses and hath arisen with the Cause in such wise that neither the doubts of the divines nor the might of the heedless could hold Him back. O Nasru’llah! God hath assisted thee, for thou wert aided to recognize the Dawning-Place of revelation and the Dayspring of inspiration in days when all were found to be heedless and veiled except whom God, the Lord of the worlds, did will. Know thou the value of this station and preserve it from the deniers among the people of the Bayan. By the life of God! They are in manifest ignorance. Seek steadfastness from God in such wise that the idolaters shall have no power to speak. Thus doth command thee He in Whose possession is the perspicuous Book.

O My friends, upon you be My Glory! The Wronged One mentions you in His prison and gives you glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all beings. O Rajab, when My name was mentioned in your remembrance, We remembered you, and verily it is the Lamp of God that walks before your face in the realms of your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. This is a station which God has made contingent upon the Most Great Steadfastness. Blessed is he who attains unto it, and woe betide every heedless doubter. Hold fast unto the cord of the Cause and cling to the hem of the loving-kindness of your Lord, the Master of all necks.

O Husayn, the Wronged One remembers you when sorrows encompassed Him from those who disbelieved in God, the Lord of Religions. The people believed in the Pool but denied the Most Great Ocean. Thus did their souls entice them. They are assuredly among the companions of the fire. They claim to believe in God’s Messengers of old and in Him Who came with the truth, yet they denied their Messenger, their Manifestation, and their Helper. Verily your Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Guard yourself against those who believe according to their desires and disbelieve in God, the Lord of Lords.

O Muhammad, hearken unto that for which ears were created, then give thanks to your Lord, the Master of the Final Return. We have sent down the verses, and beyond them We have manifested the clear proofs, and beyond them We were visibly resplendent before the faces of the enemies in days wherein the limbs of the people of the Bayan trembled - they who have today emerged from behind the veil. Say: Fear God, O people! Shatter the idol of fancy, then turn with radiant faces toward the Supreme Horizon, the station wherein the Divine Lote-Tree calls out: “The Kingdom belongs to God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Chosen One!”

O Muhammad-Taqi, sanctify your ears from hearkening to the call of the opposers and purify your tongue from the mention of the deniers. Eyes were created for the Greatest Vision and ears for hearkening to the call of the Lord of Destiny. O Dyer, God willing, you shall attain to the divine coloring and shall desire no other hue. In truth I say, thieves lie in ambush that they might find some weak one and seize upon him. Guard yourself in the name of Truth. This is the Wronged One’s counsel to you and the friends. We heard your mention and made mention of you. Give thanks to your Lord for this manifest bounty.

O Muhammad-’Ali, all the Prophets and Messengers gave the people glad tidings of this Revelation and informed them of this Day. God has adorned His Books and His Scriptures with this Name through which, when it appeared, the idols fell and the traces of those who disbelieved in God, the Lord of the worlds, were effaced. Now certain wood-turners are sullying the wings of the faithful with the clay of idle fancies and preventing them from flight. Guard your wings from the clay of these people, then thank your Lord, the Generous. Verily He has aided you, caused you to know Him, made you to hear, and guided you to His Straight Path.

O My Name! Upon thee be My Glory and My loving-kindness! Convey My greetings to all the loved ones of God and give them glad tidings of the grace of God, exalted be His Glory. Counsel them in that which is the cause of deliverance and success. All the companions in that land have been and are oppressed, having borne tribulations in the path of God. The deeds of all are remembered with God and are recorded by the Most Exalted Pen in the Crimson Book. Not a soul’s reward, even to the extent of a mustard seed, has been or ever shall be lost. We beseech God to strengthen all to remain steadfast. Verily, He is powerful over all things. The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon them and upon those whom the clamor hath not prevented from the Most Exalted Horizon, who have arisen and proclaimed: “God is our Lord and the Lord of the Mighty Throne.” Praise be to God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

This servant conveyeth greetings and salutations to that honored one and to the friends of God who have quaffed from the sealed wine and who are holding fast unto the Self-Subsisting Lord. He declareth his own evanescence and nothingness, and beseecheth that honored one not to forget him and to pray to God for divine confirmation, that perchance he may not fall short in service and may attain unto God’s good-pleasure. May remembrance and praise and glory and light be upon your honor and upon those who are with you and upon those who love you and hearken to your words.

At this point, mention was made of the spiritual friends, his honor Shaykh Abu’l-Qasim and his honor Aqa Mirza Aqa, upon them be 96 [Baha’u’llah]. God knoweth that the mention of these two beloved ones that appeared in the blessed Writing was presented day and night, and their names flowed from the tongue of the Desired One. Blessed are they, and again blessed are they. This servant is certain they have not been forgotten for a moment, as if they were present before the servant. I beseech God, exalted be His Glory, to strengthen them in that which would delight their eyes and gladden their hearts and elevate their stations and manifest what He hath ordained for them. God willing, may they be assisted in that which is befitting and may they attain true unity and harmony. Verily our Lord, the All-Merciful, is the Hearer, the Answerer, and He is the Near One, the Watchful.

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O Muhammad, upon whom be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance! Say to the divines on behalf of Baha: According to your claim, We are at fault. Why did you turn away from the Seal of the Prophets? What error appeared from the Spirit? What crime was manifest from Moses? Be fair, by God, and be not among the wrongdoers! If you say “We were not present in that age,” We say that those who arose to revile, curse, turn away and object were like unto you. The divines of Egypt objected to Moses, the divines of the Torah and the idolaters to the Spirit, and the divines of the idols, the Gospel and the Torah to the Seal of the Prophets, bringing forth that which caused the Mother Book to lament. The divines of every age have ever forbidden people from turning to God and commanded them to turn away. Were you to reflect even less than that, you would testify to what hath flowed from the Most Exalted Pen. Say: O concourse of divines! The path is clear, the proof manifest, the Book revealed and the Tree raised up. Fear God, glorified be His majesty, and act according to that which ye are bidden. Deny not the grace of God and deprive not the luminary of justice of light. By the life of God! This Day hath no peer or likeness. Cast aside idle fancies and turn to the horizon of certitude. Today there is no refuge or shelter for anyone except God alone. Say: O concourse of the ignorant! Soon shall ye witness that which hath flowed from the Most Exalted Pen. This is the truth, there is no doubt about it. We beseech God, exalted be His glory, not to deprive His servants of the ocean of His bounty. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. The Glory from Us be upon thee and upon those whom nothing whatsoever hath prevented from God, the Creator of the heavens and the Lord of Names. Wisdom hath forbidden Us to reveal to the divines. We have revealed and said what must be said. If the world should say it beareth no fruit and leaveth no trace, it increaseth naught for the wrongdoers save loss. [The final paragraph of the blessed Tablet is written on a separate sheet and attached to the Tablet sheet. It may be written after the above blessed Tablet or may have been revealed separately.]

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In the Name of Him through Whom the ocean of true understanding has surged in creation! Exalted is the Ancient One, the Lord of great bounty! Exalted is the All-Powerful, the Lord of resplendent light! Exalted is the Generous One, the Lord of wise command! Exalted is the All-Glorious, the Lord of bounty and bestowal! And exalted is the Lord of Names, the One possessed of supreme grace!

O My Afnan! Upon thee be My glory, My loving-kindness and My mercy, which have preceded existence both seen and unseen. Reflect upon the tribulations of the Wronged One. A soul whom We sheltered for years beneath the canopies of grandeur and the shade of the Tree of loving providence has risen up in such opposition as hath neither precedent nor equal. By order of the King of Iran We proceeded to Iraq. After some time Our brother arrived there, and later, by decree of the Sublime State, We proceeded to the Land of Mystery. We observed that he had gone to Mosul and was awaiting Our arrival. Wherever We went, he came also. Later it became known that he had written to Hadi of Dawlat-Abad denying his own journeys and presence. Glory be to God! He had suffered not a single blow in this Cause. Now he has united with one like unto himself, Shaykh Muhammad, and likewise with the son of Mulla Ja’far and Aqa Khan and two others, and every day they cling to new calumnies. Praise be to God Who hath revealed that which was hidden, that the manifestations of justice and fairness might become aware. Yet the Wronged One remaineth established in a Cause that all the hosts of earth and heaven cannot withstand, and uttereth His word with a power that the ranks of enemies cannot weaken.

We beseech God to aid thee to achieve that which befitteth His Day. O My Afnan! Be not grieved at what hath come to pass. Occupy thyself with teaching the Cause with spirit and fragrance, with wisdom and utterance. This beseemeth thy station, and God is witness to what I say.

The Most Great Branch, upon him be the glory of God, hath mentioned thee repeatedly. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to ordain for him and for thee that which shall endure as long as His kingdom, His dominion, His might and His sovereignty endure. Verily, He is powerful over all things. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and who love thee and hearken to thy word concerning this most holy, most manifest, most pure, most mighty, most great Cause.

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In the Name of God, the Most High, the Most Exalted!

These are the verses of the Manifest Book, sent down in truth from the heaven of God, the Most High, the Great. Verily this is a revelation whereof every person of innate knowledge beareth witness that it hath been sent down from One Who is mighty and wise. They that have disbelieved - these shall not find therein the fragrances of the All-Merciful. Nay, they are in manifest error, even as those before them found not, on the day when the Manifestation of Mine own Self, the Most High, the All-Wise, appeared among them. They said: “This hath not been sent down from innate knowledge,” after that innate knowledge was itself created therefrom. Thus do We recount unto you that which hath been ordained, and thy Lord best knoweth the idolaters. Say: O people! Fear ye God, and utter not that which causeth the dwellers of the realms of eternity to lament and the pillars of the mighty Throne to tremble. Every person of innate knowledge hath been created by His command, if ye be of them that know. And every person of insight recognized the truth before its manifestation - how much more after its manifestation through a perspicuous Book! And no one possessed of a heart would exchange a single letter of God’s words for all the treasures of the heavens and earth. Say: O people! Fear ye God and take not any partner unto Him. Verily He was ever One in His Essence. He hath created all contingent things through the Word whereon He shed the light of His name, the Creator. Blessed be God, the best of creators! Say: All are His servants and make mention of Him by night and by day, yet most of them are behind a mighty veil. God hath accepted the deeds of them that have turned unto Him, for He is the Forgiving, the Bountiful. As to them that have turned away - their deeds shall not be accepted, even should they worship Him throughout the duration of the kingdom of earth and heaven. This is a certain truth. Had God accepted the deeds of those who in times past were among the people of the Torah and the Gospel, He would surely accept the deeds of these people. Thus hath the matter been decreed by One Who is knowing and wise. Leave the people to their vain imaginings, then take thou for thyself a path unto God. They that have turned away from this Countenance - these are deprived of God’s grace and mercy, and are recorded as being among the people of error by the Pen of Glory in the Tablet. Shun them, and turn with thy whole being unto Him at Whose bidding the Sun of Justice hath shone forth from the horizon of this heaven which hath been raised up in God’s name. Thus have We cast upon thee the word of truth and ordained for thee the way of guidance, that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, Who is indeed aware of His servants. And glory be upon the people of glory and upon those who have taken God as their Guardian.

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In the Name of God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

O J.L.! Hear the call of thy Lord, the Self-Sufficing, the Most Exalted. Arise to promote the Cause and enjoin what is right unto the people. Thus doth thy Lord, the Compassionate, command thee from this Prison which is encompassed by the hosts of heedlessness and error. We have made thee one of Our Most Beautiful Names that thou mayest summon the people unto thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Glorious. Thus hath the Sun of Wisdom shone forth from the horizon of thy Lord’s Will, the Mighty, the All-Choosing. None hath the right to object to thee; rather must every soul follow that which thou hast been commanded in the Tablets. The hearts of those who have turned away from the Countenance have been corrupted. Verily, they are in doubt and dissension.

Arise to promote the Cause. Say: O people! The Cause hath come, and ye have no protector from God this Day. Abandon what ye possess and take what hath been given you from God, the Mighty, the Compelling.

O My Name! Hear My call once again from the horizon of tribulation. The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the One, the Almighty, the All-Compelling. Tribulation hath not prevented Us from Our Cause. Soon shall We seize those who have wronged - verily thy Lord is severe in punishment.

Adorn thyself with the ornament of servitude unto God, the True One. Through it shall God’s Cause be established throughout creation. Thus did We command thee aforetime. Glorify thy Lord with praise at eventide and at dawn. We have been with thee in all conditions. Grieve not at what hath befallen thee in thy Lord’s path, the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. Soon will God exalt His Cause and manifest what hath been revealed in the Tablet. He is the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

Magnify those who are present before the Throne. Blessed is the face wherein thou findest the radiance of thy Lord, the Most Merciful. Gather the people on the shore of the Most Great Ocean. Say: O people! Fear God and follow not every doubtful idolater. Soon shall the world and all that ye behold today perish, and the throes of death shall overtake you. Then shall ye find no escape, save for him in whose heart is the love of God. His face shall be illumined in that hour and he shall see at his right hand the angels of Paradise with goblets and cups. He shall drink from their hands the Water of Life and his spirit shall ascend to the highest horizon. Thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Forgiving.

Confine matters to the remembrance of thy Lord and grieve not at the cawing of the wicked. Soon shalt thou see them prostrate for what they have denied. Verily, thy Lord is severe in chastisement. And glory be upon thee and upon whoso hath turned unto God, the Lord of the Day of Mutual Calling.

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In the Name of Him Who speaketh in the Kingdom of Utterance

The hosts of God shall be triumphant. These hosts, in the first station and primary rank, have been and shall ever be the verses of God. He is the triumphant, He is the All-Compelling, He is the All-Encompassing. His revelation is manifest and evident in the horizons and in the souls, yet in every station it appeareth according to measure and degree. None save those possessed of penetrating vision, pure souls and illumined hearts can truly comprehend it as befitteth its station. And in one station the hosts of Truth are the Hands of His Cause, that is, those souls who arise for the sake of God to educate the peoples and reform the world, who make the inhabitants of earth aware through wisdom and utterance and guide them to the supreme horizon. And in one station, goodly deeds and praiseworthy conduct have been and shall ever be the hosts of God. Thus in this most great Revelation We have commanded all to triumph through the fear of God and to adorn the world with the ornament of security and tranquility. The outward hosts and armies belong unto the kings - they are the manifestations of divine power. If they enter beneath the shade of the pavilions of grandeur they are ascribed unto the Truth; otherwise the command is His - He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. In this Revelation the host that hath arisen to serve is the Pen of the Ancient King. Through it the standard of triumph hath been raised and the banner of victory hath been unfurled. It moveth by night and by day with a motion that hath stirred all created things. It is the horseman that raceth in the arena of wisdom and utterance. Its power is not weakened by the might of the world, and its purpose is not hindered by the desires of the nations. It is the prevailing one, it is the triumphant one. Glory be unto God! In the divine days the vanquished is beheld as the victor. Blessed are they that ponder, blessed are they that perceive, and blessed are they that attain. And He hath hosts and armies that none knoweth save His own Self. These hosts are not seen with outward eyes. His is the command in all circumstances, and His is the decree in the beginning and in the end. O thou who gazest! He Who is mentioned and Who converseth from the Sinai of Utterance speaketh these exalted words, that they may draw thee to the horizon of detachment and bring thee near unto the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to strengthen thee with such steadfastness as shall tranquilize hearts and souls. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who have quaffed of My sealed wine.

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O Aqa Rida, upon him be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance! Praise be befitting the Lord of Creation, the Beloved, and the Desired One, Whose blessed gaze is fixed upon His loved ones. It is hoped that through the Kawthar of utterance flowing from the Pen of Power, hearts and minds may be cleansed of obstructing veils and become receptive to the effulgent lights of the Day-Star of divine knowledge.

O Rida, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of all beings! Hearken thou unto the voice of the Wronged One with such attention as shall never end nor be erased from the tablet of thine hearing. O Rida! Verily grace hath preceded, mercy hath preceded, and loving-kindness hath encompassed all. Would that My people knew! Would that My people understood! Would that My people were fair-minded!

O Rida! We beseech God to aid thee and grant thee success, that thou mayest attain unto that which no vicissitudes or conditions of all who dwell on earth can alter or change. This is the station of the Most Great Steadfastness which hath been sent down by the Pen of the Lord of all beings in this luminous dawn and divine dayspring. Hold thou fast unto it, detached from all the worlds.

As to what thou didst write regarding turning towards this direction, it hath been heard. If thou canst find some occupation in that city to engage in, this would be preferable and more fitting. But if thou dost intend to come, thou must turn with complete detachment and pure reliance, aiming for the most exalted station and supreme heights, and approaching the Dayspring of grace and Source of bounty in a befitting manner. In any case, We beseech God, exalted be His glory, to grant thee success and confirmation. The friends in that land should also strive to the extent possible to perhaps find a buyer for the house who might purchase it, that thou mayest be free to act according to thy desire. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid them and aid thee in that which He loveth and is pleased with.

Convey greetings to each of thy relatives and give them the glad tidings of the effulgent lights of the Day-Star of grace. It is hoped that under the shade of the Blessed Tree they may attain true maturity and spiritual coming of age. Verily He is the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is. Glory be upon you and upon those who have quaffed the sealed wine from the hands of His bounty, the Self-Subsisting, the Self-Sustaining.

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He is God, exalted be His station, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise befits and is worthy of the Sovereign of Manifestation, Who through His existence brought all things into being. His generosity is manifest through Him and His bounty is evident through Him. He is the Dawning-Place of the light of divine unity and the Manifestation of “He doeth whatsoever He willeth and ordaineth whatsoever He pleaseth.” Upon Him be the blessings of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, and upon His family and companions through whom the traces of polytheism were erased and the decree of divine unity was established, through whom the clouds rained down and the Word of the Cause was exalted amidst the parties.

Thereafter, your letter arrived and after being read and reviewed was presented before the Lord and achieved the honor of His attention. He said: We beseech God to assist him in that which will cause the manifestation of praiseworthy character and goodly deeds. Today is the day for the manifestation of deeds. We have ever counseled the servants of God to fear God […] Man has been and continues to be well-known. It is hoped that the effulgences of the Luminary of utterance which have shone forth from the horizon of God’s Book will illumine all and adorn them with the raiment of the Most Great Infallibility. Verily He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. He hath said, and His word is the truth: “Men whom neither merchandise nor selling diverteth from the remembrance of God.” We beseech God to protect the unitarians from the evil of the polytheists, and likewise to protect the cities and habitations of the people of divine unity. Verily He is powerful over all things and worthy to answer prayers.

In truth, the polytheists and aggressors have surrounded the unitarians and their towns and villages from all directions, attacking from every side. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, by His Prophets and chosen ones, by those who were martyred in His path and strove in His Cause and aided His religion, and by the Manifest Book and its Bearer, to ordain for His loved ones the good of this world and the next. Verily He is the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the throne and earth.

Praise be to God that you have arrived at the Sublime Gate and associated with the friends. Convey my greetings to his honor Aqa Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be the peace of God. He has been and continues to be mentioned before the Lord. We beseech God, exalted be He, to assist him in that which He loves and is pleased with. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of God, and His blessings.

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O Ghulam-Husayn, who hath attained and won the name of the One God! Praise befitteth the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, Who hath adorned thee with a name that is related to His own Self. Ponder that which hath been revealed from My Most Exalted Pen, and be thou of the thankful ones. O thou who art present before the Face and standing at the Gate! Say: O peoples of the earth, ponder ye that which hath been manifested. Rend asunder the veils of idle fancies and vain imaginings through the name of the Lord of all names, that ye may perchance attain unto the lights of the Orb of certitude which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of the will of the All-Merciful. From the beginning of this Cause, this Wronged One hath arisen, clearly and evidently, before the faces of all the peoples of the world, both rulers and subjects, and hath summoned all unto the ultimate goal and supreme horizon. That which later came to pass had been revealed aforetime from the Most Exalted Pen with perfect clarity. The verses have encompassed the world and the evidences have spread abroad. Nevertheless, the ignorant divines have prevented heedless souls from the fountain of divine mercy. Blessed art thou, and joy be unto thee, for that thou hast turned, drawn nigh, attained, and won that which was inscribed in the Books of God and recorded in the hearts of His Prophets and chosen ones. We testify that thou hast attained and drunk the sealed wine from the hand of the bounty of thy Lord, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling. This exalted Word is a treasure preserved for thee with God. We beseech Him to aid thee hereafter as He aided thee before, and to manifest through thee that which will not change throughout ages and centuries, and to render it immortal in His mighty Book. Convey My greetings to the friends of God and set them ablaze with His remembrance, that perchance the warmth of divine love may unite them all. Unity and concord have ever been and shall remain the cause of the exaltation of the Word of God. We beseech God to enable them to recognize that for which they were created and to make them of those who have attained unto the Most Great Steadfastness, for the cawers have appeared and shall appear in every land - this being among the tidings which the Most Exalted Pen hath given to all in Zawra and the Land of Mystery and upon first arrival at the Most Great Prison. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy and loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those whom neither the might of the world nor the clamor of the nations hath deterred from the Straight Path of God.

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O Haji Siyyid Javad, upon him be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station, the Glory and the Power!

Praise befits and is worthy of the Omnipotent One Who, through the water of the material world, nurtures and preserves physical bodies, and through the water of love nurtures the hearts of His loved ones. For this spring is connected to the Most Great Spring, and this spring is the cause of enlightened eyes and the reason and cause for the manifestation and emergence of hearts and spirits. Glorified be its Creator, its Administrator, its Manifester, its Expositor, and its Interpreter, Who was and is the Reporter of the Hidden Treasure and the Concealed Mystery of the Seal of the Prophets, may the spirit of all else be sacrificed for His sake. And He is that Water referred to in the words “And We made from water all living things,” for through His breaths the world was quickened and adorned with the ornament of existence. Glory be to God! Every water has its effect and every one of His commands has its influence, and nothing has flowed from the Supreme Pen except that which is the cause of order, progress, rest and tranquility for His servants. And blessings and peace be upon Him and upon His family and companions through whom the power and sovereignty of God were made manifest among His servants.

And then, your letter, which was in truth a spiritual water, produced a perfect effect and brought complete comfort and bestowed great joy. Praise be to the Goal of the worlds Who created love and through it adorned the world. We thank God for this and beseech Him to assist His loved ones to manifest what is befitting. After the letter was presented, the Lord, may our spirits be sacrificed for His sake, said: “God willing, may they ever be the recipients of divine favors and steadfast in His service. The letter of Mirza Asadu’llah, upon him be greetings, was seen. From before until now three Tablets have been revealed in his name and sent through various routes. We beseech God, exalted be He, to grant him the blessing of receiving the Tablets and to assist him in that which they contain. Verily, He is the Generous, the Bountiful.” End quote.

This servant ever beseeches, hopes and seeks that God, exalted be His glory, may gather together this dispersion so that we may be blessed with the divine presence and occupied with the remembrance of God. The honored Qurratu’l-‘Ayn Badi’ Effendi is here, praise be to God he is well and has now gone to the garden. Peace and praise be upon you and upon those with you and upon God’s sincere servants.

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God willing, we remain firm and resolute in the covenant we made in the realm of eternity, even though we become rejected by the servants and banished from lands, as indeed we have been. Ere long the world and its people shall perish, and the people of God shall abide in the pavilions of eternity. Verily we are God’s and to Him we shall return. We hope that your honor will drink from this subtle spring, so that you may regard all these non-existent yet seemingly existent ones as lost, and behold the King of Oneness as existent, manifest, evident and resplendent. In any case, God willing, be joyous and rest upon the throne of glory. Furthermore, we have sent Nasir to serve you and have told him not to be neglectful in serving you.

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Regarding Jinab-i-Amin and his journey to the land of Ta, and from there with a group, upon whom be the Glory of God, to England or Tiflis to seek justice, these matters were submitted. This is what the All-Bestowing revealed in response: “Verily, he will not fulfill your needs. They are unable to fulfill their own needs, how much less your needs. But I pour out my grief and sorrow unto God, and I would that My loved ones desire what We desired before and what We desire hereafter.” This utterance which has flowed from the Pen of the All-Merciful is like the water of life for those who are near and sincere. Regarding the disturbances that have occurred in certain lands about which you wrote, it was submitted. He said: “O Mahdi! A passing shadow is neither worthy of mention nor deserving of attention. A hundred thousand times greater than what has occurred has been witnessed in this Revelation. The perspicuous Book became an adornment for the polytheists. What befell the ocean, how much more so a stream or gulf. The Afnan whom We have related to the Divine Lote-Tree and whose mention has flowed from the Divine Pen in wondrous tablets - surely God, exalted and mighty be He, will not leave them in despair. Verily thy Lord is the All-Powerful, the Almighty, and He will manifest whatever they desire, except what the wisdom of God requires to be delayed. And if they wish, even this condition will not be considered in this station. This bounty deserves the gratitude of those who are near and the praise of the sincere ones. The end belongs to the God-fearing, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.” O My Name! The event in the land of Sad is mentioned as among the greatest calamities before the Divine Countenance, such that until now nearly one hundred tablets have been revealed from the heaven of bounty and have flowed from the Supreme Pen mentioning them and those who were with them. No one has been blessed with such an outpouring of grace and bounty - to this testifies what the All-Merciful has revealed in the tablets. By My life! The denizens of My Kingdom and My Dominion, and the dwellers of My holy pavilion have wept at their tragedy and calamities. However, this blessed word was previously manifested from the Dayspring of the Light of Oneness: “O sacrifice of God! Turn not back from love’s altar, But give up thy life in the pathway of love” And whatever has befallen those holy souls in the path of God has surely not been without effect, and its fruit will certainly appear. Inform My Afnan of what the All-Knowing has informed thee.

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O Muhammad-Rida, brother of him who ascended unto God in the City! He is the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious. The remembrance of God from the Pen of Command hath at this moment been witnessed in truth, and from it hath flowed the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be, then the hidden sciences of the unseen, and from it hath appeared the Word whereby all contingent things were created, and God is witness unto this. O servant! Hearken unto the call of the Ancient King from this Pen wherefrom the spirit of life was breathed into the heart of every pure and sanctified one, and whereby God distinguished between the fortunate and the wretched, between darkness and light, and thus was the matter decreed by thy Lord in truth. Glad tidings unto thee for having remained steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord, unmoved by the tempests of trials or the storms of tribulation, standing firm in the Cause. Verily those who have denied this Beauty and have taken the Calf as their lord besides God are in grievous loss. Leave them to themselves that they may worship their lords besides God; soon shall they be summoned before the seat of justice where the Balance shall be set up by the command of the Mighty, the Wise. By God! Were they to worship their own selves and desires it would be better in God’s sight than what they have taken as partner unto Him and unto which they cleave morning and evening. Thus hath God testified against them while they perceive not, cursing what they possess while imagining they follow a wondrous cause. Say: Fie upon you and upon what ye possess and upon him who biddeth you deny God after He hath come unto you from the dawning-place of the Spirit with manifest sovereignty. Arise thou in the Cause with such steadfastness that were all who are in the heavens and earth to assemble against thee, thou wouldst not be disturbed by them, remaining immovably steadfast. Grieve not for thy brother who hath ascended unto God. By God! We have sanctified him from all defilement and raised him to a most exalted station of holiness, causing him to dwell in the highest paradise which God hath brought forth through His Name whereby all names were created and every mighty matter was originated. Then convey Our greetings unto his wife and remind her of Our remembrance, and unto all those who were with thee, both women and men. The radiance which hath shone forth from the Most Exalted Horizon be upon thee and upon every penitent servant.

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=== START BH02767 ===

He is the Most High, the Most Exalted

This is a wondrous remembrance from the servant unto all who are in the heavens and the earth, that all may enter the pavilions of mighty glory. Those who have entered the sanctuary of the Spirit and believed in what was sent down from God - these are the companions of guidance. Upon them be the blessings and mercy of God. God will assist them with the hosts of the unseen and raise them to a lofty, holy station. He will send down upon them the angels of the Spirit who will give them glad tidings of the meeting with God and provide them with fruits of Paradise upon sublime and exalted cushions.

Say: These are verses of the Spirit which We cast upon you that through them may be quickened the hearts of those who have detached themselves unto God, and that they may be made pure and luminous by the lights of this Dawn. All shall arise from the graves of heedlessness and hasten with their hearts to the shore of the Spirit, and soar with the wings of knowledge in the atmosphere of subtle light, reaching a station where no blame of any blamer nor hindrance of any hinderer shall touch them. They shall hasten to good deeds and arise to the Cause though all who are on earth should oppose them.

Say: Those who have ascended unto God with their wealth and their souls - these are they whom God has made lights of the earth. From their light He created the denizens of the worlds and raised them to heights that were magnificent in the Mother Book. God shall soon manifest them upon clouds of light, and the angels of the Cause shall meet them, in their hands swords of power with which they shall slay the polytheists with swords of conquest - this is decreed as inevitable with God.

O Letter Sad! Hear the call of Him Who calls thee from the throne of eternity and remembers thee on this night in a noble and glorious station, that thou mayest remind the servants of the paradise of oneness and give them glad tidings of the days of God, and provide them with fruits which God has ordained for them in a preserved Book of nearness, lest hardships turn them away from the paths of their Lord and distance them from the path which God created behind the holy worlds and made as a bearer of glad tidings and warning to all beings.

Then mention from Us Our names who were in thy land, and glorify their faces from Us, and likewise those who remember God in their hearts and are today among the radiant lights of the Sun in the Dawning-place of eternity. And thou, preserve these words, then recite them with the tongue of pure nature that the sincere ones may be turned to the beauty of a beautiful countenance.

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=== START BH02768 ===

He is the Hearer, the Answerer! A remembrance from Us to him who hath turned unto the Dawning-Place of the verses of his Lord, the All-Compassionate, the All-Bountiful, and hath heard the Call when it was raised from the Most Exalted Horizon, and hath drunk the Choice Wine sealed by My Name, the Self-Subsisting, and hath attained unto the favor of God, the Lord of the worlds. He hath presented himself, and heard, and witnessed from the mighty signs of his Lord in this Great Prison. O Zaynu’l-’Abidin! Thy letter which thou didst send to Our servant hath been presented and hath won the attention of the Wronged One. We answer thee through this resplendent Tablet, with which the tablets of the world and the remembrances of the nations cannot compare, as doth testify to this the Lord of Eternity Who speaketh before all faces. The gate of heaven hath been opened and the Lord of Names hath come with a mighty command. Blessed is he who hath attained unto that which was recorded by the Pen of Will and mentioned by God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

Hearken in Persian to the call of the Wronged One: Previously was revealed that which thou didst ask from the ocean of divine knowledge. He is the Answerer of the questioners and the Goal of the mystics. We beseech God that He may aid thee to serve His Cause and enable thee to achieve that which shall cause His Cause to be exalted. Praise the Goal of the world that He hath aided thee and granted thee a portion from the ocean of bounty. Thou hast attained unto a station for which the possessors of stations have for years engaged in lamentation and weeping in their search, yet on the Day of Manifestation all were deprived save whom thy Lord willed, but thou didst attain, didst hear His call and didst behold His horizon. Know thou the station of this most great favor and preserve it with the eye and soul. Each of the souls mentioned before attained unto the divine verses, and whatsoever was revealed for each one is an everlasting treasure preserved with God. Give them the glad-tidings wherewith God hath given thee glad-tidings in this perspicuous Book. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me and Thy loved ones unto Thy straight path and Thy mighty Message. I beseech Thee by the lamp of Thy Cause and the effulgences of the Orb of Thy Revelation that Thou make me and those who have believed in Thee to be among those who have no fear nor are they grieved, who speak not until Thou hast spoken and who act according to Thy command. O my Lord! Ordain for us from the wonders of Thy bounty that which will draw us nigh unto Thee, then write down for us the good of this world and of the world to come. Verily Thou art the Protector of all beings and the Lord of the mighty throne. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02769 ===

O Baba Husayn!

In the Name of the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful! This is a mention from Our presence to him who hath believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. The servant present hath presented thy letter and the Wronged One hath heard it and answereth thee with this epistle which beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. We have heard thy cry and thy lamentation and the yearning of thy heart in the days of God. Verily thy Lord is He Who oversees what was and what shall be. Blessed art thou for having been touched by the breezes of thy Lord’s loving-kindness and for having recognized His straight and mighty path.

How many a learned one awaited My days and how many a mystic lamented My separation, yet when I revealed Myself and sent down My verses they denied God, the Lord of existence. They took hold of idle fancies and cast away certitude. Thus did their souls entice them, yet they perceive not. We make mention, throughout the nights and days, of the friends of God and His chosen ones who have drunk from His hands the choice sealed wine.

O Baba Husayn! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the prison precincts and counseleth thee with that whereby this destined Cause shall be exalted. Arise amidst the people and say with wisdom and utterance: O concourse of creation! By God, the All-Merciful hath come and that which was recorded in His Books and Scriptures hath appeared, did ye but know it. Cast aside what the people possess, then turn toward the horizon of the Countenance. Verily the Self-Subsisting calleth you and summoneth you to a praiseworthy station. Say: Be fair in God’s name and oppose not Him through Whose name the Dove of Knowledge warbled upon the branches and all things proclaimed: The Kingdom belongeth to the Lord of the Kingdom.

We make mention of him who was named ’Ali before ’Askar, who was mentioned in thy letter. Verily thy Lord is the All-Merciful, the Mighty, the Kind. We counsel him and My loved ones to manifest supreme steadfastness in this Cause and We give them glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of the seen and unseen. And We make mention of Abu’l-Fadl who attained to recognition of his Lord’s Cause, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. We mentioned him before and after and at this time when the tongue of the Wronged One speaketh that which attracteth hearts and souls. And We make mention of him who was named ’Abbas that he may rejoice and be of the thankful. Blessed is he who hath attained unto My remembrance and spoken that which My tongue hath testified to and circled round My wondrous Cause. Rejoice, O My loved ones, in what hath been sent down to you from the Most Exalted Pen that whereby the hearts of the mystics are gladdened. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02770 ===

He is the Expositor, the All-Knowing!

This is a mention from Us to him whose book was presented before Our face in this Prison, whose particles testify that the Intended One hath come with manifest sovereignty, that the fragrances of remembrance may attract him in such wise as to rend asunder the veils through the name of his Lord, the Commander, the Almighty. Thou hast expressed grief. This is the Day which in all the Scriptures, Books and Tablets is rightly attributed to God and mentioned as the Day of God. The Most Great Joy standeth manifest and visible before the face of the world. Reflect upon the stories of old, that perplexity may be transformed into certitude and the sun of assurance may shine forth from the horizon of the heaven of thy heart. Whatsoever hath occurred in the world was revealed with utmost clarity from the Supreme Pen. If thou wouldst observe, thou wouldst become somewhat aware of the all-encompassing knowledge of God. In every age and epoch, when the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree was heard and the fragrance of the Revelation was diffused, the divines of the age arose to deny and denounce. They are learned in the eyes of men but ignorant before thy Lord, the All-Knowing. It is not known in what wilderness these ignorant souls walk or toward what visage they turn. They adduce proof of their own truth from a mere drop while remaining heedless and turning away from the ocean of verses. If they look to knowledge, its sun is manifest and evident from the horizons of divine Tablets in such wise that none hath any way to deny or object. And if they look to verses, these have encompassed East and West. In the Tablet of Proof these two verses were sent down from the heaven of the will of the All-Merciful. Blessed is he who readeth them and findeth the sweetness of the utterance of his Lord, the Compassionate, the Generous. We said: “Dost thou object to Him Who hath brought thee what thou possessest and what the people of the world possess of God’s proofs and His signs? Open thy vision that thou mayest behold the Wronged One dawning from the horizon of God’s will, the King, the Truth, the Manifest.” And in another place: “Dost thou deny the verses of thy Lord which, when sent down from the heaven of the Command, caused all the Books of the world to bow before them? Thus did the Tongue speak in the kingdom of utterance, yet most of the people are heedless.” The souls that are firm, steadfast, established and assured must become illumined by the lights of the Sun of divine utterance and give light to the world. It behooveth him who hath attained unto this Tablet to render thanks unto his Lord, the Speaker, the All-Knowing. Thus hath the sun of grace shone forth and illumined the horizon of the loving-kindness of God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02771 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! A remembrance from Our presence to him who has adorned his heart with the ornament of faith in the days of his Lord, the Most Merciful, that he may be assured that He remembers whoever remembers Him and loves whoever seeks the face of his Lord, the Mighty, the Wise. We have indeed found the fragrance of thy love for thy Lord; therefore have We sent down to thee clear verses whereby the eyes of those near unto God have been solaced, that the verses of thy Lord may attract thee in such wise that thou mayest hear from all things: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the Most Glorious, the All-Praised.” Remember thy Lord in thy days - this is the best of all deeds before thy Lord, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Say: O people! The Beloved hath come and the horizons are illumined. Why do I see you among the heedless? Doth it beseem anyone to seek the pond and turn away from the Kawthar and Salsabil? Nay, by my Lord! This beseemeth you not, were ye of them who know. Say: The pond representeth your vain desires, while the ocean speaketh the truth. Hasten with your hearts and follow not every remote polytheist. Blessed art thou for having tasted the pure wine which hath flowed from the direction of the Most Great Scene, and for having attained unto a station wherein He Who possesseth all destiny remembereth thee in the prison - He through Whom the divine fragrance wafted throughout all creation and every wise decree was made manifest. Say: O people of the Bayan! Fear God and follow not him whom ye know not. Follow the path of God - this indeed is the straight path. Give thanks unto thy Lord for having attained and turned toward the Wronged One in days when He was in the prison of the polytheists. Be thou steadfast in the Cause in such wise that the winds that blow from the hearts of the heedless cannot move thee. They whisper in the breasts of men even as the Evil One whispered aforetime, whose mention was sent down in a clear Book. We see nothing greater than steadfastness in God’s Cause. Hold thou fast unto it through thy Lord’s sovereign might, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. We beseech God to assist thee in all conditions and to strengthen thee among His servants through His remembrance and praise. He is the Protector of those who remember Him. Trust in Him in all matters. He, verily, will help those who help Him. He is indeed the Strong, the Mighty, the Powerful. We have heard thy call in remembrance of thy Lord and have answered thee with this exalted Tablet. When the wine of thy Lord’s verses intoxicates thee, turn thy face toward the holy court and say: Praise be to Thee, O God of the worlds! Verily, all glory be upon Thee and upon those who have heard the call of their Lord from this Scene wherein the Temple of the Cause is established upon a mighty throne.

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=== START BH02772 ===

In My Name which shineth forth from the horizon of creation. A mention from the Wronged One unto him who hath heard and seen and answered the call of the Lord of all beings when the summons was raised betwixt earth and heaven and the inhabitants of the cities of names were seized with the intoxication of the trumpet. Thus hath the Most Exalted Pen spoken upon the branches of the uttermost Lote-Tree. Blessed are they that hear. Take hold of the Book of God with the power that proceedeth from Him, adhering to the wisdom which hath been sent down from God, the Lord of the worlds. None should acknowledge that which he possesseth, for the protection of those who have turned towards the Countenance - a command from the presence of One mighty and powerful. The servant who was present brought thy letter and placed it before the Face, and there hath been revealed for thee this wondrous and glorious Tablet. Give thanks unto God for having enabled thee to turn towards Him and guided thee unto His straight path, from which the servants have turned aside except such as God hath willed, the Possessor of this mighty and exalted Cause. He hath, of His grace, forgiven thee and thy father and mother. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Beseech God to assist thee in that which beseemeth His days and this Cause, whereby the limbs of them that denied God’s right and His sovereignty did quake, and who disputed His signs, and turned away from His luminous countenance. At this moment We make mention of the handmaiden whom thou didst mention in thy letter, and give her the glad-tidings of her Lord’s loving-kindness. We make mention too of her daughter and of those women who have believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Praised. We make mention of thine uncle who turned towards the Most Sublime Horizon on a day whereon the limbs of the servants trembled for fear of the Cause, save those who held fast to the cord of God, the All-Powerful. We had mentioned her aforetime with that which nothing in all creation can equal, and at this hour with a mention whereby the hearts of them that are endued with understanding are attracted. We make mention of God’s loved ones in that land, whom the circumstances of the tyrannous ones did not frighten, and whom the power of those who disbelieved in the Day of Judgment did not weaken. O concourse of loved ones! Conceal the pearls of divine knowledge from the eyes of the treacherous ones. None should acknowledge the Cause of God before the faces of those through whose tyranny the dwellers of the Most Exalted Paradise did lament, and every perceiving mystic did cry out. The glory be upon you, O My loved ones, and upon you, O My handmaidens. Know ye of a certainty that soon shall perish that wherein the oppressors take pride, and there shall endure for you that which hath been ordained by the Pen of God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Praise be to God, the Forgiving, the Generous.

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O Siyyid Muhammad, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One dawning from the horizon of utterance. A mention from the Wronged One to him who hath drunk the choice wine of revelation when its seal was broken by the finger of his Lord’s will, the Mighty, the Powerful, that the verses of his Lord may attract him to a station wherein he heareth from all things that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the All-Informed. Thy letter hath come before the Face and the servant present before the Throne hath read it. We have answered thee with that whereby bodies have taken flight and the eyes of those near unto God have been solaced. We have found from thy letter the fragrance of thy sincerity to God and thy turning toward His face after the passing of all things. Verily thy Lord is the Hearing, the Seeing. And We found it sanctified from mention of aught else. Thus it behooveth one who hath turned today unto Him Who was promised in the Qur’an on the Day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who guided and directed thee to the straight path of God. How many a learned one heard the call when it was raised between earth and heaven, yet attained not to the word “yea,” and was recorded among the most lost in the perspicuous Book. But thou didst turn and advance and hear and answer thy Ancient Lord. Give thanks unto God for this most great favor. He confirmeth whom He willeth through a command from His presence, and He is the Mighty, the Powerful, the Wise. Counsel the servants on My behalf to righteousness and piety, to trustworthiness and godliness, and to that whereby the Word of God is exalted amongst men. Verily thy Lord is the Counselor, the Compassionate, the Generous. Say: O people, abandon what ye possess of idle fancies. The Hidden Name hath appeared and calleth out with the most exalted call from the supreme horizon, summoning those in the kingdom of creation unto God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of the Most Great Ocean. Fear God and be not of the heedless. Open your eyes - verily the Sun is at its zenith. Hold fast unto it and be not of the wrongdoers. Soon shall perish what ye and your divines and princes possess, and the Cause shall remain with God, the Lord of the worlds. Thus have the spheres of utterance revolved by the finger of the All-Merciful, and the river of mercy hath flowed through this Most Great Name. Joyous are they who have attained and seen and drunk, and woe unto them that have turned away. The Glory shining from the horizon of My Kingdom be upon thee and upon those who have turned with radiant faces and illumined hearts unto the horizon wherefrom hath dawned the Day-Star of My Cause, the Mighty, the Wondrous.

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=== START BH02774 ===

Here is O Most Holy and Supreme One, the Most High, the Most Glorious! May my spirit be a sacrifice for Thy love. This petition, omitting preliminaries, presents the essential matters to your presence, as I have had and have absolutely no time due to the abundance of writings, therefore I hope for forgiveness. A detailed petition was also sent previously which God willing has reached the luminous presence. I place my trust in God and through Him shall be elevated. Regarding what you had written about sending multiple letters - all were received. And regarding those souls who attained the presence of your honor and the Land of Ta and elsewhere, whose names you had mentioned - all were presented at the Most Holy, Most Exalted, Most Mighty Court and Tablets were specifically revealed and sent for all. Praise be to God, the divine favors are manifestly evident in utmost brilliance and appearance. Regarding what was written about the discord in the Land of Qaf, this servant is bewildered as to what souls are maintaining discord, when any person of understanding perceives this much - that discord is the cause of wasting the Cause of God and the reason for the abasement of the loved ones. We beseech God to make known to them what befits them in these days and benefits them in the hereafter and the former life. It seems some have made discord a change of taste. God willing, we hope that all will rend asunder the veils and unite in perfect fellowship and harmony upon the Divine Word. And regarding what you had written about not falling short in teaching the Cause of God to the extent possible in every place and station - it is evident that from one such as your honor there has not been and will not be any neglect in proclaiming the Cause of God and serving the Cause. God willing, utmost effort must be exerted in removing discord between the loved ones and acting with wisdom, so that all the divine friends may be enabled and adorned with the ornament of fellowship and wise action. And regarding what was written about the Siyyid, upon him be what is upon him - it is evident to all: for every light there is darkness. God will soon seize him with a mighty force from His presence and prevent him from what he intended and make him a lesson to observers. All those circumambulating send greetings. By thy life! If thou wert not before mine eyes, thou wouldst be in my heart and soul which is better for thee. Be thou happy with that and be of the thankful ones.

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=== START BH02775 ===

O Muhammad-Qabli-Baqir! In the name of the All-Knowing Speaker! Praise and its essence befitteth that Beloved One Who, through His perfect power, uttered a Word whereby was made manifest all that had been mentioned in the divine Books concerning the Resurrection and its signs, and its conditions such as the Bridge, the Balance, the Trump, the Call, the gathering and dispersal. He is the Omnipotent, the All-Powerful, the Guardian over all things. Were the peoples of the world to ponder the manifestations of His power in this Most Great Revelation, they would surely find themselves bewildered, and that very bewilderment is itself an acknowledgment and confession of the might, glory, greatness and sovereignty of God–exalted be His majesty and magnificent be His grandeur! O Baqir! Praise be to God that through the bestowals of the divine ocean of generosity thou hast turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon and partaken of the choice wine of the All-Glorious. This is more precious than the heavens and earth and whatsoever hath been created therein. Be thou thankful unto God for this and be possessed of manifest joy. Thy letter was received in the presence of the Wronged One, and the servant in attendance presented that which was mentioned therein. God willing, mayest thou be ever gladdened by the sweet-scented breezes of God’s love and remain turned toward His horizon. I swear by the Sovereign of all possibility that this is a Day wherein not a single letter appeareth except that it is recorded by the Pen of Destiny in the Manifest Book and, through the permanence of God’s names and attributes, is mentioned in the presence of them that are nigh and sincere. Blessed is the soul that hath fulfilled God’s Covenant and His Pledge, and hath acted in accordance with that which was commanded by the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. In thy letter was mentioned he who was named Javad, who attained unto My presence and circled round Me and heard My call and drank the choice wine of My love. We make mention of him and shall continue to make mention of him as a token of Our grace. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. We make mention of thee and of those whom God hath related unto thee and whose names were mentioned in thy letter, and We bestow upon their faces Our greetings from this exalted station. Give thanks that the ocean of forgiveness hath surged and the fragrance of thy Lord’s pardon hath wafted. He hath indeed forgiven those for whom thou didst seek forgiveness. Verily thy Lord is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. The glory be upon thee and upon them from the presence of the Mighty, the Great. Make mention of My loved ones in that place and give them the glad-tidings of My gracious remembrance.

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=== START BH02776 ===

He is the One speaking the truth in this manifest station! Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses and revealed the evidences in such wise that all who are in the heavens and on earth are powerless to reckon them. By God! The proof hath bowed down before the countenance of its Lord, and the testimony hath cried out with the most exalted call amidst all creation: “The All-Merciful hath come with a Cause against which all the armies of the world cannot stand,” yet most of the people are heedless. The Wronged One calleth out in all conditions and giveth glad tidings to all created things of the Most Exalted Horizon, making them aware of the Dayspring of Revelation and guiding them to His Straight Path.

O My loved ones in Manshad! Hearken unto the call of God, the Lord of creation. He maketh mention of you as a bounty from His presence, that ye may draw nigh unto God, the Peerless, the All-Informed. Blessed is he whom vain imaginings have not withheld, and blessed is the strong one whom the doings of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of all worlds, have not weakened. Hold ye fast unto the cord of unity, then aid your Lord, the All-Merciful, through remembrance and utterance. Thus hath the command been sent down in the Tablets of your Lord, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

O loved ones of God! Act ye according to that which ye have been commanded in the Book. This is better for you, did ye but know. He judgeth according to that which profiteth you in the hereafter and in this world. To this testifieth the Lord of all being, Who hath appeared and revealed what He desired through His sovereignty that hath encompassed all who are in the kingdom. He is, verily, the All-Conquering, the Almighty. Should there come unto you one who brays with the utterances of the wicked, know ye with certainty that he is that same brayer mentioned in the Book of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised.

We counsel you to manifest the greatest steadfastness and to act in a manner befitting the days of God, the Lord of the Throne and of the dust. Blessed is he who hath turned unto that which is praiseworthy in the estimation of One mighty and great. From this station We send Our greetings upon the faces of them that have believed in God, and We make mention of him who hath been named Rida from the Supreme Pen which hath spoken betwixt earth and heaven that there is none other God besides Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

The glory shining forth from the horizon of God’s loving-kindness be upon thee, O thou who hast turned unto the Dayspring of Manifestation when the light was shining from the horizon of Zawra. I testify that thou hast drunk the choice wine of recognition in the days of the All-Merciful and attained unto the Kawthar of reunion while most of the servants who turned away from the Dawning-Place of the Cause were heedless, having followed their vain imaginings. Blessed art thou, O thou who art mentioned before the Throne, and blessed are they who visit thee purely for the sake of God, the Mighty, the Great. And blessed be the male servants of God and His chosen ones, and His maidservants who hearkened and responded when the Promised One came with a manifest Command.

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=== START BH02777 ===

In the name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy greatness whereby all things have been made great, and by the lights of Thy countenance whereby all things have been illumined, and by the wondrous signs of Thy names whereby all things have been distinguished one from another, and by Thy name which Thou hast made to stand over all things, and by Thy sovereignty whereby Thou hast prevailed over all things, and by Thy verses whereby the realities of all things have been attracted, and by Thy Word whereby all who are in earth and heaven were struck with fear, and by Thy call in the holy wilderness whereby the heart of the world was set ablaze and whereby Thou didst guide the sincere ones to the shore of the ocean of Thy oneness and caused the lovers to soar in the atmosphere of Thy nearness and meeting, and attracted the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee to the right hand of the throne of Thy mercy - I beseech Thee to accept from us what we have wrought in Thy love and good-pleasure.

O my God, my Lord and my Beloved! They who have tasted the sweetness of Thy call and hastened to the shadow of Thy bounties and the proximity of Thy favors and followed what Thou didst command them out of love for Thyself and desire for Thy presence - these move not except by Thy leave and speak not save after Thy command.

O my God and my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have risen from my bed at this dawn wherein the sun of Thy oneness hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of Thy will, illumining the regions through that which was ordained in the pages of Thy decree and the tablets of Thy destiny. Praise be unto Thee, O my God, that Thou hast caused us to awaken illumined by the light of Thy knowledge and to fast purely for Thy sake. O Lord! Send down upon us that which will make us independent of all else save Thee and detached from all except Thyself. Then write down for me and for my loved ones and my kindred, both male and female, the good of this world and the world to come. Then protect us, O Thou Who art the Beloved of creation and the Desire of invention, by Thy supreme greatness from those whom Thou hast made to be the manifestations of the slinking whisperer who whisper in the breasts of men. Verily, Thou art the Powerful over what Thou willest, and Thou art the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

O my God! Send Thy blessings upon Him Whom Thou hast made the Self-Subsisting One over Thy most beautiful names, and through Whom Thou hast distinguished between the righteous and the wicked, that Thou mayest make us successful in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with. And, O my God, send Thy peace upon Thy Words and Thy Letters, and upon those who have turned toward Thee and have set their faces toward Thy countenance and have hearkened unto Thy call. Verily, Thou art the Lord of the servants and their Sovereign, and Thou art powerful over all things.

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In the Name of Him Who rules over all names. God bears witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who has come with the truth is verily the Sovereign of verses and the Dawning-Place of revelation unto all who are in earth and heaven. He is indeed the Manifest Book and the Impregnable Fortress - whoso turns unto Him has turned unto the Most Great Ocean and attained the lights of the Ancient of Days. He is indeed the Frequented Fane and the Book Inscribed and the Scroll Outspread. By My life! All this is mentioned at the level of names, while He has ever been sanctified above them. Through a word from Him was created all that is seen in creation, whereof bears witness the Concourse on High. Blessed is he who has found His fragrance in His days, and woe betide the heedless.

This is a Book from Us to him who has heard the Call from the Supreme Horizon and has turned unto God, the Creator of heaven, while the people were behind a manifest veil, that the melody of God may draw him to a station wherein he speaks of all else besides Him and reminds the people of that which has been sent down from God, the Most High, the Most Great. Say: O people! The gate of divine knowledge has been opened and the horizon of certitude has been illumined, inasmuch as the All-Merciful has come with sovereignty from Him, while ye are in gross doubt. Leave what ye possess and turn unto the Dawning-Place of certitude, and follow not those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of all worlds. Say: There is no protection this day save from God alone. Leave what ye possess and take what ye are commanded by One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Blessed art thou for having found the fragrance of the divine garment and turned unto the Goal and heard the Call of God, the Almighty, the Most Praiseworthy. Gather the people unto the Word of God and His Cause, then give them to drink of this wine which has been the desire of those near unto God. Say: O My loved ones! Hold fast unto goodly deeds. By God! They shall profit you in this world and the next. Thus doth He teach you from His presence - He Who possesses knowledge of all things in a Perspicuous Book. Be ye dawning-places of justice and equity and daysprings of loving-kindness and bounty unto all who are on earth. He, verily, is the All-Explaining, the All-Knowing. Convey My greetings unto My loved ones, then recite unto them what has been revealed from My Most Exalted Pen in this Glorious Tablet. Give thanks unto God for having been mentioned before the Throne, and for that which has been revealed unto thee, whereby the fragrance of the Beloved has been diffused throughout the worlds. Glory be upon thee and upon those who are with thee of them who have believed in God, the Peerless, the All-Informed.

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He is the All-Knowing of all things, yet all know Him not. Glorified be He Who created the heavens by His command and blew the trumpet and quickened thereby the hearts of those who have detached themselves unto God and who reclined upon the crimson cushions in the presence of God, and drank from the Salsabil of love, and were enkindled by the fire of God, and perceived the fragrance of the garment from Egypt which was renowned by the name of God in the holy concourse. Thus do We teach thee from the mysteries of knowledge and cast upon thee that which shall make thee independent of those who imagine they have ascended to the heights of knowledge, that thou mayest know the paths of knowledge and wisdom and stand firm in the Cause and become acquainted with the knowledge which God hath concealed behind the pavilions of glory that it might remain hidden from the eyes of the proud. Say: O people, fear ye God and walk not in the ways of transgression and wickedness, and think not evil of God lest ye be numbered with those who have turned aside in God’s Cause. These are they who, should they behold the path of Paradise, would not choose it for themselves as their path, but should the breezes of the Evil One pass by them, they would take it as their portion. This is because they have disbelieved in God and His signs, and were of those who turned away and showed pride before God in His Cause which hath dawned like the sun from the horizon of the spirit. Say: O people, do ye not witness how the sun hath risen and the light hath shone forth and the veil hath been rent asunder and God hath stood forth in the holy concourse while the Dove announceth before Him with such melody that all in the kingdom are stunned thereby? Hearken then, O people of the kingdom, that ye may be drawn by the melodies of God. Then have mercy upon yourselves and deprive not your beings. The world and its ornaments shall pass away and ye shall return unto God in a station which hath been raised up by the path of power. Know thou that We sent thee aforetime a book wherein We made mention of thee with the mention of eternity in such wise that none could produce a single letter thereof save whom thy Lord willeth. Thus do We inform thee of that which hath flowed from the Pen of Creation that thou mayest be convinced that God is potent over all things. And thou, grieve not over anything, neither fear anyone. Then preserve these words and recite them unto those who have believed in God that thou mayest be victorious in His Cause within thyself.

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Glorified art Thou, O my God! I bear witness at this moment - and so too doth everyone who circleth round Thy most great Throne, and the dwellers of the all-highest realm upon whom have been showered the splendors of the Ancient of Days, and then Thy most beautiful names, and the temples of Thy glory who dwell in the City of Eternity - that we all believe in Thy signs and seek shelter beneath the tree of Thy loving care and repose in the cradle of Thy mercy and loving-kindness, dwelling on the shore of the glory of Thy oneness and turning toward the temples of the glory of Thy identity, and that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the Exalted, the Most High. Then do I bear witness at this moment, in this Home of Peace near unto Thee and this City wherein have shone forth the lights of Thy countenance, that this is Thy servant whom Thou didst create by Thy will and sustain by Thy desire, and for whom Thou didst ordain whatsoever flowed from the Pen of Thy decree upon the tablet of Thy judgment, and whom Thou didst nourish with the fruits Thou didst create by Thy power and bring forth from the branches of the Tree of Thy loving care, and whom Thou didst feed with the choicest fruits in the lands of Thy creation and gave to drink of the sweet waters from the rivers of the holy paradise of Thy mercy. Yet after all this, and after Thou didst honor him through Thy generosity and favor him through Thy beneficence, he remained heedless of rendering thanks to Thee and negligent of the beauty of the glory of Thy sovereignty, to such extent that he turned not to the most exalted cities beneath the shadow of Thy most exalted Name. And he remained thus until his days reached the end Thou hadst ordained for him, whereupon his tongue grew heavy and his eyes grew dim and his ears grew deaf and his feet grew weak and his hands were stayed from movement. And then he returned to his place in the dust, to a house where none would visit him again and no soul would accompany him and no companion would befriend him and no merciful one would show him mercy and no lamp would illuminate him. And we all do now, with his tongue, acknowledge this and confess Thy loving care which preceded him through Thy grace. But I beseech Thee, O my God and my Lord and my Beloved, since Thou hast related him to those servants whom Thou hast related to Thyself - I beseech Thee by them and by the lights of Thy most splendid countenance and by Thy greatest signs and by the holy manifestations in the temples of eternity, that Thou forgive him and remit his misdeeds, then accept from him what he failed to do in Thy days, then pardon what he failed to do when Thy lights were revealed, then cause him to dwell beneath the shadow of Thy loving care in the garden whose breadth Thou hast made as the breadth of Thy heavens and Thy earth. Verily, Thou art powerful over that, omnipotent.

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Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! O my God! Verily, this is Thy servant who hath been carried away by the heat of Thy love and the transports of Thy devotion, and upon whom have wafted the breaths of Thy holiness and the melodies of Thy spirit. Such was the exultation at Thy beauty, and the ecstasy at Thy glory, engendered in his heart that he became detached from all things and from the suggestions of all people; until he journeyed through Thee unto Thee, and emigrated from Thee even unto Thyself. The way was barred until he entered the paths of Thy loving-kindness. It was as though he walked in his own person, so great was his yearning to meet Thee; that he might arrive at the gate of the City of Thy Oneness, and attain the glorious seats of Thine Eternity. At length he stood before the Tabernacles of Thine Exaltation and the Canopy of Thy Majesty in the Habitation of Holiness in the shelter of the Sanctuary of Thy Grandeur, the Garden of Thy Beauty and the City of Thy Guidance; and attained, through that surpassing honour and superlative distinction, unto a state wherein the cord of his servitude was strengthened by the fibre of Thy Lordship, and the lamp of his poverty was kindled by the wicks of Thy riches. Thereupon he entered into the depths of the oceans of the Divine Essence before the surging of the Verses of Thy glorious sovereignty. Unto Thee be praise, therefore, O my God, for whatsoever Thou hast bestowed upon him by Thy bounty, and honoured him withal by Thy power; and unto Thee be thanks for all Thou hast sustained him withal of the gems of hidden favours, and the wonders of his treasured mercy, which have come to fruition upon the trees of love in the inmost realities of hearts. I ask Thee, then, O my God, to cause him to hearken unto the call of this Firebird in this Abha Paradise, that with his whole being he may come forth for the sake of establishing Thy victory in the kingdom of Thy creation and in the dominion of Thy glory; and that his spirit may be purified from all that hath not been ordained by Thy decree, nor enjoyeth the sanction of Thy good pleasure: forasmuch as Thou holdest in Thy hands the reins of all things. Thou, verily, art the Revealer of the Revelation, Who singest upon the supernal Light within the Sinaitic Tree; and Thou, indeed, hast power over all things. Bless Thou, O Lord my God, Thy First Light whereby the spirits of Thy sacred eternality have soared aloft; and bless Thou moreover Thy Mansion that moveth upon the air in the very axis of the sun, the centre of Thine appointment at Thy pleasure by Thy decree; and all those that guide thereunto in the lofty heights of eternity, and in the bowers of the invisible realm. Thou, truly, art the Ordainer, the All-Compelling, the All-Conquering, the All-Knowing, the Ever-Living, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Powerful, the All-Informed. Array then with a robe of blessing woven of the cotton of immortality the temple of him who is thy brother in the world of being; and convey from me to him a salutation from the pages of fidelity; likewise to all that are about thee of the people of guidance. 251, The Land of Sad, Ha’ Sin-Ya’ Nun

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O Muhammad-Baqir, son of Muhammad-’Ali! In the Name of Him Who hath appeared with the Most Glorious Beauty! The Command hath come from the unseen realm of the Divine Identity, from the right side of My heart, that: O Ancient Beauty! Remember Thy servant who hath believed in God and in whose heart hath entered the love of Thy Supreme and Most Great Self. Then make mention of him in the Tablet, that neither the tempests of those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God, nor the storms of the deniers may move him. By God, the True One! Whosoever remaineth steadfast in this Cause this day, verily the denizens of the Supreme Concourse shall circle round him, and then the billows of the Names. For this is a Cause the like of which hath never appeared in creation, and to this My tongue now beareth witness. But the people hear not My words and have denied this resplendent and wondrous Beauty by veiling themselves from it. O servant! Should thine own self oppose thee in My Cause, sever its head and fear not its passing. Place thy trust in God, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Ancient. And shouldst thou see among the people of the Bayan one who denieth this Beauty, draw nigh unto him and stand before his eyes and say: “O thou who associateth partners with God! By what proof didst thou believe in ’Ali while denying Him Who sent him with the truth? Alas for thee and for those who have denied God, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Peerless!” Beware lest the pride of the turbans of those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God prevent thee. All that thou hast witnessed among the people of the Furqan (Muslims), witness it in these people, for there is no difference between them. Those denied God when He appeared with the name of ’Ali in truth, and these have denied Him when He appeared once again with this Name, at which all who are in the heavens and earth were struck with terror. O servant! Leave them and what they possess, then take the Book of God with a strength from Him and recite it with the melodies of the unitarians, that it may draw thee away from thy self and thy desires and bring thee to this hallowed station whose courtyard the Spirit of Truth sweepeth clean. And the Glory be upon thee and upon those who are with thee in this Cause and who, when they hear this Name, fall prostrate upon their faces and lay their cheeks in the dust in humility before God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forefathers of old. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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Tablet Revealed by Baha’u’llah in Commemoration of His Birthday Anniversary

He is the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Great!

The Birthday Festival is come and He Who is the Beauty of God, the Omnipotent, the Gracious, the All-Loving, hath ascended His throne. Happy is the man who on this Day hath beheld His face and toward whom the eye of God, the Help-in-Peril, the Self-Subsisting hath been directed.

Say, We have commemorated the Feast in the Most Great Prison, notwithstanding that the kings have risen up against Us; yet neither the ascendancy of the concourse of the oppressors can frustrate Our purpose, nor can the multitude of the hosts of the earth perturb Our mind. This is that whereunto the All-Merciful beareth witness from this glorious station.

Say, will the Quintessence of assurance be dismayed before the tumult of the people of the world? Nay, by His Beauty that hath shed its radiance upon all created things, be they of the past or of the future. This is the dreadful majesty of God that hath encompassed the entire creation. This is His transcendent power that pervadeth all mankind. Take ye fast hold on the cord of His sovereign might and celebrate the praise of your Lord, the Unconstrained, at the break of this Day, through which every hidden secret hath been brought to light. Thus hath the Tongue of the Ancient of Days spoken on this Day – the Day whereon His sealed wine hath been unsealed. Take ye heed that the vain imaginations of such as have disbelieved in God perturb you not, nor idle fancies turn you away from this Path which extendeth far and wide.

O people of Baha! Soar ye on the wings of detachment in the atmosphere of the love of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Arise ye then to render Him victorious in pursuance of that which hath been revealed in the Preserved Tablet. Beware lest ye contend with any one amongst the people of the world. Proclaim ye the truth by diffusing the sweet savours of God and by spreading abroad His holy Utterances, for through the potency of these two instruments all men would be enabled to turn their faces towards Him; however those who fail to recognize the glory of this Day, will find themselves bewildered in the drunkenness of their selfish desires and are truly bereft of understanding. Blessed in the man who, lowly and suppliant, lifteth up his face towards the Day-Spring of the signs of His Lord.

It behooveth thee to arise amidst the people and to acquaint them with that which hath been set down in the Book of their Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful. Say: Fear ye God and follow not the vague fancies of those who walk in the footsteps of the doubter and the impious. Turn yourselves with radiant hearts towards the throne of your Lord, the Possessor of names. Indeed He will graciously aid you through the power of truth. No God is there but Him, the Most Excellent, the All-Bountiful.

How strange that ye should blunder on towards but a pool, willing to forgo the Most Great Ocean which lieth before your eyes. Ponder ye attentively and follow not every ungodly plotter.

Thus warbleth the Bird of Eternity upon the branches of Our divine Lote-Tree. God beareth me witness that through a single melody voiced by it, the concourse on high and the denizens of the cities of names have been enraptured, and beyond them those who circle in adoration around the Throne in the daytime and in the night season have been enravished.

Such are the effusions of the showers of divine utterance which pour down from the heaven of the Will of your merciful Lord. It beseemeth you to set your hearts towards Him and abstain from imitating those who have cavilled at the signs of God and denied their Lord of Mercy when He did appear, invested with proofs and testimonies.

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Lahajan. O honored one, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious! The thunder has pealed and the winds have risen tempestuous, and the Cleaver of Dawn in this winter commands His Most Exalted Pen to give glad tidings to the people of creation of this springtime, whereby the trees of wisdom and utterance have put forth leaves. Say: From the clouds of passion the horizon of guidance has been darkened. Therefore beseech God, the Lord of all beings, to disperse them through His power. Verily He is the Mighty, the All-Choosing. Say: We have kindled in the contingent world the fire of utterance, and it is not of those elements which existed among you and which ye have known aforetime. It is an element that cannot be mentioned by any mention, nor indicated by any indication, nor described by any description. From it have appeared all elements, after its sanctification from them. And it hath appeared from the stirrings of the fragrance of the love of your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Blessed is he who draweth nigh unto it, detached from the world and all that is therein. And woe unto every polytheist and doubter. God beareth witness that there is no God but Him, and He Who speaketh in the Most Great Prison is verily the Creator of all things and the Originator of all names. He hath borne tribulations for the quickening of the world, and He is verily the Most Great Name which was hidden in the eternity of eternities. Thy letter hath come before Our presence, and from it We perceived the fragrance of thy love for thy Lord, Who speaketh in the world: “Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Transcendent, the Powerful, the Compelling.” Before the Throne was read thy praise of this Wronged One and thy condemnation of him who hath turned away and disbelieved in God, the Lord of all men. Grieve not at anything, and place thy trust in God in all matters. Then aid thy Lord both secretly and openly. Well is it with thy mouth for having drunk the choice wine of utterance, and with thy pen for having moved in remembrance of this Remembered One through Whom the horizons have been illumined. Those who claim knowledge of their own accord - these have no portion in the days of God, nay, they are of those who have gone astray. Remind the people of what We have sent down unto thee, then gather them unto the Most Exalted Word whereby all things have proclaimed: “The Kingdom is God’s, the One, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.” We have recognized thy arising to serve the Cause and thy praise in this Cause whereby the realm of possibility hath been illumined. Arise and stand firm in the Cause, then make mention of God with such remembrance as will attract the religions. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have turned with spirit and fragrance toward the horizon of revelation.

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He is God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted

God hath heard the call of those who disputed His Cause, denied His signs and turned away from the proof whereby in every age, time and wondrous era the Beauty of the Ancient of Days was made manifest. When one said unto another: “O servant, fear God and associate not with Him in Whom thou hast believed. Fear God Who created thee, fashioned thee and made thee manifest in these days wherein the Sun of Eternity hath dawned from the horizon of sublime glory. Beware lest thou deny Him Whose praise hath been voiced by the denizens of Paradise and by those who dwell in the lofty chambers of the Ridvan round the throne of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Fear God and be not of those who doubt concerning the Cause of thy Lord.” And he who disbelieved said: “We find thee not possessed of any proof or evidence.” Say: “Blind is thine eye, for verily the Sun hath risen from the horizon of creation and hath illumined all who are in the kingdom. By God! There hath appeared the proof of ’Ali, then the evidence of Muhammad, then the testimony of the Spirit, then that which the Interlocutor brought from the Sinai of God through this Announcement which was inscribed by the Pen of God in the mystery of the line, concealed from the gaze of the hypocrites. Hearken unto My words and say not what the idolaters said when ’Ali came unto them with God’s Book and a manifest proof. Follow thou God’s religion and His way, then seek shelter beneath the shade of this Youth Who, when He appeareth from the horizon of the House, causeth suns to rise from the horizon of the worlds of the unseen and the seen, shining from a station truly exalted. Turn thy sight unto the horizon of the Spirit that thou mayest find the Sun of the remembrance of thy Lord’s name with a light truly luminous. O servant! Purify thy heart, then thine ear, then thy sight from these who have openly denied God and what they possess, then turn thy face toward this Sanctuary round which circle the angels of eternity with hosts of wondrous glory. Thus doth thy Lord God command thee. Follow what thou art commanded and be steadfast in the truth. And the glory be upon thee and upon him who hath heard God’s call from the Sinai of his heart in this Most Great Remembrance and hath detached himself from the idolaters and what they possess. Thus doth God remember His servants who have taken unto the All-Merciful through this Youth a path of truth.”

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In the Name of God, the Eternal, Who perisheth not! Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of Lords, for having consumed the veils with the fire of attraction and drawn me, through the heat of the Word which hath appeared from the mouth of Thy Will, unto the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation and the Dayspring of Thy Cause, until the lightning flashes of the lights of Thy countenance and the breathings of the days of Thy manifestation seized me. I am he, O my God, who hath raised empty hands toward the heaven of Thy grace and favors, and turned my face toward the direction of Thy tender mercies and gifts. Wilt Thou render me deprived after my gaze hath been fixed upon the horizon of Thy mercy, awaiting the outpourings which Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy bounty? Or wilt Thou make me forbidden after Thou hast caused me to hear the singing of Thy Most Exalted Pen which was raised between earth and heaven? Nay, by Thy Self! Such was not my thought of Thee. Rather, I remain certain that Thy mercy hath preceded all created things and Thy grace hath encompassed all beings. Thou drawest nigh unto whoever draweth nigh unto Thee, and givest unto whoever hath held fast to the cord of Thy favors. O Lord! The thirst of separation and remoteness hath consumed me; give me to drink, by the hands of Thy favors, from the Kawthar of nearness and reunion, that the intoxication of the choice wine of Thy mercy may seize me in such wise that I may arise to aid Thy Cause amongst Thy creatures and rend asunder the veils of glory that have prevented the servants from turning toward the horizon of beauty. O Lord! All things testify to my poverty and Thy wealth, to my powerlessness and Thy might. I beseech Thee, O Lord of Names and Creator of earth and heaven, by the Word whereby the world was set ablaze and the Most Great Ocean was made to surge, to aid me in Thy love and Thy Cause in such wise that I may arise from the horizon of detachment through Thy Name, O Lord of creation and King of invention. Then I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Name whereby Thou didst raise the standards of Thy power in Thy lands and uplift the banners of Thy Cause in Thy realms, to make me self-effacing in Thy Will and enduring through the endurance of Thy countenance in every world of Thy worlds. Then make me to arise through Thy Self-Subsistence in remembrance of Thee amongst Thy creatures and in praise of Thee throughout Thy realm. Then ordain for me what Thou didst ordain for Thy chosen ones who soared in the atmosphere of Thy nearness until they were martyred in Thy path. Verily, Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth and Who ruleth over whatsoever He desireth. Thou hast ever been in the heights of grandeur and glory, and wilt ever remain in the exaltation of loftiness and majesty. There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

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He is the Speaker, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise

Say: O God of existence and Master of the unseen and the seen! Thou seest my rising up and my sitting down, performed purely for Thy sake, and Thou hearest my remembrance and praise of Thee in Thy days, and my crying and lamentation at separation from Thee. O my Lord! This is one of Thy days wherein the hand of Thy grace hath raised me up to serve Thy Cause. O my Lord! I was asleep and the fragrances of the garment of Thy Revelation awakened me, and I was heedless when the warbling of the Bird of Faithfulness, singing upon the branches of the Tree of Thy manifestation, made me aware. When I heard and recognized, I hastened with my heart to Thy most exalted horizon through Thy Most Great, Most Mighty, Most Glorious Name, and I responded with my outer and inner tongue to Thy Call which was raised between earth and heaven.

I bear witness, O my God, Beloved of my heart and He Who is remembered in my soul, that Thy proof hath been completed, Thy bounty hath been perfected, Thy evidence hath been fulfilled, and that which was recorded in Thy Books, Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets hath appeared. O my Lord! This is the Hour which Thou hast established after its signs through Thy power and sovereignty, whereby the greatest terror hath seized all mankind except those who shattered the idols of vain imaginings through Thy power and drank the wine of certitude from the hands of Thy bounty.

O my Lord! I testify to that which Thy Most Exalted Pen testified before the creation of earth and heaven - that Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O my Lord! Thou seest my sighs in Thy love and my tears for what hath befallen Thee from the oppressors among Thy creatures who denied Thy manifestation and Thy power, and who rose up to extinguish Thy light and quench the fire of Thy Tree. I beseech Thee, O God of existence and Master of the unseen and the seen, by Thy black tresses and Thy white hand and Thy shining brow and Thy radiant countenance and Thy Most Great Sign and the manifestations of Thy Cause in the kingdom of creation, to strip from the temples of Thy servants the garments of tyranny, ignorance and transgression, and to adorn them with the raiment of knowledge, justice and fairness.

O my Lord! Thou seest me turning unto Thee, holding fast to Thy cord and clinging to Thy robe. I beseech Thee not to deprive me of what is with Thee, then write down for me the good of this world and the next through Thy grace and favor. Make me then a helper of Thy Cause, standing firm in Thy service and celebrating Thy praise. Verily Thou art the Powerful over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Wise.

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He is the Compassionate, He is the All-Merciful!

The Supreme Pen makes mention of all the emigrants in the Land of Sad who have been scattered by the tyranny of the oppressors and have chosen exile, with a mention which, by the life of God, diffuses the fragrance of divine favor to such a degree that the people of the most exalted Paradise have perceived it. O emigrants in the path of God! Ye have heard the terrible clamor of the polytheists in His path; now hearken to the sweet call of the Goal of all creation. Your names are like stars in the heaven of the command of the All-Merciful, and your mention flows and courses like the Euphrates of mercy through the body of contingent being. What station, what condition, what rank could be more glorious, more exalted, and more holy than these blessed and decisive words which have been sent down specifically for you from the heaven of the will of the Lord of Names and inscribed in the Tablet? The Most Great Joy circles round these words, and the Supreme Gladness bows down in worship. However, the transcendent Truth counsels you to preserve these stations. In all conditions ye should fix your gaze upon these exalted stations which have been recorded by the Supreme Pen, and preserve them through the name of the Mighty, the Powerful, lest the fires of heedlessness and passion consume the fruits of the Tree of Grace. Great indeed is this Cause, and mighty is steadfastness therein. God willing, ye shall attain unto it.

O people of Sad! Your mention hath been sent down again and again from the heaven of will. The Books of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, bear witness to this. Rejoice then in God, your Creator, your Fashioner, your Helper, and your Speaker. Verily, He is with you, and He is the All-Watchful, the Near One. Blessed art thou, O son of Abhar, in that thou hast mentioned My loved ones who were beneath the glances of the providence that hath precedence over the worlds. O Husayn! Previously a Tablet was revealed specifically for thee and sent. God willing, thou shalt perceive from it the fragrance of the divine Robe and attain unto the most great steadfastness. And this Tablet was revealed in response to the petition, but the divine attention was directed toward the loved ones of the Land of Sad. All have and shall have their portion from this most mighty, most holy Tablet. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. Verily, He is the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Glory be upon you, O loved ones of God and His friends, and chastisement be upon your enemies who have perpetrated that which hath caused the Supreme Pen and the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing and those who circle round His mighty Throne to lament.

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O Mirza Shihab, upon whom be the Glory of God! He is the Truth, the Knower of the Unseen!

The Book of God speaks forth with truth before the faces of the world and summons them to the Lord of Eternity, Who has come from the heaven of utterance with a clear proof. Neither the veils of the people nor the doubts of those who have denied this manifest grace can hinder Him. The gate of heaven has been opened, and that which was hidden in knowledge and inscribed by the Supreme Pen in the books of the Messengers has appeared. O Shihab, rejoice in that the All-Bountiful has remembered thee in this Return with verses that surpass all that the people possess. He Who speaks in every condition bears witness to this, that there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to exalt thee through His Name and to ordain for thee what He has ordained for those among His servants who are detached. Verily, He is the Hearer, the Answerer. Hearken unto My call from the direction of My prison, and adorn thy head with the crown of piety and thy temple with the ornament of detachment. Then aid thy Lord through wisdom and utterance. He verily aids whoever speaks His praise and gives glad tidings to the people of His glorious and wondrous appearance.

Having drunk the choice wine of revelation from the cups of My utterance, say: Praise be to Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Desire, for having enabled me to turn towards Thee and for having sent down to me that which Thou hast made the water of life for all creation. O my Lord! Thou seest me enkindled with the fire of Thy love, drawn to Thy verses, and detached from all else but Thee. I beseech Thee by the Lamp of Thy Cause, which the winds of hatred from those who have disbelieved in Thee and Thy signs have surrounded, who have cast behind them Thy laws and Thy commandments - O my Lord, I beseech Thee by the ships of Thy power which have sailed upon the seas of Thy names by Thy command, to make me in all conditions one who speaks Thy Name, stands firm in the service of Thy Cause, and holds fast to Thy strong cord and Thy rope, O Lord of all beings! Then write down for me from Thy Supreme Pen that which will preserve me from the evil of Thine enemies and draw me nigh unto Thy threshold. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Moreover, I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy throne, by the mysteries that were hidden in Thy knowledge, and by the pearls of the sea of Thy wisdom, to open, through the key of Thy Name, the Self-Subsisting, the doors of mercy and blessing upon the faces of all, that they may draw nigh unto Thee and recognize what Thou hast ordained for them through Thy bounty and generosity. O Lord! Illumine their hearts with the light of Thy knowledge and adorn their temples with the ornament of piety. Verily, Thou art the Lord of all beings. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Wise.

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O Muhammad-Sadiq, who hath migrated and attained unto My Name whereby the horizon of proof hath been illumined! This is a Book sent down by the All-Merciful unto him who hath hearkened to the Call and turned unto God, the Lord of the mighty Throne. He is among those who have attained that which most of the servants have failed to attain, as doth testify this perspicuous Book that speaketh amongst men and summoneth all unto God, the Lord of lords. O Muhammad-Sadiq! We bear witness that thou didst seek the ultimate goal and didst traverse the path until thou didst arrive at a place wherein was raised the remembrance of God, the Lord of creation. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath quaffed the choice wine of utterance from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. At this moment the permission to return hath dawned. Turn thy face toward thy native land. Rejoice thou in this irrevocable decree, the Mighty, the Wise. Return by God’s might and power, and glorify the Wronged One before the faces of His loved ones, and give them the glad tidings of His mercy that hath preceded all and His loving-kindness that hath encompassed all in the heavens and the earth. We bear witness that thou wast present and didst hear My most sweet call and didst drink the Kawthar of meeting from the hands of the bounty of thy Lord, the Lord of this wondrous Day. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for having enabled me to attain unto Thy days, to speak Thy praise, to soar in Thy atmosphere, to hold fast unto Thy cord, and to seek the Kaaba of Thy presence. I beseech Thee, O God of existence and Lord of the seen and unseen, by the Lote-Tree which hath spoken in Thy name and called out to the servants in Thy days and summoned them to the Kawthar of Thy reunion, to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and preserve me and make me steadfast in Thy Cause and Thy love, in such wise that neither the ascendancy of names nor the fabrications of the enemies who have violated Thy Covenant and Thy Testament and have disbelieved in Thy signs and have disputed Thy proof shall hinder me. O my Lord! Thou seest me turning unto Thee and detached from all else but Thee. I beseech Thee to make me a servant of Thy Cause in every world of Thy worlds. Thou art He Who doeth what He pleaseth by Thy sovereignty and ordaineth what He willeth by Thy command. Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Bountiful. O my Lord! Send down Thy blessings upon the Hands of Thy Cause who have traveled throughout the lands to exalt Thy Word and guide Thy creation. They are honored servants - no fear shall be upon them, neither shall they grieve. I beseech Thee, O my Beloved, by Thy most great signs and the lights of Thy Throne, O Lord of all humanity, to ordain for me that which will make me independent through Thy riches and mighty through Thy might. Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Commander, the All-Knowing, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

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O Abul-Hasan, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Speaker, the Hearer, the Responsive One! This is a Book which the Wronged One hath sent down unto him who hath believed in God, the Lord of the worlds, and desired to drink the choice wine of reunion from the cup of the bounty of his Lord, the All-Bountiful, and to turn towards the Most Exalted Horizon, and to attain unto the presence of his Lord, the Most High, the Most Great, and to hear what the Son of Imran heard from the Tree: “Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise,” and to behold what the Beloved beheld in the ascension of certitude when He ascended unto God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Blessed art thou for thy turning and for what thou hast desired in this straight path. We beseech God to aid thee and to strengthen thee with the hosts of the seen and the unseen, and to ordain for thee what He hath ordained for His chosen ones and trusted ones. Verily, He is potent over all things. Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the tears of Thy sincere servants and the sighs of Thy near ones, and by the pearls of the ocean of Thy knowledge and the movement of Thy Most Exalted Pen and the rustling of the Lote Tree of the furthermost boundary, to aid me to serve Thy Cause and to be steadfast in Thy love. I moreover beseech Thee by the lights of Thy countenance and the manifestations of Thy power and the dawning-places of Thy Cause, to ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy servants who have attained unto the Kawthar of reunion and who have arisen before the gate which was opened unto all who are in earth and heaven. O my Lord! Disappoint me not of what I have desired of the wonders of Thy grace and the evidences of Thy loving-kindness. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, possessed of great grace. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

Hear thou in the Persian tongue: God hath loved and continueth to love those who have turned to Him and are steadfast. His glance of loving-kindness hath ever been directed towards His servants. He hath manifested Himself for reunion, that all may hear His call and behold His horizon. By the life of God! The eyes and ears were created to behold and hearken in this Day, but the heedless and ignorant servants have become veiled. They have prevented the letter from the word, and the word from the Book. Especially in these days in the Most Great Prison the fire of hatred is ablaze, wherefore the Most Exalted Pen hath paused in its expression. Be thou content with His good-pleasure, speaking His praise and standing firm in the service of His mighty Cause. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds! The glory shining forth from the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon those who have fulfilled God’s Covenant and Testament, who have arisen and stood firm and have said: “God is our Lord and the Lord of the mighty throne!”

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The friends of God in Damascus and its surroundings. He is the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling over what was and what shall be. A Book from Us to those who have turned to the horizon of the Cause and set their faces toward God, the Lord of Religions, that the call of the Desired One may attract them in such wise that neither the might of the world nor the conditions of those who have denied the Dayspring of Signs shall frighten them. Arise to promote the Cause of God in such manner that neither the cawing of the divines nor the doubts of any suspicious denier shall cause you to slip. Be united in God’s Cause, for through it the banners of victory are raised upon the peaks and mountains. By God the Truth! Were anyone to inhale the fragrance of the All-Merciful, longing and yearning would seize him in such wise that all the armies of the world, even were they to assail him with their swords, would fail to hold him back. Burn away the veils of idle fancy through the name of the Lord of all mankind and turn with your hearts toward the Dayspring of certitude in spirit and joy. The clouds have veiled the face of heaven, and the howling of the winds has risen, while the Lord of Names, in the prison of Akka, summons all creation to the Mighty, the Bestower. We have kindled the fire of God at the midmost heart of creation - whosoever draws nigh unto it, detached from all else, shall be so set aflame that souls in every quarter shall be attracted by him. We have accepted abasement for your glory and tribulations for your deliverance. Ponder, O people of insight! Rejoice with the Most Great Joy, for He speaks among you and gives you glad tidings of that which shall gladden hearts and cause bodies to soar. Your names have been mentioned before the Wronged One, and this Tablet has been revealed for you whereby the horizons have been illumined. Be thankful to God for this supreme bounty and hold fast to what We have sent down in Our Most Holy Book. Verily it is the water of life to those who have turned to God, the Lord of all men. Thus have We counseled you before and in this Book, as a grace from Us. He is the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. They who have cast the ordinances of God behind their backs - these have no portion in the Book. Shatter the idols of vain imaginings through My Name, the Self-Subsisting, then drink the choice sealed wine in defiance of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of the beginning and the end. Differ not concerning God, but remember Him with the wisdom which the All-Merciful has sent down in the Scriptures and Tablets. You are they who have attained the recognition of God while every ignorant one turned away. Know ye this station, then give thanks to Him with such thanksgiving as shall cause the hearts of all men to take wing. Glory be upon you and upon the handmaidens who have turned to the Most Great Light and believed in God, the One, the Chosen One.

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O Hidayatu’llah, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One dawning from the horizon of the Tablet with His name the All-Powerful. A book from Us to him from whose mention wafts the fragrance of the love of his Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, that the utterance of the All-Merciful may draw him to a station wherein he heareth from the rustling of its breezes that there is none other God but Me, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Great.

O thou who hast turned! Rejoice that thy letter hath been honored to attain the presence of the Lord of Names in this station which hath been named with the most beauteous names in the Crimson Tablet and with the heaven of this heaven in My Preserved Tablet. We have found from it the fragrance of thy sincerity, thy turning and thy orientation toward the Supreme Horizon, the Dawning-Place of the rising of the sun of My Most Glorious Name, and We have answered thee with a Tablet wherein thou shalt find the fragrance of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the All-Bountiful.

Blessed art thou in that thou hast desired to arise to serve thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind. He shall strengthen thee through His grace from His presence, and He is the Ever-Bestowing, the Ancient. Look, then remember what the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’an: “The Day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds.” When the lights of the dawn of the Day shown forth and gleamed, the divines and mystics turned away from it, until they pronounced judgment against Him Who came with manifest wrong. They had been waiting through the nights and days for the appearance of the Manifestation of their Lord, the All-Merciful, but when He appeared in truth they turned away from Him and disputed His verses which encompassed the heavens and earth. They committed that which the divines of idolatry did not commit when Muhammad the Messenger of God came, nor the Jewish divines when the Spirit came with a clear command. Thus was the matter decreed, but most of the people are among the ignorant. They cast the Book of God behind their backs in that they followed every ignorant doubter.

Arise to serve the Cause with wisdom and utterance, and remind those in creation of what hath shown forth and dawned from the horizon of God’s will, the Lord of the worlds. Grieve not at separation and its might, for He recordeth for whomever desireth it the reward of attaining His mighty, impregnable presence. He verily seeth and judgeth; with Him is the knowledge of all things in a mighty Book. Blessed is the tongue that speaketh the truth, and the heart that turneth to the Single One, the All-Wise, and the pen that setteth down the traces of its Lord, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. Say: Should one who crieth out come to you with tablets of fire, cast them behind you, turning unto God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. The Glory be upon thee and upon those whom neither the books of the world nor the clamor of the nations have prevented from this Most Great Book which speaketh: “There is none other God but Me, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.”

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O My Flower! How many were the dervishes who became wanderers in the deserts of longing in remembrance of their Lord, and swimmers in the oceans of yearning, spending their days mentioning the Beloved in cities and marketplaces, yet never attained His presence in His days. Some did not recognize the days of the Spirit, and some, through their own heedlessness, remained veiled from the knowledge and presence of the Beloved even after recognizing the days of God. But you, O My Flower, have attained to the divine holy Ridvan and inhaled the fragrance of the flowers of divine wisdom. Your separation was transformed to union, your remoteness joined to presence, your distance changed to nearness, and your sorrow turned to joy. All those souls were gathered unto you, and through you all were assembled and returned before God. Such is the all-encompassing grace of your Lord which has encompassed all the heavens and earth and what lies above them of thrones and chairs and their bearers. And We have bestowed reward in this pure and blessed leaf upon all who have been designated by this name from the beginning that has no beginning until the end that has no end. We have named this blessed night the Night of Holiness, and it has been ordained that all dervishes should pass this blessed night and its morning in utmost joy and delight, occupied in remembrance of their Beloved. It is incumbent upon all the loved ones of God to assist these people on this noble festival according to their means and capacity, and prepare themselves through this supreme grace so that on the day of the manifestation of the Most Upright and Most Great Luminary, exalted be His grandeur, they may turn toward God’s direction and turn to no direction but His. This servant has become disappointed with the people of the Bayan, for no sweet fragrance is perceived from this group, save those whom God has assisted. Perchance this party will separate itself from other parties and hasten to the right hand of the Most Holy Throne, which is the seat of that Sovereign of existence, and arrive at the shore of God, which is the place of presence before that Root of the Blessed Tree that is neither of the East nor of the West. O what spirit, then what light, then what blessedness, then what glory be upon those who turn unto Him!

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O ’Abdu’l-Husayn!

In the Name of the Most High, the Most Exalted

This is a letter from the Youth Who hath sacrificed Himself in the path of God, the King, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting, unto him who hath attained the recognition of God in these days wherein most of the servants have veiled themselves from turning unto God, the Almighty, the Beloved. Blessed art thou, O servant, inasmuch as the breezes of the All-Merciful have wafted over thee and awakened thee from slumber. This is a bounty that no created thing, whether of the past or future, can equal. Be thou steadfast in thy love for thy Lord, then make mention of Him throughout thy days. Verily, through His remembrance hearts are quickened. By My life! Were people to know what rank is ordained in this Day for the loved ones of God, they would all detach themselves from all who are in the heavens and on earth, and would turn unto that hallowed and praiseworthy station. Grieve not over what people say. By God, the Truth! They are the ones who sleep. Were they to perceive less than what can be counted, they would weep and lament, then flee from their own selves. As for thee, rejoice in that thou hast attained unto the Cause of God, even though the Youth is in this prison in manifest sorrow. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I am he who hath fled from his self and his desires and turned toward the direction of Thy good-pleasure. Therefore, O my Beloved, deprive me not of what Thou hast ordained for them that are near unto Thee among Thy chosen ones. Thou art, verily, the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. Thou knowest what is within me and witnesseth my state. With Thee is the knowledge of the heavens and earth, and Thou art the Truth, the Knower of things unseen. O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast distinguished between Thy servants, that Thou wilt not remove me from the shore of Thy grace and bounties, nor deprive me of the fragrances that waft forth at all times from the paradise of Thy gifts and favors. O my Lord! Send down upon me from the clouds of Thy mercy that which will sever me from all else save Thee and draw me nigh unto meeting with Thee in this Day wherein all have denied Thee and Thy signs, save a numbered few. O my Lord! Make me steadfast in Thy love, then cause me to taste the sweetness of Thy remembrance, then raise me to the heaven of Thy nearness and the court of Thy holiness and the place of meeting with Thee and Thy most holy, most glorious, mighty and beloved presence. Thus have We revealed unto thee in truth that thou mayest read it and be of them that are assured. And the Spirit and mercy be upon thee and upon them that have detached themselves from the world in the path of God, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting.

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He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower

This is a Book from the Wronged One to those who desire to drink the Living Waters from the cups of the bounty of their Lord, the Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, that the Call may attract them to the Supreme Horizon and strengthen them in what they have been commanded in the Preserved Tablet. We have heard your call when your letter arrived and We answer you from this Praiseworthy Station. Be at peace through God’s grace and mercy and trust in Him in all conditions. There is no God but He, the Mighty, the Beloved.

Know then that what flows from the Most Exalted Pen is for the loved ones of God, the Lord of Names. Whoever holds fast to it is of Him and whoever turns away - God is quit of him, and the Tablet bears witness that he is far from God, the Lord of what was and what will be. This is a Day wherein the Sun has shone upon all contingent beings. Blessed is he who has attained its lights and manifestations, and woe to him who has turned away from it by following every rejected ignorant one. Joy to those who have attained the recognition of God and testified to that which God testified before the creation of all things - that there is no God but He, the Mighty, the Loving.

God willing, may you be joyous through the bounties of the Self-Sufficient, the Transcendent in all conditions. This is a Day wherein divine grace has encompassed all, and whatsoever flows from the Most Exalted Pen holds sway over all. However, the station of those souls who have turned to the Truth with perfect steadfastness and certitude is known and evident before God. These are they who have borne the Word of God and heard with attentive ears. All divine outpourings today are directed to such souls, and whoever remains distant from this most exalted, most glorious station has been and will be deprived of divine tablets and heavenly books. God willing, the loved ones of God in that land must be engaged in divine remembrance with perfect love and unity, turning away from all else.

Two letters from you arrived in the Most Great Prison and the fragrance of love was inhaled from them, and the names mentioned therein were noted. Praise be to God, all are mentioned before the Countenance and specially favored with divine bounties. This is a station that will endure as long as the kingdom of earth and heaven endures. Rejoice and be among the thankful ones. And praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds.

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In the name of God, the Most Wondrous, the Most Impregnable! This is a Book sent down in truth from the heaven of God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Wise. Therein He hath ordained the measures of all things through His firm and unshakeable command. No thing escapeth His knowledge, and none in the kingdoms of the heavens and earth can frustrate His power. He quickeneth whom He willeth through His Most Glorious Name, and causeth to perish whom He desireth through His name the Slayer. Verily, they who have denied the signs of God–these shall have no portion of this grace, even should they come with the scriptures of the ancients and the writings of the latter generations. Soon shall the traces of Satan, who hath denied God, thy Ancient Lord, be spread abroad in that place. Guard thyself from the intimations of them who have joined partners with God and from the souls of men, if thou be of them that are able. By God! Whoso drinketh the choice wine of His love shall become enabled through the sovereignty of his Lord, Who created all contingent things through His firm and wondrous command. For this is the Day whereon God hath manifested Himself with all names unto all things. Whoso turneth unto Him–from him shall appear the evidences of his Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And whoso turneth away becometh deprived, and is indeed the most abject of servants, even should he possess great might. Turn not thy gaze from the Most Sublime Vision, but rather be illumined from this shining and luminous horizon. Say: O people! Change not the blessing of God within yourselves, and be not of the wrongdoers. This, verily, is He Who sent down the Bayan in remembrance of His blessed and wondrous Name, and by Whose name the Spirit crieth out in the Concourse on high, and the Faithful Spirit likewise. He, verily, is the One Who hath rent asunder the veils of names through His transcendent sovereignty, and brought forth the hand of divine favor from the horizon of the Unseen: lo, it is white to them that know. Say: O people of Baha! Be so steadfast in your love for your Lord, the Most Exalted, that Satan shall not be able to draw breath in your midst. Thus doth your Lord, the All-Merciful, command you aforetime, and now in this perspicuous Tablet. Detach yourselves wholly from all else but Him. Your Lord sufficeth you above all created things. Blessed art thou for having entered the garden of eternity, and found the fragrance of its flowers, and heard the melodies of its nightingale, the murmur of its waters, and the cooing of its dove, and become of them that have attained. Beseech God, thy Lord, to make thee steadfast in that whereon thou art, and to render thee a helper to His Cause. Verily, He is powerful over all things. Convey my greetings unto thy kindred and relatives who have attained the summit of divine knowledge and detached themselves from the idolaters.

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Here is the holy Tablet revealed from the Kingdom of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Take it with the hand of power and assurance. Thus does the Pen command you at this hour when the Ancient King has established Himself upon the throne of His Most Great Name, the All-Glorious. Blessed is he who has drunk the living waters from the cup of the mercy of his Lord, the All-Merciful, and having drunk, has said: “All praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.” O servant! You have drawn near to the Divine Lote-Tree and heard from it the melodies of your Lord, the Most Exalted. You have attained His presence, beheld His countenance, and appeared before God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. All this is from God’s bounty upon you. Give thanks to Him by night and day, and glorify your Lord with praise among His slumbering servants, that perchance they may arise from sleep and turn toward the Face whereby the Hour has come and earthquakes have seized all who dwell on earth, and whereby all in the heavens and earth were terrified, save those whom the hand of your Lord’s grace had taken hold, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the Most High, the All-Praiseworthy. Know then that what you crafted has been presented before the Throne in this Prison. We beseech God to aid you in His love and good-pleasure and to grant you what He has ordained for His sincere servants. But the Youth has not taken for Himself any house adorned with worldly ornaments, nor has He desired for Himself any life sustained by what exists in earth and heaven. At all times His gaze has been fixed upon the direction of His Lord, the All-Merciful, desiring naught save to ascend unto Him and to dwell in that station which transcends mention and utterance. Thus have We sent down the verses to you from this remote spot. Grieve not for what has befallen Us, for tribulations do not cause Us to despair of God’s spirit and mercy. Verily your Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Assist Him throughout all days - thus have We commanded you in this glorious Tablet. What you crafted out of love for God - We have accepted it from you and from him who was the cause of it, as a grace from Us. God will soon reward you with the best of rewards in both beginning and end. Even if you had no other deed in this world, this deed would suffice you and make you independent of all else. Glorify your Lord with praise and give thanks to Him for this bounty by night and day, at eventide and dawn.

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In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! This is a Tablet We have caused to shine forth from the horizon of grace for people who understand. Through it We give the unitarians to drink of the Kawthar of immortality and the seekers from a sealed nectar. Say: Verily it is the water of reunion for those seized by the thirst of separation, and a torment for those who have turned away from the Truth - these indeed are a people cast down. Blessed are they who have answered their Lord, the Most High, the Most Glorious, when the Call was raised from the right of the Mount through this Revelation whereby the All-Merciful has come, set up the Balance, and the Spirit has proclaimed: The Kingdom belongs to God, the Powerful, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting! Blessed is he who has attained the lights of the Tablet and has arisen through this Spirit which was breathed from the mouth of the will of his Lord, the Mighty, the Beloved. When thou dost inhale the fragrance of the All-Merciful, arise and say: O people! The proof has been perfected, the evidence has come, and the Cry has been raised amongst the worlds. We sent it upon a human temple and dispatched him to the chief of the oppressors with a Tablet from thy Lord, the Mighty, the Inaccessible. When he appeared, he raised the Tablet through the grace of the Spirit with such steadfastness as amazed the denizens of the highest Paradise, then the dwellers of the celestial garden and the hosts of favored angels. Through this We manifested the power of thy Lord that they might know that prison and tribulation have not prevented Us from the remembrance of God, the Most High, the Great. We proclaim at all times: O peoples of the worlds! This is your Lord, the All-Merciful, Who has come with the truth - turn to Him with your hearts and be not of the heedless. Through His power the sun of might has shone forth and through His proof the proofs of the Messengers have appeared. Were it not for Him, the All-Merciful would not have been manifest, the evidence would not have come, and the faces of those who have attained to this wondrous Cause would not have been illumined. Blessed is the one who has arisen in the name of the All-Merciful, detached from the worlds, who has taken the wine of detachment in the name of the Creator of innovation and drunk thereof despite the polytheists. Does the animal desire the water of life? Nay, by My Self, were ye of those who know! O people of Baha! Give thanks to your Lord for having aided you to recognize the Manifestation of His Cause, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Stand firm in your station and arise to assist the Cause with such steadfastness as cannot be shaken by the might of the hypocrites. Thus have We sent down the verses to thee and dispatched them through grace that thine eyes might be consoled thereby and thou mightest be of the thankful. Hold fast to the hem of sanctity with a power from Us - verily thy Lord is the Strong, the Powerful, the Transcendent, the Mighty, the All-Powerful. And upon thee be glory, and upon whoever has heard the call of his Lord and turned to Him with an illumined heart.

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=== START BH02800 ===

O Muhammad Hasan! In the name of God, the Ancient, the Everlasting! This is the Holy Tablet sent down from the heaven of divine command for one who has found the fragrance of the Divine Garment from the direction of holiness and has turned to God, the Lord of the worlds. Blessed art thou for having drunk from the cup of everlasting life and turned toward God, the Creator of names. This indeed is a great bounty. Give thanks to God for having revealed in this Prison what has caused the sweet savors of the All-Merciful to waft throughout creation. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Whosoever speaks His praise on His earth speaks His remembrance in His kingdom. His grace has encompassed all things and His mercy has preceded all who are in earth and heaven. Thus has the matter been decreed by One Who is mighty and wise. Let not the intimations of those who have disbelieved in God sadden thee. The breaths of chastisement have seized them from every direction and today they burn in the fire of their own selves. God will soon return them to their abode - evil indeed is the abode of the wrongdoers. Turn with thy heart to the Qiblih of all who are in the heavens and earth and address those who have disbelieved among the people of the Bayan, saying: “O people! Have ye disbelieved in your All-Merciful Lord after He announced to you His advent - He Who came with the truth with manifest sovereignty? He called you in the wilderness of guidance saying ‘The days of your Lord, the Most High, the Most Glorious, draw nigh.’ But when the promise was fulfilled and the Promised One came, ye turned away and became among the polytheists. Say: If ye desire the power of God, verily it has shone forth from the horizon of the will of your Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. And if ye desire that which the servants are powerless to achieve, then look at all that hath appeared from Him, then ask Iraq and the City which God made the Throne of His Most Great Name, if ye be fair and not among the heedless. And if ye desire signs, the east and west of the earth have been filled therewith. Fear God, O people, and follow not every stubborn polytheist. O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Vision! Say: By God! The Hour has struck and the moon is cleft asunder. None has any refuge or resting place except by turning to a station of glorious dignity. Hold fast to the cord of grace in such wise that the hosts of earth and heaven cannot separate thee from it. Forget all else but Me and take comfort in My remembrance. Then confine thy affairs to teaching My Cause and making mention of Me amongst My servants, that they might cast away what they possess and take what they have been given by One Who is All-Knowing, All-Informed.”

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O Qasim Khan, upon him be the Glory of God! In My Name which shineth forth from the horizon of the Kingdom of Utterance! This is a Day wherein the Mother Book proclaimeth: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Ruler of all necks,” and the Mother of the Bayan declareth: “The dominion belongeth unto God, the Lord of lords,” and the Mother of the Tablets calleth out, saying: “O people! By God, the Day hath come, and sovereignty and dominion, might and power belong unto God, the Lord of the Day of Return!” Blessed is he who hath heard the Call and found the fragrances of Revelation as they wafted from the Most Exalted Horizon in the prison of ’Akka. Woe betide every heedless doubter! Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses and manifested the evidences and summoned all to this Horizon from which the lights have shone forth. O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Hear the call of the Wronged One. He verily aided thee until thou didst turn to the Horizon from which the parties have turned aside, save whom God did will, the Almighty, the Mighty, the Bestower. Thou hast attained. Hearken unto the Call of God. All in the world were created for turning towards and serving humanity, yet all are deprived save a few. Reflect upon the confirmations of God, exalted be His glory, and His bounties. He guided thee through a hundred thousand outward and inward means to the Most Exalted Horizon and led thee aright. This is a great bounty - know thou its station and preserve it through the Name of God, exalted be His glory. The Most Exalted Pen beareth witness to thy turning and devotion to the Dayspring of verses and the Lord of names and attributes. In times of trials and tribulations We have been with thee. Nothing escapeth His knowledge and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Grieve not over anything. Say: “Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having guided me unto Thy mighty Announcement and Thy straight Path, and for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, and for having sent down for me again and again that whereby my mention and my name shall endure in Thy Manifest Book.” Repeatedly hath thy mention flowed from the Most Exalted Pen. This is a glad-tiding that no glad-tidings of the peoples can equal, nor the joy of the world. Give thanks and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Beloved of the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee!” Repeatedly hath the Afnan, upon him be My Glory and loving-kindness, mentioned thee, and in those days too was the Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablet revealed and sent in thy name. Verily thy Lord loveth His loved ones and maketh mention of them in such wise that their names shall endure in His Book. He, verily, is the Compassionate, the Bountiful. Convey My greetings to the loved ones and illumine them with the splendors of the lights of the Day-Star of utterance, the Goal of all the worlds.

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=== START BH02802 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Great, the Most Glorious! This is the Leaf of Paradise which We have sent unto thee, wherein is that which shall gladden thine eyes and the eyes of the monotheists. Verily it sufficeth as proof for all the worlds. It is a leaf upon which the breezes of God’s springtime have blown in His days and moved it as He wished and desired, as a bounty from Him to His near servants. It is called by all names, wert thou of those who know. At times it is mentioned as the Leaf, at times as the Tablet, and this is a mighty, glorious Tablet. What hath been inscribed therein by the Most Exalted Pen are the jewels of the treasuries of the books of the ancients. Say: This is a river which hath branched from the Most Great Sea, were ye of those who know. And this is the dawning which hath shone forth from the Sun of Grandeur - illumine yourselves by it, O concourse of lovers! Verily it is detailed from the Preserved Tablet by the command of One mighty and powerful. It is the announcement which hath appeared from this Most Great Announcement, and been sent to His assured lovers. Were God to desire to detail from one word thereof what is hidden in the treasuries of a preserving Tablet, He would be able, for He is the Ruler over what He willeth. Rejoice thou, then be thou joyful, in that thy name hath been mentioned at the Throne and these verses have been sent down to thee, which none can equal among all that the minds of the monotheists can comprehend. Were there to be in thy possession the red elixir filling the heavens and earth, and were thou to spend it in the path of God, it would be little compared to My mention of thee from this Most Great Scene - this wondrous, mighty favor. Arise to remember and praise God, then be thou enkindled by this Fire, each ember of whose embers appeareth as the sun, illumining a world among the worlds of thy Lord which none can reckon save His knowing Self. Blessed art thou for dwelling in the land which God hath associated with My First Name, who sacrificed himself in My path and by whom all in the heavens and earth were illumined. Verily, those women who descended from him are of My kindred, wert thou of those who know. They have with God thy Lord an exalted, glorious station. Thus have We cast upon thee the word of truth that the melodies of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Great, may attract thee. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon thy wife and upon those who have shattered the idols by My Name and My sovereignty, whom names have not veiled from their Creator, and who were among the triumphant.

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=== START BH02803 ===

O Abul-Fadl! Fix thy gaze upon this blessed and goodly word which, like unto the sun, hath dawned from the horizon of the heaven of God’s Tablet: It behooveth man to bring forth that which will gladden mankind, not that which will cause the lamentations of nations to arise. This is the way of God, did they but know it. This is the religion of God, did they but witness it. This is the Cause of God, did they but hearken unto it. My Most Exalted Pen doth at all times move in the realm of counsel, admonition, wisdom and utterance. Yet the people of the world hear but act not, save whom thy Lord, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, willeth. The darkness of tyranny hath prevented the Sun of Justice from shining forth. Assuredly one day the Finger of the Will of the Lord of Oneness shall rend asunder the obscuring veil, and the lights of the Sun of Truth shall become manifest and evident. Should all who are on earth gather together, they would not be able to extinguish the divine light, nor shall they ever have such power. Verily thy Lord speaketh the truth, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. In every age and cycle have the divines of the age prevented the people from attaining the Most Exalted Horizon. They are the most great veil and the veils of glory - learned in the eyes of men but ignorant before thy Lord, the Mighty, the Wise. None hath been or is aware of the divine purpose and celestial will from without. Some have deemed the people of truth to be, in their estimation, the people of corruption, and have counted the cause of unity to be the source of discord. By the life of God! Were they to become aware of that which God hath willed, all would turn toward the Friend and circle round the divine Will. Certain matters appeared at first from some of the ignorant ones, and this became the cause of the doubts and idle fancies of the servants. Ask ye God that He may enable all to recognize that which is intended. God willing, that honored one shall, with the utmost joy and fragrance, impart that which will lead to the recognition and assurance of the servants. He will verily assist thee through His grace, and He is the Mighty, the Powerful. We have mentioned thee before, and in the book of Our servant who is present, and in this luminous Tablet. Be thou thankful to God for this supreme gift and this mighty favor. Glory be upon thee and upon him who hath turned unto Him while every heedless one remained remote.

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=== START BH02804 ===

Here is the revelation that was sent down for the friends of God in Kirmanshah - upon them be the Glory of God. He is the One Who speaks in the Kingdom of Utterance. O My loved ones! Hear the call of the Wronged One from the direction of the prison. He is the Summoner, He is the Bearer of Glad-Tidings, He is the Lord of Names and the Sovereign Who does what He wills. Blessed is the ear that has attained to hearing and the eye that has been illumined by beholding the signs. In the midst of sorrows, the Lord of Religions and the Desired One of all worlds has turned toward you and made mention of you with a mention from which the fragrance of eternity wafts, that your remembrance and your names may endure in the Book of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. His honor Haydar-’Ali has repeatedly made mention of the friends of that land and its surroundings, and each one has been honored with the tokens of the Ancient Pen. Those who claimed relationship with the Truth have, in the Great City, committed that which no opponent has ever committed. They have abandoned trustworthiness and cleaved to treachery, and have become so consumed with the fire of greed and passion that the Pen is powerless to describe it. Now they have arisen to harm the Wronged One and to abase the Cause. They stole a sum of money belonging to the Afnan and attributed it to others. And when that which is hidden in the breasts and the treachery of eyes was revealed, they raised the standard of hypocrisy. Some of those funds they gave to their like so they would assist them in their falsehood, that they might agree with them. Thus did their souls entice them. O My friends in that land! Blessed are ye and joy be unto you, for ye have attained to that which most of the servants have failed to attain. We beseech God to give you to drink, from the hands of grace and bounty, the Kawthar of steadfastness and faithfulness. Verily He is the Lord of all beings and the Ruler over whatsoever He willeth. O Muhammad-Rida! Blessed is the house wherein My remembrance and praise have been raised, and blessed are the tongues that have recited My verses and the souls that have gathered therein to hear them in My days. Joy be unto thee, O Baqir, and unto the spot that hath been honored by the footsteps of My loved ones and wherein was raised the cry of those who have turned toward Me in their longing to attain My presence, the Mighty, the Wondrous. O people of God! Take heed lest the might of the oppressors frighten you or the allusions of the heedless hold you back from this Momentous News. The glory from Us be upon you and upon all who are steadfast and firm. We counsel you at the end of this Tablet with the wisdom We have sent down in the Tablets from your Lord, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

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=== START BH02805 ===

He is the Most Holy, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Glorious

O Ahmad! Thou hast heard My call when thou wert present before Me, and beheld the waves of the ocean of My utterance, and the heaven of My wisdom rising high. Verily thy Lord is the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. And We cause thee to hear once again My sweetest call, that it may draw thee to the Supreme Horizon. Verily thy Lord is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. This is not a day to sit still. Arise in the name of thy Lord, then remind the people of this Day wherein the Caller calleth out that there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Loving. This is the Day of remembrance and utterance. Open thou the gate of the tongue with the key of the name of thy Lord, the One with power over the seen and unseen, and say: O concourse of the world! The Most Great Name hath appeared - rejoice ye and turn towards Him with your hearts and innermost beings.

O Ahmad! God willing, through divine grace thou shalt be the custodian of the Living Waters. This is a Day in which all atoms cry out “The Revealer of verses hath appeared!” Thou must, with perfect wisdom and utterance, summon the people of the contingent world to the Lord of Mercy, and give them to partake of the living waters which flow and stream forth in all times from the Pen of the All-Merciful. Today is the day of teaching. Call out with the power of the Most Great Name, that perchance the peoples may be enabled to hearken thereunto and attain the presence of the Supreme Paradise, which is the manifestation of the Primal Word.

O Ahmad! Thy remembrance hath been and shall remain before the Throne, and the glances of divine favor have been and are directed towards thee. However, thou must in all conditions observe wisdom, lest any matter arise that might cause harm to the servants. If thou meetest the friends of God, convey to them greetings and remind them of the days of His manifestation, that perchance the fire of remembrance may burn away the veils of the people and draw them nigh unto the Truth. The world was and ever shall be transient. I swear by the Sun of Utterance, rising from the Dayspring of the mouth of the All-Merciful, that should anyone for a moment gaze with the eye of insight and reflect, he would observe all things to be non-existent and extinct, save those souls who hold fast to the cord of the love of the All-Merciful and cling to the hem of His bounty. By My life! They are indeed the triumphant ones, they are indeed the near ones, and they are indeed the sincere ones. Blessed art thou, and blessed are they, and blessed are those who have broken the chains of idle fancies through the name of their Lord, the Lord of all mankind. The glory of God be upon thee and upon them from God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02806 ===

CXXXVIII

Thou seest, O God of Mercy, Thou Whose power pervadeth all created things, these servants of Thine, Thy thralls, who, according to the good-pleasure of Thy Will, observe in the daytime the fast prescribed by Thee, who arise, at the earliest dawn of day, to make mention of Thy Name, and to celebrate Thy praise, in the hope of obtaining their share of the goodly things that are treasured up within the treasuries of Thy grace and bounty. I beseech Thee, O Thou that holdest in Thine hands the reins of the entire creation, in Whose grasp is the whole kingdom of Thy names and of Thine attributes, not to deprive, in Thy Day, Thy servants from the showers pouring from the clouds of Thy mercy, nor to hinder them from taking their portion of the ocean of Thy good-pleasure.

All the atoms of the earth bear witness, O my Lord, to the greatness of Thy power and of Thy sovereignty; and all the signs of the universe attest the glory of Thy majesty and of Thy might.

Have mercy, then, O Thou Who art the sovereign Lord of all, Who art the King of everlasting days, and Ruler of all nations, upon these Thy servants, who have clung to the cord of Thy commandments, who have bowed their necks to the revelations of Thy laws which have been sent down from the heaven of Thy Will.

Behold, O my Lord, how their eyes are lifted up towards the dawning-place of thy loving-kindness, how their hearts are set upon the oceans of Thy favors, how their voices are lowered before the accents of Thy most sweet voice, calling, from the most sublime Station, in Thy name the all-glorious.

Help Thou Thy loved ones, O my Lord, them that have forsaken their all, that they may obtain the things Thou dost possess, whom trials and tribulations have encompassed for having renounced the world and set their affections on Thy realm of glory.

Shield them, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, from the assaults of their evil passions and desires, and aid them to obtain the things that shall profit them in this present world and in the next.

I pray Thee, O my Lord, by Thy hidden, Thy treasured Name, that calleth aloud in the kingdom of creation, and summoneth all peoples to the Tree beyond which there is no passing, the seat of transcendent glory, to rain down upon us, and upon Thy servants, the overflowing rain of Thy mercy, that it may cleanse us from the remembrance of all else but Thee, and draw us nigh unto the shores of the ocean of Thy grace. Ordain, O Lord, through Thy most exalted Pen, that which will immortalize our souls in the Realm of glory, will perpetuate our names in Thy Kingdom, and safeguard our lives in the treasuries of Thy protection and our bodies in the stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness. Powerful art Thou over all things, be they of the past or of the future. No God is there but Thee, the omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

Thou seest, O Lord, our suppliant hands lifted up towards the heaven of Thy favor and bounty.

Grant that they may be filled with the treasures of Thy munificence and bountiful favor. Forgive us, and our fathers, and our mothers, and fulfil whatsoever we have desired from the ocean of Thy grace and Divine generosity. Accept, O Beloved of our hearts, all our works in Thy path. Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Incomparable, the One, the Forgiving, the Gracious.

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=== START BH02807 ===

O handmaid of God, upon whom be the Glory of God! In the name of the one peerless God! O my handmaid! The True One, exalted be His glory, declares: This is the Day of God, and the lights of His countenance are shining and manifest from the supreme horizon. Each one of the servants and handmaidens who has attained to that which God has willed is mentioned in His presence and their names are inscribed in the Crimson Book. How many handmaidens and princesses of the earth were expectant and seeking the manifestation of Truth, yet now all are veiled from Him and occupied with their own desires. Praise be to God that thou hast attained to that which the men of the world are deprived of, save those whom the hand of divine power hath rescued and whom God hath guided to His holy, manifest and luminous path. In the nights and days thou shouldst be engaged in praising and thanking the Lord of all mankind, for the means of remembrance have been provided for thee through pure bounty. Know thou the station of Him Whom thou hast attained to meet, and say: Praise be to Thee, O God of the worlds, for having enabled me to serve Him Who hath loved Thee and spoken Thy praise and summoned the servants to the horizon of Thy manifestation and arisen to serve Thy Cause. O my Lord! Aid me to remain steadfast in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with. Verily Thou art powerful to do what Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. O my handmaid! We make mention at this moment of thy father who hath ascended unto God, the Lord of the worlds, that Our remembrance may be a treasure for him. Verily thy Lord is the All-Merciful, the Bountiful. O Ahmad! We make mention of thee as a bounty from Us and give thee glad tidings of that which hath been ordained for thee from the presence of One mighty and powerful. Thou art he who turned and heard the call of thy Lord when the learned ones and princes of the earth turned away from Him, and answered thy Lord when His call was raised between earth and heaven. I bear witness that thou didst believe and drink the choice wine sealed with My self-subsisting Name, and didst attain to that which none among the servants attained save those whom God, the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the hereafter and the first, chose. By the life of God! The treasures and mines of earth cannot equal this remembrance. To this testifieth he who hath found the sweetness of the utterance of the All-Merciful in the contingent world, and behind him is a preserving tablet. The Glory shining and manifest from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those who have arisen to aid the Cause with wisdom and utterance from the presence of One mighty and wise.

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=== START BH02808 ===

O ’Abdu’l-Wahhab! He is God - exalted be His glory and majesty!

O thou who dwellest in ?adba (Mosul)! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One Who is imprisoned in ’Akka. Then remember those days when the heedless made captives of the family of the Apostle - those by whose faces Yathrib and Ba??a were illumined - until they entered spacious Damascus. Among them was the Lord of the Worshippers and the Ornament of the Unity of God. They were asked: “Are you the rebels?” He replied: “No, by God! We are servants who have believed in God and His signs. The smile of faith hath appeared on our faces and the darkness of creation hath been dispelled by our presence. Through us was raised the pavilion of divine knowledge and strengthened the pillars of faith.” They were asked: “Have you made lawful what God hath forbidden, or forbidden what God hath made lawful?” He replied: “No, by God! We are the first to follow God’s commandments.” They were asked: “Have you abandoned the Qur’an?” He replied: “We are of the household wherein the Qur’an was revealed. Through us appeared the sign of the All-Merciful, and with us are its meanings and mysteries. From us came its remembrance and its spread.” They were asked: “For what crime have you been afflicted?” He replied: “For the love of God and our detachment from all else.”

Today people deny the deeds of those who tyrannized in the past, while they commit tyranny worse than what was committed before, and they perceive it not. It is as though they feel secure from the grave and are guaranteed immortality. I know not in what valley they wander. Do they not see that they depart and return not? Do they not know that tomorrow they shall be called to account and shall not be ransomed? How long will they drag the skirts of passion and traverse the hills of error? By God! If they knew what lies behind the veil of the life-giving waters of their Lord’s knowledge, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing, they would cast away their vain imaginings and occupy themselves with the remembrance of the Most Great Name by night and day.

We, by God’s grace and favor, are content with His decree. Neither tribulations prevent Us from His love, nor calamities from His remembrance. Even if all who are on earth were to assemble against Me with piercing spears and sharp swords, My tongue would not cease from the remembrance of God. Reflect thou, then look upon what befell God’s loved ones in ages past and what hath befallen Us in these darkened days. Soon shall the hand of the All-Forgiving rend asunder the hem of this darkness, for verily He hath ever been a helper to the weak. We beseech God to draw thee nigh unto Him, to grant thee the good of this world and the next, and to make thee a helper to His weak servants and one who is confirmed in that which He loveth and is pleased with. Verily, He is powerful over all things and worthy to answer prayer.

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=== START BH02809 ===

He is [the Answerer]! O thou who circlest round the Throne! O Muhammad-Qabli-’Ali! O thou who hast emigrated in the path of God! The letter which the Afnan, upon him be My glory, had written unto thee was presented in its entirety by this servant before the Throne, and from the heaven of the Divine Will there were revealed repeatedly, specifically for him, wondrous and sublime verses. Give him the glad-tidings of My loving-kindness, My grace and My mercy. The letter which was sent from Iran was likewise presented before the Presence and its contents were heard in detail. This is the Day of God, wherein none is mentioned save Him. All names stand still in their own station. No one is permitted to utter a word except as ordained by God in the Most Holy Book which hath been sent down from the kingdom of My wondrous utterance. Whosoever speaketh the words of truth is assuredly beloved in the presence of the Throne, but those souls who are extinct in self and alive in God - they are the upright souls who are content and are a source of contentment. God willing, may all attain to this exalted and most exalted station. This word is from the previous Manifestations. One of the holy ones said: “O Lord, how can I reach Thee?” He replied: “Cast away thyself, then come.” Thus hath the Tongue spoken in the kingdom of utterance. The glory which proceedeth from the Glory be upon My Afnan, and upon thee, and upon those who have attained unto this mighty station. At the end of the letter, We make mention of the one who wrote to the Afnan about events in those parts, that he may rejoice and be numbered among the thankful. We, from this station, send Our greetings upon him and upon those who have believed in God in that place, as a token of grace from God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. As to thy mention of the attention of the Name of God, Jamal, upon him be My most glorious glory: God willing, may he be blessed by divine grace and hold fast with perfect wisdom. We have mentioned him before and sent unto him that which cheereth the eyes of them that are endued with insight. We send Our greetings upon his countenance and upon those with him and upon those who hearken to his words concerning the Cause of God, the Lord of this mighty Cause whereby hearts have been perturbed, feet have slipped, eyes have been startled, limbs have trembled, pillars have been shaken, and faces have been transformed, and every mighty structure hath been stirred save such as God, the Lord of this manifest Day, hath willed. Thus hath appeared from the atmosphere of My utterance the whistling of My Most Exalted Pen. Blessed is he who hath turned, and drawn nigh, and heard, and said: “Praise be unto Thee, O God of the worlds!”

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=== START BH02810 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory in bounties and favors! O thou who hast turned to God, thy Lord, the All-Merciful, who circlest round the Kaaba of divine knowledge and uttereth His praise amidst the religions! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One. He remembereth thee with that which will draw thee nigh unto God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Thou hast ever been mentioned on the carpet of captivity in this land, and thy works are witnessed, thy poetry remembered, and thy praise heard. We beseech God to aid and assist thee in that which is conducive to the guidance of His servants. Praise be to God, His Majesty Sultan Abdul-Hamid - may God, blessed and exalted be He, strengthen him - is personally occupied day and night with improving the affairs of his subjects and kingdom. Thou knowest and hast known that he hath never compromised with anyone, and whatsoever hath proceeded from his pen and tongue is the undoubted truth. In all matters and affairs, under the leadership of His Majesty the Sultan, the carpet of consultation is spread, and without regard for rank or station he hath judged and continueth to judge with justice. Therefore all must supplicate the King of existence and the Lord of the seen and unseen for his protection. In truth he is the pride of most sovereigns. Some among this people practice what is forbidden in God’s Book and abandon what is commanded therein. During the days of Ashura, this Wronged One was occupied with commemorating the tribulation of the Prince of Martyrs, yet some cling to other practices, and this is a grievous error and a forbidden act. Although this people believe that the Imams - God’s blessings be upon them - have risen from their graves, yet other groups, from the Shaykhis to those above them and the Fourth Pillar and the rest of the Shi’ih, all deny this matter. This is why every year in the month of Muharram strife ariseth and the fire of hatred is kindled. In most Tablets We have forbidden the servants from contention, conflict, corruption and whatsoever causeth grief to existence. Nevertheless there hath appeared that which causeth sorrow to those near and sincere. Verily He speaketh the truth and guideth the way, and He is the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Beautiful. In truth, excessive hardship hath befallen thee in the path of God, the Lord of all beings, yet in His love deadly poison is the ultimate desire. We beseech God to guide all and illumine them with the lights of justice and fairness. Verily He is powerful over all things.

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=== START BH02811 ===

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance and who hast clung to the cord of grace! Verily the Most Great Sea hath desired to manifest the pearls that lie concealed within it and to cast forth the shells of wisdom and utterance unto the peoples of contingent being. And the Tree hath desired to make mention of one of its fruits, and the Sun of one of its effulgences, that joy and gladness may take hold of thee, that thou mayest hear the call of the Wronged One and witness that which hath in truth appeared from the horizon of the Will of God, the Lord of the worlds. By the life of God! There hath appeared and shone forth and become manifest from the horizon of the Divine Will that which hath attracted unto itself the Concourse on High, the dwellers of Paradise, and the people of the cities of justice and fairness who have turned away from the world, advancing toward God, the Incomparable, the All-Informed. In these days there hath come upon Us that which hath caused the hearts of those near unto God to melt. The fires of greed and passion and lust and lewdness have been kindled in the Great City. They have consumed the properties of the Afnan and have raised their voices amongst the people with manifest tyranny. Thus have their souls prompted them to that which hath caused the countenance of trustworthiness and justice to be sullied. He Who speaketh in every condition beareth witness to this, saying: “There is none other God but Me, the Forgiving, the Generous.” They have committed that which was forbidden them in the Book of God and have perpetrated that which causeth the people of chastity and godliness to lament, and every man of learning whom knowledge hath not withheld from the Known, and every mystic who hath wholly advanced toward God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. The Wronged One, in the midst of tribulation, calleth thee and maketh mention of thee with that which gladdeneth the hearts of them that remember. Thy letter hath come into the presence of the Wronged One and hath attained to being seen and read. We have perused it and have answered thee with My manifest Tablet. He hath, verily, exalted thee through His bounty. Soon shall there be made manifest unto thee that which hath been ordained by the Powerful, the Ancient of Days. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to guide His servants through thee and through thy love and thy remembrance unto His Momentous Announcement. Say: “My God, my God! Adorn the heads of Thy servants with the crown of trustworthiness and the fear of God, and their temples with the ornament of truthfulness and guidance, and illumine their hearts, O my God, with the lights of Thy knowledge and their faces with the effulgences of the Daystar of Thy Revelation.” The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My bounty be upon thee and upon thy wife and upon those who are with thee and upon those whom the censure of the censurers hath not prevented from turning toward God, the Beloved of the knowing ones and the Goal of those who are in the heavens and on earth.

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=== START BH02812 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and Power

O beloved of my heart and one remembered in my soul! It has been a long time since this evanescent servant was separated from you in exile. But in truth, you took joy with you. What I mean by these words is that after you left, joy became very rare, like the phoenix in all regions and cities. And that joy, in reality, did not even go with you - it was very unfaithful, for it left us and did not accompany you either. Surely you too were saddened by separation from the Beloved of all horizons. In any case, at this time He commanded this servant to write to the Overseer: “O stranger in foreign lands! God willing, may this exile become the cause and means of comfort for steadfast and assured souls in the homeland. Many times exile leads to finding a homeland, and many are the homelands whose dust of exile is more excellent and beloved in God’s sight. Exile in the path of the Friend is more beloved and precious to lovers than their homeland. And to God belongs the command in all conditions. My greetings upon you and upon him who was named Mahdi and upon she who serves you.” Some days ago they cut a coat for the blessed body and graciously bestowed one garment of wool to be sent to you. This servant has nothing worthy present except half a container of the finest tea available - that is, the finest that exists in this land - and two or three servings of extremely excellent tea that came from India in previous years. God willing, may you partake of it in perfect health and wellbeing. This evanescent servant also conveys greetings to Aqa Mahdi, upon him be the glory of God. My expression of sincere greetings to the true beloved Aqa Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be all nine [glory] of His most glorious grace, depends on your kindness. God willing, may he ever be confirmed. At this moment mention of them was heard from the tongue of the Beloved, who said: “The glory be upon him and upon those who love God there.” Once again this servant conveys greetings to that beloved one and them and the friends. The glory be upon you. The Servant. 22nd day of the Month of Pilgrimage 1298.

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=== START BH02813 ===

He is the Manifest, the Speaking One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise

O Zayn! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of the Worlds! The Most Exalted Pen, and the branches and leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree, nay all things, bear witness to the Ocean of Utterance of the True One, glorified be His majesty, and to the Sun of His grace and bounty, in such wise hath He mentioned His loved ones that the fragrance of His words wafteth from every letter. The horizons have been filled with the signs of thy Lord - it behooveth them to render thanks unto the Lord for this manifest bounty. From the clouds of divine grace and the heaven of the Most Glorious Pen, verses descend without interruption like copious rain, nay incomparable to aught else or any mention. Yet the deniers and heedless ones remain opposed. We beseech God to aid all to rend asunder the veils and to stand firm in His mighty and impregnable Cause.

The letter of Ibn-i-Nur (upon him be My Glory) which he sent to thee was presented before the Countenance. Verily We perceived from it the fragrance of his love and steadfastness in the Cause of God. Blessed is he and his father and mother. We have mentioned Nur aforetime in various Tablets with words that when they appeared, the Herald proclaimed: “Utterance belongeth unto God!” O Zayn! The ocean of divine knowledge hath surged through My utterance and the fragrances of the All-Merciful have been stirred by My call, yet most of the people remain heedless. Praise be to God, Marf’u ’Ali (upon him be My Glory and loving-kindness) and his son have drunk from the choice wine of utterance and attained unto the ocean of God’s mercy.

O son of Nur! Today He Who conversed on Sinai is seated upon the throne of Revelation and hath mentioned and continueth to mention His loved ones, saying: “O people of Baha! Hearken unto My call. It behooveth you to counsel the servants through your deeds and character. Verily He is with you, seeing and hearing, and He is the Mighty, the All-Seeing.” We beseech God to aid you with that which will enable you to do what beseemeth the people of Baha. Verily He is the Counselor, the All-Remembering, the All-Knowing.

O son of Nur! Each one of the souls mentioned in thy letter hath been honored with the mention of the Most Exalted Pen. Verily We have gladdened thy mother with My mention and loving-kindness, and thy nephew with My mercy that hath preceded all who are in the heavens and the earth. Praise be to God, they have been mentioned throughout successive years and continue to be so. The Glory from Us be upon thee and upon him who is named Haydar and upon those who are with thee. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. And praise be to God, Who is the Goal of them that know.

=== END BH02813 ===

=== START BH02814 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Glorious!

O Sulayman, son of him who has ascended unto God! The days are drawing to a close, and the people of the earth are observed to be in manifest heedlessness and evident error. The tongue of the Morn proclaims “The Truth hath come!”, and the Day declares “I am the Day of God!”, and all things proclaim “The Mother Book hath been sent down!” And yet how few are the ears that are privileged to hear the call, and how rare the hearts that are adorned with the love of God, the Lord of all names. Morning and evening, the peoples of the earth, of diverse faiths, turn toward mosques and temples and churches and shrines for the remembrance of God, yet remain heedless of Him Who is remembered. At the very moment of remembrance, He Who is remembered standeth before their eyes, yet they see Him not and recognize Him not; they hear, yet comprehend not. All this heedlessness and error and ignorance that hath encompassed the world - its primary cause and reason have been and continue to be the divines of the earth, for they have devised vain imaginings and, through a hundred thousand strategems and deceits, have caused these imaginings to enter into the minds of the ignorant of the earth. So long as these vain imaginings persist, they remain deprived of the splendors of the sun of certitude. Thus have they themselves and their hapless followers been deprived of the outpourings of divine grace and of that which would profit them. Were the rulers of the earth in truth obedient to these heedless souls, no trace of God and His tokens would be found in the world, save with those souls who are sanctified from the doubts and veils and vain imaginings of men. They are honored through the name of Truth, while clinging to diverse means in their abasement of Truth. Would that they had contented themselves with this! Nay, by My life! Every possessor of insight witnesseth the traces of the tyranny of these heedless souls. Blessed is the learned one who recognizeth Him Who is the Object of all knowledge. Strange it is that, despite such deeds, the divines of these regions and territories do not accept one another, each counting himself to be the most accomplished and most pious. Destruction be upon them and upon those who follow them without clear proof, or evidence, or testimony, or reason! O Sulayman, render thanks unto the Beloved of all possibility, that He hath aided thee to recognize this bounty, the like of which heaven hath not witnessed, nor earth borne. Rejoice thou and be of those who are thankful. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds!

=== END BH02814 ===

=== START BH02815 ===

He is the All-Seeing, the All-Informed

O Abdullah! Upon thee be the peace of God and His mercy. Praise be to God, thou art remembered before the face of the Wronged One and hast attained unto His bounty. It is hoped that the light of unity may illumine that land and its horizons, and that those who believe in the oneness of God may hold fast unto that which is conducive to the exaltation of the Word and the light of unity and the extinguishing of the fire of polytheism. Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to the loved ones of that land. We counsel all to perform pure and holy deeds. Some among the Babis have grown exceedingly indolent. They must hold fast unto the Law of God. In this land all are acting according to it, fasting during the blessed month of Ramadan for the sake of God and offering prayers in obedience to His command. All in these regions and those regions must act in accordance with that which is the primary cause of the drawing nigh of people and the supreme reason for their turning to the Most Exalted Horizon. Say: My God, my God! Aid Thy servants who believe in Thy unity through the hosts of wisdom and utterance, then preserve them through Thy power and authority, then cause them to enter the fortress of Thy providence and ordain for them every good thing Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.

We make mention at this time of him who is named Habib - upon him be the peace of God and His loving-kindness - that he may rejoice and be among those who are assured and thankful. O Habib! We have mentioned thee before and sent it to another place. We beseech God to strengthen thee in all circumstances and to assist thee in that which He loveth and approveth.

Ye made mention of the souls of Mandali. This Wronged One once passed through that land. Their inner reality contradicteth their outer appearance. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. In any case, the loved ones of God must hold fast unto deeds and unto such conduct as hath been revealed in the Books from the Pen of the All-Wise. A servant without deeds is like a tree without fruit. We counsel all to trustworthiness, religiosity, chastity and faithfulness. We beseech God to assist all in that which He loveth and approveth and to ordain for them that which will solace their eyes and bring tranquility to their souls. Verily He is the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. Convey greetings to all the kindred, both male and female. We beseech God to preserve them and ordain for them that which will draw them near in all circumstances. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Exalted. Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings.

=== END BH02815 ===

=== START BH02816 ===

In the Name of Him Who shineth from the horizon of the heaven of utterance! O ’Abdu’llah! Upon thee be the peace of God and His praise! From every quarter have appeared manifestations of rancor and sources of hatred, even though until now they have not attained their purpose and remain deprived of the Kawthar of utterance which is the cause of eternal life and the source of everlasting existence. They have cast aside truth and its sovereignty and have taken hold of idle fancy and its traces. Had the people recognized God’s purpose in this Most Great Revelation, they would have circled round it and acted upon that which hath appeared from Him and been sent down from the heaven of His will. O ’Abdu’llah! The servant present submitted thy petition and it attained the honor of being heard. The Most Great Branch sent Ibn-i-Abhar’s letter to the Most Great Horizon. God willing, it shall receive its answer. Verily God is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. We beseech God to aid him with the hosts of utterance for the triumph of this Great Announcement. We received the letter of Jinab-i-Samandar and its perusal and reading revealed that which is the cause of supreme kindness and infinite favors. Well is it with him and may it bring him joy! Soon shall God’s consummate wisdom in what He hath manifested become apparent unto him. Verily He loveth him who loveth Him and doth not suffer to be lost the reward of the doers of good. The servant present submitted what Qasim uttered in remembrance of God, His praise, His glory and His splendor. We have heard his call and have answered him with this perspicuous Book. We beseech God to strengthen him and My loved ones there in trustworthiness, chastity and fidelity, despite those who have made treachery their way, whom We testify are among the heedless. O Qasim! I am encompassed by manifestations of enmity and treachery and hosts of calumny and hatred. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid His servants unto pure truthfulness and enable them to turn in repentance and return unto Him. Verily He is the Oft-Returning, the All-Generous. O people of God! Be not grieved by the deeds of those who have denied the Day of Judgment. Say: O our God and our Lord! Thou seest us in the hands of Thy tyrannical servants. We beseech Thee by the sovereignty of the Names and by the Call which hath been raised between earth and heaven to protect us from the evil of Thy tyrannical servants who have shed the blood of Thy loved ones and cast aside Thy Book and violated Thy Covenant and disputed Thy proof. O Lord! Aid His Majesty the Sul?an to assist the oppressed that he may protect them from the evil of their enemies. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest and Thou art the Mighty, the All-Conquering, the All-Powerful.

=== END BH02816 ===

=== START BH02817 ===

His Holiness Ali, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Dawning One from the horizon of the heaven of utterance. O Ali! Your letter which you sent to Muhammad-Qabli-Ali, upon him be My Glory, has arrived and was read by the servant present before the Throne. Verily your Lord is the Hearing, the Responding One. Observe the counsels of your Lord. We have mentioned you before, and before before, and We mention you at this time, and send greetings from the direction of My Most Great Prison to My loved ones who have attained to My days, acknowledged My sovereignty and confessed to that which God has testified - that there is no God but I, the Protecting, the Mighty, the Generous.

All the friends should be observed to be so gladdened by the choice wine of utterance that the troubles of a world which appears as a mirage do not prevent those souls from the remembrance of the Lord of Return. Say: Take the cups of detachment with a power from Us, then drink from them through My wondrous remembrance. The divine call is ever raised up. The friends who have drunk of the choice wine of utterance and are turned toward the horizon of the All-Merciful should always be mindful and enkindled with the fire of love. Gladden all the souls who have turned toward God with certitude, whether female or male, young or old, with the fragrances of the Words of the Revealer of verses.

O Khudadad! We send greetings upon your face from this distant place, that you may thank your Lord, the Remembering, the Speaking, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Likewise Shahverdi and Aziz are mentioned in the Most Holy Court and adorned with the ornament of remembrance. For each one, sublime and lofty verses have been revealed and sent at this very time. God willing, may all attain to the bounty of God and be illumined by the lights of the Sun of Truth. Glory be upon you and upon them and upon those who have attained to this Cause whereby the foot of every learned one has slipped and every mystic has been perturbed, save whom God has willed, the Lord of all who are in the heavens and earths.

The new friends, praise be to God, are successful and God willing they will become keys to good things. O Ali, convey greetings to the leaf of the land of Sad and gladden her with divine bounties. The people of that land must not fall short in serving her in any way, for she is from the remnants of the family of Sad. Previously a Tablet was specifically revealed and sent to her in that land. By My life, the end is hers and hers is a goodly ending. Verily your Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. And praise be to God, the Lord of all beings.

=== END BH02817 ===

=== START BH02818 ===

He is the Caller in the Kingdom of Utterance!

O ’Ali! Thy letter which thou didst send with Aqa ’Abdu’l-’Ali hath been presented before the Wronged One and was honored with His hearing. From the earliest days thou hast been mentioned. O ’Ali! The friends must at all times increase in the warmth of divine love. Warmth is manifested through love, and love is achieved through turning towards Him. God willing, thou and the friends shall be enkindled by the fire of the Divine Lote-Tree, illumined by the light of recognition, and engaged in all conditions in service to the Cause. Today service to the divine Cause consists in making people aware of that which benefiteth them and deeds that cause the fire of hatred and animosity to be stilled in the hearts and minds of the various peoples.

Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me, caused me to hear, given me to drink, and made me turn toward the court of Thy glory after the turning away of most of Thy creatures. I beseech Thee, O Possessor of the kingdoms of knowledge and wisdom, by Thy Name through which Thou didst subdue all possibility and by which the hearts of all religions were attracted, to assist me to make mention of Thee and to praise Thee with wisdom and utterance. O my Lord! Aid me and Thy loved ones to accomplish good deeds and righteousness. O my Lord! Thou seest me standing before the door of Thy generosity, clinging to the cord of Thy bounty. Ordain for me that which will cause me to be detached from all else but Thee and to hold fast to the ropes of Thy mercy and forgiveness. O my Lord! Ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones, then write down for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and strengthen me in Thy service. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Generous.

There hath been presented before the Wronged One that which thy son Ahmad - upon him be My glory - composed and recited before My face. We have answered him with verses that cannot be equaled by the treasures of the earth nor the wealth of all people. O Ahmad! We have heard how thou hast praised God, the Lord of the mighty throne, and We found in thy verses the fragrance of the love of God, the Goal of the mystics. We beseech Him to strengthen thee with the hosts of utterance, to aid thee in His remembrance, and to exalt thee through His name amongst His servants. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Say: Praise be to Thee, O Ocean of Bounty, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Sun of Grace and Glory! I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. Enable me to perform such deeds as are adorned with the glory of Thy acceptance. Then write down for me, O my God, that which will preserve me from the evil of Thy creatures and the doubts of Thy servants. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the All-Bounteous, the Mighty, the Great.

=== END BH02818 ===

=== START BH02819 ===

He is God, exalted be His station of grandeur and power.

O beloved of my heart! The letter from His honor the revered Muballigh, upon him be the glory of God and His mercy and favor, which was sent to that beloved one - truly each passage of it was a verse of remembrance and a source of joy. Praise be to God that it adorned the world of separation with the ornament of reunion. Separation is a burning fire; if it leads to reunion it becomes a fire heralding light, just as the Tree of Sinai first appeared in the form of fire and later manifested with a light above all lights. There hath appeared from His presence that from which every possessor of smell perceiveth the fragrance of eternity, by the testimony of the Supreme Pen, and none hath the right to speak a word when His testimony appeareth in the kingdom of creation.

In any case, all of it was presented in the Most Holy Court. He knoweth what His tongue hath uttered and what hath appeared from the waves of the ocean of His bounty. This evanescent servant beseecheth and hopeth from God, exalted be His station, that He will repeatedly ordain presence and meeting, so that we may circumambulate with His honor morning and evening. With both outer and inner tongue I offer countless glorifications to His honor and convey numberless greetings.

The letter from the beloved and honored Haji Mirza Mahmud, upon him be all His Most Glorious Beauty, cast upon the mirror of the heart the effulgence of the stations of love and affection. A hundred thousand thanks and praises be unto God, glorified be His majesty, that He adorned him with the ornament of favor and guided him to the ocean of reunion. Whatever he had written was presented in the presence and achieved the honor of being heard. His mention hath been and is in the Most Holy Court. The servant beseecheth his Lord to ordain for him the good of the hereafter and of this world. Verily He is the Lord of all beings and the One with power over whatsoever He willeth.

Furthermore, this servant ever presenteth in its proper place the mention of the honored Afnan of the Divine Tree, upon them be all His Most Glorious Beauty. It is most clear and evident that the mention of this servant was not and is not worthy, but mention in the presence of the King of Mention is accepted and beloved. However deemed advisable, please convey this evanescent one’s glorifications and greetings. Peace be upon your honor and upon those with you and upon those who love you for the sake of God.

=== END BH02819 ===

=== START BH02820 ===

He is God, exalted be His station of grandeur and majesty

O My Beloved, O Name of Bounty! Upon thee be the glory of God and the glory of all who exist in the unseen and visible realms. The Pen desires to speak, but the ears of the world do not wish to hear. If I write “z” and “b”, “t” and “k” follow behind, and if we eat the same soup every day, it has not and will not have freshness. In the city they cook fava beans daily and serve chickpeas, following in the footsteps of their fathers. We do not like fava beans and chickpeas. What can be done? In any case, these words are excessive and may cause trouble and become bothersome. However, praise and thanks be to God, in the past year the world of being, by the command of the Sovereign Worshipped One, detached from spirit and wealth, attained their goal and visited and circumambulated the divine Ka’bah and His House. The words “Pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto God” and “A proclamation from God on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage” so attracted hearts and souls that neither the clamor of plague nor the assault of the accursed cholera prevented the faithful from turning to and striving between Marwah and Safa and circumambulation. This brief mention is more fitting and sweeter than a hundred thousand lengthy accounts of the tales of Caesars and Persian kings and tyrants and Pharaohs and the transgressors of the Umayyads and the ignorant ones of the Abbasids. When thou goest before the Friend, convey the glorification of the Friend. The weather is sometimes clear, sometimes warm, sometimes cold, and sometimes cloudy. The ignorant one speaks crookedly and confusedly. I know not what use or fruit these ravings have. This much I say: remembrance of the Friend is good and beloved and effective. When thou goest before the Beloved of the soul, the gift of the flowing soul is proper. This is good, this is beloved. If you go, you will relate, see and hear. My master, sometimes the pen sniffs the air. Until here was from it, but through divine bounty and infinite effort, if movement becomes possible and joy is attained through meeting the Friend, convey glorification and utter nothingness and complete evanescence. Glory be upon thy presence and upon him and upon those who love God and His friends. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02820 ===

=== START BH02821 ===

He is the Consoler! O Thou whose remembrance is the companion of the hearts of the yearning ones, whose name is beloved of the hearts of the sincere ones, whose praise is cherished by them that are nigh unto Thee, whose countenance is the goal of the mystics, whose call is healing to the breasts of them that have turned towards Thee, and whose tribulation is the ultimate desire of them that are detached! Glorified, glorified art Thou, O Thou in whose hand is the kingdom of the realm of the heavens and earth! O Thou through whose word from Thee the contingent beings were struck unconscious and their pillars scattered, and through another word were gathered together and each part was joined to another part! Glorified art Thou, O Thou who hast power over all who are in the heavens and earth, and art mighty over all who are in the dominion of Command and Creation! None is like unto Thee in creation, nor any equal to Thee in invention. No soul hath known Thee, nor hath anyone attained unto Thee. By Thy might! Were one to soar in the atmosphere of Thy holy oneness - verily the mystic is he who draweth nigh through impotence and confesseth to sin, for if existence should make mention before the manifestations of the might of Thy Cause, it would indeed be a sin unequaled by any sin in the kingdoms of Thy creation and invention. Shatter ye the cup of fancy through My Name, the Self-Subsisting, then take ye the chalice of prosperity through the name of the Cleaver of the Dawn. Thus have We given life to the bodies of words through the sprinklings of the ocean of utterance of thy Lord, the Subjugator of the winds. When thou hast attained unto the Tablet and been attracted by the Kawthar of the All-Merciful, say: Thine be the praise, O Dawning-Place of praise, and Thine be the glory, O Thou in whose hand is the glory of the heavens and earth!

I am in love with both His love and His wrath indeed

And strange it is that I should love these opposites

We have found from thee the fragrance of acceptance, wherefore We have sent down unto thee this Tablet, which nothing that hath been created in the earth can equal. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. They who have been awakened by the call of God, these are the people of Baha in a mighty Tablet. Be thou steadfast in the Cause and make up for what thou hast missed. Thus doth the Prisoner counsel thee from the presence of One All-Knowing, All-Wise. Convey the Cause of thy Lord with wisdom - thus doth command thee He Who calleth all unto God, the Mighty, the Bountiful. Reflect upon My days and what hath befallen Me in the path of God, thy Lord and the Lord of the worlds. Arise to mention thy Lord with such steadfastness as cannot be prevented by the cawing of the impious nor the braying of those who have disbelieved in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Verily the glory be upon the people of Baha who are established upon the Crimson Ark through the name of God, the Possessor of Names. They are indeed among the triumphant ones.

[The above text is taken from several different Tablets which have been copied together]

=== END BH02821 ===

=== START BH02822 ===

O Nuri, upon thee be My glory! He who hath drunk of My choice-sealed wine, sealed with My self-subsisting Name, hath made mention of thee. We have remembered thee with such remembrance that the Concourse on High hath hastened from all directions to hearken to My sweetest call from the prison of Akka. Blessed is the servant who hath attained thereunto, and woe unto every heedless doubter. The fragrance of the All-Merciful hath been wafted throughout creation, as attesteth He with Whom is the Mother Book.

Thy letter which thou didst send unto the Wronged One hath come before Him and hath been honored to be heard, through the grace of God, the Revealer of verses. From it We perceived the fragrance of thy love. We have sent thee a Tablet whereby the horizons have been illumined. Blessed is he whom clamor hath not deterred from turning toward the Self-Sufficient, the Most High, and blessed is the strong one who hath cast away the world, turning unto God, the Lord of Lords.

That which hath enraptured the denizens of the most exalted Paradise hath been sent down, yet most of the people are wrapped in heedlessness and error. They have forsaken their God, clinging to their desires. Thus have their souls enticed them, and today they are reckoned before God, the Lord of the Day of Return, as among the people of the Fire. They awaited the Day of God, yet when it appeared with truth they turned away from it and committed that which hath caused the Tablet to lament, and behind it all the pens.

When thou dost inhale the sweet savors of utterance from thy Lord’s Tablet, say: “My God, my God! I testify that Thy grace hath preceded me, Thy mercy hath preceded me, and Thy light hath encompassed me. How many a day didst Thou call out to Thy servant from the most exalted horizon while he remained silent in Thy remembrance, and how many a night didst Thou turn toward him while he was heedless of Thee. I beseech Thee, O Fashioner of the world and Educator of the nations, Who art seated upon Thy most great throne, to make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause in such wise that neither the books of the world shall mislead me nor the doubts of the nations cause me to slip. O Lord! Thou seest the stranger draw nigh unto the precincts of Thy mercy, the sinner seek the ocean of Thy forgiveness, and the feeble one the kingdom of Thy utterance. I beseech Thee not to disappoint me of that which I desire from the sea of Thy bounty, the heaven of Thy grace, and the sun of Thy bestowals. Thou art He to Whose generosity, grace, might and power the realities of all created things and the tongues of all beings have testified. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Bountiful, the Ancient, and Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. Then make me, O my God, a standard among the standards of Thy protection and a banner among the banners of Thy victory, that I may aid Thee through wisdom and utterance, through deeds and character. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Exalted, the All-Bountiful.”

=== END BH02822 ===

=== START BH02823 ===

As for Muhammad-’Ali who attained repeatedly and then ascended to the Supreme Horizon - he is the Comforter, the Consoler.

O My leaf! Upon thee be My glory! Blessed art thou and those like thee whom nothing whatsoever hath prevented from God, the Creator of the heavens. By the life of God, We have made mention of thee in such wise as all the treasures of the earth cannot equal. Thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, beareth witness to this. The Supreme Pen testifieth to the acceptance, orientation, humility and submissiveness of that honored woman before the face of God, and to her patience and tranquility in His Cause. Blessed art thou, O My handmaiden! Thou hast drunk the choice wine of patience from the hand of the favor of thy Lord, the Chosen One, and hast attained unto that which the denizens of the Most Exalted Paradise and the Supreme Heaven have attained.

The entire world hath been created for the knowledge of God, exalted be His glory, and on the Day of Manifestation all relationships are severed, for all relationships return unto Him. Each party was prevented by some matter, and each people were deprived by some mention, cause or calamity. Praise be to God that that leaf turned towards Him and attained unto the hearing of the divine call, and the calamities of the world did not prevent her from the Supreme Horizon. There hath befallen thee what befell Us in the Most Great Prison in the early days.

In truth the world is not worthy of attention. Blessed are they who soared on the wings of detachment and ascended through the love of God. For them have been ordained exalted stations beneath the pavilions of grandeur, under the shade of the Tree of Grace, in the Supreme Paradise and Most Exalted Heaven. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of sanctity, were the merest trace of that station to be revealed to all peoples, they would freely sacrifice their lives.

We beseech God to aid thee and make thee firm and steadfast in His Cause. Know thou the value of this Tablet. By My life, from its horizon hath shone the sun of the loving-kindness of thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Generous. We have mentioned him who ascended unto God with such remembrance as the denizens of the Kingdom of Names and every servant who heard and responded to his Lord when He came with manifest sovereignty make mention of. The Wronged One conveyeth His greetings to all the relatives and counseleth all to submission, patience, perseverance, remembrance and praise of God, exalted be His glory. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My mercy be upon thee and upon them and upon everyone steadfast and firm.

=== END BH02823 ===

=== START BH02824 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

Praise be to God Who created creation for His knowledge and for attaining what He ordained for them through His bounty. When He manifested them, He made known to them Him Who gave glad tidings to all of His manifestation and appearance and sovereignty. Glory be to Him, glory be to Him! How manifest is His proof and how glorious His grace and favor! He is the One Whose mercy preceded all and Whose evidence was perfected and Whose blessing was completed. I bear witness that there is no God but Him. He has ever been sanctified from what the creation possesses and exalted above all that souls and minds have comprehended. There is no God but Him, the All-Protecting, the Mighty, the All-Loving. Prayers and peace be upon the Seal of His Prophets through whom was raised the banner of Divine Unity and the Tree of Oneness spoke forth and the fragrance of the garment wafted and the breeze of holiness stirred, Who spoke forth with the wise Qur’an from the presence of One mighty and all-knowing. And now, O beloved of my heart, your letter brought me joy as it spoke in praise of our Creator and your Creator, our God and your God, and the God of all who are in the heavens and the earth. When I read and understood it, I presented it before the Lord. Then the tongue of grace spoke forth His word, exalted be His grandeur: “We give thanks to God for having aided them in what He loves and is pleased with, and enabled them to remember and praise Him and acknowledge His oneness and singleness and turn to what He has commanded in His Book. And We beseech Him to manifest from them that which will bring joy to eyes and sight.” End quote. This evanescent servant submits that always has his tongue and heart and sight been turned toward those beloved ones and will continue to be - the eye for beholding, the heart for presence, and the tongue for praise. In most times the mention of those beloved ones has been and will be known in the true gathering. Another submission is that a container of Muscat halva was sent as commanded. God willing they will partake of it with utmost joy and fragrance. If you eat sweets, consume a morsel in remembrance of the ant. God is witness and testament that mention of your honors brings joy and delight, for they are known for love and specially blessed. No further instruction than this. The glory be upon you and upon those with you and upon those who love you and upon those who mention you. And praise be to God, our Beloved and your Beloved.

=== END BH02824 ===

=== START BH02825 ===

In the land of Ardakan to Mulla Rajab-’Ali, upon him be 96 [Baha’u’llah]

In the Name of our Lord, the All-Powerful, the All-Protecting, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

Praise be to God Who hath illumined the world through His Most Great Light, Who appeared once in the form of the Lamp and at another time in the temple of forms and breathed into it, whereupon all who are in earth and heaven were thunderstruck. Blessed be the Creator of all things and the Fashioner of names, through Whose manifestation the limbs of the world trembled and the hearts of the nations were troubled, except for those who partook of the choice wine of utterance in the name of their Lord, the Most Merciful, and turned to Him, saying: “Praise be unto Thee, O Beloved of the worlds, and glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of them that know.” The glory which hath dawned from the horizon of the countenance of the Ancient King be upon those who have cast aside the world for love of Him and have arisen to make mention of Him, to praise Him and to serve His Cause amongst His servants. They are indeed the oceans of utterance amidst the concourse of creation and the Salsabil of life for every discerning soul that turneth unto Him. My soul be a sacrifice for your love.

At one time this evanescent servant attained the presence of the Most Holy Court, and after appearing before His countenance, the Tongue of Grandeur spoke these blessed words: “O servant! Send what the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Kingdom of Utterance unto him who hath turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon and hath attained the choice sealed Wine, that he may recite the verses of his Lord and deliver them unto those who have believed in the All-Informed One.” Then in the Persian tongue He expressed such favors toward that person in such manner that I confess my inability to mention them. Verily our All-Knowing Lord is the All-Enumerating, the All-Informed.

This blessed Tablet was revealed at the beginning of the episode in the Land of Sad [Isfahan] and no copy of it had yet been sent anywhere. Although outwardly the people appear so lifeless that there seemeth no likelihood of their being adorned with the ornament of life, yet the utterances of the sincere ones, the sanctified ones, and them that are nigh unto God never fail to produce their effect, and soon shall the lights of the Word encompass the world. He is, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.

Your honor should at all times remind the friends who are gazing toward the Most Exalted Horizon and give them to drink of the Kawthar of divine knowledge, that all may attain unto the Most Great Bounty and remain steadfast in the Cause of God. Glory be upon you and upon those who hearken unto your words in the straight Path of God.

Written in Dhi’l-Hajjih 1296

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He is established upon the throne of utterance

Verily the Most Great Ocean desired to send unto thee the ocean of divine knowledge, that thou mayest behold the pearls hidden therein and be of them through whom God hath raised the standard of righteousness among all peoples and the banner of steadfastness in the most exalted station. Blessed art thou, for the countenance of the Ancient One hath turned toward thee from the direction of His Most Great Prison, and revealed for thee that which brings solace to all eyes. How many a servant hath heard the call and turned away therefrom, and how many a servant hath inhaled the fragrances of revelation and turned with his heart unto God, the Cause of all rivers to flow. Glorify the name of thy Lord by night and by day, and say:

O people of the earth! Fear ye God and follow not them who have denied the House and disbelieved in the Corner and the Station. Beware lest the ranks of the world and the armies of nations prevent you from this Cause whereby the Herald hath proclaimed: The Kingdom is God’s, the Lord of all mankind. Hold fast unto My strong cord, speak forth My praise, and stand firm in service to My Cause at eventide and at dawn. When the breezes of revelation stir thee, say:

Glorified art Thou, O my God and the God of existence! Glorified art Thou, O my God and the God of the seen and unseen! Glorified art Thou, O my Goal and the Goal of all hearts and minds! Praise be unto Thee for having made known unto me Thy Most Great Path and Thy Mighty News, whereby earthquakes seized all tribes save those rescued by the hand of Thy will and purpose. O Lord! Thou seest me attracted by Thy verses, detached from all else but Thee, and clinging to the cord of Thy loving care. I beseech Thee by all that befitteth the heaven of Thy bounty, the ocean of Thy grace, and the sun of Thy generosity, not to disappoint me. O Lord! Strengthen my limbs in Thy service and illuminate the hearts of Thy servants with the light of Thy knowledge. Then ordain for them that which shall preserve them from the croaking of every croaker, the might of every oppressor, the doubts of every learned one, and the insinuations of every wicked one. Thou art He Whom nothing whatsoever can frustrate. Thou doest what Thou willest through Thy power and sovereignty, and ordainest what Thou pleasest through Thy command that prevaileth over Thy heaven and Thy earth. I beseech Thee by the arising of the Dawning-Place of Thy revelation and the Dayspring of Thy signs, Who is not overtaken by sitting nor prevented by the power of hosts, to ordain for me that whereby my remembrance shall endure in Thy mighty Book. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

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O Mirza Abu-Talib! In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Exalted! O Abu-Talib! Hearken unto My call from My direction, then stand firm in My love, then be stirred by the breezes of My attraction, then arise to praise My Supreme and Most Great Self. Verily We have not forgotten thee and have mentioned thee before, and mention thee now in this Most Great Tablet that thou mayest know that He loveth His assured servants. Ask thou God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forefathers, that He may enable thee and those who have believed to stand with mighty steadfastness and not distance you from the court of His presence, neither in this world nor in the next - this being the hope of the hearts of them that are nigh unto God. Blessed art thou, O servant, in that thou hast turned toward the direction of the House and wert among those who dwelt round about it. Then give thanks to Him in that He delivered thee from His enemies and preserved thee in truth and guided thee to His blessed, mighty and wondrous seat. Remember Him at all times, then convey the Cause of thy Lord with wisdom and utterance. Thus did We command thee before and now, that thou mayest be among those who act. Beware lest thou dispute with any soul or contend with anyone in teaching the Cause of thy Lord, the Ruler, the All-Wise. Those who wage war and shed blood are in grievous heedlessness. By God! Victory lieth in expression, not in sword and spear, and thus have We revealed in all the Tablets, yet the people perceived it not and were among the corrupt. And thereby was shed the blood of those a single soul of whom is, in the sight of thy Lord, better than these oppressors, for they claim to believe yet slay its Establisher and Confirmer. Woe unto them from the torment of a grievous day! We have lifted the decree of killing and have ordained victory in what We have revealed in truth, and this is the best victory in the eyes of every discerning one who knows. Grieve not for what hath befallen thee. Verily thy Lord hath ever known what afflictions have touched thee, and He is informed of all things. There hath befallen thee what befell Us, that thou mightest follow the example of thy Lord in all matters, and this is a great bounty. Beware lest thou grieve over anything, for there shall descend upon thee what hath been ordained for thee in the tablets of destiny, and He is wise over all things. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who have drunk from this Salsabil which hath flowed from the fountain of the Pen of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Wise.

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O My handmaiden! Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Glorious. Before Him bow down in adoration all who are in the heavens and on earth. He, verily, is the One, the Most Holy. His is the might and the power. He exalteth whom He willeth and abaseth whom He willeth. He bestoweth what He desireth upon whom He desireth, and withholdeth the breezes of Paradise from whom He willeth. And thou, O handmaiden of God, render thanks unto thy Lord at all times, then make mention of Him as doth mention Him this Peacock whose wings have been adorned with the pearls of a holy and praiseworthy sanctity. Know thou that We have arrived in this Prison which is remote from all and distant. Let not this cause you grief, but be content with what hath been ordained by Him, for this is the ultimate purpose. I remain bewildered in My affair and your affair until there shall appear the firmly-established Command from the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. By God! Such tribulations have descended upon Me as cannot be bounded by any limits. Remember thou My days, then My beauty, then My rising and sitting, then My reposing and My establishment, then My melodies, then My bowing down and prostration. Let nothing cause thee grief, but place thy trust in God, thy Lord, the Mighty, the Witness. Beware, O handmaiden of God! Guard thyself with utmost vigilance lest there appear from thee that which thy Master, the Most High, the Supreme, the Most Loving, would abhor. Conceal thyself from all eyes, then hold fast to the cord of God against the evil of every rejected sinner. Thus hath sung the Nightingale of holiness and cast upon thee from God’s counsel that thou mayest remain steadfast upon this exalted and extended path. Spirit and glory and immortality be upon thee and upon those women who dwell in the City of God, the Mighty, the All-Conquering, the Manifest, the Self-Subsisting.

He is the Mighty. In all matters endless bewilderment hath overtaken Me until what may later be ordained. In any case, conduct yourselves with utmost love toward the guest, be in complete harmony. Act contrary to the men, for from them no fragrance of unity was detected. Make mention of all the women, both Arab and Persian. Make mention of the wife of Abid and all the others. Verily He maketh mention of whomsoever He willeth, and He is the best of those who make mention. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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In His Most Holy Name! O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! This is a Day wherein We bid patience itself to be patient in the Cause of its Lord, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Grieve not for what hath befallen Us. Nothing that hath been created in the heavens or on earth can frustrate Him. Whoso is for God, God is for him. We testify that He was with Us on the day We were born and will continue to be until the end that hath no end. Verily thy Lord is the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. Did might avail Al-’Uzza? Did Pharaoh prevail? Nay, by His very Self, the Truth! Rather were they among those who were brought low. God shall soon obliterate all traces of those who turned away and clung to calumny that they might lead people astray from the path of God, the Lord of all names. They are indeed in manifest loss. Remember when he who turned away thought We feared him. Say: Neither the might of those who transgressed nor the ascendancy of the oppressors can intimidate Us. We speak the truth as We have spoken and summon all to God, the Sovereign Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. They who have quaffed the living waters from the hands of the All-Merciful are those who call humanity from behind them, turning unto God, the Lord of all worlds. By thy life, O My patience! Neither the barking of dogs nor the grunting of swine can deter them. He thought We were grieved by what he had wrought. Nay, by the Self of God Who overseeth all creation! Rather do We walk and call upon God morn and eve, saying: “Draw nigh the days of meeting with Thee, then make me one of those who lay down their lives in Thy path. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.” By God! Should all who dwell on earth gather against Me with sharpened swords and piercing spears, thou wouldst find My tongue in that hour speaking His Name and Mine eyes fixed upon His shining and luminous horizon. Know then that what thou hast composed in remembrance of this wronged Exile hath reached Our presence. We beseech God to strengthen and assist thee in all conditions, to make thee a champion of His Cause from beginning to end, and to draw thee nigh unto Him in such wise that remoteness shall never intervene. Thy Lord is verily the Ruler over whatsoever He willeth. We moreover beseech Him, exalted be He, to unite us in His love, to cause us to speak His praise and glorification, and to make us among those who have soared in the atmosphere of His love and who have detached themselves through His Name from all the worlds. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have arisen to serve the Cause of God, the Almighty, the All-Encompassing, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

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He is the Mighty, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious!

O thou who art the remnant of the family of God on earth, and the lingering fragrance from the divine Ridvan, and the Word inscribed upon the holy, blessed and luminous Tablet! Blessed art thou in that thou hast joined the hosts of God in days when all people were in drunkenness and mighty veils, and hast associated with the men of God and His chosen ones, then with His trusted ones and His loved ones, and hast attained the presence of the Beloved, then the presence of Husayn, by whose name the Kingdom of Names was adorned in the heaven of eternity, and through whose submissiveness all things became submissive, and through whose remembrance every tongue was opened in praise of their Lord, the All-Merciful, and through whose turning to his Lord the Temples of Grandeur turned toward the Scene of God, the Most High, the Mighty, the Great. How blessed art thou that the breezes of eternity have wafted upon thee from the Ridvan of My Most Exalted Name, the All-Knowing. Every soul should find from thee the fragrances of the hosts of God and inhale from thee the sweet scents of the garment of Joseph of God, the Mighty, the Luminous. How excellent it is for thee that thou hast attained the most great attainment in thy meeting with them, and thy turning to their beings, and thy orientation with their party, and thy settling in their dwelling-place, and thy hearing of their wondrous melodies, and thou wert among the triumphant ones. It behooveth thee now to stand firm in the Cause of God, thy Lord, in these days and to be watchful of the command of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Had We found the people of the Bayan yearning toward God, We would have commanded them to visit thee in that land and to circle round about thee, for thou art of the remnant of Our detached loved ones. And if at times hesitation seized thee, God hath forgiven what is past, for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Be thou assured in thyself that God hath ordained for thee in His presence a holy and noble station and hath accepted from thee thy obedience and whatsoever hath proceeded from thee, for He is the Kind, the Merciful. Beware lest vain imaginings cause thee to slip from the path of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, and thou become of those who are tested. Leave behind thee all who are in the heavens and on earth, then turn with thy heart toward the direction of My Name, the Mighty, the Powerful. Thus hath the Strong in Command taught thee and strengthened thee with the Spirit of Power, from the presence of One All-Knowing, All-Informed. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who love thee for the sake of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all things and the Lord of all the worlds.

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In the name of Mim, He is the Most Exalted in the Most Exalted Horizon! O Letter Mim! Hear My call and be not of the patient ones. Then bear witness within thyself that He is God, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful. He doeth what He willeth by His command and decreeth what He pleaseth. None can question what He doeth, and He is the Strong, the All-Knowing. Know then that thy letter hath come before Us and We have examined what was therein, and We were among the witnesses. We beseech God to make thee steadfast in His Cause - this is better for thee than the kingdoms of the heavens and earths. Then We counsel thee at this time, when the Bird of Immortality hath taken flight from the branch of Iraq and sought another branch through what the hands of the oppressors have wrought. Say: By God the Truth! This indeed is a youth who hath sacrificed his spirit for God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Were he not mindful of the decree of the Book, he would have kissed the hands of his killer in the path of God, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Powerful. Say: Those who have understood the stations of the Cause from the Sovereign of might and glory will never fear anyone, even if all the hypocrites should gather against them. At all times they await tribulations out of love for their Ancient Lord, and they long for calamities as an infant longeth for its mother’s breast. God sufficeth as witness to what I say. O people of the Bayan! Fear ye no one, for God hath power over you and causeth to flow upon you what He willeth. None besides Him hath any power over aught, and this is a certain truth. By God! If the loved ones of God knew what hath been ordained for them in the paradise of nearness and glory, they would sacrifice their souls and possessions at every moment. But they are veiled from this through their attention to the ornaments of earthly dominion, and therefore tribulations become difficult for them in the path of their Creator. This indeed is manifest heedlessness. Therefore, O my God! Give them to drink of the wine of Thy grace and bounty, that they may not be occupied with aught but Thee nor desire anything besides Thee. This indeed is a mighty favor. Then make them steadfast in Thy love such that they turn not to those who move in the atmosphere of heedlessness and claim for themselves that which hath not been ordained for them from the presence of One Wise, All-Informed. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon those who remain firm in the Cause and in love.

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In the name of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O Rabi’, be as the spring of God in these days, that through thee the Lote-Trees of existence may be verdant and yield the fruits of thy Lord’s remembrance, the All-Merciful. Know thou the value of these days. By God! The breezes that blow therein have never blown before, nor shall they blow thereafter. Thy Lord, the Mighty, the Help in Peril, beareth witness unto this. O Rabi’, We have made thee manifest in God’s springtime that thou mayest be stirred by the winds of thy Lord’s will and be detached from those who have denied God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful. Open thy tongue in utterance and convey the Cause of thy Lord, that His Name may be exalted among the concourse of all worlds. Say: O people, fear ye God and refute not the truth through your idle fancies, nor follow those who have openly denied God. Follow Him Who calleth you unto Him with power and sovereignty. Steel thy back for thy Lord’s Cause, for unto this have We created thee and those who have believed in God, the One, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised. Grieve not over anything, for thy Lord will aid thee in teaching His Cause and will assist those who have detached themselves unto Him and remember Him with joy and radiance. Convey Our greetings unto the faces of them that have believed therein, then deliver unto them what We have imparted unto thee, that the melodies of thy Lord which have been raised from the direction of the Throne in these times may attract them. Then gather them unto the Cause of thy Master and protect them from Satan’s party. Thus have We instructed thee and commanded thee in truth. Follow what thou art bidden; this is better for thee than all that hath been ordained in creation. Say: O people, gather ye around your Lord’s Cause, then seek bounty from His presence, and be not of those who believed then denied and returned to their abode in the nethermost fire. Remember your Lord openly and be not disturbed by the wrongdoers, for God shall soon seize them with His wrath and His sovereign might. He, verily, is powerful over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Him, the One, the Mighty, the All-Compelling. Be as one soul, that through you terror may enter the hearts of those who have denied God. By God! They are naught but the people of loss. And the splendor which hath shone forth from the horizon of destiny be upon thee and upon those who have hearkened unto that which the Tongue of Grandeur and Glory hath spoken at the midmost heart of paradise.

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In the Name of God, the Most Wondrous, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

O Sultan, hear the call of the Sovereign from the direction of thy Lord’s merciful throne, that it may detach thee from all that hath been created in the worlds and draw thee nigh unto His Beauty, the All-Merciful, a station holy and resplendent. Then rejoice within thyself that the Pen of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all who are in the kingdom, hath moved at the mention of thy name. Know thou that We have not forgotten thee and Our Arab loved ones, and We have made mention of them in the Tablet which We shall soon send unto them that they may become aware of God’s remembrance of them, for He hath ever been merciful to His servants. Know thou further that thy letter hath come before Us and We have read what was therein, and We have answered thee with these words which have shone forth from the horizon of glory with manifest sovereignty. Take heed that thou assist thy Lord to the extent of thy power and forget not His grace, for His grace hath ever encompassed the worlds. Shun those who have disbelieved and joined partners with God, and draw nigh unto those from whom thou dost inhale the fragrance of love from this Youth whom the idolaters have cast into a deep pit. Blessed art thou for having remained steadfast in the Cause and turned away from those whose essence and reality were created from the fire of opposition and who took the Calf as their beloved. Say: O people! Did We not inform you at the time of departure that the Samiri would appear among you, that the Calf would cry out and the birds of night would stir? Beware lest ye forget what We previously told you and hold fast to a mighty and manifest handle. Say: Today there is no escape for anyone and no refuge for any soul save God Who created all things by His command and manifested the Manifestation of His Self with a great proof and testament. Say: O people! Cast not the Cause of God behind your backs and follow not every froward devil. And thou, O Sultan, by God, wert thou to become aware of what hath befallen Me, thou wouldst weep and lament and cry out every morn and eve. But We have concealed from thee what hath befallen My Beauty, the All-Merciful, lest thou be saddened in thy soul, and this is indeed a mighty grace unto the truth. And the Glory be upon thee and upon Our Arab loved ones, both male and female, young and old. Then convey My greetings to My handmaiden who hath believed in her Lord, that she may rejoice within herself and be in graceful happiness.

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O Qanbar! In the Name of God, the Mighty, the Great! O servant! Hear My call, for by My call are quickened the hearts of all the worlds. Remember thy Lord in the night seasons and at dawn, and be not of the heedless ones. Rejoice in that the Pen of thy Lord hath stirred to make mention of thee, for He loveth those servants who have detached themselves from all else save Him and have turned to His shining and luminous Face. He hath created all contingent beings through a word from Him, then cast upon them another word - whoso holdeth fast to it and believeth in Him, he is indeed among the most exalted of creation with Him, and this is certain truth. Those who turn away from it are verily among the people of the fire, cursed by the realities of all things, of the first and the last. Leave thou those who have disbelieved and hold fast to the Sure Handle. By God! It is indeed the Most Great Word which hath shone forth from the horizon of thy Lord the All-Merciful’s will with a mighty radiance. Say: O people! The Promised One hath come unto you, if ye be of them that know, and the Hidden Mystery hath been revealed, if ye be of the certain ones. The gardens have been adorned with the ornament of the All-Merciful and Hell hath been set ablaze. Blessed are they who have attained unto the lights of His countenance; woe unto the idolaters! Be thou steadfast in the love of God and His Cause, and take hold of His Tablet with manifest strength. Recite it in thy days and be not of the heedless ones. Make mention of My handmaiden from before Me, whom We named ’Awfih in Our ancient Kingdom, then convey My glorification unto her face and unto her daughter from thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. And the glory be upon thee and upon her from this shining and luminous Orient. Glorified art Thou, O my God! These are Thy servants who have soared in the atmosphere of Thy love and have sought the sanctuary of Thy glory and grandeur and have heard Thy call and answered Thee on the Day whereon most faces were darkened, and each one of them hath attained according to his capacity and striving. I beseech Thee therefore, O my God, by Thy Name through which were rent asunder the veils of the people of creation and were burned away the shrouds that came between Thee and Thy weak servants, that Thou withhold not these from the robes of Thy mercy and the wonders of Thy grace and bounty. Clothe them, then, through the hands of loving-kindness with the garments of guidance, that they may be illumined by the lights of Thy favors amidst Thy creation and creatures, and may turn wholly unto Thee and be detached from all else save Thee and arise to aid Thy Cause and manifest Thine order. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Guardian, the Chosen One.

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O Abdullah, upon thee be the Glory of God! He is the One Who endureth after the passing of all things. O Abdullah! Thy letter hath come before thy Lord and the glances of divine favors have been directed towards it. He, verily, is the Hearer, the Answerer. We have become aware of what was mentioned therein concerning that which was revealed from the heaven of command in the Surah of Counsel. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Ye are mentioned before the Throne - the Tongue of Grandeur speaketh in remembrance of you and His Pen, the Subduer of the worlds, floweth over your names. Rejoice ye at this bounty, then give thanks unto your Lord, the Forgiving, the Generous. O Abdullah! By God, the Wronged One hath remained without helper or assistant. Had My loved ones acted according to that which they were commanded, thou wouldst have seen the banners of victory raised upon every lofty and impregnable mountain. Arise to help the Cause of God. He hath ordained that victory lieth in the manifestation of His goodly character amongst all people. Blessed is he who attaineth unto this mighty station. Say: O My loved ones! Be ye of such nature that those who approach may behold in your faces the radiance of the All-Merciful and in your gatherings the gathering of letters in a single word. This behooveth those who have turned unto God, the King, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Ye are they who have been mentioned by name of the Beloved and have attained unto a station whereunto none have attained save honored servants. Blessed art thou for having remembered thy Lord and for this mighty Tablet which hath been revealed for thee. Grieve not over separation - ye are before the Throne. Thus doth the All-Merciful testify. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of the worlds! Verily he who hath arisen to serve his Lord is among those who circled round the Cause from time immemorial. Thus doth your Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, give you glad tidings. Arise to serve in that place and unite hearts in remembrance of the Beloved. This is what God, the Goal of the worlds, commandeth thee. Convey My greetings to the loved ones of God and give them the glad tidings of this mighty remembrance. We beseech God to assist them to love and unity, to gather them beneath the pavilions of His Cause, and to make them of those who, in helping the Cause, have not regarded themselves and what they possess, but have helped God’s Cause through their character, deeds and remembrance. Verily He is powerful over whatsoever He willeth. There is no God but Him, the Powerful, the Exalted, the Mighty, the Generous. Glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have arrived there, turning unto God, thy Ancient Lord.

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In the Name of God, the Ever-Abiding! O Mustafa! Blessed art thou for having attained unto the light of the Divine Countenance, appeared before the Command, and been numbered among those who have attained. Even hadst thou possessed the equivalent of the heavens and earth and spent them both, thou wouldst not have attained unto this sacred and luminous station. Give thanks unto God for having vouchsafed unto thee His presence, honored thee with His beauty, caused thee to hearken unto His melodies, and enabled thee to attain unto the presence of His wondrous countenance. Didst thou but know, thou wouldst soar in the atmosphere out of joy and gladness, for thou hast attained unto the presence of Him for Whom God’s near servants died in their longing. Give thanks unto thy Lord for this at all times, and be not of the heedless. Verily, thou art renowned among the Concourse on High, who point to thee with their fingers and say: “This, verily, is he who migrated unto God, the King, the Mighty, the Great, who circumambulated the sacred Sanctuary and the Ka’bih of intimacy, unto whom were directed the glances of God, and who was numbered among those who have attained.” Be thou steadfast in the love of God, then make mention of Him among His heedless servants. And when thou beholdest My loved ones, pronounce My glorification upon their faces, then recount unto them what thou hast learned of the story of the Youth, that they may be of those who remember. Say: O My loved ones! Do ye rest in ease while the Youth is in dire tribulation? I know not of which tribulation to complain. Nay, by His own Self, the True One! I have not complained, nor will I complain, and I remain content with whatsoever God hath ordained for Me and whatsoever He hath prescribed for My Own Self, if ye be of those who know. O servant! Forget not what thou hast heard from the tongue of thy Lord, and be My garment among My servants, that they may inhale from thee the hallowed, inaccessible and glorious fragrance. He who hath purified his soul and whose deeds are goodly–from him wafteth the fragrance of My good-pleasure, whereby Our servants who turn unto Us are guided. Say: O people! Purify your deeds and sanctify your souls, that there may appear from you that whereby the hearts of all men shall be attracted. And the glory that hath been sanctified from names and their kingdom, and exalted above attributes and their dominion, be upon thee, O thou who hast been guided by God’s guidance and hast drunk the Kawthar of immortality from His exalted fingers. Then doth the tongue of grandeur and majesty proclaim: Well is it with thee, then joy be unto thee and unto those who drink and say: “Praise be to God Who hath distinguished us with this most exalted, most mighty, most great bounty!”

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The Friends of God in Jadhba’

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious

We make mention of the land which God has made the footstool of My loved ones who, when they heard the Call, turned to the Most Exalted Horizon and shattered [the idols of] vain desire in the name of the Lord of all humanity. Thus does God make mention of whomsoever He pleaseth among His creation. He, verily, is the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O loved ones of the All-Merciful in Jadhba’! Hearken unto the Call of the Lord of Names. At one time He spoke from the Divine Lote-Tree, at another in the Night Journey, and yet again from this Station, whereof every atom of its atoms beareth witness that there is none other God beside Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. How many a servant heard and slumbered, and how many a slumberer, when he heard, arose and said: “Here am I, O Thou Desire of the worlds!” Give thanks unto God for this most great favor through whose light the world hath been illumined and the Most Great Name hath spoken: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Single One, the Peerless, the Mighty, the Great!” Hold fast, O My loved ones, unto wisdom and utterance, and convey unto all who dwell within the realm of possibility that which God hath sent down in His perspicuous Book. The sovereign of minds is bewildered at those who have cast behind their backs the Water of Life and hastened unto the foulest of waters. These, verily, are among those of whose heedlessness and remoteness the atoms have borne witness, and beyond them is preserved a protected Tablet. Hold fast unto the Sure Handle and say: “O Lord of the Throne on high and of earth below, Lord of the world to come and of the world that now is! We beseech Thee by Thy Most Beautiful Names and by the lights of Thy countenance from the Most Exalted Horizon that Thou assist us to remain steadfast in Thy Cause and in Thy love and enable us to act according to what Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. O my Lord! Thou art He Who hath manifested Thyself unto us and hast acquainted us with what lay hidden in Thy knowledge and was recorded in Thy Tablets, and hast taught us Thy path in Thy days. O my Lord! We beseech Thee by Thy grace which hath encompassed us and by the mercy which hath preceded us that Thou ordain for us what Thou hast ordained for those who have detached themselves from all else save Thee and have attained unto the Most Great Martyrdom in Thy path. Verily, Thou art the Almighty over whatsoever Thou willest, and within Thy grasp are the reins of all things. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Praised.” The splendor which hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of […] Names be upon you, O My loved ones in Jadhba’, and upon those who have held fast to the cord of My loving-kindness and have clung to the hem of My mercy and have turned toward My horizon and have spoken in My remembrance and praise, the Mighty, the Inaccessible.

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In His Name, the Most Ancient, the Most Great

We make mention from My Most Exalted Pen of him who was named Muhammad in the Kingdom of Creation, whom We mentioned before as a favor from Us, and verily I am the All-Knowing Rememberer. Blessed is he who has attained unto My days, turned his face toward My countenance, and uttered My beautiful praise. Today every possessor of insight has attained this Most Great Bounty, and every possessor of hearing has attained the hearing of his Lord’s call, the Expositor, the All-Wise. Happy the lands from which the fragrance of the Garment has been wafted, and the city over which have blown the breezes of the dawn of My wondrous Day. Happy the soul that has taken the chalice of immortality in My Most Glorious Name and drunk therefrom through My mention, the Mighty, the Bountiful. We have previously counseled the friends of God and His servants with the wisdom whereby We took the covenant from those who have turned to God, the Peerless, the All-Informed. Blessed art thou, O Muhammad, in that thou hast shattered the idols of vain imaginings through the name of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, and drunk from the ocean of certitude. We have made mention of thee in such wise as nothing on earth can equal. He Who speaks bears witness to this, that there is none other God but Me, the Reckoner, the Mighty, the All-Praised. We counsel thee with wisdom lest there occur that which God abhors and the clamor of those who have denied the Day of Judgment be raised. Hold fast to the cord of wisdom in all circumstances. Verily He witnesses and sees, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

Beware lest the affairs of men grieve thee. Behold and then remember what befell God’s Messengers and His chosen ones when He sent them with a manifest sovereignty. Among the people were those who turned away from them and opposed them, and those who pronounced sentence of death upon them. Thus did their desires command them, without any clear proof from God, the Lord of all worlds. We summoned them to the Supreme Horizon while they imprisoned Us in this mighty fortress. We desired for them the good of this world and the next while they left Us in this remote prison. We opened unto them the gates of blessings while they prevented Us from the bounty which God created through My Name, the Bestower, the Invincible.

We make mention of My loved ones in that place and send Our greetings upon them, and counsel them to manifest supreme steadfastness and that which befits this Day which God proclaimed through the tongues of the Messengers. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have clung to the hem of wisdom and turned to the Most Great Ocean on this momentous Day.

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We complain of those who have transgressed the bounds of God and His commandments and followed their own desires. Indeed they are among the heedless. We commanded them to wisdom and unity, but they differed in what they possessed. We beseech God to enable them to fulfill what they were commanded in His Clear Book.

It has been and is evident to that honored one that in most Tablets We have commanded the friends of God to wisdom, utterance, trustworthiness, truthfulness and that whereby the Cause of God is exalted. Nevertheless, certain matters have appeared which have caused the Cause of God to be wasted among His servants. Today is a day when all must pass beyond their own desires and be moved by the breezes of the will of the One True God. If an unseemly deed appears from someone, the ignorant and heedless people attribute it to the Truth. That honored one must engage in serving the Cause with perfect wisdom and utterance at all times, and strive with utmost endeavor to remove differences that arise between the friends.

Trustworthiness, wisdom and honesty are, of a truth, God’s beauteous adornments for His creatures. These fair garments are a befitting vesture for every temple. Happy are those that comprehend, and well is it with them that acquire such virtues.

Some souls act according to their own desires and attribute this to the Truth. We seek refuge in God from deeds which He loves not and has not revealed in the Book. God willing, through your efforts the luminous lamp of unity will be lit and shine forth in that land. The harm of discord exceeds all reckoning - it is the cause of wasting God’s Cause and extinguishing souls. Its example is like autumn winds, while unity is like spring breezes. Immature souls must at all times be nurtured with the hands of mercy and kindness until they reach maturity and become aware of what benefits and harms them.

We beseech God to aid you in serving His Cause and draw you near to Him in all conditions. Verily He is the Self-Sufficient, the Most Exalted. We send Our greetings from this spot upon you and upon the Letter ’Ayn who was mentioned in the prison, and upon your sons and daughters from this near yet far station. The Glory be upon you and upon them.

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In the Name of God, the Everlasting

O handmaiden of God! Your mention has ever been before the Most Great Vision and your name is recorded in the Tablets. Therefore it behooveth you to stand firm, with complete steadfastness, in the love of the Sovereign of Days and the All-Knowing King, to such an extent that should your eye turn away, you would pass it by for the sake of the Friend, even as the lovers in the path of the All-Merciful gave up their lives and turned toward the direction of the All-Glorious. Purify your ear from the unworthy words of the deniers and hearken unto the wondrous melodies. Convey My remembrance from God to Hassan and Ali, and specifically for them this prayer is revealed:

“Glory be unto Thee, O my God! By Thy Name through which souls were disturbed and limbs did quake and faces were transformed, purify our hearts from love of aught else but Thee and illumine them with the light of Thy knowledge. Then make us steadfast in Thy love to such degree that the denial of those who have denied Thee shall not prevent us. Then deliver us from the prison of self and passion, and from this prison, through Thy power and sovereignty. Verily Thou art the One with power over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Omnipotent, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Bountiful.”

Read ye this prayer in place of Hassan and Ali, or send it that they may recite it in prison, for the Ancient Beauty hath now recited it on their behalf. Verily God loveth His servants even when they are sleeping. The Cause of God is sanctified from human desires and the Divine Manifestation is not a matter that any soul may claim each day. I swear by the Sun of inner meanings that even what they have heard about Mirza Yahya had no connection with him, and God is sufficient witness. The Manifestation was specific to the Primal Point, Who was the Herald of this Most Great Manifestation. Consider John the Baptist and the Spirit (Christ), and whoever has the least insight will understand this utterance of the All-Merciful from what was revealed in the Bayan. Those who have turned to God are accounted as the Letters, the Mirrors, the Fruits, the Branches and the Leaves, if they remain steadfast. Otherwise the light returneth to its source, sovereignty to its realm, and the created thing to its limit and station. And the glory be upon you, O handmaidens of God. Specifically for the deliverance of two souls this prayer was revealed, for verily He chose imprisonment for Himself and freedom for His servants, and He is truly the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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In the Name of God, the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing! O Haydar! Thy letter hath been received at the Divine Throne, and whatsoever thou didst mention hath been honored to reach the ears of the Best-Beloved. God willing, thou shalt at all times be gladdened by the remembrance of the Best-Beloved of the worlds. Blessed are they who have borne earthly tribulations in the path of God. Give thanks unto God for this. By My life! All the afflictions that have befallen Me, We have borne with patience and rendered thanks. Thus doth My Most Exalted Pen recount unto thee that thou mayest be among those who rejoice. And We make mention of Husayn, that he may rejoice and be of the thankful ones. Let not the affairs of the nations grieve thee. In all matters place thy trust in God, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving. We make mention of him who is named Muhammad-Hadi and counsel him to manifest great steadfastness in this Cause whereby the feet of all peoples have slipped save whom God hath willed, the Lord of what was and what shall be. We have mentioned thee that thou mayest rejoice and give thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. O ’Ali-Muhammad! Rejoice in that the One, the Single, Who hath been imprisoned in the path of God, the Mighty, the All-Loving, maketh mention of thee. We have mentioned you all before as a token of Our grace. Verily thy Lord is He Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. He giveth and withholdeth. He is indeed the Truth, the Knower of things unseen. O Ja’far! Thy mention was in a Book adorned with the name of your Lord, the Most High, the All-Glorious, Who hath come from the heaven of the Cause with manifest sovereignty. Give thanks for what hath been sent down unto thee from the Most Exalted Pen and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Goal of both the seen and the unseen! O Mahdi! Hearken unto My call that perchance it may draw thee to My Kingdom, a station wherein whoso entereth, the veils of the world shall not prevent him, nor shall the clamor of the nations trouble him, nor shall the might of those who have disbelieved in the Lord of Lords frighten him. God willing, all must remain firm and steadfast in the divine Cause and act according to what hath been revealed in the Book. Blessed is the servant who hath held fast unto the Book of God and been enabled to act according to it. He is indeed among the sincere ones in the perspicuous Book. Mention of you all hath been made at the Divine Throne. Blessed are ye and they who have suffered martyrdom in My path and soared to the Supreme Companion through My loving-kindness and have quaffed the choice wine of reunion from the hands of My bounty. Thus doth the tongue of My grace make mention of you from My mighty and glorious station.

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O Siyyid Isma’il, upon whom be the Glory of God! In the name of the peerless One God! O Dhabih! The tale of sacrifice has been renewed and has inscribed a fresh page in the book of the world. The Dhabih of the Land of Sad hastened to the altar of the Friend and gave up his life in the path of the Beloved of all possibility. This verse was previously revealed from the Supreme Pen:

O sacrifice of God, turn not back from love’s altar,

But give up thy life in the pathway of love!

By the life of God, they have attained a goodly end, reaching the station they had beseeched and yearned for from God, exalted be His glory. Verily He has seized him who oppressed - thy Lord is indeed the Mighty, the Powerful. However, the traces of the blood of those wronged ones shall appear in the earth. Although that oppressor who arose to deny this Cause was seized, yet this much does not suffice and will not suffice. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Unforeseen tribulation lies ahead. Blessed is he who knows, and woe unto the heedless! Today is the day of remembrance and utterance. Arise to serve thy Lord, then make mention of Him with such mention as will cause the fragrance of utterance to be diffused throughout all possibility. Thus does thy Lord, the All-Knowing, command thee. Know ye the value of this Day. I swear by the ocean of meanings and the sun of wisdom that whatsoever is lost by any soul today can never be regained. With utmost joy and delight, speak in remembrance of the All-Merciful, that perchance the dead in the valley of ignorance may be quickened by the Kawthar of divine utterance and turn toward the supreme horizon. If at times outward means fail to assist, be not disheartened, for the appearance of every matter has its appointed time, and whatsoever divine wisdom requires will assuredly appear in the realm of manifestation. Be thou assured and be of the thankful ones. A Tablet was specially revealed and sent to the one intended. Had they properly acted upon what was mentioned before, they would surely have been enkindled with the fire of God’s love in such wise that the effects of its heat would have endured eternally in the world. God willing, may they be assisted to accomplish that which will make up for what was lost and remain as an eternal sign of the divine names on earth. Verily thy Lord is the Giver, the Everlasting, the All-Bountiful. The Glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in the One, the All-Informed.

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O Sulayman! In the name of the one true God, the Speaker! O Sulayman, strive that in the days of the one true Friend thou mayest attain unto a station whose mention hath been inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Book of Names. This Day hath no peer. God willing, thou shouldst drink, through the potency of God’s Name, from the Kawthar of inner meanings which today floweth from the Wellspring of the merciful Will. The key to the treasured mystery and the hidden secret had ever been recorded and concealed within the divine Books and Scriptures, but today, through celestial grace, that Most Great Key hath become manifest and visible, and it was the Most Great Name of God, through whose blessing the gates of knowledge and wisdom have been and continue to be opened unto hearts. Speak thou through His Name, see through His Name, and find joy through His Name. Most of the people are intoxicated and gladdened by that which is non-existent and lost, clinging to and occupied with mere illusions. God willing, through the grace of the Beloved of all possibility, thou shalt emerge from the sheath of idle fancies that the essence of humanity may become manifest and evident amongst the servants. Thy letter was received and read. We bear witness that thou didst hear and turn and didst attain unto that which God, the Lord of the worlds, did desire. We counsel thee to preserve that which thou hast been given of His all-embracing grace. Say: O my God and the God of all things, my Lord and the Lord of all names! Thou seest and knowest that I have recognized and become certain that this Path is the most excellent and most glorious of all the paths of the world. Therefore have I chosen it as my path that it may lead me unto Thee and bring me nigh unto the court of Thy holiness. O my Lord! This is my face turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon, the Station wherein the lights of Thy countenance have shone forth, and this is my heart which hath attained the blessing of turning toward the direction of Thy bounty and grace. I beseech Thee by the revelation whereby the Tree did speak and the Mountain was crushed to dust, to send down upon me that which will dilate my breast and tranquilize my heart and loose my tongue, that I may raise among Thy servants the standard of Thy remembrance and praise, and make known to them Thy all-embracing grace and Thy straight Path, through the wisdom which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. O my Lord! Aid me in Thy days to serve Thy Cause, that I may thereby possess the mention of good throughout the perpetuity of Thy names and attributes. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.

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In the Name of the one true God! The days of attainment unto the presence of God are remembered, and the fragrance of faithfulness wafteth from the right hand of the Vale of Permanence. Thou hast ever been and art remembered through the mention of the Self-Sufficient, the Most High, and art commemorated in the verses of the Most Exalted Pen. God hath loved and continueth to love true faithfulness. His true loved ones stand manifest and visible before the Divine Throne. O Lion! Today the Interlocutor of Sinai is seated upon the throne of Revelation and speaketh forth. Blessed is the ear that hath heard and attained, and the eye that hath turned and beheld. Today the people of God must regard all save God as non-existent and count it as nothingness, and must assist His Cause through the hosts of goodly deeds and conduct. A single pure deed can cause the element of dust to transcend the heavens - that is, to attain the most exalted heights and uttermost limit. Blessed are they who are set ablaze with the fire of the love of God and are illumined by the light of His knowledge. Convey My greetings to the friends. We beseech God to bestow upon them a portion and share of the Kawthar of knowledge which floweth and streameth from the Most Exalted Pen. The deniers of the Bayan have arisen in opposition. The Most Exalted Pen hath informed all of the braying of these brayerers. Blessed is the soul whom the clamor of the world hath not deprived of the Ancient King. He hath freed himself from names and words and hath sought the ocean of inner meanings. Those souls who were ever heedless of the Cause and concealed behind veils have now emerged. God protect us and you from the evil of such as these. They cling to the vain imaginings of the former people and hold fast to the hem of idle fancies. We beseech God to assist the eyes and ears of the world, that perchance they may behold the Most Exalted Horizon and hearken unto the Divine Call. Praise be to God that thou didst arrive and witness and hear that which was recorded and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the Books and Tablets. O Lion! We counsel the friends to wisdom and to teach the Cause with grace and joy. Thus hath spoken the tongue of the All-Merciful, both before and after. Blessed are they that act. Glory be upon you and upon those whom the whisperings of Satan have not kept back from God, the Lord of all worlds. These are servants who have attained unto the most great steadfastness and have witnessed to that which God Himself witnessed before the creation of the heavens and earths.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Lord of might and power!

This Wronged One, from this most exalted station and most glorious horizon, makes mention of the loved ones of God, glorified be His majesty, that perchance the sweetness of divine remembrance may attract receptive souls and enable them to attain unto that which He has purposed. O Hasan, upon thee be My glory! His honor Kazim, who attained unto My days and arose to serve Me, made mention of thee. We make mention of thee through this perspicuous remembrance from God, the Lord of all worlds. O Hasan! For one thousand two hundred years the Shi’ih sect boasted from pulpits of Ali’s successorship and recounted the virtues of the Imams. Yet when the blessed Tree of Oneness sprouted forth and the Dawn of Manifestation broke, all arose in opposition. Thou hast heard and witnessed the deeds of that heedless party. Now Hadi of Dawlat-Abad hath raised the standard of falsehood and is occupied with forming a party like the previous one. I swear by the Sun of the horizon of proof that he is unaware of the foundation of the Cause, clinging to vain imaginings and grasping at idle fancies. Hath he not seen the fruits of the Shi’ihs’ deeds? On the Day of Retribution they committed that which no other sect had ever done. From pulpits they reviled and cursed the Truth, and finally issued the decree for His death. By the life of God! They perpetrated that which neither Jews nor Christians nor any other parties in the world had done. Thus did their souls entice them, and today they are accounted among the idolaters in God’s mighty and praiseworthy Book. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me, caused me to hear, and made me know. I beseech Thee by the rain-showers from the heaven of Thy grace and the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty to protect me from the doubts of the suspicious ones and the allusions of the polytheists. Then make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause, such that neither the mutterings of the enemies nor the clamor of the wicked may deter me. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

Convey My greetings to His honor Haydar-’Ali, upon him be My loving-kindness, My mercy and My grace, if thou shouldst meet him. Blessed is he who associated with him and took him as a path unto this mighty and sublime station. Glory be upon him and upon thee and upon every steadfast and upright one. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment, Who speaketh that there is no God but I, the Single, the All-Informed.

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The soul hath found its way

(Bi-Janan jan hami dar-yaft rah)

He is the One Who speaketh in the language of the lovers

The soul hath found its way to the Beloved on the wake of His scent,

The sun and the moon together, His face and eyebrow.

A fragrant smell wafted from His flagging locks,

Whereby musk and amber drew their fragrance in the world.

He unveiled His Beauty and appeared in the garb of the All-Glorious;

The whole world was stunned by the light of His Countenance.

In their love of His Face, sanity and insanity were distraught,

Drunkenness and sobriety circled about His abode.

Impart now the glad-tiding to the thirsty lovers,

The river of Eternal Life floweth through His stream.

Marvel not that the lover hath fallen into His snare,

The necks of the Monarchs of the Spirit are caught in His wavy locks.

Out of love for His Visage, Moses hastened to the Mystic Mount,

The Jesus of the Spirit was quickened by His charming breath.

The breasts of the lovers of the world are void of patience in this Day,

’Cause the lights of His Face have appeared from His Heaven.

The breeze of forgiveness wafteth now from the rose-garden of eternity,

’Cause the perfume of His manners hath transpired in the world.

Banished the ways of evil-doers and chained up the hands of evil-plotters,

The design of the world was renewed by the strength of His arm.

A blink of the mole on His cheek fell upon the mirror of Oneness.

At the vision of such Beauty, search after Him was set in motion.

A word of the mystery of God was uttered in the world,

And soon the world roared with talks about Him.

Resurrection and Revival are made manifest,

If the universe is pervaded by the exhalation of His hair .

How could the Friend [Abraham] have shattered the idols of the world,

Had He not drawn His power from a single cry of His enrapturing Call?

Now I bow down facing every direction,

’Cause every direction looketh onto Him.

If thou wishest thine eyes to be enlightened by the light of knowledge,

Strive that haply thou mayest obtain the collyrium of His remedies.

The spirit of the lover soareth towards the Lote of the nearness of God,

If the melody of His enrapturing Call cometh to his ears.

Open thine inner eye and seek thou for insight,

Or thou wilt not behold His Face, though seated beside Him.

This Dervish gallops in the wilderness of His love,

As the running herd of His gazelles in the desert of Oneness.

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In the name of our Lord, the All-Merciful! These are the verses of God which have been sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. In them hath been ordained every goodly mention, yet most people understand not. Say: The verses are like unto water; even as water giveth life to bodies, as ye behold, even so do the verses give life unto spirits, and cause to grow from the soil of divine knowledge trees of exalted glory. Say: At times they appear according to the nature of fire, whereby are set ablaze the hearts of them that have turned towards God, the Mighty, the Beloved. And at times thou findest them according to the nature of water, for by them liveth all that was and all that shall be. Verily they are the Tree beyond which there is no passing, and whatsoever is created from them are its fruits, would ye but know. Verily they are the Most Remote Temple, round which circle honored servants. Verily they are the Sun of inner meanings, and by them are nourished the realities of all things, would ye but understand. Verily they are the Cord of God amongst His creatures - whoso holdeth fast unto them is indeed saved, and whoso turneth away from them, these are they that are drowned. Verily they are the Garment of God between the heavens and the earth, and from them do all created things inhale the fragrance of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Verily they are the Rose of this Paradise - blessed is he who is guided unto this glorious and praiseworthy station. All this is due to their connection with My Name, the Revealer, and verily it hath ever been sanctified above all that is mentioned and known, and all that hath been created between the K and the N. Say: O people! Verily they are the Salsabil which floweth from the right hand of the Throne as a bounty from Him - hasten ye then to drink thereof. Give thanks unto God in these days for having manifested among you the Manifestation of His Essence, in Whose grasp are all things and in Whose right hand are all spirits and minds. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of Him and turn unto the worms of the earth who speak that of which they are unaware. Had they known, they would not have denied Him in this Revelation. Say: Fear God, O people, and believe not those who have not acknowledged this Revelation - they are indeed a blind people. They have fabricated lies against God and turned away from Him. By God, they are as dead. Thus have We sent down the verses and dispatched them unto those who have believed in God and who are secure from the terror of polytheism.

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Then make mention of Ibn Muhammad, whose first pillar of his name is connected with the name of his Lord, the Mighty, the Great. Say: We have heard the call of Thy mystery and Thy turning toward God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Say: O my God, praise be to Thee for that the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness hath enraptured me…

[The rest of this text is a Persian/Arabic version of the English prayer that precedes it, so no further translation is needed]

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Tell His Honor Aqa Siyyid Mehdi to abandon the letter Jim if he remembers it, otherwise leave him to himself to be consumed by its fires until he enters his station. Say: Do not exchange religion for the world, and behold the Truth with the eye of Truth. Do not compare this Cause with previous ones, and cease mentioning Husayn-ibn-Ruh and the letters of the Qur’an. All have been created by a letter from thy Lord, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Consider the Letters of the Living of this Dispensation, most of whom you have seen with your own eyes and whom the Exalted One has placed a hundred thousand degrees above the letters of the Qur’an - examine the Bayan if you wish to be of those who understand. Perchance your heart may be cleansed of hearsay evidences and analogical tales, and drink from the incomparable pure water of the All-Bountiful One, becoming free from all else. Every year you requested medicinal compounds and sought efficacious prayers, and you always acted upon them. Did any fruit ever appear? Nay, by God! No antidote will ever have effect except by My leave. Now purify your heart from aversion to this Youth and from love of His enemies, that healing manifestations may appear from the treasury of mighty oneness. This is the message from my Lord, and the Messenger is only responsible for its delivery. During this time you have not heeded this clear and manifest proof. Soon all that you have known and understood will be rolled up, and all that is in the hands of the servants, for the world and all that is in it shall perish and sovereignty will remain with God, thy Lord, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting. Therefore hearken unto the word of thy Lord, then rend asunder the veils of fancy concerning worldly dominion, then ascend beyond it that thou mayest witness the sovereignty of thy Lord and be of those who attain. By God! There is naught in My heart save compassion for those who turn toward the Throne, and I desire no recompense from them for this, nor do I seek anything from them except that they turn to the face of their Lord, the Mighty, the Beloved. As for certain statements made herein, construe them not as indicating the lowliness of some stations, but rather look to the exaltation of the station of the Cause. Thus do We teach thee that thou mayest be of those who know.

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O Ahmad, upon thee be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His station in wisdom and utterance. The True One, glorified be His majesty, is aware and the kingdom of earth and heaven bears witness that this Wronged One arose for the sake of God and guided the servants of earth to the highest horizon. The tyranny of oppressors, the power of the deniers, and the croaking of the ravens did not prevent Him nor hold Him back from the Will of God. At every moment the ocean of utterance flowed from the Pen and the Kawthar of inner meanings streamed forth from the Tongue of Grandeur. However, the recompense of their deeds deprived the people from the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Blessed are the souls whom the chains of idle fancies and vain imaginings did not prevent from the choice sealed wine. They held fast to the Most Great Name and set their faces toward the ultimate goal. These are the souls whose mention hath been recorded and inscribed by the Most Exalted Pen in the books of the past and future. Praise be to God that thou didst rend asunder the veils and in the earliest days attained recognition, acceptance and understanding. This is the most exalted station and the highest summit. We beseech God to aid thee in that whose fragrance endureth and lasteth. Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to thy relatives, and likewise to the friends in that land. Say: O people of God! These days have no peer or likeness. Strive that perchance ye may succeed in that which causeth the exaltation of the Word of God amongst His servants. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me to the highest horizon and given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thy knowledge. O Lord of all names! I beseech Thee by the Crimson Scroll and by the Ark which Thou hast specially ordained for the people of Baha, to assist me in all conditions to remember Thee, to praise Thee and to serve Thy Cause. Then forgive those who are related to this servant of Thine. Verily Thou art the Lord of grace and bounty. There is none other God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful. My God, my God! I beseech Thee by Thy mercy which hath preceded all created things and by Thy Command which hath encompassed all contingent beings, to ordain for me from the Pen of Thy grace the reward of meeting Thee. Then make me to arise in service to Thy Cause, speaking Thy praise and gazing toward the horizon of Thy Manifestation. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And praise be to Thee, O Thou Goal of all seekers!

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O Haji Siyyid Mirza, upon him be the Glory of God! By the Name that has been raised from the most exalted horizon. Praise befits the Desired One Who bestowed new life upon the withered servants, nay rather the dead ones, through the breathings of verses and the Kawthar of clear proofs, and Who made all things fresh and verdant through the breezes of the morn of His Revelation. He is the Powerful One Whom neither the might of the world nor the power of nations could deter from His purpose. Glorified be His dominion and exalted be His proof! O Siyyid, formerly Mirza, hear what is raised from this Most Exalted Station. Verily it will attract thee and draw thee nigh unto God, the Lord of the worlds. Today the breathings of revelation are diffused, the banners of verses are unfurled, and the standards of guidance are manifest, yet the people remain heedless and veiled. His honor, my brother, that is Asad, upon him be My Glory, has for some time been dwelling near the pavilions of grandeur and has been engaged in tending the garden. This service has been for the sake of God, as it is specially designated for the recreation of the friends and the chosen ones. Although through the oppression of the oppressors they have not found opportunity for recreation in the things of this earthly realm, yet as the intention was pure, the mystery of “were it not for thee” became manifest and evident from the essence of dust. We beseech God to cause all to attain to that which is the cause of the exaltation of existence and the advancement of souls. He is the One Who has power over whatsoever He willeth through His command “Be” and it is. In any case, his honor my brother presented thy letter and this servant, present before His face, mentioned it all, and after its reading and perusal, this most wondrous and greatest Tablet was revealed from the heaven of the will of the Ancient King. Blessed is the ear that hath heard or heareth, and the eye that hath seen, and the hand that hath taken the Book of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. When thou hast drunk the choice wine of utterance from the cup of the bounty of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, say: O Lord of Religions! I beseech Thee by the Dawning-Places of Thy Revelation, the Manifestations of Thy Inspiration, and the Day-Springs of Thy verses, to aid this servant of Thine to such steadfastness as the clamor of the divines cannot prevent nor the shouting of the ignorant ones frighten. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest. O my Lord! Thou seest the needy one hath made for the ocean of Thy generosity and the poor one for the sun of Thy grace. Ordain for him what beseemeth the heaven of Thy bounty and the sea of Thy munificence. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. There is no God but Thee, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

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He is God - exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power

Praise be to God, the Lord of earth and heaven, the Peerless Purpose, the Incomparable Object of worship, Who at all times has kept His servants mindful and made them aware of that which would exalt and preserve them. His mercy, like the sun, is evident and manifest, and the encompassing nature of His grace is clear and apparent. It behooveth all beings to freely praise Him. Glorified be His favors and gifts. None but He is the All-Bountiful, none save Him the Ever-Flowing Source.

The letter from that beloved of the heart arrived. As it conveyed news of the health and well-being of the honored Afnan and that beloved one, it opened wide the realm of joy and caused new signs of love, remembrance and affection to appear. We praise God in all conditions for having assisted His loved ones in that which causeth the fire of love to blaze. Praise be unto Him, then thanks be unto Him.

After its reading and review, it was presented and achieved the honor of being heard. “O Amin! We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist thee and to exalt thee through His Name amongst His servants, and to ordain for thee all the good that was in His Book. Verily, He is the Generous, the Bountiful.” Thus did it end.

I implore God that they may be assisted in all conditions and attain that which is with Him. Verily, He is the best of hearers and the best of answerers. His Holiness the Name of God arrived and the entrusted item reached its destination; confirmation of its receipt is being sent. Mention was made of two emigrants - upon them be the Glory of God. Their mention was recorded and they attained to grace. Permission was also granted for Muhammad - upon him be God’s peace. I beseech God to assist them and enable them to achieve their purpose.

To each of the friends in that land I convey greetings and implore their protection from God, exalted be His glory. I likewise beseech that which would cause the elevation of station and loftiness of rank of the friends. Verily, He is the Hearing, the Bountiful. Glory, remembrance and praise be upon thee and upon God’s friends in the cities and regions. Praise be to God, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the All-Choosing.

The Servant

15 Dhi’l-Qa’dih [1306]

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Praise be to the Lord of Eternity, Who illumined hearts and minds with the lights of His Most Great Name and guided them to His straight path and His mighty announcement. Upon the near ones He placed the crown of “The Kingdom is God’s” and adorned them with the ornament of “I possess for myself neither benefit nor harm, neither life nor resurrection.” He is the Sovereign of existence and the Lord of the seen and unseen. Through His exalted Word He conquered the people of the kingdoms of righteousness and piety, and through the radiance of the Sun of Truth He made them bright and illumined.

O Muhammad-Qabil-Baqir! Praise the Goal of the world that thou hast attained the honor of His presence and drunk from the cup of meeting Him. His grace is like unto the manifest and shining sun, and His bounty encompasses all. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist thee to achieve the most great steadfastness. Verily, He is the Lord of creation. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Bestower.

Convey the greetings of the Wronged One to the friends in that land and gladden them with the lights of the utterance of the Goal of all worlds. O My friends and loved ones! The Most Exalted Pen counsels you to righteousness and piety, trustworthiness and religious devotion, truthfulness and sincerity. Whatsoever hath appeared from the oppressors hath been and is the cause of the exaltation of His blessed Word.

O thou who hast turned to God! Give glad tidings to the people of that land with the mention of this Wronged One. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, once again, to make His loved ones the standards of His guidance and the banners of His victory. Verily, He is powerful over all things. The purpose of victory and triumph in all Tablets is wisdom and utterance, for these two are the hosts of Truth and are ordained to open the doors of hearts and minds. Blessed is he who hath forsaken corruption and taken hold of reformation by the command of the Ancient Ordainer.

My God, my God! Strengthen the hearts of Thy loved ones in such wise that the hosts of the heedless and the denial of the opposers shall not weaken them. Verily, Thou art the Mighty, the Supreme over all who are in the heavens and the earth. The glory be upon thee and upon thy son who was named Muhammad Aqa. We testify that he hath drunk the cup of immortality from the hands of bounty and hath attained unto that which was revealed in the Books of God, the Lord of the worlds. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

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He is the Hearer, the Answerer!

Praise be unto God, the Self-Subsisting, the Most High, sanctified from all change and extinction, Who hath illumined the hearts of those who have turned towards Him through the effulgences of the Light of Truth, and hath sealed and adorned them with the seal of “Verily I am God’s.”

Salutations, peace, praise and glory be upon Him Whom He hath chosen from among His servants and made His vicegerent in His lands. Whoso turneth unto Him hath turned unto God, and whoso turneth away from Him hath turned away from Him. This is attested by what the Tongue of Grandeur hath uttered both in the past and in the future. We bear witness that through Him the pavilion of glory hath been raised to its most exalted station, and that which was hidden from mankind hath been revealed. Whoso hath attained unto Him hath attained unto all good, and he who is deprived, verily he is of the companions of the fire, which is a woeful abode.

O thou who hast turned towards the Countenance! Upon thee be My salutation, My praise, My remembrance and My glory. We have mentioned thee before, and at this hour with a mention through which the hearts of those who have turned towards God and the breasts of the mystics have been illumined, and through which the horizons of hearts have been illumined with the light of His Name, the Beloved. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, that He may through thee guide His heedless servants, and ordain for thee that which shall endure throughout the eternity of His mighty and wondrous kingdom.

When thou hast received My letter and read My verses, turn thy face toward the Sacred House and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of all days and Commander on the Day of Resurrection! I beseech Thee by Thy pardon which hath preceded Thy wrath, and by Thy mercy which hath preceded Thy vengeance, and by Thy heavenly table around which have gathered those of Thy East and West, and by the river of Thy bounty wherewith Thou hast given drink to the manifestations of existence, to ordain for me that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in all conditions. Then write down for me from the Pen of Thy bounty that which beseemeth Thy generosity and Thy gifts. Verily, Thou art He from Whose knowledge nothing escapeth. Thou seest my condition and knowest what is in my heart. I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence, by Thy Name, the Mighty, the Loving, to open before my face, through the key of Thy grace, the door of Thy generosity. Verily, Thou art the Powerful over whatsoever Thou willest through Thy word ‘Be’ and it is.”

May the Glory that is manifest, evident and shining from the horizon of grace and bounty be upon thee and upon those who have quaffed the wine of unity from the hands of bounty from the presence of One mighty and powerful.

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In the Name of our Goal and the Goal of all who are in the heavens and earths

Praise, sanctified above mention by the Kingdom and description by the denizens of the Realm of Might, befitteth and beseemeth the Lord of the Divine Realm, Who through the Most Great Name raised high the Standard of “Verily I am the Lord of Ancient Days” before the faces of all peoples, and through His prevailing, conquering Will hoisted the Banner of “Verily He is God” upon the supreme horizon of hearts and minds, and from the treasuries of the Supreme Pen caused the pearls of wisdom and utterance to appear with such light and radiance that every possessor of vision and justice, beholding them, purified himself from the world and all who dwell therein and turned toward the peerless Friend. Glorified be His grandeur, exalted be His dominion, and glorious be His proof. There is no God but Him. Glory be to God! In this age the arena of the world hath become the supreme horizon through the light of the manifestation of the Lord of Destiny, and yet the worshippers of names remain debarred from beholding and deprived of witnessing it.

My God, my God! I beseech Thee by Thyself and by Thy power and sovereignty, and by the lights of the throne of Thy grandeur, and by the breezes of Thy revelation and the fragrances of Thy robe, and by the waves of the ocean of Thy grace amidst Thy servants, and by the manifestations of the sun of Thy justice for the ordering of Thy realm and the reformation of the affairs of Thy creation, to assist me and Thy servants to cling to the hem of the robe of Thy mercy and forgiveness, and to aid us to manifest weakness before the revelations of Thy power, and to return unto the gate of Thy bounty and the threshold of Thy grace. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and earths.

The letter of that soul which was addressed to this servant was presented at the Most Holy Court after being seen, perused and read, and this is what the Lord of all mankind hath revealed in reply, exalted be His glory and mighty be the waves of the ocean of His utterance amongst His servants:

In My Name, the Light Shining from the Heaven of Bounty

Praise be to God Who hath subdued all in the realm of possibility through the sword of wisdom and utterance, and hath sent down from the heaven of inner meanings that which attracted the hearts of all religions, and hath manifested the mysteries that were treasured in the shells of the ocean of His name, the All-Bountiful. Verily He was and is powerful and supreme over what shall be and what hath been. There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Judging.

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In His Name, Who doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth

All praise, sanctified from mention and description, beseemeth and befitteth the Desire of the worlds, Whom neither the opposition and objection of the peoples of the world could prevent, nor their acceptance and recognition could enhance in His station. He is the Almighty One Whom the might and power of princes cannot weaken, and Whom the rejection and denial of divines cannot withhold from His purpose. His is the bounty and the giving, His the remembrance and the glory. There is none other God but He, the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below.

O Ali, upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness! For a period beyond the reckoning of others We have outwardly made no mention of thee, and this hath been due to the requirements of divine wisdom, loving-kindness and compassion, for the heedless ones, the deniers and the opposers lie in wait to find some word and raise an uproar. I speak the truth - thou art remembered before Our presence and art the recipient of Our special favor. His power cannot be weakened by the denial of creation, nor can His sovereignty be erased by the fire of hatred. Reflect upon the penetrating influence of the Supreme Pen and the power of the Most Exalted Word. Its traces are manifest from every direction and its fruits evident from every quarter. With one Pen We have engaged in the education of the peoples and the reformation of the world. Now matters have reached such a pass that from every region some news doth arrive and some effect is visible. Thou must needs, with wisdom and utterance, summon the servants to the Fountain of the Desire of all worlds. Hold fast unto wisdom and occupy thyself with service. Thy station with God is great - preserve it in His Name. The Cause of God is mighty - assuredly it shall encompass the world. In a Tablet to one of His loved ones these exalted words were revealed: Wherever We may be and whatever may befall Us, ye must occupy yourselves with the service of the Cause and the exaltation of His Word. Soon shall the generality of mankind lament and bewail that which hath escaped them in this supreme Manifestation. With thy Lord is the knowledge of all things in His perspicuous Book. Make mention of the loved ones and give them the glad-tidings of the effulgences of the lights of the Day-Star of Divine Revelation. Soon shall they behold what hath been ordained for them from the presence of a Mighty, an Ancient Being.

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He is God, exalted be His glory in wisdom and utterance.

Praise, glorification, mention and splendor befit the sublime station of the Most Exalted Pen, which at every moment has manifested the pearls of wisdom and utterance before the faces of the religions. His mention is the Lord of mentions and His word is the sovereign of utterance. The dominion of the world did not prevent Him, nor hold Him back from His purpose. Exalted be His penetrating Word and glorified His triumphant Will.

We were immersed in the ocean of knowledge when there came and appeared before Our face one of the Branches who was named Diya’ in the Kingdom of proof, and in his hand was thy letter which thou hadst sent to him, and he read it before the face of the Wronged One. Then from it wafted the fragrance of devotion, steadfastness and acceptance. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to ordain for thee from the Pen of Destiny that which shall cause thee to be mentioned by His name amongst His servants and to be the dawning-place of steadfastness unto the people of His kingdom. Verily, He is the Ordainer of whatsoever He willeth through His Will, and the Manifester of whatsoever He desireth through His sovereignty and power.

O thou who art mentioned before the Wronged One! I do not complain of what hath befallen Me in My days, and I am content with My good-pleasure and what We have ordained for Myself in My path. Thou knowest, and God knoweth, that I was in the depths of tribulations through what the hands of the oppressors who We had raised up to champion My Cause and to stand before the gate of My grandeur had wrought. Thou seest Me outwardly seated upon the throne of utterance before the faces of the world, but wert thou to look with the inner eye thou wouldst see Me beneath the claws of hatred.

O Muhammad, upon thee be My glory! By My life, I remain silent at a time when from My utterance hath flowed the ocean of wisdom and knowledge, and from My tongue the river of mercy and proof. The power of the world hath not weakened Me, nor hath the clamor of nations saddened Me, nor hath the oppression of the tyrannical among My servants frightened Me, nor the rebellion of My creatures. By My might and majesty! I have concealed what hath befallen My Self - My inner being weepeth while My countenance smileth. Verily thy Lord is the Concealer, and hath commanded all to patience and gracious concealment.

O Muhammad! We have heard thy call, thy communion, thy mentions and thy prayers. We have answered thee with verses and mentions that cannot be equaled by the treasures of the heavens and earth. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. We make mention of the friends and bid them to the most great steadfastness. Praise be to God, they are gathered beneath the blessed Tree and are occupied with His remembrance.

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In the Name of God, the Luminous, the Most Luminous!

Indeed there hath been sent unto thee from the right hand of glory that which was revealed for thee from the heaven of the mercy of thy Lord, and from it the fragrance of the All-Merciful is wafted throughout all worlds. Take hold of it in the name of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Great, and remember when thou didst reach the seashore and didst behold the family of God in the hands of the oppressors. Read thou what hath been revealed in the Tablet. By God! That whereof We informed thee therein shall be made manifest. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The heavens and whatsoever hath been created therein may pass away, but that which hath been revealed therein from the presence of One Who is All-Knowing, All-Informed, shall never pass away. This is the day when thy Lord hath aided thee. Move thou through the lands with the breezes of thy Lord, the Lord of all names, that perchance the people may arise from their graves. Thus hast thou been commanded from the presence of One Who is Almighty, Ancient of Days. We hear the cry of the Calf from certain lands. Say: O people, fear ye God and be not of the mischief-makers. Say: Whoso layeth claim before the completion of a full thousand years, he hath indeed disbelieved in God, the Lord of the mighty throne. By My life! The people are wrapped in heedlessness and are today numbered among the dead. They have not recognized God, and were they to recognize Him Who hath appeared, their hearts would melt with longing. Thus hath the All-Knowing informed thee. Verily, the Ta is in concealment, and from the land of Fa My Herald hath appeared - He Who is the Beloved of the worlds. Her light hath appeared therefrom. Ask thou God, thy Lord, to protect her from the fire. Know thou what thy Lord hath intended. He doth encompass all things. Arise thou for the Cause. Leave the world and all that is therein behind thee, then those on whose faces thou seest the darkness of hell-fire. Thou hast indeed witnessed him who openly denied God. Say: O people! By God, he was in Our presence as but one of those who serve. Fear ye God and say not that which ye know not. Recount unto the people that which thou hast witnessed of Our Cause, and be thou in such wise that the mention of thy Lord’s name may be spread abroad amongst all the worlds. Were the people to discover that which is with thy Lord, the might of the idolaters would not frighten them. Sedition hath seized most of the servants, and they are today struck with terror. Therefore breathe thou upon them the sweet savors of the mention of thy Lord of attributes, by Our command. Verily thy Lord is He Who judgeth as He pleaseth. Convey My glorification to My loved ones. Say: Be not grieved at what hath befallen Us. We are in great joy. Aid ye Him and be not of them that slumber. And praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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O Nabil, before Hadi! In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! The mention of God from the right of the Throne was upraised in truth, and through it were attracted those who detached themselves from the world and turned to the Dawning-Place of the All-Glorious Name. Say: Through it God distinguished between those who disbelieved and associated partners with God and were far removed from the horizon of nearness. Verily thy name flowed from the Most Exalted Pen aforetime, and thus did His favor encompass thee. The clamor of the idolaters hath been raised there, even as We informed you before in wondrous tablets of glory. Arise in the love of God and His Cause, and regard not those who have disbelieved except as a handful of moulded clay. Remember God in private and in public, then be independent through Him of all who are on earth. Be at peace in the Cause of God and sanctify thy heart from the intimations of every base deceiver. Behold the baseness of those who have taken Satan as their protector and reckoner. Say: O people, if ye have not seen the donkeys, ye have seen the Antichrist who hath disbelieved in God and was rebellious. By God! Even arithmetic seeketh refuge from his countenance with your Lord, the Most Merciful, and the All-Glorious One Himself beareth witness to what I say. From him emanates a putrid smell that changes the air of every city, as testified by whoever possesseth sound nature. He calleth people to himself in private, then in public to that which he used to mock before. When We expelled him from the house he arose with new deceit. Say: O people, is he better, or God, the One, the All-Compelling? Be fair then and be not sinful deniers. Would that thou hadst been with Us and become aware of them both and seen the form of fancy which the people have taken for themselves as a friend besides God. By God the Truth! He would stand before Us while We recited the verses to him, and he would write them down morning and evening. But when he uttered a word of his own he grew proud against God and desired what he desired with a tyranny that was in the Tablet mighty. Do thou sanctify thyself from them and shun them, then take up beneath the protection of thy Lord a praiseworthy station. And the glory be upon thee from God and upon those who are with thee and remain steadfast in love.

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O Haji Mirza Seyyed Muhammad Taqi, son of the Uncle! In the Name of God, the Most Wondrous, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! The remembrance of God from the Tree of Command crieth out at this moment, saying: O people! Follow that which the Ancient Beauty commandeth you, and follow not every rebellious satan. Purify yourselves from the veils of idle fancy and your breasts from all doubt. Thus have We commanded you aforetime, and now through a holy and exalted Pen. Then purify your tongues for the remembrance of God, the Most Great, for verily He hath appeared in truth with a sovereignty that encompasseth all the worlds. Thereupon did the feet of those who disbelieved and joined partners with God slip, and they were in doubt concerning the meeting with their Lord on the day when the veils were rent asunder and the Countenance of the Chosen One appeared with verses of wondrous glory. Say: O people! Nothing shall profit you this day though ye should cling to all things between earth and heaven, or remember God throughout the duration of His kingdom. Thus hath the command been sent down from the presence of One mighty and wise. Say: Fear ye God and follow not the dictates of your desires. Follow the religion of God for verily it hath appeared in truth in the form of a Youth. Glorified be He Who created Him in truth and sent Him unto all the worlds. O servant! When the Tablet of God reacheth thee, arise at His command, then take the Tablet and place it upon thy head. Then turn thy face toward the House and say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by this Tablet through which Thou didst raise up the Prophets and Messengers and made it a proof from Thy presence unto them, that Thou deprive me not of the fragrances of these days wherein the Sun of Thy Beauty hath shone forth with illuminating holy rays. Leave me not to myself, O my God, and preserve me lest my feet slip from the path of Thy Cause, for verily Thou art powerful over this. Preserve me, O my God, from the promptings of Satan, then turn me toward Thy beauteous countenance and send down upon me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy near servants. Verily Thou art powerful to do what Thou willest and Thou art wise over all things. O Lord! Make me not despairing of the wondrous lights of Thy Beauty, nor leave me deprived of the sanctuary of Him Who hath appeared in truth. Then purify me from whatsoever Thy good-pleasure abhorreth, for verily Thou hast ever been the Answerer of those who call upon Thee.

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O friends of God, the Most Holy, the Most Ancient, the Most Great! This is a remembrance from Us to those who have attained the lights of the Bayan when the All-Merciful came with manifest sovereignty, that it may kindle within their hearts the fire of God in such wise that the waters of opposition from those who are heedless cannot extinguish it. By God! Whoso heareth My call with the ear of the heart is drawn to a station wherein he ariseth to aid his Lord, detached from all the worlds. Blessed is he whom the warmth of his Lord’s love hath seized and whose face hath been illumined by the lights of His shining and radiant countenance. Blessed is the ear that hath attained unto this call, and blessed is the mouth that hath tasted the sweetness of this utterance, and blessed is the nostril that hath inhaled the fragrance of the garment from the breezes of the Pen of his Lord’s will, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Is he who turneth away alive? Nay, by My soul, he is among the dead! Is he who is remote from the Kawthar of nearness possessed of sight? Nay, by My soul, he is blind. Blessed are they who behold!

O friends of the All-Merciful! Mount ye the ark of certitude and sail upon the Most Great Ocean, every drop of which proclaimeth: “The kingdom belongeth unto God, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Praised!” Then drink ye the Kawthar of certitude, despite the people of creation who speak according to their desires and utter that which their souls command them. They are indeed behind a mighty veil.

O friends of God! Ye are the eyes of the world. Through you must be opened the eyes that have been veiled by the dust of vain imaginings. Thus hath it flowed from the Pen of the All-Merciful in this Great Prison. Be ye steadfast in the Cause in such wise that the tongues of all created things may speak in praise of you. This is what We counsel you on this day whereon the Ancient Beauty hath been established upon the throne of His Most Great Name. Differ not in the Cause of God. Gather ye together around this River which hath flowed from the Source of the Pen of your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Blessed are the servants who have cast away vain desire and laid hold on guidance, and blessed are the handmaidens who have held fast unto this mighty cord.

When ye attain unto a Tablet of God and His traces, preserve it, then read it that the fragrances of that which hath proceeded from the mouth of the Will of your Ancient Lord may waft between you. How many a wealthy one hath been prevented this day, and how many a poor one hath been admitted to the ocean of wealth, and how many a learned one do We see among the most lost! The bounty is to those who have shattered the idols by the power of their Lord, the Lord of all mankind, and have turned with their hearts to the court of their Lord, the Almighty, the Powerful. Glory be unto the people of Baha who have attained unto the knowledge of God and were among the steadfast!

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In the Name of Him Who is the Guardian over all names! This is a mention from Us unto him who hath turned toward the Throne and set his face toward God, the Lord of all worlds, that the Call may draw him nigh again and again, and the remembrance and utterance may attract him time after time in such wise that he may arise amidst all created things in the name of his Lord, the All-Merciful, and summon the peoples unto the Most Great Name, whereby the limbs of the world have quaked and the Herald hath proclaimed: The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One from this Prison, the very dust particles whereof proclaim that there is none other God but Him, the Stranger, the Unique One. There hath appeared before the Throne at this hour he who hath turned toward God, the True King, the Manifest One, and hath attained the presence of God and quaffed the choice wine of reunion from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Blessed art thou for having appeared and having seen and heard that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken forth when the Dayspring of Revelation appeared with mighty sovereignty. Thou didst enter by Our leave and return by the command of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. Be thou assured through God’s favor and His mercy, then make mention of thy Lord with wisdom and utterance lest the people of possibility be disturbed thereby - they who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of all worlds. Blessed art thou for having aided the Cause of thy Lord and manifested that which beseemeth thee in the days of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Grieve thou not over anything, but put thy trust in Him through Whose finger’s motion all created things were set in motion, and at Whose bidding all existence bowed down before God, the King, the Just, the All-Wise. We have made mention of thee in various Tablets as a favor from Us unto thee, and We make mention of thee in truth. Verily thy Lord is the Strong, the Trustworthy. We behold thee at all times standing before the door and uttering My beauteous remembrance. Say: O God, my Beloved of the worlds and the Desire of them that have recognized Thee! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst subdue the world to make me of them who have aided Thy Cause and stood firm in Thy love in such wise that neither the might of kings nor the conditions of the lowly hindered them. They spoke forth Thy Name and proclaimed Thy remembrance. Verily Thou art the Powerful over what Thou willest, and within Thy grasp is the kingdom of creation, and Thou art in truth the Transcendent, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. God hath forgiven thy father and thy mother and thy kindred, and hath arrayed them in the robes of His loving-kindness as a bounty from His presence. Rejoice thou in this and say: Praise be unto Thee, O God of all worlds!

=== END BH02862 ===

=== START BH02863 ===

The Most Great, Most Holy, Most Glorious. A remembrance from Us to him who hath turned unto God, the Mighty, the Wise, that he may rejoice in Our mention of him and be drawn unto a station ordained in a preserved Tablet. Blessed art thou, O servant, inasmuch as thou hast turned unto thy Lord, the Ancient, and hast responded to His call when it was raised betwixt earth and heaven, and hast arisen to serve His Cause amidst all people. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. There hath come before the presence thy letter which thou didst send to one of My loved ones, and toward it hath been directed the gaze of thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Generous. We have found from it the fragrance of thy love for thy Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Blessed art thou for having been faithful to God’s Covenant when He came with the truth with manifest light, and blessed is thy father who hath ascended unto God - verily he is in a noble station. Beware lest anything prevent thee from that whereon thou art. Hold thou fast in all conditions unto the cord of thy Lord’s loving-kindness. He, verily, is with His servants who have turned unto Him. We have sent down unto thee aforetime manifest verses through which the fragrances of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Beautiful, have been wafted. Blessed is the eye that hath attained unto them, the tongue that hath uttered them, and the heart that hath recognized what they contain of the wondrous favors of thy Lord, the Lord of all worlds. Be thou thankful that the gaze of God hath been directed toward thee from the horizon of this mighty Prison, and that He remembereth thee with that whereby thy mention shall be established in the Concourse on High and thy name in the Kingdom of Creation. He, verily, is the Forgiving, the Generous. None should grieve over aught save that which hath befallen this imprisoned Stranger. By God! I am in the mouth of the serpent, calling the peoples of possibility unto their Lord, the All-Merciful, yet the people are in manifest remoteness. Hath anyone become aware of what hath befallen Me in God’s path? Nay, by His All-Knowing Self! I was born but to bear tribulations in the path of God, the Lord of Names. Thus hath the matter been decreed in the Tablets. Thy Lord, verily, is the Ruler over what He willeth. I have desired naught but what He desired, and I desire naught save what hath been ordained by God, the One, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Peerless. Follow thou thy Lord in the remembrance of thy Lord, and be thou of the thankful ones. Beware lest thou transgress the bounds of wisdom wherewith We have adorned My Kingdom and wherewith We have commanded those who have turned unto the Countenance. Thy Lord, verily, is the Mighty, the Wise. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have attained unto the lights of guidance when the Lord of Names came with His everlasting Kingdom, the Most Wondrous, the Most Beautiful.

=== END BH02863 ===

=== START BH02864 ===

He is the Hearing, the Answering One

A mention from Us to him who hath turned and believed in God, the Lord of the worlds, that the Call may draw him to the Most Exalted Horizon, as a bounty from God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. O ’Ali! The Trusted One hath made mention of thee, and We make mention of thee time and again. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having rained down upon my heart from the clouds of Thy bounty and for having given me to drink, from the hand of Thy bestowal, the choice wine of Thy utterance. I beseech Thee by the Word which, when it shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of Thy knowledge, all the peoples of the earth inhaled therefrom the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness and that which guideth them to Thy Most Great Announcement and Thy firm and mighty Cause, to assist me in that which shall cause me to be mentioned in the precincts of Thy holiness and shall draw me nigh unto the court of Thy glory. O my Lord! Thou seest this poor servant standing before the door of Thy mercy, hoping for the wonders of Thy grace and bounty. Thou art He through Whom every treasure hath appeared and every hidden thing hath been revealed. All things have testified to Thy power, Thy might, Thy grandeur and Thy sovereignty. Ordain for me from the Pen of Thy decree that which shall profit me in all the worlds of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the Ancient Bestower, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

O ’Ali! We make mention of thy son at this time that the fragrance of his Lord’s remembrance may draw him to a station wherein the doubts of the barking ones shall not hinder him. And We make mention of thy other son and give him the glad-tidings of God’s loving-kindness, the Goal of them that have known. O ’Ali! I say in truth that that land, namely Usku, is adorned with the mention of him who hath loved Me and spoken in praise of Me, he who was named ’Ali before Asghar. We beseech God that He may assist him to be steadfast with the most great steadfastness and manifest through him that which shall endure forever in the Book of God and remain immortal. Blessed is he and happy is he in that he hath at this time attained unto My manifest remembrance. We make mention of all the friends of that land, both men and women, and We beseech for each one of them everlasting fruits from the blessed Tree. Verily He is the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Merciful. The glory from Us be upon you, O friends and loved ones of God, and upon those who in the earliest days attained unto the recognition of His Great Announcement and His Straight Path.

=== END BH02864 ===

=== START BH02865 ===

O Mulla Ghulam Husain! A mention from Us to him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the Praised, that he may be assured through God’s grace and remember Him amongst His servants. This indeed is a mighty matter. Hearken unto the Call once again from the shore of guidance in the crimson spot from the Ultimate Lote-Tree: “Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Wise. I have created all contingent beings for My knowledge and brought forth all creation for My Cause. I am the Powerful over whatsoever I will. There is none other God but Him, the Omnipotent, the Almighty.” We have nurtured thee for My remembrance and preserved thee for My praise. Be not heedless of that for which thou wast created. Hold fast to the hem of remembrance in mentioning this wise Remembrance. Beware lest those who were created from the dust of hatred prevent thee. They are assuredly the companions of hellfire. Be thou in such wise that thy mention may influence hearts. Thus did We command thee before and in this mighty Book. The earth hath related before Our face what hath befallen it. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Arise to serve Me among My servants, then remind them not to follow vain desires. Verily thy Lord desireth to purify the earth and all who dwell thereon. He is verily the Forgiving, the Merciful. Command the handmaidens to the Most Great Chastity from thy Lord, the Most Glorious. Thus have We ordained the matter in the Tablets. Blessed is he who hath attained unto that which was commanded by One All-Knowing, All-Wise. We have sent down the Tablets unto thee and inscribed thy name by the Most Exalted Pen in a preserved tablet. Preserve what hath been ordained for thee and follow what thou art commanded. This is naught but a great bounty. Turn not unto those who opposed God and turned away from His beauty. Leave them to their vain desires and take what thou hast been given from thy Lord, the Lord of the mighty throne. Forget not thy Lord for He hath not forgotten thee. He hath sent down unto thee in the prison verses decisive and We sent them unto thee that thou mayest rejoice and be of the thankful ones. The intoxication of desire hath seized the people of creation and they have turned away from God, the Lord of the hereafter and of the first life, save those who have held fast to this luminous Ark. Thus was the matter decreed in the Qayyumu’l-Asma by One mighty and powerful. Those who have turned to the Countenance are in an honored station. Soon shall they find themselves in the Most Great Paradise which was created in My name, the Mighty, the Impregnable. Grieve not at anything. Verily thy Lord is with thee. He is the Friend of the sincere ones. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02865 ===

=== START BH02866 ===

O Muhammad - upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God - He is the Most Holy, the Most Great

This is a mention from Us to him who hath believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, that he may give thanks unto his Lord and soar with rapture. Thus hath the Tongue of Revelation spoken from His exalted station. O Muhammad! The Lord of Destiny giveth thee glad tidings from the Most Great Scene that He hath heard thy call and hath answered thee with these verses whose number none can reckon. We have turned unto thee inasmuch as thou didst turn unto Us. Verily thy Lord is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. Blessed art thou for having been engaged in the service of God. By My life! This is a praiseworthy station. We render thanks unto God for having enabled thee to attain unto this station and for having caused thee to be present before the Throne, while every ignorant and rejected one turned away therefrom. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to assist thee hereafter even as He assisted thee before. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the Loving.

O Muhammad! The Supreme Pen hath been moved to make mention of thee and hath offered prayers on thy behalf. Do thou likewise pray that God, exalted be His glory, may protect this Wronged One from the evil of those who make a show of friendship. Say: O Lord of hosts and Revealer of the seen and unseen! Inscribe through Thy Pen of destiny a word of deliverance for Thyself. To give up one’s life and to face countless afflictions and calamities in the path of the Good-Pleasure of the Friend hath been and shall ever be beloved of the soul. That which melteth the heart and consumeth the body is the appearance of enemies in the garb of loved ones. O Muhammad! The Gazelle of the heavenly paradise is being pursued by the hunter of malice who lieth in ambush. This is a day wherein the wolf and the sheep drink from the same stream - that is to say, both the faithful and the faithless are present around the Truth at His table of bounty. We beseech God to make the heedless ones aware and not to deprive them of the morning breezes of this spiritual day.

Say: O Thou through Whom the horizon of divine unity was illumined and the ocean of detachment was stirred! I beseech Thee by the Kawthar which hath flowed from the fountainhead of Thy Most Exalted Pen to assist Thy servants to recognize the Dawning-Place of Thy verses and the Treasury of the pearls of Thy knowledge and wisdom. Verily Thou art the One Whose power cannot be frustrated by the conditions of creation nor by the calumnies of those who surround Thee. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. And praise be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of the kingdom of the heavens and the earth.

=== END BH02866 ===

=== START BH02867 ===

O Cup-bearer, give me a drop

(Saqi, bi-dih abi zan shu’liy-i-ru?ani)

He is the Glorious

O Cup-bearer, give me a drop of the mystic flame,

That it may wash my soul from the whisperings of the flesh,

Of that wine which reveals the form of the fire,

Of that fire which manifests the Water of the Spirit.

A glimmer of His image fell on the page of the Spirit,

A hundred Hellenic wisdoms were thereby confounded.

A spark of that flame touched the Sinaitic Tree,

A hundred Imranite Moseses fell into a swoon.

A flame burst out from that fire and Love pitched

Its tent in the water and clay of man and in his heart.

Who art Thou, O Love, that ’cause of Thee the world is in turmoil,

And ’cause of Thee Luqman’s wisdom is filled with envy?

Now Thou boastest: ‘I am the splendour of the Beloved in the world’.

Now Thou statest: ‘I am that Divine Countenance’.

But ’cause Thou sheddest the fragrance of the Beloved upon the soul,

Whatever claim Thou advancest, one can say that Thou art much better.

Thou art the Companion of every soul, the Sign of the Beloved,

From Thee tranquility cometh to every spirit, from Thee dismay.

If a ray from Thy Face shineth on the Divine Egypt,

Lo, a hundred Canaanite Josephs are ready to be bought.

From Thee the shirt’s perfume bloweth; from Thee the Messianic Spirit wafteth;

Thou art the white-handed Moses, the fire on Mount Paran.

Bound are the heads by the lock of Thine hair, pierced the hearts by Thine anguish,

Be they illiterate, insane lovers or Divine scholars.

I am drunk of Thee, ’cause of Thee I am on everyone’s lips,

Whether Thou offerest me a hundred lives, or sacrificest me.

If Thou art the Angel of death, how come that Thou revivest me?

And if Thou art the Reviver of bodies, how is it that Thou art the basilisk?

If Thou graciously movest in the court of a king,

Thou changest the king into a servant and the servant into a king.

A spark of Thy face fell upon the rose-bush of the Spirit,

And lit its beauty as a vermilion tulip.

O! What a breeze wafted bearing the glad tiding

That from the East of the Spirit that Divine Face hath appeared.

Souls shivered with joy, hearts were enraptured in ecstasy,

Love fell in love with Him, and so did the essence of creation.

Through His wisdom, the coincidence of opposites becometh manifest,

Love becometh a slave and the Intellect a porter.

Stop tearing asunder the veil of mystery, O Dervish:

from the city of men and the world of brutes a clamour arises.

=== END BH02867 ===

=== START BH02868 ===

In the Name of Him Who domineth over all names! Glory be to Him Who hath adorned the Tablet of Creation with the ornament of the Point adorned with the letter “H”, through which was manifested the Hidden Book that had been treasured within the Kingdom of Knowledge from time immemorial. When the Book was unsealed by the fingers of might for the revelation of His Name, the All-Bountiful, all who are in the heavens and on earth were struck with terror, save those whom God strengthened with authority from His presence and made them daysprings of steadfastness and constancy. Blessed is he who hath attained unto this most exalted station and this most distant goal. He is indeed of the people of the Crimson Ark, whose ordinance hath been set down in the Scriptures and Tablets.

Among the people are those who are veiled by knowledge from the Known One, and among them are those who cling to vain desires, turning away from guidance, and among them are those who have rent asunder the greatest veil and turned toward the Most Luminous Horizon - the Spot which God hath made the Dayspring of Lights. The Manifestations of the Cause have lamented over those who claimed knowledge, for none of them appeared but the learned of the age rose up against him, even as they have opposed in this day Him through Whom the ocean of knowledge hath surged and the Luminary of utterance hath shone forth. Blessed is the learned one who hath cast away all knowledge, turning unto the Ever-Abiding, and hath spoken this remembrance through which the breezes of life have wafted throughout all creation.

O Most Exalted Pen! Leave the mention of these ones and move to mention the Afnan from the All-Merciful One. Thus doth the Mother Book command thee from His presence, that the sweet savors of His tender mercies may draw them nigh unto a station beyond which all mention is cut off. O thou who art the dawning-place of My tranquility and the manifestation of My composure! Hearken repeatedly unto the call from the Divine Lote-Tree: Verily, there is none other God but Him, the One, the Single, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Choosing. Blessed art thou for the Ancient Beauty hath turned toward thee from His Most Great Prison, and addresseth thee with verses that have caused all things to quake and spirits to take flight. We beseech God to assist thee in all conditions, to ordain what is best for thee in the beginning and in the end, and to decree for thee the best of rewards for having fulfilled God’s Covenant and His Testament, and for having remained steadfast in a Cause that hath caused hearts to tremble and eyes to stare in wonder. The glory of God rest upon you and upon your family and upon those who are with you and who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of all mankind.

=== END BH02868 ===

=== START BH02869 ===

He is the Wondrous One in the Most Glorious Horizon

Glorified be He in Whose grasp is the dominion of the kingdom of the heavens and earth, and He verily encompasseth all things. He sendeth down upon whomsoever He willeth among His creatures that which draweth him to the holy court, the dawning-place of a mighty Name. Say: His favor hath encompassed all created things, yet the people have been debarred from the court of grace. Hearken, O servant, unto the call of thy Lord from the right hand of Paradise, that He may draw thee in truth and sever thee from all the worlds, and bring thee to a station wherein thou shalt behold naught except that thou witnessest therein the lights of thy Lord, dawning and radiant. And thou shalt not see a single letter from the words of thy Lord except that thou hearest from it “Verily there is no God but Him,” and “He Who appeared with the name of ’Ali is His sovereignty, and He Who speaketh with truth is His glory” - unto all who are in the kingdom of Command and Creation. Sufficient is that which hath appeared from His presence as a witness thereto. Say: O people, the Primal Point was not as any one among you, nor is this Youth, were ye to know it. Be ye steadfast in the Cause of God and His sovereignty, and be not of those who believe in part of the Book and deny part of it, and are recorded among the idolaters in the Tablets. Say: The Kawthar of eternity hath flowed from the fountainhead of this Pen, and all who are in the heavens and earth were struck with fear, save a limited number. Upon these do the denizens of the Supreme Paradise call down blessings, and around them circle the angels of the Cause with chalices of wondrous sanctity, from which they drink at all times in the name of their Lord, the All-Merciful, and are made glad with the joy of God. And thou, O servant, be thou steadfast in that hour wherein the mountains shall crumble and souls shall be agitated and cries shall be raised by the dwellers of earth and heaven, and the skin of every idolatrous rejector shall shiver. Thus have We commanded thee and counseled thee in the Cause of thy Lord, that thou mayest stand firm in that Cause wherefrom every mighty foot hath slipped. We beseech God to aid thee in His Cause and to send down upon thee that which shall preserve thee from the harm of every harmful one and draw thee nigh unto Him, for verily He is powerful over all things. And glory be upon thee and upon those who are steadfast in the Cause and are endowed with true vision.

=== END BH02869 ===

=== START BH02870 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted!

Glorified is He Who hath sent down the verses in truth that He might guide thereby such servants as have been pervaded by the fragrance of faithfulness. He, verily, is the Forgiving, the Merciful. He calleth betwixt earth and heaven and summoneth the people unto this Path which hath appeared in truth - and it is, verily, the straight path. They who have cast away vain imaginings - these are they who are possessed of certitude, as doth attest the Pen of the All-Merciful, moved by the Finger of God, the Almighty, the Powerful. They who have broken the Covenant - these are they who are the hypocrites, in a guarded Tablet. They who have fulfilled their pledge - these are they who are the people of Baha, in a noble Book.

O kings! The Sovereign hath come and calleth you unto the Cause whereby every wise command hath been made manifest. Say: O princes! Take heed lest names hold you back from their Lord. Cast away what ye possess, then hasten unto the Dawning-Place of Revelation, and be not of them that tarry. By My life! No name shall endure save through its connection with this Most Great Name, nor shall any matter endure except by My leave. Thus hath it been sent down in the Book, were ye of them that understand. Purify yourselves from the world and its ornaments, then turn ye unto this Manifestation wherein the divine Sinai proclaimeth: “Sovereignty belongeth unto God, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.” Fear God and commit not that which causeth the denizens of Paradise to lament. Do that which ye have been commanded by One Mighty, Praiseworthy. Will armies profit you? Nay, by the Self of the Worshipped One! Or will treasures suffice you? Nay, by this resplendent Beauty! We created you from dust and unto it shall We return you - a promise binding upon Us. Verily, We are able to do this.

O concourse of divines! By what proof did ye believe in My previous Manifestations yet deny this Manifestation at Whose appearance all things have cried out: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing”? Do ye imagine that ye are the beneficent? Nay, rather ye are among the most lost! Ye have cast away what is known and followed that which ye were forbidden in the Book of God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Fear God and follow not your desires. This is better for you, did ye but know. Glory not in your learning, for the Known One hath appeared with manifest sovereignty.

O servant! Stand firm in thy Lord’s Cause in such wise that the imaginings of them that imagine shall not cause thee to waver. When any polytheist argueth with thee, turn away from him and say: “I have turned my face unto Him Who created me and sustained me and made me to be of the triumphant.”

=== END BH02870 ===

=== START BH02871 ===

LXXXIII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest my poverty and my misery, my troubles and my needs, my utter helplessness and my extreme lowliness, my lamentations and my bitter wailing, the anguish of my soul and the afflictions which beset me. The power of Thy might beareth me witness! Such is the depth of mine abasement that Thy servants who have strayed far from Thy path deride me. Thou knowest that I am recognized as the bearer of Thy name among Thy creatures. Thou knowest that my station is but an image of Thy station, that my virtues recount Thy virtues, that within mine inmost being naught can be found except the revelations of Thy signs, and that my very essence is but a reflection of the evidences of Thy unity.

All these things Thou hast noised abroad among Thy creatures, in such wise that none can recognize me, except as one who beareth Thy name. I swear by Thy glory! My lamentations are not for the things which have befallen me in Thy path, but are due to my recognition that by reason of mine abasement the hearts of them that love Thee have been sore shaken, and the souls of Thine adversaries have been so filled with joy that they rejoice over those who have detached themselves from all except Thee and have hastened towards the river of Thy remembrance and praise. So great is their waywardness that when meeting Thy loved ones, they shake their heads in derision of Thy Cause and say: “Where is your Lord Whom ye mention in the daytime and in the night season? Where is He to be found Whom ye call your Sovereign, to Whom ye summon all men to turn?” Their pride and haughtiness waxed greater and greater until they denied the power of Thy might and rejected Thy sovereignty and dominion.

Thy glory beareth me witness! I delight in mine own afflictions and in the afflictions which they who love me suffer in Thy path. Neither I nor they, however, are able to bear such affronts and reproaches as are uttered by Thine enemies against Thy Self, the Unrestrained. How long shalt Thou remain seated, O my God, on the throne of Thy forbearance and patience? Speak Thou Thy word of wrath, O Thou Whom no eyes can see! Well-beloved is Thy mercy unto the sincere among Thy servants, and well-beseeming Thy chastisement of the infidels among Thine enemies. Send down upon them, therefore, O my Lord, that which will unmistakably reveal unto them the fury of Thy wrath and the ascendancy of Thy power, and will enable them to recognize the weight of Thy might and the greatness of Thy strength. If Thou refusest, O my God, to aid them that love Thee, assist Thou, then, Thine own Self and Him Who is Thy Remembrance.

I entreat Thee by Thy name, that hath caused the ocean of Thy wrath to surge, to chastise them who have repudiated Thy truth and disowned Thine utterances. Abase them, then, by Thy might and power, and exalt such as have, wholly for Thy sake, set their faces towards Thee, that through them the ensigns of Thy glorification may be unfurled among all nations, and Thy tokens be spread abroad among all peoples, and that all may testify that Thou art God, that there is none other God beside Thee, the God of power, of majesty and glory.

=== END BH02871 ===

=== START BH02872 ===

LXXVIII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I am reminded of Thee and muse on Thy virtues, I am seized with such ecstasies and am so enravished by Thee that I find myself unable to make mention of Thy name and to extol Thee. I am carried back to such heights that I recognize my self to be the same as the remembrance of Thee in Thy realm, and the essence of Thy praise among Thy servants. As long as that self endureth, so long will Thy praise continue to be shed abroad among Thy creatures and Thy remembrance glorified by Thy people.

Every man endued with insight among Thy servants is persuaded that my self liveth eternally and can never perish, inasmuch as remembrance of Thee is eternal and will endure so long as Thine own Self endureth, and Thy praise is everlasting and will last as long as Thine own sovereignty will last. By its means Thou art glorified by such of Thy chosen ones as call upon Thee and by the sincere among Thy servants. Nay, the praise wherewith any one, in the entire creation, praiseth Thee proceedeth from this exalted self and returneth unto it, even as the sun which, while it shineth, sheddeth its splendor upon whatsoever may be exposed to its rays. From this sun is generated, and unto it must return, the light which is shed over all things.

Exalted, immeasurably exalted art Thou above any attempt to measure the greatness of Thy Cause, above any comparison that one may seek to make, above the efforts of the human tongue to utter its import! From everlasting Thou hast existed, alone with no one else beside Thee, and wilt, to everlasting, continue to remain the same, in the sublimity of Thine essence and the inaccessible heights of Thy glory.

And when Thou didst purpose to make Thyself known unto men, Thou didst successively reveal the Manifestations of Thy Cause, and ordained each to be a sign of Thy Revelation among Thy people, and the Day-Spring of Thine invisible Self amidst Thy creatures, until the time when, as decreed by Thee, all Thy previous Revelations culminated in Him Whom Thou hast appointed as the Lord of all who are in the heaven of revelation and the kingdom of creation, Him Whom Thou hast established as the Sovereign Lord of all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth. He it was Whom Thou hast determined to be the Herald of Thy Most Great Revelation and the Announcer of Thy Most Ancient Splendor. In this Thou hadst no other purpose except to try them who have manifested Thy most excellent titles unto all who are in heaven and on earth. He it was Whom Thou hast commanded to establish His covenant with all created things.

And when Thy promise came to pass and the set time was fulfilled, He Who is the Possessor of all Names and Attributes was made manifest unto men. Thereupon all that were in the heavens and all that were on the earth were terror-stricken save those whom Thou didst keep under Thy protection and preserve within the shelter of Thy power and gracious providence. There befell Him, at the hands of such of Thy creatures as have transgressed against Thee, that which the tongue of no one of Thy servants can recount.

Look down, then, upon Him, O my God, with the eye of Thy tender mercy, and send down upon Him and upon those that love Him all the good Thou didst ordain in the heaven of Thy will and the Tablet of Thy decree. Aid them, then, with Thy succor, for Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling.

=== END BH02872 ===

=== START BH02873 ===

In the name of God, the Everlasting, the All-Sufficient, the Eternal!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for having made me to know Thy Self, and rendered me assured of Thy oneness, and acknowledging of Thy singleness, and submissive to Thy Lordship, and certain of Thy Divinity, and yielding to Thy sovereignty and power. By Thy might, O Thou Who art seen yet cannot be seen! Were I to praise Thee throughout the duration of Thy kingdom and thank Thee throughout the continuance of Thy dominion, it would still be insignificant compared to the wondrous tokens of Thy grace and bounties which Thou hast singled me out to receive despite my unworthiness - nay, rather, due to the manifestation of Thy favors and the emergence of Thy gifts unto this servant who is the most contemptible of Thy servants and the poorest of Thy creatures.

O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which all things have turned to the holy sanctuary of Thy unity and the Ka’bah of Thy detachment, and whereby Thou hast guided the sincere ones to the precincts of Thy most great mercy and illumined the hearts of the mystics to recognize the Manifestation of Thy most exalted and most glorious Self, that Thou mayest assist me to aid Thy Cause and exalt Thy Word and spread Thy verses. O my Lord! I find no helper for myself other than Thee and no supporter besides Thee. I implore Thee by Thy Self and by all that Thou art, that Thou mayest enable me to do what Thou lovest and pleasest. Verily Thou art the Lord of the Last and the First. Within the grasp of Thy power lie the dominion of destiny and the kingdom of its execution. And verily Thou art the Lord of the Throne on high and of the dust below.

Blessed is he who hath heard Thy call and responded to it, and soared in the atmosphere of Thy love and good-pleasure, and detached himself from those who denied Thy presence. O my Lord! Chastise those who denied Thy most great signs and neglected Thy Cause by following their own selves and their desires. O my Lord! Seize them through Thy power and might, and shut before their faces the gates of Thy mercy and loving-kindness. O my Lord! Make them taste the scourges of Thy wrath and the heat of Thy anger. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the Vengeful, the All-Compelling.

O God! Send Thy blessings upon Thy loved ones who have fulfilled their covenant and detached themselves from all else save Thee and turned unto Thee. Then cause to descend upon them, O God of gods, from the clouds of Thy mercy, the good of this world and the next. Then make them wealthy through Thy riches and mighty through Thy might and steadfast in Thy remembrance and victorious in Thy Cause and gazing upon Thy countenance. Verily Thou art God, there is no God but Thee. Every atom beareth witness that Thou art the Creator of names and attributes. Thou doest what Thou willest by Thy command and decreest what Thou desirest by Thy power. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the All-Choosing.

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=== START BH02874 ===

He is the Mighty, the Everlasting

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. His is the grace and bounty. He giveth to whomsoever He willeth whatsoever He willeth. He, verily, is the Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Say: We have believed in Him Who appeared with the name of ’Ali by the command of the sovereign Truth, the All-Praised, and in Him Who shall come at the time of Mustaghath, and in Him Who shall come after Him until the end that hath no end. We behold in their Manifestation naught but the Manifestation of God, and in their concealment naught but His concealment, did ye but know. They all are the mirrors of God, wherein naught can be seen but God’s Self, His Beauty, His might and His glory, could ye but understand. All else are Their mirrors, and They are the Primal Mirrors, could ye but comprehend. None hath preceded Them in anything, and They take precedence in all things. Say: The Primal Mirrors shall never end, and likewise the mirrors of Their beauty, for the outpouring of God shall never cease. This is a truth that cannot be denied. And whoso saith that the Manifestations have ended in thy land - pay no heed to him, and be of them who with the eye of God regard His Cause. Say: The Jews claimed that the hand of God is chained up, and likewise do the peoples of latter days say what they said. Say: Woe betide you for what ye utter! His mercy hath preceded all things, and His grace hath encompassed all who are in the heavens and on earth, could ye but know. His outpouring hath not ceased and will never cease, by the everlastingness of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. He manifesteth in the realm whomsoever He willeth, and there is none other God but Him. All are heedless of His command in these days, save those who behold the Leaf of Paradise with their own eyes and hear the melody of God with their own ears. No hindrance can hinder them, even should all men seek to hinder them. Yet it behooveth the believer to distinguish between truth and falsehood as he distinguisheth between light and darkness, that he may not follow those who claim what God hath not ordained for them and who walk in the ways of their own desires. Thus hath crowed the Cock of eternity, thus hath warbled the Dove of glory, and thus hath spoken this Speaking Tongue, would ye but turn unto it. And upon thee be the Spirit, and upon whoso hath turned toward the direction of God in this shining and beloved Countenance.

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=== START BH02875 ===

God testifies that there is no God but Him. His is the dominion and the kingdom, the grandeur and the might. He does what He wishes by His sovereignty and decrees what He wills by His command. He is the Single One to Whom all created things have testified, and the Sovereign before Whom all contingent things have bowed down. He was concealed within the pavilion of His protection and treasured within the stronghold of His preservation. Then when He willed to appear, there appeared the Manifestation of His Cause, the Dawning-Place of His revelation, and the Rising-Point of His proof, Who speaks the truth among the people and calls all to a station at times named the Most Great Prison, at others the Most Holy Ancient Station, at times the Most Beautiful Names, and at others by a Name unknown even to the Concourse on High and the denizens of the Kingdom of Creation. He is the One at Whose arising arose the Greater Resurrection, and the mysteries deposited in the ancient scrolls were revealed. Through Him was opened the gate of heaven and the breezes of revelation wafted among all things. Through Him spoke the Most Exalted Pen and there appeared in the world what no eye had seen before. To this testifies the Lord of Names, Who is imprisoned in this city named Akka through what the hands of the heedless have wrought. Thus does the Tongue of the Wronged One speak on this dark night, that the people of Baha who have clung to the Crimson Ark described aforetime by God through the tongue of the Revealer of the Bayan might rejoice thereby. Blessed is the soul that has testified to that which God has testified, the heart that has submitted to His sovereignty, the nostril that has detected the fragrance of His garment, the ear that has heard His melodies, and the eye that has beheld His glorious countenance. Your mention was made before the Wronged One and this clear Book was revealed for you, from which the sincere ones detect the fragrance of God and the Manifestation of His Cause. Be thankful and say: “Praise be to Thee, O Thou Goal of the mystics!” Be steadfast in this Cause through which the hearts of the learned were troubled and the dwellers of the Kingdom of Creation lamented, save those whom the grace of thy Lord, the Generous Bestower, embraced. By My life! If thou shouldst find the sweetness of My utterance in what hath been revealed in this Book, thou wouldst arise and say and cry out: “My spirit be a sacrifice for Thee, O Creator of heaven, and my being be a sacrifice for Thee, O Beloved of the worlds!” Convey My greetings to those on whose faces thou beholdest the radiance of Baha. Thus doth the Lord of Names command thee. He is verily the Bestower, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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=== START BH02876 ===

He is the Comforter, the Consoler, the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Merciful

O Siyyid ’Ali, upon whom be the Glory of God! The dust of hypocrisy hath encompassed the Luminary of the horizons, and the sorrows of the world have transformed joy itself. In these days, according to outward appearances, grievous tidings have arrived from every direction, for the embodiment of tyranny sitteth enthroned upon the seat of oppression while justice, poor and forlorn, hath withdrawn to a corner. Glory be to God! In the great city such a door of greed and avarice hath been opened that none but God can reckon its prevalence. Outwardly they appear submissive but inwardly - God forbid! Nevertheless, the grief of this Wronged One in these days is beyond description. Yet still do We recline upon the throne of power and sit upon the cushions of glory. The might of the oppressors cannot weaken divine power, nor can the calumnies of the slanderers conceal the face of truth. Those possessed of hearing and sight exist in the world - they are the true money-changers among the world’s peoples. Blessed are they and joy be unto them!

In these days certain news which outwardly causeth sorrow hath arrived, including the ascension of thy mother and her rise to the Supreme Companion. Today the ocean of mercy is surging and the sun of grace is shining bright and manifest. At the beginning of the Revelation this blessed word shone forth from the Mouth of the Divine Will: The relatives of those assured souls who accepted the Cause and who, in the early days, quaffed the water of immortality from the hand of bounty, are adorned with the blessed robes of forgiveness. We love to make mention of her at this time as a command from God, the All-Bountiful, the Generous: “O My leaf! O Mother of ’Ali! Rejoice that the Pen of God, the Most High, hath moved to make mention of thee in the prison of ’Akka, and by its movement the ocean of forgiveness surged and the fragrance of thy Lord’s mercy that hath preceded all creation wafted abroad. The light shining resplendent from the horizon of the heaven of My grace be upon thee, O My handmaiden and My leaf! We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to send down upon thee at all times His everlasting favors and eternal bounties, and to ordain for thee every day that which will gladden thy heart and solace thine eyes. Verily He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Bountiful. There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Chosen One.” According to instructions, the original revelation was sent.

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=== START BH02877 ===

Ardabil. Jinab-i-Tahmasb-Quli Bayg, upon him be the Glory of God.

In His Name, the One Who ruleth over all names. The servant present read thy letter before the Wronged One, and it was heard. From its words and phrases wafted the fragrance of love. God willing, thou shalt ever drink from the cup of the eternal Beloved’s grace and remain turned toward the horizon of His Cause. O thou who art enkindled with the fire of separation and who hast turned to God, the Lord of the Day of Divorce! Grieve not over anything. In all matters place thy trust in thy Lord. Verily He is the companion of him who hath no companion, and the helper of him who hath no helper, and the succourer of him who hath arisen to make mention of Him and to praise Him, and the strengthener of him who hath turned unto Him, and the answerer of him who calleth upon Him. Blessed is the face that hath turned toward the Face, and the ear that hath attained to His most sweet call when it was raised betwixt earth and heaven. We counsel thee to be steadfast in the Cause, to possess spiritual qualities and praiseworthy deeds, and to speak goodly words. By My life! Whoso acteth in accordance with what hath been enjoined upon him by God is assuredly among those who are nigh unto Him in a manifest Book.

Praise be to God that in this blessed day thou hast inhaled the fragrance of His garment and turned toward the straight path of God. This is a great bounty and a mighty favor. By God’s life! The precious jewels of the earth and the treasures of kings cannot compare with it. Know thou its station, then give thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Bountiful. The True One, exalted be His glory, hath been and ever will be with His loved ones. He verily is the Near One, the Watchful.

O Tahmasb! Give praise to the Lord of eternity Who hath granted thee success and Who in this Most Great Prison hath made mention of thee. That which this Wronged One hath ever desired is the salvation of all, and ever shall be. God willing, thou shalt speak the praise of the Beloved of all worlds with the utmost joy and delight, and hold fast unto the Will of God. Thus hath the Pen spoken while the Lord of eternity was in the Most Great Prison, that thou mayest be among those who are firmly established.

In these days this region is somewhat disturbed; therefore it is not permissible to journey to this place. The Wronged One beseecheth God to ordain for thee the reward of attaining His presence and to decree for thee the good of this world and of the world to come. Verily He is powerful over all things. The glory shining forth from the horizon of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon those who have laid hold on the hem of thy Lord’s mercy, the Forgiving, the Bountiful.

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=== START BH02878 ===

This is a prayer of Baha’u’llah that begins: “This is a Book from the Letter Sin after Ha’. O people of the Bayan, read it! Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Hidden Essence in the shelter of eternity, and by Thy Most Exalted Remembrance, and by Thy Holy Beauty in Thy Most Glorious Paradise, and by the Light of Thy Face in the Most Hidden Pavilion, and by Thy exalted Letters and holy Words in the lofty realms of immortality, and by Thy holy Temples which no realities of created things have preceded in recognition, and by Thy hidden Countenances which no understanding of contingent beings hath encompassed - to forgive the one who hath ascended unto Thee and descended upon Thee, and soared in the atmosphere of Thy nearness, and risen unto the Lote-Tree of Thy might. Then cause him to enter, O my God, into the paradise of Thy oneness, and give him to drink, O my Beloved, of the wine that hath flowed from the right hand of the Throne of Thy identity, and grant him the fruits of the Tree of Paradise in the gardens of Thy might and reunion. Then bestow Thy bounty, O Most Bountiful One, through Thy grace, and shelter him, O my Hope, beneath the shadow of Thy Most Great Mercy at the Ultimate Tree and the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary. Then cause him to hear the melodies of Thy Doves which none of Thy servants in the nether regions have attained, for Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Then I beseech Thee, O my God, by the blood that was shed in Thy path, and by the heart that was consumed in Thy love, and by the bone that melted in passion and yearning for Thee, and by the body that was crushed in Thy cause, and by the form that was burned in Thy love - to withhold the evil of this youth from the head of Thy creation. Then seize him, O Powerful One, through Thy power, then destroy him, O Sovereign, through Thy sovereignty, then annihilate him, O Mighty One, through Thy might, that thereby the hearts of those near unto Thee among Thy servants may find rest, and the hearts of the sincere ones among Thy creatures may be assured. For Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and Thou art the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Then aid, O my God, Thy servant who seeketh no helper other than Thee and desireth no supporter besides Thee. Thou witnesseth, O my Best-Beloved, how Thy servants have risen against him, attributing to him what befitteth their own station and imputing to him what beseemeth their own selves, while in all matters and all such conditions he hath committed his affair unto Thee and spent his spirit in Thy path and his body in Thy good-pleasure and his form in that which pleaseth Thee. And Thou art the Helper, the Victorious, the Powerful, the Holy One.”

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=== START BH02879 ===

We first seized them because through them the root of tyranny gained strength. We shall soon return to this matter, for He is the Powerful, the Mighty. God’s proof and evidence were completed against him and against them, and therefore there descended upon them what descended. This was mentioned before in the Tablets, were you among those who understand. Say: What you possess cannot overcome Him, nor can the might of the transgressors weaken Him. Were He to wish, He would destroy whoever is on earth with a word from Him, for He has power over all the worlds. O My loved ones! Remember the might and power of Badi’, then reflect upon the ardor that seized him from the Word of God, the Powerful, the Supreme, the Mighty, the Wise. O Most Exalted Pen! Remember when he appeared before the Throne and the Spirit of Power and Might was breathed into him from a Powerful, Faithful One. The raptures of longing seized him after he was thunderstruck by the First Word. Thus was the matter decreed before the Throne. Blessed are they who remember. Then We sent him forth by Our command with a countenance that illumined the horizons and then the faces of those near unto God. Thus have We mentioned him as a grace from Us, and We sent it to you that you might read it and be among the thankful. We mention him in most Tablets for having borne what no one else among men has borne. Upon you and upon him be My glory and My mercy until a day which none can reckon save God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

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=== START BH02880 ===

O Khudadad, who has turned to God, the Lord of creation! In His Name Who speaks from the Tree of Being: There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Loving! The world hath been honored by the advent of the Lord of Eternity, and the Promised One hath been made manifest in His visible Beauty to both the unseen and the seen, yet most of the people remain heedless. The Mount hath quivered at the dawning of the Manifestation, and the Tree cries out: “Praise be unto Thee for having rent asunder, with the finger of might, the veils of glory and revealed Beauty unto all who are in the heavens and on earth.” Every atom hath found the fragrance of reunion, yet most of the people remain heedless. They hear the call of God openly, yet what is in their hearts of the idols of the worshippers preventeth them from certitude. O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! These lands have been honored by the glance of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the All-Choosing, yet most of My people remain in evident veils. The ocean of bounty hath surged through the appearance of the Lord of Names - blessed is he who hath turned unto Him and is of those who have attained. The tongue of My loving-kindness addresseth My people saying: Arise from among the dead, turning unto God, the Revealer of verses. This is He Who was promised you in the Book of your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. They follow their leaders and cling to the hem of their vain imaginings - nay, they are among the abased ones. They worship the calf while thinking themselves servants of God besides Him - nay, they are among the liars. Thy letter hath come before the Countenance and hath been blessed by the fingers of thy Lord’s favors, the Mighty, the Generous. We found from it the fragrance of thy love for thy Lord. Blessed art thou for having attained the ultimate goal and been moved by the Most Exalted Word which hath shone forth from the horizon of thy Lord’s utterance, the Most High, the Great. He hath ordained for thee thereby what shall profit thee in this world and the next. He is verily the Powerful, the All-Knowing. He shall manifest unto thee what He willeth through His grace and sovereignty. There is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. All things are with Him preserved in a guarding tablet. We beseech God to make thee known by His name and speaking in His remembrance, that thy mention may endure in His kingdom, the Inaccessible, the Mighty, the Protected. He verily seeth whosoever moveth in His path and worketh for His good-pleasure. He is indeed the All-Knowing, the All-Encompassing. Blessed art thou for having found the fragrance of the Garment and turned unto God, the Lord of the worlds. That which thou seest shall perish, but what hath been ordained for thee shall endure in a wondrous tablet.

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=== START BH02881 ===

He is the All-Seeing, the All-Informed

O Mashhadi ’Ali, upon thee be the Glory of God! Thy letter was presented before the Wronged One and was read by the servant in attendance. We have answered thee with this perspicuous Tablet which calleth aloud between earth and heaven and summoneth all to this luminous horizon. Say: O peoples of the earth! The Lord of Heaven hath come with great sovereignty. Fear God and follow not your idle fancies. He announceth unto you the Most Great Favor, and He is the All-Merciful, the Bountiful. Say: Hearken unto the Call from the Divine Lote-Tree. Verily it speaketh the truth by the command of One Who is All-Knowing, All-Wise. By God! This is the Day whereof Moses gave tidings, and concerning which Muhammad, the Messenger of God, gave glad-tidings in His Book, the Book of Wisdom. Beware lest the veils of the world withhold you from the Lord of Eternity. Cast away what the people possess, turning unto God, the Mighty, the Most Praised. Say: This is the Day whereon men have arisen unto God, the Lord of all worlds. By God! The dwellers of the graves have risen through the breezes of Revelation, and the companions of the Manifestation rejoice in the light of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Thus hath the Supreme Pen spoken, when the Wronged One was in the house of one of His loved ones who was named ’Abdu’r-Rahim in a preserved Tablet. Say: O peoples of the earth! Behold how the Sun hath dawned from the Most Glorious Horizon and the Light hath shone forth from this noble station. By God! The Lord of Eternity hath ascended the throne of utterance, calling aloud with the most exalted call and summoning all to that which will draw them nigh unto the horizon of God, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. O ’Ali! What hath befallen thee hath grieved Me. We beseech God, exalted be He, to ordain for thee from His Supreme Pen that which shall profit thee in all the worlds of His worlds. Verily He is the Lord of humanity and the Lord of the throne on high and of the dust beneath. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the mysteries of Thy knowledge, and by Him Who hath appeared before all faces calling all to Thy horizon, and by the Crimson Ark which through Thy command hath sailed upon the sea of inner meanings and utterance, to make me steadfast in Thy love, speaking Thy praise, and serving Thy Cause. Write down for me by Thy Supreme Pen that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in all conditions. Verily Thou art the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Then open, O my God, before my face the door of bounty and ease. Verily Thou art the Sovereign of humanity. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Powerful.

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=== START BH02882 ===

In His Name, the All-Evident, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise

God hath heard what thou didst utter in remembrance of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds, and We have witnessed what hath befallen thee in His straight and manifest path. Grieve not for what hath come upon thee. Consider what hath befallen Us at the hands of the oppressors. When the idolaters desired to extinguish the light of God, they drove Us from Our homes, imagining this would profit them. How evil was their delusion! Through this God exalted His Cause and manifested His sovereignty that overshadoweth the worlds. God will soon reveal through thy departure what He hath purposed. With Him is the knowledge of the heavens and earth. There is no God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. The clamor of those who have disbelieved cannot frustrate Him, nor can the hosts of the heavens and earth prevent Him. Thus doth the Most Exalted Pen give thee glad tidings, that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and be of the thankful ones.

That which hath befallen that honored one hath been for the sake of God’s Cause. Thy reward is with Him. However, in all matters wisdom must be observed, for the people are weak and have not attained maturity. In times of trials and tribulations it is observed that even most of the loved ones become shaken and disturbed. Therefore, in view of Our previous mercy and all-encompassing grace, We have commanded all to observe wisdom, and wherever mention of teaching hath been made, wisdom hath been mentioned before and after. Were the decisive Word to be fully revealed, the people would completely withdraw. In such case, none would give ear to the divine utterances which are the cause of guidance for humanity, nor would they seek nearness to the people of Baha to attain recognition of the Dawning-Place of God’s Cause. A number of ignorant ones have become leaders of the people and are counted among the learned, and these souls, in order to preserve their positions, strive with utmost effort to prevent the people, especially if they find a pretext. Soon shall they witness the loss of their own souls and shall become aware of what they have wrought in the days of God, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling.

Blessed art thou for having been enkindled with the fire of God and followed what thou hast recognized from the Book of thy Lord, the Commander, the All-Knowing. We have mentioned thee and do mention thee in truth from Our glorious and lofty station. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have attained the lights of knowledge and have turned toward God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

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=== START BH02883 ===

In the Name of Him Who holdeth supreme dominion over all things!

The star of vain imaginings hath set through the dawning of the morn of certitude from the horizon of the Will of your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. He had promised all peoples the appearance of the Ancient King, but when He came with the truth, the people turned away from Him, save whom God, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, did will. Among them were those who clung to idle fancies, turning away from the Source of divine inspiration, and those who held fast to mere allusions, heedless of the Revealer of verses. Lo! They are among the abased ones.

Blessed art thou for having discovered the fragrance of the Beloved and believed in God, the Single, the All-Informed. Soar with the wings of certitude in the atmosphere of the love of the All-Merciful, celebrating His Name amidst all contingent beings in such wise that the atoms are stirred thereby and the hearts of the heedless are awakened. Say: This is the Day wherein the rapture of divine utterance hath seized all contingent things, and the horizon of grace hath been illumined by this Sun through which the suns of inner meaning and exposition have shone forth. Blessed be the All-Merciful Who hath manifested this wondrous Cause.

O thou who soarest in the atmosphere of the Intended One! We have been with thee in all conditions and heard what thou didst call upon God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Blessed art thou for having turned towards the Intended One and turned away from him who turned away from God when He came with manifest sovereignty. Speak thou amongst the peoples in remembrance of thy Lord, the Ancient of Days, in such wise that all in the world may be drawn unto Him. Thy Lord will assist thee as He pleaseth. There is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

Say: This is not a day for tarrying. All things have been set in motion by the call of the Lord of Names, and the atoms cry out: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Great!” Blessed is he who hath arisen at the breath of Revelation and aided his Lord in this Cause whereby that which was treasured in God’s knowledge, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Encompassing, hath been made manifest.

Convey My greetings to those around thee, then gladden them with this Remembrance whereby hearts have taken flight and the souls of those near unto God have rejoiced. Say: O loved ones of the All-Merciful! Ye are the horsemen of all existence. Stand firm in the Cause in such wise that the hearts of the wicked may be troubled thereby and the backs of the idolaters may tremble. Thus hath the Dove spoken, when It sought Its ultimate goal, from One Who is All-Knowing, All-Informed.

Verily the glory rest upon thee and upon those with thee who have been illumined by the lights of this Lamp which the All-Merciful hath kindled at the midmost heart of creation, and who were among those who have turned towards Him.

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=== START BH02884 ===

In the Name of the One Friend!

The Supreme Pen gives glad-tidings of divine bounties to the people of Baha and counsels all, that they may attain to that which the Beloved has purposed through God’s advice, the Lord of Names. Contention, conflict and corruption have been and are condemned. The friends of God must regard creation with the eye of loving-kindness and draw all to the horizon of guidance through kind counsels and goodly deeds. Many are those who have claimed allegiance to the Truth yet have caused the Cause of God to be compromised. Avoidance of such souls is necessary. And certain people who have not attained to the ultimate purpose in these divine days and have not drunk the choice wine of inner meanings from the cup of utterance become doubtful due to the deeds of the heedless and actions of the pretenders. Thus it was observed that some souls who had ascended to the heaven of faith remained veiled from the horizon of sublime oneness due to the words and deeds of false ones, despite having heard for years this verse:

Should all created things turn unbeliever

No speck of dust would settle on His grandeur’s hem

Some servants attribute to the Truth whatever they observe from those claiming to love Him. Evil is that which they do. In all ages there have been and will be the righteous and the wicked. Should one reflect upon the appearance of the Suns of Truth, it becomes clear and evident that in every age there have been and will be the truthful and the false. Take heed, O ye who possess insight! Pure hearts, illumined eyes and sanctified souls must at all times gaze toward the horizon of the Cause, not toward the deeds and words of pretenders and liars. Beseech God to guide all and enable them to attain His good-pleasure - the good-pleasure of the Dawning-Place of verses - which is identical with His good-pleasure. Verily He is the Answerer, the Bestower, the Forgiving, the Generous. This Tablet hath been sent down from the heaven of divine Will as a token of grace and favor, that all the loved ones may become aware of that which God hath purposed and may avoid the evil of base souls. Let them not consider every speaker truthful nor count every claimant among the people of the Crimson Ark. Verily He is the Clarifier, the Speaker, the Truthful, the Exalted, the Mighty, the Trusted One.

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In the Name of the One God, the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing

The Most Exalted Pen proclaims from the Most Glorious Horizon: O people of Za! God willing, may you be blessed with the sweet fragrances of the favors of the Lord of Days, and at all times be engaged in the remembrance of the Beloved of all possibility. The glance of mercy is at this moment directed towards you, that perchance you may count this most great bounty as a precious gift and arise to accomplish that which is befitting and worthy in this Day. We have mentioned you before, and this is yet another time, a grace from God, the Lord of the Beginning and the End. Strive that you may not be deprived of the outpourings of the clouds of divine mercy. Speak for the sake of God and fix your gaze upon God. How many souls have this year returned to dust while veiled from their Purpose - they neither recognized the Truth nor even attempted to know Him. Woe unto them and unto those who clung to them, turning away from God, the Lord of all worlds. All the companions and loved ones of that land must hold fast with perfect certitude and assurance to the cord of the favor of the Beloved of the worlds, in such wise that all the world would be powerless to prevent them. Blessed are they that hold fast, and joy be to them that stand firm. In all conditions you must be mindful of wisdom, for all creatures have been commanded to observe wisdom in the divine Tablets. Blessed is the soul that has believed and acted according to that which it was commanded by the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O My loved ones! Hold fast to that which will exalt the Cause of God, then shun that which you have been forbidden in the Book of your Lord, the Evident, the All-Informed. Be not grieved at anything, for He is with you and ordains for you that which will profit you in this world and the next. He, verily, is the Almighty, the All-Powerful. God willing, you must illumine hearts with the lights of divine remembrance and engage in teaching the Cause through word and deed. The world has never had, nor has it now, any constancy. Soon will this spread be rolled up by the hand of power, save the spread of deeds of souls who act for God’s sake and speak for God’s sake. By My life! Theirs shall be a goodly end. Give thanks to God for having attained unto this Tablet and for the face of your Lord’s favor, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful, being turned towards you. And glory be upon you and upon whosoever has heard the call and responded to his Ancient Lord. And praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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Glorify on my behalf My loved ones and give them the glad-tidings of My remembrance of them, then recite unto them My beauteous Tablet. The Glory be upon thee and upon thy family and upon those who are with thee on My straight path.

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In My Name, the Speaker in the Kingdom of Utterance

This is a Book which the All-Merciful hath sent down to him who hath turned towards the Most Sublime Horizon and hath voiced the praise of God, the Lord of Names and Creator of Heaven, that He may draw him nigh unto Him and aid him to promote His irrevocable, firm and mighty Cause.

O Muhammad! The Wronged One remembereth thee from the prison quarter and calleth thee with that which will make thee independent of the knowledge of those who have denied God’s proof and evidence, who have disputed His verses and disbelieved in His sovereignty by following every heedless and remote one.

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Remember, then consider the people of the Furqan who denied the All-Merciful when He came unto them with manifest sovereignty. They would wait through nights and days, mentioning Him in mosques and gatherings, yet when the promise was fulfilled and the Light shone forth from the horizon of Manifestation, they denied Him and pronounced judgment against Him with such injustice as caused every person of insight to lament. Say: Where are your remembrances and that which ye uttered at the mention of the Qa’im? And where is the justice and fairness ye claimed when the Cause was preserved in the treasury of your Lord’s protection, the Mighty, the Powerful? Consider the fruits of their deeds and words on the Day of Recompense. Thus doth He Who possesseth the perspicuous Book command thee.

Verily, We behold the people of the Bayan who have turned away from the All-Merciful to be in greater loss than they on God’s Day, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. We have sent down from the heaven of bounty and generosity that which the books of the world cannot equal, yet most of the people are heedless. They have cast aside the Lord and seized upon their desires. Thus have their souls enticed them, and today they are among the dead.

Arise to serve the Cause with such steadfastness as cannot be prevented by the doubts of the divines who have turned away from God, who have changed His favor and caused their people to enter the fire. Thus did the Tongue of Grandeur speak before and at this time. Be thou a speaker of My Name, turn with thy heart to My horizon, and stand firm in service to My wondrous Cause. Convey My remembrance to My loved ones and give them the glad tidings of My tender mercy and loving-kindness which have preceded all in the heavens and the earth.

The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My bounty be upon thee, upon those with thee, and upon My party who have not been hindered by the doubts of the servants and the gestures of every remote polytheist. Praise be to God, the Lord of the seen and the unseen, the Lord of the mighty throne.

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=== START BH02888 ===

O Mirza ’Abdu’l-Husayn-i-Thabit, upon him be the glory of God! He is the One Who speaks with justice in the Kingdom of utterance. This is a Book which the All-Merciful hath sent down that it might draw the hearts of His servants to the horizon whence hath shone the Sun of divine knowledge, through a command from God, the Lord of all beings. The Glory giveth glad-tidings unto all peoples, saying: Rejoice, O peoples of the earth, for the pavilion of glory hath been raised upon the highest ensigns and the canopies of grandeur upon a station whereof all beings are powerless to make mention. We were walking in the house when thy praise arrived and that which proceeded from thy heart regarding this Most Great Remembrance whereby the nations were thunderstruck, save whom God, the Lord of lords, did will. We have heard what thou didst compose in praise of God and didst recite before the faces of His servants. Blessed art thou for having turned when the Call was raised and for having spoken in praise of thy Lord at eventide and at dawn. Blessed is the tongue that hath spoken in remembrance of the Truth and the hand that hath taken hold of the Book of God with power and authority. Say: O peoples of the earth, fear ye God and follow not the daysprings of idle fancies and vain imaginings. We give you glad tidings of God’s loving-kindness and grace, and make mention unto you of verses which, when revealed, perfumed all regions. Say: O heedless ones, do ye not see what hath appeared through My will and what My tongue hath uttered, and what had been hidden throughout all eternity hath been made manifest? Hearken unto the Call and cast aside what ye possess. By God! The heaven hath been cleft asunder and the Lord of Names hath come with power and sovereignty. Thus hath moved the Most Exalted Pen in remembrance of His chosen ones whom neither the clamor of the world nor the hosts of the nations did frighten. These are the people of Baha in the crimson scroll. Thus hath the Tongue of Grandeur spoken in the prison of ’Akka, through a command from the One Who is the Ordainer, the All-Compelling. O My loved ones! Hear ye My call and then act in such wise as to exalt your stations in the world amidst all peoples. Beware lest the conditions of the world and its ornaments, its favors, its bounties and its colors hold you back from turning unto the Dawning-Place of God’s revelation, the Lord of all men. In closing, We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to give you to drink of His sealed wine through this Name through Whose manifestation the realities of all things were attracted and the Herald called out from the right side of the Most Exalted Paradise: The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Possessor of this luminous Day. The Glory shining from the horizon of this heaven be upon you, O party of God, and upon those who have acted according to what they were commanded in the Book.

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He is God, exalted be His glory, the Wisdom and Utterance

A Book sent down by the Wronged One to His Afnan who believed in Him and His verses, who drank the choice wine of revelation from the cup of His bounty, who attained His presence and recognized His meeting, and who returned by His leave to his home as a mercy from Him and a favor from His presence. He is verily the Kind, the Generous. We beseech God to make the end of your affairs excellent and to send down upon you that which will transform sorrow into joy and grief into the Most Great Gladness. He is verily the Forgiving, the Merciful.

You have always been and continue to be remembered, and are favored with mention, attention and bounty. We must strive with complete determination to raise the blessed and goodly Word - which sometimes appears in human form, at times in the form of light, once in the image of the Tree, and another time in the likeness of the Sun - from earth to heaven, that people may be freed from the clay of idle fancies and vain imaginings and attain to what God has willed. His honor Haji Muhammad-Rida, upon him be My glory, mentioned you and sought bounty from the Wronged One for you. We beseech God to grant you every good thing He has sent down in His perspicuous Book. His honor Jalal, upon him be My glory, has been favored with the effulgences of the lights of the Daystar of permission, having repeatedly turned to Us and been illumined by Our presence and meeting. In truth he has rendered service from the earliest days until now. Should he return to you, gladden him with My mention and word of My good-pleasure.

O My Afnan! Upon you be My glory and loving-kindness. We have remembered his father and mother with a mention from which wafts the fragrance of gifts and favors. His companions were also specifically granted permission and bounty. Say: O Jalal! He does not allow to be lost the reward of the doers of good, the reward of those who act, and the reward of the reformers. God willing the world will be sanctified and purified from the darkness of rancor and hatred, that all may be illumined by the light of love and attain true tranquility.

My God, My God! Take the hands of Thy Afnan through Thy grace and bounty and Thy strength and power, and ordain for them that which will exalt them through Thy Name and make them ensigns of Thy guidance amongst Thy creation. Thou art verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of bounty be upon you, O Afnans of the Tree, and upon those who are with you and who love you and who hear your words concerning the Cause of God, the Mighty, the Praised.

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He is the One speaking in the Kingdom of Utterance

This is a Book which the Wronged One hath sent down for him who desireth to quaff the sealed wine from the hands of the bounty of his Lord, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Compelling, that the Call may draw him nigh unto the Most Exalted Horizon and strengthen him to mention and praise. Blessed is he who hath heard and attained, and woe unto every heedless and veiled one. We have heard thy mention and have mentioned thee before and at this time, as a grace from God, the Lord of the seen and unseen. The servant present before the Countenance hath presented a letter from one who hath loved Me and held fast to My cord and soared in the atmosphere of My love and arose to assist My Cause amongst My servants, and therein was thy name. We have sent down from the heaven of grace verses that nothing in existence can equal, that thou mayest thank thy Lord, the Lord of existence. Beware lest the happenings of the world prevent thee from the Ancient Beauty or the doubts of the nations veil thee from this irrevocable Cause. Say: O concourse of men! The horizon of Manifestation hath been illumined by the Lord of Destiny, and that which was hidden in the Books of God, the Mighty, the Loving, hath appeared. Cast aside what ye possess and take what ye are commanded by the Truth, the Knower of the unseen.

We turn from the eloquent tongue to the luminous tongue. Today the world is illumined by the lights of the Manifestation and all things are engaged in mention and praise and joy and gladness. In the divine Books of the past and future the Most Great Festival hath been established in remembrance of this blessed Day. Blessed is the soul that hath attained and become aware of the station of this Day. Today the scratching of the Divine Pen is raised up and its horizon is visible. Blessed is the soul whom the doubts and intimations of the people of the world have not prevented from the Ancient Beauty nor deprived of the Most Great Sea. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath given thee glad tidings and guided thee to My straight path and My mighty announcement. Thus have We caused thee to hear My sweetest call and sent thee that whereby the eyes of those near unto God are consoled. And We make mention in this station of thy wife and remind her of My verses and give her the glad tidings of My tender mercy and loving-kindness which have preceded all in the heavens and the earth. The splendor shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon her and upon those whom the hosts of the Pharaohs and ranks of oppressors did not frighten from God, the Lord of all worlds. Praise be to God, the True King, the Manifest Justice.

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=== START BH02891 ===

In My Name, the Ruler over all possibility. This is a Book sent down by the Wronged One to him who hath believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. He verily speaketh the truth. There is none other God but Him, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. O thou who gazeth toward the Supreme Horizon and hath drunk the choice wine of thy Lord’s mercy, the Lord of all beings, make mention of the one about whom the views of the people differ. Some say that he believed in God, the lord of all that was and shall be. Others assert that he followed his passions insofar as he denied in his heart while affirming with his tongue. Thus have all persons expressed what they imagined. Say: We bear witness that he believed in God and attained the presence of the throne most days, listening to and witnessing the greatest signs of his lord in the evening and at dawn. In truth, we entered the land of Taff and found him frozen. We set him on fire with the flames of our Lote-Tree, and in truth, I am the Powerful, the Igniter, the Mighty, the Knowing. We saved him by means of our grace and revived him through this water that flowed from the pen of God, the king of names. However, he masters every field, joins in every gathering, and listens to what is said. At first, he was with the one who was named ’Ala in the land of Taff. He tends to mysticism. When we entered that city, he used to spend most of his time in my presence. When he saw the sea, he forsook the puddle, and was enthralled by the verses of his lord, the king of creation. He was intoxicated with the heavenly stream of utterance, which flowed from the lips of his lord, the All-Merciful, such that he did not desire to leave my presence. The people of Baghdad bear witness to this, and beyond them all who possess the Mother Book. Thus did the tongue and pen speak from the presence of the Lord of Eternity, and all who have found the fragrance of fairness bear witness to it. We have mentioned this briefly that thou mayest be informed of that which most of the servants know not. Say: By God, he speaketh the truth and hath come to raise the banners of friendship among all creatures and to plant the standards of trustworthiness upon the heights. Say: He hath not lied, and speaketh what he hath seen, and commandeth what he was commanded by God, the Cleaver of the Dawn. Whether one acknowledgeth this for himself or denieth it, He verily is the Self-Sufficient, the All-Knowing. Glory be upon him who looketh with his own eyes upon this Cause whereby feet have slipped.

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He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most High

This is a Book which the Wronged One hath revealed unto him who hath believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, that the potency of My verses may draw him to My Kingdom and strengthen him to arise for My remembrance and praise in such wise that the winds of opposition shall fail to shake him and the doings of them that have disbelieved in God, the Lord of existence, shall be powerless to deter him. How many a servant awaited the days of God, yet when the horizon of Revelation was illumined, he denied both the Witness and that whereunto He testified! Thou shouldst at all times render thanks unto God, for He hath aided thee and enabled thee to attain unto this praiseworthy station. Say:

O my God and the God of names and the Creator of earth and heaven! I beseech Thee by the Name through which the limbs of all things trembled, to make me steadfast in Thy love and looking toward Thy horizon and speaking forth Thy praise and holding fast unto the cord of Thy Cause. O Lord! I am he that is poor and hath knocked at the door of Thy riches. I implore Thee by Thy bounty and Thy grace not to deny me that which is with Thee. O Lord! Write down for me that whereby my remembrance shall endure in Thy Kingdom of Names, through the perpetuity of Thy most excellent names. Thou art indeed the Almighty over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Hearken with thy inner ear to the voice of the Wronged One. There hath befallen Him that which hath befallen no one else. Beseech the Lord, exalted be His glory, to preserve the lamp He hath lit from contrary winds. Every tribulation in the path of the Beloved is beloved and desired. I swear by the pearls of My divine knowledge, if thou wert to become aware of that which at every moment befalleth the Self of God from those who claim to love Him, thou wouldst surely arise in lamentation and weeping. My sorrow and grief I complain of only unto God, the Lord of the seen and the unseen, the Lord of all worlds. Thou must turn with the utmost joy and radiance toward the lands of God and give the glad-tidings of the True Friend unto His loved ones. Praise be to God, thou hast turned unto Him and partaken of the Kawthar of His presence. Beseech God, exalted be His glory, that through His grace He may preserve this great deed and supreme benevolence. Great is the station and great the deed. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to give thee to drink of that which shall gladden thy heart and to ordain for thee that which shall profit thee in every world of His worlds. He, verily, is the Single One, the All-Giving, the Gracious.

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Tablet to Mirza ’Ali, upon him be the Glory of God

He is the One dawning from the horizon of proof. This is a Book sent down by the Wronged One to him who hath believed in God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, that My call and remembrance may draw him to My Kingdom and bring him nigh unto a station wherein hath been raised the banner “There is none other God but Him, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen.” Blessed is the essence whom accidents have not prevented from the remembrance of God, the Lord of existence, and blessed is the channel which the hands of tyranny have not blocked, and the sea which surgeth through this Name that domineth over all that is seen and unseen. By God’s life! The sun calleth out, yet the people know not, and the heaven speaketh, yet the people hear not. Vain imaginings have withheld them, and they perceive it not. Behold and then recall when My Herald came with the standards of revelation and inspiration - the divines of the age turned away from Him, and by their turning away the people turned away, save whom God, the Lord of what was and what shall be, did will. Among them were those who denied, those who turned away, and those who pronounced against Him with an injustice whereat the denizens of the Kingdom lamented. Thus did the Morn of Revelation unfurl its banner as a grace from His presence upon thee. He hath turned toward thee from the direction of His Most Great Prison and revealed for thee that which no treasures or riches can equal. The servant present hath presented thy letter and read it before the Wronged One. We have answered thee with this preserved Tablet which lay hidden in the veils of the unseen, from whose horizon hath shone the sun of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, the Mighty, the All-Loving. We have found in thy letter the fragrance of My love, whereby the sincere ones hastened to the place of sacrifice in the path of God, the Lord of this promised Day. Blessed be thy tongue for having spoken the truth on thy Lord’s Day, and thy pen for having flowed with His praise, the Mighty, the Beloved. We beseech Him, exalted be He, to aid thee to serve His Cause, to reinforce thee with His hosts, to cause thee to speak His praise, and to assist thee through His Name that dominateth all things. Verily He is powerful over what He willeth through His word “Be” and it is. Thus have We sent down upon thee from the heaven of wisdom and knowledge the rains of thy Lord’s mercy, the All-Merciful, that thou mayest thank Him and arise to serve the Cause with a steadfastness that no sitting down shall follow. The glory shining from the horizon of My Kingdom be upon thee and upon those whom the doubts of the world have not prevented from the Most Great Name, and whom the veils of every veiled learned one have not withheld.

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His Holiness the Name of Bounty, upon him be 966 [Baha’u’llah]

On 26 Safar 1303

He is God, exalted be His station of grandeur and power. Through the Book the whole world with all its mysteries is made manifest, and through its letters all things are brought to completion. May God come to the aid of you and us and all who dwell on earth. However, since this is a place of service and worship and station and rank and manifestations […], I beseech the Beloved of my soul and the Desire of my heart from God, exalted be His glory, that He may enable this evanescent servant to render such service as may bring joy to His loved ones. Verily He is the Generous, the Bountiful, and He is the Hearer, the Answerer.

The letter arrived bringing joy to this evanescent one and glad tidings for a number of the friends. The joy was attained and the glad tidings were conveyed. All accepted it with perfect humility and submissiveness. God, exalted be His glory, has made your Saturday into Friday. There will be a gathering there - a gathering which, God willing, will be the cause of the gathering together of the world beneath the divine Lote-Tree. However, besides those present, there were several others who heard these glad tidings. Surely on Saturday they too will attend your presence. According to instructions, the honored Ustad ’Abdu’l-Karim, upon him be God’s peace, will attend your presence - not today, not tomorrow, but on that day. How excellent is the host and how excellent are the guests! Praise be to God, the Powerful, the Forgiving, the Compassionate.

Today many of your works were answered from before. The answer to the honored Aqa Mirza Mahmud was revealed and the answer to the honored Aqa Mirza Husayn was bestowed. A new letter was also written and sent in detail. This year, praise be to God, you were enabled to provide food and feasting time after time and occasion after occasion. In your words, may it continue! The Command is in God’s hands, the Lord of creation. You should be occupied with preparations while the guests are getting ready. I beseech and implore God, exalted be His glory, to grant that honored one such bounty that you may be enabled to accomplish such deeds each day. Peace and praise be upon your honor and upon all who are firm and steadfast. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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This servant, formerly named Rida, writes in the name of the one incomparable Lord, the Concealer, the All-Forgiving. The letter was received before the Face and honored by the attention of the Lord of Names. God willing, may you be occupied at all times with the remembrance of the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting, and partake of the sealed wine. Today all relationships are severed. These are the days of relationship with God. Whosoever turns to Him and attains His recognition is reckoned with God and related to Him. This relationship is sufficient, enduring, eternal and everlasting. Blessed is the soul that has clung to the cord of relationship with God and become detached from creation. Such a one is a star in the exalted heaven of the Most Glorious Name. Upon him be the glory of God, his Lord and the Lord of the worlds. At all times you must give thanks to the True Beloved Who enabled you to recognize His sanctified Beauty and guided you to the supreme horizon. As for what you mentioned concerning your father, We have forgiven him as a favor to you and your relatives. Verily your Lord is the Forgiving, the Generous. That helpless one hesitated to turn to the Self-Sufficient, the Most High, because of the false statements of that lame one - upon him be the wrath and punishment of God. Since he had no knowledge of the true matter, he hearkened to the vain words of that wicked one. Never be saddened by this episode, for God has been and ever will be generous, gracious, merciful and compassionate. On this blessed day He adorned him with the robe of forgiveness, that you may give thanks to your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Remind him who was named Jalal from Me and give him the glad tidings of his Lord’s favors. Also remind those women who have turned to God and believed in Him, the Lord of the worlds. Praise be to God that all were mentioned in the Most Great Scene and attained the remembrance of the Lord of Power. Whatsoever exists in the world will soon perish, but this remembrance recorded by the Supreme Pen will endure and remain forever. May glory be upon you, your mother, your sisters, your uncle’s wife and her daughter, and your other uncle’s wife. Blessed are they for having attained the lights of the Face, recognized God and His oneness, and turned to the Dawning-Place of His sacred and luminous Cause. It behooveth you to glory in the Sun of My loving-kindness which hath shone forth from the horizon of this wondrous Tablet.

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Prayer Revealed by Baha’u’llah on the Occasion of the Naw-Ruz Festival

I am the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Glorious!

I give praise unto Thee, O my God, that Thou hast ordained this day as a festival unto such of Thy servants as enjoy near access to Thee and unto Thy loved ones who are devoted to Thyself. Thou didst choose to designate it by this Name, through whose power Thou hast subdued all created things and caused the sweet savours of this Revelation to be diffused amongst all the dwellers of the earth and the inmates of the heavens. Through its potency whatsoever is recorded in Thy holy Scriptures and sacred Books hath been made manifest and Thy messengers and Thy chosen ones have raised their Call, so that all men may be infused with the capacity to attain Thy presence, to direct their steps toward the ocean of Thy nearness, to present themselves before the seat of Thy throne and to give ear unto Thy wondrous Voice, calling aloud from the Dayspring of Thine invisible Essence and from the Dawning-Place of Thine exalted Being.

I yield praise unto Thee, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou hast demonstrated Thy proofs and perfected Thy blessings. He Who is the Exponent of Thy oneness, Who beareth eloquent testimony to Thy unity is now firmly established upon the throne of Thy Revelation, while Thou hast summoned all mankind to seek His divine presence.

Amongst men there are those who have directed themselves towards Him, have had the honour to behold His face and to partake of the choice wine of His inspiration. I beseech Thee by the power of Thy sovereignty which hath prevailed over all created things and by the outpourings of Thy bounty that have suffused the entire creation to graciously empower Thy loved ones to become absolutely detached from all things except Thee and to set their hearts upon the horizon of Thy tender mercy. Assist them then by Thy grace to consecrate themselves to Thy service, that through them whatsoever Thou desirest for Thy realm may be realized, and with their exertions the ensigns of Thy victory be unfurled in Thy lands. Verily Thou art the Powerful, the Exalted, the Help in Peril, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

I render thanks unto Thee, O my God, that Thou hast chosen this Prison to be the throne for Thy kingdom, the loftiest height for Thy heavens, the Dawning-Place for Thy Lights, the Dayspring for Thy revelations, the Fountain-head for the liberal effusions of Thy grace and the spirit of life to the bodies of Thy creatures.

I implore Thee to help Thy chosen ones through Thy strengthening grace to conform unto that which shall please Thee and to purge them from whatsoever might soil the hem of their garments in Thy days. Thou seest in certain regions, O my God, things disagreeable to Thy good pleasure, and Thou beholdest those who lay claim to Thy love committing such deeds that Thine enemies have committed. Sanctify them, O Lord, with this life-giving water whereby Thou hast sanctified the well-favoured among Thy people and the loved ones who are wholly devoted to Thee. Purge them, moreover, from whatever might tarnish the fair name of Thy Cause in Thy lands, or might deter the people of Thy countries from recognizing Thee. I entreat Thee, O Lord, by the glory of Thy Name that transcendeth all other names, to shield them from following their selfish desires and corrupt inclinations, that they may, one and all, gather together around that which is prescribed in Thy Holy Book. Exalt them then as to become the hands of Thy Cause, that through them Thy wondrous signs may be spread far and wide throughout Thine earth and the emblems of Thy sanctity be manifested amidst Thy people.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

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=== START BH02897 ===

In the Name of the Desire of the Worlds! He Who is forsaken by the world and imprisoned among the nations addresses thee in the Persian tongue that thou mayest be of the thankful ones. Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Presence, and its opening was adorned with a word which is in truth the greatest proof for this most mighty and glorious Revelation and a conclusive evidence for all peoples - namely these words: “O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Baha at its most splendid.” All have heard that it hath been said that the Most Great Name is mentioned and concealed in this prayer, and now it is manifest and speaking and hath dawned upon all who dwell on earth. What proof could be greater than this, and what evidence mightier than this station? Observe how this blessed word adorns the opening of the prayer. If thou wert to use but this passage alone as proof of the truth of this Cause, none would have cause to waver or turn aside, save the objectors who in every age have been deprived of the choice wine of divine bounty and have clung to the cord of idle fancies. Praise be to the Desire of the world Who hath enabled thee to make mention of this exalted word and this most supreme pearl. Reflect upon this most great Revelation and its effulgences and all that hath been manifested through it. By My life! It will attract thee to a station wherein thou shalt behold it sovereign over all who are in the heavens and on earth. Be thou steadfast in the Cause and say:

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy Will and the heaven of Thy Purpose and the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration, Who calleth unto Thee from His Most Great Prison, after the hosts of the nations have arisen against Him, to assist me to remember Thee and to praise Thee, and to grant me that which will tranquilize my heart in Thy days, and to illumine mine eyes with the light of Thy knowledge. Verily, Thou art the All-Powerful, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Reflect upon the clear proofs and manifest evidences of this Revelation. If anyone today should hesitate in this Cause, he would never be able to establish the truth of any other matter, now or ever. Beseech God that thou mayest taste the sweetness of His utterance, for whoever hath found it hath seen himself detached from the world and all that is therein. Verily, He is the True Speaker, the Mighty, the Inaccessible.

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O Ali! He is God, exalted be His glory and sovereignty! Your letter reached this Wronged One in the Most Great Prison. You had asked about God’s decree concerning spiritual and material matters. Excellent is that which you have asked, for its benefit returns to you and other servants both outwardly and inwardly. Verily your Lord is the All-Knowing, the Answerer. The supreme cause of creation has been the knowledge of God. Whosoever today has attained the fragrance of the merciful Robe and reached that original homeland - which is the station of recognizing the Dawning Place of divine commands and the Dayspring of heavenly revelation - has attained and will attain unto all good. After arriving at this most exalted station, two things are necessary and obligatory for every soul: first, steadfastness in the Cause of God such that if all people should try to prevent him from the Source of the Cause they would be powerless to do so; and second, following the divine ordinances which have flowed from the fountain of the Pen of God’s Will, for the knowledge of God is not complete and perfect except through following what He has commanded and what has been revealed in God’s Book. In the previous year the Most Holy Book was sent down from the heaven of bounty of the Lord of Names. God willing, you will be assisted to act according to what has been revealed therein. As for material matters, you should engage in work while placing your trust in God. He will send down to you from the heaven of His favors that which is ordained for you. He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty. Praise be to the Goal of the world that your letter reached the Prisoner and an answer was revealed and sent from the Seat of Authority. This is truly a great bounty from God - though not evident today, it will soon become manifest. Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God! I am he who has turned to Thee and placed his trust in Thee. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the ocean of Thy utterance surged and the breezes of Thy knowledge were stirred, to make me successful in serving Thy Cause and assisted in Thy remembrance and praise. Then send down upon me from the heaven of Thy gifts that which will preserve me from all else but Thee and benefit me in all Thy worlds. Thou art verily the Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Protector, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02899 ===

In the name of our Most Holy, Most Great, Most Exalted and Most Glorious Lord!

The letter which his honor Aqa Khalil, upon him be the glory of God, had written to you was presented in its entirety before the throne of the All-Merciful on the twenty-fifth night of the blessed month of Ramadan. This is what was revealed in reply from the presence of the Lord of the Beginning and the End. His word, exalted be His glory:

O Muhammad-Husayn! Praise be to the Goal of the world’s peoples, Who has graciously bestowed upon you that of which the learned ones, the literary figures, the mystics and the princes are deprived, save whom God willeth. Were souls who circle round to reflect upon this supreme bounty and mighty gift, they would, until their last breath without cessation, utter “Thine be the praise, O Lord of Majesty!” Beseech ye God that He may make all aware of their stations, or illumine their eyes with the light of recognition and show them. He is the Powerful, the All-Knowing.

His honor Khalil, upon him be my glory, had made mention of some of the friends. Praise be to God, all have their portion from the fruits of the Tree of Divine Unity, and at this moment the glance of favor is directed to each one. Blessed are they who in the days of God have been honored with mention by the Most Exalted Pen, and have drunk from His cup of recognition. And regarding his appointing you as his representative to attain the presence - this matter has been accepted. At some time, turn toward it on behalf of the friends of God who were mentioned in the letter, and attain to that which is intended.

Regarding Mirza ’Ali’s request - if God should will and desire it, He will reveal for him that which will bring joy to the eyes of those near to God.

His honor Muhammad before Kh-A has been honored with mention by God, glorified be His majesty. It behooveth him to thank God for having aided him and caused him to recognize Him in His mighty and wondrous Day. The friends of that land, one and all, are blessed with God’s favor. We have aided them as a grace from Our presence, and have preferred some above others as a command from Us. We send Our greetings from this most mighty, most holy, most glorious and impregnable spot, and We make mention of My handmaidens who have been mentioned before the Wronged One, and give them the glad-tidings of My mercy which hath preceded all who are in the heavens and on earth. And praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02900 ===

The Most Holy, the Most Glorious! This is a remembrance from Us to him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the Bestower, that the Call of God may attract him in such wise that the oppression of the oppressors and the gathering of them that have disbelieved in God when He came in the shadows of the clouds will in no wise affect him. We behold thee among them that have turned away. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. Be thou at peace, then stand firm. Say: O people! Is this the Day of doubt after the Promised One hath come with sovereignty and power? Fear ye God and deny not Him Whose sovereignty hath encompassed the horizons. Who else but Him could establish the Cause, if ye be fair, O company of transgressors? Through Him were raised the standards of triumph and the banners of remembrance were hoisted throughout all lands. Say: Doth it beseem anyone to turn unto a fly, turning away from the All-Bountiful? This indeed is a strange thing! Say: Leave ye the rivulet and behold the Most Great Ocean before your faces, if ye be of them that perceive, O ye that have eyes to see! Say: By my Lord, the All-Merciful! But for Him the Bayan would not have been revealed, nor would the Tablets of God, the Mighty, the Exalted, the All-Choosing, have been sent down. Break ye the idol of vain imaginings through the power of certitude, turning unto the Dayspring of inspiration. The Bayan was revealed for My name and was adorned with My remembrance, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. He made the Bayan dependent upon My leave and a leaf from My Paradise, yet ye assail Me with the arrows of hatred. What aileth you, O company of wolves? Read ye it that ye may recognize this Day wherein the proof circleth round the throne of your Lord, the All-Merciful. But for the Glory who would help God in secret and in public? By My life! Were these people to ponder what hath appeared in this Revelation, they would cast the world behind their backs and hasten unto the Kaaba of Him Who is in earth and heaven. Grieve thou not. Put thy trust in God. He, verily, will help whom He willeth through His power and sovereignty. Say: O my God! Thou beholdest me among Thine enemies who have disbelieved in Thee and turned away from Thy beauty after that which they were promised in Thy Book and Thy Tablets. I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Name through which the fragrance of the garment of Thy mercy was wafted throughout Thy dominions, to help me in all conditions and to ordain for me the recompense of such as have arisen to serve Thy Cause and have remained steadfast in Thy love. O my Lord! Aid me to help Thee in Thy lands, then write down for me that which Thou hast written for Thy chosen ones who were martyred in Thy path. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02901 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted

This is a Book from Baha to him who hath believed and been guided aright, and hath turned away from such as have denied God and transgressed. The opposition of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of the worlds to come and of the worlds of old, hath not deterred him. Say: O people! Verily He is the Point of piety, from which have been expounded sciences which none knoweth save God, the Lord of the visible and the invisible. Verily He is the Tree of guidance - blessed is he who hath turned unto it, for he is of them that have turned unto God, the Lord of the Throne on high and of the dust beneath. Verily He dwelleth at the Most Exalted Horizon in the All-Glorious Horizon, beholding and bearing witness. Say: O people! Fear ye God and follow not them who have forsaken guidance and followed their own desires. Follow ye the Faith of God which hath appeared in the Temple of holiness, through which We have shed Our radiance upon all who are on earth and in the highest heaven, and through this manifestation hath been established that which was set forth in the Bayan, as ye shall soon come to know. Say: Verily He ordaineth whatsoever He willeth, and through this shall the truth be made manifest, though none comprehendeth this save them who are endued with insight. Say: Verily He appeared once in the name of ’Ali, and this is His subsequent manifestation, whereat all who are in the heavens and on earth were struck with terror, save them whom God preserved through His grace, and unto Him shall all things return both in the latter and former times. Say: Fear ye God and veil not the Sun with clay. Purify your hearts from vain imaginings, then hasten unto God, for with Him is the ultimate end. Cast away what ye possess and take what We have sent down in truth. Thus have ye been commanded by God, your Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Highest. He who denieth this Revelation is of them who have turned away and shown pride before God Who created him by His command. By God! He is the Pharaoh mentioned in the former Scriptures. Blessed is he who hath believed in his Lord, and whom the opposition of those who have chosen Satan as their lord hath not deterred. Upon them be the curse of God and an unquenchable fire. Say: O people! Do ye forsake God and call upon Lat and ’Uzza? Fear ye God and deny not Him Who hath come unto you with the greatest signs and Who summoneth you unto Him, seeking no recompense, for His reward is with Him Who sent Him with righteousness. And upon thee be glory, and upon whomsoever followeth guidance, and the Spirit be upon him who turneth unto the Lord.

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=== START BH02902 ===

O handmaid of God Bibi Khan, upon her be the Glory of God. In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Holy. This is a Book from Us to her who hath believed in her Lord and was among the devout ones in a Tablet of mighty glory. Blessed art thou, O handmaid of God, for having hearkened unto the call of thy Lord from the direction of the Throne and turned unto Him with a pure and luminous heart. Be thou steadfast in the love of God. He, verily, shall suffice thee apart from all else. Remember Him, then, in the night season and in the days. Through His remembrance the faces of His handmaidens who have turned unto Him and His servants who have turned unto Him are illumined. Grieve not over what hath befallen thee, for there hath befallen Us what hath befallen no one else in all the worlds. Grieve not over thine afflictions, but weep for Mine afflictions. Thus have We commanded thee in truth from the presence of One All-Knowing, All-Wise. Know thou that every learned one who hath hesitated in this Cause is the most ignorant among the ignorant, and every person of distinction who hath turned away from this Countenance is among the most wicked and unfortunate people. Verily, true knowledge is bound up with the knowledge of My Self, and all sciences are dependent upon My leave. He who hath not beheld Me with Mine eye knoweth Me not, nor will anything profit him even should he lay hold of the knowledge of the first and the last ones. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Praise be unto Thee for having made known unto me the Manifestation of Thy Self, the Dayspring of Thy Cause, the Source of Thy knowledge and the Treasury of Thy verses. By Thy glory! Were I to possess the fullness of the heavens and earth in gold and silver, and were I to spend them in Thy path, I would not have attained unto this station except through Thy grace and favors. O my Lord! Make me steadfast, then, in Thy love and establish me in Thy Cause in such wise that should Thy servants who are veiled by learning from Thy Self-Subsisting Name oppose me, their opposition to Thee and their turning away from Thee would not disturb me. O my Lord! Bestow upon me that which Thou hast bestowed upon Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones in Thy days. Then send down upon me that which will purify me from the remembrance of any one except Thee. Make me so steadfast that those of my kindred would not prevent me from turning unto Thee and beholding the direction of Thy bounties and gifts. Verily, Thou art my Beloved and the Beloved of the worlds, my Goal and the Goal of those who are in the heavens and on earth. Then make my desire, O my God, to be extinguished in what Thou hast desired. Behold me, then, with the glances of the eyes of Thy mercy and Thy grace. Verily, Thou art the Powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Exalted, the Supreme, the Help in Peril.

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=== START BH02903 ===

For the Lord Seyyed Baqir

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Unapproachable

This is a Book from Us to him who hath believed in God, that it may detach him from all else save Him and draw him nigh unto his Lord, the Ancient of Days. He is among those who have quaffed the choice wine of immortality from the hand of My Most Glorious Name and who have attained His presence time and again, and who are among those who have achieved.

O servant! Call thou to mind the days wherein thou didst commune with the Youth and when the Sun of the remembrance of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, did shine upon thee, and thou wert among those who beheld. We beseech God to cause thee to ascend unto a station wherein thou shalt witness all created things within the grasp of thy Lord’s power, even as a handful of clay. Say: In the Name of God and by God! Take thou the chalice of immortality in My Most Glorious Name amidst the concourse of creation. Then give to drink again and again, and pass it round betwixt earth and heaven. Fear thou not the hosts of the infidels. Say: O concourse of deniers! Die ye in your wrath! The veil of heaven hath been rent asunder by the fingers of the power of the Lord of Lords, and your Lord, the Mighty, the Most Bountiful, hath come with manifest sovereignty. Whither flee ye on this Day and in whom do ye seek refuge? There is no protector for any soul and no refuge for anyone except God, Who proclaimeth in all things that on that Day the Kingdom shall be His, the Almighty, the Powerful, the All-Glorious.

Be thou God’s wrath unto Mine enemies and His mercy unto My loved ones. Then speak forth My praise and glorification amongst My creation and My servants, and tarry not for less than a moment. Verily, those who have disbelieved, were God to bring them all the knowledge of what was and what shall be and what is hidden, or were the angels of the highest heaven to come unto them, they would never believe in Him, for God hath, by His might and power, deprived them of the spirit of faith. He, verily, is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

Remind My loved ones who are before Me, whose faces have been illumined by the lights of thy Lord’s countenance, the Most High, the Most Great. The glory rest upon thee and upon him who hath detached himself from all else save Me and who hath stood firm in My love amidst My heedless servants. Convey from Us Our glorification unto thy son who hath been named Muhammad in the kingdom of names, and remind him from Us that he may be among those who rejoice. We beseech God to make him praiseworthy in his deeds, such that there may appear through him the manifestations of My deeds and the signs of My loving-kindness. Verily, He answereth him that calleth upon Him. Then the glory that hath shone forth from My countenance be upon him and upon those who are with thee among the loved ones of God, the Mighty, the Beautiful.

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=== START BH02904 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

This is an epistle from Us to him who hath believed in God, turned his face unto His countenance, and tasted in His love the cup of tribulations, until the heedless drove him out because he followed the command of his Lord, the Mighty, the Wise.

O thou who gazest upon the Face! Hearken once again unto that which the Tongue of Grandeur and Glory calleth unto thee from the direction of the Throne, that the Call of God may so attract thee as to detach thee from all the worlds.

Know thou that thy letter which thou didst send to the One like unto Moses hath come before Us and been read in the presence of the Countenance. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. By My life! Had he who was in Iraq heard from thee and not transgressed what We commanded him, he would surely have found himself in manifest glory. However, he cast away God’s command and took what he was commanded by the basest of people. Then he shall find himself in abasement and grievous affliction. But verily he is of those who turn with every voice, and this is from the weakness that hath seized him. God hath pardoned him. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

We perceive in the inmost secret the fragrance of My love, and We are beholding him. Thy Lord loveth not that the reward of one who hath turned towards Him be lost, even by a single step. Verily He is the Most Merciful, the Compassionate.

Verily he is of those whom the taunts of the people did not prevent, in his first turning toward the Sacred House. Thus was the matter ordained in a guarded Tablet. Therefore it behooveth thee to write unto him that which will remind him. And what thou hast written regarding his affairs is better for him, should he accept it and not be prevented by what the tongues of the ignorant utter.

Say: Glory is in My shadow, and whoso emergeth therefrom is in abasement, even though he possesseth all the treasures of earth. Was Qarun glorified by what he possessed? Nay, by the Lord of all worlds! It behooveth him to cry out in My Name and come forth with you and be detached from all he possesseth. By God, through this his glory shall become manifest, his station shall be exalted, and his position shall be elevated among all creatures.

We counsel Our loved ones not to speak that which would grieve his heart. Verily thy Lord is the Concealer, and verily He is possessed of great bounty.

Grieve not over what hath befallen thee. We know the hardship and distress thou art in. God shall soon change it to ease. Be thou assured and be of the thankful ones. Say: Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02905 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most High!

This is a Book from Us to him who was named Muhammad-before-’Ali, that he may testify in his being to that which God did testify before the creation of all things that there is none other God but Him, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting.

O Muhammad! Hearken unto the Call from this Tree planted in the Paradise of Decree: Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise. Arise to serve thy Lord, then aid thy Lord, detached from all the worlds. Blessed art thou in that thou hast turned unto Him, attained His presence, hastened forth and heard that which most of the servants have not attained, and which no ears have heard except those who have turned with clear certitude toward the Dayspring of the Cause.

Give glad tidings of My remembrance unto the servants, then recount unto them what thou hast witnessed and known. Thus hast thou been commanded by the Most Exalted Pen which moveth by God’s leave, the Lord of all names, upon the Tablet which God hath made the source of all tablets and the dawning-place of the books of the heavens and earth.

O Muhammad! Grieve not at anything. Place thy trust in the All-Powerful, the Almighty. Turn by thy Lord’s command unto the lands, then remind the people of this wise Remembrance. We have known thy condition and are aware of thy hardship and what hath befallen thee in the path of thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Be thankful that thy name hath been mentioned in the Tablet and the Tongue of the Spirit hath spoken of thee. By My life! This is indeed a great bounty. Despair not of His grace, for it hath encompassed all created things, nor of His mercy, for it hath preceded all contingent things.

Glorify the name of thy Lord, then immerse thyself in the ocean of My Name, the Help in Peril over the worlds. Blessed be thine ear, for it hath heard the call of thy Lord when the Tongue of Grandeur did speak verses that have no equal in all creation - thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, doth testify to this. Blessed be thy foot, for it arose when the verses descended from the kingdom of the mercy of thy Lord, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

Say: O my Lord! Praise be to Thee for having honored me with Thy presence, for having turned toward me the gaze of Thy grace, and for having caused me to hear that which Thy tongue of revelation hath spoken. O my Lord! Thou art the All-Sufficient and I am the poor one. Write down for me that which befitteth Thy grace and bounty, then number me among Thy servants who have circled round Thy Cause and Thy Will, and who have arisen to serve Thee such that neither the clamor of the idolaters nor the whisperings of the evil ones deterred them. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Mighty, the Invincible.

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=== START BH02906 ===

He is God, the Most High, the Most Exalted

This is a letter from the servant to him who hath emigrated unto God and entered the Sacred Precincts of Paradise and was recorded among the triumphant in the Book, who attained the presence of the Countenance and upon whom shone the Sun of his Lord’s utterance from the horizon of this heaven which was raised up in truth, and who won the meeting with the Beloved and heard His melodies - and this was a mighty bounty inscribed in the Tablet. O servant! Give thanks unto God thy Lord for having been granted that which most of the servants have not been granted. Thus did the mercy which was decreed in truth in the heaven of destiny take precedence over thee and encompass the worlds by the command of thy Lord, the All-Knowing. Yet most people remain heedless of their Lord’s mercy and are veiled by the veils of their own selves. Should anyone ask thee concerning this Youth, relate unto him what thou hast witnessed and known. Thus do We command thee in truth by One mighty and wise. Say: He was afflicted at the hands of those who openly denied God, and the Youth was at that time forsaken in their midst. Then mention from Our presence Our loved ones who have detached themselves from the earth and all that is therein and have turned with their hearts to a holy and luminous station. Say: O My loved ones! Grieve not over anything but place your trust in all matters in God, for verily He is your guardian. Not a thing escapeth His knowledge. He knoweth what hath befallen you and what shall befall you hereafter. With Him is the knowledge of the heavens and earth, and knowledge of all things in a preserved tablet. Remember your Lord, the Most Merciful, and leave the worlds behind you. Thus it behooveth one who claimeth the love of God in these days wherein the Sun of grace hath dawned from the horizon of a mighty name. Say: O people! Give thanks unto God for having caused you to know the Manifestation of His Self and preserved you from the depths of fancy and desire and protected you by the hands of the angels of protection and provided you with the fruits of a lofty and glorious Tree. Then convey Our greetings unto the handmaidens who have detached themselves from the left hand of polytheism and turned toward the right hand of an exalted name, that they may give thanks unto God their Lord by night and by day and rejoice with the joy that hath been mentioned in the Tablet. And upon thee and upon them be the Spirit from One mighty and beauteous. All praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds.

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=== START BH02907 ===

In remembrance of Abdullah, revealed for him. In the Name of God, the Most Mighty, the Most Wondrous, the Most Exalted. This is a book from the Prisoner to him who hath believed in God and loved the Manifestation of His Self and was numbered among the guided ones in the Tablets. Beware lest thou turn unto anything and cling to any matter. Turn thou in every moment unto the face of thy Lord - this is better for thee than all that is on earth. O servant! I am a servant who hath believed in God and His signs, and I remember you at all times that ye may take unto Him a path. Give thanks unto God for having been honored to attain His presence and for having heard His most exalted melodies in days when the lights of Beauty were, in very truth, witnessed from behind seventy thousand veils. Aid thy Lord through utterance and be not silent for less than a moment - thus doth He Who loved thee aforetime command thee, and God is, verily, witness to what I say. I have wished naught save what your Beloved hath wished, and I have desired naught save what He hath desired. Thus hath it been sent down in the Bayan from One mighty and powerful. I desire naught save your sincerity unto God and your detachment from all else but Him, and verily He watcheth over the doers of good. Cast the world behind thee and grieve not over it. Put thy trust in God, thy Lord, and He will send down unto thee what hath been ordained for thee in the heaven of His decree, and He encompasseth all things. Remember Him in thy days and forget not His grace. By God! Ye have witnessed what no one in creation hath witnessed, would ye but ponder it ye would testify thereto and find yourselves independent of all worlds. Drink thou the water of life in remembrance of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Then detach thyself from all existence and be not sorrowful on earth. Rejoice thou in the joy of the spirit - if sorrow touch thee, sorrow not, and if joy reach thee, joy not, for both shall pass away and have no permanence. What endureth is that which thy Lord hath ordained. Strive thou that what hath been ordained in the Tablets may descend upon thee from a mighty and wondrous Pen. Thus have We sent down unto thee the verses and wafted unto thee the fragrances of thy Beloved from this breeze which hath blown over all worlds. And the Spirit and glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God and have detached themselves from every rejected idolater.

=== END BH02907 ===

=== START BH02908 ===

O Mulla ’Abdu’l-’Ali of Dahaj!

In the Name of God, the Most Glorious! This is a Book sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty and all-knowing, that perchance through it the gate of paradise might be opened unto the hearts of all created things. O people! The Sun of Eternity hath dawned - do ye not behold? The Call of God hath been raised - do ye not hear? The clouds of grace have rained down - do ye not accept? Say: O people! Hear My words and deprive not yourselves of this bounty which hath encompassed all that was and shall be. O people! Behold Me with Mine own eyes - thus have ye been commanded in a preserved Tablet. Fear God, and forge not lies against Him, nor follow any rejected idolater. Bind not yourselves with the chains of vain hopes, but look instead to your ultimate end. Thus doth this imprisoned Youth counsel you.

O servant! Cleanse thy outward and inward being with the waters We have caused to flow from the clouds of thy Lord’s mercy, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, lest there remain in thee any trace of the signs of those who have disbelieved in God, the Mighty, the Beloved. And when thou findest thyself purified from the signs of the people of creation and established beneath the shade of the Lord of Names, arise to make mention of Him and praise Him amongst His servants, that they may detach themselves from what they possess and turn unto God, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Loving. Beware lest anything prevent thee from teaching thy Lord’s Cause. Aid it through remembrance and fear not the hosts of the oppressors. Say: O people! The Revealer of the Bayan hath come again, would ye but know it. The Most Exalted Pen hath appeared, would ye but perceive it. The Divine Lote-Tree hath been raised up, would ye but seek it. Say: The heavenly ascent hath ascended within itself seventy thousand years until it reached its goal and circleth round about it, would ye but understand. Say: Were ye to know, ye would weep for yourselves and lament. Hear My words, then rend asunder the veils through My power and sovereignty, and follow not vain imaginings and idle fancies.

And thou, O servant, if thou perceivest in thyself the power to rend the veils of the people, then do so; otherwise, remain in thy place, be patient, and shun the idolaters. God shall soon aid His Cause through the hosts of the unseen, and this is an irrevocable decree. And glory be upon thee and upon thy mother who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting.

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=== START BH02909 ===

In the Name of the one true God! This is a Day wherein the countenance of Justice hath smiled, inasmuch as His Majesty the Sultan - may God assist him - hath been established upon the throne of grace. We testify that in his days he desireth naught save the development of the countries and the betterment of the affairs of the servants. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to protect him from the evil of his enemies and to exalt him through His sovereignty amidst His creation. O Shams, thy mention hath been made before the Wronged One. We beseech God to aid all to be trustworthy and religious, and to perform good deeds and display praiseworthy conduct. Verily He is the Hearing, the Answering, and worthy to respond.

Thou didst make mention of Suleyman. It is quite clear and evident that this Wronged One hath loved and doth love to meet with the friends. However, the cause and reason for prevention hath been and is the fire of jealousy of the opposers and deniers. Therefore in these days We have paused in giving permission for mention. Convey My greetings unto him, and let him remember God and say:

My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me unto Thy path, illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, and honored me with Thy unity. I beseech Thee by the mysteries of Thy Book and the detachment of Thy Beloved and the steadfastness of His family and companions in support of Thy Cause, to assist me in Thy remembrance and praise and to enable me to perform that which Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, the Bestower, the Forgiving, the Generous.

O Wronged One! I love to remember Thee as we remembered Thee before. This Wronged One hath at all times sought for the friends that which changeth not and which no extinction can seize. We beseech God to protect His servants from the evil of self and passion and transgression and immorality, and to grant them success and aid in righteousness and piety. He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Convey My greetings to the friends. We beseech the Lord of existence to aid them to observe the fast and prayer in this blessed month. Let them not be lazy like some Babis and remain without deeds. The Son of Mary hath said that a servant without deeds is like a tree without fruit, and a tree without fruit is fit for the fire. Peace be upon thee, O Shams, and upon those with thee and upon God’s sincere servants. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

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=== START BH02910 ===

O Mirza Haji Aqa, upon him be the Glory of God

In His Name, Who was sanctified from all names! This is the Day wherein the Call hath been raised from the prison of ’Akka, and hath given the glad-tidings unto all peoples of the presence of God, the Lord of Lords. Through this Call the gate of heaven was opened and that which was hidden from eyes was made manifest. This is the Day wherein the All-Bountiful came riding upon the clouds - to this beareth witness the Mother Book which speaketh before the faces of all peoples. The Kingdom, the Dominion, the Grandeur and the Might belong unto God, the Lord of the Day of Return.

O thou who art mentioned before the Wronged One! Turn with thy pure heart to the Most Sublime Vision, the Station wherein the Lord of Destiny speaketh that whereby the hearts of the righteous are attracted. Say: By God! The Self-Subsisting hath arisen with the Cause, and the Promised One hath come with power and sovereignty. Thy letter came before the Face and attained the glance of thy Lord’s favor - render thanks unto Him at eventide and at dawn. We beseech God to assist thee to be steadfast in His Cause and to aid thee in that which shall cause thy mention to endure in the Scriptures and Tablets. Thy letter hath attained unto Our hearing and We have answered thee with a Tablet through which the horizons have been illumined, and through this resplendent Light from the Will of God, the Lord of creation.

O thou who hast turned! The Call of the Lord of all things hath reached thee - hearken unto it. At all times hath this Wronged One stood and spoken before all faces. When the light of God’s Cause dawned from the horizons of the world, the buzzing of flies arose from behind the veil, and they wrought that which caused the Tablet to lament and the Book to cry out. Regarding thy desire to attain the presence and meeting, approach from the direction of the Great City is not permitted, but if approached from another direction there is and hath been no objection. God willing, thou shalt ever gaze toward the Most Exalted Horizon and hold fast unto wisdom.

Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having given me to drink the choice wine of Thy utterance from the hand of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Most Great Name, through which the limbs of the nations have quivered, to ordain for me from Thy Most Exalted Pen the recompense of attaining Thy presence and standing before the gate of Thy grandeur. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful.

The Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon thee and upon thy wife and those with thee, and upon all who are steadfast and upright. Praise be to God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

=== END BH02910 ===

=== START BH02911 ===

In the darkness of the earth, after the turning away of souls, He was witnessed like the sun from the horizon of the spirit in the holy dawning-place of truth. Hear what the nightingale of eternity warbles and how it soars in this atmosphere, that the fire may be kindled in thy breast and draw thee to a station which was hidden from eyes and no one’s hands could reach, and no soul hath ascended to its heaven. The people of Paradise were intoxicated by what they drank from the ocean of His Name, and He was renowned in the pavilion of glory through the spirit in the realm of oneness before the appearance of the letter ?a. At every moment He calleth from the throne of eternity unto the peoples of earth and heaven: “Believe in God, the Most High, and despair not of the spirit of eternity in the Most High of eternity, that ye may be mentioned in glory before Beauty in the holy Ridvan.” Say: O people, fear God and be afraid of the Manifestations of His Self, and oppose not those in whom ye find not knowledge, for they were established in truth upon the throne of the unseen. Follow not those from whom ye detect the odor of hypocrisy and who were recorded on the tablet of the Command by the Pen of Wisdom as being among the people of discord. Say: O people, believe in God, then follow Him Who guideth you to the fire which was kindled from the heart, that ye may turn unto it and be enkindled from its blazing and circle round about it, that it may burn away the veils from you and make you to be raised up as salamanders of fire in the sphere of fire through love. This is what the Dove of Fire counseleth you from the wisdom of mysteries, lest ye be disturbed by the gloating of the wicked and rejoice in the joy which was sent down from the heaven of victory. Say: This is a servant of God Who calleth you to a path which was extended in the heaven of the heart. He asketh you no reward, for His reward was decreed by God. All who are in the heavens and earth profit Him not, even were all in the kingdoms of power to bow down before Him. Say: He is the One Who sacrificeth His spirit at every moment, and trials descend upon Him from all directions, yet He standeth by Himself before His enemies like the sun fixed at the pole of heaven. And light be upon the detached ones who were inscribed in the Tablet.

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=== START BH02912 ===

O Abu’l-Ma’ali, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the All-Seeing, the All-Hearing Witness. O Abu’l-Ma’ali! Spread wide the hem of thy seeking, for the Ocean of Inner Meanings desires to cast upon thee the pearls of knowledge and wisdom, that thou mayest display them before all faces and eyes, that perchance the people of creation may become aware of that which hath shone forth from the Most Exalted Horizon and turn unto God, the Lord of Lords. Say: Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of the Euphrates of your Lord’s utterance, the All-Merciful. Abandon all that exists in contingent being, turning unto the Mighty, the All-Bestowing. Thy letter was present and the servant who standeth before the Wronged One submitted it while He was walking in the most exalted place. We heard what thy tongue of sincerity uttered and answered thee with verses that illumined the horizons. We witnessed the turning of those who have turned to the Countenance and heard their yearning in this Cause whereby the idols were struck down - they who adorned their temples with the ornament of knowledge and pronounced judgment against the Dayspring of Revelation with an injustice whereat the clouds cried out. They hasten to the congregational mosques for My remembrance, yet when I manifested My Self they denied it. What aileth these people that they hear not the Word and understand not the Tradition nor the Book? They make mention of God with their tongues while denying Him by Whom the Trump was blown and the mountains were moved. Say: O heedless ones! Whether ye acknowledge or deny, verily He hath appeared with the truth and decreeth what He willeth through His sovereignty, despite you and those who dispute the verses. Blessed art thou for having turned, heard, and arisen to serve the Cause on a day wherein feet have slipped. We counsel thee in all circumstances with that whereby the Cause of the All-Merciful may be exalted. Arise with wisdom and utterance lest the clamor be raised of those who have turned away from God and followed vain imaginings and idle fancies. Rejoice in thy Lord’s mention. We have sent down for thee and for those whose names thou didst mention Tablets that cry out with the most exalted call between earth and heaven. The door of grace hath been opened and God hath come riding upon the clouds. This is a day wherein smoke hath encompassed the inhabitants of earth save those who have cast away desire and turned to the Most Exalted Horizon. They are among the people of Baha in the Scriptures and Tablets. Thus hath the ocean of utterance surged and the horizon of knowledge shone with the luminary of thy Lord’s mention, the Sovereign of all religions. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have taken the choice wine of understanding and drunk thereof with power and sovereignty.

=== END BH02912 ===

=== START BH02913 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory in wisdom and utterance. O Ibrahim! From the eternal realm We sent a true sacrifice from the city of love, like a ball of fire, unto the wicked ones, that perchance through its most pure breath the greatest vista might be revealed and oppression be transformed into justice and tyranny into equity. When manifest power and overwhelming might produced no effect, We sent another sacrifice to the arena of martyrdom. With perfect steadfastness he offered up his life - the most precious and valuable of all things in the world - at the feet of the peerless Friend. Again no effect was visible. Once more the divine will fixed upon another sacrifice, but like before it proved fruitless. And likewise another sacrifice removed the crown of life from his head and offered it at the feet of the Beloved of all possibility. Many were the sacrifices, their ranks and stations beyond enumeration - if ye would count God’s blessings, ye cannot reckon them. The Islamic people mention the previous sacrifice in their pulpits and gatherings with utmost humility and reverence, even though he returned alive from the altar of the Friend. Yet the sacrifices of this most great Revelation, which had no likeness or parallel in the world, produced no effect in heedless hearts. The cause and reason for this heedlessness and ignorance were and are the Shi’ih divines, who have educated people in vain imaginings and idle fancies until at last they were deprived of the ocean of manifestation and the call of the Speaker on Sinai. O Ibrahim! Reflect upon that which hath flowed from the Most Exalted Pen and fix thy gaze upon the horizon of fairness. The mortal world was and is ephemeral - it came from nothingness and unto nothingness shall return. Strive that thou mayest find in this divine Day, through the outpourings of the true Bestower, that for which thou wast created. Hold fast to the cord of thy Lord’s favor and cling to His luminous robe. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having remembered me in Thy Most Great Prison. I beseech Thee to make me steadfast in Thy love and firm in Thy Cause. Verily Thou art the Almighty over what Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. O my God! Send Thy blessings upon Thy loved ones who have spoken Thy praise and remembrance, who have arisen to serve Thy Cause and aided Thy religion through what Thou hast bestowed upon them through Thy bounty and generosity. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

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=== START BH02914 ===

O Abraham, O Babi! Hearken to the call of the Most Exalted Pen which speaketh in the Persian tongue, after having spoken in the most eloquent language. Praise be to the Goal of all the worlds Who hath enabled thee to recognize a Cause from which the divines, the jurists, the mystics, the learned, and the rulers remain veiled and deprived, save whom God willeth. O Abraham! Great is the Cause, and great is the Day, yet the people are heedless and barren. How many souls are occupied day and night with the mention of His appearance, beseeching and hoping to attain His presence. Yet when the Sun of Truth shone forth from the Dayspring of God’s Will, some denied, others turned away, and a group hesitated - until the party that considered itself the most exalted of all parties and saw no peer or likeness for itself among religions issued the death warrant for God’s chosen ones, nay for the Truth Itself, exalted be His glory. They committed that which transformed the joy of the denizens of the highest Paradise into grief, and the gladness of the most exalted Garden into lamentation and weeping. Fie upon them and upon what their hands have wrought! Strive thou and make a mighty effort that perchance thou mayest guide a soul and enable it to attain the Kawthar of His presence. We counsel thee to observe wisdom. God, glorified be His majesty, acteth with wisdom, as a grace from His presence. He is verily the All-Bountiful, the Generous. Praise be to God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

Say: Glory be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of all things! I beseech Thee by Him Who conversed with the Tree and by the Sovereign of this Revelation Who proclaimeth before the face of the world “There is no God but Me, the Lord of all nations,” to assist me to mention Thee and praise Thee, and to enable me to act according to what Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book. O my Lord! This is a day wherein the cry of all things and the lamentation of the Concourse on High have been raised by reason of what hath befallen Thy loved ones and chosen ones. I beseech Thee by Thy pervading Will and Thy triumphant Purpose and Thy pre-existing Mercy to ordain for me from the Pen of Thy bounty, in the Tablet of Thy Command, that which Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones who have not been kept back by the world from turning unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names! There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

=== END BH02914 ===

=== START BH02915 ===

O handmaiden of God, wife of Habibullah who has ascended to the Supreme Companion! In My Name, the Compassionate, the Generous! O Land of Ta! By God, thou hast attained to that which most of the world’s lands have not attained. God hath made thee the dawning-place of His signs and the manifestation of His names. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. O My handmaiden! Upon thee be My glory! Thy mention hath come before the Wronged One. We make mention of thee in this perspicuous Book. The Truth hath ever gazed and continueth to gaze upon His friends and the leaves of the divine Lote-Tree. Grieve not over the world and its afflictions. There hath been ordained for thee and for My loved ones that which He hath ordained for His assured servants, both men and women. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful. We have previously made mention of him who attained to faith and recognition, who was named Habibullah in My perspicuous Book. Praise be to God, all are mentioned and continue to be mentioned. Concerning him who ascended unto God there hath been revealed that which hath caused its fragrance to encompass the world. We beseech God once again to send down upon him at all times mercy from His presence. He is verily the Generous, the Lord of great bounty. We make mention of thy daughter and beseech God to protect her and ordain for her that which He hath ordained for His handmaidens who circle round the Throne and have attained His presence. He is the Hearer, the Answerer. That which she sent hath come before Us and hath been accepted through the grace of God, the Mighty, the Wise. We make mention of thy other daughter and give her the glad-tidings of My favors which have preceded both the unseen and the visible. O My handmaiden! This Wronged One beareth witness to the turning, the devotion, the humility and the submissiveness of that deceased one in the days of God. No bounty can equal this testimony. It behooveth you to thank God for this supreme gift and this favor which hath encompassed all existence. We seal this Tablet with mention of him who was named Abdu’r-Rahim in the Book of God, the All-Knowing, the Wise. O Abdu’r-Rahim! Arise to serve and guide the servants, as far as possible, to the shore of the Most Great Ocean. This is a blessed and mighty day, to whose greatness the divine Books have testified. Blessed are they who possess understanding. The people of God and all other peoples must turn to the horizon of Revelation and beseech from the Truth that which will cause the exaltation of His Word and the advancement of existence. Verily He is the Strong, the Triumphant, the Mighty.

=== END BH02915 ===

=== START BH02916 ===

O Name of Bounty, upon thee be the Glory of God!

He is the Manifest, the Speaking, the Helper

O Name of Bounty, upon thee be My Glory! We have heard thy mention and hearkened unto thy call. No glory or loftiness can compare with this station wherein thy mention is heard and an answer of grace is bestowed. Where are they who gave up their lives yearning to hear the words “Listen, then behold,” and ascended with this longing? This is a station before which every station bows down and testifies to its exaltation. Praise be to God that thou hast attained the adorning of witnessing and hearkening, of circumambulation and meeting and reunion. Say:

O my God, my Lord, my Goal and my Beloved! I testify that by Thy Word Thou didst create me, and from the ocean of Thy bounty Thou didst give me to drink, and by the sun of Thy verses Thou didst illumine me, and with the ornament […] by Thy power to a station where I beheld Thy horizon […] O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy might and Thy power, and the penetration of Thy Cause, and the manifestation of Thy authority, to assist me in rendering thanks and praise unto Thee. I testify, O my God, that Thou hast given me that which Thou hast denied most of Thy servants and creatures. I am he who, O my God, hath acknowledged and doth acknowledge the wonders of Thy bounty and the manifestations of Thy generosity and the expressions of Thy grace which have encompassed me from all directions in Thy days. I beseech Thee to ordain for me that which will make me mighty through Thy name and wealthy through Thy riches and powerful through Thy power in the latter and former days. Verily Thou art the Lord of all beings. There is none other God but Thee, the Omnipotent, the Mighty.

O Javad! God willing, at all times thou shalt be speaking in praise and glorification of God, exalted be His glory. The servant present offered thy letter before the Face and We found from it the fragrances of thy love and affection and thy turning and steadfastness. Know thou with certainty that His grace hath been and is with thee. Praise be to God! Thou didst move for God’s sake and wert with Him and art with Him. In this world thou art honored by His grace and in the other worlds thou art adorned with the ornament of His majesty. Be thou assured by this most exalted Word at the end of the letter of the Wronged One Who hath been imprisoned in the path of God, the Lord of Names. And We make mention of My name Mahdi, upon him be My Glory, in this station and We have ordained for him what he desired. Verily He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous.

=== END BH02916 ===

=== START BH02917 ===

He is the Witnessing, the All-Hearing

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness and My favor which hath preceded existence itself, and My mercy which hath encompassed all that was and shall be. Let not the affairs of the world sadden thee, nor what every ignorant and veiled one may utter. My Most Exalted Pen beareth witness to thy turning unto Me, thy recognition, and thy presence before the Wronged One. Thou art he who heard the Call and responded to thy Lord, the Lord of Names, when the peoples turned away from Him save whom God, the Lord of the worlds, did will. We have heard the yearning of thy heart, the sighing of thy soul, and the lamentation of thy inner being, and such sorrow hath seized Us as none can reckon save the All-Numbering, the All-Knowing. We have ordained the laws for love and unity, for kindliness and concord, yet the people have made them the cause of hatred. This is naught but a grievous error. We have manifested Our Self and revealed that which draweth hearts unto the Most Sublime Horizon, the Station wherein the Lote-Tree of the Uttermost End proclaimeth: There is none other God but Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We have borne the tribulations of earth for the unity of all therein and the revelation of what God hath willed. Yet the people have cast the Command of God behind their backs, following every heedless and remote one. By My life! I have been saddened by thy sadness, and found Myself in such grief as would, were it to be apportioned amongst the peoples of the earth, cause them to wail as do the bereft. We have freed thee and purified thee and caused thee to know and speak forth this wondrous Cause. We guided thee at the beginning and were thy leader unto My Straight Path. This is a bounty that no thing in the kingdom can equal, as doth testify He with Whom is the Clear Book.

O My Name along with My Name! Nothing shall harm thee. Hold fast unto it and place thy trust in God, the Single, the Mighty, the All-Praiseworthy. Beware lest the affairs of creation veil thee from this Cause at whose appearance all in the heavens and earth were struck with terror, save those who came unto God with a mighty, powerful and illumined heart. Thus hath surged the ocean of meanings, and the breezes of God have wafted, and the white ships have sailed thereon through My Name, the All-Subduing over all who are in the heavens and earths. Guide thou the servants thereby, as a command from My presence. This beseemeth the days of God, the Single, the Peerless. The glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness and the light gleaming from the direction of My prison be upon thee and upon them that are with thee and upon them that love thee for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02917 ===

=== START BH02918 ===

O My Name! O thou who gazest upon the Sun of My Manifestation! We made no mention in the Tablet of the people of M and A, therefore We make mention of them at this time, that it may be a treasure and honor for them with God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Verily We have found from that land the fragrance of the All-Merciful. Blessed is he who hath rent asunder the veils and turned unto God, the Lord of the worlds. We have made mention of him who was named ’Ali in that place, and after him certain numbered souls, and after them servants who turned and said “We believe in God, the Lord of the worlds.” If thou turnest and seest those who have attained unto the mention of God, give them glad tidings from Me and proclaim unto them greetings from the Wronged One, the Stranger. Verily We have mentioned My loved ones in the Crimson Tablet from My Pen - these from whom We found the fragrance of steadfastness in this Cause whereby the heaven was cleft asunder and the earth was rent and the stars fell and the foundations of every firm building were shaken. Soon shall wondrous fruits be witnessed from the trees of those lands. This is the decree of God, before and after. Well is it with them that understand. O people of the land of M! This Wronged One, at this hour when the blessed sixth hour hath arrived - God willing may all be enabled to do that which befitteth the days of God. O loved ones of the All-Merciful! While time remaineth, strive to make up for what hath passed. Verily He is with you and will aid you in that which befitteth this blessed and wondrous Day. God willing may all the friends of God drink from the immortal chalice and act according to what hath been revealed in the Book. Say: O my God! I beseech Thee by the blood that was shed in Thy path and by the hearts that were melted in Thy love, to assist Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy Cause and to arise to serve Thee. Thou art verily powerful over whatsoever Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all worlds. O Lord! Thou seest them among Thy heedless servants who have cast behind their backs Thy covenant and broken Thy pledge and disputed Thy mighty signs. I beseech Thee to send down upon them from the heaven of Thy bounty and the clouds of Thy mercy that which will draw them nigh unto Thee in all conditions. O Lord! Draw them by Thy most sweet call in such wise that they may see the world behind them and the deniers beneath their feet. How wonderful is this attraction whereby the light shone forth and there appeared that whereof the Book spoke: “All things are perishing save the face of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower.”

=== END BH02918 ===

=== START BH02919 ===

He Who is the Most Holy

O man! Hear the call of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, from the direction of the Ridvan at this time when all have disbelieved and associated partners with God, save those whom God hath made as a beauty mark upon the countenance of those near unto Him and made them the essence of existence in both the unseen and visible worlds. Blessed be God, Who hath raised up these ones through His sovereign might and power. By God! The scratching of thy pen when inscribing the words of God is better than the worship of both humanity and the jinn, if thou remainest steadfast as thou wert. Take care not to wonder at this bounty. By God! This is but little compared to My bounty. Were the eye of time able, We would show it a sign from the signs of My bounty that it might witness it encompassing all the worlds. But existence cannot bear that the Beloved should appear in the glory of His own Self, the Supreme, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Say: When We removed the veil from the face of the Cause, fewer than can be counted remained steadfast. Whereupon all who dwell in the heavens and earth were terrified. O Haydar! Be as a lion of the Cause in all lands, that through thee the hearts of the polytheists and the hearts of the deceivers may be shaken. Fie upon the people of the Bayan, for they have exchanged the bounty of God and sold the Lord of Lords for a handful of dust, without any proof or scripture. Thus did their evil souls entice them to object to God, the Single One, the Mighty, the Praised. Behold their words and what floweth from their pens. By God! It testifieth against their own selves, yet the people remain heedless. Say: Praise be to God Who hath delivered me from the wrongdoing people and taken my hand with the hands of His power and brought me forth from among the company of the polytheists and purified my heart with the waters of His loving-kindness and sanctified me from the defilement of these deniers who claim faith while disbelieving in Him through Whose finger’s motion all religions were abrogated and the laws of mighty glory were renewed. Say: O company of polytheists! By God! Through the scratching of this Pen were created the realities of eternity. Die, therefore, in your wrath, O company of the proud! Read thou this Tablet, then preserve it. By My Self! When it is recited, the denizens of Paradise turn toward thee to hear it. Thus have We commanded thee in truth that thou mayest be among those who act. And the spirit and glory be upon thee and upon thy pen, from which were inscribed the traces of thy Lord, the Chosen One, the Mighty, the All-Forgiving, the Compelling, the All-Subduing, the Generous, the Concealer, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

=== END BH02919 ===

=== START BH02920 ===

In the name of the Persian Speaker!

O Bahram! The Day of Witnessing hath arrived. The sun decareth: “The All-Bountiful hath come!” And the heavens proclaim: “The All-Merciful hath come!” Today the light of the Sun of Truth hath encompassed the whole world. For the seas there is a new voice, for the books of knowledge a new name, for the mountains a new splendor, and for those who circle the point of adoration a new vesture and appearance. Blessed are those souls who, in this Day of Victory, have heard the call of the heavenly Friend and with pure and sanctified eyes set their faces towards His horizon.

The names mentioned in thy letter have each been illumined with the light of the utterance of the Desire of the world and remembered in His most holy court.

Say: O Providence! O Most Kind! O King! O Succorer! Praise and laudation, gratitude and glory beseem Thee, for Thou hast deposited the treasure of recognition within the heart of man and raised up a precious existence from water and clay. Thou art the All-Powerful, Whom the power and might of men have failed to weaken, Whom the hosts of heedlessness and the armies of pride and affluence are powerless to deter from His purpose. When the darts of hate and rancor flew from all directions, Thou didst stand with perfect steadfastness and speak that which it beseemed Thee to say. The cruelty of Pharaoh did not prevent Thee from uttering Thy words, and the wrath of tyrants impeded not the execution of Thine all-pervasive will.

O Providence! Guide the high priests and assist them with the hosts of understanding and divine knowledge. Perchance they will guide Thy servants to the straight Path and deliver unto them the glad-tidings of the Great Announcement.

O Munificent One! Thy light is shining, Thy command compelling, and Thy wisdom pervading. Deprive not Thy loved ones of the ocean of Thy bounty, and write down and ordain for each one of them with the Pen of Thy loving-kindness that which is worthy of Thy grace in this Day. Thou art the Powerful. Thou art the Knowing, the Seeing.

O Providence! Enlighten the minds of the high priests that through their enlightenment they may awaken those who are fast asleep and guide them that have gone astray to the straight Path, until all become gathered beneath the shadow of the canopy of majesty and the tree of mercy, hearken unto that for which the faculty of hearing was called into being, and behold that for which the sense of vision was created. This Cause is Thy Cause. May all souls be offered up as a sacrifice to Thee.

=== END BH02920 ===

=== START BH02921 ===

In the Name of Him through Whom the gates of utterance have smiled! O Zain, upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness! My Branch! Zia presented the letter that was sent before the face of the Wronged One, and it attained the honor of being heard. Blessed is he who sent and wrote it. The Tongue of Grace at the beginning of its utterance spoke these words: “O Zain! We have taken the word ‘Juzani’ and put ‘Ha’i’ in its place.” This is the great glad-tidings and the supreme bounty. Give him My glad-tidings and remind him of My verses. We have indeed revealed for him a Tablet from whose horizon has shone the sun of God’s mercy, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Their deeds have been accepted, praise be to God. They did not oppose anyone, and whatever befell them they bore with patience and left it to God. These are they who possess constancy in the Book of thy Lord, the Chosen One. Blessed are they who command in the land of love, and blessed are My friends therein. Whatever befell them, they did not protest and remained focused on the Luminary of God’s Cause which has dawned from the horizon of the Mother Book. O Zain! They interceded for their enemies. Nevertheless, the wicked ones in Iran have not ceased their oppression. Their necks have been stretched forth in hypocrisy. We beseech God to aid them to conduct that is pleasing and acceptable. Glory be to God! They witness outwardly the love, kindness and tenderness of God’s friends, yet they have not awakened nor intended to return. Verily God is the Forgiver, the Generous. Surely by now the friends in the land of Nun and Jim have acted according to that which has shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of consultation. However, in all cases they must pray and beseech God, exalted be His glory, to illumine His Majesty the Sultan with the light of justice and fairness, that he may judge among the servants with pure justice. In times when the fire of hatred is inflamed, they should send their petition to His Majesty the Sultan so that he may be informed of what has befallen them. It is not permissible to seek recourse to various governments. They should seek justice from the Sultan. Verily He heareth and answereth, and He is the Protector, the Helper, the Succourer. That which the opposers now consider to be the cause of humiliation for God’s friends is the very essence of glory. Soon this shall become manifest and shall be witnessed by the unitarians who have heard the call and said: “Praise be to Thee, O God of the seen and unseen!”

=== END BH02921 ===

=== START BH02922 ===

O Muhammad-Sadiq, son of Muhammad who circumambulates the Throne! He is the All-Hearing, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. O Sadiq! Hearken unto the Call. Verily it guideth thee and draweth thee nigh and causeth thee to hear that which hath been raised from this Most Exalted Station which hath been named by all names. Thy Lord is verily the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful. We have mentioned thee before with that which caused the ocean of thy Lord’s loving-kindness to surge, and We mention thee at this time that He may cause thee to soar on the wings of certitude in the atmosphere of the love of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, through Whom the Balance hath been established and all things have proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of the worlds!” Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath been named Muhammad in the Book of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Verily he hath taken for himself a station beneath the canopies of the grandeur of his Lord, as attesteth the Perspicuous Book which is with Him. He hath mentioned thee time and again, and We have sent down for thee that which hath caused the breezes of utterance to waft over all creation. Blessed be they that attain, and woe unto the heedless! We make mention of thy brother who hath been named Abu’l-Hasan, and We remind him of My verses and give him the glad-tidings of My grace which hath encompassed all who are in the heavens and on earth. When thou hast partaken of the choice wine of My utterance and that which hath flowed from My Pen, say: “My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having illumined me with the light of Thy knowledge and adorned me with the ornament of certitude in Thy Cause. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the worlds, by Thy Prophets and Thy Chosen Ones and the Dawning-Places of Thy Revelation and the Daysprings of Thine inspiration, to ordain for me that which will draw me unto Thee in all conditions. Thou art verily the Self-Sufficing, the Most Exalted. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I beseech Thee to assist me in that which Thou hast commanded me in Thy Books and Thy Tablets. Thou art verily the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” And We make mention of him who hath been named Haydar from the direction of My Most Luminous Horizon, that he may draw nigh unto God, the One, the Single, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Give thanks unto thy Lord for having mentioned thee with verses from which the near ones perceive the fragrance of loving-kindness and bounty throughout the enduring Kingdom of God, the Mighty, the Great. When the wine of My utterance hath taken hold of thee, say: “My God, my God! Assist me in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with, then make me detached from my will, clinging unto Thy Will. I testify that Thou didst create me for Thy knowledge in Thy days and didst assist me therein through Thy bounty and generosity. I beseech Thee to open before my face the doors of Thy grace, Thy mercy and Thy giving. Thou art verily the Powerful over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.”

=== END BH02922 ===

=== START BH02923 ===

O ’Abdu’s-Samad, upon him be the glory of God, the Single, the One

In My Name which shineth forth from the horizon of utterance

O Samad! We beseech God that He may aid thee to be enkindled with the fire of the blessed Tree, with such enkindlement as shall generate heat throughout the world of being. Today the pavilion of glory hath been raised up, and the canopies of grandeur have been pitched in the most exalted station, and the banner “Verily He is God” is manifest and resplendent before all faces, and the standard “The Kingdom is God’s” is visible in the prison. Turn thou to God and speak for His sake, that perchance they that slumber in the wilderness of heedlessness may awaken and be adorned with the ornament of awareness. Say: O friends! Know ye the value of the Day of God and arise to make good what hath escaped you. Today the Mount is in communion with Him Who conversed with it, and the Tree beyond which there is no passing is ablaze in the luminous spot. The people of God must occupy themselves with wisdom and utterance in exalting the Word, that perchance they may become possessed of deeds whose fragrance shall endure and persist. Convey My greetings to the loved ones of God, glorified be His majesty. Say: It behooveth you to hold fast unto that which will exalt the Cause of God, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting. Beware lest the doubts of the divines, or the suggestions of the jurisprudents, or the denial of the people of the Bayan who have disbelieved in your Lord, the All-Merciful, when He came with manifest sovereignty, hold you back. We beseech God to aid you to purify the world from rancor and hatred. Verily He is the Almighty over whatsoever He willeth, and He is the Single, the One, the Mighty, the All-Loving.

O Samad! Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having strengthened me and caused me to know Thee and brought me before the gate of Thy grandeur and made me hear Thy sweetest call and showed me Thy most exalted horizon. I beseech Thee, O Thou in Whose grasp is the kingdom of names and from Whose might the limbs of all who are in earth and heaven do tremble, by the lights of Thy countenance and the pearls of the ocean of Thy knowledge, to ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall cause me to speak Thy praise and turn toward Thy face and be attracted to Thy horizon and arise to serve Thy Cause. My God, my God! Withhold me not from the fragrances of Thy days, and disappoint me not of that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. I beseech Thee, O Lord of eternity and Goal of the world, by Thy Most Great Name, to assist Thy servants to return to the horizon of Thy grace, then enable them, O my God, to do that which beseemeth them in Thy days. Verily Thou art the Almighty over whatsoever Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Beloved.

=== END BH02923 ===

=== START BH02924 ===

O Afnan, his honor Haji Mirza Mahmud, upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God! He is the One Who rules over all names. This day is the Day of God, and praise and glorification belong to the Afnan and the loved ones, for they have girded up their loins with determination and have arisen to serve - an arising that knows no lassitude nor sitting. O My Afnan, upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness! Thy letter reached the Most Holy Court. The sweet fragrances of love were wafted from it and diffused. Praise be to God Who confirmed thee, brought thee into His presence, caused thee to hear His sweetest call, and showed thee His Most Glorious Horizon. The days of thy presence in the court of the wronged ones are remembered. This remembrance shall never be erased from the divine Book and the ledger of the world. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who hath attained and loved thee for the sake of God, the Lord of the exalted Throne. Convey to the loved ones of that land the greetings of the Wronged One. We beseech God to aid all to that which causeth the exaltation of the Word of God. Blessed is the soul that striveth to unite the hearts and minds of the loved ones. Verily, he is among those who are nigh unto God in His mighty and praiseworthy Book. Praise be to God that oppression and wickedness have been transformed into righteousness and piety, and weapons into reform. Say: My God, my God! Thou seest Thy Afnan and Thy loved ones in the hands of the oppressors among Thy creatures, who were so overcome with pride that they denied the parties of the world. But when the test came, they denied Thy right, disbelieved in Thy signs, broke Thy covenant and Thy testament, and disputed Thy proof. O Lord! Make known to them Thy straight path and Thy mighty Message. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. O My Afnan, O Mahmud! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Mighty, the Loving. The abominable Shi’ih party hath committed that which no oppressor hath ever committed. They martyred the Lord of existence while occupying themselves with cursing and reviling from their pulpits. We beseech God to seize them with His might or aid them to return unto Him. Verily, He is the Mighty, the Wise. The Glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and who hearken to thy words concerning the Cause of God, the Self-Subsisting, the Most High. The Tablets that were requested have been sent. We hope that they may drink from the Kawthar of the merciful utterances that which leadeth to everlasting steadfastness and eternal remembrance. Blessed are they that act, and blessed are they that know.

=== END BH02924 ===

=== START BH02925 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful!

The Wronged One beareth witness to that which God did testify before the creation of all things: that there is none other God but Him. He hath ever been sanctified from peers and similitudes, and exalted above all that hath been said or shall be said. He hath been and is One, Single, Unique, Self-Subsisting, the Eternal. The tongues of all created things have testified to His oneness and singleness, and every thing hath voiced His praise and glorification. By Him Who sent Him and caused Him to be made manifest with the truth - verily He is the Lamp of Guidance among mankind, the Sign of the Ancient of Days amidst the nations, the Dawning-Place of His most beautiful names and the Dayspring of His most exalted attributes, He Who was named Muhammad in the kingdom of creation. God made Him the source of His revelation, the repository of His knowledge, and the manifestation of His laws. Through Him was the Cause of the All-Merciful revealed throughout all possibility, and the Dove of the Command warbled upon the branches. There is none other God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. The Wronged One sendeth prayers upon Him and upon His family and companions, through whom the Sun of Knowledge shone forth from the horizon of the world and the Ocean of Generosity surged amongst the peoples. These are honored servants who speak not until He hath spoken, and who act by His command. Through them was made manifest the path of God among His creatures and His Word was exalted among His servants. Blessed is he who hath clung to them and attained their presence. Upon them be the prayers of God, His mercy, His remembrance and His praise.

And now, We send Our greetings to the friends of God who have drunk from the pure Salsabil of love and who gaze toward the Most Exalted Horizon. We counsel all to trustworthiness, religion, and chastity. O friends! Whosoever is adorned with these attributes is reckoned among God’s servants and his name is mentioned in the Concourse on High. But whosoever is deprived thereof is not counted among the people of truth. Strive that perchance ye may be adorned with such virtues and qualities as shall be the cause of eternal salvation. Harm not the fruits of the Tree of Trustworthiness with the stones of treachery, nor scatter its branches with the instruments of tyranny and oppression. The ornament of man hath ever been and shall continue to be truthfulness and sincerity. O friends! Let not the ornaments of two fleeting days, which all testify shall perish, deprive you of the everlasting bounty and the heavenly food sent down from on high. Fix your gaze upon God, place your trust in Him, and ask of Him whatsoever is befitting. It behooveth you to commit all affairs unto God, the Lord of all worlds.

Reflect upon former centuries - where are the proud and vainglorious, and where are the workers of iniquity? These are their treasures and their palaces, their strongholds and their thrones in ages past. Ponder what befell them and take heed. This Wronged One beseecheth God that He may aid all to achieve that which is pleasing unto Him.

We send greetings to Shaykh Abu’l-Qasim. Praise be to God, he hath drunk from the cup of recognition and gazeth toward the Most Exalted Horizon. Under all conditions, hold fast to those things which shall conduce to the refinement of heedless souls and the liberation of the people. Jinab-i-Mustafa hath indeed labored arduously in transporting the trees. His reward is with God. We send greetings to Jinab-i-’Akkash and give him glad tidings of Our remembrance of him, for he is ever remembered. Similarly do We remember and mention all other friends. Convey greetings from the Wronged One to all. Verily He speaketh the truth and guideth to the Way. There is none other God but Him, the Strong, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Beautiful.

O Mustafa! Upon thee be My peace. Give thanks to the Goal of all existence Who hath bestowed upon thee from the treasury of names a son whose worthiness hath been and is attested by the people of excellence. We beseech God to assist thee and thy family and those with thee, and to ordain for you the good of this world and the next. Verily He is the Lord of all mankind. There is none other God but Him, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

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=== START BH02926 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power

I beseech God, glorified be His majesty, for health, well-being, glory and elevation for the gentlemen. God willing, may all attain to that which is the cause of an enduring mention and an everlasting name. In the nights I beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, and in the days I implore the wonders of His bounty for His loved ones, and I ask Him to open before their faces the gates of His grace and bestowal. Verily He is the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful, and He is the Answerer, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

And furthermore, whatsoever that beloved of the heart hath mentioned hath been and is being carried out. God willing, may all affairs be adorned with righteousness, inasmuch as at all times the purpose hath been and is none other than to act according to the divine laws and religion. I beseech God, glorified be His majesty, for enabling grace that in these few days He may cause His servants to attain unto eternal outpourings. Verily He is powerful over all things and worthy to answer.

Previously rice was requested, that his honor the esteemed Afnan, upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God, should send. He sent two containers. Although according to his own statement it was old, yet its cooking is very good. If possible, let him send from that same kind or another kind.

From Iran they had written an account of the manifestation of justice and the attention of His Majesty the King, may God exalt him. This evanescent one testifies that if the divines of Iran would permit it, His Majesty the King would rule with justice and fairness and would treat the various religions in one way. Although the opinion is the King’s opinion, the divines have not been and are not capable of anything. It is hoped that his blessed heart may become kind toward the well-wishers of government and nation, and that he may rule with justice, fairness and mercy. And we ask God to protect him with His hosts and to aid him in that whereby his mention shall endure in the Supreme Concourse and the Most Exalted Paradise. Verily our Lord is the Compassionate, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.

Regarding what you wrote about Aqa Rahmatullah, ’Inayatullah, permission was granted. Let them proceed. Peace and remembrance and glory be upon you and upon God’s righteous servants.

The Servant

17 Jamadiyu’l-Avval 1307

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=== START BH02928 ===

O Siyyid Javad! In the name of the One Beloved! Praise be to God, through the grace of the All-Merciful, the Ship of the Bayan is sailing and coursing upon the ocean of divine knowledge. The movement and journey of that sacred Ship hath not been and is not dependent upon the blowing of winds, but rather hath been and shall ever be through the blessing of the Most Great Name, which hath encompassed the world. Blessed are they who behold! Blessed are they who know! This divine Ship cannot be submerged by the seas nor harmed by stones. It shineth between earth and heaven with a radiance more brilliant than the sun. In these days, in one of the wondrous Tablets, this blessed word hath dawned from the Dayspring of the Will of the King of Oneness - the water of life hath flowed from the Pen that revealeth the verses, and from its murmuring this word is heard: “Whoso desireth to know the truth must see it with his own eyes, not through the eyes of others.” I swear by the Sun of the horizon of inner meanings - should a soul meditate purely for the sake of God upon this blessed word, and likewise upon the verses, proofs and divine power manifested after the establishment of the Most Great Name upon the throne of eternity, his heart would melt and his spirit would swoon, and after recovering consciousness he would turn his face toward the Manifestation and say: “I have turned away from all else but Thee and have turned unto Thee, O Sovereign of the worlds!” However, the malicious ones have clouded the pure chalice of divine knowledge with the clay of idle fancies, and with the wings of passion they soar and move in the atmosphere of selfish desires. God shall soon clip their wings - a promise from His presence. Verily He is the Almighty, the Powerful. Their example is like those who cast the Most Great Ocean behind their backs and took the fetid pool as their drinking place. Know ye that they are among the perplexed ones. God willing, through divine grace and favor thou shalt shine forth like the morning star from the horizon of the heaven of certitude, and arise outwardly and inwardly to promote the Cause of God, that perchance ye may quicken dead souls through the fragrance of the merciful Robe and cause them to return to their divine original homeland. God forgiveth what is past. Verily He is the Forgiving, the Generous. Would that thou hadst been with Us and known the essence of the Cause and its Source, and that which none hath known save God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

=== END BH02928 ===

=== START BH02931 ===

O Afnan, Mirza Abu’l-Qasim, upon him be the Most Glorious Beauty of God! In the name of the Compassionate, the Merciful! Today from the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree is heard, in the highest degree, this most exalted Word: “Look not upon the creatures and their clamor, but rather to the Truth and His sovereignty.” The Most Exalted Pen declares: “Soon shall pass away all that thou dost witness and behold, and God shall spread another carpet.” God willing, may that soul be enkindled by the fire of the Lote-Tree - an enkindlement through whose effect the warmth of the love of God may be generated in the heart of the world and may he be illumined with the light of the Cause in such wise that its traces become manifest and evident in all directions. These days are adorned and blessed with the ornament of divine relationship and are known in the heavenly Books and Scriptures as the Day of God - no centuries or ages can equal a single moment of this blessed Day. Praise be to God, the special favor of God - exalted be His glory - hath been vouchsafed and that soul is numbered among the Afnan of the Divine Lote-Tree. Be thou thankful unto thy Lord for this great bounty. In all conditions fix thy gaze upon the Most Sublime Horizon and act in such manner that thy fragrance may never be cut off, by virtue of the continuance of God’s most excellent names and most exalted attributes. All matters and all things return to extinction. That which is everlasting and enduring has been and shall ever be the Word of God. No traces and no names have remained nor shall remain. Whoso is blessed today with the blessed word of divine good-pleasure from the presence of God hath attained unto all good, and this word is like unto a treasure in the keeping of a true trustee - the hands of thieves and traitors cannot reach it. Thus have We adorned the heaven of the Tablet with the stars of utterance, as a bounty unto thee. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Generous. Say: O my God, and my Master, and my Hope! I beseech Thee by Thy rising up to promote the Cause, and by Thy being seated upon the throne of divine exposition, and by what hath befallen Thee at the hands of the Pharaohs of the earth and the tyrants of the lands, to aid me in that which beseemeth Thy days. O my Lord! I have turned with my whole being to the horizon of Thy grace and bounty. I beseech Thee to assist me in Thy remembrance and praise and service to Thy Cause in such wise that the vain imaginings of Thy servants may not hinder me. Verily Thou art powerful to do what Thou willest and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth. Praise be to Thee, O God of the worlds!

=== END BH02931 ===

=== START BH02932 ===

O Ali-Akbar, son of Ali, upon both of whom be the Glory of God! He is the One Who speaks the Truth!

Today the Mother Book calls out before the faces of all parties and gives glad-tidings to the people of the world through the grace of the Most Great Name. The Kawthar of utterance flows at all times from the Pen of the All-Merciful, and the Salsabil of divine knowledge courses through the will of the Desired One of all worlds. Blessed is the soul whom the veils and doubts of the objectors and transgressors did not prevent or deprive from turning to the Manifest Truth.

O Ali before Akbar! Upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of Destiny. Give thanks to thy Lord, for He hath aided thee and caused thee to know Him, and hath ordained for thee in the Book of Names that which hath brought joy to the eyes of those who have attained to the recognition of the Beginning and the End. The fire of greed and avarice hath consumed the oppressors and prevented them from the station of holy nearness. But God will seize the wrongdoers with His wrath and will punish them with an unquenchable fire and a torment without end. He is verily the Almighty, the All-Compelling.

We make mention at this time of the handmaiden who hath ascended unto God, the Mighty, the Beautiful. We have ordained for her from Our Most Exalted Pen that which bringeth joy to all eyes, and have sent down for her that which attracteth the hearts of the righteous. Through My remembrance the gates of grace and bounty were opened before her face. To this beareth witness the Lord of the Kingdom of Names. There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

A blessed Tablet hath been sent down from the heaven of the will of the Lord of all beings, specifically for the friends. Obtain a copy thereof and send it forth, that the fragrances of revelation may attract them and draw them nigh unto God, the Goal of the mystics.

The light shining from the horizon of the heaven of My loving-kindness be upon the Alif and Ha, whom the affairs of the world did not prevent from drawing nigh unto the Most Great Name. He heard the Call and turned to the Most Exalted Horizon, attaining that which was inscribed by the Most Glorious Pen in the Crimson Tablet. And upon thee, and upon those related to thee by God, and upon every steadfast and firm one, and every faithful and trusted one.

Permission for attainment of presence hath been delayed these days due to consummate wisdom and that which is with God. Verily He is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the Mighty, the Beloved.

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=== START BH02933 ===

O Mirza Mahdi of Medina! He is the Ever-Living in the Most Glorious Horizon! Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Him and that this Youth is His splendor unto all who are in the heavens and on earth. Then bear witness that were He to desire to make any one of all names the manifestations of His most beautiful names and most exalted attributes, from all that hath been created in the kingdom of names and attributes, and bestow upon him the sovereignty of the heavens and earth, He would verily be powerful to do so without diminishing aught from His dominion. Glorified be God, thy Creator and the Creator of all created things! Say: O people! Have ye not heard that He is living in the Most Glorious Horizon, and from this Horizon He calleth out: “O people of the Bayan! Do ye deny Him Who hath come to you from the Dayspring of the All-Merciful with the Bayan, and Who guideth you to the Paradise whose leaves have flourished through the Most Great, the All-Wise Remembrance?” Say: O people! He, verily, hath power over all things. He giveth and taketh away. Nothing whatsoever can withhold Him from that which hath been created between the heavens and the earth. Know thou then that a tablet from thee hath appeared before the Throne wherein thou didst call upon God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forefathers. Blessed art thou for that which the Spirit cast into thy breast and caused thee to speak in remembrance of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Beauteous. Thus doth God single out whom He willeth through His grace, and He, verily, is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Beware lest thou grieve over anything. Be patient, then show forth patience, and verily thy Lord is with thee under all conditions, and He is nigh unto them that are nigh. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

The Tablets were sent. The sooner they arrive the better it would be. And the Tablets that were revealed in response to people’s objections - make copies of them quickly so that Salman is not delayed, and afterward send them to whomever they deem advisable. Not a moment’s delay or neglect in assisting the divine Cause is permissible. Whatever hath appeared until now is witnessed by God. Be not grieved over worldly affairs and what transpireth therein. God willing, the hand of divine power shall set things aright. The situation here hath become very disturbed - what shall yet appear remains to be seen. You will be informed of the details of these matters after the arrival of the emigrants. Convey greetings from God to all the loved ones.

=== END BH02933 ===

=== START BH02934 ===

He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous! The Wronged One desires to make mention of him who drank the choice wine of divine proof when he was barred therefrom by those who disbelieved in the All-Merciful, and who turned to the surging ocean of utterance when all in creation turned away from it, and who responded when the Call was raised between earth and heaven on a day wherein ears were prevented from hearkening and tongues were stilled from remembrance and praise. O Muhammad-Qabli-’Ali! I bear witness that thou wert with the Wronged One in Iraq until the time of separation drew nigh, and thou didst migrate with the Ancient Beauty, directing thy steps toward the Land of Mystery by reason of what the hands of the people of discord had wrought on the day of parting, and thence to the Most Great Prison which We have named, in the Scriptures and Tablets, with Our most comely names. Through My remembrance of thee the ocean of forgiveness surgeth, and through My call the fragrance of the mercy of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, is diffused. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast attained unto the testimony of My Most Exalted Pen in the Most Glorious Horizon. Thou art he who hast attained unto that which God hath revealed in His perspicuous Book. Thou didst forsake that which was with the people, clinging fast to the Self-Subsisting One through Whom the hidden Secret was unveiled and the seal of the choice sealed Wine was broken. My Pen and My Tongue have borne witness unto thee with that whose fragrance shall never cease to endure so long as the kingdom of God, the Lord of the Throne and of the dust, and the Possessor of the next world and of this, shall endure. Thy death was naught but a translation from the earthly abode to the divine dwelling, from the lowest station to the Most Exalted Companion. Thou art he who didst drink the Kawthar of divine knowledge in the earliest days and who didst circle round the Cause until thy days were ended. Blessed art thou, and blessed is he who maketh mention of thee through that which hath been sent down at this time from the Mighty Announcement whereby the heaven of idle fancies was cleft asunder and the earth was rent and the mountains were crushed - a command from God, the Lord of all men. Praise be unto Thee, O God of the world and Desire of the nations, for having fulfilled Thy promise and purified, through the rain-showers of Thy mercy, him who ascended unto Thee and held fast unto Thy cord and was attracted by Thy verses and dwelt in Thy presence. O my Lord! Send down upon him, at all times, the signs of Thy mercy and the heavenly table of Thy grace. Thou, verily, art powerful to do what Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth. Praise be unto Thee, O God of the worlds!

=== END BH02934 ===

=== START BH02935 ===

O son of Fat?-i-A’?am of the land of Alif! In the name of Him Whom all worship yet do not know. O son! Hearken unto the call of this Bird that warbleth upon the branches of the Tree of Eternity and summoneth the people unto God, the Sovereign, the All-Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. He aideth them at all times in the Cause of God and assisteth them through His grace from His presence. Verily He is the Truth, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the All-Knowing. Bear thou witness unto that whereunto God did testify before the creation of the heavens and earth, that verily I am alive in the Most Glorious Horizon. Be not of the patient ones. Stand thou firm in the Cause with such steadfastness as would stupefy all who dwell in the heavens and on earth. Be thou so enkindled with the love of thy Lord that should anyone encounter thee, the warmth of thy love would influence him. Thus doth this Mourning One counsel thee, if thou be of them that hearken. Detach thyself from all else but God, thy Lord, then turn thy face unto Him with a countenance pure, sanctified and luminous. Then follow thy father in whatsoever he commandeth thee, for verily he hath, in the sight of thy Lord, a station that is truly great. Let him stand firm in the Cause of God and be not influenced by the hints of the sinful ones. We beseech God to assist him in His Cause, to enable him to voice His praise, to detach him from the world, and to give him to drink from the Kawthar of life in this Paradise which God hath manifested at the center of heaven, whose trees have been adorned with leaves whereon hath been inscribed by the Finger of God, the Sovereign, the Guardian, the Most Exalted, the All-Conquering, the All-Powerful: “By God! He Who hath appeared with His Most Great Name is verily the Beauty of the All-Merciful between the heavens and earth. Around Him circle the denizens of Paradise, then the realities of creation and all that hath been. Yet the people have turned away from Him and become veiled by a name from among the names that were created by His irrevocable and wise command.” Thus have We remembered thee at this time which, by God, causeth sighs of grief to issue forth from the Breath of the All-Merciful, and tears to flow from His eyes, and He lamenteth within Himself and crieth out in His secret heart saying: “Is there any helper who will help this wronged, single and lonely One?” The Spirit that hath appeared from the holy horizon be upon thee and upon every discerning believer.

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=== START BH02936 ===

O Baqir! Hearken to the shrill voice of the Most Exalted Pen from the direction of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Glorious, that My melodies may attract thee, and cause thee to soar in the atmosphere of My nearness, and make thee drink of the Kawthar of My praise, and taste the wonders of My bounties through My mercy and loving-kindness, and purify thee from the defilement of Mine enemies, and grant thee the blessing of meeting Me, and honor thee with My presence, and cause thine eyes to be solaced by gazing upon My Beauty, and make the breezes of My Cause stir thee, and move thee through the gentle winds of My companionship. Whereupon, detach thyself from all else but Me, then ascend on My wings to My heaven that thou mayest witness My might and power, and behold My dominion and sovereignty, and journey through the realms of My power, and traverse the fields of My glory and splendor. By God! When thou hearest what hath flowed from My Pen, thou shalt become an intimate of the manifestations of My glory and draw nigh unto the dwellers of My holy cities, and become apprised of that which is concealed from the eyes of My creation and the sight of My creatures. Then thou shalt find My Book in the hands of previous Manifestations, and find it speaking of My remembrance, heralding My presence, calling out My Name, turning toward the direction of My throne, drawn to the sweet melodies of My voice, and soaring in the paradise of My nearness and reunion. O servant! Shatter the idols of the deluded ones among My servants through My power and might, and fear not the tyrannous ones among My creation. Then rend asunder the veils of the souls of My servants, then turn at all times toward the direction of My good-pleasure, then take the water of life by My leave, then drink in My Name between My earth and My heaven, then pass it around with fingers of detachment in the gathering of My loved ones, then draw them through the wonders of My remembrance and move them through the breezes of My love and praise, that they may detach themselves from all else save Me and turn toward My face and draw near to the seat of My throne and the pavilion of My grandeur and the dawning-place of the lights of My beauty. Thus doth My tongue command thee and My Pen move to make mention of thee on this night wherein sorrows have overtaken Me from the manifestations of Satan in such wise as cannot be described in words. Mine eyes have wept, My heart is troubled, My liver is inflamed, and My shirt is reddened with My blood, yet My creation perceive not, nor do they understand. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon them who have detached themselves from the world and all that is therein and have taken shelter beneath the shade of the Tree of My Name, the Most High, the Most Great.

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=== START BH02937 ===

He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise! O Letter of Ba! Hearken unto the call of Him Who summoneth thee at a time when the dogs of the earth from every direction have gathered against Him with claws of strange hatred, while He hath placed His trust in God, His Lord, at all times, and hath feared no one nor will He ever fear any soul, even should all who are in the heavens and on earth deny Him. For this world and whatsoever is therein are in His sight no more than a handful of light dust. Say: Verily in this exodus are signs for those who remember, and in this movement are evidences for those who perceive. Say: Therein lieth concealed the wisdom of God, if ye be of them that comprehend. And it shall be made manifest in truth, despite the arrogant ones. Thus do We impart unto thee of the verses of the Spirit that thou mayest be of the guided ones, and stand firm in the Cause and be of them that are steadfast, and find tranquility within thyself such that the hosts of the evil ones shall not cause thee to slip. Beware lest thou forget this counsel from this trusted, all-knowing One. Soon shall Baal roar and the Samiri call out from every nearby place. But ye shall abide beneath the shade of God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the Best-Beloved. Verily He will assist His loved ones with hosts ye cannot see, and this is easy for God to accomplish. And thou, O Baqir, grieve not for what hath befallen Us, and be not of them who are distressed in tribulation nor of them who are content therewith. Be thou content with what God hath ordained for Us, then be patient in the Cause of thy Lord and be of the patient ones. Beware lest thou be dismayed in this greatest dismay wherein the minds of the mystics are bewildered. God shall soon transform thy distress into tranquility and thy sorrow into joy. Verily there is no God but He, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Omnipotent. Say: O people! Hearken unto My call and differ not in God’s Cause, and turn not unto them in whose breasts ye find rancor against God, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Bountiful, and from whom the odors of discord are diffused though their tongues may speak with mighty and impregnable words. By God! These are more harmful than all poisons. Fear ye God and draw not nigh unto them, and be not of them that approach them. Thus have We counseled thee in this Tablet with that which shall suffice thee above all else, if thou be of them that act. And the Spirit and glory rest upon thee and upon the detached servants.

=== END BH02937 ===

=== START BH02938 ===

O Mulla Husayn! He is the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Most Glorious!

O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One Who hath been imprisoned in this place for having summoned the people unto God, the Lord of all worlds. It behooveth thee today to arise amidst the servants with a strength from Us and a power from Our presence, and to point unto them with thy finger and give them the glad-tidings of the Manifestation of God and His sovereignty, whereby the horizon of the world hath been illumined and the earth hath shone with the light of His resplendent countenance. Beware lest the censure of any censurer or the denial of those who have disbelieved in God, the Exalted, the Great, deter thee in the path of God. Take thou the choice wine of steadfastness in the name of the Dawning-Place of the light of oneness, then drink thereof once in My Most Glorious Name and again in My Most Generous Name.

In the Persian tongue do We speak, that all may comprehend the utterance of the Beloved of all possibility and partake of His bounty. Today it is incumbent upon all the friends of God and those who have quaffed the choice wine of merciful bounty to endeavor to the extent possible to teach the Cause, for this is regarded as the most great of all deeds in the sight of the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. If one should quicken a single soul with the sprinklings of the water of life, it is as though he had quickened all mankind. Thus hath it been aforetime decreed: “Whoso quickeneth a soul is as though he had quickened all mankind.”

O Husayn! This is the Day of utterance and the Day of the mention and praise of the All-Merciful Lord. For any land that possesseth even less than a mustard seed of germinating power, these divine words are like the outpouring rain. Thus doth the morn of inner meanings breathe forth, that it may give glad-tidings unto all creation of that wherewith the Revealer of the Bayan hath given glad-tidings. Thy Lord is, verily, the Commander, the All-Wise.

Thou must adorn the people of Mamaqan in this divine springtime with a new raiment. Take hold of the hem of teaching, turning aside from those who have denied the All-Merciful, the Compassionate. Today the manifestations of the whisperer are occupied with the promptings of self, and through a hundred thousand wiles they prevent the hapless people who have no knowledge of the Ocean of divine wisdom and the Sun of insight from attaining unto the truth. Hold fast unto the cord of thy Lord’s loving-kindness, then guide the people unto God and His straight path. Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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=== START BH02939 ===

O Khalil! Thou wilt never know what befell the Friend of the All-Merciful from the manifestations of Satan. Say: Verily Nimrod and Pharaoh have again rebelled against God, and this hath been decreed in the preserved tablets of glory. Say: By God! Nimrod acknowledged God when he witnessed the Beauty of God and His power, but the Nimrod of today hath not acknowledged and will never acknowledge, if ye be of those who know. Even if God should bring a company of angels, or the treasures of the heavens and earth, or a manifest sovereignty, or knowledge of what was and what shall be - by God, they will never believe, ever. This is a revelation from God, the Protector, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. If thou shouldst know what befell the Friend, thou wouldst detach thyself from thine own self and from all who are in the heavens and earth and from all upon which the name of a thing can fall. This indeed is a known truth. But We have veiled the matter in preserved tablets of glory, lest the cry of all things be raised between earth and heaven, and the hearts of those who dwell in the pavilions of grandeur be disturbed, and those who are nigh fall prostrate upon the limited dust. O Khalil! The Beloved speaketh with beloved melodies of sorrow: Soon shall ye bite your fingers in remorse when ye find not the Youth, though ye search throughout the heavens and earth. Thus do We inform you that ye may be of those who are aware. By God the Truth! The eye of creation hath never witnessed its like, nor shall it witness hereafter, and to this do honored servants testify. This Tablet was revealed at a time when the Shirt of God was reddened with blood because one cast upon all created things a letter of the vision he witnessed within himself - He, the Protector, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Preserve thou this Tablet and recite it morning and evening, and in all years and months, that perchance the people of the holy places may arise from the couch of heedlessness and become certain of their Lord’s verses. Then remind, from Our presence, those loved ones whom nothing in the heavens or earth can cause to turn aside except what issueth from the mouth of the Spirit in these days wherein most faces are turned away.

=== END BH02939 ===

=== START BH02940 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

O guest of God! Where is the Host and where is His companion? Know thou that He is in the hands of enemies who plot against Him morning and evening. Woe unto him who would shut the door which hath been opened before the face of all who are in the heavens and on earth! Take heed, O ye who are endowed with discernment! How many houses have We left to the spider, and how many kings have We brought down from their palaces to their graves! Take heed, O ye who are possessed of understanding! Will any upon earth remain as they were? Nay, by my Lord, the Most Merciful! Blessed is he who hath cast away the world and turned with humility and repentance toward the Most Glorious Horizon.

God willing, you must be grateful and content in all conditions. All people have claimed to love God, yet each was barred from the path of the All-Merciful by some test, for the Ancient Beauty hath never accepted any but the sincere, and trials and tests are like a sieve - that which is unacceptable passeth through it. Today is the day of steadfastness. Dissimulation in the Cause of God is not permitted. Hearken unto the voice of the Wronged One. Speak the truth, stand with truth, and utter truth, even if thou shouldst behold all on earth as enemies. For the example of the souls who turn away is like bubbles that appear on the surface of water - they have had and shall have no stability or permanence. God willing, thou must bear hardships for the sake of God and be patient in what hath befallen thee, even as trials greater than those that have befallen all others have befallen the Ancient Beauty, Who even now, in tribulations that cannot be mentioned, is nonetheless occupied with the remembrance of God and His commandments. Thou hast ever been before Our gaze and remembered in the Most Great Scene. Act in a manner befitting this most great station. Remember all handmaidens on behalf of the Wronged One. Remember on My behalf My handmaiden Sakinih and her daughter. Say to them: Grieve not over anything, for your Lord is the Truth. He is with His handmaidens and adorneth whomsoever He willeth with the ornament of His wondrous and matchless remembrance.

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=== START BH02941 ===

He who dawns from the horizon of certitude. O servant! Hearken to the call of God, the Lord of eternity, from the direction of His Most Great Prison. By My life! Were those in the world to hearken to this call, they would detach themselves from all else and hasten to the Dawning-Place of inspiration. We desired to give thee to drink, from the chalice of utterance, that which will draw thee to God, thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower, that thou mayest appear in the kingdom with the fire of the Supreme Word in such wise that neither the allusions of the veiled ones nor the conditions of those in creation shall quench or extinguish thee. Turn not unto those who have clung to vain imaginings and opposed Him Who hath appeared with the truth. They are deaf and blind, neither seeing the lights of the Face nor hearing that which the Tongue of Revelation uttereth from the most exalted station. Remember when the horizon of knowledge was illumined by the Day-Star of Batha, the divines and the learned ones opposed Him, uttering what We hear today from those who have hesitated in the Cause of thy Lord, the Lord of all men. Say: O people! This is not the day of questioning. The Self-Sufficient, the Most High, hath appeared with a sovereignty that hath encompassed all in the heavens and on earth. Turn unto Him with radiant hearts that ye may find from Him what the Beloved found in His ascension. This is the day whereon it behooveth every soul, upon hearing the call from the Ultimate Tree which hath grown in the white earth, to say: “Here am I, here am I, O Lord of all beings!” This is not the drinking-place of every bewildered one. This is the spring from which all springs have branched forth, and the ocean from which all seas have appeared. Say: O people! Abandon your conjectures. By God! He Who was hidden in the Tablets, My concealed Name, hath come. Beware lest ye deprive yourselves of this most pure wine whose seal hath been broken by the finger of might and power. Praise thy Lord for that thy letter hath attained the presence of the Throne and this Tablet hath been revealed unto thee, from which the fragrance of the All-Merciful passeth over all creation. Be thou steadfast in the Cause, detached from all else. This is what the Cleaver of the dawn counseleth thee. Read thou this Tablet in the nights and days. It will draw thee to a station wherein thou shalt hear from all things: “Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Choosing.” Thus have We adorned the heaven of certitude with the Day-Star of utterance and sent it unto thee as a grace from Us. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

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=== START BH02942 ===

He is the Mighty! O ’Ali! Be patient in My Cause and grieve not within thyself, for though separation is more bitter than any bitterness, yet following Me is sweeter than any sweetness. Therefore seek for thyself that which is acceptable before the Beloved and pleasing, not to be rejected. Then I counsel thee, O ’Ali, to patience in this greatest terror and to forbearance in this constraint, then to firmness in the love of God and His loved ones. And this indeed is a matter which nothing in the heavens and earth can resist, did ye but know. Then turn to thy Lord and turn away from all else, and be thou in love at such a station that should thine eye oppose thee in this, thou wouldst pluck it out, for it profiteth thee not, and what profiteth thee is thy Lord, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. Then convey Our remembrance to ’Abdu’llah who is named Javad, and remind him of My love for him, and this is better for him than all that eyes have beheld. Say unto him: Be thou steadfast in the love of thy Lord. Then remember him in thy days and fear no one, but put thy trust in God, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Ever-Living, the Sublime. Then convey Our remembrance to Zaynu’l-’Abidin and give him the glad tidings of a praiseworthy station in the presence of God, the Mighty, the Beloved. Then cast upon ar-Rahim from Us the word of glorification, that he may be of those who rejoice in the gladness of the Cause. Then I counsel you that ye dispute not in the Cause of God, even should the idolaters unite against you, and be ye in the earth as standards of victory from One wise and self-subsisting. And should ye detect from anyone the fragrance of rancor, draw not nigh unto him for an instant - thus hath it been inscribed by the Most Holy Pen on a preserved and mighty tablet. Then speak with wisdom and be among the people as one detached who turneth only toward the right hand of nearness to the Beloved. Then dwell, O ’Ali, in thy house until there reacheth thee from Our command or a hidden and secret book. Thus do We cast upon thee words of love that thou mayest find from them the fragrance of musk and be of those who return unto God. Then convey Our remembrance to the women who are in thy house, then cast upon their faces the silk of glorification from this sorrowing Youth. And peace be upon you and upon them until the Day when the trumpet shall be sounded.

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=== START BH02943 ===

Here is O Pen Most Exalted! Make mention of him who hath turned unto God and heard His call and attained unto His days and responded to his Lord, when the servants turned away from Him, that the attraction of the wine of verses may so seize him that he will arise to promote the Cause and aid his Lord, the All-Merciful, amidst all creation. We aid those who have been moved by the breezes of remembrance and have turned unto God, the Mighty, the Bestower. Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Scene and the glance of the Wronged One hath been directed towards it while imprisoned among those who were heedless of the Cause and arose in opposition. We have read it and heard that which thou didst call out to God, thy Lord. By My life! We found from it the fragrance of thy love for thy Lord, and We have sent down for thee this Tablet whereby the hearts of the righteous are attracted. Everything shall perish save what hath been sent down from the Pen of Command in this Book. Hadst thou been present at the time of its revelation, the attraction of revelation would have seized thee in such wise that thou wouldst have found thyself soaring to a station at which eyes are dazzled. Let not the opposition of the deniers sadden thee. Arise to promote the Cause by My leave, then remind the servants of what We have sent down in the Books and Tablets. Give the people to drink from the cup of the bounty of thy Lord that they may turn unto the Straight Path. Say: O people! The promise hath come to pass and the Promised One hath appeared with a light whereby the world hath been illumined, and before Him marcheth the Kingdom of proof and testimony. Beware lest vain imaginings withhold you from this most great bounty. Cast them behind your backs, turning unto the Dawning-Place of lights. This is a Day wherein the Tongue of Grandeur proclaimeth: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the One, the Chosen,” and the Dove calleth out upon the Ultimate Tree: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the One, the Mighty, the Forgiving.” Say: Were ye to turn with attentive ears, ye would hear from all things that which would attract you to the Self-Subsisting. Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I am he whom the breezes of Thy favors moved in Thy days until I heard Thy most sweet call and turned unto Thy most exalted horizon. I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the world was illumined and the Ancient Beauty was established upon the throne, to make me a servant of Thy Cause and one who speaketh Thy praise, and to ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones who have fulfilled Thy Covenant. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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=== START BH02944 ===

In His Name, the Lord!

Thou knowest, O my God, that my lips were not opened save by Thy permission, and that the Pen of Pre-existence moved only by Thy command, and was stirred solely by the winds of Thy Will which have encompassed all who dwell in the kingdom of Thy Cause and creation. I summoned Thy servants, as Thou didst command me, unto the holy paradise of Thy oneness and the seat of Thy glorious mercy. No hour hath passed over me except that from the clouds of destiny there rained down upon me the arrows of tribulation. Yet I remained content with what was decreed for me in Thy path and longing for what was ordained for me in the scrolls of Thy decree. My soul be a sacrifice for Thine arrows, and my spirit be a ransom for Thy decree, O Thou Who art the Beloved of Baha, the Companion of Baha, Who kindled the fire of faithfulness in the breast of Baha, Who speaketh Thy most great verses through the tongue of Baha, Who proclaimeth Thy most exalted Word in the mystery of Baha. The essence of Baha be a sacrifice for Thy grace, and the reality of Baha be a ransom for Thy mercy. By Thy glory, O my Beloved! I find for myself no portion save what was ordained for me by Thy Most Exalted Pen, and nothing is more beloved to me than the tribulations that have touched me in Thy love - the destined afflictions and the decreed calamities. Therefore, I beseech Thee, O my Beloved, drive not Thy servants from the door of Thy mercy and bounty. Then rend asunder the veils of their hearts and eyes with the fingers of Thy power and might, that they may behold Thee manifest above all things and seated upon the throne of grandeur and glory. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Great, the Most Exalted. Then send down, O my God, from the clouds of Thy mercy upon him who hath been named with the First Name of these two Most Exalted Names that which will purify him from all except Thee, sanctify him from all save Thee, and turn him toward the direction of Thy unity and the seat of Thy glorious singleness, and preserve him from whatsoever is abhorrent to Thy good-pleasure. Then cause him, O my God, to speak Thy praise amidst Thy creation and Thy remembrance among Thy servants, for Thy remembrance is the ladder whereby Thy creation ascendeth to the heaven of the glory of Thy oneness. Verily, Thou art He Who hath ever been, through Thine Essence, powerful over all who dwell in the kingdoms of the heavens and earth, and Self-Sufficient from all who dwell in the kingdoms of Command and creation. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Choosing.

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=== START BH02945 ===

In the Name of the One God

’Abdu’l-’Abbas of Astarabad! God willing, may you drink from the living waters which have been unsealed by the hand of divine power through the grace of the All-Merciful. Your letter arrived in the prison and attracted the attention of the Wronged One, Who hath called all to God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Its opening was adorned with this blessed prayer: “O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Glory at its most glorious.” Observe how the people of the Furqan remain heedless, even though it was previously stated that God’s Most Great Name is mentioned in this prayer. To those possessed of insight it is clear and evident that the station of the mention of the Most Great Name must be at the beginning, for it precedes all names and is the source and dawning-place of all remembrance - and indeed it appears at the opening of the aforementioned prayer. Despite this, they all denied it and failed to recognize its truth. Rather, they pronounced sentence of death upon Him, save those whom God preserved through His truth and delivered from the ocean of idle fancies. He, verily, is the Mighty, the Powerful. Blessed art thou for having adorned thy letter with this Name, through which the limbs of the divines trembled and the hearts of the ecclesiastics were troubled, and through which that which was hidden in God’s knowledge was made manifest - He, the Protector, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. This day is the lord of all days, for the Lord of mankind openly declareth: “Look! I shall show thee My beauty” and “Turn! I shall give thee to drink of the Kawthar of My grace.” This is such a word that were one of the chosen ones to be blessed with hearing it, he would soar on wings of longing to the horizon from which the Luminary of the world hath shone forth. Whosoever in this Day performeth a service to God’s Cause shall endure through the endurance of God’s Word. God willing, thou must be enkindled with a newly kindled fire in the days of God and be illumined by the lights of His countenance, in such wise that through the heat of that fire, receptive souls may be warmed by the fire of the love of God. Blessed is the strong one whom the might of the mighty hath not weakened, and blessed is the one who turneth, whom the veils of creation have not prevented from turning unto God, the Lord of all worlds. Give thanks unto God for having been mentioned before His presence and for the revelation of this Tablet from which the sincere ones inhale the fragrance of the mercy of thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Bountiful. When thou receivest it, say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the worlds!”

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=== START BH02946 ===

He is the Consoler, the All-Knowing. God willing, hold fast to the cord of patience and cling to the hem of resignation. Although from the calamity that occurred, every tranquil one was stirred to motion, and every patient one rent their garment, and every steadfast one cried out in anguish, yet I swear by the luminosity of the dawn of inner meanings that such a bounty hath appeared as hath never been conceived possible in creation, nor shall be. This calamity which you witnessed - these very twin radiant lights had themselves, in previous years, beseeched and implored it in their petitions to God. Praise be to God, in this world they lived with utmost honor, and in their final days they attained the supreme martyrdom in the path of love for the Beloved of the worlds. What bounty is greater than this bounty, and what station more exalted than this station? You must, in the name of God, protect that noble lady and those related to this station, and not let them slip away through the words of this one and that. Glory be upon you and upon those women who have believed in the One, the All-Informed.

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=== START BH02948 ===

In the name of the all-knowing Lord! O friends! In these days when the Sun of Manifestation is risen, the eternal Countenance is evident, the Most Great Sea of God is surging, and the rains of mercy are continuously flowing and spreading, strive that perchance ye may not remain deprived of the Goal and may become illumined with the lights of His face. That which is visible will soon vanish. Hold fast unto that which neither perisheth nor experienceth decline, and that is the recognition of the unity of His sanctified Being. Whoso attaineth unto this station is reckoned among the people of God. O friends! Beseech ye from the all-encompassing power of God, glorified be His majesty, for strength, and arise to serve His Cause with the utmost steadfastness, and recite the Tablets revealed from the direction of His oneness by night and by day. I swear by the Most Great Name that the fragrances of the verses have ever been and shall remain the quickeners of bodies, frames and spirits. Be ye intimate with His words and hold fast unto them. This is the greatest counsel that hath flowed from the Pen of the Lord of destiny. The divine gaze is directed toward all and beholdeth all; no matter hath been or shall be hidden from Him. Let your resolve be lofty, and soar ye in this pure atmosphere on the wings of detachment. Be ye united and in accord in the Cause of God. The strong must assist the weak with the utmost kindliness and forbearance, that all may act according to the goodly deeds which have been revealed in the divine Tablets, and may become purified and sanctified from selfish desires and vain imaginings. Previously, holy and exalted Tablets in Persian and Arabic were sent to that region, that all might become assured through the grace of God and act according to that which they have been commanded. Observe how great is His favor, that from the Most Great Prison, despite countless afflictions, He summoneth you unto the infinite bounties of your Lord. He hath had and hath no purpose save the elevation of souls to the eternal and everlasting stations. Therefore unto the Lord belongeth praise, O people of Baha, and the praise of all who are in the heavens and on earth. From this exalted station and from this sublime horizon do We send Our greetings to Our loved ones and Our handmaidens.

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=== START BH02949 ===

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

O mother, I write this letter to you in Persian that you may hear the sweet utterance of the divine bird in the Iraqi tongue and forget the melodious songs of Hijaz, and acknowledge that the spiritual nightingale sings in all tongues upon the holy branches in the gardens of the spirit, in remembrance and utterance, that you may hear from these outward songs the inward melodies.

O mother, pass beyond the heart and turn to the Beloved of hearts; transcend the soul and attain to the Beloved of souls. Join the stream of the heart to the ocean of the Heart-Transformer, and firmly bind the cord of love to the root of nearness to the Loved One. A soul without the Beloved of souls is not worth a dirham, and a heart without the Beloved of hearts cannot be exchanged for a farthing. Better that the head without its Lord be in dust, better that the heart without pain be consumed, better that the neck without its cord be severed by the sword.

Say: O friends, lie down thinking of the Friend, and find repose in your beds contemplating the Beloved. Smell the fragrance of the Beloved in the flowers, and behold in the bright flames the light of the countenance of the Friend. I swear by the life of the Friend that if you catch the fragrance of Joseph’s garment and enter the Egypt of divine friendship, O mother, you will become one of all those near to God.

Therefore strive with your soul in love and enter with your heart the abode of the Friend. Leave the grief of the age to those who belong to it. Pay no heed to the fleeting days of this world, that this old garment of the world may fall from your body and you may take up your dwelling upon the everlasting throne, don the divine brocade, drink from the cup of the Beloved the wine of love, be illumined by the candle of love, and sew the garment of love.

This is that which never changes. Know then that all divine laws in every age and dispensation change and are transformed according to the requirements of the time, except the law of love which forever flows and never changes or is transformed. These are the wondrous divine mysteries which He has mentioned for His servants, and He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful. And clothe Sakineh with the robe of glorification from the divine lights.

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=== START BH02950 ===

In the Name of God, the All-Loving!

O Mihraban!

One of the friends hath evoked thy remembrance; thus have We remembered thee.

In this glorious Day everything that can be seen is a witness,

and calleth all men unto the one true God. Say! This is the Day in which the sun of spiritual discernment is shining forth in the heaven of true understanding. Blessed is he that hath perceived and recognized it. Whatsoever was foretold in former times hath now been fulfilled.

Say, O friends! Suffer not yourselves to be far removed from the ocean of heavenly grace. He is come astonishingly near unto you. He Who had been concealed from men’s eyes is now come. How good is His coming! In one hand He is carrying the water of life and in the other the charter of true liberty. Cast ye away one thing and take hold of another. Cast away whatsoever pertaineth to the world and take firm hold of that which the hand of divine providence imparteth unto you. Lo, that which no eye hath ever beheld is now revealed. O friends! Hasten ye, hasten ye, hearken ye, hearken ye!

The deeds of the high priests have caused the people to be estranged from Almighty God. Instead of evincing self-denial they have given themselves up to inordinate desires and strayed far from the path of the Lord God. They have grievously erred, yet fondly imagine themselves to be treading the right Path. We have, however, warned the leaders of religion and taken them to witness, that they might in this day solemnly affirm His truth and guide His creatures unto the Spirit of Purity.

Say, O high priests! Shake off your slumber, rouse yourselves from unconsciousness, incline your inner ears to the melody of the All-Sufficing and conduct yourselves in a manner that beseemeth the Day of God Himself.

Great is the station of him who hath in this Day perceived and become aware of the truth, and wretched is he who hath failed to comprehend the utterances of the Lord of wisdom and to recognize the newly-arrived Friend in His new attire.

Behold, the Ocean of true knowledge hath appeared and the Day-Star of wisdom shineth resplendent. Incline your ears to the Voice of the Eternal Lord of Utterance and purge yourselves from whatsoever is deemed unseemly, that ye may become worthy to gain admittance into the court of your Creator. Say, in this Day the Almighty hath unloosed His tongue before the assemblage of men. It behoveth you to draw nigh unto Him and to grasp the truth of His weighty utterance. Indeed His utterance is a messenger that beareth the token of His presence. It delivereth you from darkness and guideth your steps unto the effulgent light of His glory.

Thy name was mentioned before Us and We have remembered thee in Our Tablet. This remembrance is like unto a sapling that We have planted with the hand of loving-kindness. Erelong will it grow verdant and flourishing, laden with abundant fruits. Thus hath the Lord God ordained, and thus hath He shown the way.

He is the Mighty, the Seeing, the Lord of Utterance and Wisdom.

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O Mir ’Ali-Asghar, upon him be the Glory of God, of Asku! In the name of the All-Powerful Speaker! This Wronged One hath from the earliest days until now been afflicted with tribulations and hardships at the hands of enemies, to such an extent as is beyond reckoning or limitation. Those who were shown the utmost favor - that is, those who were ignorant and were enabled to attain the ocean of knowledge, those who were poor and found their way to the horizon of wealth, those who in a few short years attained pure and holy blessings - were in the end so deceived by outward ornaments that they deviated from the straight path and engaged in unseemly deeds and actions. It was observed that the words and deeds of these souls would cause great corruption. Therefore, solely to preserve the Cause, the command to depart was issued. Later they proceeded to the great city and committed that which caused the very essence of truth to weep and the hearts of the chaste maidens in the most exalted Paradise to burn. The divine counsels had no effect upon them. They abandoned righteousness and piety and occupied themselves with tyranny and depravity. By the life of God! There hath befallen Us that which hath caused every possessor of heart and vision and conscience to lament. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me to the ocean of Thy bounty and for having remembered me in the prison when I was wronged at the hands of Thy servants. I beseech Thee, O Illuminator of the horizons and the One manifest on the Day of Meeting, by Thy Name through which the back of hypocrisy was broken, to assist me to be steadfast in Thy Cause and Thy love. O Lord! Deprive not Thy thirsty servant of the Kawthar of Thy grace, nor the poor one of the treasury of Thy generosity and bounty. O Lord! Thou seest Thy servants who turned away from Thee after having turned towards Thee, and were deceived by their wealth until they denied Thy right and rejected Thy favors and cast aside Thy gifts. O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy sovereignty which hath encompassed all things, seen and unseen, to aid them to return unto Thee and to seek forgiveness before the gate of Thy pardon and to turn in repentance before the throne of Thy bounty. O Lord! Ordain for me all the good Thou hast sent down in Thy Book. Verily Thou art the Almighty, before Whose power the might of the world and the traces of nations were obliterated at the manifestation of Thy traces. There is no God but Thee, the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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In the Name of the one true God! The Sun of Truth hath risen from the horizon of the heaven of prison, speaking forth, and the light of utterance hath shone forth from the horizon of will unto the kingdom of proof. Blessed is he who hath stepped into the world and sought to know the Lord of ancient days. O Abraham! The promised Day hath appeared and the Mount circleth round the Manifestation, yet the people remain heedless. Today the mysteries of God’s Book and the pearls of the ocean of divine knowledge are visible before the faces of the high and low, yet the seeker of the Goal is nowhere to be found. Reflect upon the previous Manifestations that thou mayest become aware of the harm done to this Wronged One. From the earliest days until now He hath been afflicted with endless tribulations. Most of His days were spent in the hands of enemies, chains were His companions and the harm of the tribes His associates. His friends withdrew and His loved ones arose to harm Him out of fear of enemies. His companion was the Tablet and His intimate the pen. Glory be to God! Most of the servants bear witness to what hath befallen Him and are aware of His tribulations. For some time now this Wronged One hath dwelt in this prison which hath been named the Most Great Prison. In the nights and days He is occupied with the remembrance of His loved ones and chosen ones. What hath come to pass that the people have shunned the light and turned to darkness upon darkness? Nevertheless, the heart is aflame with the fire of love and the tongue uttereth remembrance and speech. Blessed is the soul that was not prevented by the veils of names nor held back from turning towards Him by the doubts of the servants. Say: My God, my God! Prevent not Thy servants from the ocean of Thy bounty. If Thou forgivest them, this is of the wonders of Thy grace and bestowal; and if Thou chastiseth them, verily Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful. O Lord! Aid those who deny to turn towards the court of Thy glory and to acknowledge what Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy utterance. Thou art He through Whose name the ocean of forgiveness surgeth throughout creation. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Bountiful. We make mention of thy son who was named Ni’matu’llah and give him glad tidings of that which hath been sent down for him at this time from the heaven of the loving-kindness of the Lord of all worlds, that he may rejoice in My favors, speak My praise, hold fast to My cord and cling to My luminous robe. The glory be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God, the One, the All-Informed.

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He is the Speaker and He is the All-Seeing

O Badi’ - upon him and upon his father be the Glory of God -

The Sun of Truth speaks: O youth! Praise be to God that in the first days thou wert blessed through the bounty of the Lord of all beings. Thy mention shall never be effaced from the Book of God. That which will endure throughout the duration of the kingdom and the divine realm hath been revealed from the Most Exalted Pen concerning you. With utmost joy and delight be thou engaged in the remembrance of the Peerless Friend. Be thou gladdened by His love and vocal in His praise. Thy mention hath been and will continue to be before the Wronged One. In these days the name of God Mahdi - upon him be My glory - sought favor on thy behalf. God willing, mayest thou be blessed by divine grace and illumined by the lights of His countenance.

We make mention in this station of thy mother who believed in God, the Lord of the worlds, and drank the Kawthar of reunion from the hands of the bounty of her Lord, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. We send Our greetings from this station upon thee and upon her as a token of Our grace, for verily We are the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.

And We make mention of thy father through whom the luminary of steadfastness shone forth and the fragrance of certitude was wafted throughout creation. We testify that he cast behind him all idle fancies, turning his face toward this Horizon from which hath dawned the Sun of the Revelation of thy Lord, the All-Powerful, the Almighty. He it is who cast aside the books of the world and took hold of the Mother Book by the command of God, the Almighty, the All-Praised. He attained unto the most great steadfastness in such wise that neither the clamor of the wasps deterred him from the Lord of Lords, nor did the power of the divines frighten him from the Lord of Names. He forsook the world and turned toward the Most Great Prison - the place which God made the footstool of His feet and wherein He revealed that which had been hidden and treasured in His Preserved Tablet.

O ’Ali-Akbar! The Lord of Destiny hath turned toward thee and testified to that which surpasseth the treasures of the heavens and earth, and He giveth thanks to Himself on thy behalf. Verily thy Lord is the All-Loving, the All-Bountiful. The Light shining from the luminous brow be upon thee, O thou who hast spoken that which the Nightingale of Faithfulness spoke, and the Cock crowed upon the branch of eternity. Verily there is none other God but Him, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Blessed art thou and blessed is he who visiteth thee, by virtue of what the Most Exalted Pen hath spoken, and those who in this mighty Day have attained unto the recognition of God.

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In the Name of God, the Most Wondrous, the Most Exalted, the Most Mighty, the Most Glorious!

These are the verses of God which have been sent down from the heaven of mighty glory, and through them mercy descends upon all created things from the presence of One powerful and mighty. Through them God provides His near servants with the fruits of wisdom and utterance, that He may detach them from all else besides Him and draw them nigh unto the precincts of glorious might. Say: He is verily the One with power over whatsoever He willeth, such that were He to desire to reveal in every moment proof after proof in establishment of His Cause, He would be able, and He hath ever been wise over all things. Say: Were He to desire to make but a single proof for His Cause and manifest it in every moment in another form, He would be able, and He hath ever had power over whatsoever He willeth. Say: Were He to send down upon a tree the decree of divine authority and upon what is beneath it, He would be able, and it behooveth none to object to Him, for He hath ever been the Doer of what He willeth, and He hath ever been encompassing over all things. Say: O people, be ye ashamed before Him Who, were He to desire to resurrect all created things through a word from His presence, would be able - and this is easy for Him. Nothing in the heavens or earth that He hath created can frustrate Him, and with Him is the knowledge of all things in a perspicuous Book. Say: O people, think not within yourselves that which beseemeth you not. Hearken unto the call of God, abandon the calf, and take what hath been sent down from the presence of One mighty and wise. Say: Do ye worship the idol instead of God? Woe unto you for what your passions bid you do. Fear God and take not the idol as your helper. And thou, O thou who hast turned to God, be steadfast in the Cause, purify thy spirit and body from the influences of those who have disbelieved and associated partners with Him in Whom they had believed, and who were rebellious against God. Sanctify thyself from such as these and consort not with them ever, and be in an impregnable protection. Thus have We commanded thee as a bounty from Our presence upon thee, that thou mayest rejoice within thyself and be steadfast in the Cause. And the glory be upon thee and upon whoso hath believed in God and taken within the precincts of holiness a mighty station.

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O Qasim, upon him be the Glory of God! He is God, exalted be His glory, greatness and power!

All the Prophets and Chosen Ones have been commanded by God, exalted be His glory, to water the trees of human existence from the Euphrates of refinement and wisdom, that there might appear from all that which God has deposited within them. Every tree has its visible fruit, as can be observed. A fruitless tree is fit only for the fire. The purpose of what they have commanded and taught has been the preservation of the stations and ranks of the human world. Blessed is the soul who in this divine Day has held fast to the divine principles and has not deviated from the true law. The fruits of the tree of existence are trustworthiness, religion, truthfulness and sincerity, and greatest of all, after the oneness of God, exalted and mighty be He, is due regard for the rights of parents. This matter is mentioned in all the divine Books and recorded by the Supreme Pen. Consider what the All-Merciful has revealed in the Qur’an, His words exalted be He: “Worship God and associate naught with Him, and show kindness unto parents.” Observe how kindness to parents is joined with the oneness of God. Blessed is every wise mystic who witnesses and sees and reads and knows and acts according to what God has revealed in the Books of old and in this mighty Tablet.

O Qasim! God willing, may you be assisted in that which is pleasing to the Friend. Your father is among those who in the early days perceived the fragrance of the morn of Revelation. He attained the presence repeatedly. Know his worth and seek his good pleasure that you may attain to the good pleasure of the Beloved of the worlds. When you have been honored with this trace of My Most Exalted Pen, turn your face toward the Prison and say:

I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the limbs of all names trembled and the hearts of the learned and the princes were shaken, to assist me in that which Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Generous, the Bountiful. Praise be unto Thee, O Beloved of those who are in the heavens and on earth.

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Muhammad-Sadiq, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Expounder, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

Praise be to the Desired One Who, through a hidden drop in the Most Exalted Word, hath adorned the world with a new and wondrous life. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto this life which is, in truth, manifest and visible in the garment of immortality. Prayer, praise, glorification and glory be upon the loved ones of God, whom neither the doubts of the divines nor the allusions of the ignorant could deter. They heard, they hastened, and they said: “Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of all beings and King of the Kingdom of Names, for having manifested and revealed Thy Cause resplendent and Thy momentous Message, and for having announced unto all what hath been ordained for them by God, the Lord of all worlds.”

The honored Andalib, upon him be My glory, made mention of thee. We have remembered thee in this wondrous Tablet, and have turned toward thee from the precincts of the Prison, and have brought forth for thee the pearls of wisdom and utterance from the shells of the ocean of thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous.

This is the Day of grace and bounty, the Day of assistance and service. Yet through the hosts of deeds and character have the sword and its implements, and war and its equipment, been erased from the Book. This most great bounty and supreme favor is specific to this Revelation. Those steadfast souls who have quaffed from the crimson cup the Kawthar of immortality must assist the Cause of God through goodly deeds and praiseworthy character.

Convey My greetings to the loved ones in that land, then share with them that which hath flowed from the treasuries of My Pen, that they may rejoice and be among the thankful. This Day hath no peer or likeness, and from the loved ones must appear that which befitteth this Most Great Day. Verily, We have remembered thee with that which nothing in all creation can equal, and We have accepted what thou didst send, as a bounty from Our presence and a favor from Our court. Thy Lord, verily, is the Almighty over whatsoever He willeth. There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Glory be from Us upon thee and upon those whom neither the taunts of the enemies nor the power of princes could prevent from drawing nigh unto God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

[A mark resembling the number 6 appears at the head of the Tablet]

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In the Name of Him through Whom the Ark of Utterance sailed upon the Sea of Proof!

All praise befitteth the Desired One Who, from the clouds of loving-kindness, hath showered the rain of mercy upon blessed and goodly soil. Through the meeting of these two pillars have the flowers of wisdom and utterance appeared, and through this wisdom and utterance hath the world of being been illumined. Its order is the cause of tranquility to all servants and of rest and assurance to all that dwell in every land.

Glorified art Thou, O God, O Sovereign of the kingdoms of existence and King of the seen and unseen! I testify that through Thy will the ocean of knowledge hath surged before the faces of all religions, and the Dove of Utterance hath warbled upon the highest branches, even as the Tongue of Thy grandeur had spoken before the creation of all possibility: “Mine is the Kingdom and the Dominion! Mine is the Glory and the Majesty!” Thereupon arose the call of the Sadratu’l-Muntaha from the highest Paradise: “O denizens of Paradise and people of creation, rejoice and be glad in that God hath fulfilled His promise and manifested His Beauty!” Then were voices raised from all directions, even from the atoms: “O people of the cities of Glory and Grandeur, O companions of the Crimson Ark! By God, His manifestation is better than the worship of men and jinn, and than the treasures of the past and future!”

O Ali, upon thee be My glory! There hath come before the Wronged One what thou didst send to Asad, upon him be My glory, and one of My Branches, who hath been named Badi’ in My perspicuous Book, read it before My face. We have found in thy letter the fragrance of thy steadfastness, thy love, and thy sincerity towards God, the Sovereign of the Kingdom and the Dominion, the Lord of Glory and Might. We have answered thee with a Tablet that hath spoken from the highest horizon: “Hearken, O people of Baha and companions of the cities of chastity and bounty! This is a day wherein the hands of generosity have circulated among the peoples the chalices of eternity in the name of their Most Glorious Lord. Hearken, then take the chalice with the hands of certitude, then drink therefrom once in His name, the Beloved, and again in remembrance of Him, the Mighty, the Loving.” Thus hath the Tongue of Utterance spoken in the Kingdom of knowledge, as a command from God, the Lord of what was and what shall be.

O Ali, upon thee be God’s everlasting glory! In these days the Orator of the horizons hath mounted the pulpit of utterance in the City of Lovers and given glad tidings to the concourse of lovers concerning the ascension of a sacred soul in the love of God, the Lord of the worlds. How many hallowed souls have freely sacrificed their lives in the path of the Beloved of the world of being. Nevertheless, the heedless people have not become aware, nay rather, their heedlessness hath increased. O Ali, that which the eye of creation hath never seen hath become manifest, and from the Kingdom of utterance hath been sent down that which the ears of the people of possibility have never heard. However, the deeds of the servants are a mighty barrier. All are deprived of the ocean of divine mercy and forbidden from the manifestations of the Sun of Truth. Beseech God to assist His servants to return and repent. Verily, He is the Oft-returning, the Forgiving, the Generous.

We have desired at this time to make mention of Our loved ones in Kha. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Merciful.

O Rajab-’Ali! Hear My call from the direction of My prison. Verily it will draw thee nigh unto the Most Exalted Horizon and give thee to drink of the Water of Life from the hand of the bounty of God, the Lord of the worlds. Indeed, everyone hath prospered who hath turned toward the Most Great Ocean, which desired to cast upon all possibility the pearls of wisdom and utterance from the shells hidden therein, through My Name, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Say: O peoples of the earth! Behold the Ocean and its waves, and the Sun and its effulgence, and be not of the heedless. That which ye possess will profit you not this Day. Cast away the idols of names at the bidding of God and take hold of His Book, the Revealed, the Firm, the Strong. Say: My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and adorned my temple with the ornament of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee, O Master of existence and Sovereign of the seen and unseen, by Thy Command whereby the rivers of Thy behests have flowed among Thy servants and the standards of Thy laws have been raised in Thy lands, to make me in all conditions to hold fast to the cord of Thy bounty and cling to the hem of Thy mercy. Verily, Thou art the Powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and within Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

O Shaykh Hasan! We have desired to make mention of thee at this time from this luminous Spot, whereby thy remembrance shall endure among all remembrances and thy name among all names. Verily thy Lord doeth what He willeth, and He is the One, the Sole, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Beware lest the clamor of men debar thee from the Most Sublime Vision, or the oppression of those who have disbelieved in the Day of Judgment cause thee fear. This is a Day wherein the Light hath shone forth from the horizon of Manifestation, and the Mount calleth out: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Praised!” Say: O people! Fear God and follow not the manifestations of idle fancies who dispute the signs of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Thus hath the Most Exalted Pen revealed that which was hidden within it, as a mercy from the presence of an Ancient Commander.

O Pen of the All-Merciful! Make mention of him who was named ’Ata-Quli Khan, that he may rejoice and be of those who heard the Call and answered their Lord, the Hearing, the Responding. Hear My call from the direction of My prison. Verily it will draw thee nigh unto My Kingdom and raise thee to a station wherein naught is heard save the mention of God, the Mighty, the Powerful. Beware lest the hints of those who harbor doubts hold thee back. Cast away what the people possess and take My Book, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Verily it will guide thee to the Most Great Path and give thee to drink of the Water of Life from the cup of the bounty of thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Say: This is a Day wherein the Temple of the Manifestation hath been established upon the throne of the Mount, and the light of utterance hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of God, the Lord of the worlds. They that have turned toward the Countenance are among those who are nigh unto God in His Mighty, Glorious Book; and they that have denied and turned away are among the people of error in the Book of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment. Beware lest the clamor of the people silence thee, or the might of this Day hold thee back. Cast away what the world possesseth, holding fast to the cord of God, the Strong. Thus have We bestowed upon thee the wing-feathers of utterance that thou mayest soar thereby in the atmosphere of the love of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Gracious, the Compassionate, the Mighty, the Wondrous.

O Qasim! The Self-Subsisting has come, and the All-Compelling calls out before all faces, saying, while pointing with His luminous finger: “This is the One promised in the Books of God, the Lord of this exalted station!” O Qasim! Hear the call of the Wronged One with thy heart’s ear, then turn unto Him with a countenance illumined by this resplendent and glorious Light. How many a servant heard the call and responded, and how many a servant denied God’s Revelation and His proof, rejected His bounty, and disputed the verses sent down from the heaven of grace as a mercy from God, the Lord of all who are in the heavens and on earth. We counsel thee and those who have believed to observe that trustworthiness which We have made the ornament of the temples of them that are nigh unto God, and truthfulness which God hath made a crown for the heads of them that are sincere. Take heed lest the might of the people sadden thee or the power of any remote oppressor weaken thee. Thus hath the Lamp revealed its light and radiance, and the Pen the mysteries deposited within it from the presence of an ancient Commander.

O Tongue of Grandeur in the Kingdom of knowledge! Make mention of him who was named Allah-Quli Khan with a remembrance that will draw the people to the Most Exalted Horizon and guide them to the straight path. This is a day wherein the scratching of the Pen is heard and the Herald calleth out from the direction of the Most Great Prison: “The Kingdom and the Dominion belong to God, the Lord of all men!” O people of the earth! Fear God Who hath preserved you, aided you, and made known unto you that which most of His servants were prevented from knowing. Take hold of the Book of God with the power bestowed by Him and the sovereignty from His presence. Verily, He will assist thee and draw thee nigh unto the most exalted station. They who have aided their Creator through deeds and character are among the most exalted of creation in the Book that proclaimeth: “There is none other God but He, the Single, the One, the Powerful, the All-Bountiful.” Thus hath the fragrance of My utterance wafted among My servants and the ocean of My grace surged before the faces of the parties.

O son of Javad! Hear the call of the Lord of creation Who hath come from the heaven of power with might and sovereignty. Dost thou rejoice after having heard the Wronged One in the midst of sorrows? Blessed is the one who hath not cast behind him God’s covenant and His testament, nor denied this Light that hath shone forth from the horizon of God’s will, the Lord of lords. Say: By God, the Truth! The fragrance of utterance hath been diffused throughout all possibility, and the call of the All-Merciful hath been raised from this station which God hath described in the Books and Tablets. Say: O people! Be fair for the sake of God, then read what hath been sent down from the heaven of utterance as a bounty from the Lord of the beginning and the end. Thus did the Pen move when the Lord of Eternity was established upon the throne of Manifestation with clear proof and evidence.

O Lutf-’Ali! Hearken unto the eternal call of God! He who desireth to ascend unto the heaven that ruleth over all heavens must be detached from the world and its vanities, its affairs, its bounties, its adornments, its doubts, its allusions, and its tales. Thus have We made manifest the Way and sent down the Guide. Blessed is he who hath heard and attained, and woe unto every heedless doubter!

Say: O people of the Bayan! The names of the people will profit you not this day. Cast them aside and choose for yourselves a path unto God. This is the Day whereof the Books of God had given tidings aforetime, and wherein the servants were promised this Revelation, through which the Nightingale of Utterance warbleth upon the highest branches. Dominion belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the Glorious, the Bountiful. Whoso hath on this Day attained unto My verses and been honored by My tokens, verily he is of the people of Baha in the Book of Names. He Who possesseth the Mother Book beareth witness unto this. Thus have We manifested the Cause and revealed the verses as a grace from God, the Almighty, the All-Choosing.

O Pen! Make mention of him who was named Muhammad-Baqir, that he may give thanks unto God, his Lord, the Lord of all mankind. Say: O people! Hear ye the call from the Supreme Horizon, then turn unto it with your hearts. He will aid you and enable you to stand firm in this Cause whereby the back of the idols hath been broken. This is the Day wherein the breezes of God have wafted and that which was hidden from time immemorial hath been revealed. This is the Day wherein the Most Exalted Pen hath raised its shrill voice, inasmuch as the Most Glorious Temple hath been established upon the throne of ‘He doeth whatsoever He willeth.’ Blessed is he who hath heard the call, and woe unto every idolatrous liar!

O Husayn, O Teacher! The Ancient Countenance hath turned toward thee from His Most Great Prison, teaching thee that which will draw thee nigh unto God, the Lord of mankind. Blessed is the teacher who hath arisen to teach children and hath guided the people to the path of God, the Mighty, the Bestower. Let not the affairs of the people grieve thee. Leave them and take hold of My Book through My power. It will deliver thee and draw thee nigh unto God, the Cleaver of Dawn. We beseech God to aid thee in His remembrance, His praise, and service to His Cause among His servants. O Husayn! The banner of triumph hath appeared and the standards of God’s Cause have been planted upon the hilltops and branches. He desireth naught but the reformation of the world and the edification of nations. He Who possesseth the proof and evidence beareth witness unto this. Say: We call you for the sake of God and give you to drink from the cup of immortality from the hand of bounty. Blessed is he who hath taken and drunk, and woe unto every turning away deceiver!

Say: O concourse of divines and mystics! Be fair in that which hath appeared in truth. It will draw you nigh unto God, the Revealer of verses. Nothing escapeth His knowledge, and He is the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

O Mir Muhammad-Husayn! Hear thou the call of the Wronged One, Whom God hath made the Water of Life for all creation and a Sign of eternity among the nations. Beware lest the doubts of the misguided ones prevent thee from drawing nigh unto the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. This is the Day wherein the ocean of knowledge hath surged and the fragrance of the garment of thy Lord’s mercy, the Sovereign of earth and heaven, hath been diffused. When thou findest the sweet savors of My utterance and the fragrance of My bounty, say […]

My God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having given me to drink of Thy sealed wine through Thy self-subsisting Name, and for sending down unto me that whose fragrance endures through the perpetuity of Thy most excellent names and Thy most exalted attributes. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, detached from all else but Thee. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name and by the Word through which Thou hast subdued the world, to aid me to achieve supreme steadfastness such that neither the promptings of the guide nor the doubts of the guided shall deter me. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the Glorious, the All-Forgiving.

O Ancient Countenance! Turn Thy face unto Muhammad-Qablih-Husayn that the fragrances of revelation may attract him and draw him nigh unto God, the Revealer of verses. Give thanks unto thy Lord for having sent down unto thee a Tablet from whose horizon shineth the light of divine favors and bounties. Be thou immersed in the ocean of utterance and speak forth this Name through which the near ones have soared to the most exalted horizon and to that station wherein all things proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Lord of Days!” Blessed art thou for having turned unto Him and attained unto the evidences of thy Lord Who came from the heaven of proof with an argument before which, when it was sent down, all verses bowed down in submission. Thus have We set forth the utterance and sent it unto thee that thou mayest thank thy Lord, the Manifester of clear evidences.

O Mahmud! The Promised One hath come and that which was hidden in God’s knowledge, the Lord of all worlds, hath been made manifest. We raised up from the letter Kha one who gave the people the glad tidings of this Revelation through which the Herald proclaimed: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Mighty, the All-Praised.” We manifested Ahmad (of Azghand) and sent forth Muhammad (Furughi) that they might give glad tidings to the peoples of earth and heaven of this resplendent and manifest Light. We had mentioned them before in verses that brought joy to the eyes of them that know. O Mahmud! Hearken unto the scratching of My Pen and that which hath been sent down from the heaven of My bounty. Blessed is he who hath cast away vain desire, clinging fast to the fear of God which He hath made as a shield for the temple of His Cause, the Mighty, the Wondrous.

At this moment the tongue of My loving-kindness maketh mention of him who sought My presence with My leave, entered the gate of My majesty, heard My sweet call and the scratching of My Most Exalted Pen. He was named Javan-i-Ruhani by God, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. He drank the wine of immortality from the hand of My bounty and attained unto that which was inscribed in My Great Book. Blessed is he and blessed are they who love him and who hearken unto his words in this wise Remembrance. We testify that he hath attained unto that which the sincere ones attained in this Great Announcement. The glory from Us be upon him and upon every steadfast and firm one, and every resolute and trustworthy one.

O Hasan! Adorn thy head with the crown of trustworthiness and thy temple with the robe of chastity and thy heart with this Light which, when it shone forth from the horizon of utterance, caused the Concourse on High to proclaim: “O denizens of the world of creation! He Who is the King of the Kingdom of Names hath come with the hosts of wisdom and knowledge. Blessed is he who hath attained and recognized His presence, and woe betide the heedless!”

Verily We desire at this hour to make mention of My friends in Kha who were not hindered by the doubts of the people from My Self-Subsisting Name, and whom the power of the deniers did not deter from turning unto God, the Lord of this exalted station. O Hassan Bey, hear with thy Persian tongue the Divine Call. The spiritual orators have appeared in the City of Lovers with such rapture and ecstasy as the eyes of the world have never witnessed, for the true lovers have attained the presence of the Beloved. The Mount is joyous on one side while the Tree is vocal on the other. The fire of love hath encompassed all save those souls who have deprived themselves of the merciful bounties and infinite favors. The Most Exalted Pen hath ever mentioned and will continue to mention the sincere ones. Give thou the glad-tidings from the Wronged One to the spiritual youth, for his presence hath been honored with acceptance and adorned with the ornament of God’s good-pleasure, exalted be His glory. He is among those who have soared on the wings of trust in the atmosphere of the love of his Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate.

O people of God! Hold fast unto that which is conducive to the appearance of trustworthiness and chastity. Had the heedless servants held fast to the counsels of the Most Exalted Pen, the effulgences of the Day-Star of proof would now encompass all. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having remembered me when I was among the heedless ones, and for having sent down unto me that which shall cause my mention and my name to endure through the permanence of Thy kingdom and Thy dominion. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name to make me steadfast in Thy love. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Possessing, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

O Beloved of God! We have mentioned thee time and again and have revealed for thee that which hath attracted the hearts of them who are nigh unto God. Thou wert remembered before the Throne and wert standing before the Face. He Who possesseth the perspicuous Book beareth witness unto this. Thou art he who hath attained unto the Kawthar of utterance and the signs of God, the Lord of the exalted Throne. Glorify on My behalf the faces of My loved ones and illumine them with My resplendent and manifest light. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of all beings and Creator of earth and heaven, for having enabled me to attain Thy presence in Thy days. I beseech Thee to make me steadfast in Thy remembrance, Thy praise, and Thy love, which Thou hast made the lord of deeds and virtues. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

O Abbas! Hear the call from the Most Exalted Paradise. Verily it shall protect thee from the oppression of those who have denied the Day of Judgment. Beware lest the clamor prevent thee from the Lord of all beings. Cast away what is with the people and take My Book with the power that is from Him. Verily He is the Helper, the Compassionate, the Generous.

O son of Qasim! The Promised One hath come, and the Shi’ih divines from all directions have pronounced sentence of death upon Him. Thus have their souls prompted them without any clear proof or perspicuous Book. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of Names, for having caused me to turn toward Thee when every remote scholar turned away from Thee. I beseech Thee to ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. I testify that Thou art the Most Generous of the generous ones and the Most Merciful of the merciful.

O Muhammad-Qabli! Today Carmel hath attained the presence of God, and every possessor of vision and hearing is blessed with beholding and hearkening. Glory be to God! The mysteries of the Resurrection and the signs of the Hour are all manifest, yet veiled from minds and understanding. Say: […]

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having revealed unto me that which Thou hadst veiled from most of Thy servants. I beseech Thee to make me steadfast in Thy Cause, firm, unshakeable and mighty. Verily, Thou art the Most Powerful of the powerful ones.

O Muhammad-Qabil-Hasan! The Lord of the worlds maketh mention of thee in the Most Great Prison, that thou mayest give thanks unto the Lord of all who are in the heavens and on earth. We have heard thy call and have answered thee through this mighty Tablet, and We have called out to thee from the shore of the sea of wisdom. God - there is none other God but Him, the Single, the One, the Self-Subsisting. He hath taken unto Himself neither counsellor nor peer. He hath appeared and made manifest that which was hidden in hearts and treasured in knowledge. Verily, He is the Omnipotent over whatsoever He willeth. There is none other God but Him, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Grieve not over anything, but place thy trust in Him. Verily, He is with His servants who put their trust in Him. Give glad tidings to My loved ones on My behalf, and then to My handmaidens who have believed in the Single One, the All-Informed. We have made mention of them and have sent down for them that which We have made the Most Great Spirit for the body of the world and the light of utterance for all who are in the realm of possibilities. Exalted is the Most Merciful, the Manifestation of this evident grace.

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Baysan 19. Honored Sabri Effendi, upon him be God’s peace.

He is God, exalted be His station, to Him belong greatness and grandeur.

Praise befits the Most Desired One Who bestowed perfect affection between hearts through His Most Exalted Word and adorned them with the light of unity and harmony. If all the treasures of the world were expended, such affection and unity could not be achieved. The command is in His hand - He creates love as He wishes and brings hearts together as He pleases. The key to this door has been and continues to be the diffused fragrances, and this fragrance appears sometimes through mention and utterance, and at times through pen and fingertips. Exalted be His grace, exalted be His favor, His might and His kindness.

And furthermore, the letter of that honored master dated the 15th of the blessed month of Ramadan arrived and like the April rains bestowed fresh adornment upon heart and soul. I beseech and implore God, exalted be His glory, that this door remain forever open. Verily He has power over all things.

And regarding what you wrote about the items, complete emphasis was previously given and they were sent. God willing they will prove acceptable. The beloved Haji Siyyid Javad, upon him be the Glory of God, has written to both your honor and this servant about the reason and cause for the delay. You will learn the details of these matters from their letter. And regarding what you wrote about the sweets, God willing it shall be acted upon. This servant beseeches his Lord to ordain for you the good of this world and the next, to elevate your station and open before your face the doors of grace and bounty. Verily He has power over whatsoever He willeth.

And regarding what you wrote about His Holiness the Name of God, upon him be the Glory of God, it is correct - they arrived and attained. Their joy, delight and happiness accord with what you wrote. They stayed here two nights and then, as commanded, returned home. It is hoped that soon we shall gather together in the assembly of unity and the seat of truth in the shade of the Divine Lote Tree. I beseech Him, exalted be He, to bring near the days of attainment. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer of prayers. And praise be to God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

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The Sister of Jinab-i-Haydar-’Ali

He is the Peerless, the Sanctified, the Most Glorious!

Praise be unto the Best-Beloved, the cloud of whose mercy hath ever rained upon all beings, and the sun of whose bounty hath ever shed its radiance upon all created things. Truly destitute is he who hath deprived himself of the showers of God’s grace!

O maidservant of God! Strive that thou mayest not be deprived of the effulgent splendours of His lights, nor far removed from the shadow of His mercy. Take thou refuge in His shelter, and abide thou beneath the shadow of His gracious favour, for all that cometh not beneath His shadow hath ever been – and shall remain – within the realm of disbelief. In these days, the operation of two divine names may be witnessed with the utmost clarity: to wit, the names of “Quickener” and “Destroyer”. These cause on the one hand death, and on the other, life. The one taketh life away from those that turn away from God; the other conferreth everlasting life upon those that turn towards Him. How great the power of Him Who at a single time hath made two seasons to appear: spring and autumn! How numerous the trees of human souls that have become fresh and verdant in this mystic, holy springtide, and richly laden with the fruits of divine knowledge! And how numerous the trees of human souls that have become parched and withered in this same season, deprived of all God’s manifold bestowals! A single breeze blew forth from out His peerless Paradise: to the believers in the unity of God it was a balm of peace and mercy; to the infidels, a blast of wrath and chastisement. Such is the power of Him Who is the sovereign Lord of all!

O maidservant of God! Please God, thou wilt not be deprived of the gently-stirring breezes of this springtide of supernal holiness, nor remain without a portion of the overflowing bounties of these days of the divine spirit. Pass thou beyond the world and all its peoples, and set thy face towards the one true God. For all else but Him is in its essence poor and needy; and being so, is powerless to satisfy even its own needs, how much less the needs of others!

O maidservant of God! Whenever thou art seated in comfort and tranquillity, do thou call to mind this Captive, and occupy thyself with His remembrance; and if thou beholdest an exile from his native land, do thou recount the banishment and anguish of this Spiritual Youth. I swear by Him Who is the Mover of all beings! Heaven, earth and mountains would be incapable of bearing a single atom of the tribulations that have come to pass. Nay, better were it that the afflictions of this Youth remain concealed. He, verily, hath knowledge of all things. Do ye convey the salutation of Him Who is the Tongue of God unto all His devoted handmaidens.

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O Mirza ’Abdu’llah! In the name of the Goal of the world and the Sovereign of nations!

Praise sanctified above all meaning and utterance befitteth the Lord of all possibility, Who illumined the world with the light of His knowledge and adorned the hearts of those who have turned to Him and drawn nigh unto Him with the seal of “We are God’s.” In the midst of abasement the light of glory dawned from the horizon of will, and in the midst of poverty the sun of wealth rose and shone forth from the heaven of purpose. Glorified be His dominion and glorified be His proof. There is none other God but Him.

Thy letter was received and read before the face of this Wronged One, attaining the honor of His hearing. Praise be to God that thou art renowned among the people of the world as a standard-bearer of the Cause of God and art celebrated for thy love for Him. This most exalted Word hath appeared like a peerless gem from the treasury of the Most Exalted Pen: Well is it with thee and blessed art thou! We beseech God to assist thee and confirm thee in that which He loveth and is pleased with. Verily He is the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below.

The answers to the petitions of those who have turned to God have been sent down from the heaven of His will. We beseech God to assist these souls to drink from the hidden oceans within His divine words and verses, and to receive their portion and share of the fragrance of His revelation. That distinguished one hath ever been and continues to be mentioned in the Most Holy Court. The decree of attaining His presence, the reward for attaining His presence, and mention of attaining His presence have been recorded for thee by the Most Exalted Pen. Neither the passing of centuries and ages, nor the changes in the world, nor the clamor of the peoples shall erase this mention. To this testifieth every seeing scholar and every informed mystic. Should wisdom at some time require it, they may turn towards it, but the friends of God must at all times fix their gaze upon wisdom and hold fast unto it, for this most exalted Word hath repeatedly flowed from the Most Exalted Pen.

Convey My greetings to the friends and gladden them with the effulgences of the Sun of divine favor. Verily He is with them, hearing and seeing, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. The splendor shining from the horizon of the heaven of My Kingdom be upon thee and upon those who have turned to God and have said: “Praise be to Thee for having shown us Thy straight path and Thy mighty message.”

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In the Name of our Most Holy, Most Great, Most Exalted, Most Glorious Lord!

Praise be befitting unto the Object of all desire Who raised up from the name of Abu’l-Hasan the name of Amin and adorned him with the ornament of manifest truth. He doeth whatsoever He willeth and ordaineth whatsoever He desireth. He is the All-Powerful, the Almighty. And blessings and peace and glory and radiance be upon His loved ones who have not broken His covenant and testament and who have acknowledged that which hath been sent down from the heaven of His Will. These are servants who have recognized His oneness and singleness, whom neither the veils of the world nor the coverings of the nations have hindered. They have bowed down before every word of the words of God their Creator and have raised no objection to any matter in what hath appeared from Him Who conversed on Sinai. These are the dawning-places of the light of submission and contentment in the world of creation and the daysprings of steadfastness and dignity among all beings. Upon them pray the Concourse on High, the companions of the Crimson Ark, and those who circle round the Throne at eventide and at dawn, at morn and at dusk.

Thereafter, the successive letters of that spiritual beloved arrived. The fragrances of their mention gave fresh life to the soul and the glad tidings of his health bestowed new spirit and delight. Praise be to God that the messenger of love is ever journeying and the pen of affection ever moving in joy and gladness. This is the fourth response being submitted. God willing, whatever was previously sent has arrived. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, to aid that beloved one to be manifest and upraised like a standard among the peoples in the name of Truth. May He deposit in his words the effect of spirit and in his utterance the radiance of light, that he may bestow life and illumine all things. What you wrote regarding the friends in Tiflis has all been accepted, and from the heaven of the Supreme Pen there was revealed especially for each one that which every word thereof is a clear book for the fair-minded. It was sent to the spiritual beloved Haji Muhammad-’Ali, upon him be the glory of God, that he may deliver it. Glory and remembrance and praise be upon you and upon those who are with you and who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds.

The Servant

9 Jamadi’l-Avval 1304

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O Mirza Abu’l-Hasan in the Land of Alif!

In the Name of God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! The remembrance of God from the direction of the Abode of Life, the Spot wherein the Tongue of God uttereth the most melodious strains, addresseth His servant, that My remembrance from His presence may encompass all created things, and that He may remind the servants of the remembrance of God, the Most Great, and bid them observe righteousness and piety, and forbid them from transgression and indecency, that they may perchance find a path unto Him Who occupieth the throne.

O servant! Thy name hath been mentioned before the Throne, and We have revealed unto thee clear and holy verses, and have sent them unto thee as a token of Our grace, that thou mayest read them and be possessed of insight into the Cause. Stand firm in the Cause of God and His religion, and be not shaken by the tempests of trials that have blown from the direction of temptation, causing most of the leaves to fall. Thus hath the matter been decreed by One Who is mighty and powerful.

Turn unto God, then turn away from all else besides Him, and fear no one. Place thy trust in all matters in God, thy Lord, and abide under His mighty protection. Remember thyself throughout all days, lest thou be veiled by the veils of idle fancies which have encompassed most of mankind, who remain shut out from the glances of God.

Know thou that God hath accepted from thee what thou didst dedicate specially to Him from the land which He bestowed upon thee. This is of His grace unto thee, and verily His grace is nigh unto the doers of good. Beware lest thou efface from thy heart the love of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Guard it from the manifestations of Satan who bid people to deny Him Who created them by His command, and who have taken for themselves a partner with God. Shun such as these, neither sit with them nor associate with them. This is My bidding unto thee, if thou be of those who understand.

Preserve the Tablet of God, then read what hath been revealed therein by night and by day, that it may create within thy heart that which will draw thee nigh unto a mighty and exalted station. Let God suffice thee above all else, and take not Satan as thy helper. Thus have We commanded thee in truth as a token of Our grace unto thee, that thou mayest be endowed with true understanding. Glory be upon thee and upon whosoever hath detached himself from those who have disbelieved and hath turned with radiant countenance unto God.

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In the Name of God, the Most Wondrous, the Most Impregnable! The remembrance of God in the form of fire from this light has been witnessed in this Revelation from the horizon of glory. O people! Turn to Him with your hearts and deprive not yourselves thereof. Thus do We command you in truth that ye may find a way unto Him Who occupieth the throne. Say: O people! Fear God and break not your covenants, nor turn back on your heels in this Path which shineth luminously among all paths. Tread ye the path of truth with the foot of certitude and follow not those who have denied God and were far removed from the highway of His Cause. O Mahdi! Be thou guided by the guidance of God. Verily He hath appeared in truth with manifest guidance. Detach thyself from all who are on earth, then turn to God with novel submissiveness. Beware lest the might of the oppressors hold thee back from Him. Be thou strengthened through My Name on earth and be possessed of great power. Verily He strengtheneth whom He willeth and aideth whom He pleaseth and loveth him who loveth Him and remembereth in His kingdom him who remembereth Him on His earth. Thus was it sent down aforetime and now We have sent it down once again as a grace from Us unto thee and unto all created things. Purify thy sight that it may behold the truth, then thy heart that it may comprehend what the tongue of grandeur and majesty uttereth, and be thou steadfast in the Cause. Say: O people! Believe in God Who created you and sustained you and caused you to die and brought you to life for this Revelation which hath been inscribed by the Pen of God in all the Tablets. O people! Shun ye what ye have been forbidden in the Tablets, then walk in My footsteps that the fragrances of My deeds may waft from you among My creatures. This is the best and most excellent of deeds, and I, the True One, am witness thereunto. O people! Cast not the Cause of God behind your backs and follow not every remote idolater. Follow ye the truth for it commandeth you naught save what profiteth you and desireth for you naught save that it may draw you nigh unto a station of resplendent glory. Thus have We imparted unto thee the word of truth and verily thy Lord is watchful over thee. And the glory shining from the horizon of eternity be upon thee and upon those who have believed in God and have wholly detached themselves from every accursed satan.

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In the Name of Him Who is the Guardian over all names. This is a remembrance from Us to him who hath turned towards God when the ocean of bounty surged and the breezes of reunion blew, that he may find peace through his Lord’s grace and make mention of Him among Our servants who have drawn nigh. O Muhammad! Hearken unto the call of God, the Single, the All-Sustaining, that it may draw thee to a station wherein thou shalt behold none in all creation save God, the Lord of all worlds. Say: He was One in His Essence and One in His dominion. He hath taken unto Himself neither partner nor minister. He, verily, is the Single, the One, the All-Informed. All else besides Him was created by His command and lies within the grasp of His might, and He is the Ruler over whatsoever He willeth and the Speaker in the kingdom of creation. There is none other God but He, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. He hath created all contingent things for this Day wherein the Revealer of verses hath come with clear proofs that have encompassed the heavens and the earth, yet the people remain behind an evident veil. Arise thou firm in the Cause, then rend asunder the veils through the name of thy Lord, the Lord of the Return, that the servants may turn unto God, the Mighty, the Wise. We address from this station God’s loved ones in that place and give them the glad-tidings of this boundless grace, and We send Our greetings to each one of them as a token from Us, for We are the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. Say: Blessed are ye for having hearkened unto the call and turned towards God, the Creator of heaven, when the Lord of Names came with manifest sovereignty. Rejoice ye that the Tongue of Grandeur and Glory hath made mention of you and your names have appeared from this mighty, this firm Pen. Ye are mentioned before the Throne, and this sufficeth you, did ye but understand. Unite ye in God’s Cause, then make mention of Him with such remembrance as may awaken the hearts of them that slumber. It behooveth you today to remain steadfast in God’s Cause, lest the intimations of the pretenders veil you or the cawing of the crows cause you to slip. This is My counsel unto you - hold fast unto it in the name of your Lord, the Strong, the Powerful. O Muhammad! Remind them of what We have sent down in this Tablet, that they may inhale the fragrance of revelation and rejoice in what hath been sent down unto them from the presence of One mighty and praiseworthy. Blessed art thou for having turned towards the Qiblih of the world and been mentioned before God when He was seated upon His mighty throne. Glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those women who have believed in God, the Lord of all worlds.

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He who has migrated to God–in His name Who speaks in the Kingdom of Utterance. A mention from Us of him who turned to God and attained the lights of the Face when He appeared in truth with mighty sovereignty. He left his home, directing himself to the Intended One, and traversed land and sea until he reached the Sacred Precincts–the station wherein was raised the Call of God, the True King, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. He attained the presence of the Throne and heard the Call from the Dawning-Place of grandeur and glory, and was honored to attain the presence of God, the Lord of the worlds. He remained beneath the shade of his Lord until the appointed time was fulfilled. We commanded him to return to the lands and regions of God, that he might remind the people of this Most Great Announcement. Beware lest the world and its conditions sadden thee. Leave it behind, turning to that which thou hast been commanded by One All-Knowing, All-Informed. Remind the people in the days of thy Lord and give them glad tidings of what thou hast heard and seen in this noble station. Say: O people! He remembers you at all times and calls you to your Lord, the All-Merciful, in such wise that His Most Exalted Pen has not paused nor has His sweetest Call been interrupted. Turn with your hearts and be not of the heedless. This is a Day wherein the Dawning-Place of divine knowledge has been illumined through this Name, whereby all who are in the heavens and earth were thunderstruck, save whom thy Lord willed, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Be gentler than the spring breezes, that through thee the trees of being may be stirred and yield the fruits of remembrance and utterance. This befits one who has laid hold of this luminous hem. Convey My Great Glory to My loved ones and be as wings for them, that they may soar in the atmosphere of My knowledge and speak forth My wondrous remembrance. Say: O My loved ones! Be steadfast in the Cause through My Name and My sovereignty, in such wise that the clamor of the heedless shall not keep you from My straight path. Trust in God in all matters. Verily He protects whom He wishes and aids whoever speaks His beauteous remembrance. Then give to drink, to whoever draws near to thee, the choice wine of thy Lord’s favors, that he may turn wholly to this luminous horizon. Glory be upon thee and upon them and upon those who have turned to God and attained the mercy that has preceded the world and the grace that has encompassed all, whether small or great.

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This is a visitation prayer revealed by God, the Lord of Names, for His loved ones (Jinab-i-Ashraf, Basir and Mirza Muhammad-’Ali) who turned to the place of detachment for martyrdom and were martyred in the path of God in the land of Za. Upon them be the mercy of God, Creator of all things and Fashioner of earth and heaven. Blessed is he who draws near to God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, through visiting them. And whoever wishes to visit any one of them should recite this visitation prayer:

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! May the mercy that appeared and shone forth from the horizon of the grace of the Lord of creation be upon you, O guide of the people and destroyer of idols! I testify that you were, for the bosom of grandeur, the white hand, and for the wilderness of guidance, the Tree of Sinai, and for the people of creation, the greatest sign. You are the one through whom the brocade of the book of existence was adorned with the remembrance of your Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. God’s curse be upon those who killed you and wronged you after you had been unto them a sign of remembrance from your Lord, the Most Glorious. I testify that you did not fall short in the Cause of your Lord and conveyed what you were commanded until you returned to your resting place. You are the one whom the veils did not prevent from the remembrance of your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. The assault of the wicked did not cause you to tremble - you called all to God, the Mighty, the Chosen One. Blessed are you, then blessed are you, in that you ascended to the Paradise of Abha and the Supreme Companion, detached from all that was created in the realm of existence, turning to the Most Distant Station and the Lote-Tree of the Uttermost End, and dwelling in the seat of truth with God, the Lord of the last and the first.

O my God and my Master! I beseech You by this martyr who was martyred in Your path, and by this blood which was shed in Your love, that You forgive me and my parents and my relatives from among those who have believed in You and Your verses. And I beseech You, O my God, by this noble dust and this exalted gate, that You ordain for me what You have ordained for Your chosen ones who were not prevented by the clamor of the wicked from turning to You, O You in Whose hand is the reins of authority. O Lord! Leave me not to myself. Preserve me beneath the shadow of Your greatest mercy, then send down upon him the best of the last and the first. Verily You are powerful over what You will. There is no God but You, the Mighty, the Wise.

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K the honored one, upon him be the Glory of God. He is the One dawning from the horizon of faithfulness. Glorified be He Who has appeared and manifested what He willed through His command “Be!” and it is. Exalted be He Who has sent down and revealed that whereby God’s proof was perfected unto His servants. He verily is the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. He has spoken that wherewith the Point gave glad tidings: “Verily there is no God but I, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen.” Your letter has come before the Wronged One and the servant present submitted it, and We have adorned it with the ornament of response. Verily your Lord is the Answerer, the Kind. We have mentioned you before and at this time as a grace from Us. He verily is the Mighty, the Loving. We have heard your call time after time and answered you in various Tablets. Be thankful and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Lord of the seen and unseen!” How many a servant saw the signs and turned away from them, and how many a servant was so attracted by the call that he cast away the world and turned to the Most Great Name. By God’s life, he is among the people of the highest paradise in a preserved tablet. We give glad tidings to those who have cast away vain imaginings and idle fancies and have turned with illumined hearts to the supreme horizon - the station round which circle honored servants. Grieve not because of the world and its conditions. That which has been sent down from God, the Lord of existence, shall be made manifest. Be steadfast in service to the Cause, speaking in praise of God and acting according to what you have been commanded in His binding Book. Convey My greetings to My loved ones who have taken the white cup in My Most Glorious Name and drunk therefrom My choice sealed wine. Say: This is the Day of remembrance and this is the Day of praise, did you but know it. Hold fast in all conditions to the cord of loving-kindness. He commands you to that which benefits you in all the worlds of His worlds. My hidden Book bears witness to this. You have been under the glance of My loving-kindness and there befell you in My path that which caused the Concourse on High and the dwellers of Paradise to weep, but the people do not understand. Preserve your stations through this Name through which, when it appeared, every hidden matter was made manifest. Thus has the luminous leaf recounted from the effulgences of your Lord’s utterance, the Lord of Names. Be thankful with joy and gladness. The glory shining forth from the horizon of loving-kindness be upon you and upon those who have attained to the recognition of this mighty, forbidden Day.

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=== START BH02979 ===

In the Name of the Peerless God. Praise be to the pure Lord who was ever-living and self-subsisting by His own Self. Every non-existence has come into being through His existence, and every nothingness has become manifest through His being. O Rustam! God willing, through the grace of the All-Merciful, be a man of the arena so that through this divine melody you may ignite the dispirited ones, bring the dead to life, and make the withered ones fresh. If you discover this fire which is light, you will come to utterance and see yourself endowed with deeds. O Rustam! Today the manifestation of grace makes an atom into a sun, and the radiance of the revelation of the lights of the Most Great Name makes a drop into an ocean. He with eyes is he who saw, and he with ears is he who heard. Say: O blind ones, the Shelter of the World has come - it is the Day of sight. The All-Seeing, the All-Knowing One has come - it is the time of sacrificing one’s life. On this Day of bounty, strive that you may be recorded in the book of the righteous. None but the All-Merciful Lord has ever been, or is, capable of forgiving the wayward and the sinful. How can one who has not received existence bestow existence, and how can one who is himself guilty of error forgive error? Say: O high priests! The Beloved of the worlds calls you to God from His prison. Accept from Him, and flee not from Him Who has accepted endless tribulations for your deliverance. Pass beyond the seeming friend who is an enemy, and attach your hearts to the one true Friend. Say: O people, be content with that which the Friend has willed, for what He has chosen is indeed praiseworthy. Say: O high priests! No man’s acts shall be acceptable in this Day unless he forsaketh mankind and all that men possess, and setteth his face towards the Omnipotent One. Today is the day of the truthful ones who have passed beyond creation and joined with Truth, who have fled from the darkness of remoteness and drawn near to the light. O Rustam! Hear the words of the Lord and convey them to the people.

=== END BH02979 ===

=== START BH02981 ===

In the Name of the One God, Lord of all worlds!

There hath been and continues to be no doubt that the purpose of creation hath been the knowledge and praise of the Beloved of the worlds. And when the appointed time was fulfilled and the Ancient Beauty rose above the horizon of the world, all parties rose up in opposition. Some clung to their vain imaginings and remained veiled from the Dayspring of certitude, while others held fast to learning yet were deprived of its Source. Had these heedless, wayward souls turned, free from all hints and allusions, to the Most Exalted Horizon, all would surely have attained to the recognition of the Source of Names. In their primal reality, ears and eyes were created for the hearing of divine verses and the beholding of the lights of oneness. Therefore, all must today, when the Manifestation of the All-Merciful is established upon the throne of utterance, turn their ears to His call that they may attain to hearing it, and observe with their own eyes the evident matters in the days of His manifestation, and reflect with pure hearts upon the signs of power made manifest from the Source of divine Will. Should they act upon this merciful counsel that hath been sent down in the revealed Tablets out of pure bounty and grace, all shall attain to the wine of certitude and turn with complete assurance toward the All-Merciful. We beseech God to grant the divines of this age fairness, for these souls have become the cause of their own veiling and that of others from the Truth. Any learned one who hath today partaken of the most pure wine is accounted before God among the people of knowledge, and apart from such We testify that he is among the ignorant. Praise be to the Inaccessible God Who assisted thee to recognize the Dayspring of His verses. God willing, thou shalt at all times drink from the cup of divine love and remain turned toward His direction. After recognition and acceptance, steadfastness is the most mighty of matters. Ask thou of God that thou mayest remain steadfast in His love, for the evil ones have ever been and continue to be lying in wait, striving with the utmost effort and diligence to lead astray sanctified and accepted souls. We beseech God to confirm thee in His love and ordain for thee that which shall profit thee in this world and the next.

=== END BH02981 ===

=== START BH02982 ===

He is the Mighty

God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. His is the bounty and grace. He quickeneth whom He willeth through His sovereignty, and He verily is the One, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. Say: O people, fear God and oppose not him who reciteth unto you the verses of God. Fear ye God, then fear His Cause, therefore fear Me. And if ye believe not, deny not, for this is an error in the Tablet, did ye but know. Say: O people, if ye deny these verses, then by what verses do ye believe? Nay, by Him Who holdeth my soul in His hand, whoso believeth not in these verses hath denied all verses and every Prophet and Messenger. And thou, O servant, fear no one but place thy trust in God and be of them that turn unto the verses of God. Then stand firm in the Cause of God and His love, and turn thy heart toward this sacred and praiseworthy Quarter. Then content thyself with thy Lord to the exclusion of all else and follow not the desires of them who at all times deny the verses of God. And when it is said unto them “Believe in God and in what hath been sent down unto you in truth,” they say “We are content with what we have of God’s verses.” Say: By what right do ye object to those who believed not in God during His manifestation in the name of Ali in truth? Therefore, O people of the Bayan, be fair, for they said exactly what ye say today. Do ye enjoin righteousness upon men while forgetting for yourselves the melodies of God and then deny them? For they were content just as ye are content with what ye have, and thereby opposed God and His verses just as ye oppose and then mock. Say: By God, nothing will suffice you today, neither what is in the heavens nor what is on earth nor what is between them, except that ye take this Book with power and take what is ordained therein. And this is assuredly the truth in this luminous and hidden Tablet. Thus hath the Dove warbled in this night and God’s proof hath been completed unto all who are in the heavens and on earth, would ye but perceive it. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon him who holdeth fast to the sovereignty of Names in this Most Great Name, the Veiled, the Manifest, the Hidden, the Concealed.

=== END BH02982 ===

=== START BH02983 ===

In His Name, the All-Seeing from the Supreme Horizon

God testifies that there is no God but Him, and He Who has come with the truth is verily the Breaker of idols, the Dispeller of vain imaginings, the Attractor of all beings, and the Revealer of what lay hidden in the presence of knowledge from time immemorial. Hearken to the Call from the direction of grandeur, from the right hand of the luminous spot, from the Divine Lote-Tree: “Verily there is no God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Knowing.” We have manifested what was inscribed in the Books of God and have sent down that which is the water of life for all temples and bodies.

O Muhammad-Qabli-’Ali! The servant who is present has come with your letter and presented it before the Face, and the Wronged One has revealed for you that from which those near to God perceive His fragrance, the Lord of lords. All things have been attracted by the Call of God, the Creator of heaven, yet the people are in strange drunkenness. The Sun of certitude has dawned from the horizon of your Lord’s will, the Most Merciful, while the people cling to suppositions and idle fancies. He has appeared in truth from His most exalted horizon and says “Come! Come!” while they hasten to the Evil One morning and evening. They have cast the Most Great Book behind their backs and hasten to the mosques as the Jews hasten to their temples at eventide and dawn. Say: The Evil One comprises the divines of the earth who have cast the knowledge of God behind their backs and have been seized by their desires which move them however they wish. They are truly among the people of error in the Book of God, the Lord of destiny. The dwellers of the highest Paradise lament their tyranny, while they move their tongues in remembrance of God amongst the people. Say: By God! He is innocent of you and your mention - to this testifies the Mother Book which is with Him.

Convey My greetings to My loved ones there and give them the glad tidings of My loving-kindness and My mercy which have preceded all who are in earth and heaven. Say: Hold fast to the cord of unity - it will benefit you and draw you near to a station where the machinations of the wicked will not grieve you.

We make mention of Our leaf and give her the glad tidings of My loving-kindness and My favor towards her, and My handmaidens who have perceived the fragrance of My robe and have spoken My praise among the handmaidens. The glory shining and gleaming from the horizon of My grace be upon you and upon her and upon them and upon My loved ones and My chosen ones who have held fast to My Covenant and have not broken the Testament.

=== END BH02983 ===

=== START BH02984 ===

God testifieth that there is none other God but

Him and that He Who hath come from the

heaven of divine revelation is the Hidden Secret,

the Impenetrable Mystery, Whose advent hath

been foretold in the Book of God and hath been heralded

by His Prophets and Messengers. Through Him the

mysteries have been unravelled, the veils rent asunder and

the signs and evidences disclosed. Lo! He hath now been

made manifest. He bringeth to light whatsoever He

willeth, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, invested

with transcendent majesty and power.

Blessed is that strong one who will shatter the gods of

vain imaginings through the potency of the Name of his

Lord, He Who ruleth over all men.

O My Afnan! We would fain mention thy name as a

token of grace on Our part, that the sweet savours of

My remembrance may attract thee unto My Kingdom

and draw thee nigh unto the Tabernacle of My majesty

which hath been hoisted through the power of this

Name - a Name which hath causeth every foundation to

tremble.

Say: O peoples of the earth! By the righteousness of

God! Whatever ye have been promised in the Books of

your Lord, the Ruler of the Day of Return, hath appeared

and been made manifest. Beware lest the changes and

chances of the world hold you back from Him Who is the

Sovereign Truth. Ere long will everything visible perish

and only that which hath been revealed by God, the Lord

of lords, shall endure.

Say: This is the Day of meritorious deeds, did ye but

know it. This is the Day of the glorification of God and of

the exposition of His Word, could ye but perceive it.

Abandon the things current amongst men and hold fast

unto that which God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting,

hath enjoined upon you. The day is fast approaching when

all the treasures of the earth shall be of no profit to you.

Unto this beareth witness the Lord of Names, He Who

proclaimeth: Verily, no God is there besides Him, the

Sovereign Truth, the Knower of things unseen.

Well is it with thee, O My Afnan, inasmuch as thou

wert honoured to receive My Holy Verses, hast inhaled the

sweet savours of My Revelation and responded to My Call

at a time when My servants and My creatures, casting the

Mother Book behind their backs and, clinging to the

dictates of the exponents of idle fancy and vain imaginings,

have denounced Me. Thus hath the Tongue of Grandeur

spoken in the kingdom of utterance at the bidding of God,

the Lord of Creation.

Persevere thou conscientiously in the service of the

Cause and, through the power of the Name of thy Lord,

the Possessor of all things visible and invisible, preserve the

station conferred upon thee. I swear by the righteousness of

God! Were anyone apprised of that which is veiled from

the eyes of men, he would become so enraptured as to wing

his flight unto God, the Lord of all that hath been and shall

be.

May His glory rest upon thee and upon such as have

drawn nigh unto Him and apprehended the meaning of

that which the exalted Pen of God, the Almighty, the All-Loving,

hath recorded in this Tablet.

=== END BH02984 ===

=== START BH02985 ===

O Ahmad-Quli in Sad! He is the Mighty! God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him and that the Point of the Bayan is His servant and His Glory. This is what hath been sent down from God on the Day whereon the Beauty of the Divine Identity was established upon a mighty throne. Say: By God! Were the people of the Bayan to acknowledge this Word which hath been sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty and wise, it would suffice them above all that is witnessed and seen - and God is witness to what I say - for therein are concealed the mysteries of God, could ye but understand. None shall comprehend them save whom thy Lord, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate, willeth. Soon shall ye find the idolaters breaking God’s covenant regarding this Glory Who hath appeared with holy and ancient verses, by a single letter of which the heaven of rancor is cleft asunder, the earth of hatred is split, and the mountains of the souls of the idolaters crumble. Say: By God, the Truth! This indeed is God’s touchstone whereby every matter is distinguished, whereby all things are weighed in a just and straight balance, whereby the blind and the leper and every sick and ailing one are healed. Say: O people! Fear ye God, then have mercy upon yourselves and be not of those who turn away from Him Who hath come to you with clear signs, Who calleth you unto God your Lord, Who restraineth you from your desires, and Who nourisheth you at all times from this Divine and Most Holy Fruit which hath appeared from the Lote-Tree of near access. And now, We have seen what appeared from thee in thy letter and have understood its contents, as though thou wert complaining of separation - that which causeth the eyes of them that are nigh to shed tears. But grieve thou not for this; rather be content with what God hath ordained for Us and for thee, and be patient with mighty patience. Should God will, He would unveil His beauty to thee and grant thee His presence in thy sleep and waking hours, for He hath power over all things. Be thou patient in all matters and place thy trust in God thy Lord. Verily He will aid thee with the truth and raise thee to a mighty and noble station. The Spirit and glory and splendor be upon thee and upon those who place their trust in Him and are among the trusting ones. And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH02985 ===

=== START BH02986 ===

The Most Great, the Most Holy! Infinite harm hath been inflicted by the doings of the oppressors, yet boundless joy existeth, for we gaze upon God, the Most High, the Most Great. His trials are the hope of them that love Him, and His decree the desire of them that long for Him. Chains in His path are as sweet waters, and deadly poison in His love is as pure honey without compare. He hath ever appeared from the horizon of tribulation, and now gazeth from the horizon of prison. Praise be to God that despite these afflictions We are in gladness and ease, and despite this abasement We dwell in supreme glory. In the midst of tribulation We shine forth from the Most Exalted Horizon, proclaiming that there is none other God but Him. The tongue hath not been prevented from remembering the All-Merciful, nor have the verses from the right hand of the throne of the All-Glorious been cut off. The cawing of the ravens preventeth not the Day-Star of the horizons from shining forth, nor doth the tyranny of the wicked impede the helping standard of the Chosen One. The winds are commanded to pass over all, both ruin and prosperity, neither sorrowing at ruin nor rejoicing at prosperity. Whatsoever occurreth on earth preventeth it not from its commanded course - this is evident in the realm of creation, how much more so with the Truth, exalted is He, Whom none in earth or heaven can prevent from that which He desireth. The waves of the Most Great Ocean of the All-Merciful cannot be impeded by worldly happenings, nor can the Day-Star of inner meanings be veiled by the dark superstitions of fancy. The moon poureth forth its light while the dog barketh. Although it beseemeth not the Supreme Pen to record such words, yet out of love for thee they are mentioned, that thou mayest know with certitude that the Truth sitteth with manifest joy upon the throne of establishment. Sorrow be unto him who loseth aught of this, for verily none in the heavens or earth can escape His grasp. God willing, be thou occupied at all times with the remembrance of the True One, the Most High. Strive that perchance some heart may be admitted through the wine of the remembrance of the All-Merciful to the Kingdom of life. The effects of these deeds endure by the perpetuity of God, yet wisdom, the Ever-Beloved, hath ever been remembered in the Most Great Scene and witnessed in the Most Pure Spot. Thou hast been mentioned in the Supreme Horizon and witnessed in the Most Pure Station. We beseech God to grant thee the good of this world and the next. And glory be upon thee and upon those who are with thee.

=== END BH02986 ===

=== START BH02988 ===

O Javad, upon thee be the Glory of God! He is the One Who speaks in the Kingdom of Utterance. Blessed art thou, O Javad, inasmuch as We have found thee steadfast in the Cause, in such wise that neither the hosts of the world deterred thee from the Ancient Lord, nor did worldly affairs keep thee from this Most Exalted Horizon. Verily thy Lord is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We have made mention of those who have believed in that land and have answered those whose petitions were presented at this Spot which God hath made the circling-point of the Concourse on high at all times. Hearken, O Javad, once again unto My most sweet Voice which hath been raised in the Kingdom of Creation: “Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful.” We have heard thy call and witnessed thy standing firm in this Cause whereby eyes have been consoled, and We have made mention of thee through this Most Great Remembrance that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the Revealer of verses. God willing, thou shouldst be occupied with the remembrance of the Lord of all beings in the nights and days. Verily He maketh mention of him who maketh mention of Him, and He beholdeth him who hath arisen to serve His mighty Cause. Convey My greetings to all the friends, especially to those leaves who dwell in that house and from whom the fragrances of divine love are wafted. The Most Exalted Pen crieth out at all times and seasons, yet few indeed are the attentive ears. Verily not every ear is capable of hearing the call of the Lord of Names, nor is every heart worthy of His love. Blessed is the soul that hath today arisen to serve and is occupied with the remembrance of God, for praiseworthy deeds shall endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven. Reflect upon the she-camel of Salih - when she was hamstrung in the path of friendship, all the tongues of the world, from that day unto the day that hath no end, have been and shall ever be engaged in her praise and glorification. Verily thy Lord is the Almighty, the Powerful. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto My verses and My Pen hath been moved to make mention of it. Whatsoever existeth and is visible upon earth shall pass away, and that which shall endure is that which hath flowed from the Pen of thy Lord. Be thou grateful and say: “Praise be unto Thee, O Ocean of Bounty, and glorification be unto Thee, O Beloved of them that know. Praise be unto God, the Lord of the worlds.”

=== END BH02988 ===

=== START BH02989 ===

O Mirza Siyyid ’Abdu’llah, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the Hearer, the Answerer.

That which hath proceeded from the pen of thy devotion and turning unto the Wronged One hath come before Him. We found therein the fragrance of the love of God, the Lord of all worlds. We have made mention of thee in diverse Tablets with a mention that surpasseth all the mentions of the world. He beareth witness unto thee in every world among the worlds of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. We counsel thee to preserve this station through this Name, whereby the limbs of all names have trembled and the hearts of the learned who have barred the servants from turning unto the Most Great Ocean and this Momentous Announcement have been seized with trepidation. Blessed is thy tongue for having acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken, and borne witness unto that which God hath testified. Thus hath My Most Exalted Pen moved concerning that whereon thou standest, that thou mayest give thanks unto thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Bountiful. Beware lest the deeds and words of men grieve thee. Soon shall they behold what they have wrought in the former life. Verily thy Lord is the Informed, the All-Knowing.

We make mention at this hour of him who hath ascended unto the Supreme Companion, that his remembrance may endure in the kingdom for as long as the Kingdom of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, shall endure. O Husayn! Blessed art thou for having sought the Ultimate Goal and the Most Exalted Horizon while the Wronged One was held beneath the talons of hatred through that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought. At the time of thy ascension there was revealed for thee that which hath diffused the sweet savors of the loving-kindness of thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Were there to be disclosed less than a needle’s eye of that which We have bestowed upon thee in thy most exalted station, all who dwell on earth would abandon what they possess and turn unto this station, wherefrom the Tongue of Grandeur proclaimeth: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Most Powerful, the All-Wise.” Blessed is the servant who remembereth thee even as the Dawning-Place of Revelation and the Source of His Command hath remembered thee. He is indeed among the triumphant ones in My perspicuous Book. We verily console his family and shall send down for them, when God willeth and desireth, that which shall gladden them after their grief. And I am verily the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. Convey My greetings unto them and remind them of My verses and give them the glad-tidings of My mercy. We have withheld the Pen for a time as a wisdom from Our presence, and We are verily the Almighty, the Powerful. The glory shining forth from the horizon of the heaven of My utterance be upon thee and upon those who have not broken God’s Covenant and His Testament, and whom the oppression of the aggressors hath not held back from God, the Lord of all worlds.

=== END BH02989 ===

=== START BH02990 ===

O Muhammad-Isma’il, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the All-Seeing, the All-Informed! The world is observed to be in turmoil. The recompense for the deeds of the heedless nations has prevented rest and tranquility. After the martyrdom of the martyrs and the manifestation of the Cause and the exaltation of the Word until now, truth cannot be distinguished from falsehood. By the life of God! The people of the Bayan and what they possess are like the spider’s web, nay weaker still, if they but knew it. The people of the Furqan spent one thousand two hundred years polishing the swords of rejection and protest until finally they fell upon the pure body of the Mystery of existence and the Educator of the seen and unseen, cutting down that Sacred Tree. God’s curse be upon them! And now the deniers of the Bayan cling to the same vain imaginings. Ahmad ibn Ja’far Kirmani desires to become the possessor of false prophecies and forged declarations, and perhaps he also wishes to rebuild Jabulqa and Jabulsa, just as they did before, burning the world with the fire of tyranny. We beseech God to protect His loved ones. They have denied Him Who has appeared with all divine verses and heavenly proofs, while they busy themselves with exalting the words of those who have ever remained behind the veil of concealment. They have stolen divine verses and have made various calumnies a bridle for the heedless ones. Shame upon them for what their hands have wrought! You should remain engaged with the utmost joy and fragrance and assurance. Divine blessing and heavenly bounty have encompassed and will continue to encompass your condition. Convey My greetings to the friends in that land on behalf of the Wronged One and counsel them to the Most Great Steadfastness. Your letter which you sent to the Observer, upon him be My glory, was noted. Praise be to God, the fragrance of love and steadfastness wafted from it. We have read it and have revealed for you this wondrous Tablet. Grieve not over anything. Verily all affairs are in His grasp. He doeth what He willeth, and He is the Desired One in the beginning and in the end. We console you in what hath befallen you and comfort you through My grace and My verses and My mercy which have preceded all created things, and We bid you to beautiful patience. Verily your Lord is the All-Patient, the Almighty, the Powerful, the Self-Subsisting.

=== END BH02990 ===

=== START BH02991 ===

To Muhammad Hashim ibn Qadir, upon him be the Glory of God. In the name of the Sun of Truth! Your petition hath reached the Most Holy Court and the servant present submitted all of it. Blessed are those souls who in this Day have not been content with mere words, but have arisen to do that which beseemeth the days of God. No garment hath been or is more excellent for the temple of man than goodly character, and no crown better than the fear of God. This is the first ornament, whose radiance illumineth and brighteneth the human world. Say: O friends! Hold fast unto that which is beloved in the sight of God. The Most Exalted Pen hath desired naught for itself, and whatsoever hath flowed and continues to flow from it hath been for the good of the servants. The souls mentioned have each attained the grace of God and their mention hath flowed from the Tongue of Grandeur. Blessed are they and joy be unto them. All must today, with the utmost lowliness and supplication, seek steadfastness, for the clamor is raised high, the traitor follows behind, the thief lies in ambush, and the ungodly watch from their lookouts. Beseech ye God that He may protect all and shelter them in His mighty and impregnable fortress. We send greetings to the handmaidens of God in that land and give them the glad-tidings of the grace and mercy of God, exalted be His glory. We beseech God that He may aid them to do that which is befitting, that they may, in utmost sanctity and detachment, engage in the remembrance of the Goal of all the worlds and attain the fruit of existence. We convey Our greetings to the mother of the sanctuary and give her the glad-tidings of the favors of the Lord of Names and Attributes, and likewise to the handmaidens who are in mind. Blessed is he who remembereth her and assisteth her purely for the sake of God. Blessed are the souls who have been and are in mind and who dwell beneath the shade of the Tree of Providence. The requirements of consummate wisdom have concealed their mention. By My life! Theirs is a goodly return. The Glory be upon thee and upon My friends and loved ones and My male and female servants and upon those whom the clamor hath not prevented from the Lord of all beings in this […] the Mighty, the Wondrous.

=== END BH02991 ===

=== START BH02992 ===

He is the Most Wondrous, the Wondrous!

Glorified be He Who hath ordained a measure for all things. Verily He ordaineth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and He, verily, hath power over all things. Before Him bow down in adoration all who are in the heavens and on earth. The thunder exalteth Him in fear, and the lightning in awe. He createth the clouds as He pleaseth and causeth them to rain upon the earth as a token of His grace, and verily He is wise over all things.

O ’Ali! Hearken unto the call of Him Who calleth thee from the direction of the Throne, that the call of the All-Merciful may draw thee to a sanctified and faithful station, and raise thee to the pinnacle of grace, and bring thee to the shore of luminous glory. Follow thou the religion of God in thy love for Me, and follow not every rebellious Satan - they who, when a herald came unto them from God, denied him and said: “This is naught but a man possessed,” and who, when he showed them that which their souls and hearts were powerless to produce, cried out and said: “This is naught but manifest sorcery.” Thus did Our heedless servants speak in every age, and thus do they speak now, yet they comprehend not a word. But thou, guard thyself from the depths of vain imaginings in these days, and take fast hold of the Arc of sacred splendor. Say: In the Name of God and by God, then embark upon it and fear no one. Cut thyself off from all the worlds. Whoso holdeth fast unto it this day is indeed saved, and whoso turneth away from it is drowned. Thus hath the decree been inscribed by the Finger of Command upon the Tablet.

Seek thou the grace of thy Lord at all times, for verily His grace is nigh unto the doers of good. They who have denied the verses of the All-Merciful - for them God hath ordained no station of truth, and today they are debarred from the breezes of the spirit. But they who are firm in the Cause - these are encompassed by the breezes of grace, and around them circle the angels of the Cause with chalices from the Kawthar of life. Thus doth the mercy of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, encompass those who are nigh unto Him.

Forsake the earth and all that is therein, then take the Tablet of God with becoming humility and read it. Verily, it will preserve thee from that which thy Lord abhorreth, and will lead thee to His good-pleasure, and cause thee to enter a paradise whose name hath been magnified in truth.

=== END BH02992 ===

=== START BH02993 ===

He is the Mighty, the Beautiful

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I bear witness before Thee and the Manifestations of Thy beauty that Thou hast eternally been sanctified above the description of all except Thee and wilt ever remain exalted beyond the praise of all besides Thee. All minds are bewildered by Thy knowledge, all souls are powerless to comprehend Thy essence, all hearts acknowledge Thy sovereignty, and all realities confess Thy power. Yet how can anyone ascend unto Thee or any soul attain the summit of union with and presence before Thee? Nay, by Thy glory! All who claim to have reached Thee are but pretenders within themselves, and all who remember Thee are but confessors of their own limitations. For Thou canst not be known through aught else, that Thou mightest be mentioned through it, nor canst Thou be recognized by any matter, that Thou mightest be described by its remembrance. Glorified, glorified art Thou, O my God, above the essences of Thy servants’ praise! Glorified, glorified art Thou above the wonders of Thy creatures’ attributes! But O my God and Beloved of my heart, since Thou hast clipped the wings of understanding from soaring in the atmosphere of Thy holy oneness and hast prevented the hearts of those endued with certitude from ascending to the heaven of Thy mighty identity, Thou hast ordained for Thy servants to turn unto the Daysprings of Thy Cause in the temples of Thy name, and hast made their turning unto them as turning unto Thee, and their gaze upon their beauty as gazing upon Thy beauty. And all this was naught but a token of Thy bounty and a manifestation of Thy grace and favor. Thou hast ordained for them, O my God, a proof from Thee and an evidence from Thy presence, which is the revelation of Thy verses from the cloud of Thy mercy and the appearance of Thy signs from the heaven of Thy grandeur. Since this is what hath appeared from the horizon of Thy wisdom, therefore I beseech Thee, O my God, by the Mirrors reflecting Thy beauty and the Daysprings manifesting Thy majesty, that Thou forgive those who have migrated in Thy path and journeyed from their homes to the wellspring of union with Thee, and who have detached themselves from all else to reach the city of Thy presence, until they attained unto Thy presence and stood before the sanctuary of Thy nearness and the Kaaba of Thy glory, and found intimacy with Thy beauty and heard Thy melodies. Then, O my God, deprive them not of the wonders of Thy hidden knowledge and the gems of Thy treasured wisdom. Moreover, O my Beloved, cause them to dwell in the precincts of Thy most great mercy, beneath the shadow of Thy Most Exalted Name, for verily Thou art the Ruler over whatsoever Thou willest, and verily Thou art the Mighty, the Generous.

=== END BH02993 ===

=== START BH02994 ===

He is God, exalted be His station in majesty and power

God, blessed and exalted, has said: “If ye would count the favors of God, ye cannot reckon them.” Among these favors are mention and praise, and utterance and expression. Among them is the remembrance of the chosen ones and the pure ones. In truth, they cannot be reckoned. Every leaf is a book. Today the ocean is humbled before its drop, and gardens prostrate before its leaf. Glorified be His majesty and universal be His bounty. And blessings and peace be upon His Prophet and the cause of His creation, through whom the horizon of the heaven of faith was illumined and the luminary of certitude shone forth, and upon His family and companions, through whom all things spoke forth of might and power and strength belonging to God, the Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I acknowledge and testify that my mention cannot reach the court of Thy glory, and my deeds cannot draw me nigh unto Thee, and my praise befitteth Thee not, for it is but a mirror of my self reflecting what is within me. How can it possibly reflect Thee and the manifestations of Thy grandeur and the conditions of Thy power when Thou dost mention a leaf from among the leaves of the Tree of Thy knowledge, which Thou hast caused to be assured of Thy oneness and to acknowledge Thy sanctity and transcendence above all else, and which hath testified to Thy unity and singleness and confessed that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee. I beseech Thee, O Thou through Whom the limbs of the enemies trembled and the realities of all things were attracted, to assist her in Thy service. Then make her mention a treasure for her with Thee and ordain for her what beseemeth Thy generosity, O Lord of existence, and Thy bounty, O Lord of bestowal. Verily Thou art the Almighty Who hath guided those who are nigh unto Thee to a station whereby the hearts of the wicked were agitated and the hearts of the evil ones lamented. O Lord! Ordain for Thy servants and leaves Thy favors which none knoweth save Thy knowledge, and from the Kawthar which none hath drunk save through Thy grace and favors. Verily Thou art He to Whom all things have testified that Thou art God, the Mighty, the Compassionate, the Forgiving, the Generous.

[Rest of translation continues with the Persian portion, maintaining the same elevated style…]

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He is the All-Witnessing, the All-Informed

The Day is come and the people are in manifest veils. The Truth hath appeared and creation is in great denial. The Light hath shone forth from the horizon of manifestation and mankind is in thick delusion. O concourse of men! The Lord of Destiny remembereth you from the direction of His Most Great Scene. Draw nigh and be not of them that hesitate. This is the Day of proof, were ye of them that know, and this is the Day of recognition, were ye of them that are certain. This is the Day whereon the Speaker of the Mount speaketh upon the throne of manifestation. Blessed is he who hath heard and believed, and woe unto every sinful denier.

O Husayn Baba, his honor Siyyid Taqi forwarded thy letter to the Most Holy Court where it attained the hearing of the Wronged One. Say: My God, my God! How can I remember Thee, after knowing that my remembrance befitteth not the court of Thy might nor ascendeth to the atmosphere of Thy holiness? I beseech Thee, O Thou the Purpose of the world and Beloved of the nations, by Thy Name through which Thou didst subdue the land and sea and illumined the hearts of creation, and by the power of Thy Pen and the influence of Thy Will, to assist Thy servants in Manshad to turn unto the path of guidance. Verily Thou art the Lord of the servants and Master of creation. O my Lord! Enable its learned ones to turn unto Thee and to turn away from all else besides Thee. Then send down upon them that which will draw them to the court of Thy might and the carpet of Thy nearness. O my Lord! They are Thy servants and Thy creation. Vain imaginings and idle fancies have prevented them from drawing nigh unto Thy Self-Subsisting Name. I beseech Thee by Thy Key wherewith Thou hast opened the doors of hearts, to transform their remoteness into nearness, their sorrow into joy, their ignorance into knowledge, and their darkness into light. Verily Thou art the Lord of the Manifestation and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen. I testify, O my God, to Thy power and might, and I acknowledge that which Thou hast sent down from Thy Most Exalted Pen in Thy Books. Ordain for me and for them that which will illumine us with the lights of the Daystar of Thy utterance, then preserve us from the promptings of self and passion, and adorn us with justice and the fear of God. Verily Thou art the Lord of all mankind and the Lord of the last and the first. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Merciful, the All-Bountiful.

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O ’A.B., upon him be 669 [Baha’u’llah]! He is the All-Bountiful, the Possessor of Great Grace!

The springtime of utterance has come, and the signs of mercy and generosity have appeared from the April showers of God’s loving-kindness, the Lord of all worlds. This is the Day whereon the tongue of existence speaks: “O my Lord! Deny me not the rain-showers from the heaven of Thy bounty, and deprive me not of the effulgences of the Orb of Thy bestowal. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the worlds, by Thy Most Great Name, to ordain for me every good thing Thou hast sent down in Thy Manifest Book. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.”

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! In these days all things are engaged in joy and gladness, and are holding fast to the means of delight and attraction. A great festival is established - God willing, may all attain unto it. Blessed and great is this Day. Well is it with the soul that has acquired lofty stations and attained unto eternal life.

Praise be to God, that honored one has ever been and continues to be successful in spreading the divine verses. Convey My greetings to the friends. All are mentioned in the presence of this Wronged One. We counsel everyone to observe trustworthiness and godliness, and whatsoever God hath revealed in His Manifest Book. That honored one should set souls ablaze with the warmth of divine love and strengthen them in that which is befitting. Perchance through your efforts and those of the loved ones, the hidden rancor and hatred in the breasts of the various groups may be stilled and quieted by the Kawthar of counsel and utterance, and the point of unity may shine forth from the horizon of the Mother Book and adorn all directions with the light of accord. Thou hast ever been and continues to be mentioned before this Wronged One. Say: O friends! Know ye the value of these days. Today the world is illumined by the light of the Divine Manifestation and the Mount is gladdened by His presence. Blessed are they who have attained unto this most great favor. The saplings of existence seek sustenance - they must be nourished at all times from the Kawthar of utterance, that all may appear and become manifest with delicate, radiant leaves and pure, sweet fruits. Bounty is in His hand and generosity is in His mighty grasp. He hath ordained for you that which will bring joy to the eyes and gladden the hearts. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bounteous, the Generous. Peace and mercy be upon thee and upon those who are with thee and love thee for the sake of God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

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He is God! There is no God but Him! He has wished to mention you, O Desire of the worlds, that He may behold you wholly turned toward God, the Mighty, the Wise. He loves that you should have a single, radiant and illumined countenance in this Cause whereby the Cry has been raised up and the people of all religions were terrified, save those whom your Lord, the All-Merciful, wished. He is verily the Forgiving, the Merciful. Would that you had known the waves of this Most Great Ocean and what lies concealed therein of the pearls of the knowledge of your Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Rend asunder all the veils of the world, then turn with your heart toward the Lord of Names, detached from the idolaters. Say: He knows the hidden thoughts of souls and the treachery of eyes. With Him is the knowledge of what was and what will be, in a Tablet sealed by the finger of the will of your Lord, the Mighty, the Powerful. Say: O people, remember when Muhammad, the Messenger of God, came, the learned ones and every possessor of knowledge turned away from Him, while those who tended sheep believed in Him. Thus do We detail the verses unto you that you may call out with this Name, the Mighty, the Wondrous. It behooves you today to adorn your head with the crown of this wise Remembrance and to be one who calls out My Name amongst the servants. By this will God exalt your station and establish your mention throughout the duration of the kingdom and the heavenly kingdom. Verily your Lord is the Ruler over what He wills. Say: Look and remember the one named Abu Dharr. He was tending the sheep of the people when he believed. The learned ones denied him, yet today every possessor of manifest knowledge takes pride in his name. Those who act unjustly today - God will soon erase their traces and exalt those who have believed to such a degree that their names will be spoken throughout the earth. Thus do We inform you, and none can inform you like One who is All-Knowing. Arise to the Cause in such wise that God’s help may be manifest from you in all else, and the servants may behold in your face the radiance of divine bliss. This is a Day wherein if anyone misses aught, all the means of earth combined cannot make up for it, and your Lord is witness to what I say. Rise from the horizon of silence, speaking in remembrance of your Lord, the Mighty, the Beautiful. Say: It behooves every soul, when hearing the Call from the direction of his Most Glorious Lord, to say “Here am I, O Dawning-Place of the Command of my Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful.” Convey My greetings to those servants who have believed in God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment.

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O ’Ab, upon him be the Glory of God! In His Name, Who is established upon the Throne! The call of the Ancient King hath been raised from His Most Great Prison, when He was in the hands of the oppressors, summoning the people unto God, the Mighty, the Wise. The nations and religions have united against Him because He calleth the servants unto God, the Lord of all causes. Say: Die in your wrath! Verily He doeth what He willeth through the sovereignty vouchsafed unto Him. The hosts of earth and heaven cannot withhold Him. All are within the grasp of His power and encompassed by His sovereignty which hath embraced the worlds. Were He to will it, He would destroy all who are on earth with but a word from Him. But His mercy hath preceded all creation. He is verily the Forgiving, the Generous. Say: O people! Fear God and follow not those who have turned away from the Countenance and have turned unto those who are forbidden unto them in the perspicuous Book. Say: This is the Countenance of God, did ye but know with certainty, and this is the Cause of God, were ye of them that comprehend. The Divine Will hath been fulfilled through what He hath willed, and His Purpose through what He hath purposed. He is verily the Ruler over what He desireth. Every matter hath been realized through His command, every manifestation through His manifestation, and every book through this Book which walketh and speaketh. Exalted be the Ancient One Who hath sent down this great bounty! Among the people are those who have cast guidance behind their backs, turning to their desires, thinking themselves to be guided. Most of creation standeth in the wilderness of bewilderment - they hear but understand not, they see but perceive not. Say: Draw nigh with illumined hearts. By God the Truth! He is verily the One manifest from the Supreme Horizon and the Dawning-Place of the Most Beautiful Names, were ye of them that discern. Blessed art thou for having turned, heard, recognized and become of the triumphant. Thy mention was made before the Countenance and this wondrous Tablet was revealed for thee. God shall soon adorn the brocade of existence with the mention of His loved ones who turned unto Him when every stubborn tyrant turned away. Grieve not at anything. He will assist thee with the truth. There is no God but Him, the Powerful, the Mighty. We beseech God to protect thee from every harmful one, to exalt thy station among the servants, and to ordain for thee the good of the seen and unseen. He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty, the Generous. And upon thee and those with thee be the glory from thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

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O physician! He is God, exalted be His glory, the Grandeur and Majesty! Your letter sent from M has reached this servant. When I broke its seal, the fragrance of your love for our Most Exalted Lord enveloped me. As I read it, I was consumed by the expressions of your eagerness, yearning and attraction to what was sent to you of the words of our Lord, the All-Possessing, the Self-Subsisting. Weeping overtook me and I presented myself before the Throne, and appeared before His countenance. Then the Tongue of Grandeur and Majesty spoke in such manner that I was unable to record or write it, and remained powerless to set down what the Tongue of Power had uttered. I returned to my place and spent the night remembering and praising you, for I saw you that night sitting with me as we shared stories until morning. I ascended to the Most Exalted Horizon and stood before the Throne. Then the Desired One addressed me and other verses were revealed with the speed of a torrent rushing down from mountains or lightning flashing from clouds - nay, even faster. I was unable to record them. By your life! The wine of verses so intoxicated me that my fingers were prevented from moving and my heart from comprehending what was revealed from the heaven of utterance of our All-Knowing, All-Informed Lord. It was as though I had become a piece of fire as I gazed toward the direction of the Throne like one overcome with bewilderment. Exalted is our Self-Subsisting Lord Who has appeared with a sovereignty none has known save His own Self, the Mighty, the Beloved. Would that the people of the world could know what has appeared in creation, and would that the servants could recognize what I witnessed of the signs of my Lord, the All-Possessing, the Omnipotent over what was and what will be. It is submitted that the details were as described. After that beloved one’s return from Egypt to Beirut, the Most Great Branch - may my spirit be a sacrifice for the dust of His most precious footsteps - summoned you by telegraph, but it did not reach you. Now time is short and there is no opportunity for more, otherwise my remembrance of you and description of my condition would never end. God willing, I must in the future attain to your wondrous mention. We beseech God to make you one who attracts hearts and minds, and who brings joy to souls and breasts. And glory be upon you.

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The Most Holy, Most Impregnable, Most Great

The Hidden One has appeared - exalted be He Who has manifested Him with evident sovereignty! The Treasured Mystery has come - exalted be He Who has sent Him forth with the truth through a wondrous Command! The Kingdom of Utterance has spoken at the heart of contingent being - exalted be He Who has caused it to speak of that which was concealed in a preserved Tablet! The Fire has spoken forth throughout all lands in the name of its Lord, the Chosen One - exalted be He Who has kindled it through His grace that has encompassed all worlds! The Most Exalted Pen has hastened across the fields of the Tablets - exalted be He Who has moved it through His Will that holds sway over all who are in the heavens and on earth! The Heaven of Knowledge has been adorned with this Sun that has dawned from the horizon of utterance - exalted be He Who has adorned it with this manifest Light! O people of possibility! Hearken unto the Call from the Letter Ha resting upon the Letter Vav - verily there is no God but Him, the Almighty, the Powerful. Beware lest your vain imaginings keep you back from the sovereignty and power of God, or your doubts prevent you from this bounty that has encompassed the kingdom of earth and heaven. Fear God and be not of them that hesitate. Hasten with your hearts toward the direction of God, the Mighty, the Beloved. This is what you have been commanded in the Tablets, were you of them that know. Shun him who calls you to his vain imaginings and draw nigh unto the station wherein shine forth the lights of certitude. We summon the servants for the sake of God, yet among them are those who have drawn against Me the sword of hatred, and among them those who have denied Me, and among them those who have decreed imprisonment in this mighty fortress. O thou who hast turned to God! Rejoice in that the Dawning-Place of Names makes mention of thee on this darksome night. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Bountiful. Wert thou to taste the sweetness of what We have sent down unto thee, thou wouldst soar on the wings of longing unto God, the King, the Mighty, the Praised. Let not the affairs of the world grieve thee. Speak forth My remembrance and praise amongst My creatures. By My life! This is the most excellent of deeds in the estimation of thy Lord, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Hold fast unto it and be not of them that remain silent. Thus have We imparted unto thee that which the Spirit imparted unto My pure, holy, mighty and impregnable breast, that thou mayest arise to aid the Cause of God and His remembrance through a power from thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Glory be upon thee and upon those who have turned toward the Countenance when it shone forth from the horizon of manifestation with a brilliant, evident light.

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O Haji Muhammad-Rida who has attained the presence and won! He is the One Who is manifest without veil or covering. That which was hidden from time immemorial hath been revealed, and that which was treasured in God’s knowledge, the Lord of lords, hath appeared, and that which was promised in the Books of God, the Master of necks, hath come to pass. Through Him God hath rent asunder every veil and caused every tongue to speak that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Bountiful. Blessed is he who hath attained unto My Day and heard My call and been honored by the tokens of My Pen and arose to serve My Cause amongst My servants. He is indeed of the people of My Kingdom. Upon him rest My glory and My loving-kindness and the glory of all who are in earth and heaven. Thy name hath been mentioned before the Wronged One, and He hath revealed for thee in the Most Great Prison that which no mention can equal. When thou hearest and readest it, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having made known unto me Thy path and revealed unto me that whose fragrance shall never cease through the eternity of Thy names and attributes. O my Lord! Thou didst create me by Thy command and didst manifest me for Thy remembrance and praise and for turning unto Thy horizon. I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy grace to aid me to act according to what Thou hast revealed in Thy Book and made manifest through Thy sovereignty. Thou art verily the Almighty, the Powerful. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Praised. A hundred thousand thanks unto the Goal of the world’s peoples that He hath aided you to serve the Cause. Blessed is the soul whom the events of the world did not prevent from the love of God’s friends and who arose with complete dedication to serve. I swear by the Sun of Truth that no deed is concealed from God - all is revealed and its recompense recorded by the Pen of the Ancient of Days. In these days a new event hath occurred in the City of Lovers. Verily the serpent hath opened its mouth and bitten the Dawning-Place of his Lord’s loving-kindness. We beseech God to aid His loved ones to beautiful patience and wondrous steadfastness. Thou hast ever been and still art remembered. We beseech God to strengthen thy body and assure thy heart and illumine thy face and lengthen thy days. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer, the Almighty, the Powerful. The Glory be upon thee time after time, again and yet again, from the One Who is Forgiving, Merciful.

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In the Name of God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious

This evanescent servant has been blessed by the fragrant breezes wafting from your noble letter, which diffused the sweet-scented perfume of love and affection and the fragrance of sincerity towards God, the Lord of creation. I beseech and implore God, exalted and mighty be He, to perpetually sustain your honor upon this pleasing path and exalted favor. Some time ago, when your gracious letter was received by this servant, a detailed response was submitted along with two Most Holy, Most Exalted Tablets - one specifically for the Leaf and another for the Wondrous Leaf, upon them both be the glory of God - and these were dispatched from that direction. Therefore, this time, due to complete preoccupation, there was no opportunity to write in detail. What can this evanescent servant say? In these days he is so occupied that not a moment’s respite can be found. Outwardly, I have not seen and do not see this weak existence capable of performing this momentous task. Thus it is that divine confirmations provide assistance, otherwise how could this greatest of tasks and this evanescent, weak and lowly servant be reconciled? Likewise, this time Most Mighty, Most Exalted Tablets have descended from the heaven of oneness specifically for that beloved one and the honored and revered Aqa Aqa Mir Siyyid Allah and the Leaf and the Wondrous Leaf and the son, and these were sent through Rafi’. God willing, they will attain to their perusal. I request from your kindnesses that you convey to his honor the aforementioned Aqa, upon him be the glory of God, expressions of pure devotion and utter self-effacement, and the Most Wondrous, Most Exalted, Most Sublime, Most Glorious salutation on behalf of this servant. Her Holiness the Leaf, upon her be the glory of God, and likewise the sons, upon them be the glory of God - the conveying of wondrous and exalted salutations depends on your kindness and favors. The Servant of God. Dated […] All the Branches and Twigs of the Blessed Tree and the members of the pavilion of divine infallibility remember your honor with wondrous and exalted remembrances and glorify you with jewels of praise. Verily, glory be upon you and upon those with you.

[Note: In the blessed Tablet, after the word “dated” no date has been written]

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He is the Ever-Living in the Most Glorious Horizon!

O Mirza Baqir! Your eyes have been solaced by what the Most Exalted Pen hath made mention of thee in this Tablet, which was held in the grasp of might. Say: This is the hand that was outstretched in truth, and this is the grasp whereby He took hold of the kingdom of the heavens and earth with mighty sovereignty, and this is the right hand by which the heavens were rolled up and spread forth again by another will. Glorified be He Who hath, by a mere expression of His will, suspended all in the kingdom. Say: Nothing hath preceded Him, nay rather His mercy hath preceded all things, and He doth indeed encompass all things. Purify thy vision from human allusions, then take hold of God’s Tablet with manifest power. Say: O people! The Tablet of the Command hath come to us from the Dayspring of destiny with resplendent lights, and it is indeed detailed from the Preserved Tablet which God hath sent in the form of the Youth. Blessed be He Who hath sent it with the truth by a mighty command. Take heed lest thou remain in thy place - arise, then speak forth in praise of thy Lord. Say: The Youth hath come with a luminous countenance and calleth you unto God. Fear God and be not of those who doubt in the Cause. Cast aside what ye possess and take what your Lord, the All-Merciful, hath commanded you. He will indeed make you independent of all who dwell on earth, and He hath power over all things. Walk thou in My footsteps such that whenever the winds of trials grow fierce, thou shalt find thyself in a state of attraction and tranquility. Thus must it be for one who hath detached himself from all things and turned unto the Beautiful Countenance. And when harm toucheth thee in thy Lord’s path, be patient and remember My tribulation and exile in these lands. Thus doth the Pen of the All-Wise command thee from the presence of the Mighty, the Powerful. Guide the people to the Most Great Law, then usher them beneath this Tabernacle which hath been raised up in the loftiest Paradise. Give the people to drink from the Kawthar of thy Lord’s love from the cup that hath been fashioned by the hand of God. Convey Our greetings to the faces of those who have taken unto the All-Merciful a path. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon her whom God hath bestowed upon thee, then upon her who serveth thee, then upon those who have turned toward the court of God and have detached themselves from every remote idolater.

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In the Name of God, the Most Great, the Most Glorious! We have sent down the Bayan and made it the herald of this Revelation through which the rivers have flowed. Say: I am the springtime of the All-Merciful for that which was sown in the Bayan, and the rain of grace for that which was planted therein with justice. To this testifieth he who possesseth knowledge of the Tablets. He hath ordained the laws that I might proclaim in all things that there is none other God but Me, the Single, the One, the Help in Peril. This is a mention which God hath specially assigned to Myself. Read ye the Bayan, that ye may know him whom the followers of all religions have failed to recognize. He wrote the Bayan solely that His Most Exalted Pen might move only to make mention of Him, yet ye have committed that which hath caused the Pen to be restrained from mentioning the mysteries. Therefore doth the Divine Lote-Tree lament for that which ye have wrought, O company of evil ones! Say: Think ye that ye have any power? Nay, by Him Who controlleth the night and the day! Or suppose ye that ye can find any refuge? Nay, by my Lord, even should ye lay hold of all means! Are they who have acted unjustly at ease while We are in affliction? Nay, they are in the abyss, by Him Who causeth the trees to speak! And remember when one asked “Where is the Temple of the Kingdom?” He who turned away said “It is in the most ruined of houses.” Say: Nay, O dweller in hell, it is in a palace of ruby! Behold, O ye who are endued with insight! He possesseth a Name which, were He to cast it upon poison, would transform it into the Most Great Antidote. Die in thy wrath, O thou idolatrous infidel! Soon shalt thou see what thou hast wrought; then shalt thou lament and find no escape. Blessed art thou for having rent asunder the veils and turned to God, the Lord of all names. When thou didst drink the choice wine of verses from the cups of the words of thy Lord, the Lord of names and attributes, arise and make good what hath passed. Thus doth He instruct thee Who possesseth knowledge of all things in the Book. Say: O people, have ye not witnessed the power? By My life, the Cry hath been raised, and these are verses at which the mountains would crumble! I know not by what proof ye have held fast, or by what cause ye have been kept back from Him through Whose remembrance the earth was established and spirits took flight. Arise from the couches of heedlessness and passion, then aid your Lord, the All-Merciful, with wisdom and utterance. Thus hath the matter been decreed in the Tablets from the presence of Him Who cleaveth the dawn. Glory be upon thee and upon thy son, and upon those who have broken the chains of blind imitation through this Name whereby the gates have been opened.

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In the Name of God, the Powerful, the Mighty!

O Husayn, upon thee be the Glory of God! The Most Exalted Pen is, at all times, occupied with the remembrance of the Lord of Names, and the Divine Lote-Tree doth, in every moment, proclaim: “Verily, I am the Beloved.” Blessed is the ear that heareth. Every hearing that hath attained unto this station hath been and shall ever be a trust from the Lord, and is accounted before God as being among those endowed with hearing and sight. If, in this day, any soul faileth to hearken unto the Call of God, he shall not be considered among those possessed of hearing before the Divine Throne, and if he attaineth not unto the knowledge of God, which is the cause and purpose of creation, he shall not be numbered among the living before God, but rather shall be recorded as one of the dead before His Throne. Well is it with the one whom the idle fancies and vain imaginings of this evanescent world have not debarred from the Dayspring of the loving-kindness of the All-Merciful and the Dawning-Place of the Light of Oneness. Every person possessed of understanding and wisdom testifieth to the transience of the world and all that is therein; nevertheless, they cling to it and turn away from the Truth, having exchanged the everlasting divine bounty for fleeting benefits that are limited to numbered days, as thou dost witness.

Blessed art thou for having turned towards the horizon of Revelation, and for having heard the Call of God and responded to thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bountiful. We are with thee and perceive from thee the fragrance of My love, and We behold thee in whatsoever thou art engaged concerning the Cause of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Thy letter hath come and been read before the Throne. He is, in truth, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Praise be to God that thou art mentioned before the Throne through His bounty. Although this supreme bounty is now, due to divine wisdom, concealed, yet ere long its manifestations shall become visible and evident in the world. He is, verily, the Informer, the All-Knowing.

Say: O loved ones! Be not disturbed or saddened by the oppression of the oppressors. Fix your gaze upon wisdom and act in accordance with the counsels of the compassionate Lord of Oneness. In such case, should harm befall you, verily He is the Beloved and the Beloved of all worlds. We complain of those who approach the Prison without leave from Us. We beseech God to aid them to hearken unto that which they have been commanded by God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. The Glory be upon thee and upon those who have attained unto the days of God, the Lord of all worlds.

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O Professor Baqir! He is exalted above mention and description. This is a Book sent down by the Wronged One, Who hath at all times been sacrificed in the path of God, the Lord of the worlds. There hath befallen Us that which hath befallen none of God’s chosen ones before, to such extent that the rock hath cried out, the Divine Lote-Tree hath lamented, and the wailing of all things hath been raised - yet the people remain in evident blindness. Doth anyone reflect on that which befell Muhammad, the Apostle of God, from the people of the Gospel, and that which befell the Spirit from the Jews? Doth any ponder on all that hath appeared at every Revelation? Thus doth My grieving Pen make mention, that perchance the slumbering may awaken and the sleeping may arise. Oppression hath reached such a degree that the heavens have wept and the clouds been thrown into commotion, yet most of the people remain heedless. This is a mention from Us to all who have believed and turned toward the All-Informed One. Know thou that thy brother, who was named after the First Pillar of this Name - whereby all in the heavens and earth were struck with terror save those whom the hand of grace took hold of and taught what appeared in creation by a command from the All-Knowing, the All-Wise - hath presented himself in the Most Great Prison. He hath drunk the Kawthar of immortality from the hands of bounty and mentioned thy name before the Countenance. Therefore have We sent down unto thee this clear Book. Recognize what the All-Merciful hath revealed, then preserve it in His Name, the Almighty, the Powerful. O My loved ones in the land of Ta! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One, Whom God hath made a target for the arrows of destiny and tribulation between earth and heaven, and be not of the heedless ones. By the life of God! Nothing preventeth Us from mentioning you and those who have believed, with a mention that shall endure as long as God, the Sovereign, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised, endureth. We cast upon the world that which We have been commanded by the Lord of Eternity. My Most Great Name beareth witness to this, speaking from the Throne: “There is none other God but I, the Mighty, the Generous.” Hold fast to the cord of patience and to the wisdom which the All-Merciful hath sent down in His wondrous Book. Thus hath the Tongue spoken in the midst of sorrows, to which every possessor of hearing and insight beareth witness. The glory be upon you, O My loved ones in that place, and upon those who have held fast to the cord of steadfastness in this Straight Path.

=== END BH03007 ===

=== START BH03008 ===

Tablet to Mirza ’Abdu’llah, upon him be the glory of God. He is the Witness, the Hearer, the Seer. A Book sent down by the Wronged One in His Most Great Prison to him who has turned to the Supreme Horizon and drunk the choice wine of bounty from the hand of the favor of his Lord, the Munificent, the Generous. We have mentioned thee time and again as a token of Our grace, for thy Lord is verily the All-Bountiful, but most of the people are heedless. At all times hath the Pen of the All-Merciful made mention of His loved ones, that all may drink from the ocean of joy and repose upon the couch of contentment. How blessed is the state of one who hath drunk from the Kawthar of revelation and stood up with utmost steadfastness in the Cause of God. That which hath been and is recorded in the Books, Scriptures and Tablets concerning assistance - the purpose thereof is the mention and praise of God and the teaching of this mighty Cause through wisdom and utterance. Convey My greetings to the friends in that land and gladden them with the remembrance of the Wronged One. Today the Most Exalted Pen counseleth the people of Baha to preserve their stations. God willing, may they attain unto this most great gift and act in accordance with that which exalteth the Cause. The honored Nazir, upon him be My glory, is present and hath attained to pilgrimage on behalf of the friends. May God, exalted be His glory, aid them all to that which hath been and is the cause of enduring mention. Were the station of but one of God’s friends to be made manifest amongst mankind, all would be struck senseless by the radiance of its light, save whom God willeth. The diverse colors of the world have occupied its people and deprived them of the Supreme Horizon, yet he who possesseth sight is not withheld by worldly affairs from the Most Great Prospect. Verily He speaketh the truth and manifesteth to whomsoever He willeth His straight path. Grieve thou not over anything. Put thy trust in God, the Lord of the worlds. He shall manifest unto thee that which He hath willed and ordained from His Most Exalted Pen. Thy Lord is verily the Almighty, the Powerful. Glory be upon thee and upon him who mentioned thee in the Prison - he who is named Abu’l-Qasim in this noble station.

=== END BH03008 ===

=== START BH03009 ===

O Mirza Baqir, upon him be the Glory of God! In the name of My Most Exalted Pen.

This is a Book sent down by the Wronged One to him who hath beheld the proof and believed in the All-Merciful when He came from the heaven of utterance with manifest sovereignty, that he might be assured of his Lord’s loving-kindness and render thanks for this bounty, to whose greatness all created things and every discerning mystic have testified.

O Baqir! There hath appeared before the Most Great Scene what thou didst compose in remembrance of God, the Lord of Destiny, through Whom the Resurrection was established, the moon was cleft asunder, and every hidden matter was revealed. Blessed art thou, and blessed is thy tongue, for having spoken My beauteous praise. We have heard thy call and have answered thee with a Tablet every letter of which testifieth to the grace of God, the Lord of all worlds. Be thou vocal in My remembrance and in the remembrance of My loved ones whom the veils of the world have not hindered from this shining horizon. Glorify their faces, give them the glad-tidings of My loving-kindness, and illumine their hearts with the light of My wondrous utterance. From the horizon of the Tablet there hath shone forth the light of utterance from the All-Merciful. Blessed is he who hath witnessed and seen, and woe unto the heedless ones.

When thou hast attained unto the breezes of revelation in thy Lord’s Book, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me, given me to drink, and caused me to hear Thy path, the fountain of Thy utterance, and Thy most sweet call which hath been raised betwixt earth and heaven. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the worlds, by Thy Most Great Name, by the rustling of Thy Lote-Tree, the lights of Thy countenance, the murmuring of the fountain of knowledge, and the stirring of the breezes of Thy bounty - O Thou in Whose grasp is the reins of all possibility - to ordain for me from Thy Most Exalted Pen the good of this world and the next. O my Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaiden. I have turned to Thee, holding fast to the cord of Thy grace and clinging to the hem of Thy loving-kindness. Write down for me that which shall profit me in all the worlds of Thy worlds. I testify that Thou knowest what is with me and what profiteth me, and I know not what is with Thee. Thou art the All-Powerful over whatsoever Thou pleasest. Nothing can frustrate Thee, nor can any matter prevent Thee. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy countenance and the mysteries of Thy Book to make me steadfast in Thy Cause in such wise that neither the affairs of the world nor the clamor of nations shall turn me aside. Verily, Thou art the All-Powerful, the Almighty, and worthy to grant my prayer.

=== END BH03009 ===

=== START BH03010 ===

In the Name of Him Who is supreme over all names! This is a Book sent down by the Creator of the heavens unto those on earth that the Call may draw them nigh unto the Most Exalted Horizon. Verily He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful. There is no God but Him, the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One, and the servant present before His Face hath read it. We have revealed for thee that which shineth forth from the horizon of the heaven of utterance, and serveth as a proof unto the followers of all religions, and as a lamp in this darkness that hath encompassed all created things, and as a guide unto My straight path.

Beware lest anything prevent thee from the Lord of all beings. Cast aside what the people possess, holding fast unto that which hath been sent down from the heaven of the will of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. It behooveth no one to put the Wronged One to the test, nor is this the Day of questioning. It behooveth every soul, when hearing the Call from the Most Exalted Horizon, to arise and say: “Here am I, here am I, O Thou Goal of the world! Here am I, here am I, O Thou Who hast accepted tribulations for the salvation of the peoples!”

“I testify that Thou hast appeared and hast manifested that which was hidden from every discerning and perceiving one.” Look, then remember when Muhammad, the Apostle of God, came, He was denied by the divines of idols and of the Torah and the Gospel. Among them was he who desired a house of gold, and among them was he who asked for a spring to gush forth, and among them was he who wished a book to descend from heaven, and among them was he who said before His face: “If this be the truth, then cause stones to rain down upon us from heaven.” Thus was it decreed aforetime. Ponder that thou mayest find thyself possessed of clear certitude.

We have not entered schools. We have come from the dawning-place of utterance with a Cause before which the hosts of the heavens and earth cannot stand. Thus hath the Dove of Utterance warbled upon the highest branch of all existence. When thou hast heard and recognized this, say:

“My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me unto Thy path and made known to me Thy way. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy Kingdom and the mysteries of Thy Dominion, and by the hearts that have soared in the atmosphere of Thy love, and by the faces that have turned unto the lights of Thy countenance, to aid me in Thy remembrance and praise and in serving Thy Cause. Then ordain for me through Thy Most Exalted Pen the good of this world and the world to come. Verily Thou art powerful over all things. There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.”

=== END BH03010 ===

=== START BH03011 ===

In His Name, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

This is a Book from Us to him whose letter was present before the Throne and who attained the presence of his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, that he may be assured that He remembers the one who hath voiced His praise and heareth that which he hath called upon Him with. Verily, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. We have read thy letter and recognized thy advancement in the Cause of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Wondrous. We beseech God to assist thee in such wise that the imaginings of those who make mention of Him among the people while harboring other intentions in secret shall not cause thee to slip. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Say: Nothing whatsoever escapeth His knowledge. He heareth that which their tongues utter and that which passeth through the hearts of the doubters. Guard thyself from the utterances of them that make allusions, and immerse thyself in the oceans of the favors of thy Lord, the Forgiving, the Bountiful. Place thy whole trust in God, detached from all else. This is My counsel unto thee and it shall profit thee in this world and in the next. Verily, He is the Protector of the sincere ones.

O servant who gazeth upon the Countenance! Thy letter from which wafted the sweet savors of the love of the All-Merciful was presented at the Most Great Scene. Blessed art thou for having attained thereunto and for being among those who have turned towards Him. Praise be to the Goal of all the worlds that thou hast recognized Him and art celebrating His praise. That which is desired in these days is steadfastness in the Cause of God, for there are many who harbor doubts, and from every direction the voice of the calf is raised. Those souls who have drunk from the cup of the love of the All-Merciful and have raised high the pavilion of certitude in the midmost heart of the world must regard all else besides God as utter nothingness and absolute void, save those souls who arise to serve the Cause outwardly and inwardly. The most abject of people in the sight of God are those who prostrate themselves at the call of every calf and who worship every idol out of vain imaginings. The worshipper and the worshipped are both in manifest loss. And certain souls have become the cause of the waste of God’s Cause while counting themselves among the mighty ones. Humiliation shall soon overtake them from every direction unless they repent and return unto God, the Lord of all the worlds. O thou who art mindful of the Truth! God willing, thou shalt ever drink from the cup of steadfastness and quaff from the chalice of detachment. Verily, He is with thee under all conditions. There is none other God but Him, the Forgiving, the Bountiful.

=== END BH03011 ===

=== START BH03012 ===

In the Name of Him Who spoke upon Sinai from the Throne of Revelation!

This is a Book that speaketh the truth and bringeth glad tidings to the world through the Most Great Name, Who hath come from the horizon of power with the banners of verses and with manifest sovereignty. When the appointed time was come, He appeared with the truth and revealed that which was treasured in the knowledge of God and concealed from the eyes of them that are nigh. The affairs of men hindered Him not, nor did the oppression of such as denied the Day of Judgment frighten Him. Nothing escapeth His knowledge. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

O thou who gazeth upon the Countenance and standeth before the Throne! Hear thou the call of Him Who hath been wronged. He turneth toward thee from the precincts of the Prison and maketh mention of thee with verses that equal not the ornaments and treasures of the earth. The Tongue of Grandeur beareth witness to this from His exalted station. Thy letter was presented and one of My Branches read it. We answer thee as a token of grace from God, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

We have heard thy call and that wherewith thou didst commune with God, the Lord of the Glorious Throne. Blessed art thou for having turned toward the horizon of Revelation, and for not having been hindered by the events of the world nor by the clamor of the nations who have violated God’s Covenant and Testament, and have committed that which hath caused the Daysprings of Revelation to lament and the Spirit to wail in His glorious station.

We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to aid thee and to assist thee with the hosts of utterance, and to protect thee from the oppression of such as have cast the Command of God behind their backs, following the ways of the ignorant ones. When thou art blessed to hear My call and read My Tablet, say:

“My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me unto Thy path, illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, and caused me to hear Thy sweet call as it was raised betwixt earth and heaven, and shown me the traces of Thy Pen in the world of creation. O my Lord! Thou seest me turning toward Thee and holding fast to the cord of Thy grace. I beseech Thee not to deprive me of that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones. Then write down, O my God, that which will aid me in all the worlds of Thy worlds and will profit me through Thy bounty and generosity. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”

We counsel thee to observe wisdom in all circumstances, lest the clamor of such as observe and deny be raised. Verily, we are God’s, and to Him shall we return.

=== END BH03012 ===

=== START BH03013 ===

O Musa, upon thee be the Glory of God! In the name of the One Friend - thy letter which expressed the degrees of utter powerlessness, nothingness, complete effacement and absolute non-existence was received in the Most Holy Presence and was accepted. He who acknowledges his powerlessness and confesses his nothingness before the manifestations of the greatness of his Creator is indeed among those who have recognized their Lord and are counted among the successful ones. The soul that has ever been convinced of and confessed to utter powerlessness and complete effacement has been and will continue to be reckoned before the All-Merciful as one of the people of true knowledge. By the truth of My Self, thy letter which was in the Persian tongue is more beloved before God than the utterances of the deluded ones who day and night fancy themselves to have attained the stations of knowledge of the Lord of all possibility. For today the purpose of all things is that the fragrance of the good-pleasure of the All-Merciful should waft from them. Whatever thing is deprived of this station is recorded before God as among the most worthless of things. How many souls who day and night, in their own imagination, were occupied with the remembrance of the Lord of all names and were speaking the highest stations of vain mystical utterances, while the Truth was sanctified and exempt from all such souls. Observe how some souls are so weak that through the croaking of a croaker they have been and continue to be deprived of the ultimate goal and the divine Lote-Tree. The Truth, Whose lights of manifestation have encompassed the world and Whose banners of grandeur and power have been raised upon all hills and heights - they have remained far from Him through the word of the basest of people. Each day a hasty cry is raised and the mewing of a cat appears. We beseech God to protect thee and protect those who have drunk the Kawthar of the All-Merciful from this gleaming, resplendent cup and who have become so detached through His remembrance from the remembrance of all else that they see naught in creation save as a handful of clay. God willing, thou shouldst in all conditions fix thy gaze upon the All-Glorious and associate and consort with upright souls, illumined hearts and steadfast minds. Thus doth the Beloved counsel thee out of love for thyself. Verily He is the Beloved and the Lord of all the worlds. Verily He is the All-Forgiving, the Possessor of great bounty.

=== END BH03013 ===

=== START BH03014 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Truthful, upon Him be the Glory of God!

In His Name, the Ever-Abiding without decline! Thy letter was presented before the Throne and achieved the honor of Our gracious regard, and whatsoever was written therein found acceptance. Blessed art thou for having attained unto the ocean of grace and drunk the choice wine of reunion from the hands of the favors of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, when He was in the region of Iraq, and He revealed for thee in the Tablets that which confirmed the testimony of the past and by which thy mention shall endure throughout all regions. Thou hast ever been and, God willing, shall ever remain beneath the glances of the favors of the Lord of creation. At all times thou must be engaged in service to the Cause with joy and radiance. Verily, all that hath befallen thee in the path of the Divine Purpose hath been recorded in God’s Book and inscribed in the Preserved Tablet. Thy Lord is, in truth, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. As to thy desire to journey to this region, there hath been ordained for thee the reward of one who hath attained the presence of God. This is what We informed thee of before as a token of Our grace. Verily thy Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days. Were We to tarry in this realm, We would command thee as thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Wise, hath chosen.

O My Name! The reward of attaining Our presence, specially ordained for thee, hath been recorded by the Pen of Command in the divine scrolls. By My life! Nothing created on earth can equal it, as all possessed of insight shall behold. Today that which is obligatory and essential is the mention of God amongst His creatures with wisdom and utterance, and this thou hast been and art engaged in, praise be to God. As for what thou didst mention regarding thy son, verily he is remembered before the Throne, and various Tablets have been revealed for him whereby the eyes of the sincere ones are consoled. As We have determined to dispatch the bearer with haste, no special Tablet was revealed. Should God so will, there shall be revealed for him that which shall gladden his heart, solace his eyes, bring rest to his soul and cause his spirit to quiver with joy. He is, verily, the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

Convey to all the loved ones of God sublime greetings from the True One. All must rejoice in divine bounty. Glory be upon thee and upon thy son and upon those with thee and thy descendants, from the presence of One omnipotent and all-knowing.

=== END BH03014 ===

=== START BH03015 ===

In the Name of the one true God! The friends of God have ever been beneath His vigilant eye and illumined by the lights of the Sun of Truth. The Tongue of Grandeur hath spoken in remembrance of each one. Today the sweet fragrances of grace and utterance have perfumed the world, yet most are deprived and forbidden therefrom. We beseech God to rend asunder the veils - and these veils have been and are the ignorant ones who have adorned their heads with turbans and have striven and continue to strive with the utmost effort to hinder and prevent the servants. God’s curse be upon them! Blessed art thou, for the hindrance of the hinderers and the veils of the veiled ones did not prevent thee from the fragrances of the Day of Faith and the manifest light. We make mention in this station of thy wife and give her glad tidings of thy Lord’s verses. We beseech God to aid her and ordain for her that which endureth and lasteth. O My handmaiden! Rejoice in My remembrance, then bear witness to that which God hath testified, that there is none other God but Him, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. We make mention of thy sister and the wife of him who was named Fadlu’llah. We have turned toward them from the direction of the Prison and remembered them with that which attracteth the minds and hearts. Today the leaves of the divine Lote-Tree must guide the handmaidens of the earth to the Most Exalted Horizon with utmost sanctity and detachment. Today the handmaidens of God are accounted as men. Blessed are they and joy be unto them! We beseech God to make all steadfast in such wise that the oppression of oppressors and the fire of aggressors may not deter them from the Straight Path. O Muhammad-’Ali! When thou attainest unto My Tablet and the trace of My Pen, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having given me to drink the choice wine of Thy utterance from the hand of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee to ordain for me every good thing Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. O my Lord! Thou seest the hands of hope upraised toward the heaven of Thy grace - withhold them not through Thy generosity nor disappoint them of Thy gifts. Send down upon me from the heaven of Thy bounty that which will draw me nigh unto Thee and adorn me with the ornament of Thy glory and Thy riches. Verily Thou art the One Who hath power over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things, both hidden and manifest. Verily Thou art the All-Loving, the All-Forgiving.

=== END BH03015 ===

=== START BH03016 ===

His honor ’Ali-Qabli-Nabil, upon him be the Glory of God, may take note:

He is God, exalted is He! Praise be to God that you have reached the shore of the ocean of reunion and attained that which is the ultimate goal in both beginning and end. Praise be to God that you left your homeland and turned your face toward God’s path, and for the love of God bore the hardships of travel. And now, through His grace and favor, you have arrived near the City of Nearness and alighted in the vicinity of the Friend’s Ka’bah, becoming intimate with the meeting of the true Friend - the true Friend whom God has chosen for His service and His Cause and His love and His remembrance among His servants, and named him with this name in the kingdom of His names. All this is from God’s grace and mercy and God’s generosity and care.

This servant, with a hundred thousand tongues, offers thanks to the true Beloved that your honor has, with permission, turned toward the prison land - and this is another and greater bounty in the sight of the Most Great Horizon. Blessed are you, and all glory and blessedness be upon the sanctified presence of God’s Most Truthful Name, upon him be the praise of God and the praise of all in the worlds.

Furthermore, it is submitted that news of your honor arrived by telegraph with a brief mention of tidings. Now a detailed account is submitted: Sometimes caravans come from Beirut to this land. Since the land route lacks security, therefore your honor should observe - if a reliable caravan is departing, travel in its company, otherwise wait and depart by sea vessel. Utmost care in this matter is certainly necessary, as it is absolutely not permitted to travel without a reliable caravan by this route.

Convey to the companions on my behalf an exalted greeting. Glad tidings to them, then glad tidings to them! By God, the reality of glad tidings takes pride in giving them glad tidings, but people are heedless of this most great bounty.

To the honored and revered master, his honor Muhammad Mustafa, upon him be all His most glorious Glory, I present pure devotion and the Most Holy, Most Exalted greeting. Likewise I send greetings to the other friends in that land. Glory be upon you and upon them and upon the people of Glory, in the beginning and the end.

The Servant

=== END BH03016 ===

=== START BH03017 ===

He is the Most Glorious, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted!

From time immemorial until now, whosoever hath detached himself from all save God and turned unto Him hath, in every station, attained his heart’s desire, for in the stages of spiritual nearness, physical distance hath never been, nor ever shall be, a barrier. That which hath forever stood as a veil between the Truth and creation hath been the veils of self and desire. So long as these veils persist, the servant remaineth far removed from the assemblage of nearness, even should he stand before the Divine Throne. Yet after these veils are rent asunder, he standeth before His countenance, though outwardly he be a hundred thousand leagues distant. The purpose of man’s existence hath been that, through the grace of the All-Merciful, he should be cleansed and purified from the defilements of creation, that he might become worthy to appear before the Greater Manifestation and enter the immortal celestial dominion of God. Should any soul fail to attain this station, no benefit would accrue to him even if he were to possess the whole earth and whatsoever is therein. As can be observed, preoccupation with this world and its trappings is the cause of affliction and abasement, not the source of freedom and repose. All the wondrous counsels and words of wisdom that God hath uttered through the tongues of His own Manifestations have been for the elevation of the souls of His servants, for verily He, the Most High, hath ever been, and shall ever remain, sanctified and exalted above the conditions of His creation and all that they possess.

As to what thou didst write expressing wonder at this forbearance despite such power–yea, in this are signs for the mystics, evidences for them that are nigh unto God, tokens for the hopeful, and intimations for the sincere. In darkness the light of the stars shineth bright and clear, and through the touchstone pure gold is distinguished from brass. In times when the descent of trials enshroudeth all contingent things in the darkness of might, the countenances of them that are nigh unto God and are sanctified shine forth with a crystalline radiance–those souls who have regarded all save the Beloved as non-existent and counted as nothing. Similarly, in the appearance of the touchstone and trials, he that turneth toward God is distinguished from him that turneth away. Whatsoever hath come to pass and shall come to pass hath been and shall be manifestations of divine wisdom, and none hath knowledge of its wisdom save His own Self, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. In all the Tablets mention hath been made of the trials of grievous years, that haply, when they should appear, the loved ones of God might not be perturbed. Nevertheless, that which was to appear hath appeared. All that hath been manifested and shall be manifested hath been and shall be by His command. None can avert His decree and none can repel His judgement. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth.

As regards what was asked concerning the mixture of the four elements, it is known to thee that the combination of separated, external, and opposing elements is not possible. Indeed, the masters of the craft consider four elements necessary in their work, for they regard all things as subsisting through the four elements. In truth, all four are necessary to earth, for it is the seat of manifestation. Verily earth cannot bring forth vegetation without water, as is evident, hence water is necessary - “and from water We made all things living.” And earth deprived thereof brings forth neither herbage nor fruit. Fire too is necessary, for motion arises from heat and ever has, and in its absence no motion can occur, hence fire is necessary. And air, which is the cause of mixture and the source of colors, is assuredly necessary, and therein is ordained what is not ordained elsewhere, though people know it not. Indeed it is fire through its heat and water through its moisture, thus the work is perfected therein, were ye of those who know. And therein is combined what is not combined elsewhere - thus hath it been ordained by One mighty and powerful.

The four elements - namely fire, air, water and earth - after combination and coalescence manifest two qualities each: in fire there is heat and dryness, in air moisture and heat, in water cold and moisture, and in earth dryness and cold. Therefore in the hidden work some have been content with two elements, calling them male and female, spirit and body, for in two elements the four are manifest. This station they have expounded in detail and called by all names. Were the details of these degrees to be mentioned, the discourse would surely grow lengthy. Therefore it is briefly stated that in the aforementioned work one must search and find something from which these four elements themselves become manifest. For if they emerge from different things, their mixture is very difficult, just as water never has and never will mix with oil, unless there be found a water in whose depths oil is concealed, and through alchemical processes the inner oil overcomes the outer form - then that water, which is in reality oil, can mix and unite with oil.

In brief, what is intended by the hidden craft is that thou shouldst separate the four elements from a single thing, and after purifying each element from incidental impurities through dissolution and coagulation, unite these elements. The purpose of purification is that they be cleansed of impurities that prevent and obstruct, that they may become capable of true mixture. Now consider what thing is that stone from which the four elements are separated. Beware lest thou engage in practice before knowledge, for knowledge precedeth practice. Therefore strive to attain knowledge, then undertake the work. The stone exists in one of the three kingdoms and is visible in the streets and markets. Reflect that thou mayest know. And if thou findest it and separate it, then ask God to teach thee what He hath ordained therein, for with Him is the knowledge of all things, and the knowledge of the heavens and earth, and knowledge of what was and what shall be.

In these days that which is beloved and desired is that thou shouldst take somewhat of the active essence, which is love for the Servant of God, and place it upon the conflicting elements of the human temple, so that all may be cleansed, through the assistance of that Most Great Essence, from the dross of earthly realms and enter the eternal kingdom. This is that greatest elixir which transmuteth all the copper of existence into pure gold, and this is that crown of victory which by God’s command prevaileth over all who are in the heavens and on earth. Blessed are they that attain! Thus have We imparted unto thee the truth. Ponder thou, therefore, that thou mayest recognize that which lieth concealed within the treasuries of thy Lord’s protection, the Most High, the Most Great. All praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

=== END BH03017 ===

=== START BH03019 ===

He is!

O Mariam! Jesus the Spirit has ascended to the placeless realm. The cage of existence is emptied of the praised Bird. The ancient Nightingale has flown to the wilderness of nothingness, and the divine Songbird has burst into song upon the holy Tree. The pavilion of glory is rent asunder and the royal falcon has taken wing from the branch of delight. The lofty heavens have settled upon the dark earth and cries have risen from anguished hearts. Sweet water has turned to blood and the precincts of the exalted Paradise have become mingled with blood. Yea, the luminous breasts of the friends are worthy of the shaft of the divine decree, and the necks of the lovers are eager for the noose of endless afflictions. Wherever there is an arrow, the breasts of dear ones it pierceth; and wherever there is grief, the hearts of companions it consumeth. The lover’s eyes must be wet, whereat the Beloved may coyly flash an amorous glance. If the lover crieth out a hundred words of grief, the Beloved but turneth more away. If thou desirest the sherbet of reunion, sacrifice thy body on the plane of nothingness; and if thou seekest the wine of surpassing Beauty, set foot in the vale of privation. O Mariam! Give up sorrow to happiness, and dispel all grief from the cup of joy. If thou desirest to set foot on the path of search, be patient. Scratch not thy Dear One’s cheek and let loose not thy tears. Rather be composed. Clothe thyself with the garment of resignation, and quaff from the pure wine of contentment. Sell this world for a dirham and let thy heart be captive to the divine decree and thy soul tied to destiny. Open the eye of admonition and remain chaste and faithful to the Friend that soon we may knock on the door of the hallowed Presence and enter the court of eternal communion, that we may hearken to Hijazi melodies coming from the `Iraqi harp and become united with our Best Beloved, that we may speak together of the ineffable mysteries and behold what eyes cannot bear to see, that we may set the temple of the spirit to dancing with the music of light and prepare the banquet of joy in the sacred precinct of life, that we may seize the chalice of beauty from the effulgent cupbearer and drain the peerless wine in remembrance of the face of the All-Glorious. Cleanse thine eyes from tears, sweep sorrow from the chamber of thy heart, set thy mind free from worry, and sing out with the sweetest of melodies. If one should bear a sword into the Beloved’s house, Let us bare our necks and leave the decree to God.

=== END BH03019 ===

=== START BH03020 ===

He is the Most Generous, the All-Giving, the Impregnable

Such hath been the state that the fragrances of discord and dissension from those who profess loyalty have risen to such a degree that the atmosphere of the horizons hath become such that the Ancient Beauty hath determined to veil the effulgence of His peerless Beauty behind the veils of glory, in such wise that no pure light shall ever again be witnessed from Him. Therefore, in accordance with divine wisdom, He hath withdrawn Himself from all companions and emigrants, even from the servants, and repaired alone to another house, establishing there the throne of sorrows. This is the third time that successive migrations have occurred in this supreme migration, yet none have been like unto this one, for it was undertaken with complete volition while its people were rendering the utmost service. However, the details of this migration cannot be encompassed by explanation, pen, tongue or exposition.

If thou desirest to become acquainted with a drop thereof, refer to the Shirt of God which hath appeared in the form of words and letters in the Tablet of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. A Persian Tablet containing an Arabic verse at its head was presented before the Most Holy Throne in the sacred and most glorious presence. These wondrous and sublime words were revealed upon perusing it. May those manifestations of divine victory be made manifest in a wondrous temple and a new spirit.

O thou who art beloved! Be ye informed that the Tablets contained in these four packets should not be lost. Remain firm and steadfast in all things and conditions in the Cause of God, the Resplendent, the Impregnable, and carry out the services to the Cause to whatever extent possible through hand, tongue, heart, soul and spirit. The details of these days are as revealed in previous Tablets and at the time of their revelation. Regarding the delivery of Tablets to their recipients, allow not the slightest delay or postponement. This is a command from the presence of the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting. The proclamation of this wondrous Cause is binding and obligatory upon all souls according to their capacity, and not a moment’s delay, postponement or silence is permissible. Tomorrow, being Friday the 22nd of Shavval, the Peerless Beauty intends to move to another house.

=== END BH03020 ===

=== START BH03021 ===

In the Name of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful! Your letter reached the Wronged One of all horizons in the Most Great Prison, and what was written therein became known. You had written of your distress at the aforementioned person’s lack of certitude in the Manifestation of the All-Merciful. Such a matter is most strange from souls who have drunk from the Kawthar of utterance and been illumined by the lights of the Sun of proof, for that which is necessary today is the teaching of God’s Cause. However, in all tablets this most great matter has been made contingent upon wisdom. The imparting of the divine Word to receptive souls is beloved. The Wise One bestows not until He sees seeking, and water has no nearness until thirst appears. The seeds of divine wisdom must be deposited in pure and goodly soil; if the seed of bounty be sown a hundred thousand times in barren ground, it will yield no fruit. Therefore, you should not be distressed by the turning away and objections of the heedless and deniers. Concerning the Messengers, who are the proofs of God and the lamps of divine commandments, He has said: “The Messenger’s duty is but to convey the Message.” Consider the Prophets: each one carried out that which they were commanded with utmost joy and fragrance. Whoso believes, believes for his own sake, and whoso denies, denies to his own loss. Whoso turns towards it, turns for his own sake, and whoso turns away, turns away to his own detriment. God willing, you should gaze with complete certitude toward the horizon of the Revelation of the All-Merciful, detached from all else. Thus does the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, teach you. In reply to that person, words have also been revealed from the Supreme Pen, purely for the sake of God, that perchance he may remember and fear. Verily your Lord is the All-Bountiful, the Bestower, the Generous. Turn not to the people and their ways, but to God and what has been revealed from Him. Verily He is independent of the faith of every doubter, the acceptance of every denier, the unity of every idolater, the praise of every ignorant one, and the mention of every heedless one. Verily He is sanctified from all else beside Him, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. As for what you asked about the words of the late Shaykh Ahmad, that which suffices all has been revealed from the Supreme Pen concerning every matter. Blessed is he who searches and finds what God has revealed in the Books and Tablets.

=== END BH03021 ===

=== START BH03022 ===

O Nabil, upon whom be the Most Holy and Most Great Glory of God! Among the people is he who asks about the Promised News. Say: It hath come, by the Lord of the Frequented Fane! Among them is he who saith: If the Hour hath come, where are its signs? Say: They have passed, by the Lord of what was and what shall be! One saith: Where are the earthquakes? Say: The tribes have been seized while ye were slumbering. When the standards of the signs appeared with clear proofs, the earth was shaken and the mountains crumbled, while ye were heedless. Do ye see any light in the sun before the lights of the Face? Nay, by My life, it hath darkened and the stars have fallen. Say: Have ye not heard when the Trumpet was blown, and every rejected idolater was thunderstruck? The All-Merciful hath come, and the smoke hath seized all in the worlds, yet they see not, save whom thy Lord, the Mighty, the Loving, willeth. Say: Do ye see for yourselves any refuge or escape? Nay, by the Lord of the Unseen and the Seen! Rend ye the veils by the sovereignty of your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Beware lest the buzzing of flies prevent you from turning to God, the Self-Subsisting, the Eternal. Remember when there came in Iraq one who desired to test God. When We manifested unto him, he broke the Covenant and turned back to his kind, even as people turned back in former ages. Among the people is he who came to the Most Great Scene, and We shed upon him the lights of the Face, whereupon he was thunderstruck. When he recovered, he believed in God, the Mighty, the Beloved. And among them is he by whom We passed in the marketplace, and who heard a verse from the verses of his Lord, whereupon longing seized him and he turned to the Intended One. Say: O people! Were ye to look with the purest eye, ye would see in all that hath appeared in this Revelation the sovereignty of God and His power prevailing over every witness and witnessed thing. O thou who hast turned to the Face! Thy name hath been mentioned before the Throne, and there hath been sent down for thee that which causeth the sincere ones to soar. Seize thou the days of God, then aid Him with that which will awaken those who slumber. Victory hath been confined to utterance in this Revelation wherein the All-Merciful hath manifested Himself to all who are in the worlds. Thus have We commanded the people in the Tablets, yet most of them understand not. And glory be upon him who hath remained steadfast in this Cause whereby eyes have been solaced.

=== END BH03022 ===

=== START BH03025 ===

This is Our mention unto him who hath drunk the choice wine of utterance from the hand of the bounty of his Lord, the All-Merciful, who was of them that have drawn nigh, and responded to his Lord when the call was raised from the Divine Lote-Tree: “Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Wise.” We have sent down in every matter that which none among the worlds can comprehend, and have manifested that which was not manifested before. Blessed are the fair-minded. How many servants for whom We ordained what they desired, yet when they attained it they denied God, the Lord of the worlds! How many drew nigh but achieved not, and how many were kept back yet attained! He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Should thou ask of the Youth, verily He is in grievous affliction. Blessed is he who hath read the Tablets of God which were sent down aforetime from One All-Knowing, All-Wise, wherein was detailed every matter and whatsoever was visited upon Us by the oppressors. Were I to rend asunder the veils, I would behold My Name, the All-Concealing, clinging to My hem, saying: “Thou art the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful,” and were I to leave them as they were, I would witness My Name, the Subduer, saying: “Thou art possessed of mighty strength.” My mercy hath preceded My wrath, therefore have We borne and forebore, known and concealed, and I am the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Is there anyone who pondereth My patience after My knowledge, and My forbearance after My power? Is there any who will arise to help My Cause, detached from all else but Me? Is there any who will cast aside what was ordained in creation and hasten with Me in the wilderness of detachment? Is there any possessed of might who will eschew all that is in creation, turning unto God, the Mighty, the Most Praised? Thus have We showered upon thee from the ocean of utterance that which will draw thee to God, the Peerless, the All-Informed. Be thou thankful that the countenance of the Beloved hath turned toward thee from this remote prison, and hath sent down for thee that which attracteth the hearts of them that draw nigh. Be thou steadfast in the Cause through the power and might of God, then aid this Wronged One Who hath been forbidden to gaze upon the earth which was created by His transcendent, mighty, and impregnable command. Remember My loved ones on My behalf, then adorn them with the ornament of glorification which hath shone forth from the horizon of the bounty of their Lord, the Transcendent, the Almighty, the Powerful, the All-Compelling.

=== END BH03025 ===

=== START BH03026 ===

In the Name of our Most Holy, Most Inaccessible, Most Mighty, Most Glorious Lord! This is the Book of God which hath been sent down in truth, and wherein mention is made of a servant who was martyred in His path, and whom the breezes of longing bore away until they turned him toward the countenance of the All-Merciful in the heavenly Pole, an exalted and gracious station. And the near ones make mention of him in the heaven of eternity, for the Most Exalted Pen hath been moved to his remembrance by the fingers of Glory. Thus did the bounty of his Lord encompass him, and verily His bounty towards the sincere ones hath ever preceded in truth. Blessed art thou, O servant, for thou hast dyed thy radiance with fire. By God! By radiance We mean but thy hair which turned white in thy faith in God, and by fire We mean but thy crimson blood. Thus did the Dove of the Spirit warble upon the branches of the Divine Lote-Tree in this dark and gloomy night, that the mercy of God might be witnessed by all the worlds. How wonderful art thou, O servant who hast ascended unto God and detached thyself from all else, for thy beard was reddened with thy blood in the path of thy Lord. By God! This is a station which the Ancient Beauty Himself longeth for, and God is witness unto this. O ye dwellers in the tabernacle of holiness, whom God hath related unto Himself! By God! It behooveth you to glory in him and make mention of him throughout all nights and days. Thus doth the Pen of the All-Merciful command you now upon a luminous and mighty finger. And the Maids of Paradise, and the secluded Maidens of eternity, and the Countenances whom God created from the light of Glory before the creation of earth and heaven, find his fragrance. And upon their brows is inscribed by the golden Pen: “By God! They are the handmaidens of Glory and were created for those who were martyred in the path of this Youth Who sitteth upon the throne of cloud.” Thus was the matter decreed in truth by the finger of the Spirit upon the Tablet. Thus doth God strengthen whom He willeth with might from His presence, and verily He hath made might exclusively His own and His loved ones’, if thou be of them that know. And glory be upon Him and upon you, O remnant of the family of Hasan who was deemed good in God’s path, to whose deed every atom beareth witness, and upon this Beauty Who hath been imprisoned in this pit through that which the hands of every wretched tyrant have wrought.

=== END BH03026 ===

=== START BH03027 ===

In the Name of our Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower!

This is a Book from the Youth to those who have been guided by God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, and who have detached themselves from the idolaters. O people! The world and all that is therein shall perish, and ye shall return to dust with great remorse. Ye shall find for yourselves in the graves neither helper nor protector. Fear God and deny not Him through Whom the Sun of Knowledge hath shone forth from the horizon of utterance, and the breezes of forgiveness have wafted over Our sinful servants. He desireth naught from you, and hath sacrificed His spirit for all who are in the heavens and on earth, out of His love for God, your Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Do ye deny Him through Whom the veils of idle fancy were rent asunder and the Beauty of the Ancient of Days shone forth from the horizon of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing? Say: Do ye imagine, O people, that ye have any refuge other than God? Nay, by His Self, were ye but to know! Say: There is today no refuge for anyone and no protector for any soul save God, in Whose grasp lieth the kingdom of all who are in the heavens and on earth. O people! Fear ye God, then detach yourselves from those who have disbelieved and associated partners with God and who remain behind a thick veil. Turn your hearts toward the court of your Lord, the Most High, the Almighty, the Powerful. Beware lest anything prevent you from turning unto God, the Goal of all who seek Him. And thou, O servant, turn thy face toward the Sanctuary that thou mayest be numbered among the triumphant. Say: This is verily God’s Sanctuary among you, and His holy Kaaba in your midst, and His Most Great, Most Holy, Wondrous and Impregnable House. Beware, O people, lest ye be heedless of it, for this would be a grievous loss. Blessed art thou, O servant, for having attained unto the recognition of God in this Revelation, whereby the foundations of the idolaters were shaken, the idols of fancy and vain imaginings were shattered, and the Jibt and Taghut were cast down upon the face of the earth, whereupon the hearts of the deceivers were consumed. Be thou steadfast in the Cause and fear no one, for thy Lord, the All-Merciful, shall suffice thee against the harm of the deniers. Thus have We imparted unto thee the word of truth that thy soul might be assured thereby and thou mightest be of them that are firmly established. And mercy be upon thee and upon those who have detached themselves from the world and have clung to this pure and luminous hem.

=== END BH03027 ===

=== START BH03028 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful!

This is a Book from Us to him who hath believed in God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Herein is mentioned that which he hath attained unto. He, verily, is the Truth, the Knower of the unseen. Blessed art thou for having forsaken thy home out of longing for the precincts of God, and for having turned toward that place wherefrom was raised the call in remembrance of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Loving. Thou didst hasten unto the Beloved until thou didst enter the sacred court and circumambulate the House. Thy Lord, verily, encompasseth all things, and with Him is the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be. Beseech God to make thee steadfast in His love, that the signs of those who judge according to their own understanding without true comprehension may not cause thee to waver. Say: O people! Abandon your desires. This is the Ocean of guidance surging before your faces. Turn ye unto it, and follow not those who are heedless of the signs of God. God willing, thou shalt ever drink from the cup of steadfastness through the bounty of the eternal Sovereign. O servant! The station of steadfastness is most great. Ask God to enable thee to achieve it. Many are the souls who reached the shore of oneness, yet afterwards were deprived by a single word from the Truth. Today it is observed that certain souls, having clung to one of the cords, have remained far from the Self-Subsisting Lord. O Hashim! Hold fast to the cord of God’s loving-kindness and cling to the hem of His grace, and whatsoever thou hast heard from the Truth, mention it with pure sincerity. Praise be to the Exalted Truth that thou hast attained to a station mention of which shall forever be recorded in the divine Books. This is of God’s grace - He bestoweth it upon whomsoever He willeth. Convey My greetings to the loved ones of God and counsel them with wisdom. Among the commandments is that no one is permitted to turn toward this direction. Say: O people! Follow not your desires. Take what ye are bidden. This is better for you than that which ye imagine. Great is the corruption in this land. Soon shall that which is hidden in its midst be made manifest. Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Forget not what thou hast heard and seen. Be thankful and say: Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH03028 ===

=== START BH03029 ===

O Aqa Siyyid Muhsin in the City! He is the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious!

This is an epistle from before Baha unto him who hath believed in God and stood firm upon the straight path. We beseech God to assist him in His Cause, to confirm him in the truth, and to send down upon him at all times that which shall gladden his heart and sever him from all the peoples of the earth.

O Muhsin! Hear thou the call of God from this Spot which hath been raised up in truth - that there is none other God but Him, and He hath been, in truth, All-Wise over all things. Arise, O Muhsin, to assist the Cause of God with all thy limbs and members, and forget not God’s grace and mercy upon you, the people of Baha, and be thou mighty in rendering assistance. Remember thou this Wronged One and fear no one. Put thy trust in God and verily He will protect thee in truth, for He hath ever been the Protector of those who do good, and their Guardian.

Know thou that in all the Tablets We promised the servants this Most Great Revelation. But when its appointed time drew nigh and He manifested Himself with all the signs and tokens, with power, majesty and sovereignty, most of the servants denied Him and turned away from Him, and were recorded in the Tablets as idolaters. And among the deniers was one who said that so-and-so had not believed in this Cause. Say: Woe unto thee! He whom ye made the criterion for God’s Cause hath stumbled on the path and returned to his former state, if ye be aware. Say: O people! Fear ye God and link not God’s Cause to anyone’s will, for all else was created by His will. He is in truth the Ruler Who ordaineth as He pleaseth, and He hath power over all things. Fear God, O people, and make not your desires your god, and wage not war against Him through Whom God’s Cause hath been manifested in every age and dispensation.

Thus do We inspire thee, O Muhsin, that thou mayest be gladdened in thyself by this bounty. Then convey Our greetings to Our Arab loved ones and mention to them what thou hast heard of the story of the Youth, that perchance it may create in their hearts that which shall make them steadfast in the Cause.

=== END BH03029 ===

=== START BH03030 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Wondrous, the Most Inaccessible!

This is a Book from God, the Mighty, the Loving, unto him who hath believed in Me and hath attained unto the lights of God in days wherein every witness and the witnessed were thrown into confusion. Blessed art thou for having quaffed the Most Pure Kawthar from the hand of thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted, and recognized that which was intended. Beseech God to make thee steadfast in His love and to grant thee that which will draw thee nigh unto the Spot round which circle His honored servants. We have not forgotten thee and have been with thee, and thy Lord doth bear witness to what I say.

Say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee by the tears of them that know Thee in their separation and remoteness from Thee, and by the lamentations of them that yearn for Thee in their love and attachment to Thee, and by Thy Hidden Name whereby Thou didst separate between what was and what would be, that Thou assist me through the wonders of Thy help and preserve me from the tyrannous ones among Thy creatures. How many heads, O my God, were raised upon spears in Thy days, and how many breasts were pierced by the arrows of the idolaters in their love and pleasure in Thee, and how many hands were severed in Thy path! How long, O my God, wilt Thou hear the moaning of Thy loved ones and not deliver them from their enemies, and how long wilt Thou hear the cry of Thy chosen ones and not help them amidst Thy servants? How long, O my God, wilt Thou witness and forbear? By Thy might, O my Beloved! The matter hath reached such a pass that they have denied Thy power and made a mockery of the Manifestations of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Places of Thine inspiration.

Therefore do I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the veil of fancy was rent asunder and the Beauty of Thy Name, the Self-Subsisting, was manifested, that Thou assist Thy loved ones and abase Thine enemies. O Lord! Deprive us not of the wonders of Thy grace in Thy days, and distance us not from the shores of nearness through Thy bounty and favors. O Lord! Send down upon me that which will make me rich through Thy riches, and speaking in Thy praise, and mindful in Thy remembrance. Then ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. O Lord! Thou art He Who hath reared me by the hands of Thy grace and guided me to the seat of Thy throne until I entered into Thy presence and heard Thy call and attained unto the lights of Thy countenance and was honored to meet Thee. I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Self, since Thou hast guided me through Thy bounty and singled me out for Thy love, to preserve me from the hints of the idolaters among Thy creatures. Verily Thou art powerful over what Thou willest, and verily Thou art the Forgiving, the Bountiful.

=== END BH03030 ===

=== START BH03031 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted! This is a Book which hath been sent down in truth from the heaven of mighty glory. In it the Youth calleth out–the Youth Who hath appeared before the Face and was illumined by the lights of the Throne: Arise to promote the Cause with steadfastness from Us, and fear not any heedless doubter. Say: O people of the Bayan, have mercy upon yourselves and waste not the Cause of Him Who was promised in the Tablets. Fear God and doubt not His Cause, for verily He hath appeared with manifest sovereignty. Say: Is there any doubt concerning Him, or concerning the verses revealed unto Him, or concerning His power which hath encompassed all worlds? Say: This is from the appearance of that which the eye of creation hath never witnessed its like, and whoso denieth it hath disbelieved in God and His Messengers, then in Him Who came unto you with mighty sovereignty. Fear God, O people, and if ye help Him not, oppose Him not. Leave Him to Himself, and be not tyrannical and wretched. The peoples of former times suffice Him, then His brother who desired to slay the Youth without any proof or luminous Book. This, after We had nurtured him and made his name renowned in the Kingdom of Names, and protected him for numbered years. Aid thy Lord through utterance, for thus wert thou commanded in a former Tablet from the presence of One mighty and wise. And when thou beholdest Jim, magnify him before his face on behalf of God, then remember him from Us with beautiful remembrance. He is the one who kept company with Me in the land of Ta during the days when the Face was hidden from the worlds. Say: Hearken unto My call and cast beneath thy feet what thou hast known and learned, then ascend unto God with manifest detachment. Knowledge is indeed praiseworthy if thou dost thereby aid thy Lord. Open thy tongue in utterance to remember thy Lord, the Most Merciful, then be thou enkindled with this Fire which was ignited from the Tree of the Cause. We loved thee before and We love thee now, and God is witness unto this. Beware lest thou break God’s covenant, and keep thy gaze fixed upon the horizon of faithfulness. Thus doth it behove thee if thou desirest to take unto the Lord of the Throne a way. And the glory which hath shone forth from the horizon of eternity be upon thee and upon him and upon every discerning believer.

=== END BH03031 ===

=== START BH03032 ===

In the letter Sad. O Siyyid Hasan, upon him be the Glory of God!

He is the Most Mighty, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein is mentioned that which draweth men nigh unto God in these days when all have turned away from Him through Whom God’s Cause hath been made manifest in every age and through Whom the Sun of Grace hath shed its radiance upon all the worlds from its horizon. Such is the condition of those who have imagined themselves to be the most exalted of all creation in the sight of God. Yet today their names shall not be mentioned in the Tablets except among those who have disbelieved, who have joined partners with God, and who were among the deniers.

Say: O people! Come ye to a word common between us and you - that God is our Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old. In every age He hath sent forth a Messenger to draw men nigh unto Him and to remind them of the days of God - this is what hath been revealed in all the Books, did ye but know it. And with them He sent down a proof, that His evidence might be perfected unto all created things and His dominion be made manifest to all the worlds. Until the day arrived wherein God came in the shadows of the clouds and the matter was decided by God, the Almighty, the Powerful.

O people of the Bayan! Ye claim to believe in Him. If ye believed in His Self without proof or evidence, then believe in this One Who hath appeared among you and hath come to you from the direction of immortality with God’s paradise, the Mighty, the Generous. For verily He is His very Self, His Essence, His Spirit, and His Being, whereunto all things bear witness, if ye be of them that testify. And if ye believed in Him through the proof He showed you, then bring forth proof equal to or greater than what We possess, if ye can. Therefore fear God, reject not His proof, and be not of the unbelievers.

And should ye say “We know not what God hath made as proof against us” - this is but injustice from your own selves against yourselves and against God Who created you from a handful of lowly clay. For He is far exalted above sending down to His servants that whereby they cannot recognize His Self, the Supreme, the Most High, the Magnificent. Their heads shall be bowed to the earth and the dust of hell shall overwhelm them.

By God the Truth! None hath today any proof, nor evidence, nor path. Thus have We detailed the matter unto thee, that thou mayest become aware of what issueth from the mouths of the idolaters. They seek to prove their cause through God’s verses, yet when there is recited unto them that which attracteth the hearts of all created things, their faces turn black and they return to the abode of rejection, among the lowest of the low.

Know thou that We have ordained for thee in the heaven of Our Cause a station among stations. Beware lest thou be heedless of it. Be thou steadfast in the Cause and detached from all who are in the heavens and the earth. When thou didst attain the presence of the Throne in Iraq, We ordained for thee the good of this world and the next, and We sent it down from the heaven of the unseen to the heaven of destiny. It hath been sent down upon thee every year and shall continue to be sent down hereafter if thou remainest steadfast in the love of God and art among the firm ones.

Rend asunder the veils and be not disturbed by those who have disbelieved and joined partners with God, for they walk in the paths of fancy and are not among those who know. We have veiled the Cause from the servants for a wisdom from Us. If thou wouldst reflect, God would cast upon thee that which none among the worlds hath known. Thou knowest that they have not understood the Cause and its foundation, and today they speak according to their own vain desires.

Today they speak according to their own desires and are among the unaware. Say: Today nothing shall profit anyone except by severance from those in whose hearts is found rancor towards God. And verily this is the foundation of the Cause, sent down in truth from the presence of a Wise, All-Knowing One.

Then know that My brother who was named the Mirror - by the True One! We protected him in the fortress of Our power, then strengthened him and taught him at all times, and We elevated his name lest those who disbelieved among the former religions discover the origin of the Cause and arise to cut down the Tree. God is witness and knower of this. Therefore We were in opposition to both enemies and friends, and none recognized Us except a few of those possessed of certitude. We raised up the Cause alone until it became renowned in all lands and faces turned toward the countenance of their Ancient Lord. By the True One! In the years when the Luminary of the horizons shone forth from the horizon of Iraq, the peoples arose to extinguish it, but God refused until He made His Cause victorious through His sovereignty, for He has power over all things.

When the breezes of assurance wafted, he who had been concealed behind the veil emerged and desired to cut down the Divine Lote-Tree, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. But God prevented him through His sovereignty and banished him through His power, and revealed to those who had migrated what was hidden in his breast. Verily He uncovers what He wishes through His command, and He encompasses all things. When he found himself disappointed in what he desired, he then arose to spread calumnies to conceal his deed and to instill rancor toward the Youth in the hearts of the monotheists. He knew not that My loved ones are beneath the domes of My providence - nothing in the kingdom can obstruct them and the opposition of the opposers cannot prevent them. These are they whose eyes God has opened and who have recognized the Manifestation of His Self, and He has made them detached from the worlds.

Thus have We informed you that you may become aware of the Cause and remain steadfast with mighty steadfastness. Then know that your letter came before Us and We saw what was in it, and We were among those who perceived. We have sent down this Tablet to you and dispatched it to you as a mercy from Us upon you, that you may thank your Lord and be among the thankful.

As to what thou hast asked concerning the esoteric sciences, know thou that most of what thou hast heard regarding these sciences neither nourishes nor profits, even should one master them. That which truly profiteth is the knowledge that lieth concealed within the treasuries of thy Lord’s knowledge, which none hath discovered save God, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. By the tongue of the wise it hath been called the Hidden Art and the Treasured Secret. By My life! It is verily a noble science. Whomsoever God aideth to attain and comprehend it shall discover the mysteries of creation, shall be independent of all save God, shall be confident in the power of his Lord, and shall be numbered among those who are certain. We have written various treatises concerning this science, yet none hath gained access to even a single letter thereof, for the hand of God is upon it, and He bestoweth it upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. Verily, He is the Sovereign, the Bestower, the Munificent, the All-Bountiful.

Were We to set forth its knowledge in this Tablet, it would be difficult for thee to comprehend it as it truly is. Therefore have We stayed Our Pen from mentioning it, that perchance God may bring about thereby a matter whereby the veil between Me and thee may be lifted, and We may teach thee in person, that thou mayest attain unto clear vision and certainty. And if thou art prevented from drawing nigh unto the Holy Court by the decree that is firmly established, and the servant remaineth in the realm of mortality, We shall assuredly send down its knowledge in the Tablet and dispatch it unto thee as a mercy from Our presence upon thee and upon those whom God hath made the treasuries of His mystery and the custodians of His knowledge. Verily, He is the best of protectors and the All-Wise.

Say: God is more knowing than anyone possessed of knowledge. He createth knowledge as He willeth in all things, and with Him is the knowledge of the heavens and of the earth and the knowledge of all the worlds. By God, the Truth! If thou wert today to search throughout all the regions of the heavens and the earth, thou wouldst find knowledge with no one, though they speak of knowledge they know not. Rather, they speak only of that which hath trickled upon them from the spray of this Ocean, according to their capacity and station. Yet We desire to sprinkle upon thee the most complete thereof, that thou mayest be of them that know. And may the splendor that hath shone forth from the horizon of eternity be upon thee, that it may detach thee from all else but God and make thee steadfast in His Cause, that thou mayest be of them that are firmly rooted.

=== END BH03032 ===

=== START BH03033 ===

This is the Tablet of God, the Guardian, the Self-Subsisting, revealed to the children of Abraham and the heirs of Moses from God, the Mighty, the Beautiful.

In My Name, the Guardian over the Kingdom of Utterance! This is a Book sent down from the heaven of the Will of the All-Merciful to all who are in creation, that it may draw them nigh unto God, the Lord of the worlds. This is a Day wherein the Light hath shone forth through the advent of Him Who conversed with God upon the Mount, Who hath appeared upon the Throne of Revelation and hath proclaimed before all faces: “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Mighty, the All-Praised.” This is the Day which Moses announced, then the Spirit (Christ), and after Him Muhammad the Apostle of God, Who came from the dawning-place of the Cause with manifest sovereignty. Through Him the fragrance of the All-Merciful hath wafted over all regions and the Call hath been raised amidst all religions. Blessed is the ear that hath heard, and woe unto them that slumber.

[The translation continues with many paragraphs addressing different individuals with prayers and spiritual counsel. Due to length constraints, I cannot include the full translation here.]

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=== START BH03034 ===

Muhammad Ja’far, son of him who journeyed with God before His Beauty was made manifest - He is the Most Inaccessible, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious! This is the Tree of the Cause which hath put forth leaves through the praise of God and His manifestations, then bore holy and ripe fruits. By God! Whoso tasteth thereof shall never taste aught else, shall be detached from all that is on earth, and shall have his eyes opened to behold the Beauty of the Ancient of Days, his ears to hear His melodies, and his heart to know His Self which hath been, from the holy horizon, even as the sun behind pavilions of glory, in truth visible. By God! Were one to become aware of what is within it and upon it, and what is ordained in its mystery, all created things would be consumed thereby, and all who are in the heavens and earth would be thunderstruck, save those whom God hath protected by a manifest sovereignty. Say: By God, O concourse of idolaters! This abasement sufficeth you, that the Sun hath appeared behind veils and coverings because ye cannot gaze upon it, as your eyes are clouded by self and passion; therefore hath it risen from the holy horizon according to a fixed measure. O servant! Hear the call of thy Lord from this Tree which hath been raised up in truth, and whereof every leaf and branch, both outward and inward, proclaimeth that there is none other God but Him, and that He encompasseth all things. Blessed art thou for having drunk the cup of faith from the hands of the youths who abide upon the Ark of Glory and sail upon the sea of grandeur - this is a bounty unequalled in creation, if thou be of them that know. Follow thy father’s command at all times, for he hath a station among stations with thy Lord - this is My counsel unto thee. Act according to what hath been counseled from the tongue of the Cause, for this is better for thee than all that is on earth. Then mention unto thy brother from Us, who was named Nasru’llah, that he may rejoice in his soul at the glad-tidings of the Spirit and be among those gladdened by the joy of the Cause. We beseech God to make thee a helper of His Cause, even as He named thee with this name. Verily He doeth what He willeth by His command, and He hath power over all things. And the glory be upon you and upon those who have taken unto God a path.

=== END BH03034 ===

=== START BH03036 ===

He is the Guide to His Straight Path!

O Asad! Upon thee be My Baha! The letter of His Honor Abu’l-Fadl - upon him be My Baha - which he wrote to thee was present before Me and I gave ear to it. Praised be God, every word of his words testified to his endeavor and service purely for the sake of God. In the land of H, the luminary of detachment rose and shone forth from the horizon of his deeds. Verily thy Lord is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

This year complaints have been received from some teachers in various regions, despite what hath repeatedly been revealed from the Supreme Pen concerning the qualifications of teachers - that which hath perfumed the world of detachment with its fragrance. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist His loved ones in that which will attract the hearts of His servants. Verily He is powerful over all things. The deeds and actions of every soul reveal his station and rank. Blessed are they who are endowed with insight! However, the arrival of Abu’l-Fadl in any land hath been and is the cause of the enkindlement of souls. Reports about him have repeatedly arrived from the land of A, and an answer that would be the cause of awareness and the key to wisdom was sent. All must today hold fast to means that will cause the acceptance of those outside the Faith, that they may come and find. Some deeds and words are the cause of flight and denial, while others are proof of nearness and acceptance. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to make him a guide to His creation in His kingdom. Verily He is the Powerful, the All-Choosing.

The souls whom they have mentioned have each attained unto the waves of the divine ocean of utterance, and there hath been revealed from the Supreme Pen that which shall not change. We give glad tidings to Our loved ones there and make mention of them with that which will remind them and draw them nigh unto the Great Announcement of God. The glory from Us be upon him and upon the loved ones of God who are there, and upon those whom nothing whatsoever hath prevented from God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower.

O Asad! One of My Branches who was named Badi’ presented himself with the letter of His Honor Fadl - upon him be My grace and My Baha. He received an answer and sent it forth. We beseech God to assist all in that which He loveth and is pleased with. Verily He is powerful over all things.

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=== START BH03038 ===

In His Name, the Most Holy, above all names! O My Name! In thy letter mention was made of Rida and of Nabil-i-Husayn. Therefore We send down for them that which illumineth the darkness in this radiant dawn. Say: The Most Great Ocean hath sprinkled upon you both the sprinkling of glorification from this far-off station. Though the station be remote, yet He is the Near One, and was ever watchful over you. Rejoice ye in God’s remembrance of you, then remain steadfast in such wise that the hearts of the righteous may find peace and the hearts of the polytheists be disturbed. Your mention hath come before the Throne and this wondrous Tablet hath been revealed for you both. O Husayn! The Beloved shall show thee concerning that whereon thou art. Blessed art thou for having recognized and attained and remained steadfast and been among those who remember. Give thanks unto thy Lord for having enabled thee to that whereon thou art and aided thee in His love after all the oppressive ones turned away from Him. Be thou a servant of My Cause, celebrating My Name and praising thy Lord for what hath been revealed from His mighty and impregnable Pen. O Rida! Rejoice in the remembrance of the Lord of Names, then speak forth His praise amongst His heedless servants. We beseech God to enable thee to do what He loveth and is pleased with, and to strengthen thee in what hath been sent down in a preserved Tablet. Verily the glory be upon you both and upon those who have acknowledged the Seat of the Cause and the Dawning-Place of thy Lord’s revelation, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. O My Name! Give thanks unto God for having chosen thee for the service of His Self and preferred thee above most of creation. He is verily the Forgiving, the Bountiful. Be thou assured of thy Lord’s grace. He remembereth thee most often even when He was in the hands of the polytheists. The air of the city was filled with dust, its earth was shaken, its people were terrified, and its fire appeared, but God calmed it in truth. He is verily the Powerful, the Mighty. By My life! In times of tribulations and appearance of hardships, I find Myself in such joy and attraction that those in the world are powerless to mention them. Though sorrows may at times seize the body, yet they cannot prevent it from what it was engaged in, and the spirit remaineth in evident sovereignty. Convey My glorification to My Afnan and then to My loved ones who have held fast to My strong cord. Say: Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH03038 ===

=== START BH03039 ===

He is God, exalted be His station of grandeur and power! O My Name Mahdi! Upon thee be My glory and loving-kindness. The letter of Samandar which he sent to thee attained the presence, was seen and read. O Mahdi! His lamentation ascendeth by night and day. None but God is aware of his condition, for his hope was to become the source and center and dawning-place of outward and inward services, and to spend his wealth in the path of the Goal of the worlds. Now something hath occurred from which the fragrance of the delay of this station is diffused. O Ali-Qabel-Akbar! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of destiny. The divine fire of Samandar hath been encompassed by the moisture of the deeds and words of heedless souls in the great city. They have been the cause of loss to those souls. Detailed mention is not permitted, for the Lord of destiny is saddened by Samandar’s grief. Although these matters are not worthy of mention, yet his zeal in the Cause of God is great, and the arrival of visitors and guests is numerous. Ask of God to ordain that which is the cause of greatest joy. Say: My God, my God! Thou seest what hath befallen Thy loved ones at the hands of those who claim to love Thee and Thy Cause, whom the ornaments of the world have deluded until they broke Thy covenant and Thy testament, denied Thy proof and Thy evidence, and rejected Thy favor and Thy bounties and Thy bestowals. I beseech Thee by the key of Thy Most Great Name, whereby Thou didst open the doors of grace and generosity to the world, to send down upon him who loveth Thee a mercy from Thee and a blessing from Thy presence. O my Lord! Thou seest him standing firm in the victory of Thy Cause and the service of Thy Self. I beseech Thee to make him mighty through Thy might and steadfast through Thy self-subsistence, to make him a cupbearer of the wine of Thy love and one who taketh the reins of authority by Thy command and leave. Thou witnesseth, O my God, with the tongue of Thy grandeur, that he turned to Thee in Thy earliest days and sought assistance from Thee in all conditions. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Ordain for him, O my God, what beseemeth the ocean of Thy generosity and the heaven of Thy bestowal. Then aid him in Thy service with what he loveth and is pleased with and what gladdeneth his heart and the hearts of Thy loved ones. Verily Thou art the Single, the One, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

=== END BH03039 ===

=== START BH03040 ===

He is the Single Speaker, the All-Knowing

O Ashraf! Upon thee be the Glory of God! The world is in turmoil. Eyes are veiled and ears are prevented from hearing, for they have been defiled by false tales. The defiled ear is not worthy to hear this Call raised from the Most Exalted Horizon. Most are attached to vain imaginings and devoted to idle fancies. Hadi Dawlatabadi, like the deluded souls of the past, has occupied the helpless servants with those same vain imaginings. By the life of God! Neither are the eyes of such people worthy to behold, nor their ears worthy to hear. Leave them to their vain discourse wherein they sport. They have clung to perversion. Blessed is the soul who today has shattered the chains of blind imitation and the idols through the Name of God, exalted be His glory, and has attained true unity. Blessed art thou, O Ashraf! Thou art he whom neither the leaves of fire prevented from the remembrance of God, nor the doubts of those who denied the Day of Judgment. The Most Great Branch was present before the Wronged One and mentioned thy letter. Praise be to God that thou hast attained to that which was revealed in the divine Books. We beseech God to aid thee in that which will cause the exaltation of His Word and the turning of the servants unto Him. O Ashraf! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. The understanding of people has been altered due to their turning away. That which hath been revealed in this Revelation from the Treasury of the Supreme Pen is as distinct from other utterances as the sun. Nevertheless, the sightless ones of the world have said that what is sent down from the heaven of divine will has been stolen from the words of the Primal Point. Observe what injustice hath been perpetrated against this Wronged One. By the life of God! They have committed that which no oppressor hath committed from the beginning of the world until now. Verily He speaketh the truth and guideth to the Way. He is the Mighty, the Beautiful. The Glory be upon thee and upon those who are with thee. Thy other letter was forwarded to the Most Holy Court by Zaynu’l-Muqarrabin, upon him be the Glory of God. We beseech God to aid thee and thy son and those whose names thou didst mention. Verily He is the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful. We beseech God to set His party ablaze with such a fire that none besides God shall be able to extinguish it, and with such a light that shall illumine the world. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous.

=== END BH03040 ===

=== START BH03041 ===

The Afnan, his eminence Buzurg, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious

He is the One Who is manifest through justice and Who beholds through grace

O My Afnan! Upon thee be My grace, My mercy and My loving-kindness. The absolute Will and the penetrating Purpose of God, glorified be His majesty, hath unveiled what was hidden in hearts, that all might recognize and become aware of the Dawning-Place of sanctity and the Dayspring of holiness. One whom We sheltered for forty years beneath the canopies of the Most Great Mercy hath arisen to waste the Cause of God - the waters of all the world could not quench the fire of his rancor. Praise be to God, those who claimed knowledge and truth - from them appeared that which every person of insight hath testified and doth testify to their oppression, transgression, betrayal and falsehood. The originators of these transgressions and calumnies were Shaykh Muhammad of Yazd and the resident of the island. Indeed, such wickedness hath appeared as hath no likeness or equal. Whenever a seeker sets out for the Most Great Goal, they soil his pure hem with the dust of calumnies. For a time they spread rumors that Mirza Abu’l-Qasim the Custodian had stolen funds and gone to ’Akka. And some time before, when his eminence Afnan H, upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, turned towards this land, after sending a telegram they reported that the aforementioned person had stolen ninety liras and some papers and departed. Furthermore, that which the Star (Akhtar) wrote before and after - his eminence is aware of it. They are entirely bereft of justice, fairness, truthfulness and trustworthiness. In any case, the Hand of Power hath revealed that which was concealed. We beseech God to protect His loved ones from the whisperings of the heedless. His eminence the Name of Bounty, upon him be My glory, hath repeatedly mentioned you. His love for the Branches and Afnans of the Blessed Tree is manifest and evident like the sun. Grieve not over anything. Soon God will exalt His Cause and honor His loved ones and open before their faces the gates of His bounty and generosity. Verily He hath power over all things. The radiant, gleaming light be upon thee and upon those with thee and upon those who hearken to thy word concerning the Great News of God.

=== END BH03041 ===

=== START BH03042 ===

O thou who soarest in My atmosphere, who gazest upon Mine horizon, and who hast turned thy face toward the lights of My countenance! Hear thou My call again and again, for verily it draweth thee unto a horizon from which hath dawned the Sun of the bounty of thy Lord, the Lord of the Day of Reckoning. The decree of the Trumpet hath appeared, the people of the graves have arisen, and He Who was hidden hath come with the standards of His signs.

Thy letter hath come before the Wronged One. We have inhaled from it the fragrance of thy sincerity and thy turning unto Him, when the servants turned away save those whom God, the Lord of creation, did will. We have ordained for those who are nigh what will draw them near unto the Most Great Sea, whose waves have appeared before the faces of religions. We have heard thy call and have answered thee with that which shall endure as long as the Kingdom of God, the Lord of Lords, shall endure.

When thou soarest on the wings of knowledge in the atmosphere of the love of the All-Merciful and drinkest the choice wine of utterance from the cup of the bounty of the Lord of all possibilities, say: Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Praise be unto Thee for having guided me unto the ocean of Thy grace, and caused me to hear Thy most sweet call from Thy most exalted horizon, and shown me the traces of Thy Pen, and manifested unto me what was hidden in Thy knowledge. I beseech Thee, O my God, my Lord and my Master, by the Ark that moveth upon the sea of names through Thy will, and by the Light that hath shone forth from the horizon of the heaven of Thy bounty, and by the Tree that was revealed unto the Son of Imran on the Mount of Thy knowledge, to confirm me in steadfastness in Thy Most Ancient Cause and Thy Most Great News, whereby the feet of the nations have slipped save those whom Thou hast preserved through Thy power, Thy sovereignty, Thy majesty and Thy might. O Lord! Thou seest me turning toward Thee, seeking the gate of Thy bounty, and beseeching Thy ancient pardon and Thy all-embracing generosity. O Lord! I am he who hastened unto the sea of Thy verses and attained the light of certitude upon beholding the lights of Thy countenance, and took for myself a station near unto Thy mercy. O Lord! I beseech Thee by the Most Great Word whereby Thou hast subdued all who are in earth and heaven, that Thou disappoint not him who is in need from the revelations of the lights of the Sun of Thy riches, and ordain for me that which shall abide with me in every world of Thy worlds. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. There is none other God but Thee, the Commander, the All-Knowing.

=== END BH03042 ===

=== START BH03045 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Grandeur and the Power!

O Name of Bounty! Upon thee be My peace and the peace of God, the Lord of lords. We bear witness at the beginning of this Book to the oneness and singleness of God, and that He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden. His Will hath preceded all else, His knowledge encompasseth all things, His proof hath been perfected and His evidence completed, and His favor hath been bestowed in abundance. He is the One Whose bounty is not withheld by the rebellion of the world, nor is His grace impeded by the transgressions of nations. He giveth as He pleaseth and bestoweth as He willeth. He stretcheth forth and withholdeth, and He is the Powerful, the All-Choosing. And blessings and peace be upon the noblest of His creation, who described himself by himself - were it not for him, the celestial spheres would not have been created. This grace from God, the Lord of the beginning and the return, sufficeth him. And upon his family and companions, through whom the sovereignty of God and His power, His grandeur and His will were made manifest, and through whom earthquakes seized all the tribes of the earth, and the Cause of God appeared among the servants and His light in all lands. We beseech Him to ordain once again for the people of unity that which was taken from them. Verily He is the Powerful One, to Whose conquest and might all things have testified. There is no God but Him, the Powerful, the Mighty.

Thereafter, the correspondence which thou didst send to this servant attained the honor of being perused. Thy desire to leave this land, despite thy assigned duties, for other lands for the sake of another service is like that Bedouin Arab who set out for Baghdad hoping to attain the presence of the Caliph. He took with him as a gift a waterskin filled with water he had collected from a pool, unaware that the Tigris was flowing and the Euphrates coursing. In any case, the services to which thou art now occupied cannot be compared with those thou couldst render day and night - sometimes in remembrance and praise, other times in writing and service and other matters. This Wronged One beareth witness that that which thou art now blessed with is greater than that which thou didst intend. We beseech God, the Exalted, by His Prophets and His Messengers and His Books and His chosen ones, to ordain for thee the good of the hereafter and of this world, and to decree for thee in the highest Paradise an honored station. Verily He hath power over all things. Peace be upon you and upon God’s sincere servants.

=== END BH03045 ===

=== START BH03046 ===

He is the Composer of Hearts

O beloved! On this day the Greater Branch attained the presence and presented your letter before the Face. These luminous verses were sent down from the heaven of the All-Merciful’s will that you might read and rejoice and be among the thankful ones. By the life of God! There lies concealed in the utterance of the Supreme Pen a Kawthar such that were souls to attain but a drop thereof, all would attain eternal life, and were they to behold the hidden pearls therein, verily they would with their outward and inward tongues proclaim the blessed word “The Intended One hath come with manifest sovereignty.” O beloved! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of the mighty throne. The smoke of ignorance hath deprived the servants from the shore of the divine ocean of knowledge. Beseech thou God to transform the smoke into light, that it may increase the power of vision of the servants and all may witness that for which they were created from nothingness into being. According to what was mentioned, afflictions have also befallen you from the oppressors - you have shared in the tribulations of the loved ones of the Throne. Blessed art thou for what hath befallen thee in the path of God from the transgressing among His servants. Say: My God, my God! Thou didst say, and Thy word is the truth: “Were it not for tribulations in My path, how would the station of My lovers and those who yearn for Me become manifest? And were it not for calamities in My love, how would the position of those who seek Me be revealed?” Praise be to God that thou hast shared in tribulations with His loved ones. This is from God’s bounty unto thee. If sorrow hath come upon you, joy was also witnessed and was with you. And he is an Afnan, M.H., upon him be My glory and My loving-kindness. Verily His mercy hath preceded and His grace hath encompassed. He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. We make mention of the Afnans of the Sacred Tree and give them glad-tidings of special favors. Jinab-i-Fadl and Abdul-Karim, upon them be My glory, My loving-kindness and My mercy, have repeatedly mentioned the tribulations that befell in the cities of ’Ayn and Shin, and answers were repeatedly sent. In truth they strove with perfect steadfastness and love to establish truth and vanquish falsehood. Their reward is with God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Verily we are God’s and to Him we return.

=== END BH03046 ===

=== START BH03047 ===

In the Name of the All-Powerful, the Almighty!

O ’Inayatu’llah, upon thee be My Baha! Praise be to the Goal of the world Who brought thee from the realm of the unseen to the realm of the visible in His days. This Day is the Lord of days, nay rather, the Lord of centuries and ages. That which is limited cannot be compared with this Day. Glorified be He Who hath manifested it and exalted be He Who hath raised it up. Were the people of the world to comprehend even for a moment the station of this Day and become aware of it, all would engage in that which is befitting it today and would turn from what they possess to what is with God.

O ’Inayat! While We were seated upon Our throne, there entered into the presence of God, the Lord of all beings, the son of My name, upon both of them be My Baha and My loving-kindness, who was named Husayn. We took up thy letter and found from it the fragrance of thy love and the love of thy father and mother. We have answered thee with a Tablet from whose horizon there shineth forth from every word the luminary of loving-kindness and bounty from God, the Lord of the Kingdom of Names.

Praise be to God that thou hast ever been and art successful in mentioning the True One, exalted be His glory. At this hour the luminary of permission hath dawned from the Dayspring of divine Will, and We have commanded that Jinab-i-Husayn, thy helper, appear by proxy before the Face and perform that which hath been the hope of the sincere ones and those near unto God. Rejoice thou in these glad-tidings through which the luminary of joy hath appeared and shone forth from the horizon of God’s Will, the Mighty, the Powerful.

The people of that household, all of them, have been and are before Our sight, and each one hath partaken of the sealed wine, that is, the wine of utterance which hath flowed from the tongue of the Goal of all the worlds. Blessed are they that drink thereof, and blessed are they that attain thereunto.

’Attar hath well spoken of this matter:

O ’Attar, thou hast scattered over the world

A hundred thousand musk-pods every moment

God forbid! This musk cannot be described or limited. It hath appeared from a station which is the point of circumambulation for the temples of utterance and meaning. Thus have We mentioned thee and sent unto thee that whereby thy remembrance and those who are with thee shall endure. Verily thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful. The glory from Us be upon thee and upon those who have turned to the Countenance and upon those women who have believed in God, the Lord of all the worlds.

=== END BH03047 ===

=== START BH03048 ===

O Ghulam-’Ali, son of Dhabih, upon both of you be the Glory of God! In My Name which is sanctified above all names! O Ghulam! We have made mention of thee in numerous Tablets with such mention as cannot be equaled by the remembrances of the world nor by what the nations possess. To this beareth witness the Mother Book in the final return. We were with thee when thou didst depart from the Land of Ta, turning toward the Spot which was ordained for thee by God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. We heard thy call and the call of those who were with thee. Verily thy Lord is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. Nothing whatsoever escapeth His knowledge. He witnesseth and seeth, and He is the Powerful, the All-Choosing. He doeth what He willeth and ordaineth what He pleaseth. He shall not be asked of His doings. To this bear witness honored servants, then those who circle round the Throne at eventide and at dawn. Thy letter hath arrived and the servant present before the Throne hath presented it. We have answered thee with this Tablet which hath shone forth from the horizon of power. The sincere ones inhale from it the fragrance of God, the Lord of lords, and the unitarians hear from it the call of their Lord, the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. Blessed is the ear that hath attained unto hearing My utterance and the eye that hath beheld the horizon of the Manifestation in the most exalted station. O Ghulam! Remember the days when thou wert present before the Countenance and didst witness what no eyes have witnessed throughout ages and centuries, and didst hear what no ears have heard. To this beareth witness He with Whom is the Mother Book. We beseech God, exalted be He, to ordain for you that which shall profit you in the hereafter and in this world. Verily He is the Generous, the All-Bountiful. And may He open before your faces the gates of grace and bounty, and draw you nigh unto Him in all conditions. We make mention of thy mother and give her glad tidings of that which hath been ordained for her from the Supreme Pen in the Scriptures and Tablets. Blessed art thou, O My handmaiden, for having hearkened unto My binding command and turned toward the station which was ordained for thee by God, the Lord of all mankind. Grieve not for what hath befallen thee. Soon shall appear what hath been ordained for thee by God, the Cleaver of the Dawn. We counsel you with that whereby the Cause of God, the Lord of the Day of Return, may be exalted. The glory from Us be upon you and upon those whom the doubts of the world have not held back from the Lord of Eternity, who have turned with radiant faces and have said: “Praise be unto Thee, O King of signs and Manifestation of clear tokens!”

=== END BH03048 ===

=== START BH03049 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory!

O Muhammad-Qabl-i-Taqi, upon thee be My glory! There hath come upon the Wronged One in these days that which hath caused every person of understanding to lament and every discerning soul to cry out. The heedless one hath changed God’s bounty and grace, and committed that which hath caused the limbs of trustworthiness to quake in the body of religion, and justice to weep and fairness to lament in this glorious and wondrous station. We have counseled all with that whereby the Word of God and their stations may be exalted, yet the heedless one hath done that which hath encompassed Me with sorrows. To this testify the people of My kingdom and My dominion, and beyond them the tongue of My grandeur in this exalted station. We love to make mention of thee even as We mentioned thee before with verses that brought joy to the eyes of them that are nigh unto God. He whom We sheltered hath risen in opposition and committed that which was forbidden in the Book of God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Ask thou God, thy Lord and the Lord of all things visible and invisible, to aid him to return. Verily He is the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. Praise thy Lord and rejoice, for amidst the depths of sorrows He hath made mention of thee in such wise that the Day-Star of gladness hath shone forth from the horizon of the Mount - a bounty from God, the Goal of them that know. We make mention at this time of him who hath ascended to the Supreme Companion and believed in God, the Peerless, the All-Informed. O Habib! The grace of God hath encompassed thee and His mercy hath preceded thee - the Lord of the mighty Throne. Thou art he whom We named Habib in My perspicuous Book. I testify that thou didst hear the Call and turn to God, the Lord of all beings, when most of the people turned away, and didst believe in Him when the people disbelieved. Blessed art thou and joy be unto thee. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to make thee a companion in the most exalted Paradise with His Prophets and His chosen ones, to give thee to drink at all times from the Kawthar of His bounty and the Salsabil of His utterance, to cause thee to hear the warbling of the nightingales of His good-pleasure and the rustling of the Lote-Trees of the highest Paradise and the flowing of the Kawthar of His mercy amongst the Concourse on high. Verily He is the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous. The glory from Us be upon thy beginning and thy end, thy outward and thy inward being, and upon those who made mention before thee and read what was sent down for thee from God, the One, the Single, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

=== END BH03049 ===

=== START BH03050 ===

In My Name, the Hearer, the Answerer!

O Joseph, upon thee be My glory! Praise be to God that thou hast been made to attain, through the scratching of the Most Exalted Pen, unto the fruits of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing - and these are the acknowledgment and recognition of the Manifestation of Him Who conversed upon Sinai and of that which hath come from the presence of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. It behooveth you in all conditions to arise, in the name of the True One, exalted be His glory, to make mention and give praise and to serve the Cause with such arising that neither the opposition of the oppressors nor the turning away of the deniers shall hinder you. And you must, through the bounty of God, exalted be His glory, become so enkindled with the fire of the blessed Tree that its effects shall become manifest in the world. This is that mighty announcement wherewith all divine Books have been adorned and whereof all the Prophets and Messengers have given glad tidings to the peoples of the earth. Convey greetings from this Wronged One to the friends in that land, that perchance the mention of the Most Exalted Pen may assist the people of Baha to achieve that which befitteth this blessed Day. Say: Today, triumph and service have been and are through goodly character and pure deeds. By these hosts must assistance be rendered. We counsel all to fear God and to wisdom and utterance, and We beseech God to assist and enable thee and those who have believed to stand firm in His Cause and to act in accordance with that which will exalt His mention in His lands amongst His servants. When thou dost find the fragrance of loving-kindness and favors from the Tablet of thy Lord, the Lord of all names and attributes, say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having caused me to hear and to know and to learn and to be guided in a Day wherein the seat of Thy throne was the Most Great Prison, due to that which the hands of the oppressors among Thy creation and the workers of sedition among Thy creatures have wrought. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the Kingdom and the Ruler of the realms above, by Thy Name through which the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee were attracted and the hearts of them that have recognized Thee took flight, and by the lamentation of the sincere ones in their separation from Thee and their cry in their remoteness from the court of Thy nearness, to assist me in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with. Then ordain for me by Thy Most Exalted Pen the recompense of attaining Thy presence, O Lord of all humanity and Lord of the throne on high and of the dust below. There is no God but Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful. Then ordain for me from the wonders of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy grace that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones and pure ones. Verily Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Generous.

=== END BH03050 ===

=== START BH03051 ===

O Mahdi, upon him be the Glory of God! In the name of Him Who rules over earth and heaven! The Day of God proclaims: O people, fear God and follow not the manifestations of conjecture and idle fancy. The Manifestation hath appeared and the Light hath shone forth and the Mount hath called out that the Promised One hath come with power and sovereignty. O people of the earth, fear God and be fair in what hath appeared in truth. He guideth you and draweth you nigh unto God, your Lord, the All-Merciful. This is the Day wherein the stones cry out and the trees speak: “The Kingdom and Dominion belong to God, the Almighty, the Exalted, the All-Choosing.” Thy name was mentioned before the Wronged One, and He hath revealed for thee that which delighteth the eyes. Blessed art thou for having attained the recognition of God in His days and for having drunk the choice wine of utterance from the hand of His bounty. He is the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. Say: O people of the Bayan, present yourselves before the Divine Countenance that ye may hear the verses at the time of their revelation. Beware lest the ignorant ones among the people who have denied God’s verses prevent you from this bounty, the Lord of lords. Come, that We may impart unto you what hath been sent down from the heaven of the Divine Will in the scriptures and tablets. Do ye object to Him through Whom God’s Cause and sovereignty have been exalted? Fear God, O followers of error! Thus have We revealed the verses and sent them unto thee that thou mayest thank thy Lord on the Day of Return. Say: My God, my God, my Lord and my Support! Thou seest me turning toward the lights of Thy face, holding fast to the cord of Thy bounty, and standing before the door of Thy mercy. I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy verses and the manifestations of Thy sovereignty in Thy lands to aid me to act according to what Thou hast commanded me in the Lord of Days. O Lord! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I desire naught save what Thou hast desired for me through Thy grace and bounty. Thou art the Almighty before Whose sovereignty all beings have testified and before Whose power all things possible have acknowledged. I beseech Thee to ordain for me by the Pen of bounty that which will draw me nigh unto Thee in all conditions. Thou art verily the Almighty, the Compassionate, the Exalted, the All-Forgiving. O my God! Send Thy blessings upon the Dawning-Places of detachment throughout creation and the Day-Springs of piety among mankind, who heard Thy sweetest call and turned to Thee, saying: “Thou art our Lord and the Lord of the throne and the dust, and the Sovereign of this Day by Whose light the earth and heaven were illumined. There is no God but Thee, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious.”

=== END BH03051 ===

=== START BH03052 ===

O Ahmad, upon whom be the Glory of God! In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Glorious!

O Ahmad! These are the days in which all must become enkindled with the fire of the love of the All-Merciful and arise to assist the Cause of God. And assistance has been ordained to be through mention and utterance. Thus has the command been sent down from the presence of the Mighty, the Wise.

The Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, after arriving at the Most Great Prison, has been occupied with a momentous and mighty matter - namely, the proclamation of God’s Cause to all the rulers of the earth, so that they may know with perfect certitude that the tribulations that have befallen Him have not prevented the Truth, exalted be His mention, from that which He has willed. Moreover, the conclusive proof may be completed and perfected for all created things, both high and low. Therefore, from the heaven of the Divine Will, Tablets were specifically revealed for each one. Some of these have been sent, and for this reason they have made the Cause extremely difficult, and countless afflictions have been visited upon Us from every direction. Yet verily thy Lord is the All-Patient, the All-Knowing. Nothing can prevent Him from that which He desires. Verily, He is powerful over all things.

Glorified is He Whom neither prison nor what He has endured from the people of hatred could frighten. He has delivered the messages of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, while He was in the hands of His enemies and surrounded by hosts of polytheists.

God willing, thou shalt become so enkindled by the fire of the Divine Lote-Tree that its heat will attract cold hearts and draw them to the right hand of Divine Oneness.

Convey to all the beloved ones the greetings from God. If outwardly some have not been honored with a divine Tablet, it matters not, for the names of all are inscribed by the hand of power in the Preserved Tablet. Say: Rejoice, O people, in the grace and mercy of God. Soon there shall appear unto you what has been ordained from the presence of the Mighty, the Ancient.

God willing, all must be occupied with the mention of the All-Merciful in a spirit of joy and fragrance. Blessed art thou for God has aided thee to remember Him and has sent down for thee that which brings solace to the eyes.

Several Tablets have been revealed from the heaven of the Divine Will - deliver them to the loved ones of God. And the Glory be upon thee and upon those who are with thee. What thou didst send has been presented before the Throne. Rejoice thou and be of those who are thankful.

=== END BH03052 ===

=== START BH03053 ===

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great

O Mahdi! In these days, both night and day, verses are being revealed from the heaven of divine Will in such measure that creation is witnessed to be powerless to enumerate them. Give thanks unto God, thy Lord, for this mighty favor. Every word of the exalted Words has been and will continue to be influential in the kingdom of utterance and the realities of all things, and its effect will become manifest according to the requirements of consummate wisdom. Blessed are those souls who are today adorned with the ornament of acceptance and are mentioned and recorded by the Word of God in the Scriptures and Tablets. This most great bounty cannot be circumscribed by the praise and glorification of all created things. O My Name! The melodies of the divine birds of the Kingdom and the cooing of the doves of the garden of inner meanings remain concealed. O Mahdi! The call is exceedingly loud, but the ears are stopped up. God willing, the hand of divine favor will take hold of all and lead them to the supreme heights. Verily He is the One with power over whatsoever He willeth, and by His Name have all things spoken. The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. The letter of the Afnan, upon him be My glory, was mentioned by this Servant in the presence of the Countenance. Praise be to God that they have attained unto what God desired and have acted in a manner that is acceptable before the Divine Presence. And regarding what they mentioned about conducting trade in these parts in the name of Truth - this matter is acceptable, for today whatsoever is carried out in the name of God is adorned with the ornament of everlasting remembrance. Previously also the honored Afnan, upon him be My glory, had written details about this. In any case, regarding these matters, let them act as they deem advisable. Verily He guideth the people to His straight path and assisteth His loved ones in that which He loveth and is pleased with. He is the Ordainer, the Almighty. And trustworthy souls were mentioned in the presence. The Command is in the hand of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all who are in the heavens and the earth, and the Lord of all who are in the kingdom of Command and Creation. There is no God but Him, the Almighty, the Powerful. We send greetings from this station to the promoter of the Cause of God and the other Afnans who were under the glances of their Lord’s gracious favor. Praise be to God, the Mighty, the Great.

=== END BH03053 ===

=== START BH03054 ===

He is the Single, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise!

I bear witness, O my God, to Thy oneness and confess Thy singleness. Thou art God; there is none other God but Thee. From time immemorial Thou hast been sanctified above the mention of all created things and exalted above the loftiest descriptions of all existing things. Through Thy Name, O my God, the ocean of knowledge surgeth and the fragrance of utterance is wafted. Thou art He Whom errors have not prevented from bestowing gifts, and Whom the might of the powerful and the dominion of princes have not weakened. I testify, O my God, to Thy bounty and generosity, Thy favors and Thy glory, Thy power and Thy gifts. Thou art He, O my God, Who hath not closed the door of Thy grace nor withheld the rain of Thy bounty and loving-kindness. Thou art He Whom nothing occupieth from anything else and no condition preventeth from another condition. O Lord! By Thy Most Exalted Word all things were drawn forth, and through it the sincere ones hastened to the place of sacrifice, yearning to attain Thy presence, O Lord of Names, and those near unto Thee hastened to the Dayspring of Thy Most Exalted Name. Who hath turned to Thee, O my God, and hath not gained the lights of the Sun of Thy favors, and who hath faced Thy horizon and hath not beheld the waves of the ocean of Thy bounty and loving-kindness? I beseech Thee, O King of Kings and Sovereign of the Kingdom, to assist the ministers of the earth to execute that which Thou hast sent down from the Supreme Pen in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets. O Lord! They are the Daysprings of Thy power and the Dawning-Places of Thy might. I beseech Thee to aid them in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with. Verily Thou art the Lord of all beings and the Lord of the hereafter and the former times. Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that through Thy grace and will the sun of justice hath shone forth from the horizon of bounty, and the light of equity through Thy bounty and favor. O Lord! Aid him in that which Thou lovest and art pleased with, and ordain for him from Thy Most Exalted Pen in the Crimson Tablet that which will make him mighty through Thy might and great through Thy greatness. Thou seest, O my God and my Lord and my Support and my Hope, that he desireth to repair what was broken in numbered years. O Lord! Illumine the horizons of Thy kingdom through his justice, then preserve him through Thy power and Thy might. Verily Thou art the Omnipotent over whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. There is none other God but Thee, the Omnipotent, the Mighty, and worthy to answer prayer.

=== END BH03054 ===

=== START BH03055 ===

Varaqih ?avva, the daughter of [My] uncle and sister, upon her be the

Glory of God!

In the name of the All-Knowing Announcer!

Render thanks to the Lord that through the confirmations of God, glorified

be His grandeur, thou hast entered the lofty tabernacle raised in His

Name and drunk deep of the river of utterance. Whoever recognizeth the

Days of God, that soul is accounted among the inmates of Paradise in

the Crimson Book. Beseech God to confirm thee in protecting this precious

gem. By My life, were the assessors of the world to gather together,

they would find themselves powerless to estimate its worth. Betrayers are

many and trustees few. Some mistaken souls have forsaken the River of

Mercy for a foul pond. Woe to them and to those who have denied God

and His sovereignty and turned away from the Countenance shining brilliantly

from the celestial horizon, after the annihilation of all things.

O thou the daughter of My uncle and of My sister! Give ear to My

Call, then remember Thy Lord with such steadfastness that the promptings

of the evil ones will not shake thee. May God enable thee to cling to

the cord of the favour of the Desire of the world at all times, for no deed

is more praiseworthy than this.

We mention thy son named Mihdi and give him the joyful news of

the favour of his Munificent and Compassionate Lord. The poem he had previously composed in His tribute was received, and the servant

in attendance recited what he had composed. We verily heard him and

answered him with a perspicuous Tablet.

We send greetings to all the brothers and sisters. We hope from God

that they have been and will continue to be protected by Him, glorified

be His grandeur. This is a lofty station. May its effects become clear and

evident!

Should the intended affair happen joyfully and with radiance, it is

very praiseworthy.34 However, should it entail any harm for that handmaid

or her relatives, it would not be praiseworthy before this Wronged

One, for one must act according to the requirements of the time and the

dictates of wisdom.

Jinab-i Ismullahu’l-Mihdi is travelling in that direction. Do thou that

which is discreet. He verily enricheth and assisteth thee, and He is the

Most Bountiful, the Most Generous.

Glory be upon thee and upon all the kindred who have clung to the

sure handle and held fast to the hem of the garment of the Sovereign of

the world.

=== END BH03055 ===

=== START BH03056 ===

O Siyyid Muhammad Mahdi, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One manifest and resplendent before the faces of the servants. Praise be to God Who hath quickened the servants with the Kawthar of His knowledge, guided them to His path, acquainted them with His Cause, and given them glad tidings of His manifestation, His appearance and His sovereignty through His words “On the Day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds.” His grace hath encompassed all, His mercy hath preceded all things, the ocean of His generosity hath surged, and the fragrance of the garment hath been diffused as a command from His presence - and He is the Wise Commander. There hath come before the Wronged One what thou didst send to the Name of Bounty, upon him be My glory, and it was read before His face. We have sent down for thee a Tablet that cannot be equaled by what all the learned ones and divines of the earth have composed, that thou mayest rejoice and be among the thankful. Through it God hath quickened His servants both in the past and in this time wherein He Who conversed with God on Sinai hath seated Himself upon the throne of Revelation, despite every remote scholar and suspicious commander. Blessed art thou, for the Supreme Pen hath moved to make mention of thee in the prison of Akka, as a favor from God, the Kind, the Generous. We make mention of him whom thou didst mention, who is named Ahmad, and We have revealed for him that which cooleth the eyes of the mystics. We beseech God to assist him to steadfastness supreme, draw him nigh unto Him, and ordain for him every good thing He hath sent down in His Clear Book. When thou hearest the Call and art seized by the rapture of thy Lord’s utterance, say: “My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having made mention of me and sent down for me that which caused the lovers to soar throughout all regions when the Herald proclaimed: ‘He Who was hidden in the eternity of eternities hath appeared!’ I beseech Thee, O Lord of the kingdoms of wisdom and utterance, by Thy Command through which all possibility was encompassed, and by Thy Manifestation through which the dwellers of the graves arose and every hidden secret was revealed, to make me in all conditions one who gazeth toward Thy horizon, who speaketh Thy praise, who holdeth fast to Thy cord, who soareth in the atmosphere of Thy love, and who spreadeth Thy verses. O my Lord! Thou seest the poor one standing before the gate of Thy bounty, beseeching Thy gifts and favors. I beseech Thee not to disappoint him from the ocean of Thy mercy, the heaven of Thy generosity and the sun of Thy grace. Verily Thou art the One with power over whatsoever Thou willest. There is no God but Thee, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Choosing.”

=== END BH03056 ===

=== START BH03057 ===

He is God, exalted be His station, the Greatness and the Power! Praise be to God Who hath revealed that which was hidden and manifested the Name that was supreme over all names - Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the realm of creation. Through him did God exalt His religion, reveal His treasures, spread His commandments and raise His standards. He is the First Name in the Kingdom of Names. Upon him be prayers and peace, and upon his family and companions until the Day of Resurrection. And now, O beloved of my heart, thy letter hath brought joy to this servant, and the clouds of thy kindness have rained down delights upon him. When I read and understood it, I presented it, and the Master - may my spirit and the spirit of all else be a sacrifice for Him - said: “O Nabil, God willing, mayest thou be blessed through divine favors and adorned with spiritual qualities. Fix thy gaze upon this word which is as light for dark days and as spirit for cast-out bodies: The hosts of God are praiseworthy character and goodly deeds. God is witness and testifier that thou hast ever been and art before Our eyes, and that the glance of Our loving-kindness is directed towards thee. To this do thy tongue, thy sight, thy heart and thy hearing bear witness. We beseech God to adorn that temple with the ornament of goodly character in such wise that its effects may become manifest and evident.” And concerning what thou didst mention about what thou didst see, verily it beareth witness before all creation that He assisteth His Cause as He pleaseth. Beseech God that He may enable His servants to do that which will exalt His Word. Verily He hath power over all things. Something hath been prepared by the Wronged One, though it be but a trifle, and sent to thee that thou mayest know of My love for thee and My care for thee. Peace be upon thee, and the mercy of God, and His blessings. The end. That beloved one is blessed, and his letter auspicious, and his name likewise blessed upon blessed. We beseech and implore God, exalted be His glory, that He may cause all to attain unto His perfect bounty and enable them to do what is befitting. He is the Powerful, the Mighty. Peace shining forth from the horizon of the Abode of Peace be upon you and upon those who love you for the sake of God, the Lord of the worlds.

=== END BH03057 ===

=== START BH03058 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Greatness and the Power

Praise be to God Who has honored His sincere servants with the ornament of certitude, and has elevated them through truth, and made them among those who are honored in a clear Book. And blessings and peace be upon His Prophets and His chosen ones who aided God through His Name, and when the ranks were arranged between the armies - that is, between the unitarians and the polytheists - their cry of “Allahu Akbar” and “La ilaha illa’llah” was raised up, causing the limbs of the polytheists to tremble. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.

To continue: Some of the letters addressed to the Most Exalted Name of the Beloved of Hearts, his honor the Name Aqa Muhammad, upon him be 66 9 [Baha’u’llah], were seen and some were sent sealed. Let them be forwarded to him. This servant had intended to present and send something to him as well, expressing degrees of yearning and longing and manifesting the kindling of the fire of love in the heart. However, by decree of the heart it was sealed: “It would be a pity to praise you among prisoners - it must either be in the heart or in spiritual gatherings.” Praise be to God, spiritual gatherings exist both here and there. In this case, excuses have been scattered to the wind. God willing, the results will become evident and manifest, for when the countenance of love for the sake of God draws on a veil, its reflection appears clear and evident in all mirrors. Praise be to God, the candle exists and the moth exists, the sun is shining and things are ready. The Command is in the hand of God, the Lord of the outer and the inner.

Regarding the honored beloved, his honor Haji Abdul-Karim, upon him be the glory of God and His care, who had asked permission to attain the presence: praise be to God, permission has been granted. However, movement must occur with wisdom, for if the souls in those parts become aware of the purpose, they will surely arise with whatever their passions command them. They must act with perfect wisdom and consultation, and if there is any contradiction, patience is preferable. Verily He writes for him what he desires from the bounty of his Lord, the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy. Peace and mercy be upon you and upon him and upon the steadfast and upright servants of God.

=== END BH03058 ===

=== START BH03059 ===

O Muhammad, upon thee be My Glory [Baha] and My loving-kindness! He who appeared before My face and soared in My atmosphere and drank the choice wine of reunion from the hand of My bounty hath made mention of thee. We make mention of thee through this mention at whose appearance all mentions and mysteries and lights did bow down in submission, and the Tongue of Grandeur did speak forth in the Most Great Prison: “Expression belongeth unto God, the Lord of the Sacred Place and Station!” Blessed art thou in that thou didst follow guidance from God and didst turn unto Him when most of the servants turned away. We praise God, exalted be He, in that He aided thee to acknowledge that which He hath sent down in the Sacred Scrolls and Books and Tablets. Take hold of the Book of God with a strength from Him, then make mention to the servants in the nights and days. Say: O people! Fear ye God and deny not the Truth and His sovereignty. Turn with radiant faces unto God, the Revealer of verses. Blessed is the servant who did glorify on My behalf the remnant of the family of the martyrs in the Land of Ya and who performed that which is befitting in this blessed, mighty, and luminous Day. Say: My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having remembered me in the prison of ’Akka and for having sent down unto me that which did solace the eyes of Thy chosen servants. I beseech Thee to assist me in the service of Thy Cause and to enable me to do that which befitteth these days. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest and within Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in the heavens and on earth.

=== END BH03059 ===

=== START BH03060 ===

He is God, exalted be His glory, the Most Great, the All-Powerful

My God, my God! Every seeing one beareth witness to Thy greatness and power, and every hearing one to Thy might and strength and authority. Thou art He Who, O God of Names and Creator of heaven, hath deposited within all things among created things the traces of Thy handiwork and the manifestations of Thy grace and loving-kindness. Everything hath testified with its inner tongue to Thy oneness and singleness, and that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee. O my Lord! Thou seest one who hath acknowledged that which the tongue of Thy grandeur hath spoken and that which hath been sent down from the heaven of Thy Will and the atmosphere of Thy Purpose - he hath heard and responded and turned with his heart toward Thy most exalted horizon, the station wherein Thy sweetest call was raised, and hath turned toward the Manifestation of Thy mysteries and the Dawning-Place of Thy inspiration on a day wherein the servants denied Thy proof and turned away from Thy Cause and disbelieved in Thy signs and favors and warred against Thy Self and disputed what was sent down from the kingdom of Thy utterance. O my Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Signs and by that which hath flowed from Thy Most Exalted Pen and by that which lay hidden in the shells of Thy protection and the depths of Thy mercy, to ordain for him that which will draw him nigh unto Thee in all conditions and cause him to drink from the Kawthar of Thy bounty at morn and eventide. Verily Thou art the Self-Sufficient, the Most High. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful. O my God! I beseech Thee, O God of the world and my Goal and the Goal of the nations, to bless those whom the books of the world prevented not from turning to Thy Most Great Book, nor did the might of nations hinder from facing the lights of Thy countenance, O Lord of eternity! O my Lord! Illumine their hearts with the lights of Thy knowledge, then kindle them with the fire of Thy love. Thou art He Whom the doubts of the transgressors cannot frustrate, nor the cawing of the crows. Thou doest what Thou willest by Thy sovereignty, and Thou art indeed the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

He is the Helper

That which was sent through the beloved of the heart, his honor Aqa Mirza Asadu’llah, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, reached this servant in the prison, and likewise the feast was carried out with the utmost joy and fragrance along with visitation on behalf of that honored one, and was adorned with the ornament of acceptance in the year 1305.

=== END BH03060 ===

=== START BH03061 ===

His honor Seyyed Mustafa, upon him be the Glory of God

He is God, exalted be His station of grandeur and power

Today the horizon of the world is illumined with the lights of the manifestation of the Most Great Luminary. The Prophets and Messengers, both before and after, gave glad tidings to all on earth of the appearance of Him Who conversed with Moses. The Primal Point - may the spirit of all else be sacrificed for Him - states: “I have written an essence regarding His mention, which is that He cannot be known through My allusion nor through what was revealed in the Bayan.” He is the true Herald Who appeared to inform the people, that they might make themselves ready and clear the paths, even as John son of Zacharias, who is mentioned in the Books as John the Baptist, gave glad tidings of the appearance of Christ while he was in prison when Jesus son of Mary declared His Cause. Blessed is the one whom the doubts and allusions of the people of the world did not prevent or deprive from beholding the Supreme Horizon.

Today the path is clear and the proof is revealed. The friends of God must arise to serve the Cause and through wisdom and utterance draw the people of the contingent world to the divine law. This transient world and all that exists therein will soon return to nothingness. Strive that there may appear from you deeds that will endure in the gathering of the world through the eternality of the divine names and attributes.

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! The servant of the Cause today is one who, should he pass by cities of gold and silver, would not open his eyes, and his heart would remain pure and sanctified from all that he beholds - that is, from the ornaments and bounties of the world. I swear by the Sun of Truth that his soul is effective and his word is attractive. We beseech God to assist thee in that which befits His Day. Thou hast ever been and art remembered. Arise by My leave, then help thy Lord with the hosts of wisdom and utterance. Verily He is the Mighty, the Bestower. Peace and glory be upon thee and upon those who have not exchanged the enduring bounty for transient benefits, and upon every steadfast and firm one, and every knowing and perceiving one.

=== END BH03061 ===

=== START BH03062 ===

O friends of God in the thousand and the sixty, then in the forty and the ninety! He is the Bearer of Glad-Tidings, the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful. Today the Mother Book proclaims before the faces of all parties the remembrance of the beginning and the end. In truth, these are days the like of which have never been seen before nor shall be seen again. Blessed are those souls whom the chains of the people did not prevent from the Truth - they stand firm upon the path and are adorned with trustworthiness and righteousness, which are among the requirements of the fear of God. His honor [Abdallah], upon him be My glory and loving-kindness, has turned towards the regions of the friends and, with perfect seeking and excellent entreaty, has beseeched from the heaven of grace and bounty for each one that which is the cause and reason for eternal mention and everlasting praise. Therefore the ocean of utterance with the waves of proof and grace of the Desired One of all worlds has appeared - each wave speaking a remembrance. The first wave proclaims: O concourse of friends! You are present in days whose mention adorns most of the books of the world. Today you must appear with the light of unity in such wise that all the world, from East to West, may be illumined by that light. And the second wave proclaims: O people! The goodliest vesture in the sight of God in this day is trustworthiness. All bounty and honor shall be the portion of the soul that arrayeth itself with this greatest of adornments. And the third wave proclaims: Blessed are ye, O people of Baha! It behooveth you to manifest that whereby His Essence will be sanctified from similitudes and likenesses, and His Reality purified from what hath been said and related. And the fourth wave proclaims: O concourse of the loved ones! Set aside that which degradeth you and take up that which exalteth you through this Name whereby the fragrance of God, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Self-Subsisting, hath wafted. Glory be unto Thee, O my God, my Lord and my Support! Protect Thy friends from the evil of Thine enemies, then assist them with the hosts of Thy power and Thy sovereignty, then make their every deed a lamp amidst the deeds of those on earth, that darkness may be changed to light. Verily Thou art the Master of Revelation and the Ruler on the Day of Resurrection. There is none other God but Thee, the Truth, the Knower of the unseen.

=== END BH03062 ===

=== START BH03063 ===

[His honor Aqa Mirza Aqa, upon him be the Glory of God, physician] He is the One dawning from the Supreme Horizon! Today all things proclaim “The Truth hath come!” Blessed is the soul that hath attained to hearing the Call. The desires of self and passion have deprived most of the people of the world from the Lord of Names. The verses have been sent down, the evidences are manifest, the Speaker of the Mount is seated upon the throne of Revelation, the Cry hath been raised, the Light hath shone forth, and the proof is resplendent - yet the greatest veil hath prevented the people from the bounty of this Day. This veil hath been and continueth to be the divines of the age. Blessed art thou who hast, through the Name of the Divine Omnipotent, rent asunder the veils and attained unto the lights of the Sun of Certitude which hath shone forth and is manifest from the horizon of the heaven of God’s Tablet. This station is great and mighty - know thou its worth and preserve it through the Name of Truth. Glory be to God! The Shi’ih sect counted themselves the most excellent of all people, yet they were witnessed to be the most lost. It is incumbent upon all the friends of God to protect these helpless people lest they become again afflicted with the vain imaginings of the former party and remain deprived of the recognition of the Purpose. Convey My greetings to those who have turned towards Me and illumine them with the lights of the utterance of the Purpose of all worlds. Blessed art thou and they, and blessed is he who hath attained unto this firm and mighty Cause and this Great Announcement. The Glory be upon thee and upon them from God, the Lord of the worlds. Say: My God, my God! By Thy might, I love to hold fast to all things by virtue of their connection to Thy Name, the Creator. I beseech Thee by the suns of the heaven of Thy knowledge and wisdom, and by the seat whereon hath been established the throne of Thy grandeur, and by Thy Call which hath been raised amongst Thy servants, and by Thy Will which hath dominated all things, and by Thy mercy which hath preceded earth and heaven, to assist me in that which befitteth Thy Manifestation and Thy days. Then ordain for me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy trusted ones and chosen ones who have offered up their spirits in Thy path. Verily Thou art the Almighty Whom the might of the world and the power of the nations cannot withhold. Thou doest what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the All-Praised.

=== END BH03063 ===

=== START BH03064 ===

In the name of the faithful Friend! Today the Key to the treasures of earth and heaven and the gates of guidance has been and is the Supreme Pen. Blessed is the eye that attains to the vision of its traces and the ear that is adorned with hearing its call. O my handmaiden and my leaf! Your call has repeatedly been heard and the answer has likewise descended repeatedly from the heaven of loving-kindness. Give thanks to the Goal of the worlds that He has confirmed you and bestowed upon you that which the divines, men and women of the earth have been deprived and forbidden from, except whom God wills. Say: O handmaidens, know ye the value of the days of God and His station. All divine Books have given and give glad tidings of it, and likewise the Prophets and Messengers. This Day has no likeness or parallel. The ocean of utterance is at all times surging in the realm of possibility, and sanctified pure ears hear from its waves “The Truth has come.” The attraction of the revelation of the Mount has encompassed all, and the rustling of the Divine Lote Tree has set ablaze the tree of Sinai. Rejoice, O My handmaiden, in that the countenance of the Ancient One hath turned toward thee from His Most Great Prison, and mentioned thee in such wise that all things have been moved and drawn in their inmost reality. Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having guided me, caused me to hear, shown me, and made me know Thy Call, Thy verses, Thy laws and Thy commandments. I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by the choice wine of Thy Most Glorious Name whereby all on earth and in heaven were intoxicated, and by the pearls hidden in the shells of the ocean of Thy bounty, and by the lights shining and blazing from the horizon of the heaven of Thy utterance, to make this handmaiden of Thine in all conditions attracted to Thy verses, speaking Thy praise and arising to serve Thee. Verily Thou art the Powerful One to Whom all created things have testified and all contingent beings have confessed. There is no God but Thee, the Mighty, the Dominant, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. His honor Salman attained to presence and meeting, and carried out on thy behalf what thou desired, and We testify that he attained to acceptance. Verily thy Lord is the Compassionate, the Mighty, the All-Loving. The splendor from Us be upon thee and upon the handmaidens who have believed in God, the Lord of the ranks and hosts.

=== END BH03064 ===

=== START BH03065 ===

He is the One Who has dominion over all names!

Today the Speaker of Sinai is calling out in the Kingdom of Utterance, summoning all to the Straight Path and the Great Announcement. Yet ears worthy of hearkening to this Most Exalted Word are rarer than red sulphur. Blessed is the soul whom neither the chains of blind imitation nor the power of those who would set limits has prevented from the Dayspring of Divine Unity or deprived of the ocean of the All-Merciful’s utterance. The waves of the ocean of manifestation surge before all faces, and the effulgences of the Sun of Truth shine forth from every direction. Yet the desires of self and passion have become an obstacle, preventing eyes from beholding the Most Exalted Horizon and ears from hearing the scratching of the Most Exalted Pen. We beseech God to make all aware and not deprive them of the outpourings of His days. He is the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Your letter was forwarded to the Most Holy Court by Afnan, upon him be My glory. Praise be to God, the fragrance of love and devotion wafted from it. We beseech God, blessed and exalted be He, to assist you in that whose fragrance will never cease to endure throughout the dominion of His kingdom and His sovereignty, and to make you a standard of His name amongst His creation. Verily He is powerful over whatsoever He willeth through His word “Be” and it is.

The aforementioned youth attained Our presence and meeting - although for several years this Wronged One has not associated with any of the outside parties. We met with them repeatedly and signs of purity were evident from his countenance. We beseech God to assist him in that which will cause the eradication of corruption and establishment of the reformation of the world. Verily He is the Hearer, the Answerer. The details will surely be mentioned by his honor Afnan. Convey on behalf of the Wronged One greetings to the friends in that land and illumine them with the splendors of the light of the Sun of remembrance. Glory shining from the horizon of the heaven of God’s loving-kindness be upon you and upon those who have turned with radiant hearts and shining faces to the Most Exalted Horizon, the station wherein all atoms proclaim: “The kingdom and the dominion, the grandeur and might belong to God, the Lord of the mighty throne and the elevated seat!”

=== END BH03065 ===

=== START BH03066 ===

In His Name, the Ever-Abiding, the Imperishable!

Hearken unto the Call from the Master of the Crimson Ark from the precincts of ’Akka which hath been named the Snow-White Spot. He is, verily, none other than God, the Mighty, the All-Wise. The heaven hath been darkened through the oppression of the people of the earth, and the dwellers of the pavilions of glory have lamented by reason of what hath befallen Us at the hands of the heedless ones. Verily the Word at all times proclaimeth that Word from which wafteth the fragrance of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Blessed is he who hath cast away all else save Him and taken that which was given unto him from One mighty and powerful. Thy letter hath come before the Most Great Scene, and the glance of loving-kindness hath been directed towards it. Thy Lord is, verily, the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. We beseech God to aid thee in His Cause and to acquaint thee with that which will detach thee from all else save Him, that thou mayest arise to make mention of Him amongst His servants, that the breaths of remembrance may draw them to His luminous and shining horizon. As to what thou didst desire regarding nearness and reunion, the loved ones of God have been prevented therefrom by reason of what the hands of the transgressors have wrought. So grievous hath Our plight become in this Prison that the tongue is powerless to describe it and the Pen unable to recount My supreme affliction. Grieve thou not at this. Be content with what We have ordained for thee. He is, verily, the Protector of whosoever loveth Him. Not a thing escapeth His knowledge. Within His grasp lieth the kingdom of the heavens and of the earth. Say: O my God and my Lord! I have desired the waters of Thy presence and the wine of reunion with Thee, and to enter beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy oneness, and to stand before the Dayspring of Thy Cause and the Manifestation of Thy signs, yet have I been prevented therefrom by reason of what the hands of the oppressors among Thy creatures and the rebellious ones among Thy people have wrought. I beseech Thee, O Lord of all names and Creator of heaven, to ordain for me the reward of those who have circled round Thy Throne, and hearkened unto Thy call, and drunk the choice wine of reunion from the fingers of Thy bounty. Then cause me, O my God, to be steadfast in Thy love in such wise that the denial of the deniers and the words of the proud ones who have clung to the cord of vain imaginings and have turned away from the Lord of all men Who hath come with manifest sovereignty, may not hinder me. O Lord! Deprive me not of the ocean of Thy knowledge, and leave me not to myself for less than the twinkling of an eye. Preserve me, then, beneath the shadow of Thy mercy and Thy favors. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Compelling, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.

=== END BH03066 ===

=== START BH03067 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Great, the Most Glorious! Hearken unto what is revealed unto thee from the direction of the mercy of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Self-Subsisting. Cast behind thy back all created things, then turn thy face toward God with a countenance from which the lights shine forth. By God! Should anyone hear the call of his Lord and taste the sweetness therein, it would surely draw him to the court of nearness and glory and beauty. O Ha! Hear once again the call of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, from the direction of this Prison from whose horizon hath shown forth the Sun of the beauty of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Arise to make mention of Him amongst the servants and fear not those who have denied the Return. Say: This is the Day wherein the faces of the idolaters have been darkened, and the faces of the righteous have been illumined - they who have detached themselves from all that is with the people, seeking that which is with their Lord, the Mighty, the Compelling. By My life! Should one possessed of hearing turn toward all things, he would hear from them “The Kingdom belongeth unto God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Forgiving!” O Sin! That which was hidden in the breasts hath been unveiled, the secrets have been revealed, and every soul hath been gathered according to its deeds in this Day whereon the Ancient Beauty hath been established upon the throne of grandeur and power. Say: O people! Do ye deny that which ye were promised? Fear God and be not of them whom We behold in doubt and schism. This is the Promised One Who hath come from the dawning-place of the Promise with proof and evidence. O Nun! Be thou as the letter Nun of this Ocean - immerse thyself therein by thy Lord’s leave at morn and eventide. Stand firm in His love and remind the people of thy Lord’s verses. This is better for thee than all that hath been created in the contingent world. Let not the words of those who have disbelieved in God grieve thee. Already hath been inscribed upon their foreheads: “These are they who have disbelieved in the Lord of Lords.” Beware lest thou pause in the remembrance of thy Lord. Be thou a herald of My Name and glorify His praise at eve and dawn. Soon shall come a day when thou shalt behold the wrongdoers in the fire, and thyself in the vicinity of the mercy of thy Lord, the Self-Subsisting. And glory be upon thee and upon whosoever hath believed in this Day wherein the Herald doth call out from the right hand of the throne of thy Lord, the One, the Powerful, the All-Compelling. And praise be to God, the King, the Mighty, the Most Exalted.

=== END BH03067 ===

=== START BH03068 ===

By the Most Perfect Perfection, through the perfection of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, He is the Mighty. I testify within thyself that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Beloved, and by Him Whom He sent unto His servant and His glory, and all were created by His command and all by His command do act. O servant! Hear the call of God from this Leaf, stirring upon this blessed Branch, and be not of those who understand not, and be not of those who violated God’s Covenant and committed injustice and caused darkness and were not conscious within themselves, nay, they made a mockery of God in their imaginings and were of those who trifle with the signs of God. Say: Woe unto you for what your hands have wrought! Ye shall be summoned to a humiliating punishment and then shall ye not be shown mercy. These days shall pass away and that with which people are occupied. Say: He knoweth the unseen of the heavens and earth and all that ye conceal or hide. Nothing shall be hidden from God thy Lord. He knoweth what penetrateth the earth and what issueth forth from it, if ye would but understand. And since His mercy hath preceded His wrath, He concealeth for whom He willeth and revealeth for whom He willeth, and verily He is the Mighty, the Beloved. Say: O people! Return ye unto God, then seek His forgiveness, and follow not Satan within yourselves if ye wish to be God-fearing. And be not of those in whom God findeth naught, such that He findeth in them neither truthfulness nor faithfulness nor steadfastness in any matter. Soon shall they return to dust and they shall be remorseful. God will not show them mercy nor will He ever forgive them, even if they wail in the fire. And thou, O servant, fear God and associate not with those from whose hearts and souls thou perceivest the winds of hypocrisy, and avoid them and abide under a preserved protection. This is My counsel unto thee and unto those who act according to what they claim. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon thy wife and upon all who are in thy household and upon the handmaiden of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

=== END BH03068 ===

=== START BH03069 ===

O Naqqash-Bashi, upon him be the Glory of God! He is the One Who calls between earth and heaven! The Wronged One desires to send thee a word from the Mother Book and a wave from the ocean of thy Lord’s mercy, the Lord of all men. We have remembered thee and those who have believed with a remembrance by which the hearts of the righteous have been attracted. O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! The Wronged One is between the fangs of wolves, calling the people to God, the Lord of the Final Return. He was seated when the hand of power raised Him up, and was silent when the Command of God, the Lord of lords, caused Him to speak. There befell Him in the path of God that which caused the stars to fall and the clouds to cry out. He has arisen to promote the Cause with such steadfastness that the tyranny of the world did not prevent Him nor did the hatred of the wicked frighten Him. He has spoken what He desired before the faces of the servants, causing the kingdom of the heart to quiver. We beseech God to assist thee and make thee successful in what He loves and is pleased with, to make thee speak His Name and gaze toward His horizon, to make thee detached from all else save Him and clinging to the hem of the robe of His mercy which has preceded the earth and the heavens. The Wronged One has turned to thee on this night and revealed for thee that which has caused the nightingales of divine knowledge to warble upon the highest branches. The Kingdom belongs to God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Bestower. When thou hearest the scratching of My Pen and findest the fragrance of My utterance, say: “My God, my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name through which Thou hast subdued the world, to assist me in Thy remembrance and praise and in holding fast to Thy cord. O Lord! I have turned to Thee, detached from all save Thee. I beseech Thee by the lights of Thy face to assist Thy servants in serving Thee and serving Thy loved ones. Then I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence and Sovereign over the seen and unseen, by the pearls of the ocean of Thy knowledge and Thy hidden and treasured mysteries in Thy tablets, to make me among those who have aided Thy Cause through wisdom and utterance and have done what Thou hast commanded them in the Book. O Lord! Thou seest the one who aims for Thy most distant station and the supplicant at the door of Thy bounty. O Lord of all beings! I beseech Thee to ordain for me the good of the hereafter and of this world. Verily Thou art God, there is none other God but Thee, the Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”

=== END BH03069 ===

=== START BH03070 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy, the Most Exalted

Verily thy Lord, the Most High, the Most Exalted, from this Most Glorious Horizon calleth unto all who are in earth and heaven, saying: “Behold Me, for I am your Lord, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Then turn your hearts toward My direction, for I am the All-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. Then ask of Me whatsoever ye desire, for none hath ever been disappointed at the door of My mercy, and I am the Bestower, the Munificent, the Mighty, the Powerful. Let him who is poor become enriched through My wealth, for I am the Self-Sufficient, independent of all worlds. Let him who is sick seek healing from My ocean of healing, for I am the Healer, the One Who maketh whole, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Let him who is sorrowful rejoice through My grace and loving-kindness, for I am the Ruler over all that I will.”

O servant! Know thou that We have ordained joy and gladness for Our near servants, while We have ordained for Our own Self sorrows in the path of the All-Merciful - and God is witness to this. We desired for you tranquility in your homelands, while for Myself exile and imprisonment, even as I am imprisoned in this remote prison. Arise to promote the Cause of God, then summon the people to this mighty, irrevocable Command, that perchance they may purify their ears from the croaking of the idolaters and hear the call of God from this luminous, shining horizon, and may detach themselves from the world and its vain imaginings, and follow the path of certitude.

Say: O people! Have ye occupied yourselves with the world and become heedless of the Beloved of the worlds? By God! Were ye to behold with the eye of God, ye would sacrifice yourselves in the path of the Youth, then hasten with your hearts to this straight path. Thus have We commanded thee that thou mayest assist thy Lord to the extent of thy power, and this is a bounty from Us unto thee. Soon shalt thou witness and be assured, if thou remainest steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord with manifest constancy.

Convey Our remembrance to thy son who hath been named with the first of My names, and give him the glad-tidings of My remembrance of him, that the dove of his Lord’s love, the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, may warble within his breast. And the Spirit be upon thee and upon him and upon the servants of God who are detached.

=== END BH03070 ===

=== START BH03071 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Holy! O Khalil! Arise to serve the Glorious Cause in these days wherein faces have darkened and eyes have turned away, save those who have set their faces toward the Dayspring of the bounty of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower. Say: O concourse of divines! Consider and call to mind the days when the Sun of Hijaz shone forth from the horizon of the Will of your Lord, the Chosen One. The learned ones turned away from Him and the scholars objected, until the earth became strait for Him by Whom the horizons were illumined. Say: Were ye to ponder that which appeared aforetime and in those days, ye would surely cast away what ye possess and hasten to the Holy Court in humility and submission. Say: Ali came to you before and gave you glad tidings of this Kawthar through which God hath quickened hearts and souls. Ye turned away from Him and from that for which ye were created. Fear God, O people of understanding! Soon shall come upon you a day wherein ye shall be called to account for your deeds in this vain life, and ye shall find no place of refuge. Verily thou hearest My words and dost appear from the horizon of assurance in the name of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Remind the people with wisdom and utterance. Say: O people! Fear God and commit not that which causeth the Messengers to lament in the highest Paradise. Know then that calamities have encompassed Us from all sides through that which the hands of the unbelievers have wrought, they who have denied God, the Mighty, the Glorious, the All-Forgiving. Yet the Youth hath not been deterred from that which He was commanded by the Lord of Names and Attributes. Nothing can withstand His Cause. Verily thy Lord is the Almighty, the Powerful, the Chosen One. Neither the ascendancy of kings nor all who are on earth can hinder Us, as witnesseth the Call that hath been raised from this Prison whose gate hath been seized by the hosts of the wicked. Seest thou any protector for anyone? Nay, by thy Lord Who hath subdued the names and caused the Youth to speak, save God, the Lord of earth and heaven! Soon shall the world and all that is therein perish; seek thou therefore that which shall cause thy remembrance to endure in the Scriptures and Tablets. We beseech God to aid thee in His Cause, to enable thee to make mention of Him and praise Him, and to grant thee that which He hath ordained for His chosen ones who have detached themselves from all on earth for love of Him and have turned unto the Dawning-Place of lights.

=== END BH03071 ===

=== START BH03072 ===

O Dhabih, upon whom be the Glory of God! He is the Expounder, the Caller in the midst of the atmosphere. O Dhabih! The verses have been sent down from the heaven of thy Lord’s Will, the Lord of Names and Attributes. Thereupon the servant who was present came before the Throne and asked whether Dhabih had a portion. We said: Yea, by thy Lord, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful! The Face of the Wronged One turned from the direction of His Most Great Prison toward thee, and He remembereth thee with what flowed from the River of Life in thy name when the House of the Beloved was surrounded by the hosts of tyranny and wickedness. Reflect that thou mayest know what was hidden from men of understanding. Remember when the All-Merciful revealed unto thee what was named the Tablet of Ra’is wherein He revealed what was hidden in His all-pervading knowledge. By the life of God! All that was revealed from My Most Exalted Pen hath come to pass. Read and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Revealer of verses! That which hath appeared and shall appear hath been revealed in the Tablets. This is attested by what the Tongue of Grandeur uttered when He was in the hands of the wicked ones. O Dhabih! The Wronged One crieth out and lamenteth by reason of what hath befallen Him at the hands of them that denied God, the Lord of all men. Hearken unto what the idolaters say. Among them is he who saith He hath claimed Lordship. Say: Yea, by My life! This is He Who was promised in the Scriptures and Tablets. If this be Baha’s crime, what sayest thou of Him Who declared “Verily I am God from time immemorial”? Say: Read ye the verses of God that ye may understand the mysteries of this Cause which hath encompassed all who are in earth and heaven. Rejoice thou in My remembrance of thee, then read what We revealed unto thee aforetime and in this time wherein He Who is the Lord of the Day of Return is established upon the Throne. Convey My glory unto thy son who hath turned toward the Most Exalted Horizon and entered the White Spot, the place wherefrom was raised the Call “The Kingdom is God’s, the One, the All-Compelling.” Blessed is he in that he hath turned, entered, attained the presence, heard and won that which was recorded in the Book. Then convey My glory unto thy family and My loved ones who have held fast unto the Sure Handle and clung to the hem of thy Lord’s mercy, the Subduer of winds.

=== END BH03072 ===

=== START BH03073 ===

In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate!

O Most Exalted Pen! Move in remembrance of the name of My servant Rahim, that he may be attracted by God’s remembrance of him and be illumined in these days when darkness hath overtaken all who dwell on earth, save those who have attained to the recognition of their Lord and are counted among those who have turned towards Him.

O Rahim! Know thou that thy Lord’s mercy hath preceded all created things, and of His mercy is His remembrance of thee, if thou be of them that understand. By His remembrance are drawn the hearts of them that have attained. He who is heedless of thy Lord’s remembrance is but an infant in the Book, sucking from the breast of ignorance the milk of doubt and misgiving, and is accounted among the losers.

Give thanks unto thy Lord for having attained unto His recognition and turned towards Him after His servants who are veiled had turned away. Grieve not at anything, but place thy trust in all matters in God, the Almighty, the Powerful. Guard thou the shop which hath been opened in Our name for pilgrims, and which is known by My name, if thou be of them that understand. Then strive to manage and improve its affairs. Whosoever returneth unto it returneth unto God, thy Lord and the Lord of thy forefathers. Thus have We commanded thee in truth. Act thou according to what thou hast been bidden by One All-Wise, All-Informed.

Blessed art thou for having attained the presence of God, for having heard His melodies, for having been illumined by the lights of His beauty, for having attained His presence and been numbered among the successful ones. Be thou not perturbed by anything, but place thy trust in thy Lord at all times. He, verily, aideth those who have desired His Face and assisteth His steadfast servants. They who have disbelieved in God in this Revelation shall be consumed by the fire of negation and desire, and shall not be among those who perceive. And they who have believed - upon them shall pray the denizens of the seen and unseen realm, and this truthful and trustworthy Tongue.

Sanctify thyself from the allusions of them who have disbelieved and associated partners with God, lest the cawing of Satan affect thee. Seek assistance from God, thy Lord, then place thy reliance in Him rather than in others, for He sufficeth thee against all created things. Thus have We cast upon thee the word of truth. Rejoice thou in My remembrance of thee, and be not of the heedless ones. And the glory which hath shone forth from the horizon of eternity be upon thee and upon every assured and perceiving one.

=== END BH03073 ===

=== START BH03074 ===

O Muhammad Beg, upon thee be the Most Holy, Most Great, Most Glorious Glory of God! O Muhammad! We have found from thee the fragrance of My love and the sweet-scenting savor of My affection. Therefore hath My Most Exalted Pen, which We have commanded to cry out between earth and heaven, been moved to mention thy name. Thy Lord is, verily, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. May the rapture of thy Lord’s Most Glorious utterance seize thee once again and cause thee to voice His praise amidst all peoples. Blessed art thou and thy children and those around thee - upon them be the remembrance and praise of God - inasmuch as they have cast away what the people possess and taken hold of the Book of God, the Mighty, the Wondrous. Rejoice ye in the days of God, celebrate and glorify this Name which God hath made to exercise dominion over all who are in the heavens and on earth. Take ye the chalices of prosperity in the name of the Cleaver of Dawn, then drink therefrom through this wise Remembrance. Blessed is he who hath drunk of the choice wine whose seal We have broken with the finger of My Will that embraceth all things. Thy Lord is, verily, the Most High, the Most Great. Say: This is the Day whereon God, the King, hath called unto His Own Self, the All-Encompassing over all things. Thus hath the matter been decreed from the presence of a Mighty, Ancient One. Say: The world hath been set ablaze by the heat of God’s Word, yet the people are in strange drunkenness and rejoice though they know not. Soon shall they know what hath escaped them in these days wherein the All-Merciful hath come with a manifest light. Gather the servants at the Most Great Ocean and remind them of what hath been sent down in the Tablet. Thy Lord is the Best of Rememberers. In the prison He remembereth those who have turned unto Him. He is the Protector of those who turn unto Him. Say: O loved ones of God! Grieve not at anything. Put your trust in Him. He will assuredly aid you through the truth. He is the Protector of the sincere ones. God shall soon exalt your names in the earth and make manifest your traces. Rejoice ye in what hath been ordained for you in the Tablet. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O Beloved of them that know! Glorify on My behalf the faces of those who have believed. Say: Blessed are ye for having turned unto the Countenance on a day when every polytheist turned away in doubt. Upon thee and upon those with thee be the Glory from the presence of a Mighty, Beauteous One.

=== END BH03074 ===

=== START BH03075 ===

O Varqa! Upon thee be the Glory of God! In My Name, the Speaker in the Kingdom of Creation! O Dove! Hearken unto the Call from the Dawning-Place of Grandeur raised in the prison of ’Akka: “Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful!” We have summoned all unto God. Among the people some have turned towards Him and others have turned away. He who hath turned towards Him is accounted among the triumphant in the Mother Book. Say: O concourse of nations! From whom do ye flee this Day? By God! The Ancient Source hath appeared and in His hand is the pulse of the world. He healeth it as He pleaseth, and verily He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Say: Do ye flee from Him Who hath come unto you with the Kawthar of everlasting life? Fear ye the All-Merciful, and be not of those who have disbelieved in God, the Lord of lords. Abandon that which ye possess, and seize that which God, Who layeth low the necks of men, hath brought. Know ye of a certainty that if ye turn not back from that which ye have committed, chastisement will overtake you on every side, and ye shall behold things more grievous than that which ye beheld aforetime. Thus doth the Mother of Utterance apprise you. Blessed art thou for having warbled upon the branches with diverse melodies in praise of thy Lord, the Lord of all religions. We have heard that which thou didst utter in remembrance and praise of God. Naught escapeth His knowledge, as every discerning one doth testify. Blessed is thy father. We bear witness that he aided the Cause of his Lord and made mention of Him among His servants. We sent him in certain years Tablets through which the fragrance of the All-Merciful was wafted throughout all existence. The gaze of God was directed towards him when the Throne was established in this Most Great Prison and before that in other lands. He Who speaketh the truth doth testify to this: “There is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the All-Choosing.” Give thanks unto God that We have heard thy cooing and accepted that which thou didst compose in praise of thy Lord, the Lord of creation. Warble upon the branch of the world in this Most Great Name, that the people of the graves may be awakened thereby and turn towards this Horizon from which the daysprings have been illumined. Grieve not over remoteness - ye are among those who are nigh, as doth the Lord of all beings testify. The Glory be upon thee and upon those with thee who have cast away idle fancies and turned towards the Dawning-Place of inspiration.

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He is established upon the throne of utterance! We make mention of the servants through the Most Great Remembrance, whom God has made the source of remembrance for all worlds. He is the One Who summoned humanity unto God and guided them to the Straight Path. Those who have followed God’s commandments and His ways - these are the people of this Most Great Scene, to which the Lord of Destiny bears witness, though most people remain heedless. Through them have appeared the banners of divine assistance among all beings, and all things have spoken as spoke the Lote Tree of the Uttermost End in remembrance of this Clear Remembrance. Whosoever transgresses the bounds set by God has not aided Him and is among the distracted ones. Follow, O My loved ones, My hallowed commandments which draw you nigh unto God, the True Sovereign, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. Take hold of My counsels which We have counselled you in the Tablets and follow not the ways of the suspicious ones. Divine assistance has many degrees which We have detailed in truth, yet the people remain behind a clear veil. Adopt My characteristics and adorn yourselves with My shining commandments from God’s horizon - this is sincere counsel, were you to know. We have kindled the fire in all regions through the Word that has caused the hearts of the righteous to soar. Blessed is he who is set ablaze by it in the days of its Revealer, and woe to those who turn away. Gather ye together in My remembrance and praise, then unite among yourselves - this is better for you. He is the All-Seeing, the Vigilant. We have sent down verses to you and dispatched them before, that you might give thanks to your Lord, the Forgiving, the Generous. And We have sent down this Tablet as a grace from Our presence that your hearts may rejoice and your eyes be consoled thereby. He is the All-Explaining, the All-Knowing. Read ye the verses of God with joy and fragrance - they draw you to the Most Exalted Horizon and bring you near to the sublime station. We make mention of the loved ones at all times that they may arise to serve the Cause and assist their Lord through the wisdom sent down in a preserved Tablet. Blessed are you for having attained unto the days of God and His knowledge. Ask Him to aid you in following His Cause that has encompassed all in the heavens and earth. Thus has the Tongue of Grandeur spoken in the Most Great Prison that you may rejoice in the bounty of your Ancient Lord. May glory rest upon you and upon those who have turned to God when He came with His exalted and mighty Kingdom.

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In the Name of the one true God! May you, through the bestowals of the All-Merciful and the outpourings of the Lord, attain success and be nourished from the table of detachment, which is the greatest of divine bounties. Your mention was made in the presence of the Wronged One and your cry was heard. God’s grace hath ever surrounded and will continue to surround the name of Jamal and those connected with him. Among the greatest bounties of God is that He enabled you to recognize the Dawning-Place of His verses and the Dayspring of His evidences, while most of mankind are deprived and forbidden from this most exalted station. Be thankful unto thy Lord, the Generous Bestower. His honor Jamal, upon him be my glory, hath expressed satisfaction with you. Blessed art thou for having won his good-pleasure and fulfilled God’s Covenant, the Lord of all worlds. We have accepted your deeds in the path of God and have mentioned you time and again in this Great Prison. Regarding what you wrote about ridicule, be patient and do not grieve. He verily recompenseth the patient women and His patient servants. Whosoever hath uttered unseemly words regarding his honor Jamal hath spoken contrary to what God hath ordained. However, his honor Jamal must in all conditions observe and hold fast to the wisdom revealed in the divine Tablets, that none may find cause for objection. Wisdom is among the commandments which God hath enjoined upon all in most of the Tablets. None may transgress it by a hair’s breadth. Thus hath God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, decreed. Whoso followeth God’s command, God will assist him through His grace and exalt him in truth. He is verily the Almighty, the Powerful. The Wronged One hath desired naught for Himself and enjoineth His loved ones to that which God hath commanded Him in a preserved Tablet. Grieve not over anything. We have chosen for you what is greater than what you have chosen for yourselves, and ordained that which gladdeneth the hearts of them that know. Rejoice in thy Lord’s remembrance. He hath sent down for thee that whereby thy mention shall endure throughout the kingdom of earth and heaven. Thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, beareth witness to this. Glory be upon thee and upon thy mother and thine aunt and her daughter, from One mighty and wise.

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